Clerks to Scan Records on Panama Pacific Funds Shortage
Des Moines June 27 report on retrenchment and reform committee pursuing a detailed audit of the Panama Pacific Exposition Commission. Miss Wilda A. Smith and Ralph Bolton testified on vouchers, missing receipts, and the $75,000 appropriation. Committee adjourned to July 8 to review all expenditures and ensure proper vouchers before any final findings.
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Des Moines
Ralph Bolton
Wilda A. Smith
Clinton
Iowa Commission
Executive Council
Commission
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
James M. Pierce
State Executive Council
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Iowa News Bureau
Miss Smith
Mr. Bolton
Pierce
Remington Agency
San Francisco
Greater Iowa Committee
Bolton
Clum
A. B E. Bales
van Horn, Cluett & Co
State Sunday School convention names officers in Iowa
The State Sunday School association's annual convention in Sioux City elected officers: EK H Stranahan of Oskaloosa as president M G Clark of Sioux City as vice president Rev Peter Jacobs Randolph as recording secretary Aaron D Woods Des Moines as treasurer Walter Hutton Des Moines as general secretary Bernard O Smith and Nettie L O'Brien of this city as directors F E Weaver Sioux City as director. O'Brien family members Mrs O'Brien wife of J J Brien former Warley O'Brien general merchants. Smith formerly head mechanic in Arnold garage Oelwein. Two conventions planned next year at Dubuque for north and at Chariton for south half. Mrs Smith has lived in Oelwein while Smith visits, both currently residents of this city.
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Sioux City
State Sunday School Association
EK. H. Stranahan
Oskaloosa
M. G. Clark
Peter Jacobs
Randolph
Aaron D. Woods
Des Moines
Strawberry Point
Retary
Walter Hutton
Bernard O. Smith
Nettie L
W. G. Burris
Des
O'Brien
Moines
F. E. Weaver
A. Frantz
Grand Junction
Rockford, IL
Carl Schmidt
Muscatine
Chicago
du Jwil
Ibuque
Charles City
Court Ordered Sale At L. B. Park Office
An advertisement announces a court ordered sale at L B Park, 524 Hast Fourth Street, available to buy a home and growing business property cheaply. The sale is scheduled for 3 o clock Saturday, June 26, 1919.
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L. BH
Fourth Street
$10 000 Slander Suit Follows Food Agent Activities
A $10,000 slander suit was filed in district court by P. J. Maloy, agent of the department of justice, against Ben Wagner of Ankeny. Maloy alleges Wagner made slanderous statements about him and the government after an April 1918 search of the Wagner home for hoarded flour, claiming the government would rob the people. The suit seeks damages and cites statements such as “When they bring back my gun and money they stole will do something” and “The G d government sends out men to rob the people.” Heat in Cherokee kills horses. many are pressed into service and several deaths reported. Telegrams from Louisiana urge governors to oppose ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment.
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Des Moines
The
Food Administration
Maloy
Department of Justice
Ben Wagner
Ankeny
Haley
Harding
Wagner
Ualey
G— d
Baton Rouge
G Pleasant
Louisiana
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Panama-Pacific Commission
Senator Kimball
Homestead
Austin Haines
Woodworth Clum
Clinton Advertiser
Howev
Frontier Asthma CO
Niagara and
Hudson Street
Buffalo, N.Y
Orty
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Fluid Drach
Regula
York
At Gimonths Ac Eesha
Fletcher
Wees City
Tand
Harris
J. J.brien
Warley & O'Brien
Independent Meat Coo
Hamburg
Indeendent Meat Company
Independent Meat Co
Commercial Street
Iowa
Cherokee
Capes
Cape
Dolman
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