Road Fight Yet to Come in Iowa Assembly Session
Des Moines Feb 24 The Thirty seventh Iowa general assembly adjourned for a week long winter recess after introducing 362 senate and 434 house bills and enacting four measures including a prohibitory constitutional amendment and a state banking department. The Pitt Johnston road bill looms as the major issue with a later floor vote and potential shifts in highway commission support.
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Grout Proposes Two Protective Measures in State Senate
Des Moines reports Senator Grout of Black Mawk county introduces two bills to ban ferrets in rabbit hunting and to protect prairie chickens for five years. The piece notes broader legislative battles over highway commission powers and comments on Harding era politics and a Kimball bill advancing primary reform.
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Black Mawk County
Story City Mystery Over Sing Lee Death
Sing Lee the Story City laundryman is found dead in bed with a bullet wound. Authorities ponder murder versus suicide as a mysterious Chinese visitor and ciphered envelope surface. Cash, wife, child, and a Northwestern train sighting complicate the case. coroner’s jury returns death by unknown hand.
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Binty
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San Francisco
Cash
Sing Ice
M. R. Chance
Chance
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Alexander Trenderson
Engineers of State Ready for Their Bit
Ames, Feb 24 Two burning topics war possibilities and good roads dominated the Iowa Engineering society banquet in Ames tied to the ISU convention. Over 100 engineers attended the largest gathering in the society’s history adding 38 new members to reach 203.
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Chicago
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Waterloo
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National Engineer Reserve
Iowa
John T. Urvs. Stratford
Iowa Drainage Association
Towa
Card mailed in error risks arm infection at post office
A tinsel card mailed in violation of postal rules at the Jews City post office may have caused blood poisoning for Clarenee E Farr a clerk in the mailing department. While stamping the card his finger was cut and subsequently infection spread to several spots on his arm with severe pain and potential complications.
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Clarenee E. Farr
Jews City
Man Charged with Matricide Arrested in Missouri
Blanchard Iowa February 23 Josin Dowis is under arrest at Maryville Missouri and plans are being made to seek his requisition on charges of matricide His mother Julia Dowis died January 11 after taking castor oil analysis of which reportedly showed poison The case centers on a farm near Blanchard where they lived together
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Judge Al New Hampton Forfeits $1,000 Bonds
District Judge Springer forfeits the cash bonds of George OConnor and Ralph Holmes after they failed to appear for trial on charges of stealing an automobile last summer. The pair, linked to a feared gang of robbers, are believed connected to a recent officer killing near Winnipeg.
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George O'Connor
Ralph Holmes
Winnipeg
Iowa Senate Rejects Whitmore Bid to Narrow Patented Medicines Bill
Des Moines February 24 The Iowa senate rejected repeated bone dry amendments by Senator Whitmore to the Lytle bill allowing wholesale sale of patent and proprietary medicines under permit. The measure passed 42 to 4 led by supporters of the pharmacy industry, with Whitmore and three others opposing. The bill imposes fines of 50 to 200 for first offenses and higher for later violations, with no prison provision.
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Rock Island Road Freed From Booze Injunction
Des Moines reports that the Rock Island will end its delivery injunction and join a plan with Hamm Heileman and Rock Island Brewing to stop delivering liquor to draymen or others beyond the consignee. Railroads will deliver only to the consignee in person with receipt. Judge Carpenter may modify the decree if plaintiffs consent.
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Havner
Rock Island
Carpenter
Chicago
Hamm Brewing Company
Heileman Brewing Company
Rock Island Brewing Company
Cow Testing Association seeks 5000 dollar TB research aid
Cedar Falls Feb 24 The Iowa Federation of Cow Testing Associations led by Cedar Falls president Peder Pedersen has sent legislators resolutions requesting a 5000 dollar appropriation for research and investigation of tuberculosis and contagious abortion in livestock Black Hawk County backs the federation efforts.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa Federation of Cow Testing Associations
Peder Pedersen
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Farm Improvement Association Urges Iowa Legislation Support
The Black Hawk County Farm Improvement Association contacted Black Hawk officials and Iowa Senate members urging support for proposed legislation. The appeal to lawmakers aims to advance farm programs and county interests through formal channels.
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Black Hawk County
Search for Murderer in Story City China Laundry Death
Story City Iowa February 24 authorities ask Paolico to search for the killer of Lee Sing a Chinese laundryman found shot in his bed in Story City.
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