Better Schools Commission Move Aims at Statewide School Reform
A statewide Better Schools Commission, funded by the State Teachers Association, seeks public input on improving schools. It plans careful study before recommending changes, including manual training and consolidation, while inviting views from teachers, patrons, and taxpayers. The note precedes details on a major hydroelectric project near Keokuk with vast equipment and future power plans for Iowa Missouri and Illinois.
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Teachers’ Association
General Association
Better Town Schools Commission
Towa
Ietter
Better Schools Commission
Iowa Constitution History and Semi Centenary Celebration
The text traces Iowa’s constitutional timeline from 1844 rejection of the first plan to 1846 Iowa admission with new boundaries, then 1857 adoption of the current constitution. It notes the 1907 semi centennial celebration at Iowa City with surviving delegates and the State Historical Society publication of proceedings.
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Town City
Congress
Laws
Iowa City
Iowa
State Historical Society of
Towa
Keokuk Plan To Harness Mississippi Power
The Keokuk project aims to build a giant hydroelectric dam at the foot of the Des Moines Rapids linking Keokuk Iowa and Hamilton Illinois. The facility will span 9096 feet and rise 50 feet above the river bed with 119 spillways, producing over 300000 horsepower for widespread transmission.
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General Electric Company
Dis
Keopuk
Iowa
Des Moines
Keokuk
Hamilton
Illinois
Iowa Constitutions Adopted on August 3
The piece notes that Iowa has adopted two constitutions on the same date August 3. The first was approved by voters in 1846 and the current one followed eleven years later in 1857. It mentions the ongoing statehood question and public debate surrounding these events.
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Iowa
Local News Notes From town and County
Agenor visits Michigan friends this week. Bank of Northwestern Town to open next week. L M Black named postmaster at Bre ton. D P Stubbs, former governor candidate, in town. Gaynor and Hutchinson establish law firm with origins in Brooklyn and Montezuma. About sixty Paine and Voltaire supporters attend a free thought gathering at Jesse Monk's farm in Lyon county.
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F Kotveord
Michigan
Bank of
Northwestern Town
D. P. Stubbs
Greenback
Gaynor & Flutchinson
Gaynor
Brooklyn
Hutchinson
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Tom Paine
Valtaire
Lyon County
Jesse Monk
Roosevelt's Chicago Speech Urges Broad Economic Reform Movement
The speech argues for a national rise in ethical, common-sense policy to improve workers' conditions. It favors a progressive movement separating from old parties and increasing governmental power to correct industrial wrongs and boost people’s direct participation in government.
Road repair petition circulates among local business leaders
G Rozeboom circulated a petition among our business men asking for funds to repair the road between here and Alten. Born, to Mr and Mrs J Heemstra, a daughter.
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G. Rozeboom
Here
Alten
Scratches in horses and farm notes from Kansas and Dakota
Practical guidance on horse hoof care to prevent scratches and stalls cleaning tips. Reports from Colorado and Minnesota on alfalfa trials, lime for clover and alfalfa, and new planting methods. Iowa, Kansas, and South Dakota agricultural notes cover manure management, cover crops, and forage profits.
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Hansen
Russia
Siberia
Kansas
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