Lawton post seeks $30 monthly World War bonus for Spanish war vets
Des Moines reports Lawton post of United Spanish War Veterans urges a $30 per month veterans bonus for those who served in the Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection. The group asks Iowa lawmakers to push a state provision, arguing many served eight to nine months with significant hardships.
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Des Moines
Lawton Post
Congress of the United States
Salor
Spain
Lawton Camp
Congo
Iowa
T. J. O'Donnell
Dubuque
House
4. L. Rute
Mason City
Senate
Mayor Proposes City Employee Pay Increases
Des Moines October 3. Mayor Tom Fairweather presented a blanket raise plan for all city employees earning two hundred dollars a month or less. The schedule would give 15 percent on the first hundred dollars and 1 percent on the remainder up to two hundred, with day labor skipped. Monthly hires paid daily receive a flat fifteen dollar increase.
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Des Moines
Tom Fairweather
Fairweather
Sugar Shortage Might Trigger Flu Outbreak Warns Sioux City
Sioux City city physician Dr. Br Courshon says no Spanish influenza cases detected this fall but warns sugar shortages could invite a plague return. Precautions include immediate quarantine of any case and urging housewives to conserve sugar by canning with little or no sweetening.
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Sioux City
BR. Courshon
End All Federal Employment Bureaus In Ione Oct 10
Des Moines reports federal employment offices to close Oct. 10, with placement of men and women continuing through state cooperative bureaus. State offices to be established this winter after a special session. cooperative bureaus forming in Vinton Creston Davenport Keokuk Sioux City and the teachers' department.
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Ione
Des Moines
Secura
Urick
Vrick
Vinton
Creston
Duverport
Keokuk
Sioux City
Waverly Arraignments On Political and Criminal Charges
In Waverly on October 3 Bernard Stenzel faced arraignment on a charge of attempting to oppose the U S government. he pleaded not guilty after waiving formal arraignment. Albert Bovera entered a plea on a rape charge after waiving arraignment, and Ray McCumber pleaded to a charge of maintaining a nuisance after waiving formal proceedings. George Albert, state labor man, will keep an office in the county courthouse in Iowa City.
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State University At
Iowa City
George Albert
Waverly
Dia
Bernard Stenzel
United States
Albert Bovera
Tiie
Ray McCumber
Gov Harding to send substitutes for Belgium visit
Des Moines reports Gov. Harding cannot greet King Albert and Queen, sending representatives instead. The delegation will extend state courtesies during the Delaware county state park dedication. The Belgian royal party includes Countess de Caraman Chimay, Lieut Gen Baron Jacques, Col Tilkense, Maj Count Guy D Aultremont, and aides Craux, Goffret, and Nolf.
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Harding
Albert
Des Moines
Belgium
Iowa
Davenport
Delaware County
Chisline de Caraman Chimay
Baron Jacques
Tilkense
Count Guy D’aultremont
Max Leo Gerard
Charles Craux
Gof‘fret
His
Nolf
Don’t Experiment With Catarrh It Leads to Serious Trouble
Catarrh is a blood condition not cured by local sprays or douches. Delayed proper treatment lets the disease worsen and reach the lungs, risking consumption. The ad promotes S S S as the blood-targeting remedy, claiming local treatments fail and urging readers to consult Swift Specific Co. for guidance.
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Medical Department
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Garement
Davenport overcharge on 7 cent streetcar fares corrected
A misinterpretation of orders led Tri-City Railway conductors to collect 7 cents on Davenport and bridge line streetcars starting at midnight. About 2,000 passengers paid the overcharge before orders were corrected. The overcollected funds, estimated around 40 dollars, will be donated to the Salvation Army which is about to conduct a city drive.
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Davenport
Tri-City Railway Company
Salvation Army
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