Consolidation plan aims four system railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission proposed a four system plan merging eastern lines into Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio Pennsylvania and New York Central with independent Delaware and Hudson and Seaboard Air Line. It would bar Pennsylvania from New England and absorb the Wabash into Pennsylvania, while keeping Monon with Louisville and Nashville and Southern. Dissent arose from two commissioners.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Delaware and Hudson
Seaboard Air Line
New England
Wabash
Maryland
Louisville and Nashville
Chicago, Indianapolis
Louisville
Monon
Triple Somersault Star Amazes Circus Crowds
The Flying Codonas join Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey in Cedar Rapids on August 2. Alfredo Codona performs a triple somersault mid flight to be caught by his brother as Berlin London and Paris applauded them on a European tour. The show promises high quality feats at the big top on Twenty Seventh Street NE, Mound Farm addition.
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Codonas
Cedar Rapids
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Alfredo Codona
Europe
Berlin
London
Paris
Mound Farm
Twenty-seventh Street
Rail merger blocked over New England holdings say commission
The commission rejected the plan citing Pennsylvania and Pennroad control of New England roads. It said approval depended on sale or trusteeship of those holdings before consolidation could proceed. Governors from the region hailed partial victories as Delaware and Hudson remained independent and some bridge lines stayed with New England firms.
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van Sweringen
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Wadesboro
N. C
Bristol
Boston and Maine
Boston
New Haven
Pennsylvania
New England
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Delaware and Hudson
Unimproved highway section graded in Hopkinton progress
The final unimproved segment of No 113 linking Monticello and Delaware is graded and surfaced this week. Work covers two blocks inside Hopkinton under city street commissioner Garvin with a contract for full resurfacing using crushed stone planned for fall. The Johnston corner road is graded to be gravel ready soon, funded mainly by farm labor and public contributions.
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Hopkinton
Monticello
Delaware
W. 2 Garvin
Johnston's Corner
Washington City Budget Cuts 18 Percent
Washington Iowa city council reduced the tax budget by 18 percent to 41,676 for city government operations, down from 50,900 last year. Several departments faced reductions while others saw increases in funding.
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Washington, Ia
Bonus Army Leader Defies Police Eviction Order
Walter Waters commanding the Bonus Army refused to immediately vacate government buildings. He said the veterans would stay in their quarters but would not resist by force, awaiting police action to remove them.
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Washington
Bonus Army
Walter W. Waters
Waters
Buo
Hopkinton man arrested as agents seize home brew
Charles Lee aged 30 of Hopkinton was arrested at his home by Deputy Sheriff Carl Anderson and federal agents. Lee reportedly discarded a pail of home brew from a upstairs window as officers arrived. No bottles broke. He was jailed locally.
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Manchester
Charles Lee
Hopkinton
Carl Anderson
Williamson Farm
Lee
Belgium Population and Area Snapshot
Belgium supports a population of more than 8.1 million in an area of about 11 745 square miles.
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Belgium
Repeal Association Seeks Members Here
Robert S. Paterson Midwest director for the National Constitutional Liberty League of America arrived in Cedar Rapids with a five man team to recruit new members. The group seeks repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and government controlled sale of beverages.
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National Constitutional Liberty League of America
Robert S. Paterson
Middlewest
Cedar Rapids
Paterson
Montrose
Louis A. Cuvillier
Garner
Moses
Democratic Party
New York State Assembly
Iowa
England
France
Germany
Italy
Congress
Lisbon Couple Hurt In Auto Collision
Special to The Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Parker of near Lisbon were injured three miles southeast of Springville Thursday night in a collision between cars driven by Mit Stoneking of near Mechanicsville and Mrs. H Sievers of near Martelle. Mr. Parker suffered four broken ribs and Mrs. Parker was bruised. Stoneking's daughter-in-law Mrs. Gleeson was also injured.
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the Gazette
Springville
Fremont Parker
Lisbon
Mit” Stoneking
Mechanicsville
H. Sievers
Martelle
Parker
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Mahaffie
Alfredo and
Lalo Cadona
Goetz Country Club
M. K. Goetz Brewing CO
ST. Joseph
Missouri
BON Ton
J. L. Woerderhoff
Second Ave
Jock Alexander
Montgomery Ward and Co
Repeal Association
R. S. Paterson
Kirk
Kirk’s
Coco Castile
America
Mammubiaa
AIC
Ruit
Janet Walkers
Newman
Catalina
Styles
Sheer Voiles
Batistes
Men’s Dept
Panamas
Panama
Optimo
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