MARRY AND KEEP FROM JAIL WOULD COMPEL WITNESSES
Des Moines March 6 special. Lawmaker Huff to propose reciprocity to compel testimony across state lines in criminal cases. Iowa would honor similar laws only with states that adopt comparable measures. Bill sets hearings, allows expert witness fees, and enables contempt for noncompliance within Iowa. Also covers workingmen’s compensation delays and notes Anamosa reformatory statistics on ages, literacy, health, and crimes with emphasis on stealing as a main crime.
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Des Moines
Huff
Iowa
Ives
Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Sullivan
Senate
Klay
House
Chase
Larrabee
Gillette
Kane
Stipe
Scholz
Kingland
Ottumwa
Webber
Mitchell
Anamosa
Reformatory
Avamosa
Minnesota to push Webb bill against liquor shipments
Minneapolis reports that after Congress passed the Webb bill Minnesota will pursue a state law prohibiting liquor shipments into dry areas. A prior bill failed for competition concerns but now federal limits negate that objection. Antisaloon forces back a new measure and back Senator Nelson's liquor license vote bill for women.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Webb
Congress
Minnesota
Bea
Nelson
Senate
Local Ads Highlight Styles and Prices at Lafayette
Advertisement notes reasonable prices and the latest styles at 720 Lafayette Street. Mentions Mrs Morgans as successor to Mrs Bacon in the shop lineage.
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Lafayette
Fort Madison Gambler Faces Trial For False Pretenses
P T Kirby, a man with multiple aliases and a criminal past, sits in Fort Madison jail awaiting trial on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly used a reform image to run a Life Line mission distributing aid, sold a blind violinist a worthless medicine recipe and half interest in the mission, and has ties to multiple state prisons. He was captured after a cross state chase ending in Winchester and later briefly released in St Louis after feigning illness and an aborted hospital operation.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
P. T. Kirby
Life Line Mission
Kirby
Chester
Indianapolis
Winchester
Icy
St. Loui
St. Louis
City Hospital
Adventist publishing growth and reach outlined at convention
Pastor J C Clemens reports on a Signs of the Times publishers convention in Mountain View, detailing 28 publishing houses in 71 languages, Hamburg and New South Wales plants, 350 denominational books, 125 periodicals, and 1911 literature value of 1.63 million dollars. The denomination, formed 65 years ago, now has 108,975 communicants and assets over 10 million with 74 sanitariums, 86 colleges, and 28 publishing houses. Territory west of the Mississippi was assigned to the Signs of the Times office, with sales totaling 463,000 and a 1913 goal of 500,000.
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J. C. Clemens
Waterloo Seventh Day Adventist Church
Signs of the Times
Mountain View
Cal
Offee
Hamburg
Germany
New South Wales
Times
Mississippi
Arkansas
Texas
Des Moines Meeting Attended by Reed Johnson and Clark
Mrs H M Reed and Mrs E L Johnson travel to Des Moines to join sessions of the Iowa Federation of Woman's Clubs at Hotel Chamberlain. Dr Margaret Clark spoke before the board and planned a visit to the legislature to hear the equal suffrage bill, postponed Friday due to the death of Representative F A Thayer.
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H. M. Reed
E.L. Johnson
Margaret Clark
Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Woman's Clubs
Chamberlain
F. A. Thayer
Personal Notes at Cedar Falls and Local Happenings
Cedar Falls March 5 Special. Martin Thorndahl was in Waterloo on business and pleasure. Weigert bought two Shetland ponies for training for his children. Mose Levy lost his bank book and about 15 dollars. Dr. W. L. Hearst to address Civic league on clean streets and public health. Various residents travel, illness, and work changes noted. Federated clubs meet at Mrs Seerley’s with about one hundred attendees. Local teams prepare for Iowa vs Teachers basketball clash. Weart-Frisby Lumber Co reorganizing under Chas Messier and Hugh Smith, with new officers to be elected.
