Rathbun pardon upheld by court in Iowa case
Ernest Rathbun, convicted rapist, freed from life sentence after pardon by former Gov Harding. Judge Dawley rules pardon cannot be reviewed and Rathbun must face a writ of habeas corpus challenge. Rathbun to serve 10 years for perjury at Fort Niobon penitentiary. case marks a rare Iowa executive pardon ruling and potential state appeals.
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Marion
Yja
Ernest Rathbun
Anatosa
Dawley
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Rathbun
L. Harding
Baurels
Anahosa
Rathun
Fort Nig Bon
Ida Lounty Erand
Dawier
Ernest
Cose
Rick
Flick
Supreme Court
Mick
Iowa
Rathbbun
Ida
Wisie Hargens
Bax Teara
Hills Piper
Aigal
Ferne Kimmons
Battle Creek
Hargens
Jie
Grinst
Ray O'Meara
Harding
W._L. Harding
Ida County
Ida Grove
Rabbun
Harner
Habeas Corps
Conn
Causes Assembly
General Assembly
House Judiciary Committee
H. M. Haye
Ger
Rayner
Rathhan
House of Representatives
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Iowa Food Factories Lead State Manufacturing 1919
Iowa's 81 food production firms accounted for 435,971,864 dollars of output in 1919, 62.4 percent of total manufactured value. Leading industries include butter, cheese, canning, confectionery, and food preparation. The top 15 by capital include canning, millwork, concrete, and electrical goods. the report highlights major firms and product values. Rathbun crime case and related political uproar on Governor Harding’s pardon are detailed alongside local real estate transfers in Black Hawk County.
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Des Moines
Jan
Iowa
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ione
Igarasad
Cnet
Charges of Pardon Bribery Cleared by House Vote
During the investigation an impeachment faction claimed the pardon was bought. The house voted, and it was found these charges were false.
Savings Deposits Grow in Volume in Midwest
Des Moines reports from the Federal Reserve Bank's seventh district show fundamental soundness in conditions though new business awaits market stabilization. Thrift and economy rise as thrifty workers retain earning power, with inventories liquidated despite losses. Livestock receipts May be down. December cattle and year 1920 prices show sharp declines across cattle sheep and lambs. Transportation conditions in the Midwest show notable improvement.
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Des. Moines
Middlewest
Federal Reserve Bank
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Chicago
Stolte rises in motion picture business to buyer and booker
Arthur G. Stolte, former Water-Joo boy with early newspaper training, has been promoted to buyer and booker for all pictures for 25 Blank theatres in Town and Nebraska. He remains directing manager of the Des Moines theatres and will visit Blank chain sites, including Waterloo's Strand, as the new role expands. The Des Moines Capital highlights his five-year rise with his photo on the front page.
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Arthur G. Stolte
Des Moines
Iowa
Motion Picture Playhouse
4. H. Blank Theatre
Stolte
All Pictures
Blank
Town
Nebraska
Des Moines Theatres
Blank Enterprises
Waterloo
Stokte
Taken In at Waterloo Theatre with Henry B Walthall
Henry B Walthall headlines waterloo theatre leading a town company in Taken In a witty comedy drama praised as funny and clean. The west press calls it fine and worthy of its star while Earthbound extends its run at major New York and Chicago houses drawing big crowds.
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Henry B. Walthall
Waterloo
Walthall
West
Waterloo Theatre
Astor
New York
Thel Playhouse
Chicago
Capitol
Zemo Promises Clear Skin With Simple Use
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a remedy for pimples eczema and ringworm. The product, sold at druggists for 35 cents or a dollar for a large bottle, is described as a clean antiseptic liquid that does not stain or feel greasy and is easy to apply. The E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio endorses the remedy.
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Zemo
E.W. Rose Co
Cleveland, O
Theatres Show Earthbound at Strand and Palace
The Strand Theatre screens Earthbound, billed as a major cinema attraction with no distinct plot. Palace Theatre features Dangerous Days with Mary Roberts Rinehart, while the Crystal presents The Trail's End, a melodramatic romance with House Peters and Jane Novak in a gripping fortune tale.
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Xsobel
Jamesx Oliver Guiriwood
Fireax
Futve
Mene
Ye Breaich
Diurant
Bert
Sans “Tsebeb
Phe
Rails End
Edwin Carews
Fewturkay
House Peters
Jane Novak
the Crystal
James Oliver Curwood
Isobel Or “the
Trail's End
Danderine Hair Care Claim Promises Thickening Shine
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a hair treatment that stops hair loss and dandruff after several uses. It claims hairs become stronger, brighter, and more colorful with visible new life and vitality, with the product sold in inexpensive bars.
incoherent archival fragment on brewing and ancient history
Fragmentary OCR text references a plaza and a personal history. Mentions Sanday schol plenicnt by ancient Jagrasian and later Greeks and Romans. No clear event, names, dates, or locations to anchor a news item.
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Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Mice A. Harrod
Joseph Burge
Robert Robinor
Benjamin J. Howrey
Christine E. Broe
Rose Hill
Loo
Federal] Reserve Bank Report
Arthur Stolte
Waterloo Theater
Busby Bros
Herbert Bashford
Basil King
Dae Sishind
Strand Theatre
Nadie Spencer
Showim
Dce
Mary Roberts
Minehart
Palace Theatre
Danderine
Orys AL Uimatre
Elana
Bir
Vale
Merxell
Pergy R. Wood
Acavitt & Johnson Bank
DR. Waterbury
Black
Jaynes
M. D
Franklin St
Phono
Mary Roberts Rinehart’s “Dangerous
Lloyd Hamilton
Gardenow
H. B. Warner
Sintire Family
Ina Claire
David Belasco
Polly
Rolin Comedy— “Burglar
Bold” Plaza Kinograms
Cvervn Nere
Calcutta
Paris
Catalina
Tia
Sion
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