Multiple Iowa civic items on tax, bonds and commerce
Iowa towns debate road funding and bonds on March 7 while Spencer backs gas tax for street use. Sioux City sets a hog record at 32 387 head, Muscatine seed corn tests offered, and Des Moines Garden club focuses on conservation. Bishop Drumm sights a Des Moines orphanage purchase, Lima County to pave Lincoln highway, and a Decatur resident notes a twelve year farm move.
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le Mars
Spencer
Dubuque
Sioux City
Muscatine County
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Lima County
Charlie Orfield
Decatur
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Columbus Junction
Washington, D. C
WOT
Iowa State College
Greater Waterloo Association
Bankers’ Institute
Iowa City
Iowa Bankers Association
Charles Heckenberg
Eddyville
Gasoline tax may be defeated in Iowa legislature
Iowa's fortieth and forty first sessions wrestle with highway and banking laws as lawmakers shape proposals for the spring session. The gasoline tax is contested amid plans to align highway policy with federal aid while governors and subcommittees press for road fund reforms and state control of primary roads.
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Iowa
Senate
House
Hammill
Lowa
Iowa Good Roads Association
House Members Seen Favorable to Gasoline Tax
Report indicates nearly all house members are friendly to a gasoline tax, suggesting broad legislative support for the measure. The stance points to possible swift action or consideration in upcoming sessions.
Des Moines Club Pursues Free Legal Aid for the Poor
The Des Moines Federation of Women's Clubs sets a goal for the coming year to furnish free legal aid to the poor, outlining planned efforts and initiatives to provide access to justice for low income residents.
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Des Moines Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iowa Senate considers license law for beauty shops
A bill introduced in the Iowa senate would require examination and licensing of beauty doctors beauty parlor operators and schools of beauty culture to operate legally in the state.
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Iowa
Senate
Iowa Assembly to Take Spring Recess
The Iowa legislature will take a spring recess for a week ending Wednesday, March 4, to allow members to handle business matters requiring attention March 1.
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Assembly
Iowa
Bill Proposes Driver's Bond for Iowa Licenses
A bill in the Iowa House proposes a $500 bond for every motor vehicle owner at the time of licensing. The measure was introduced by Representative Rankin of Lee County and would take effect if passed by the legislature.
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Iowa
Rankin
Lee County
Four Child Welfare Bills Expand Board of Control Powers
The four key child welfare commission bills introduced in the house by the committee on board of control broaden the board of control’s authority to protect delinquent defective and neglected children. They also provide for licensing of child placing agencies maternity hospitals and children's homes.
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Child Welfare Commission
Committee On Board of Control
Board of Control
Polk County debaters win Southwestern Iowa championship
Polk County Farm bureau debaters defeated Fremont County to win the Southwestern Iowa championship on the farm and city boys opportunity question. Checks totaling $1 277 05 were paid as a bonus to patrons of the Farmers Creamery and Produce company in Guthrie Center at 1 cent per pound of butterfat delivered last year.
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Flest National Bank of
Cherokee County Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern
Kansas City
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Board of Supervisors
Emmetsburg-Mallory
California
Iowa Association of
Polk County Farm Bureau
Fremont County
Farmers Creamery and Produce Company
Guthrie Center
Floyd Collins Dead in Kentucky Sand Cave Rescue Fails
Floyd Collins, a Kentucky cave explorer from Cave City, is found dead after seventeen days trapped in Sand Cave. Rescuers lowered through mud and limestone but could not reach him as exhaustion, exposure, and thirst claimed his life.
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Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Cave City
Kentucky
Sand
Floyd
Edward Brenner
Nature
Collins
Doctor Hazlitt
Francis
Sand Eave
Mule Cave
Jane Collins
Hazlett
Homer
Chicago
Doctor Hazlett
Mammoth
Crystal Cave
Emmons Blaine
Mr. Carmichael
Brenner
Collin
SiJy Udy Jos
Serina Buckingham Collins
Mrs. Collins
Carmichael
Royal Visit Almost Resulted in Tragedy
A tale from Furniss’ Victorian anecdotes recounts a shah of Persia shocking England in the early 1870s when royal carriages overheated and staff waved swords at stations. Sir Edward Watkin rode the same train. the mob attempted decapitation but failed and the shah arrived safely in London.
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Persia
England
Edward Watkin
Folkestone
London
Sir Edward
Furniss
Family Dispute Sparks Talk of Bigamy Rumors
Dialog suggests concerns over an older man possibly taking another wife. The exchange hints at worry about a nontraditional marriage path, with tension between family members.
Scientist’s Urgent Requests for New Materials
An eminent scientist lists needs including a tougher ferrous or non ferrous alloy, a grit to penetrate fog, refractory furnace lining, erosion resistant labels, and a method to stop rolling steamers in rough seas.
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Dorchester Mass
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Rochester Times- Union
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