Railroad heads plan first move on passenger fares
Des Moines from February reports the railroad leaders will next Tuesday seek to persuade Gov. Clarke and the state legislature to back a change in fare policy. They aim to repeal the maximum passenger fare law and shift setting power to the railroad commission. Possible freight rate increases and a potential appeal to the interstate commerce commission are discussed. A similar railroad presidents’ committee visit to Gov. Dunne in Illinois is noted as precedent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gov. Clarke
Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sane
Interstate Commission
Ilinois
Dunze
Overnight Relief For Constipation Offer
A mild laxative tonic combines simple laxative herbs with pepsin to ease a congested digestive tract. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin promises relief by morning with no stomach upset or griping, and is marketed as a family remedy. Free trial details offered by Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
How She Ended Ten Years of Skin Torture
Ad excerpt claims Mrs C C Roberts of Weatherford Oklahoma cured ten year eczema on the face after using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. She reports relief within a day or two and a complete cure in one month with no recurrence. Trial offer directs readers to write to Dept 5 A Resinol Baltimore for samples.
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C. C. Roberts
Weatherford
Oklo
Resinel
Baltimore
Preacher Denies Signing Saloon Petition in Des Moines Case
Eleven of thirteen witnesses testified in the saloon consent petition hearing before Judge Hubert Utterback. Rev J B Howard and R B Howard denied signing. Six petition sections involve 408 names. Valley Junction council debated liquor licenses with a vote to close saloons alongside Des Moines. If Des Moines goes dry on February 15, Valley Junction will follow.
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Des Moines
Hubert Utterback
J. B. Howard
Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
R. B. Howard
Highland Park College
W. A. McRae
Minnesota
B. C. Eliott
Valley Junction
SITY ROW CAUSES MAYOR TO RESIGN IN EMMETSBURG
Emmetsburg reports Mayor Bickford resigns after council votes four to three to hire a consulting engineer for paving twenty four blocks, a move the mayor opposed as costly. Col. W. B. G. Saunders chosen to succeed. bids to be opened Feb. 15 for the contract.
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Emmetsburg
Bickford
W. B. G. Saunders
Bag
Plumbers Seek Further Delay in Trial in Des Moines
Des Moines February 10 attorneys L C Boyle of Kansas City Clarke McKircher of New York and W C Streck of Streck and Wallace to defend thirty six master plumbers indicted for restraining trade under the Sherman act made a second request late Monday seeking another postponement of the trial.
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Des Moines
L. C. Boyle
Kansas City
Clarke McKircher
New York
W. C. Streck
What Causes Colds and the Role of Scott's Emulsion
Aiming to answer why colds occur the article states fevers arise from blood disorders rather than weather alone. It argues changing seasons require fat foods to enrich blood, helping the body resist elements. Scott's Emulsion is touted as delivering medicinal fats to strengthen blood without hornfel drugs or alcohol.
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Scott
Seat & Downs
Momafedd
Fort Dodge Doctor Faces Hearing On Case Delay
Fort Dodge court prepares to hear a motion for a bill of particulars and for witnesses to be called as defense demurrer arguments linger from prior proceedings. Judge John G. Pollock will preside due to Judge Van Valkenburgh’s illness. Fort Dodge Feb 10. Dr Beth Vincent son of Webb Vincent heads to Paris to serve in the American hospital for wounded soldiers April through June after years in Boston hospital work.
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John G. Pollock
Kansas City
A. 8
van Valkenburgh
Fort Dodge
Beth Vincent
Webb Vincent
Paris
Vincent
Boston
Harvard Medical School
France
Cushing
Robert Greenough
Home Intruder Scandal Ends With Man Leaping From Window
Cedar Rapids reports H N Taylor Detroit Electric representative and social figure fled from W J Mills home after being found in the house with Mills’ wife. Taylor leaped from a second story window onto ice, was arrested, and later hospitalized. Mrs Mills also jailed overnight. Mills and Mrs Mills have Des Moines ties and a Hatch Hotel Register connection.
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Cedar Rapids
H. N. Taylor
Detroit Electric Motor Car Company
W. J. Mills
Mills
Taylor
Des Moines
Odd Fellows Meet at Iowa Falls Thursday
Iowa Falls hosts the Iowa Odd Fellows meeting with Grand Master Max J. Randall and Grand Secretary R. L. Tilton in charge. A grand judge members meeting and grand lodge degree conferrals occur in the forenoon, a school of instruction follows, and evening talks by the grand master and grand secretary are open to the public.
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Iowa Falls
Max J. Randall
R. L. Tilton
Iowa Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows
Webster county widows receive pensions for minor children
Fort Dodge Feb 10 Sixteen widows in Webster county draw seventy dollars weekly for their minor children. Officials note need for safeguards to prevent abuse and ensure only deserving recipients, with total monthly cash donations from the poor fund reaching eight hundred seven dollars and annual expenditures around twenty one thousand dollars for the county’s poor.
