Iowa Officials Go Aboard To Fill Vacant Posts
Des Moines February 28 The governor must fill several posts after two recent deaths. Vacancies loom on the supreme court and state board of control while terms expire for Dixon Howe Williams. A new state banking commission demands a bank examiner appointment and district judges must be chosen. Potential successors include Vermillion Saunders Townsend Prouty and DeGraff.
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Supreme Court
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Centerville
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Les Moines
Lawrence DeGraff
Theophilus
Mavrenport
Supreme
Harding
Kimball
Board of Control
Man Driven Insane Foes War Cash Giveaway Scene
Sioux City on February 28 Amos Krahmer, standing on a busy corner, offered to hand out 560 in bank notes to anyone who would take them. Two people accepted ten dollars each before bank officials intervened and escorted him inside. He will be sent to the Cherokee hospital for the insane after relatives are heard.
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Sioux City
Amos Krahmer
Mills
Krindsmer
Wiessenger
Krassmer
Steiains
Cherokee
Logan Plans to Expand Iowa National Guard to 10406
Des Moines reports Adjutant General Guy J. Logan outlines plans to raise the Iowa National Guard to about 10,400 by July 1 1921 with a possible shift to a cavalry regiment or artillery. Marshalltown Nevada and Washington seek transfers or additions to mounted units as Brownsville mobilization advances. The Second Regiment departs for Fort Des Moines March 3 with companies from the west and north central Iowa.
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War Department
Logan
Stste Aring Wi
Tower Rio Grande Valley
Gath
Brownsville
Co. 1
Philpot
N. P. Hyatt
Fort de Moines
Autoists in Des Moines Dodging License Fees
Des Moines reports show automobile owners dodge annual license payments under the new law. W. S. Allen, secretary of state, notes shortfalls from Nov 1 1918 to Feb 18 1917 total about 310000 compared with the prior year. Penalties begin April 1 and county assessors will be notified to pursue delinquents.
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Des Moines
Allen
Automobile Department
Thirty-Sixth General Assembly
Chemical fire saves Dunkerton home
A new chemical engine proved its efficiency in saving J. P. Magee’s Malm Street home in Dunkerton yesterday. Fire started from a chimney fire reaching the attic. the crew extinguished it quickly, much furniture saved, loss covered by insurance, and the unit earned praise as a valued addition.
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Thinkerton
Peh
J. P. Magee
Malm Street
Doctor fatally burned in Deep Water coal stove blast
Dr Gerald Serdeil of Ladora formerly a dentist at Essex was fatally burned when a coal stove exploded in his room at Deep Water setting the house ablaze. Mrs Serdeil was severely injured. The accident occurred while he was in the office of Orr Kinney and Nelson at Essex.
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Snenandtoan
Gerald Serdeil
Ladora
Essex
Serde
Orr. Kinney
Nelson
Massosotippt Now Threatens Flood
Ice gorge danger rises along upper Mississippi as thaw progresses. Clinton cut channels around bridge piers to prevent lift, with ice thickness reported 26 inches or more in places. Fort Madison reports open river sections, Bettendorf near-damage aftermath noted. Oil prospecting excitement in Bentonsport and Bonaparte area amid bore activity in Morrisburg township.
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Mississippi River
Clinton
Bettendorf
Davenport
Government Canal
LeClaire
Fort Madison
Lake Cooper
Big Money TN Woogs Sale Report
An item reports a vehicle sale dated November 1, 1916, noting an average weight around 1135 pounds and sale price about 42.50 per car. Details include names and regional references with unclear context but indicate a brisk, price-heavy transaction.
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Greggs
Gee
Lhey
Johnston mud roads bill sparking administration label clash
Davenport dispatch notes Johnston mud roads party pushing to win Harding support though Harding has not endorsed the bill. Critics say the measure, marketed as an administration bill, actually limits county voters by barring road revenue anticipation and rights to tax or bond.
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Johnston Mud Roads
Harding
Yarding
Greater Iowa Association
Cav
Warding
Johnston Road
Fancy Prices Paid for Stock at Manson Sale
In Manson Iowa February the largest stock auction here drew over 1000 attendees. Nineteen Percheron mares and fillies eleven Percheron stallions and thirty Holstein cows and heifers sold at top prices. A Sommers Jr. buyer paid 1140 for a single team and 715 for another wagon, the highest prices recorded.
Country schools to fly flags in Denison area
Iowa Patriotic Fund organizers plan to equip every county school with an American flag this spring. Flag poles will be installed as needed and a $400,900 fund will cover flag purchases and maintenance. W. H. Herrick of Cherokee serves as chairperson. teachers must display the flag on school days when weather allows.
Revival of Iron Cure Claims Shocks New York Doctor
An elderly man sought a life insurance exam and astonished a New York doctor with his youthlike vigor after taking nuxated iron. The doctor touts iron as essential for blood and strength, warns against inferior forms, and notes dramatic gains in strength within weeks, with endorsements and money-back offers from manufacturers.
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New York
Pneumona
Grippe
Berlin Commercial Club Denies Loyalist Rumors 1917
The Berlin Commercial Club of Berlin Iowa issues a clarifying statement disputing rumors of anti American sentiment and disloyal petition circulation. The letter asserts no disloyalty exists, pledges loyalty if needed, and requests wide publication to counter Des Moines Register reporting from February 14 1917.
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Berlin
Iowa
United States
Iin
Sharand
Des Moines
Berlin Commercial Club
Erm
Citie
Eircu-Eter
Wilson
U.S. A
Secret Service
Besla
Etripes
Des Moines Register
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How This Mother Got Strength To Do Her Work
A Newark area mother describes recovering her health after two years of illness with Vinci, a tonic containing beef and liver peptones iron and manganese pep tonates and glycerophosphates. She reports renewed energy for housework and urges friends to try the product sold by Wangler Bros Co druggists Waterloo and by leading drug stores in Iowa towns.
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Fair Haven
James H. Eddy
Wangler Bros. Co
C. J. Miller
Waterloo
Iowa
Logan Hunt Injured in Logan Collapse
Orland Hunt, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Hunt of Logan Iowa, was painfully and seriously injured when he tripped, fell and struck his head against cement curbing. He sustained a broken frontal bone a crushed nose multiple facial cuts and injuries to hands arms and leg.
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Logan Loy
Logan, Ia
Orland Hunt
Rs. Hunt
Logan
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules marketed in Holland feed back
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a daily cure for backache promising relief tomorrow. It claims Dutch government backing since 1696, stresses authenticity, warns against imitations, and notes prices at 25c, Ade and $1.90 with money back if not satisfied.
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Holland
Netherlands
Waarlem
Fin Waarlem
Helland
New Postmaster Ay Denison Named for Denison Tomorrow
Denison announces appointment of Ay Denison as postmaster effective tomorrow, succeeding Al Denilson Jr. and John T. Fred Wright, who have served as postmaster for over four years. Carey will become postmaster at a different location.
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AY Denison
Denison
al Denilson
John T.fred Wright
Post- Carey
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