Iowa predicts rate hearing and carrier claims
Des Moines reports Iowa officials plan to contest freight rate hikes at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Chicago on September 8. Neil Garrett cites Iowa's low rate structure and argues for a lower return on investment, while Iowa agricultural and economic groups compile data and study Washington records to challenge west coast and railroad valuations.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Iowa
Neil Garrett
Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State College
Washington
Western Carriers
Bis
Garrett
Fair Clinic Plans Are Made at Iowa State Fair
Details of the second annual adult health clinic to be held at the Iowa state fair were announced by Dr Mae Habenicht Des Moines chairman of the department The event runs August 28 for six days in the women and children building with registrars hostesses from several counties listed and a staff of physicians from Des Moines hospitals and a range of lab technicians and interns supporting examinations activities remain ongoing with many applications filed for examination during the week and a social committee coordinating the effort including Dr Habenicht Dr Velura Powell and Mrs M N Voldeng.
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Des Moines
Public Welfare Department of Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
State Board of Health
Mae Habenicht
Don Mz Rigswold
Women and Children
Federation
Habenicht
Velura Powell
Red Oak
M. N. Voldeng
Woodward
Ulster and Free State Police Cooperate in Raid
Moonshiners in Ulster lose border protection as Ulster constabulary under Inspector Robinson and Monaghan Civic Guards under Chief Superintendent Murphy jointly raid an 18 mile front. The two forces cooperated for eight hours and thoroughly routed the stills.
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Belfast
Ulster
Ulster Constabulary
Robinson
Monagham Civic Guards
Murphy
Standings and results from the major and western leagues
The American League standings show Washington leading with a .644 mark, Philadelphia and Chicago near the top. Yesterday Cleveland beat New York 5 1, Chicago defeated Philadelphia 3 1, and Detroit crushed Washington 13 4. Western League results include Des Moines leading at 95 65 with Oklahoma City close behind at 68 60.
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Deg Moines
Mississippi Valley Tongue
Oseeseuses
Cedar Rapids Rc
Moline Edrwesadices Senseeovered
Rock Island
Ottumwa Ste
Dubuque
Wheat acreage may increase in Iowa and nationwide
Iowa agricultural statistician Leslie M. Carl reports that farmers plan to sow winter wheat, hinting at about a 23 percent rise in Iowa compared with last year. The figures reflect intentions, not guaranteed plantings, with broader national implications if fall sowings rise 9.7 percent.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
United States
Armers
Memorials Honor Edgar Nye with Five Dedications in Fletcher
Five memorials for Edgar Wilson Bill Nye will be dedicated at Fletcher near Asheville on the seventy fifth anniversary of his birth. A memorial window in Calvary Episcopal church a gravestone bronze tablet a story monument on Hendersonville road a memorial flagstaff gifted by Asheville and a shelter by the Magonic fraternity will be unveiled. Frank Nye and Mrs Eugene Pharr highlight the dedicatory events.
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N. C
Edgar Wilson
Bill’' Nye
Blue Ridge Mountains
Fletcher
Old Calvary Episcopal Church
Henderson Villa Asheville
City of
Asheville
Magonic Fraternity of
Shirley
Maine
Frank Waye
Eugene Pharr
Phonetic Confusion Misleads Bayreuth and Beirut Reports
Reports of a Dutch consulate in Bayreuth caused by confusing Bayreuth with Beirut led to erroneous news. The Allgemeine Handelsblatt recalled a 1876 mix up when a London manufactured dragon-animate device sent to Bayreuth for Wagner’s Ring was misdirected to Beirut due to spelling.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Bayreuth
Germany
Beirut
Asia Minor
Allgemeeine Handelsblade
Placer Gold Found in Northeastern Idaho
A desolate point at the juncture of Clark Butte and Jefferson counties in northeastern Idaho yields a gold placer believed as rich as Boise Basin. Dubois confirms the discovery as staking rapidly begins. streams Big Lost River Little Lost River and Birch Creek fed the ancient basin before irrigation.
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Associated Press
Pocatello
Idaho
Clark, Butte
Jefferson
Snake River
Boise Basin
Dubois
Big Lost River
Little Lost River
Birch Creek
No Babies Born For 30 Years in Village
Tokio reports a Ryukyu Islands village with a claim that no babies were born there for three decades. Local officials investigate the demographic anomaly as population data draw scrutiny and spark questions about rural health and migration.
Malaria Decimates Yaeyama Islands Population
Okinawa health officer Sakurai reports malaria-driven decline between Japan and Formosa with eight Yaeyama villages having no births in 30 years and Nozoko village nearly empty. Government funded 10 000 yen in 1922 to fight malaria. Mrs Mary Munson of Sioux City visits with son George Z Munson. Verner Willis returns from Des Moines business day.
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Japan
Formosa
Sakurai
Okinawa Prefecture
Tokio
Yaeyama
Nozoko
Mary Munson
Sioux City
George Z. Munson
Waste
Montgomery Freaat
Verner Willis
Des Moines
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