Fire rating law sparks Iowa Legislature clash
Iowa lawmakers debate repeal of the fire rating law as insurers and farmers report premium changes. Senator Lytle presents resolutions against the measure while the state insurance department provides data. Farm ers' Insurance shows lower premiums but higher coverage in 1916 than 1914, used by supporters to argue for the law. Senator Chase seeks employee protection against fire in factories, linking it to insurance coverage. Debates resume as sessions continue and committees work.
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Iowa
House
Senate
Lnw
Lytie
Woodbury County
Sioux City
Senator Lytle
State Insurance Department
Farmers’ Insurance Company of
Cedar Rapids
Friends of the
Chase
Webster City
Gov. Clarke
Foster
Guthrie Center
State Highway Commission
Highway Committee
Wireless farming arrives near Abbot in Hardin county
A Hardin county farmer near Abbot introduces a wireless station on his farm. Ben Havens, a young renter, builds part of the apparatus and purchases the rest, receiving messages from stations as far as the Great Lakes. Other farmers may follow, enabling neighbors to borrow yeast or even call pigs and drive cows home by wireless.
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Ackley
Tun
Ben Havens
Abbot
Hardin County
Mavens
Great Lakes
Farmer
Reubens
Vinegar Trick Provokes Buyer Anger in Grant Township
A traveling salesman in Grant township near Remson sold what he claimed as nine gallons of vinegar but delivered ordinary vinegar instead. He used a sly wink and whisky sample to mislead buyers about the product and price, disappearing after collecting cash while the purchasers realized they were cheated.
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Grant Township
Remson
Kentucky
Uncle Sam
Drys to Demand Special Election in 1917 Iowa
Des Moines January 18. Iowa drys plan a special election date in November 1917 to decide the constitutional prohibitory amendment. Mrs Ida B Wise Smith Cedar Rapids and Miss Lawther head of the suffrage group discuss election timing with Gov Harding allies. Temperance leaders warn liquor interests will fight the measure while suffragists seek a fresh vote if possible. The 38th General Assembly will later consider equal suffrage and prohibition. House support for the prohibitory amendment is uncertain.
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Des Moines
Towa Drys
General Assembly
Ida B. Wise Smith
Cedar Rapids
United States
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
A. H. Coates
Town Prohibitory Amendment Association
Railroads Face Iowa Liquor Shipment Injunction Clash
Des Moines reports brewing tension as railroad lawyers meet with Attorney General Mavner to resolve whether railroads must halt liquor shipments into Iowa despite federal injunctions. Senators Whitmore and Havner weigh legal options as conflicts between state and federal rulings persist.
Railroads face liquor shipments case in Polk county
Attorneys discuss a test of law on railroads carrying liquor for private use. J J Davie for C and N W says carriers must ship anything lawful. attorney General Havner seeks to refuse consignments for private use if no law requires otherwise. Supreme Court may decide whether section 24193 stands, affecting shipments into the county.
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Whit Routis
J.J. Davie
Sayner
Polk
Judge Carr
Great Western
Havner
Railroyd
Supreme Court
Hayner
Man Clings to Chimney to Enter Grocery Store
Jan 18 Effort ends with William Gaines a Black man trapped 18 feet up a chimney at Maines grocery. Store manager Walter Jutton hears pleas for help as ambulances arrive to cut a hole and rescue him. Gaines is taken to Mercy hospital after a dangerous slide to the chimney bottom.
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I Des Maines
Santa Claus
William Gaines
Walter A. J Tutton
Mistah
Pellee
Marshall
Mercy B Hospital
Gaines
Flaa
Iowa no longer billion dollar state nearly two bill
Davenport Jan 18. The Greater Iowa association urges dropping the old label and recognizing Iowa as the Almost Two-Billion-Dollar State. 1916 farm values total about 1.219 billion with dairy, poultry, wool, and livestock adding hundreds of millions, plus 460 million from factory produce. Prices rose sharply, boosting income despite a few declines like hay.
