Border News Briefs Include Local Visits and Death
B A McCoy of Waterloo visited Antepareote over Sunday and Monday. The infant of Pearl Venter died in bed Monday morning. The Dumuent bcaredsil team rented the Bickford lot for next year. A Tenms Club formed in Dumont with grounds west of the Great Western depot. Kromminga and Klaus Penning visited Ackley on Monday. Some boys celebrated in Waterloo Saturday. Monday described as blue Monday.
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B.A. McCoy
Waterloo
Ante Pareote
Pearl Venter
Wits
Dupont
Tharedey
Dumuent Bcaredsil
Bickford
Dumont
Weatero Depot
Kromminga
Ackley
Klaus Penning
City rejects municipal waterworks plan and grants franchise
The council turned down the municipal ownership proposal for the city waterworks plant and voted to grant a new franchise to the water company whose franchise had expired months earlier. The action followed a large petition signed by nearly every businessman in the city requesting the municipal proposition be killed.
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Cotincl
Bluffa
What Bodialism Would Do
The misread excerpt argues that socialism in any form would undermine republican government and the best political system. It cites remarks attributed to a vice president about banks and politics, naming James Pggns of Pawtucket as governor of Rhode Island, with standard ceremonial notes.
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James
Pawtucket
Rhode Islands
Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company Incorporation
The Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company is formed under Iowa law with capital stock $10,000, initial paid-in capital $3,100, to operate March 2, 1947 for twenty years. It will transact on farms, livestock, groceries, hardware, lumber, and real estate with directors elected yearly by stockholders. The board may appoint a general agent and limit indebtedness to assets.
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Iowa
Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Company
Buabee Robt Tomesoe
Geven
Alrec‘ Oes
Eball
Historic rails tour through the Civil War era to New York
The author travels by the Baltimore and Ohio Limited from Chicago to New York, tracing a historic corridor from Cumberland to Harper's Ferry, Braddock, and Washington. He highlights rail milestones, battles, and monuments, noting key towns from Maryland and Pennsylvania to New Jersey before crossing to New York City.
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Chicago
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
America
Oho River
Cumberland
Washington
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Pittsburg
George Washington
Patterson’s Creek
Col
Ashby
Hays
Indiana
Green Spring
Ohio
Cherry Run
Old Fort Frederick
Potomac
North Mountain
Averill
Leo
Kennyyaville
General Gater
Charles Jee
Shonan‘donk Junction
Harper's Ferry
John Brown
Osawatomie
John 'Srown
Lealow Harper's Ferry
Maryland
Shenandoah River
Cepes
China
Ita Hauka
Wadington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Oain
Hyattaville
Washington City
Susquehsana
Havre de Grace
United States
Yarding
Delaware
Plaindeld
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Port
New Jersey
Jersey City
M Ferry
North River
New York City
Baseball results from national leagues and standings mixed
Baseball scores show Cincinnati 11 St Laws 2 and Chicago 1 Cleveland 4 in the National and American leagues with Columbus 1 St Paw 4 Indianapolis 9 Minneapolis 7 Toledo 6, and Omaha 11 Sioux City 0 Des Moines 3 Lincoln 1 in the Western League. A stray advertisement references land schemes and farm opportunities tied to emigration and rail expansion.
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Cincinnati
St. Laws
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Columbus
St. Paw
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Omaha
Sioux City
Des Moines
Lincoln
Failure in Boston proves city cannot run utilities or light works
Historical records show Boston repeatedly failed in municipal ventures including printing, ferries, and waterworks. Reports by Harvey Chase in 1902 and 1906 criticize crudeness in accounting, excessive costs, and unnecessary staff. Public veterinary expenses for city horses illustrate broader inefficiencies.
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Hoston
Italeolpagab
Bogton
Knivey Chnee
Collins
Thomas PL Nichola
Alvisians
Boston
Metropolitan Water Board
Harvey Chase
Water Department
Aingla
com.Palssign
Boston's municipal cost claims spark debate on efficiency
A reader letter cites street department costs at 14 dollars per unit and compares with police and fire budgets, noting variances across cities. The writer argues waste and mismanagement persist despite nominal reductions and questions whether Boston truly delivers value for tax money. Also mentions unrelated notes on paint removal and housing construction.
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Boston
Advent
Ray Crocker
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General Braddock
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