New Iowa statutes take effect July 4 today
Des Moines reports numerous laws from the Thirty eighth general assembly become operative today July 4 including workmen compensation at 66 percent of earnings, housing regulation to curb tenement districts, higher salaries for county officials, and the use of English as the medium of instruction in secular schools. Other acts cover presidential electors ballot changes, road levy for township trus tees, juvenile and psychopathic hospital funding, state bonds for a temple of justice, and state parks and vocational education funding.
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Des Moines
Thirty Eighth General Assembly
Schaffter
Kimball
Foskett
Board of Control
Holdoegel
Iowa City
Dean
Towa
Union Church Service at Hampton Sunday
Hampton Iowa July 4 a union church service will be held next Sunday evening at the city park to commemorate three events the signing of the peace treaty the ratification of the suffrage amendment and the death of Old John Barleycorn special music provided Rex Robinson has arrived at Camp Dodge and will be discharged soon Lucius Raymond recently discharged from France visits his sister Mrs J S Rule Galer Reed goes to Culver Indiana for an eight week naval training course Herman C Struck received a DDS degree at Iowa State University and will look for a location TM McCrillis spends summer visiting relatives in this vicinity and Wisconsin Myrtle Knowles pathologist at Lutheran hospital now with a Chicago hospital plans a Colorado vacation Roads in the county are poor hard surfaced roads needed vote for hard roads July
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Hampton
John Barleycorn
Rex Robinson
109Th Engineers
Camp Dodge
Lucius Raymond
France
J. S. Rule
Galer Reed
Culver
Ind
Naval Department of
Culver Military University
Herman C. Struck
Iowa State University
Sony
McCrillis
St. Cloud
Wisconsin
Florida
Tir
Myrtle Knowles
Lutheran Hospital
Chicago
Colorado
Fort Dodge Blacksmith Fatally Trampled by Ponies
Fort Dodge Iowa July 4 W J Fitzsimons longtime blacksmith was seriously hurt when a team of ponies ran over him yesterday morning pinning him to the pavement. The impact fractured his skull and mangled the left side of his face as one pony slipped along his head and neck.
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Fort Dodge
W. J. Fitzsimons
Pioneer Skiff Travel From La Porte City to Waterloo
Jud Page of La Porte City paddled and poled a skiff 18 miles to Waterloo on the Fourth, starting at sunrise and arriving at 4 30 pm. He mused on Cedar River fish, birds, and the old outdoor life while recounting a journey that underscored pioneer spirit and river travel. He noted scarce bass, few wild ducks, and nostalgic memories from 1854 as he neared his brother Colonel Page in Waterloo.
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Cedar River
Jud Page
Colonel Tage
la Porte City
Waterloo
Colonel Page
River Bridge
Jud
Black Hawk County
Hunter
Page
Pioneer John Whannel Dies After Civil War Service
John Whannel a Tama county pioneer and Civil War veteran died suddenly of heart disease while seated at the table. Born in Scotland August 4 1839 he came to Illinois as a youth and to Iowa in 1865 settling in Grant township Tama county. He married Ann Preston in 1870. six sons and two daughters are noted with two grandchildren predeceasing him. Funeral services were held Wednesday. Farm transfers in north Tama county include Ed Minkel’s 240 acre tract at 385 per acre and James Paustian’s 240 acres at 325 per acre. William Philp of Dinsdale celebrated his 90th birthday June 9 1829 born in Cornwall England moved to America at 18 and now holds 160 acres.
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John Whannel
Tama County
Ayrsfre
Scotland
Illinois
Towa
Grant Township
Ann Preston
North Tama County
Ed. Minkel
Traer
Dysart
Draper
Buckingham
Ing
Roy
Merle Draper
Mr. Landt
Gladbrook
James Paustian
Frank Voljek
Joe Drabos
William Philp
Dinsdale
Cornwall
England
America
Toronto
Towa Cash Market Moves to New Location
The Iowa Cash Market at 607 Commercial Street moves today to 611 Commercial Street. New store will open Saturday with beautful white fixtures throughout and a freeze plant to be installed, says proprietor Harry Rabiner.
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Iowa
Commercial Street
Harry Rabiner
Soldier Weds While On Leave In Cincinnati
Ernest Whitehead, returning from overseas duty with the 14th machine gun battalion, missed his train in Cincinnati and wed waitress Clara Beckett after a chance meeting. Whitehead, 28, served 16 months in France and Italy, with battles including Argonne and Verdun. he was wounded in action.
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Cincinnati
Ernest Whitehead
North Carolina
Missis Clara Beckett
Whitehead
14Th Machine Gun Battalon
Argonne Forest
Verdun
Chateau l Thierry
Nancy
St. Mihiel
Champagne Drive
War brides seek happy homes with Doughboys across seas
Des Moines reports Grace Goulder, altimadt aide, travels Iowa and Nebraska lecturing about war brides from France, England, Italy who married for love. She says brides expect America to be a promised land and wonder how American women will welcome them. Husbands are seen as wonderful and capable of solving most anything.
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Des Moines
Daly
America
Hotel Proprietors Liable For Guest Goods Lost In Room
San Francisco Superior Judge John Sunt ruled hotel proprietors are responsible for personal property stolen from rooms during guest absence. In Verne Samples v Temple Hotel Co, owner of the Lanker shim hotel, Samples won $150 for wearing apparel lost Aug 5, 1918. The hotel claimed the room was left with door unlocked and key not in custody.
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San Francisco
John Sunt
Verne Samples
Oakland
Tenple Hotel Company
Lankershim
Samples
Ie Hotel Desi
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