Des Moines Bid Won Park Bridge Contract Says Board
The public works board refutes claims about prior knowledge of bids for Pettibone park lagoon bridge. Secretary Roberge states bids were not known until opening and La Crosse plans differed from required specifications, while Des Moines provided a full set of plans with their bid.
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Pettibone Park
Roberge
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of Public Works
Tech Notce
la Crosse
McDonough
la Crosse Company
Des Moines Company
Des Moines
Park Bridge
Ivey Expands Mission Work Beyond the Salvation Army
Captain A. M. Ivey returns from Twin Cities visits to the Common People's Church and mission centers. He argues missions replace the army for aiding tramps and the urban poor, citing self supporting Minneapolis and work tests in St Paul. He plans a girls mission and summer athletics to engage youth and argues local efforts outpace formal churches.
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Ivey
Twin Cities
Hill
Common People’s Church
Salvation Army
United States
A. M. Ivey
Tribune
R. P. Stanton
Minnesota
Jim’’ Hill
Minneapolis
Mr. Ivey
Church of
Mission Club
Indianapolis mayor misses Indiana municipal league meeting
Loganport June 20 Mayor Bookwalter of Indianapolis failed to appear at the Indiana Municipal league meeting and sent no word explaining the absence. Police Chief McWeeny of South Bend spoke on municipal officer standards and the elimination of politics, while Congressman James E. Watson led a banquet.
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Logansport
Ind
Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Indiana Municipal League
McWeeny
South Bend
James E. Watson
Grape-Nuts Boost for Brain Work in Daily Life
A medical note describes two paths for a tired brain worker to avoid collapse: quit work or fuel the brain with proper nutrients. It cites chemical proof that brain activity increases excretion of phosphate and potash, and claims Grape-Nuts provides the needed minerals to rebuild gray matter, promising gains after eight to ten days of use.
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Ned Proper Rood
Medical
Weilville
Police Praise Cooperation By City Officers
A Mr Ivey commended the police for courtesy and readiness to cooperate in a good cause, reflecting a positive view of the city force.
Sulzer predicts Roosevelt and Bryan to be candidates
Congress man Sulzer declares that Roosevelt and Bryan will be the likely ticket and that no coalition of leaders can stop it. The report also notes unrelated humorous exchanges between Nye and Hook about love and responses.
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New York
Sulzer
Roosevelt
Bryan
Charm in a chair sparks another romance wedding
In Kankakee Illinois John T Moulter a local businessman and Miss Nellie Wallis of Wales wed in Chicago after a twenty five year reunion of childhood sweethearts Wallis traveled from Wales for the ceremony The note of Cupid chair in Moultons grocery links past brides to an odd superstition and the couple wed amid light humor and local lore
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Kankakee,’ Ill
John T. Moulter
Kankakee
Nellie Wallis
Wales
Chicago
Wallis
Mr. Moulton
Mar
Advance 2 Cent Bill Turner Measure Engrossed
In Madison Wisconsin the assembly voted 40 to 39 to engross the Turner two cent fare bill. It appropriated 67000 to the state board of agriculture and 25000 annually to state fish hatcheries. The senate stood firm on suffrage and on bills to set aside judgments or grant new trials. It passed the Husting resolution for popular vote United States senators and approved the Bird Roehr measures on water power and banking department salary.
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State Board of Agriculture
Senate
United States
Bird
Roehr
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