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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
9
A sprawling Omaha era dispatch recounts chaotic planning for Iowa inaugura tion week as lawmakers, governors aides, and adjutants rush to set platforms, music, and decorations. Amid rumors and committee jockeying, leaders weigh chairmanships, while citizens hear of fires, famines, and a drowning tragedy in nearby towns.
The state should control printing costs and bills. Women push a child welfare lab for the university with new funding. Temperance groups prepare to push prohibition in the legislature while hotelmen seek amendments to hotel inspection law for more frequent expert oversight.
Des Moines reports Representative Fred G. Turner of North English pressed state officials to modify hoof and mouth quarantine rules. He challenged the five mile livestock shipping ban near infected herds, citing new Iowa county cases and extended bans on healthy herds. Officials replied rules largely come from the federal framework and must be enforced. Turner also consulted Attorney General Cosson.
The matter was brought before the courts by farmers. Judging from the agitation already started, quarantine will be presented to the coming assembly at an early date.
Washington Jan 8 Growing from the uproar over the federal reserve bank in Chicago and Lindberghs charge that the new banking system is controlled by the money trust there may be a shake up in the Chicago directorate Representative Glass maintains that J B Forgan is not legally entitled to be a director of class 4 group 2 and should be removed if this should be done E I Johnson of Waterloo would succeed him Glass holds that Johnson should not be a director of Class A group 3 as he is now but belongs in Forgans
The article notes that if the Glass plan is followed another director must be named. It criticizes placing Charles L. Powell, related by marriage to George M. Seynolds, as counsel, noting Powell’s previous position in Des Moines. The issue is expected to draw congressional attention. Competent dressmaking advertised in downtown district.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets marketed as a gentle substitute for calomel claim to cleanse blood liver and bowels improving complexion and reducing pimples bad breath and discomfort. Advert says one or two nightly for a week and notes price 10c and 25c per box with availability through druggists and The Olive Tablet Company Columbus Ohio.
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