Iowa Assembly Blamed for Big State Expenditures Rise
Des Moines reports blame placed on the Thirty-fifth Iowa General Assembly for a $2,698,641 rise in biennial state operating costs ending June 30 1914. Officials say actual government work cost little more, attributing most growth to recent appropriations. New departments like the industrial and insurance commissions and the code commission added costs, while educational funding increased under legislature acts.
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Des Moines
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
State House
Q. A. Willis
General Assembly
A. H. Davidson
Executive Council
Industrial Commission
Insurance Commissionership
Code Commission
Toy cannon blast costs Knoxville boy life
Christian Brobst age 11 died in Des Moines after a Fourth of July cracker exploded at his Knoxville home. The device fired from a gas pipe, blowing away his right face and destroying an eye. He was the son of Roy and [name variances] Brobst, a Knoxville jeweler.
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Knoxville
Christian Brobst
Methediet
Des Moines
Young Brobst
Ros Moines
Young Brobst and Associates
Roy Brobat
Mr. Brobst
Grinnell Sla yer At Large After Depot Killing
Grinnell July 2 Frank Raleigh who shot and killed a stranger in the depot here Tuesday afternoon is still at large as citizens hunt for him. Testimony shows the slain man had solicited Miss Alvah Boarkes of this city to go away with him for protection from foes. A man named William Rogers of Terre Haute has been seen here seeking his wife said to be near Keokuk. Raleigh, a longtime resident, is single and has shown brief spells of insanity, but never harmed anyone before. The motive appears linked to ridding the world of the class of white players, tied to the Little Glidden tour of 1904.
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Grinnell
Frank Raleigh
Grinnelle
Mise Alvah Boarkes
Wiliam Rogers
Terre Haute
Ind
Contracts Awarded for Two Iowa Buildings
Two Iowa construction awards reported. W. F. Kucharo & Co. of Des Moines won a $39,380 bid for a two story brick fireproof building for the state board of education. Foley Manufacturing Co. of Chicago secured a $12,395 contract for the Ames greenhouse and plant conservatory glass work with option to add at fixed price.
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Inkpudatah
Howe
Ly Juke
Webster City
Oreder
Des Moines
Iowa
The
State University
Ames
State Board of Education
W. F. Kucharo & Co
Ammes
Foley Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Right to the name Dubuque college disputed in court
Original notice in a suit over the right to use the name Dubuque college was served on St. Joseph's College by Dubuque German College officers. The German college claims St. Joseph's will reap nationwide advertising benefits and cause injury to its own investment. Both institutions report hundreds of thousands in investments and improvements, with an injunction sought by Dr C M Steffens as president. The case is slated for the October term of the district court.
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Dubuque
Jay
St. Joseph's College
Dubuque College
Dubuque German College
German College
C. M. Steffens
Ate
Little Glidden Tour in Iowa Abandoned Before Arrival
The Little Glidden automobile tour in northern and western Iowa evaporated before reaching Iowa Falls. Des Moines organizer A E B Nissen said 25 to 40 cars were expected, but most stopped at Ankeny or turned back toward Des Moines, with Mason City as the planned stop. The Woods Hotel had prepared to host travelers, but a large delegation failed to materialize.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Des Moines
Mason City
the Woods Hotel
Lucas Business District Burned in Fatal Fire
Chariton reports a large blaze destroyed Lucas business district eight miles west, with losses around 15000 dollars. The McKelveen brothers lumber yard and hardware, Ed Robinson grocery, Leck Hooper harness shop, and Darling ton stockyards burned. Chariton firemen could not respond due to water shortage. apparatus arrived by train but did not depart. residents assisted with cars and volunteers.
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Lucas
Here
McKelveen Brothers
Ed Robinson
Leck Hooper
Darlington Railroad
Charlton
Duecas
Alden to Give Away 10000 Eggs on Fourth in Iowa Falls
On the Fourth Alden and Hardin county residents plan a joint Independence Day celebration. Free 19000 hard boiled eggs along with sugar cream and coffee to dinner and supper hours. A day of sports includes eye races and cash purses for Alden Maple Grove and for Dows Williams. Fireworks end the event for a record crowd.
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Iowa Falls
Hardin County
Alden
Maple Grove
Dows
Williams
Wheelchair case stalls at April term in federal court
A confinement case alleges a woman was kept against her will until July 1912. The plaintiff is said to be regularly incarcerated and treated while claimed mentally unbalanced. The trial was set for the April term but continued for a clearer state ment as the defense requested.
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Anette
Horsh Patal
Tama
Otterville Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Mrs Anna Rick returns home from Wilkins after visiting sister Mrs A Fenner. Mr and Mrs Frank Firth welcome a daughter born June 14. Henry Gissel visits Otterville. The Golden Kile Presbyterian Society hosts a gathering at Chris Smith home. Wraten family reunion activity includes Mr and Mrs Alexander Wroten and relatives visiting Mrs Henry Bantz. Ava Gissel and Edna Atehnom visit parental homes. A Wade affair prompts condolences but no serious injuries. Lydia Penner and Dr Avery wed in Independence. Anna Teanyissel and Lydia Ink visit Milwaukee.
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Otterville
Anna Rick
Wilkins
Wraten
Ava Gissel
Edna Atehinm
Wang
Charles
Davis
Wade
Cade Landers
Waterloo
Art Cameron
Lydia Penner
Dr. Avery
Anna
Teanyissel
Milwaukee
Wis
Finchford News Roundup Sees Local Visits and Home Purchases
Finchford reports a flurry of Sunday visits and arrivals including Mr and Mrs William Bentley and Mrs Coteaty of Cedar Falls. John French buys the farm at Waverly Junction from Mrs Anna Palmer. Miss Minnie Rabe returns home with Mrs John Akin of Westphalia for several weeks. The article notes varios family visits to Mason City Waterloo New Hartford and Charles City with residents and neighbors appearing across multiple towns.
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Finchford
Wiliam Bently
Coteaty
Cedar Falls
Frantz
Miller
Minnie Rabe
John Akin
Wetch
John French
Waverly Junction
Anna Palmer
Bertha Smith
Noble
Mason City
Misses Truth
Thes Downs
Charles City
A. B. Wassaday
Minnie Rien
Waterloo
Jane Rich
Oscar Cassaday
Charles Rich
Ed Holland
Shell Rock
Mary Reis
Pearl Page
Orville Tavis
New Hartford
At 80 She Writes Poem to Ridicule the Fashions
A Kentucky woman sixty years older pens a verse ridiculing modern dress styles. The poem, addressed to her sister in New Jersey, mocks fashions as unflattering and likens women to animated rails while urging modest dressing.
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New Jersey
Window Exit For Judge In Pursuit By Youth
County Judge John F. Hellskotter fled the courthouse with 16 year old Curtis Macklaw, armed with a pistol, as a crowd heard a shot. The juries ordered damages for remarks about Mackinaw's mother. The youth claimed to vindicate his mother and the judge fled through a garage to safety.
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Wurist
Howardsville
John F. Hellskotter
Curtis Mackl-aw
Mackinaw
Hillsketcer
Mre. Mackinaw
Hillskotter
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