Board of Nine to Lead Iowa Education System
Iowa Gov Signs Whipple bill creating a state board of education for the state university, college of agriculture and mechanic arts, agricultural experiment station, and Cedar Falls normal school. A nine member board appoints a three member finance committee with offices at the capitol and at each institution. Salaries, travel, and annual reports defined. meetings four times yearly. terms set to six years with staggered initial appointments.
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Ames
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Whipple
Iowa
Carroll
Intelligencer
Capitol
State University
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Agricultural Experiment Station
Normal School
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Executive Council
General Assembly
Day Exposition for Ames People Opens Electric Show
Citizens of Ames and surrounding country can view an all day electrical exposition at Engineering Hall on Wednesday April 14 1909 from 1 to 10 pm. Harley McElyea promotes wireless telegraphy electric cooking appliances electric irons sewing machines and lighting demonstrations including a wireless telephone exchange and an electric railway hot cakes will be sold by the I 8 C.
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Ames
Harley McElyea
Engineering Hall
I. 8. C. and
Hot Cake Electric Railway
Becomes Head of Park System
Jerry Sexton resumes duties for the North Western railroad and takes charge of station parks along the main line from Clinton to Council Bluffs.
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Jerry Sexton
The
North-Western Railroad
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Watches in Garden First Crop Report by Mrs Fox
Mrs F A Fox reports the first crop from her garden west of the college. See the want ads for details and related notices.
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F. A. Fox
Gas for Ames Citizens to Vote
Citizens of Ames vote on a gas franchise as the city considers installing a gas plant. The article urges approval, notes the $50,000 project cost, and separates the gas franchise from the electric plant referendum. It highlights civic effort, potential benefits, and the role of women in influencing the decision.
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Ames
Intelligencer
Ames Council Sets Park Committee and City Improvements
Ames voters learn of a new Park Committee to improve parks and street parking with three members from the council and a property owner. The council also discusses water for the Dairy farm, a light plant sale ordinance, and appoints city officers and election judges for April 19.
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Ames
City Council of
Towit
City of
Galen Tilden
John Hoover
J. C. Copestake
Iowa State College
Edward G. Pratt
Thompson Recital Postponed by Illness
The Metho dist ladies postpone Friday evening Thompson recital due to illness and plan to reschedule the event for a later date.
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Thompson
Fair Secures a Shoe Man
H J Hackley of Missouri Valley has joined the Fair Store shoe department. He began work Monday and will move to Ames as soon as he finds a house to rent.
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H. J. Hackley
Missouri Valley
Fair
Hackley
Ames
Solitude as a Prison of the Mind
A reflective line depicts solitude as a harsh confinement where personal freedom is restrained by inner bars. The speaker laments living under this isolation unless external aid arrives to break the cycle.
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Solitude
Ames Hotel Proposition Aims to Grow City
A committee of Ames Commercial Club backs a three story hotel on the ground floor offices lobby and sample rooms with 60 rooms and dining facilities. Plans shown to stockholders. daily stock subscriptions posted. Citizens urged to inspect and join the push for a greater Ames.
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Ames
Commercial Club
Tilden Bros
Masons
Fair
Odd Fellows
Mr. Semmons
U. S
Col. Parley Sheldons New Bank
Governor appoints strong board for Ames institutions
Governor Carroll nominates nine members to govern Ames College the State University and the State Normal School. Key figures include James H. Trewin Cedar Rapids and George T. Baker Davenport as long time leaders. The selection aims to elevate Iowa education with capable business and legal professionals from across the state.
Ames Legalized Debt Act Confirmed in Des Moines
Col. Sheldon traveled to Des Moines on Thursday to secure passage of the act legalizing debts incurred in Ames before the expenditure limits law took effect. He followed the bill through to its enactment, ensuring it became law.
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Ames
Col. Sheldon
Des Moines
Wallpaper sale promotion at Loughran and Bauer's
An advertisement highlights the most complete line of wall paper available at Loughran and Bauers. It emphasizes a wide selection and promotional tone.
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Loughran & Bauer's
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W. «. Meltzer
W. H. Stultz
Robert McDowell
C. C. Tallman
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M. C. Ufford
George White
A. L. Potter
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O. P. Rich
Sam Akin
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W. J. Kennedy
van Chamberlain
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L. C. Tilden
J. G. Tilden
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CG. G. Lee
D. M. Christ
J. Y. Luke
W. D. Méltzer
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M. A.manning
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W. A. Perry
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the Educational Board
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