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Fort Dodge
Webster County
J. A. Hanraban
Jury Fixes Value Of Broken Heart At 8100
Marshalltown Feb 10 A Iowa district court jury awards Minnie Kuhlman of Madeilin Minnesota $100 in a breach of promise case against Warren Hinzelmann a young farmer near St Anthony The plaintiff claimed engagement in 1910 and that Hinzelmann broke the promise to marry The defense said the woman was responsible for the broken engagement
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Marshalltown
Minnie Kuhlman
Madelln
Minn
Warren Hinzelmann
St. Anthony
Kuhlman
Hunzelmann
Veterans of War Answer Final Muster Three names listed
Marshalltown February 10 three more members of the soldiers home answered the final muster. William E Murray 78 of Fairfield Henry Solkin 77 of Davenport and Michael Sullivan 76 of Cedar Rapids are named. Murray served in Company A Fourth Iowa cavalry and Company 3 Fourteenth Iowa Infantry. Solkin died of organic heart disease. Sullivan died of paralysis and served in Company H Forty sixth Illinois Infantry.
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Marshalltown
William
Murray
Fairfield
Henry Solkin
Davenport
Michael Sulivan
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Iowa Cavalry
Fourteenth Iowa Infantry
Selkin
First Iowa Infantry
Sullivan
Forty-sixth Clinois Infantry
Harold C Meek Declared Legally Dead In Mysterious Case
Bonaparte reports Harold C Meek declared legally dead after life policy ownership changes and long unexplained absence. R J Meek sued in Van Buren County District Court for 5000, tracing policy from Equitable Life to Harold C Meek. Meek formerly Bonaparte clerk of courts, later studied law, vanished after Tacoma stay. Administrators settled estate, revealing the mystery of his fate.
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Bonaparte
R. J. Meek
Sait
van Buren County
Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York
Harold C. Meek
Mr. Meek
Keosauqua
University of Michigan
Texas
Waterloo
Tacoma
Wash
R. &. Meek
Lfe
Accident leads to mercury bi chloride dose mishap
Fort Dodge Feb 10 Neal Murphy swallowed a bichloride of mercury tablet Monday night thinking it was an indigestion tablet He realized the error immediately and summoned no doctor All remedies were given and his condition is favorable for recovery at present
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Fort Dodge
Neal Murphy
Murphy
Five Hurt In Coasting Accident At Muscatine
Five people were seriously injured when a heavy bobsled swerved from the track in Muscatine on Monday night. Among the injured are Mrs. Lawrence Kitchenman, 20, with internal injuries, Adela Barnard, 16, with a broken leg, and Mildred Benham, 16, with ankle fractures and torn ligaments.
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Muscatine
Lawrance Kitcchman
Adela Barnard
Mildred Benham
Priest Tebrig Murdered and Housekeeper Slain in New Britain
In New Britain Connecticut on Feb 10 Rev Joseph Tebrig pastor of St Andrew's Lithuanian Catholic church and his housekeeper Mise Eva Gillman were found dead in the rectory. Tebrig was shot. Gillman strangled with a clothesline and tied with a bullet wound in the wrist. The priest aged 40 served fifteen years here. Gillman aged 52. Parishioners reported a failure to appear for mass led investigators to the crime. The house was locked and entry gained via a cellar window. Police cite parish troubles and possible revenge as motives.
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New Britain
Conn
Joseph 4Ebris
St. Andrew’s
Mise Eva Gill
Miss Gillman
Father 2Ebrig
Bohemian Girl Triumphs and Ballad Lines Glint in Era Memoir
Michael Willkint Balt, born Dublin May 16 1808, dies Oct 20 1870 at Nowney Abbey. He writes operas in Europe, achieves fame with The Bohemian Girl premiering in London 1843, then conquers capitals of Europe. His songs and ballads such as Then You Remember Me and The Heart Bowed Down echo in new Courier collection. Real estate transfers and local property changes follow in Waterloo area listings.
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Michael Willkint Balt
Dublin
Nowney Abbey
Balto
London
Drury Lane
Lin
Fortine
Goughle
Rome
Mili
Lin Opera
Paris
the Courier
Death of Oscar Bergan in Shellsburg area
Vinton mourns Oscar Bergan 52 who died after pneumonia, days after grippe illness. Funeral held at Methodist church Shellsburg Monday at 10. Bergan, lifelong Benton county resident, farmer and nursery operator, active in church and politics, survived by widow mother five children and a brother in New Mexico.
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Vinton
Oscar Bergan
Bhellsburgy
Bergen
Shellsburg
Uge
Benton County
Tre
Ire
New Mexico
Reverend Ray T Sh Temple Preaches Fathers Day Sermon
At the Methodist church last Sunday the pastor Ray T Sh Temple delivered a sermon for fathers. The Epworth league offered a morning and evening program. The league revived observances of Father’s Day with an annual program honoring fathers. Ud Beyer, editor of the Wenton County Signal of Norway, recently married Mies mma Frose in a ceremony by Rev. Drexler at St Michael's church. Both residents will continue living in Norway. Pasadena California has 164 miles of streets and alleys. In Sweden drinking places close on Saturday pay day and savings banks stay open until midnight.
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Ray
T. Sh. Temple
Epworth League
Ud Beyer
The
Wenton
Norway
Wes
Mies Mma Frose
Drexler
St. Michael's Church
Lve
Sweden
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William Thompson
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