Iowa Publisher Urges Paving Country Roads in Iowa
D W Norris of the Marshalltown Times Republican writes to Iowa lawmakers urging immediate state road paving. He cites California progress with bond-funded county paving, noting Riverside Orange San Bernardino Kern San Diego counties and Los Angeles County bonds as models for rapid road surfacing and tax acceptability. He argues county bond issues could fund rural paving and influence state policy and federal support.
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D. W. Norris
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Pasadena
General Assembly
Iowa
Seuator Foster
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Og Angeles
Bné
Riverside
Orange
San Bernardino
Kern
San Diego County
California
Senator Heald
Marshalltown
Iona
United States
M B A Quarrel Still in Court
Des Moines court actions focus on the Modern Brotherhood dispute over insurgent access to the order’s books and member lists for mailing materials. The supreme court refused early hearing on a Floyd county tax case tied to electrification funding, releasing about $100,000 in taxes, while granting a rehearing in a Woodbury county stockyards siding dispute.
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Salingey
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Brotherhood
Mason City
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Ins
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Ellison
Smith
Floyd County
Charles City Western
Woodbury County
Northwestern
Sioux City
Illinois Central brakeman dies of injuries at Pomeroy
Fort Dodge Feb 24 M B Holderfield a brakeman on the Illinois Central died at 2 30 yesterday morning of internal injuries from a mishap between car couplings at Pomeroy Monday He was on a 10 car freight between Fort Dodge and Cherokee At Pom ersay the train switched in yards and two parked cars rolled loose crushing him He was 27 and married residing in Cherokee
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M. B. Holderfield
Ilinois Central
Pomeroy
Holderfield
Cherokee
Pomsray
Helderfield
Votes For Women Up To People In Iowa
Now votes for women is right up to the people of the state for approval at the next presidential election in November 1916. The legislature approved an amendment by a house vote of 4 to 19 after senate passage. The campaign will last 29 months with a $500 contribution igniting organized effort statewide.
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House
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Lean
Lis
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House Committee
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Lee County
Clarisson
Beritlston
Clark
Ban
O- Murrow
Prohibition Row and Bootlegging Fallout in JC News
JC Newsbutcher Morris Meltzer fined 58.16 in Towa Falls for bootlegging while working on Illinois Central trains. He allegedly dispensed liquor at the depot, evading police by discarding his uniform. a warrant led to his arrest after a train search in Waterloo. The piece also covers legislative moves around a repeal bill and party disputes as sessions push toward adjournment.
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Towa Falls
Towa Désert
Morris Meltzer
Mlinois Central
Justice Court
Thompson Hag
Meltzer
Waterloo
Scott's Emulsion Promises Relief for Bronchial Coughs
Advertisement asserts bronchial coughs and bronchitis stem from a cold and praises Scott's Emulsion as a forty year proven remedy. It claims the product drives out the cold, alleviates coughing, and aids healing of weakened membranes, urging readers to share with afflicted friends.
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Val Hgott
Bloombcht
N. I
Kent Involved in Arrest Incident and Route Detour
Reported events describe Kent in charge of a giver and warged with bootoogiog leading to an arrest at Meltzer. The fine was paid and he returned to Chiesa. The narrative mentions mishandling and central stations along the route, with consequences for Melkeg and a blocked path.
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Kent
Bae
Belog
Haemin
Meltzer
Chiesa
Dale
Samshime Melkeg
New Iowa Exposition Plan Spurs Repayment Debate
A proposed Iowa exhibit fund for the San Francisco exposition faces scrutiny as supporters push for reimbursement of donors. Promoters seek an additional 125000 to repay contributors, while lawmakers consider including the sum in the omnibus application, with stipulations that none of the money cover bail or building costs.
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Nee Molnes
Appueehee
Dion
Rural Letter Carriers to Meet in Allantia Next Summer
Three members of the executive committee of the State Rural Letter Carriers Association met to set dates and plan the program for the state meeting to be held here. They chose July 20 to 22 and plan an illustrated lecture on road making under the state highway commission.
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Apseciation
Charley Rod
Clarida
Proctore L . Thomas
Carlisle
M.D. Davis
Mulcont
Duce
State Highway Commission
Fire destroys buildings on Peter Bonn farm near town
A Tuesday night blaze four miles north of town consumed the barn and two sheds on the Peter Bonn farm, wiping out cattle, grain, farming implements, and other estate items. Tenant John Cox planned to move today to a western farm, while a nurse caring for ill Mia Cox spotted the fire and alerted the family and neighbors. Firefighters saved the windmill and house located east of the flames.
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Vindeen
Peter Bonn
John Cox
Nauvee
Mia
Cox
California Syrup of Figs touted as safe laxative
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe, pleasant tasting laxative for all ages. It claims reliable bowel cleansing, liver and stomach benefits, and warns buyers to insist on the 50 cent bottle produced by California Fig Syrup Company to avoid counterfeit imitations.
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California
California Fle Syrup Company
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