Delinquent Iowa Auto Licenses Targeted in Campaign
Des Moines reports county attorneys and state officers will launch a state wide drive to collect about 15000 delinquent automobile license fees. The move follows a shift of the auto department to the secretary of state. Secretary W C Ramsey says most fees should be collected within three weeks, with plates delays and contract changes noted. Registration under the new law begins November 1 with county treasurers handling renewals.
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Des Moines
E. H. Hoyt
State Automobile Department
Secretary of State
W. C. Ramsey
Ramsay
Bor- Teson Company
St. Paul
St. Louis
Paying Wins 5 to 1 in Woodbury County Special Election
In Sioux City voters approved paying bonds by large margins while bond issuance failed in most country precincts. City totals show 2,937 for paying and 2,879 for bonds. country precincts favored paying 3 to 2 but rejected bonds. Overall results from 20 of 25 precincts: 983 for paying 601 against. 73 for bonds 612 against.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Golf Tournament at Cedar Rapids Nears the Finals
Cedar Rapids Va July 9 Interest in the state golf tournament to the second round of the championship flight. Ralph Rider former state champion was eliminated by Carl Piepho Cedar Rapids 4 and 3. Rider’s putting cost him the match. Cedar Rapids easily won the team event with 658 a margin of 21.
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Cedar Rapids
Ralph Rider
Hyperion Club
Des Moines
Carl Piepho
Rider
D. E. Mon
Hyperion
Alfred Peastee
Dubuque
Fred
Deg Moines Golf and Country Club
Edemyighsep
Hanging in Missouri Will Be Resumed If Governor Signs Bill
Jefferson City July 9 The Missouri Senate voted 18 to 1 to restore capital punishment by hanging. The bill, amended by the house, goes to Gov Gardner for signature as the session adjourns at noon. The legislature met July 2 and ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment.
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Missouri
Jeferson City
Senate
Gardner
Iowa man buys airplane for private rides
Des Moines July 9 C C Quinn of Emmetsburg becomes Iowa s first private airplane buyer purchasing a Curtiss machine from a local airplane department for 2500 dollars. Delivery to be made soon. No electors in Washington DC as residents do not vote.
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Iowa
Des Moines
C. CO. Quinn
Emmetsburg
Et Thera
City of
Washington
Caslumbia
People Thera
Revel in Parks Nude Pan Devotees Spark Local Mystery
In Council Bluffs a nude dancing couple, devoted to the God Pan, perform nightly across a 100 acre park with hill and hollows. Spectators report their elusiveness as they dart among trees, laughter echoing, while park staff take little action. No identity or origins are known.
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Council Bluffe
Mount Park
Council Bluffs
Council
Ina
Exeddeviant
Aryst
Fairmount Park
Davenport Area Plans Twenty Miles Of County Road Paving
Davenport area officials announce immediate start on grading drainage for about 20 miles of county roads. The plan seeks federal aid funds and road department support to pave the Davenport Durant and Davenport Gambst Eldridge corridors in the first phase. Five miles of paving on each route plus Allan's Grove and River roads are targeted for completion in the initial operation.
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Devonport
Woerk
Scot County
Board of Supervisors
Iowa State Highway Commission
Government Road Department
Davenport-Durant
Daven Port-Gambst
Eldridge
Allan's Grove
River Road
Body of missing man possibly identified in Cedar River
Cedar Rapids police consider the unidentified body pulled from the Cedar river near Tipton may be James B. Smith a wealthy retired farmer who had been missing for months. Earlier reports tied the corpse to a starch works disaster but teeth and clothing point to Smith. Police note he vanished after leaving his home with 15000 dollars in savings withdrawn before his disappearance and suspect murder for money.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Tipton
James 8
Smith
Eight Million Dollar Rise in Sioux City Deposit Totals
Sioux City banks report deposits for the year ending June 30 rose by about eight million dollars, the largest gain in local bank history. All banks posted increases, led by five banks with combined growth of nearly six point nine million. Bankers cite higher salaries, rising costs, stronger real estate, and abundant money as key factors fueling the rise. One banker notes a year of strong business and widespread money, with new savings accounts surpassing any prior period.
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Sioux City
Pay of Girls of 17 in Wisconsin to Be 22 Cents Per Hour
Wisconsin industrial commission sets a 22 cent minimum hourly wage for all female and experienced minor workers over 17, effective June 27, following petitions from the Wisconsin Federation of Labor, the Consumers' League, and Milwaukee's Central Council of Social Agencies. The rule classifies wages by age and experience, with 18 to 20 cents for under 16, 18 to 20 cents for 16 to 17, and a structured progression for beginners and more experienced workers, plus minimums for permit children and those with limited experience.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Federation of Labor
Consumers’ League of Wisconsin
Central Council of Social Agencies of
Car Fire Destroys Vehicle Near River ton Township
Jans Heddons discovered his car on fire while driving home and pulled the emergency brake. He was found by the roadside and told the car was completely destroyed by fire, suffering only bruises to the chest. This incident occurred in Charles City, Ja. July 0.
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Charles City
Riverton Township
Jans Heddons
Pierce Promises Rebuttal Facts in Iowa Investigation
Des Moines July 9 The trenchment and reform committee aims to conclude its investigation into the Pierce charges against Woodworth Clum and Iowa Commission officers for the Panama Pacific Exposition. James M. Pierce and attorney Robert Haines say more testimony will be introduced in rebuttal of prior evidence. Clum testified the typewriter used by the commission is now at Davenport, the same office as the Greater Iowa association. He said his salary was 5000 dollars yearly as secretary of the Greater Iowa association until the informal Iowa commission was formed for the San Francisco fair, after which pay was shared. Haines produced Clinton Advertiser on news material from the Iowa News bureau. Clum said he did not know if correspondence from R E. Bales reached him. Pierce contends one of the checks for 45 dollars from state funds paid for news service for his paper. Ralph Bolton testified Bales was employed by the commission for publicity work.
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Des Moines
Piearce
Woodworth Clum
Iowa Commission
James M. Pierce
Robert Haines
Pierce
Bollinger
Davenport
Les
Clinton Advertiser
Iowa News Bureau
Clum
R. KE. Bales
Advertiser
Ralph Bolton
Bales
Commission
Knights Templar of Iowa Reports 600 Increase in Members
Spirit Lake Ia July 9 The Knights Templar of Iowa report a 600 rise in membership over the past year to the grand commandery as it met at the new Templar home. Des Moines drill team performed on park parade grounds while delegates from other state grand encampments and Iowa grand Masonic bodies were welcomed. W E B McConnell commander of Council Bluffs presided as officer reports and the commander's address opened the forenoon session.
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Spirit
Council! Bluffs
Harvest Wages Remain High Amid Short Labor in Shenandoah
In Shenandoah Iowa July the big wages stay strong at six dollars a day for farm labor yet scarce help complicates saving grain and hay. An Englishman reportedly developed a pre cradling wind assisted method to speed work, though peak effects may require higher wages during the harvest rush.
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Shenandoah
Milliner Turns Farmer It’s More Profitable
Greeny Iowa July 9 Miss Pearl Belknap long operated a Greene millinery shop. For two years she has farmed and this year will cultivate 30 acres of corn, 25 acres of oats and 25 acres of hay. She does nearly all the work herself and spent winters cutting timber for cordwood.
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Greeny
Permanent Rheumatism Relief Through Blood Treatment
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a permanent cure for rheumatism by cleansing the blood rather than external applications. It claims over fifty years of relief and offers a free booklet with medical guidance from Swift Specific Co in Atlanta.
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S.S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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