Union Plumbers Seek Day Wage Increase in Marshalltown
Union plumbers in four Marshalltown shops have asked for $1 an hour for an eight hour day, seeking a $2 daily rise to offset rising living costs. Master plumbers dispute the ultimatum claim and anticipate a meeting this evening to resolve the pay dispute.
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Marshalltown
Ang. L
Daniel Mulligan
McCarten Plumbing Company
Boughton & Banzhaf
A. C. Burgess
Crinklaw Bros
Plumbers’ Union
Justices Must Turn in Marriage Fees to County
Davenport, July 31. State examiners auditing county officers uncover faults in the Scott county district court clerk’s entry system hindering account checks. A $4.23 shortage stems from unchecked smell fees in six cases, and $7.25 overpayment due to double charging in two cases. Justices of the peace face demands to return marriage fees. Justice W T Maines owes $174 for 1917-18 marriages, and Justice Phil Daum $356 for the same period.
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Davenport
Scott County District Court
Justices of the Peace
W. TR. Maines
Phil Daum
Music Teacher Describes Murdered Janet Wilkinson
Sister Mary Alvira, a Chicago musician visiting Iowa City, recalls Janet Wilkinson and her sisters as bright, intelligent children. She expresses shock at the murder tied to Fitzgerald and notes the family’s loss and the ongoing grisly Chicago case.
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Iowa City
Janet Wilkinson
Fitzgerald
Chicago
Mary Alvira
Lews City
Sisters of Charity
St. Patrick’s Parish
Wilkinsons
Hartley Doctor Charged In Illegal Operation
Spencer July 81 County Attorney Downing of O'Brien county issued a warrant for Dr Conway of Hartley charged with performing an illegal operation on Miss Mabel Hansen 17 of Minneapolis who died four days later in a Spencer rooming house. The coroner's jury returned the findings and the preliminary hearing was to be held today at Hartley. Miss Hansen was daughter of Mrs Axel Olson of Minneapolis. Interment was at Sioux City yesterday.
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Spencer
Downing
O’brien
Dr. Conway
Hartley
Mabel Hansen
Minneapolis
Miss Hansen
Henry Mansen
Flattley
Conway
Hansen
Axel Olson
Sioux City
Quenches Persistent Thirst With Horsford’s Acid Phosphate
An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a drink additive that increases satisfaction and acts as a stimulant and tonic. The copy urges readers to Try it, describing its supposed efficacy for quenching thirst.
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Horsford
Watermelon Expose Sparks Iowa Court Action
Cedar Rapids July 31. A riotous scene over a watermelon theft scam unfolds as 12 of 40 accused in Justice Lightner’s court face charges for stealing over 100 melons from a railcar. The rest, youths under 16, await juvenile court. Dr. J W Griffith alleges a broader inquiry into theft and rotten fruit handling.
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Cedar Rapids
Daughter Fights Her Mother for Custody in Sioux City
In Sioux City district court Mrs. Minnie McConnell petitions for custody of Dorothy Geneve eight alleging grandmother Mrs. Kilip Cunningham refuses to relinquish the child. A hearing is set for August 4. McConnell says she has not seen her daughter in two years and that her mother promised to return the child when able.
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Sioux City
Minnie McConnell
District Court
Dorothy Geneve
Kilip Cunningham
Bluff Street
Mary Love Sues Husband for Divorce in Sioux City
Mrs. Mary Love files for divorce from Frank Love in Sioux City alleging cruelty. They were married about 21 years and have five children in her care. Land valued at 8000 dollars and earning potential 140 dollars monthly are noted. she seeks 60 dollars monthly permanent alimony.
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Sioux City
Mary Love
Frank Love
Love
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