Debates on State Control of Water Power Arise
In Des Moines Iowa Senator Cummins urges Senator Crist to push Iowa state rights to own and regulate water power sites as debate looms in the Senate. Cumberland notes Rocky Mountain states push for state control while calling water power the era’s biggest utility issue. Also: McColl proposes a rail engine electric headlight law. Goodwin faces seat challenge. pay for senators forthcoming. Whitney bill to curb sheriff graft gains Senate support.
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Des Moines
Crist
United States
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
Ohio
Rocky Mountain States
National Congress
America
Senate Public Utilities Committee
State Commission For Control
McColl
Goodwin
Pottawattamie County
Mack C. Goodwin
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rally Day at Central Church of Christ
The Central Church of Christ Bible School plans a Sunday morning rally named Church Extension Day. Attendance and offerings aim for a record, with 850 attendees and 75 dollars collected to reduce church debt to the Church Extension Board.
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Central Church OF Christ
Central Church of Christ Bible School
Bible School
Church Extension
Bible School 2A
Church Extension Board
Swift Syrup Heals Blood Eruptions, Claims Remedy
Advert to sell Swift Syrup as a mysterious remote blood medicine. It promises to cure all skin eruptions and blood taints by a divine selection process, asserting success where mineral tonics failed. A 1 dollar bottle is advertised with address for special medical advice from The Swift Syncope Co. Medical Dept. Atlanta.
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Medical Dept
Mail Carriers to Aid Census in 1915 Plan
The 1912 annual census report notes total thirteenth decennial costs of 15.17 million dollars. It advocates using U S mail carriers to perform field work, supervised by trained census staff, to improve efficiency and reduce political influence, with application planned for the 1915 agriculture census.
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Durand
United States
Guardians Sought for L. Coffin as Frail Mind Appears
Fort Dodge Iowa February 8 A prominent philanthropist L C Coffin faces a guardianship case after his daughter seeks permanent appointment for Carrie Rutledge. Testimony portrays Coffin as mentally unstable during his second wife’s illness. Nurse Mrs Vox and guardian Findlay describe objections to treatments and peculiar behavior, including notes written for an adoption and a secret marriage plan.
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Fort Dodge
Ben Vox
Coffin
C. J. Findlay
Mr. Coffin
Mr. Findlay
Deaths of Aged Vinton People
Two obituary notes from Vinton Iowa recount the deaths of Mrs Ostrum Stone aged 88 and her husband Mr Stone nearing 90. They resided in Vinton for fifty years and leave three children M C Stone Otis Stone and Mrs T B Cobbey. Funeral plans await Mrs Cobbey's arrival from Denver. A second obituary notes N 10 Barney aged 81 a longtime local figure who recently observed his sixtieth wedding anniversary with his wife. he held town offices, belonged to the Masonic lodge and Presbyterian church. An unrelated item mentions a travelogue interruption at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and advertises Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and Martinsong grocery selling Early June peas for 10c a can.
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Vinton
Ostrum Stone
Cobbey
Stone
Barney
South Slope
Mrs. Barney
Masonic Lodge
Presbyterian Church
Burton Holmes
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
Foley
Bearding Place Ad in Waterloo Evening Courier
Reader inquiry questions why a certain bearding place isn’t desirable and suggests researching by reading today’s Waterloo Evening Courier. The notice promotes advertising in the paper, claiming it has more than double the paid circulation in its territory.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Library stations reopen and books sent to outlying schools
Collections of library books for home reading have been sent to John, Fiske, McKinley, Washington, Lowell, with Lafayette due next week. Books are grouped by grade, 15 to 20 per group, loaned by teachers with monthly visits to gather statistics. The W C A library station will reopen soon under Miss Jones, offering borrowing without regular cards. The emphasis is wholesome fiction for girls, not religious or heavy study material. An associate notes future supervision by a children's supervisor. Opportunities list Soo Line travel options and Harman Coal Co. discounts.
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John
Fiske
McKinley
Washington
Lowell
Lafayette
Thebrary
Miss Jones
Catholic Prelates to Attend Porto Rico Anniversary Celebration
Cardinal Farley and Archbishop Blenk lead U S prelates to Porto Rico for the 400th anniversary of the first Catholic diocese in the Americas. The events run February 23 to 27 with high mass, a crypt ceremony for Ponce de Leon, and invites extended to U S bishops. Cardinal Almarez of Seville and other church leaders participate.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
New World
Americas
Cardinal Farley
New York
Blenk
New Orleans
United States
Norris
Little Rock
Ark
Gunn
Natchez
Miss
Farley
Julius II
Bishep Alonso Manso
Columbus
Ponce de Leon
Cardinal Almarez
Seville
Spain
Estrada
Havana
Cuba
Bernada
Santi
Ely's Cream Balm Ends Catarrh Misery Quickly
A newspaper ad touts Ely's Cream Balm and Ely's Dream Balm as fast remedies for catarrh and colds. It claims relief within minutes, restores taste and smell, eases nasal soreness, and stops discharge. It targets hay fever sufferers with instant relief and suggests a 60 cent bottle may cure. Agent listed as H W Taggart.
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Ely
H.W. Taggart
Pretty neckwear in satire style with satin collar
An open collar directs attention to the neck outline. Satin forms the collar and the firm front band. Net creates the frills and trille. Fancy buttons adorn the neckpiece giving a decorative finish.
Cuban bishops tour Pinar del Rio and Havana
A fragment notes a visit by Bishop Ruis of Pinar del Rio and Bishop Aurelio of Clanfue goa in Cuba, recording church leadership movements in the region.
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Ago
Cuba
Ruis
Pinar Dal Rio
Aurelio
Clanfuegoa
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsed by Conductor Miller
Norfolk Nebraska conductor 8S L Miller on the Bonesteel Division of the Chicago and North Western Railway recommends Foley Kidney Pills. He states he has used them with very satisfactory results and endorses their use for anyone with kidney trouble. Sold by all druggists.
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Stanley
Ind
L. Miller
Norfolk
Nebr
N. Ry, Co
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C. J. Martin
Boone Mill
Thea Chapeau
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Minneapolis
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Fifth St
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East Fourth Street
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