Iowa Assembly May Wind Up Work About April 19
Des Moines report on the Thirty-eighth General Assembly in late session weeks. Adjournment may slip to about April 19 with Rathbun pardon probe completion expected. Gov Harding and Atty Gen Harner could face reprimand, no impeachment. evidence suggests imprudent acts. departmental affairs report due, road and auto license bills to pass, appropriation bills nearing final windup.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Iowa
Rathbun
House Judiciary Committee
W. L. Harding
H. ‘M. Harner
Theovernor
Senate Committee On Departmental Affairs
Atate
Senate Committee On
Varoua
Benator Smith
Madison County
Senate
House
Code Commission
Senate Insurance Committee
Sut Stl
Senate Committee On Elections
Missouri
Middle West
World War Veterans Organize Post No 1 at Spencer Iowa
Spencer Iowa March 31 The World War Veterans an organization of returned soldiers and sailors now aReality Post No 1 was organized in Spencer last week at a banquet attended by about 100 veterans. Lieut Rush Smith named commander and Lieut Maris E DeWolf as secretary. Plans include state and national organization building and a state convention after 25 posts are formed. De Wolf urges a post in every Iowa county by Decoration Day. Those seeking temporary rules should contact Lieut Mark B De Wolf Spencer Iowa.
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Spencer, Ja
Spencer
Grand ‘Army of the Republic
Rush -Smith
Mark B. de Wolt
World War Veterans
Death in rural road tragedy near Perkins Iowa
A Sioux City man, 39, was found murdered with a .38 shell in the front seat of a Ford near Perkins, Iowa. The body was dragged into a ploughed field and clues include a dress, whisky bottle, initials C C B, and a Court Street address. Authorities suspect a woman’s involvement. A second note mentions 1918 corn harvest delays in Hamburg and a comment about social aid.
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Sioux City
Perkins
Claude
Court Street
Perking
Speers Cleared of Forgery Charge After War Service
Leo B. Speers, a Davenport resident, had a forged check case dismissed after a conference between Realf Otleren and Prosecutor Henry H. Jebens. Barely 18, he fought with the American expeditionary forces from Lorraine to Chateau Thierry between 1917 and 1918, surviving gas exposure and earning a hero’s record.
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Davenport
Leo B. Speers
Realf Otleren
Henry H. Jebens
Speers
Anganosa
Ers
Lorraine
Champagne
Chateau Thierry
Hebee
Casualty List Totals 103 Names for War Casualties
Washington March 21 103 names appear in today’s casualty list. Among the Iowa entries Private Andrew Reinkan Wesley dies of disease and John F Ryan Fort Dodge wagoner is severely wounded. In the list of corrections appears.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Andrew Reinkan
Wesley
John F. Ryan
Wagoner
Fort Dodge
Lst of Corrections
Arthur N. Akerson Reported Killed in Action
Arthur N. Akerson of Bronx City is confirmed killed in action after earlier reports of missing in action. The notice state that he served in the armed forces and his death is now officially acknowledged.
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Arthur N. Akerson
Bronx City
Soldier Boy Loses Limbs in Train Accident
Oelwein Iowa March 31 John Jet a returned soldier fell under a freight train at Jeff and both legs and an arm were cut off He was rushed to the city hospital for treatment and is reported in critical condition
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Soldier Boy
Oelwein
John Jet
Jeff
Purina Feeds Advertised In Waterloo Outlet
An old newspaper fragment mentions Purina Chicken Chowder and Purina Beef Feed promoted by C. L Barclay & Son as exclusive Waterloo agents. It references wartime topics and public concerns about morality and opportunity, with a disparately connected note on Camp Upl terminology and seeking better citizens.
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Purina
C. L Barclay, & Son
Waterloo
Agven
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