Windup nears in Iowa road bill clash in Des Moines
Iowa lawmakers return as the Johnston road bill looms in the house with heated campaign tactics behind the scenes. Gov. Harding's stance remains neutral amid Elwood and Johnston factions and the fate of the highway commission hangs on the forthcoming votes and possible administration influence.
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Harding
Greater Iowa Association
Pitt
Highway Commission
Johnston
Elwood
Supreme Court
HB. Deemer
Iowa 1883 Debates Over Alien Land Ownership
In 1883 Iowa lawmakers urged a constitutional amendment to bar land ownership by non residents and aliens who would not owe allegiance to the U S The move feared foreign landholding could threaten American labor and systems of property There was aim for six year extinction of all lands held by non residents but the resolutions were buried in a congressional committee.
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Towans
Idaho
Hawkeye Land
Iowa
Congress
Des Moines College Sold for 130000 to Bishop Dowling
Des Moines College including buildings campus and athletic field along with the president's house has been sold to the Rt. Rev. Austin Dowling bishop of the Des Moines Roman Catholic diocese for 130000. Possession will pass June 1 1818 and proceeds will fund a new Central Baptist College in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Des Moines College
Austin Dowling
Des Moine Colege
Bishop Dowling
Central Baptist College
Constitution of Iowa At Sixty Years Old Des Moines
Des Moines notes mark sixty years since Iowa adopted its constitution. The 1857 convention in Iowa City created a strong bill of rights improving testimony rules for Black and other citizens, added an lieutenant governor post, and allowed voters to elect Supreme Court justices. It also established a state bank, expanded debt limits, and moved the capital to Des Moines with the university at Town City. President Springer praised the reforms for expanding popular rights and removing previous restrictions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Petute House
Iowa City
Mosea W. Gray
Linn
John A. Parvin
Muscatine
Francis Springer
Toulsa
Polk County
Thomas Seely
Bun
de Burro
Capitol
State University
Town City
Springer
Iowa City Woman Killed in Automobile Crash
Mrs Edwin LB Wilson wife of the former Johnson County attorney was killed Saturday night when struck by a car driven by Lorace Pilcher of Ida Grove. She was a senior at the University of Iowa and was with her daughter Margaret 14 and Miss Helen Guneolus when the accident occurred.
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Iowa City
Edwin LB. Wilson
Johnson) County
Lorace Pilcher
Ida Grove
Miherat Arts College
Iowa University
Woman Fatally Struck After Car Collision
Miss Wilson and Miss Gonsolus saw a car approach as pedestrians started across the street. Mrs. Wilson rushed to hospital with a fractured skull and died ten minutes after arrival. Pilcher reported the accident to police but was not held after investigation.
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Miss Wilson
Miss Gonsolus
Mrs. Wilson
Pilcher
Chinaman Held For Story City Murder
Quan Sue, a Chinese man, is held at Butte Montana on murder charges in Story City where Sin Lee was found shot and killed. Requisition papers were issued for his return for trial as investigators link the case to tong wars in San Francisco and the disappearance of $4300 from a Chinese bank. Officials suggest forgery may have funded the crime and anticipate a broader tale of Chinese crime and diplomacy.
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Ies Moines
San Francisco
Quan Sue
Quang Cong Kwack
San Lee
Story City
Lee
San Leo
Jit
Public Welcome for Guards and Band in Webster City
Webster City hosts a monster homecoming banquet for Company I and the Second Regiment Band after their Des Moines discharge. A public Elks Club event, limited to 250 sit-down guests, will feature a program with priority for soldiers’ families. Col. N K Kvatt commands the regiment.
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Webster City
Hiks
Des Moines
Second Iowa Infantry
Brownsville
Tex
Elks
Julius Hermann
Arch Foster
Geo. C. Tucker
Bascom Hudleston
Fred Winslow
Col. N. KP. Kvatt
Webster City election to decide manager versus commission plan
Webster City Iowa will elect three new aldermen on March 26 amid parties in a likely two ticket race. Opponents accuse current officials of not implementing the manager plan, despite having a city manager. Incumbents Kamrar will not run again. Clark and McCullough are noncommittal. Nomination filing closes March 16 with few candidates named so far.
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Webster City
Iowa
Judge Kamrar
R. G. Clark
J. McCullough
Kamrar
Messrs. Clark
Mec
Ganouss
Advertisement Claiming Bromo Quinine Prevents Colds
A vintage ad touts a claim that Bromo Quinine prevents grip or grip related ailments. It features the phrase To Prevent The Grip Cold and notes that only one Bromo Quinine exists with EB. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. Price 26 cents.
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W. ‘Grove
Attorney Faville to Probe Ax Murders
Des Moines reports Attorney General Horace M. Havner names F. P. Faville of Storm Lake to lead state investigation of the Villiscaux murder case. Grand jury to meet at Red Oak as clues from the Moore family slaying are pursued. Faville previously served as U S district attorney in the northwest and on the state parole board before resigning to keep his law practice.
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Des Moines
Horace M. Havner
F. P. Faville
Storm Lake
Villiscaux
Red Oak
Moore
Faville
United States
Northwestern Laws
Jie
State Board of Parole
Gay. Glarke
Parole Board
Cherokee Man Buys Patent Right Feeds Loss
Carl Mann of Cherokee, Oklahoma, was duped by a man calling himself Charles W. Boydston who claimed a patent on a horsecollar fastener. Mann paid 842 for agency, expected 250 collar locks from a factory in South Bend Indiana, but the firm never existed and Boydston is described as a 55 to 60 year old man with gray hair and mustache.
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Cherokee, Ter
Carl Mann
Mann
Charles W. Boydston
South Band
Ind
Boydston
Renys The Same Parm 20 Years Coon Rapids Report
Coon Rapids Iowa March 5 What is considered a record for continued Parm usage has persisted for two decades as residents debate a standard that defines long term practice amid evolving guidelines and local discourse on dairy product names and consistency.
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Coon Rapids, Ta
Tenant retires after 29 years on German estate farm
Carl Boxmann ended tenancy on the Coe farm March 1 and gave up the lease of the August Sanders farm, which he had rented for 29 years without a written contract. He recently sold an heir to an estate in Germany and plans retirement from active life.
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Coe Farm
Carl Boxmann
August Sanders
Boxmann
Germany
Freezone corn remover promises painless relief and shedding
A Cincinnati discovery named Freezone is advertised as a painless method to lift off corns and calluses. Tiny bottles are sold in New York drug stores for a few cents, with several drops applied to the affected area to shrink and detach the corn or callus without pain.
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Cincinnati
Cadomene Tablets Praised By Worried Elderly Couple
A Muskogee Oklahoma reader writes Sep 24 1916 praising Cadomene Tablets for nervous ill health. He and his wife report calmer moods better sleep and increased liveliness after using Cadomene and urge others to share testimonials with the proprietors.
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Hugh Kwkeisoe
E. Broadway
Muskogee
Okla
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