Mustached Turk Witness Describes Shoes in Murder Case
Gotlieb Abraham, a Turk witness for the State, testified about a gang involved in a Gust Bekiares murder inquiry. He noted long mustaches, described footwear as sport shoes with high heels, and discussed bread procurement and bunkhouse dynamics amid cross examination at Oelwein.
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Gotlied Abraham
Oclwein
George Poulas
Gust Bekiares
Gotlieb Atraham
Abraham
Witners
Reek
Nauhtar Elias
Paulus
Oelwein
Selem Mehmet
Elias
Foreman Brown
Green Mountain
Ebraham
Hage
Mullan
Gust Beklares Gang
Ibraham
Mr. Mullan
Hoxie Waal
Kansas City
Kan
Dunkerton
Chicago Great Western Railway
Albraham
Chamberlain's Tablets Advertised for Constipation
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as excellent for constipation, describing them as easy to take and mild. It encourages trial and notes they are for sale by all dealers. Also mentions collapsible sulkies and a contact at 225 East Ltd St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Raymond
225
East. Ltd
Hearing on saloon petition set before new judge
Temperance groups file objections with lists of challenged signatures as 470 withdrawals noted. Appellants and supporters of the saloon petition face a district court hearing likely April 1, with 518 votes originally shown and claims of forgery nonresidents and illegible signatures amid fraud allegations.
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Temperance Forces
WN. Birdsall
J. T. Sullivan
H. B. Boles
C. W. Mullan
Courtright & Arbuckle
Reed & Tuthill
Business Men’s Temperance
Nagie
Can- Vasb
Waterloo
Inet
Reeve Wins Special Election in Franklin County
In Hampton Ja March 19 CO G Reeve progressive Republican was elected to succeed the late Frank A Thayer after a landslide victory over opponent Liggett Democrat 615 to 356 with about half the county voting. Reeve’s win signals a shift in the local representation.
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Hampton, Ja
G. Reeve
Frank A. Thayer
Reeve
Tel Liggett
Mallory
Local Results Signal End of Bull Moose in Hamp ton County
The Democratic and Bull Moose parties both suffered losses as Mr. Reeve won Hamp ton by a small margin while Mr. Liggett led locally but carried little countywide support. The tally is viewed as signaling the decline of the Bull Moose movement in the county.
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Reeve
Hampton
Liggett
Heavly
Badly Injured in Cutter Accident Near Dysart
Clarence Sturtz a farmer near Dysart sustained a severe laceration to his hand and arm when his hand became entangled in a corn cutter. He was admitted to Presbyterian hospital for treatment. The extent of the injury is not yet known.
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Clarence Sturtz
Dysart
Presbyterian Hospital
Supervisors Fight Tax Money Control in Road Bill
Mason City Iowa March 19 strong opposition arose at a board of supervisors meeting to any state road bill that would strip county officers of handling tax derived funds. Discussion focused on paving a mile or two of road between Mason City and Clear Lake with the board backing a highway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Board of Supervisors
General Assembly
Here
Clear Lake
Highway Commission
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Advertisement
A vintage ad extols Syrup of Figs as a safe gentle stomach liver and bowel cleanser for all ages. It contrasts primitive, high fiber living with modern indulgence and claims the product makes waste elimination easy without irritation or weakness. The California Fig Syrup Company markets the authentic remedy and warns against imitations.
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California Mg Syrup Company
Highway Pavement Plan Seeks Private Funds for County Road
The proposal aims to create a mill tax with supervisory power for a county commission and directs auto taxes collected to road costs. An estimated two miles of pavement may be laid on a highway section five to six miles west of the city at about 6000 dollars per mile, largely funded by private sources.
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Dix
Franklin CO
Sam Loyd
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Evelyn Parsons
Alice Brown
Bertha Runkle
Navarre
Jimmie
Mary Heaton Vorse
Josephine Daskam Bacon
Mary Brecht Pulver
Woman's Home
April Woman’s Home Companion
J. Miller
West Fourth Street
Red Cross Drug Co
Sycamore Street
Henderson Drug Co
Commercial St
Iowa
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