15 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
1
The Tribune compiles editorials and items on taxes, roads, military affairs, Taft and Clarke politics, Tammany Hall, foreign policy, The Hague, immigration, and labor demand. It cites opinions on public publishing of proceedings, maritime tensions, and youth employment, reflecting early 20th century concerns.
Fragmented newspaper excerpts discuss war, prohibition, immigration, drug control, railway rates, and local road projects. Mentions Sioux City plans to pave five highways totaling about twenty miles at $200000, and debates over federal vs state action on prohibition and immigration literacy tests.
Local notices recount a staged Bohemian Girl by Willson's house company under St Paul’s churchLadies Society, with a full cast and a pianist. Other items note accidental poisoning of Ex-Sheriff Neely family from gum drops, social gatherings, travel, and property sale nearby.
The text argues that railroads and other industries deserve reasonable profits and warns against damage payments being borne by the public. It contends that public pressure for damages would be reduced if people understood this, and it condemns reckless drivers who cause incidents with trains.
Multiple Iowa papers react to Jim Trewin resigning from the state board of education. Editorials praise his judgment, criticize his tenure, and note potential political implications for 1916. Other papers discuss Wilson’s circle tour and harmony among Republicans.
Multiple editorials note Iowa political focal points including Justin Barry’s election as speaker in Des Moines, a predicted Republican convention pick for president, calls for a birth registration law, Fritz Norris on highway issues, critiques of state insurance adoption, praise for Trewin’s work in education, and the Capital’s view that a lean legislature serves best.
Real estate transfers reported: John I. Fardal et al convey corner lot to G. T. Read and A. N. Stark in Stanhope for 400 dollars. W. B. Kearns and wife to Hamilton County State Bank convey lots 8 and 9 in block 1 of the W. F. & Co. addition in W. C. for 1,000 dollars.
Farmers are urged to obtain top sale bills at the designated office. The notice emphasizes quality and availability for agricultural listings and transactions.
A brief note requests mailing letters to Dr Wilbert Shallenberger at 768 Oakwood Blvd Chief Au ILki. The fragment indicates an address line with names and street address but lacks full city or state details.
The notice locates an office over Brown's drug store at the corner of Des Moines and Second streets. It states calls attended day or night and lists both phones as contact options.
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