Favorable report on mulct repeal reported by house
Des Moines February 18. The Iowa house moved its mulct law repeal forward after a long struggle with a three to one majority. The Crozier Dill and Clarkson bills, already advanced in different chambers, were reported favorably with the committee chair members wavering but ultimately endorsing the repeal. Delegates from labor and industry spoke as did several proponents and opponents before the committee. The session also covered workmen’s compensation, judiciary plans, and public health measures affecting hospital care for poor children and an osteopath/chiropractor credentialing issue.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Poweshiek
Rayburn
Coates
Rhady
J. H. Strief
State Labor Federation
D. A. Callahan
Dubuque Trades and Union Congress
Ed Flore
Buffalo
Temple of Justice
Towa
Farr
Board of Control
House On Public Health
J. J. McConnell
Cedar Rapids
Reform Effort Targets State Health Board Quarrel and Printing
Des Moines February 18 The retrenchment and reform committee moves beyond rhetoric to serious inquiry. It will resolve the long standing quarrel over the state board of health secretaryship between Dr Kime and Dr Sumner and decide the epidemics study appropriation. It also tackles state printing waste, seeking edited reports and lower costs. The panel plans a broad probe of every state office to drive reforms.
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Des Moines
Allen
Francis
Savage
Voorhees
Schrup
Barry
Anderson
Greene
Ring
Kane
Miller
Tony
Kime
Sumner
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Alls Dead Like Man of Whom He Had Read
College Springs February 18 D. A. Macdougall a prominent resident died suddenly after reading of Ed Motague obituary in Blanchard He uttered a remark about dying easily then collapsed lifeless in a neighbor's yard while talking to two men The death was witnessed by several neighbors and is considered unexplained pending further inquiry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Springs
D. A. Macdougall
Blanchard
Ed Motague
Drainage of Wall Lake Shems Discussed in Legislature
Representative Reese of Wright County states no information has been received on steps to preserve and maintain drainage of Wall Lake Shems. The report notes ongoing questions about the plan and potential legislative actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deg Moines
Reese
Wright County
Drainage plans loom for Wall lake area
Four or five years ago Wall lake drainage was halted by the executive council. Now Mr Redge has notices of a March 15 hearing on creating a drainage district that could include Wall lake, signaling actual work may begin. Also reported is the disappearance of Seward Lemley after a trip from Urbana to Huntington, with foul play suspected by relatives.
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Wall Lake
Redge
Webster City
Seward Lemley
Ranking Lemley
A. F. Bartlett
Champaign
Ulnote
Huntington
W. Va
Onawa Restaurant 18 Burned in Morning Fire
In Onawa on February 18 a fire destroyed the Frank Wise restaurant and badly damaged the adjacent Wise drug store. The owners and a boy assistant escaped in nightclothes. losses run about 5,000 dollars insured. Wise plans to rebuild and resume business.
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Onawa
Frank Wise
Wise Drug Store
Frank Bonner
Wise
Switchman Garlick Scalded In Fort Dodge Boiler Water
Fort Dodge February 18 C C Garlick switchman in Illinois Central yards was badly scalded in the right leg after stepping into a hole in a wooden culvert housing a steam pipe leak. He was sent home at 1128 Tenth Avenue South in serious condition.
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Fort Dodge
C. C. Garlick
Illinois Central
Tenth Avenue South
Garlick
Mystery surrounds Interstate Bridge project at Muscatine
In Muscatine on February 18 the passing of a bill authorizing the Interstate Bridge and Terminal Company to build a Mississippi river bridge deepens the mystery. Local supporters refuse to reveal officers or details while the company is said to plan a rail bridge and an interurban line from Muscatine to Aledo Illinois, though no firm actions have been announced.
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Muscatine
Interstate Bridge & Terminal Company
Mississippi River
Congress
Interstate Company
Mustatina
Aledo
Ill
Waverly social notes and local visits dated Feb 18
Waverly society column reports visits by Miss Rae Hanchett of Mitchellville and Mrs Ed Schucknecht in Tri Pol i, legal business in Des Moines for EH A Sager, a marriage announcement for Miss Ethel Turner to Jack Meridath in Sioux City, and various local happenings. Ed Sohle and family welcomed a newborn, and several residents attended events or illness checks.
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Waverly
Rae Hanchett
Mitchellville
Kate Hanchett
Ed Schucknecht
Tripoli
EH. A. Sager
Des Moines
Ethel Turner
Jack Meridath
Sioux City
J. F. Auner
Cedar Fails
Bentley
Gelwein
Ray Byram
Chris Fosselman
Lenore Meyer
Anne Johnson
Cedar Falls
Iva Rust
Emma Meyer
Denver
H. A. Morey
Gee. Clark
Waterloo
Ed Sohle
Anna la Dage
F.C. Schultz
Edward Kelsey
Gustolf Leffler
Will Ritter
Merwin George
Finchford
Guy Moore
Albert Lea
Minn
Carrie Moore
Geo, Bates
E. Pape
Ladies’ Guild
Bates
Waterloo Lodge to Convene for Third Degree Work
A called communication of Waterloo lodge number 105 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons will be held at the Masonic Temple this evening for work on the third degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Masonic Temple
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast acting remedy for stuffed nose headache feverishness and sore throat. It claims relief within hours after taking two to three doses and notes the low price of 25 cents at drug stores with no need for a doctor's assistance.
