Jury Selected in Gust Bekiares Murder Case
The panel includes Herman Miller Charles Griffith Mahoney Nick Reiter H B Hill R K Jennings Charles K Smith John Reuter Joseph Wemmer Henry Ortner H B Taylor Frank A Blim and others. Jurors sworn with opening statements set for Monday morning. some panel members excused until March 10. Interpreter may be Des Moines based. trial expected to run at least a week with further criminal actions possible.
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Herman Miller
Poyner
I Charles Griffith
Waterloo
K. Mahoney
Lincoln Township
Nick Reiter
Eagle Township
H. B. Hill
Cedar Falls
R. K. Jennings
Charles K. Smith
Big Creek
John Reuter
Poyner Township
Joseph Wemmer
Cedar Township
Henry Ortner
Barclay Township
H. B. Taylor
Motor Car Co
Frank A. Blim
Malleable Ironworks
Gust Bekiares
Ransier
Grundy Center
Berkley Hardware Store
L. M. Eby
J. N. Gindt
A. H. Shimip
Dunkerton
L. A. Moore
William Benarden
Spring Creek Township
Des Moines
Bekiares
Fuller
State
Herman Foller
Foller
Farmers mortgage farms to back Shaw railroad plans
Six wealthy farmers in Pottawattamie County mortgage their farms totaling 215000 to pay off Iowa Short Line debt. The loan covers 8000 acres at 75 per acre, 6 percent interest, for seven years. Named lenders are William Husz, William Trede, H F Saar, P N Sucksdorf, A E Saar, and Bernhard Volken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie County
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Treynor
William Husz
William Trede
H. F. Saar
P. N. Sucksdorf
A. E. Saar
Berhard Volken
Shaw
High Officials Involved Hit By Prouty Report Critique
A House subcommittee report by Judge Prouty criticizes the management of Commercial Fire Insurance and First National Fire Insurance in Washington. The panel urges reorganization, criticizes New York underwriters dominance, and warns stockholders to expect changes to protect investments. The inquiry, watched by Iowa shareholders, targets officials cited for decoying investors.
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Washington, D. C
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
First National Fire Insurance Company
Washington
House Committee On
District of Columbia
Judge Prouty
Iowa
Prouty
New York
Tuttle, Wightman & Hadley
Girl of the Mountains at Waterloo to be staged Saturday
Lem B Parker presents A Girl of the Mountains at the Waterloo with Isabel Gould as Nellie Bonn. The melodrama blends drama and comedy as the eastern heroine endures trying scenes and emerges with credit, reflecting the era's view of women's true worth.
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the Waterloo
Lem B. Parker
Nellie Bonn
Isabel Gould
Opposition From Agricultural Interests Over Tax Commission
Bitter resistance is expected from farmers as Iowa debates a permanent tax commission. Proponents cite intended tax relief and equalized assessments, while opponents warn the move raises farmer burdens, citing Minnesota Wisconsin and Kansas cases of rising land values and shifting tax loads. They argue commissions boost land values and shift tax in favor of corporations, harming rural taxpayers.
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Des Moines
Joint
Ways and Means
Revenue Reform
General Assembly
Tax Commission
Iowa
Doran
Boone
Wilson
Avoca
Bauman
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Ohio
Permanent Tax Commission
Adjustment Aims to Shift Tax Burden on State Farmland
A passage notes an adjustment claimed to be crafted to increase the tax load on farm lands within the state. The discussion centers on who bears the Gen burdens and whether the change serves broader fiscal goals or targets agricultural property.
Plainfield Social Roundup Across Town News
Plainfield notes report visits by H J Prench and families, relatives from Waverly and Nashua, trips to Rochester and Dubuque, church revival led by Rev Stubba, births including a boy to Ted Driscoll, and residents traveling to Mayo Hospital, Waverly, and Minnesota. Several residents move, visit, or attend illness care, with several returning from trips. Local clergy and families feature prominently.
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Loraine Clingman
Clarksville
Starr
Wade
Stubba
Waverly
Lawson
John Hinman
Charles City
Edgar Robinson
Rochester
Minn
John Shaffer
Tuesay
May Hall
Nashua
Ted Driscoll
Emma Laughery
Robin Patterson
R. J. Starr
Dubuque
Amos West
James Broadie
Alfred Himmon
Walter Thompson
Shell Rock
New Hartford
Helen Reincka
H. C. Ladage
Q. G. Thompson
Ricks Creger
Floyd Hillman
Sadie Scott
Gladys Clayton
Edrie Scott
Jesse Scott
Minnesota
They Generally Succeed and Feelings Hurt Fading
A brief remark notes that people who expect hurt often find it true, suggesting a cynical view of emotional risk and social dynamics. The statement reflects a general attitude rather than a reported event.
D D D. D. Prescription Promises Quick Skin Relief
Anne Croman of Santa Rosa California shares her experience with the D D D Prescription. The ad claims D D D cleanses the skin of impurities and blotches, offering instant relief for skin rouble and pim es. A 50 cent bottle is advertised as a practical home remedy from Wangler Bros. Druggists.
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Anne Croman
Santa Rosa
Cal
Wangler Jros
Waterloo Gun In Big Contest
In a district contest at Hampton on March 7, Northeastern law students will compete in oratorical, dramatic, and humorous classes. Nine contestants from area schools are listed, including Albert Andrews, Edwin Merlott, Lee Neilsen, Paul Strickland, Jonnie Day, Fern Helacher, George Potter, Madeline Hutchinson, and Thomas Lang. The event aims to select four district representatives for the state contest in Malvern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Falls
Fletsener
Ackley
Hampton
Paul Striek- Und
Parkersburg
Lea Nollsen
Reinbeck
Distriet
Juwa
Malvern
Neilsen
Paul J. Strickland
Abner Burrow
Jonnie Day
Oelwein
Fern Helacher
Lance
Lanna
George Potter
Mayotte
Anne of
Penta
Kartleutiye Preusk
Decoral
James Rust
Waverly
J. J. Sharpe
O. B. Hietenthier
Sharpe
Des Moines
Victor Thayer
Maya’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy Claims Wide Health Benefits
An advertisement promotes Maya’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a cure for stomach, liver, and intestinal troubles including gastritis and indigestion. It lists symptoms such as gas, nervousness, fainting spells, headaches, constipation, and yellow jaundice as conditions it purportedly treats. The notice mentions appendicitis and gall stones among the listed ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maya
Ure Food & Drug Acts
Local Theft Suspect Identified as Victor Coperhaver
Police say a man named Victor Coperhaver is wanted for larceny involving about $4 from a local shop. He reportedly entered the business recently as an employee and left with barber tools and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Coperhaver
Lettuce Bed Flag Dispute in Atchison
An Atchison man planted lettuce and faced sparrows feeding on it. He marked the bed with small flags and refused to touch the crop while Old Glory floated over it, per the Globe of Atchison Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Dutan
Atchison ,Kan
Globe
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Mortgage Farms
Iowa Homestead
James M. Pierce
Dea Moines
Tady
Ganize
W.S. Skelton
Stanley
Ind
Agricultural Interests
Plainfield
Cratched
Tone
Old
All Good Grocers
Spicer
Tone Bros
Des Moines, Iowa
MiSs Madbeiane Waechens
Ave Hampton
Humerous Hiss
Geo. H. Mayr
Chemint
Whiting St
Chicasy
Wangler Bros. Co
Fourth
Lafayette
Ondon
Kondon Mfg. CO
Minneapolis, Minn
Areacres
Rogers
Johnson
Woods Bros
Exce Spa
N.S
B. J. Johnson Soap Co
Milwaukee, Wiz
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