High cost of living probe faces Iowa grand jury
In Marion Linn county officials report the grand jury may indict profiteering only if there is direct price fixing or destruction of food. Judge Moffit says all combinations to fix prices or influence selling costs fall under the law, prompting a broad investigation into price manipulation and food cost reports.
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Cesar Rapids
Linn County
District Court i
Marion
H. K. Lockwood
Grand Jury
John T. Moffit
Iowa
Lockwood
Moffit
Elmer D. Neal
Mt. Vernon
Mofk
P. D. Fushmeister
Near Ily
Mofit
Auto truck efficiency shown at Hampton
In Hampton Indiana on Sept 1, teams used three trucks and one trailer to haul bio mats to a local cannery. Loads averaged around a ton, with a four ton trailer recorded at 8,000 pounds. Routes included Four Mile Grove and Scott Township as drivers tested long hauls and ford crossings for freight, contracted by a farmer cooperative.
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Hampton
Norn
Tritler
Four Mile Grove
Scott Township
Wamfiro Toss
Love for His Affinity Declared in C C Mudge Will
An Iowa newspaper item reports a bizarre will by C C Mudge found in Omaha near the St. Regis. He bequeathed his “Mortal engines” to Miss Frances Neeme of McPherson Kansas, with notes praising love for Frances and instructing belongings and funds be given to her after death. He and Frances Neeme reportedly disappeared following a court order involving Mrs. Mudge. The will dated July 1916 included coded language and mentions a letter to Miss Neeme’s mother, and a Christmas 1916 Sioux City note.
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Hwy
Tuweime
Cornell Bluffs
Frances
Mudge
Chicago
St. Regis
Omaha
Thursda Mudge
Frances Reeme
McPherson
Kat
Dan Wallace
Edith Mudge
Tolloy
Miss Heemelave
Mrs. Mudge
Mindge
United States National Bank
Wallace
Miss Neeme
Wil
Mebhorson
Misa Frances Beane
McPhearson
Kay
Jo Am
Reizus
Fairy Bear
Sioux
Osame
Pranves
Mudie
Barney Bucks High Costs by Putting Foods on the Market
Des Moines dairy officials report Market conditions as W B Barney inspects city stalls. Watermelons sell for one cent per pound, muskmelons five cents each, grapes five cents per pound. Shippers claim Muscatine vessels sent high quality fruit. Barney's visit followed earlier sales at low prices, raising questions about pricing and market control.
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Barney
Des Moines
W. B. Barney
Totlay
Plymouth County farmer killed in auto accident
A farmer, recently returned from service in France, was killed this morning when his automobile skidded and went into a Willowerrek ditch. His body was found beneath the car as his widowed mother and several siblings mourn. LeMars, Iowa. 24
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Willowerrek
Gran
France
Lie
LeMars Livp
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C. C. Mudge
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DBA
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Foom
Missouri
Lydia Binkham
Timothy Graney
Connor Ave
Joplin
Chicago, Illinois
Lydia
Kham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
House of Baldwin
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