Eppered at the Post Office in Iowa City
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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1903
Page
2
City fire alert reform urged for Iowa Telephone lines
The Citizen argues for connecting the local board of the Iowa Telephone Company with the Alert Hose House and water works to speed fire calls. Delays occur when alarms from the Iowa line must pass through city hall, risking warped directions and late responses during emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Telephone Company
Iowa
Central Gil
Madison
College Streets
Fie
Clinton Street
Court Street
Jaghi
Central
Alarts
Johnson County
City urged to connect two telephone lines for fire service
The Citizen argues a double system linking the Iowa line with the Alert Hose House and water works would reduce city fire department costs by ensuring rapid calls. It contends the plan benefits property owners and the public, not the phone companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
Iowa
Blaze in Barn on Madison Street
A fire started in an old barn owned by Mrs. James Russel near College and Madison streets. A bucket brigade quickly controlled the blaze that burned a hole in the barn wall and a barrel of coke smoked. Police suspect a tramp may have started the fire by a spark from a pipe or match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Madison Streets
James Russel
Teachers Picnic At Midriver With Johnson County Normal
Johnson County Normal Institute staff boarded a special car at one o clock today to go to Midriver for a picnic. Teachers act as chaperons to ensure decorum and the day is set as a memorable feature of a successful institute with all exercises suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County Normal Institute
Barn Burns on John Cusak Farm in Windham
Windham July 26 The large barn on the John Cusack farm burned to the ground Sunday morning. It was full of hay and proved a costly loss to renter Mr Mannak. Lote Roberts and family guests of Mr and Mrs Will Schhuithise last Sunday. Miss Norris Cotter of Oxford visited Chase Crow home. Miss Margarety Bent of Iowa City stayed with Mrs. Bogan. A speech by a local Black speaker drew a crowd. Mrs. L R Defiance and daughters attended common school commencement in Iowa City. An Ashing party met on Old Man's Creek Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windham
John Cusack
Mannak
Lote Roberts
Will Sbhuithise
Margarety Bent
Iowa City
Ber Annt
Bogan
Jay Freemont
A. Lewis
Frank Lewis
Geo. Dewitt
Joe Deckerman
John
Charlie Graham
Old Man’s Creek
Des Moines Man Mr Rockwell Visits City
Des Moines resident Mr Rockwell who represents the tramptation department of the Northern Pacific was in the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell
Des Moines
The
Northern Pacific
Notice of Court Street Improvement in Iowa City
The Iowa City city council reads a resolution to improve Court Street between Summit Street and 878 feet east, grading and paving with brick and curb. Final vote on the resolution is set for August 18, 1905 at eight o’clock p.m., with an opportunity to show cause why the improvement should not proceed and costs should not be assessed to fronting property. City Clerk F. H. Donpore notes the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
Summit Street
Isaid Sumit
Iowa City
Iowa
City Council of
F. H. Donpore
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