Bill to create one house legislature proposed in Iowa
Des Moines feb 15 senator Wilson of Appanoose county chairs the senate committee on constitutional amendments and has introduced four concurrent resolutions seeking a one house state legislature via a constitutional change. He suggests submitting to voters in 1920 the question of unicameral reform and governor powers, with discussions citing efficiency, representation, and expanded recall and initiative powers.
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Wilson
Appanoose County
Senate Committee On
Senate
Laws
General Assembly
Towa
Gci F. Taylor
Equity Series
Philadelphia Ledger
Man Arrested for Blackmail Accuses His Legal Adviser
Davenport Iowa February 15 The man said he acted on advice from his attorney BE Willis when he demanded 500 dollars from E A Horrigan local undertaker. Fred Kendall Mamie Kendall and Richard Rice claim the attorney helped frame the scheme. Willis among six Davenport residents previously jailed on espionage related charges. Preliminary hearing for the three suspects set for next Tuesday.
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Davenport
BE. C. Willis
E. A. Horrigan
Fred Kendall
Mamie Kendall
Richard Rice
Willis
Daniel Wallace
Clinton brewery to be turned into ice plant in Iowa
Clinton Iowa February 15 old Clinton Brewing company property idle since the dry laws will likely become an ice factory within two months. Otto Luht Chicago refrigeration engineer to plan changes using existing machinery and adding needed equipment for 25 tons daily capacity. A meeting will decide action soon and the combined output with Clinton Artificial Ice should meet community needs and avert an ice shortage amid warm winter weather. Frank Orlincham farm sale postponed from Thursday 25 to Monday 17 advertisement.
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Clinton
Clinton Brewing Company
Otto Luht
Chicago
Clinton Arti Ificial Ice Company
Federal Aid to Spur Road Building in Nation's History
Washington report notes that more than 562 million dollars will be spent on highways in the next three years under the federal aid road act. The measure, amended by the Senate and backed by House conferees, results from joint efforts of national, state highway officials and the American Automobile Association.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House of Representatives
Senate Post Office and Postroads
House
American Nation of State Highway
American Automobile Association
College athlete at Morningside weds widow in Boston
Mrs. Clare J. Pendell of Morningside, auburn haired widow who ran the Green Tea Shop, wed R. Earle Mahood, a noted Morningside College athlete, in Boston after an elopement. The couple kept the marriage quiet with few friends aware. Mahood, recently drafted, has been stationed at Camp Devens, Mass. Pendell has moved with her two children to a convent in Dakota City, Nebraska.
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Sioux City
Clare J. Pendell
Morningside
Boston
R. Earle Mahood
College
Maood
Mahood
Morningside College
Iowa Senate Restores Voters Lost Friend Party Circle Back
Des Moines Feb 15 the Iowa senate passed the Kimball bill by 39 to 6 to restore the party circle on the primary ballot and remove the names of presidential electors Broxam Buser Horchem Kingland and White opposed the measure sending it to the house for action.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Kimball
Broxam
Buser
Horchem
Kingland
White
House
Three Iowa giants touched by Fort Worden fame
Atlantic Virginia February fifteenth reports the so called three Towa giants, Iowa soldiers Edward Goettsch Hans Peterson and Gerald Birge were issued special uniforms at Fort Worden Washington after being dubbed the three Iowa giants by Seattle panels. They traveled as part of an Iowa contingent. Cedar Rapids chamber asks John A Marquis to return to Cos college to devote full time.
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Towa Giants
Cass County
Fort Worden
Washington
Edward T. Goettsch
Hans J. Peterson
Gerald Birge
Iowa
Seattle
Iowa Giants
Marouis
Cedar Rapids
Chamber’ of Commerce
John A. Marquis
Cos College
House Probes Rathbun Pardon's Political Sparks
Des Moines reports House committee to investigate the Rathbun pardon case. Col M L Temple of Clarke County chairs hearings with Ida County's county attorney and the attorney general to present evidence of irregularities in the Rathbun pardon. Aimed at potentially restraining pardon powers through a proposed Hogars bill requiring board review and public publication.
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Des Moines
Rathbun
House
Col. M. L. Temple
Clarke County
Ida County
Attorneyeneral
Ernest Rathbun
Ida Grove
Douglas Rogers
Carroll County
Judiciary Committee
Coal Prices Fall As Dealers Adjust Stock Levels
Local coal dealers report price declines after following fuel administration guidance to buy and store coal. Northern Wilnois coal drops 75 cents a ton to 7 dollars, coke falls 1.25 to 13.75, while southern Illinois coal rises 20 cents a ton. In Waterloo, coal remains free of charge and at prior price.
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Fuel Administration
Wilnois
Southern Illinois
Waterloo
Iowa Boy Blinded by Hand Grenade May Regain Sight
Corporal Harry Bitter of Dubuque who lost both eyes and both hands in a premature grenade explosion at a French training school arrived home last week. Reports from New York indicate he may regain sight in one eye, as he can now tell daylight from darkness. Bitter was a pharmacist before enlisting.
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Dubuque
Harry Bitter
New York
Bitter
Casualty List Details GrunDy County Farm Sales
A Grundy County casualty list appears amid a spate of rapid farm ownership changes. The report notes killings and injuries among Iowa men, transfers of land including a 172 acre farm to H J Matheson for 250 per acre, and several purchases around Wellsburg Traer Dinsdale and Whitten. Dated items show Wellsburg and nearby towns active in agrarian trades as spring shifts holdings.
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Rene
Eve Baker
Teinbeck
Wellsburg
William Mucblannang
Count Bluffs
Welledure
Alex Mutch
H. J. Matheson
Georgy
A. Goerdes
Minert Munck
Americans Making Good at Sixty Five Health Claim Ad
An old advertisement touts GOLD MED Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for aging, kidney and bladder issues, claiming to purify the system and maintain vitality. It promises refunds if not helpful and notes sale via druggists in sealed packages.
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Haarlem
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Eldridge
John F. Menning
Hampton
Glenn C. Syphilt
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Clell M. Hawk
Melrose
Russell Ft. Srulth
Quimby
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Early
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Conrad
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Persia
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U. S. Navy
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Mr. Doyen
Traer
C. G. Blockwitz
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Sherbon
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Moyer Bros
Whitten
Oakland
America
Pontiac
Mich
Waterloo Auto & Supply Co
E. L Dunkelberg
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G. P. Jones
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
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Chicago Tribune
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