Council Bluffs Franchises Assessed On Public Utilities
Council Bluffs levies franchise assessments on Citizens Gas and Electric and Nebraska Telephone. Gas and real estate values yield total 185000 dollars, a 100 percent rise from prior figures. Legal challenge expected. city boards enforce franchise taxes not commonly used.
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Council Bluffs
Citizens Gas and Electric Company
Nebraska Telephone Company
State Executive Council
Supreme Court
Railroads Report Strong Finances In State Briefs
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago and Northwestern railways filed reports with the state executive council showing strong finances. The Rock Island reports total net income of 33,216,641.16 with earnings per mile 2,741.1 and total system earnings 33,876,996.87. The Northwestern lists net earnings per mile 3,514,907.55 and gross system earnings 48,026,707 with net system earnings 18,745,195. The Cedar Rapids Gazette comments on Archbishop Keene, a Cedar Rapids water project, and various political items across Iowa, including church mergers and state politics.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern Railways
State Executive Council
Rock’ Island
Fone
Northwestern
Muscatine Merger Debate Shapes Local Ownership Outlook
The report notes Cedar Rapids discussions on municipal ownership and a Musk atine trend. Leslie M. Shay avoids naming himself in connection with the vice presidency while Shaw criticizes Charles Landis as overly zealous. Senator Cutlom from Winds argues the merger reopening boosts small firms.
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Leslie
Shay
Shaw
Hou
Charles Landis
Iowa Should Adopt Pennsylvania Style Teachers Minimum
A suggestion argues for a state law setting a minimum teacher salary, citing Pennsylvania’s $55 monthly standard and progress in education. It contends such a law would raise poor districts’ teaching quality, leave better schools unaffected, and push wages up to attract qualified teachers while Iowa should not lag behind Pennsylvania.
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Register and Leader
Pennsylvani
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Avith Therm
Iowa
Pennylvania
Wedding Symbols and Birds in Short Tales
A column mixes moral observations with brief nature notes and anecdotes. It discusses wedding rings as a symbol of tyranny, contrasts engagement rings, describes young eagles leaving the nest, warns against teasing horses and calves, and ends noting April to June home seeker excursion tickets to St. Paul and Minneapolis at one fare plus $2.00 round trip.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Sale on women's seamless hosiery and socks in town
Readable fragments show a sale on women's seamless hosiery and imported hose in assorted colors and sizes. Prices range from 7 to 19 cents per pair with selections in boys and girls ribbed hose and white socks also advertised.
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Roe
Isc
Tate
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Bryan
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Pit
Presbyterian
Congregational
Muscatine
Missouri
Sam van Sant
Minnesota
Sam
Allison
Blaine
McKinley
Nowatch
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Cutlom
Winds
People’s Steam Laundry
Alvar
Cravenette
Gloria
Asec
Bargain Square Domestic Department
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Chad
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Woodbury
Lace
Rocs
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Currier, Way
Farmers Loan and Tre Company
Peter A. Dey
Welch
Lovely Swisher
Trenaurer
E. L.parsone
B. Welch
Peter A. Dey, E Bradway
J.T. Turner
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Ice Press
JE. Schrama
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Stub
W.E. Bhrader
Alonzo
Brow
Geo
Ruchip Sanperee
Musser
Owa City
Corner College
P. A. Boran
Wah .C, 8Wirer
Canis Galete Bank
Iowalinton
Doss General Banking
United States Depository
Euclid Sanders
Wm, Musser
E. F. Clapp
Jos
Stezak
Ra. B. Wileo
T. G. Carson
Mu Ae Ery
Cocuras
Lable
Johnson Co Dyps Bank
Igwa
Thia Bank
C. Carson
J. GC. Cochran
Maz Mayer
Milton Moor
F. Lovelace
John T. Jones
Bowman
P. Whitacre
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