Iowa Assembly Votes 12 Bills in Early Session
Des Moines reports the Thirty sixth Iowa General Assembly faces a short session with 80 working days. Observers expect limited new legislation beyond essential changes and appropriations as both houses clash over highway education banking taxation and reform. The Darrah home voting bill and calls to reduce legislature size dominate discussions while retrenchment and graft committee debates continue.
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Senate
House
Reform Committee
Quigley
Clayton County
Quiziey
Des Moines and Fort Dodge Sale Confirmed by M. & St. L.
The Des Moines and Fort Dodge stockholders authorize stock exchange with the Minneapolis Saint Louis, finalizing years of talks. D M F D operates 146 miles from Ruthven to Angus, linking with M. & St. L. routes to Des Moines and Spirit Lake via Ruthven and Spencer.
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Mason City
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Newman Erb
Minneapolis
Des Moines & Fort Dodge
Central Division
Son
Iowa Central
Ruthven
Milwaukee
Rolfe
Gowrie
Angus
Spirit Wake
Spencer
Mulei Repeal Bill Heads to Courts in Iowa
Des Moines reports that Lieut Gov Harding flagged errors in the mulet law repeal bill, signaling court challenges ahead. Despite concerns, the measure advances toward the governor, with drys preferring to include known errors rather than risk passage without fixes.
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Des Moines
Harding
House
Senate
Legislative errors prompt bills to fix past passes
A prosy discussion notes a dozen bills before the legislature aim to correct errors in recently passed laws. The prevailing carelessness in bill drafting is highlighted by the pending repeal bill explanation given by the Senate's presiding officer, which is now on the record.
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Senate
Bank Deposits in Iowa Regain Loss
Des Moines reports that Iowa banks show a rebound in deposits from November to February. From 308,110,916.96 in November to 324,218,561.28 on February 2, total deposits rose 16,097,644.32, erasing prior losses and signaling improved bank health across 1,148 institutions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Man Attacked in Home by Murderous Mantac
Anamosa February 26 Owen Scott heard a door open and a heavyset man rushed him at the piano. The intruder slashed Scott’s arm with a knife, chased him around the room, and vanished as officers failed to locate the assailant. Mrs. Scott notes two men prowling nearby past week.
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Anamosa
Owen Scott
Young Scott
Scot
Independence
Owen
Settlement Pending in Important Law Suit
Mason City reports a settlement in the Colby Walsh case appears likely with adjournment to Friday. Mrs Walsh fell ill on the stand and was excused. About 270000 dollars in notes and mortgages are involved and creditors' committee would offer 100000 dollars plus her 160 acre homestead in exchange for the balance of moneys and credits.
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Mason City
Colby-Walsh
Prohibition Lowers Street Car Traffic in Des Moines
Des Moines on February 26 reports a marked fall in street railway and interurban returns, attributed to prohibition of jitney buses or bad weather or both, affecting transit usage and revenues.
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Des Moines
Remarkable proof of Quaker remedies in Waterloo
A street advertisement touts Quaker Extract and Quaker Remedies for stomach, liver, kidney, blood, bladder, catarrhal and tapeworm problems. Quaker Fisher invites skeptics to test results via short courses and lists local users and addresses. Available by mail or at The Model Pharmacy Cedar Falls residents get same offerings through Cedar Falls Drug Co. Quaker Extract priced at $1.20 per bottle, six for $5.00.
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Fisher
Waterloo
Quaker Fisher
Sally
Clifford Sutton
Reber Avenue Road
Model Pharmacy
Fourth Street
Cedar Falls
Quaker Gaskins
President Hail Schmidt Sees Post Dry Des Moines Dip
President Schmidt notes a daily business comparison with the prior year and a decline attributed in part to Des Moines saloon closures. He cites an immediate drop in passenger interurban traffic as residents stock up before the dry period and a rebound lack afterward.
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Hail Schmidt
Schmidt
Des Moines
Buffalo Herd Brought Into Iowa At Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake February twenty six The shipment of seventeen buffalo from Fort Pierre South Dakota arrived for John Reinhart to establish a breeding herd. Reinhart plans a future, expanding production to restore Iowa’s once plentiful native buffalo. The animals traveled in a special car with two accompanying guards to ensure safety. A fenced section of Reinhart farm now houses the herd as the state adds a rare living link to its prairie past.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa
Fort, Pierre
S. D
John Reinhart
Reinhart
South Dakota
Inqury
Knoxville Slayer Is Drolaren Guilty In Cooper Murder Case
In Knoxville the jury found Harry O Cooper guilty of murder in the second degree after an all night session. Judge Applegate set a new trial motion deadline for today and will pronounce sentence this afternoon. In Muscatine, seven stores a post office and a railway depot were burglarized at Grand View. two suspects were captured at Columbus Junction after a manhunt.
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Knoxville
Harry 0. Cooper
Cooper
Muscatine
Grandvlew
Columbus Junction
Christian Science Lecture Tonight at Waterloo Theater
The local Christian Science church hosts Clarence W. Chadwick of Omaha for an evening lecture on Christian Science at 8:15 PM tonight. Chadwick, a Boston First Church lecturer, is presented as an expert in the field. Admission is free and collections are not taken.
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Christian Science Church
Clarence W. Chadwick
Omaha
Chadwick
Christian Science Board
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Waterloo Theatre
Votes for Women Advocates Face Potential Setback
Des Moines reports indicate activists for suffrage risk a misstep as Wednesday House resolutions push a joint amendment proposal. The measure aims to submit the amendment to voters at the 1976 primary, with procedural notes about separate ballot printing amid suspected confusion.
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Des Moines
Prohibition Amendment Raises Primary Election Concerns
A discussion notes that primaries differ from general elections and cites risks if only registered party affiliates vote. The piece questions whether adopting the amendment in a primary could face court challenges and suggests a February or June timing to allow women to vote in the national election and fall state races. A separate item reports a child’s accidental death from a gun discharge in Albia Iowa with a $5,000,000 claim context.
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Certaii
Supreme Court
Earlien
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van Every
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Harry M. Doyle
Ricker Street
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Hamburg
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