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Davenport
Iowa
Commonwealth
Greater Iowa Association
Lowa
Iown
Man Gifts Land To Iowa Patriotic Association
George W. Scheo of Southerland donates two full sections in O'Brien county valued at over 150000 to the Iowa Patriotic association based in Cherokee to fund flags for every Iowa schoolhouse. He also gifted Osceola county land of nearly equal value. total mortgages on the lands amount to 36000.
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George W. Scheo
Southerland
Iowa Patriotic Association
Cherokee
O'Brien County
Iowa
Schee
Osceola County
Iowa Liquor Shipments Restricted by Judge Ruling
Des Moines January 18 A district judge ruled that shipments of liquor into Iowa for private consumption are unlawful and that only licensed druggists may receive alcohol. The decision, if sustained, would establish a permanent legal bar on liquor in Iowa under the Webb Kenyon law.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Utterback
Iowa Prohibition Ruling Shields State Liquor Laws
A federal court ruling in Town vs. the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway upholds Iowa restrictions on liquor importation. The decision rejects a 1916 statute provision for private shipments and affirms that liquor may only be shipped to permit holders or licensed pharmacists, with railway staff liable for illegal transfers. The case arose from a Rock Island depot seizure prompted by an Iowa prohibition group petition.
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Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
John Doe
J. F. Maley
Rock Island Depot
W. C. Barber
Coal Trust Busters Named by Mr. Pitt
Des Moines report says Speaker Pitt named a house committee to probe an Iowa coal trust. Representatives Epps Starzinger and Griffin of Ottumwa Des Moines and Sioux City will participate as the board considers sending the inquiry to the senate. The measure passed unanimously and awaits senate action. Epps plans to press the issue and possibly call coal operators before the committee to learn what they know.
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Des Moines
Pitt
House
Senate
Iowa Coal Trust
Epps
Starzinger
Griffin
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Ackley Business and Realty Changes in City Highlights
In Ackley on January 18, several local business and property transfers occurred. The Snowwhite meat market now lists Mr. Miller as sole owner after purchasing Geo Brooks stake. Lovell's billiard parlor and lunchroom sold to George of Garden City with immediate possession. Mrs. N Penny sold east Ackley residence to George Rudolph. Herman B Moueller bought Aleidus Victor’s east-adjacent residence, including eighty acres of land valued beyond 35000 dollars. The Hoffman and Kinnheger garage front was blown in during a recent windstorm, halting progress on the two-story structure.
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George Rudolph
Herman B.moueller
Aleidus Victor
Ackley
Eighly
Hoffman & Kinnheger
Riceville Booster Club Delights Country Guests
Riceville hosted a reception at the opera house for farmers and spouses within trading distance. The town backed by about 60 booster members showcased a banquet and continuous entertainment from 2:30 to 7 PM featuring a band orchestra sax quartet and an elocutionist.
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Riceville
Thirty-Five Years of Kidney Medicine Endorsements
A collection of testimonial letters from 1916 Nebraska druggists and customers praising Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a superior kidney, liver and bladder remedy. The notices claim steady sales, favorable results, and urge readers to request samples, emphasizing the product as a gentle, healing vegetal compound and directing mentions to Waterloo Evening Courier.
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Dr. Kilmer
Waterloo Evening Courier
Riceville Social Event Brings Rural Community Ties
At six o'clock the high school dramatic club staged a farce followed by a musical concert. Between four and five hundred people were fed and left content, grateful, and talking about the evening. A pamphlet explained the simple solution to the country folk. Riceville aims to foster friendly ties with the rural community beyond commerce.
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High School Dramatic Club
Hans
Riceville
Permanent roads boost land value in Glidden sale
Glidden Jan 18 The value of permanent roads was shown when Dr J I Downes repurchased 75 acres for 298 an acre after selling it six years ago for 150 He had sold to Henry Clarkson in 1911 Clarkson later improved the farm with a house and tile work The Lincoln highway now passes nearby illustrating the road impact on land value.
Beauty Doctor Tells Secret to Darken Gray Hair
Miss Alice Whitney of Detroit explains a home mix to darken hair and restore gloss. Mix half pint water with 1 oz bay rum one small box Barbo Compound and 1/4 oz sylterine. Apply twice weekly. the color is said to look twenty years younger and wash off without stickiness.
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Alice Whitney
Detroit
Mich
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