Taft Address at State College Stirs Iowa Audience
Governor Clarke and state officials heard William H Taft lecture at the State College Ames with a large crowd present. Taft warned against intervention in Mexico while criticizing U S policy and urged restraint, noting the risk of tying the nation to a costly war party. He urged Carranza be held responsible for Villa actions and warned 250 000 troops might be needed.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Ames
Wm. H. Teftin
State College
Murphy
Board of Education
Pearson
Judge Taft
United States
Steels
Tait
Mexico
Alexico
Villa
Carranza
Judge Fast
Castor oil shortage hits Green Apple season
Des Moines reports castor oil near depletion as European war disrupts supply. Gists say few have enough stock to treat green apple colic and wholesale druggists face the same shortage. Traders are limited to at most a gallon per sale due to shipping disruptions.
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E. C. Lytcon
Reights Bud Measures Department
Dee Moines
Ottumwe
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
New Providence
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Araggist
Enact Indies
Thas
Young Bohemian Sentenced for Attempted Murder and Arson
The young Bohemian, Sally Loses Two Bingers, is sentenced to Amamasa Reformatory for up to thirty years after a murder attempt on Jos Ludgieck of Currall township and an alleged death by own action. Thomas Lally sufers a hand injury while working on a gasoline engine. two fingers are severed. The Postmaster General contemplates restoring the former north Tamamall routes. Outdoor Art League offers prizes for birdhouses and for the best wildflower collection for park beds.
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Tracer
Jerry Hiryiz
Jos Ludgieck
Currall Township
Des
Blate Reformatory
Amamasa
Tases
Lally
North Tamamall ‘Poutes
Seeking a Flaw in Mulei Repeal Law
Davenport liquor interests hire Des Bloines to find flaws in the 1912 code supplement used to repeal the mulet law. Lawyers examine the state printer supplied copy to challenge certification by the commission. If successful, the ruling could undermine the repeal and hundreds of other laws.
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Co Commission
Watch Your Sneeze Or Spread Disease In School
Des Moines on March 24 reports pupils in grades memorize sneeze prevention lines. Miss Nellie Warren of Greenwood school originated the idea to curb coughs and colds. Teachers emphasize covering sneezes to protect public school health.
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Des Moines
Nellie Warren
Greenwood School
Building Up the Blood with Dr Williams Pink Pills
An advertisement claims thin blood causes backache and rheumatism and that Dr Williams Pink Pills restore blood health. It promotes rest, habit changes, and a course of treatment to prevent breakdown, offering free booklets and pills for sale by mail or drugstores.
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Willisrs
J Fay
Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Hidden Treasure Found in Danville Homestead Fire
Fire destroyed the Hanna homestead near Danville in the Long Crest neighborhood. Afterward, Will Hanna and workers found about 600 in gold coins and silver pieces scattered in the cellar, including a Mexican dollar dated 1807. John Hanna had died years earlier, leaving the house to his son. A note from John to his daughter hinted at a second money can still hidden.
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Burllogien
Des Moines
Old Manna
Danville
John Hann
Kanna
Centerville Hen Clarice Believed World Egg Champion
Centerville on March 24 reports Erld Vannes noting Clarice the red hen laid six eggs daily for 24 days then hid in a cellar for fourteen years. A gold piece was divided among Hanna’s heirs after his claim as former board of supervisors chairman.
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Centerville
Howerd Vannes
Clarice
Fica
Hanna
John Hanna
Board of Supervisors
Poll of Iowa editors favors Cosson for governor nomination
In a state-wide poll by The Capital Iowa editors predict Attorney General George Cosson will win the Republican gubernatorial nomination in June. Cosson led in 109 of 246 counties, with 44 percent of editors seeing him as carrying the most votes in their communities. Joe Allen and Lt. Gov. Harding followed.
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Fletcher
John Fletcher
Secretary of State
Brate
Attorney General
Webb H. Myers
T Time
Seate County
Pottawattamie Con
Avaca
General Assembly
Webb H. Byars
Des Moines
George Cosson
Iowa
Joe Allen
Harding
Coseon
Allen Waa Givan
Afty
Kushade
Allen
State days hold stormy meeting in Des Moines
The Iowa temperance convention in Des Moines held a straw vote for governor candidates with 45 votes for Attorney General Cosson and 17 for Senator Allan. Allen opposed endorsement, claiming the convention was packed for Cosson. tensions flared as delegates debated representation and the vote was publicly announced.
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Dow Moines
State Convention of Temperance Workers
YY. M
George Cosson
Joseph H. Allan
Allen
Meade
Cosson
Resolutons
Banatar Allen
H. L. Litchfield
Waterloo
Mark .Evans
Iowa Business Men’s Temperance Association
Senator Allen
Hess
B. Miller
Cadar Haplda
Coston
Odile
Tonles
Pack
All Delagte
Renator Allen
Wark Evans
M. McMillan
Sioux City
John H. Darrah
Charlston
John B. Hammond
Hammond
General Assembly
Cosnon
James R. Hanna
GC. H. Thomas
Senator Allen on Endorsement and Candidate Selection
Senator Allen declined to seek the convention's endorsement and argued that a group should not assume the power to nominate candidates for office. He emphasized that the primaries should govern candidate selection rather than a few individuals.
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Merk Evans
W. J. Pilkington
Business Men's Temperance Association
H. L. Litchfield
Stytus
Allen
Coston
Why Do Boys and Girls Quit School News Item
Des Moines reports an investigation planned by Ellen M. Rourke at the state labor commissioner’s office to study why youths aged fourteen to sixteen quit school. About 1,300 youths hold work permits. the effort will gather names and addresses to uncover causes and potential cures.
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Des Moines
Ellen M. Rourke
State Labor Commissioner's Office
A. L. Urtik
Extension Department
State University of Iowa
Sioux City
Investigations Find Strain on Women Workers
Mrs Rourke surveyed women workers last summer on hours and conditions. Telephone gir ls faced tension and nervous strain while laundries kept workers on their feet in heat. Legislation by the last legislature limited eight hour days at laundries and allowed rest opportunities, improving conditions.
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New Insurance Organization
Iowa Citizens Fund Mutual Insurance
Mason City
A. J. Killmer
Wo KE. G.kldner
Earl J. Newton
Boston Transcript
Ton
Sally
Lemes Hsclooe
YEV
George Dobson
SIYAW
Mr Hill
H. Hill Company
Detroit
Ottgall — Far
Davidsons
McDougall
Stu
Gotsian Rede Saark
Goteien
Faark
G. Gotzian & Company
St. Pon
Saint Pout
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