Iowa General Assembly Eyes County Option Bonding Plan
The Iowa House highways committee met at the state capitol with 32 of 108 members discussing roads policy. They signaled strong support for county local option bonds and a Florida style plan, while proposing major overhauls to motor vehicle law shifting duties to county governments and revising plate issuance and tax schedules.
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Iowa
State Capitol
House of Representatives
House
General Assembly
Florida
Will J. King
Hardin County
King
Automobile Department
Secretary of State
State Board of Control
State Highway Commission
Towa
Senate
Kimball
Pottawattamie County
John R. Mott
All Y. M. C. A. War Activities
Frank Nebiker
Des Moines
Jefferson Highway
Hook
Winneshiek
Equal Suffrage Committee
iMe
Pela
W. D. Sheehan
Board of Control
United States Army
Navy
Addison M. Parker
Ora Williams
Foskitt
37Th Assembly
United Farm Organizations of
William Sutherland
Washington County
Farmers’ Organization
Sutherland
Howard Stone
Farmers' Union
U. S. Alderman
Story County
Alderman
Trowan
California
Parker
James M. Wilson
Appanoose County
Clark
Linn County
JF. W. Ingersoll
Tama County
T. B. Mann
Ingersoll
Havner
George Congan
W. L. Harding
Orble
International and Domestic Deluge of 1919 News Briefs
A sprawling digest reports on peace prospects in Paris, predicted price drops for butter and eggs, and a Kansas City trolley bomb. It notes stock show prices, wheat guarantees, 1918 auto thefts in Omaha, immigration limits, and a wave of strikes across the British Isles. Also covered are Rosa Luxemburg’s death, postoffice funding, road-building pledges, soldiers’ demobilization, German elections, and calls for a League of Nations.
Fort Dodge co op store set to open in ten days
A new Fort Dodge venture, the Fort Dodge Merchandise Company, a worker run cooperative store, plans to open within ten days. The article notes broader state items including wartime taxes, court closures, and community programs in nearby towns.
Western Canada poised for agricultural and industrial boom
The piece argues that after wartime disruption Western Canada will resume rapid farm and factory growth. It highlights rising crop and livestock production, expanding dairying and wool industries, labor shortages easing with new settlers, and renewed railway, building, and industrial activity, with sugar refineries and canneries among opportunities.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Western
Great West
Prairie
The Lesser of Two Evils at the Docks
Irish workmen unload at the docks when a buzzing airplane appears overhead. Murphy and Pat exchange wary remarks about the danger and the idea of being up in the sky.
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Murphy
Pat
Sonny
A Lady of Distinction Promotes Outicura Products
An advertisement highlights a refined woman praised for perfume allure and skincare routine. It touts Outicura Soap for cleansing pores and Outicura Talcum Powder for finishing with a clear, healthy complexion.
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Washington
Paris
Chiego
Kansas City
Denver
Federal Food Administration
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Omaha
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Belfast
Rosa Luxemburg
Landwehr Canal
Berlin
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Leavenworth
Kane
War Trade Board
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Frankfort
Nebrker
Kaie
Hitchcock
Nebraska
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Lincoln
Nebraska Legislature
Cornhusker Assembly
United Lutheran Church of America
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Poland
Finland
Russia
Balkan States
League of Nations
Germany
Secretary of War
Baker
Col
W. H. Smith
Renernt
Benate
Barney * Oldfield
Agan
Federal Farm Loan Board
Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Red Cross
Ciiax
Sioux City
John Purkett
Wipton
War Department
General March
Senate Military Committee
Town
South Dakota
Fort Sil
Robert E. Baker
Council Bluffs
Temple of Justice
Capitol
The
Army of Occupation
Wilson
Food Administration
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve District Bank
Australia
South America
Fort Laramie
Wyoming
Ogee
Europe
Near East
Exchange
Sear
Clarinaa
John Cooper
Fort Dedge
Fort Dodge
Traer
Emmeteburg
Fairfield
Parsons College
College Bible Department
Wapello County
John W. Lewis
Ottumwa
Iowa Drug Company
Wade
Methodist Episcopal
Agency Road
Burlington
E. J. Swords
H. M. Crawford
F. W. Walter
Henty County
Drake University
India
Sed Lezek
Anna Mellicker
Iowa City
Plaintff
Grundy Center
Roscoe Mcthinney
Geneseo
Andrew Irvine
Boone
Wae
Chicago
Fain
Durocs
McCaffree
Janesville
Action
Grinnell College
James Whitcomb
Riley
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