Construction of Iowa City Capitol Began 1839 Unit
Assigned on November 12 1839 John F Rague and company of Springfield Illinois agreed to erect the capitol to the top of the cornice in two years for 46000 with materials furnished by the commissioner. The article details progress from 1840 to 1844 including groundworks stone work laborers and early setbacks and celebrations.
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John F Rague and Company
Springfield
Rogue
Capitol
William Skeen
James Hanby
Joseph Woodworth
City
Capitol Square
Swan
Burlington
St. Louis
Bloomington
Gov. Lucas
Rague
William McDonald
Perth
John N. Coleman
Coleman
Snyder
Rock River
Cincinnati
Styders
Commercial Academy Catalog Promises Flexible Training
Commercial Academy offers personal training and mid term courses including advertising art dress design fashion illustration interior decor ratios and show card cartooning. Tuition is conveniently arranged and graduates are placed. catalog free from 1409 Willow Street Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Modern Btudies
Willow Bt
Minneapolis
Minn
Dickinson Still In Demand As Speaker
Senator Dickinson of Iowa has a busy schedule of speeches as he aims to help shift momentum to the Republicans. On Lincoln's Birthday February 12 he will address a Boston club of prominent Republicans, completing a four stop run. He speaks January 26 before the Women's National Republican Club in New York City, February 8 to a Dayton Ohio women’s club, and February 9 to the Indiana Republican Editorial Association.
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Washington
Dickinson
Iowa
Lincoln
Boston
National Republican Club
New York City
Dayton
Ohio
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
State High School Declamatory Finals Set for Fairfield Apr 19
Fairfield Iowa AP finals in the Iowa high school declamatory contest will be held April 19 with seven new schools and about 15 000 students involved. Local eliminations begin March 1 leading to district contests on April 5 and subsequent regional rounds in four districts.
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Fairfield
W. G. Pence
Contest Association
Pence
Southeast
Fort Madison
T. W. Kerfoot
Winterset
A. P. Henry
Manchester
C. W. Bangs
Webster City
Burrus E. Beard
Southwest
Northeast
Northwest
Foresters deny claims in M B A merger suit
Davenport AP report states the Independent Order of Foresters denies any payment to Iowa Insurance Commissioner E W Clark or involvement in a $1 050 000 distribution linked to the Modern Brotherhood of America merger. The suit by Frink France Makemson seeks damages and names J A Hanley as a defendant. The Foresters’ answer outlines transactions tied to absorbing M B A by a Canadian insurer.
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Davenport
Independent Order of Foresters
Toronto
Ont
Modern Brotherhood of America
Iowa Insurance
E. W. Clark
C. R. Parks Service Company of
Chicago
Scott County District Court
Spencer G. Frink
Robert H. France
William G. Makemson
Foresters Fraternal Insurance Organization
J. A. Hanley
Mason City
Stipp, Perry, Bannister
Starzinger
Des Moines
Foresters
Clark
Iowa
Prairie magpie named arch rascal and skilled architect
The magpie stands out among prairie stream birds with its striking long tail black and white plumage. It is described as arch and cunning yet among the finest bird architects in the community.
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Prairie Stream
About One-Fifth Of Ames Students Earn All Expenses
About 20 percent of Iowa State college students are wholly self supporting, with 40 percent earning half or more of their costs. Nearly 500 students work on FERA funded jobs through the student relief administration, while others receive college checks for work in teaching and research. In cooperative dormitories 263 students earn part of their expenses by duties in meal preparation and cleaning, and about 50 students work as waiters and dishwashers in dorms.
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Ames
Iowa State College
FERA
Student Relief Employment Administration
Memorial Union Provides Student Jobs In Foods Dept
The Memorial Union employs 108 men and 74 women students part time in the foods department. Additional students work in private homes and various city locations.
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Memorial Union
Extension Of U S Cattle Buying To Feb 15 Is Sought
Governor Clyde Herring and Secretary Ray Murray asked Senator Louis Murphy for a two week extension to February 15 for the drought cattle purchasing deadline. Icy highways hindered farmers from delivering cattle, and the program could end February 1 without the extension. The plan aimed to spend about $1 million to buy 60 000 cattle, but farmers have shown little eagerness to sell.
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Des Moines
INS
Clyde Herring
Ray Murray
Louis Murphy
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Iowa City
Walter Butler
Iowa Capitol
Ver Planck van Antwerp
Connelder Felkner
Drury
Epebraus
T D Swan
Svan
John Chambers
Swan's Hotel
Towa Avenue
Egypt
Territory
Samuel C. Mazzuchelli
Morgan Reno
Dixon
Jil
United States
Kansas
Polk
Benton
Clay
Douglas
Republican Party
Grimes
Poweshiek
Iowa Avenue
Associated Press
State Bank
Leonore
Ill
Sindirect
U.S
Linn County
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
By T Ae
Mdiy Ta
Veley
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