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Cedar Falls
Martin Thorndah
Waterloo
HH. C. Weigert
Chicago
W. L. Hearst
The
Civic League
Seerley
Tuesday Club
Nineteenth Century Club
H. H. Seerley
Frank Hammer
F. H. Cuttler
Mary Townsend
Europe
B. Duthbert
H. §. Gilkey
Iowa
Iowa City
Waterloo Y. M. C. A
Weart-Frisby CO
Chas. Messier
Hugh Smith
Weart-Frisby Lumber Co
Cornell settles fussing question at Mount Vernon college
Mount Vernon Iowa March 5. After a spirited debate the student body at Cornell college voted to confine fussing to times matching study schedules. Led by the Senior Council and Dean McLeod the coeds urged stricter social standards and better scholarship. Men loitering near Bowman hall or at the church door on Sunday will be discouraged.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
McLeod
Bowman Hall
Rock Island Train Derails No Injuries Reported
Walcott Iowa March 6 A Rock Island train derailed during a high speed run but no injuries are reported. Officials say the incident occurred near Walcott as the locomotive and several cars left the track briefly before stopping safely. Investigators inspect the scene for cause and assess any damage to rolling stock and track.
Mountain Limited Train Derailment Strikes Tracks Nearby
The Mountain Limited passenger train of the Chicago Roth Island and Pacific Railway derailed west bound yesterday afternoon, tearing up about twelve hundred feet of track and sending all cars off the rails except the mail car. No injuries were reported. Bananas offered at 10 to 15 cents per dozen at C. H. Eightey’s.
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Chicago, Roth Island & Pacific Railway
Gas and Electric Co Offers Rate Reduction Before Special Election
The Citizens Gas and Electric Co sent a letter to Mayor Merner offering reduced rates if granted a five or ten year franchise. Manager Austin Burt states a roughly 26 percent cut. The proposal, disclosed before the impending special election, prompts taxpayers to seek more information from both sides prior to bond decisions.
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Citizens’ Gas and Eelectric Co
Merner
Austin Burt
Cedar Falls Hustlers Seek New Homes Across Canada
Tom Tiller, Geo Frisby and Dan Clark left by Rock Island with cars of household goods, horses, and farming machinery bound for Canada where they expect to settle. Farmers from this area have also moved to Canada, finding success as new towns rise rapidly and real estate investment prospers the Northwest envies.
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Tom Tiller
Geo. Frisby
Dan Clark
Rock Island
Canada
Cedar Falls
Great Northwest
Model Husband and Wife Exchange On Purchases
A domestic vignette from the New York Weekly shows a husband and wife debating a small purchase. The wife laments spending two dollars for a lovely face item, while the husband replies that happiness at home justifies frugal spending if it lightens cares and makes life at home more paradise, provided it costs no more than two dollars and a half.
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Angel
New York Weekly
Courier want ads save you time and money
Courier want ads promise to save readers time and money by offering classified listings for jobs, services, and sales. The note highlights convenience and cost efficiency for advertisers and shoppers alike.
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Criminal State Board of Control
Board of Control
Anamoss Reformatory
C. St. Fightney's
Bill
Ture
Adventist
Cedar Falls Daily News
Mose Levy
Moses
M. M. Waller
Charles City
Amanda Jeffers
James Black Dry Goods Co
Pasini
History Club
Teachers’ College
Rics
Geo. S. Sheerer
Chas. Benson
Rowan
Seward Higby
F. L. McCreerey
Clarksville
Voss Canning
Shell Rock
H. H. Clay
Charles Bchnable
Iowa Gate Co
Business
Businessen
Seymour
George Hearst
Watterman
Blaine
Hemersley
Wm. Radford
Clyde Harlan
Will Hearst
Leo. Paulger
Cornell
Walcott, Ia
Rocky
C. H. Eightey's
W. J. Peddicord
Waterloo, Lows
Gho GO
Utilities Concern
Orpheus
Boston
Brokerage
Sycamore Street
Frank Bros
Pust
Ommercia
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