Iowa Board of Railway Commissioners Gains Backing for Rate Suit
The Iowa Board of Railway Commissioners moves to ICC to adjust Iowa freight rates with potential large savings for shippers. A new law modeled on New York’s deposit protection is proposed to shield bank depositors, while auditors in Cedar Rapids discuss changes to the primary election law and life insurance death by own action clauses. Statewide railway statistics show 236,868 miles of track and 1,502,823 employees nationwide, with $17.49 trillion in railroad property and $321 million in annual dividends.
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Washington County
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Page County
H. W. Baker
Louisa County
Washington
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Startling Facts on Tuberculosis Deaths in Iowa
Des Moines reports that tuberculosis remains the leading infectious disease causing deaths in 1910 through June. Iowa Health Department records show 724 TB deaths, 688 from pulmonary tuberculosis, with smaller counts for smallpox, scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, typhoid, and appendicitis totaling 447, underscoring TB as the dominant killer.
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