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Not Past Praying For A Crumbling Rail Plan Debate
An excerpted 1920 Graattin ier Times column features Senator Albert B. Cummins urging nocturnal prayers for united finance and rail consolidation plans. It critiques proposed takeovers, notes farm freight woes, and cites western farmers seeking controls. It also covers Catholic drive for funds to build student centers and a public influenza prevention page.
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Albert B. Cummins
New York Bar Association
America
Cummins
Gummins
Congress
Minneapolis
Agresae
Iowa
Iowa City
Ames
Cedar Falls
Knights of Columbus
West Hotel
Harry J. McFarland
Davenport
S. of C
Ottumwa
Knights
Mt. St. Joseph's College
Dubuque
Sisters of Charity, B. V. M
Sisters At
McFarland
Joe McCormick
Cedar Rapids
J. H. Devaney
Cascende
J. J. Meyers
Carroll
John B.keefe
Sioux City
Bishop Heelangiso
John J. Fleming
Burlington
D. J. Murphy
Waukon
John F. Ford
Fort Dodge
T. F. Griffin
Muscatine
J. M. Campbell
W. P. Shanahan