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Pape
West High Patriotic Program Honors Washington Lincoln
West High students and faculty stage a February program in the auditorium commemorating George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The略meeting of the nations through a play features international pairs, speeches, and music led by Superintendent A T Hukill with no admission fee. The program includes a welcome by Will Jeffer5OR, an oration on The Union Soldier by Orville Hersch, and readings and songs culminating with a Resolution of Respect from Temple Rebekah lodge for Slater Campbell's father.
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George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
West Ligh
A. T. Hukill
United States
Martha Thompson
Gertrude Holmes
Catherine Jamry
Belle Hanna
Yvonne Barion
Muth Lamry
John
Edith
England
Jeanette Roemer
Fred Dele
Bruce
Begsie
Scotland
Esther Sterling
Lewis Powers
Terrance
Katy
Ireland
Lucile Heath
Anneth Ludwig
Pierre
Lucile
France
Joy Woodruff
Floyd Harron
Wilhelm
Mina
Germany
Lorene Standish
Joseph Eagle
Gaetano
Gabriella
Italy
Pauline Petrie
Donald Cole
Carlos
Isabel
Spain
Carrol Cobb
EU Cohn
Peter and
Katrina
Iolland
Helen McAlvin
Carl Holder
Letus
Rosy
Switzerland
Helen Davis
Mervyn Merrick
Gunray
Christine
Sweden
Edna Lichty
Joy Lichty
Olaf
Laura
Norway
Frances Miller
Paul Farr
Ivan
Sophia
Russia
Floy Abbs
Carl Bryan
Hop Sing
China
Jack Leonard
Kiou
Japan
Helen Cowles
Will Jeffer
Slater Campbell
Temple Rebekah Lodge
Familly
Maggie Lehman
Mae Dacrey
Moore opposes Garst state fund insurance plan
Stanley D. Moore of Moore-Sieg Construction opposed the Garst plan for a state fund insurance under the workmen's compensation law before joint sessions of Iowa House and Senate Insurance committees in Des Moines. He argued contractors prefer existing provisions and warned of uncertain costs under a state plan. He cited bias firm paying 1600 dollars in premiums for a three month contract at Iowa Falls with other large employers like George Wrightman of the Enio group giving views.
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Senate Committee On Indurance
Garat
Chsefy
George Wrightman
Iawa
Stanley D. Moore
Moore-Sieg Construction Company
Clarkson
Moore
House
Senate
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Lahor
Eni
Local Insurance Interests Tie to Bettendorf and Clinton Firms
Employers' Mutual Casualty Company linked to Walter Baltoff of Bettendorf Davenport payrolls totaling 2,500,000 annually. John A. Gunn of Kellogg heads the Employers' Mutual Casualty Company with George Collis of Clinton and Edward Kerating of Clinton Sugar Company among several others involved in insurance interests.
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Ployers' Mutual Casualty Company
Walter Baltoff
Bettendorf Company
Davenport
John A. Gunn
Kellogg
Employers’ Mutual Casualty Company
George Collis
Clinton
Edward Kerating
Clinton Sugar Company
German Reply To US Note On Trade And Belligerent Rights
The document reviews British methods to intercept contraband within belligerent rights and rebuts US claims that British actions caused American industrial decline. It notes the need to examine US customs data, seaborne seizures, and the broader disruption of commerce during wartime, arguing Britain is not to blame for US trade distress.
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Sir Edward
United States
Great Britain
Ambassador Page
Lig
Relief for Catarrh Sufferers Now Free
In a new method the nose and throat are treated by a focal remedy applied directly to the affected membranes. This offer promises relief for catarrh sufferers without cost.
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C. E. Gauss
Marshall
Mich
Excellency's Note On Belligerent Actions At Sea
The statement cites indirect war consequences yet focuses on direct effects of belligerent measures against neutral ships on the high seas. It says actions target vessels bound for enemy ports or neutral ports near theatres of war, where the enemy imports supplies needed to sustain the war.
Stay Vigorous at Seventy
An energetic promotional piece urging men and women to stay active and lively in aging. It advocates living vigor over slowing down, praising Kelloge's Sanitone Wafers as a boost to vitality and drive.
Kellogg’s Sanitone Wafers Ad Promises Quick Boost
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Kellogg’s Sanitone Wafers to improve nerves and energy. It offers a 50 cent trial bar and notes a regular one dollar size sold in Waterloo at H. W. Taggart’s and B. W. Schuneman & Co.
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Kellogg
Kellogg's
Waterloo
H. W. Taggart’s
B. W. Schuneman & Co
F. J. Kellogg Co
Hoffmaster Block
Battle Creek
Mich
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de, Wilay
Woods Hutchinson
Allyn
Alfred McCann
de. Goudie
Husppe
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Switchman
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Orville Hersch
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Lincoln
Doris Ludwig
Boys In
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Stanley Moore
Garst
Gauss
Reese Jones
Scranton
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Sarah J. Cape
Mount Prica
Tenn
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Teete SI
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Klinefelter & Sons
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