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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
2
Fragmented political discourse covers Taft Roosevelt and party dynamics with mention of congressional recals and the push for party unity. References to church notices and weekly services accompany the political briefing in a broad national summary.
A garbled church notice listing pastors and services from several congregations. It mentions A.V. Pubbs pastor at Bapt ist Ghured, High Crook Church, Sunday School and worship times, and a roster of named attendees and speakers. The readable fragments reference services, attendance, and upcoming events at multiple churches and request responses for advertising.
Citations describe proposed street improvements across the Westside and Eastside, with forty foot road widths and alley approaches. Plans include concrete and brick paving options, curb and gutter work, and new street crosswalks to be let by the city in July.
The city announces proposals for concrete curb and paving on Main Street and adjacent alleys from Willis Street to Pak Street and east of Argytu Street, with multiple curb, gutter, and opening requirements. Bids open April 1, 1914. contract terms include performance bonds and five year warranty on improvements. bidder must comply with city charter.
City council will discuss a resolution to pave and curb Main street from west of Fortreet to north sink of Fotrret Street. Public hearing set for July 2 at 8 pm in the council chamber in Auitchy. Notice cites assessments on private property and expects financing through local banks.
The Tot Delve Water Power company files in June to develop a hydroelectric plant on the Dex Molne river. Promoters W. W. and Thon M. Stearns of Union are backing the project with a capital stock of 3,500,000. Two factions dispute the site, one led by local men hoping for a dam, the other by business interests seeking the same location. The case moves to the Supreme Court over Walter Bowden’s potential sentence appeal after a conviction for three months with a fine. Bowden, a Taer Eastites Moines saloonkeeper, was ordered to pay 603 and face imprisonment. he chose to appeal personally without counsel.
The article surveys a sprawling set of wartime and postwar events including political primaries, legal actions, and notable incidents. It names J. W. Chapman of Danvers IL as president of an elevator trade group, reports on a civil war veteran General Edward S. Braggs’ death, and notes various political and social upheavals across several states.
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