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Iowa City and Des Moines News of War Coal and Growth
A Des Moines coal famine spurs Mayor MacVicar to seize a carload of coal as relief amid accusations against operators. Iowa City lists 1.24 million dollars in 1916 public and private improvements, new university buildings, bridges, and a city market. The Des Moines directory shows 124,355 residents with 48,822 names. Reports cover German prisoners at Fort Madison, state antitoxin savings, and shifts in livestock rate investigations. Also noted are civil projects, school construction, and railroad/telegraph labor updates across Iowa.
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Polk County
Des Moines
Meyer MacVicar
John MacVicar
Iowa
Associated Charities
Iowa City
Chiat
Aew
Iowa River
Fort Madison
Meadla
al Hew
Kiaw-Chow
Orient
America
Lawa
Chicago
Lawn Draft Horse Breeders’ Agsociation
Ed Sweeney
State University
Union College of Iowa
Des Moinea College
Central
Cedar Rapids Commercial Club
Cedar Rapids
National Livestock Shippers’ Protective League
Thorne
Interstate Commerce Commission
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Clarke
Slate Board of Health
State Board of Health
Northwestern
Bell Telephone System
Nebraska
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Third Town Infantry
Funston
Iowa Guards
Iowa Engineers
Clark
Iowa University
Oscaola
U. 9
Bond and Brother
London Beehime Chemical Company
Smith & Hay
Reed & Bevans
Fluka Shoe Company
Shelton
William Black
Fairfax
Stark
Black
Daniel Condon
Iowa G. A. R
Marshalltown
Internal Revenue Office
Clinton
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
A. J. Thornton
Kansas City
G. &. Thornton
Thornton
Jolley
C. T. Cocklin
Griswold
Clifford Oe Thorne
State Railroad