Fourth Street Railway Elevation Plan Faces City Debate
City plan commission studied Fourth street railroads in Cedar Rapids since 1924 with plans to elevate tracks from Twelfth Avenue SE to A Avenue NE for North Western, and Milwaukee routes to cross Fourth Street. Plan A would cost less than rerouting or sub grade options, require limited grade changes, keep Union Station, and reduce noise but keep trains on Fourth Street with some detours and limited property purchases.
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Plan Commission
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Rock Island
Fourteenth Avenues
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Milwaukee
First Street
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Milwaukee Railroad
Union Station
First Avenue
Cedar River
Fourth Street rail crossing in Cedar Rapids eyed for removal
The article recalls decades of study on the Fourth Street crossing near the Quaker Oats plant. A avenue NE closure and an abandoned overhead crossing would be needed, with First avenue E matching an east approach grade. Plans never produced a final cost but suggested a possible $5 figure.
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Gazette
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
First Street
First Avenue
B Avenue
Higley Brothers
Dubuque
Waterloo
Vinton
Fourth Street
Iowa Republican Principles Urged By Harlan Oration
At Des Moines Coliseum delegates recall a keynote by Senator Harlan. He invoked the party’s birth and his role, urging adherence to fundamental Republican principles amid era of change. The crowd erupted in applause as the preliminaries ended.
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United States
Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
Sen. Harlan
Des Moines
Iowa
Republican Party
Prohibition Shadow: Iowa's Mulct Law and National Repeal Debate
A committee plank backed retention of the Prohibitory law with suspensions allowed in certain cities. The Mulct law imposed taxes and strict saloon rules, shaping dry politics from Cedar Rapids to statewide reform. The speaker warns the national prohibition era damaged law and temperance, arguing for drastic reform.
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Committee On Resolutions
Clark County
L. M. Temple
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
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