Rock Island railroad wages agreed after near strike
News notes a pending Rock Island system strike averted after negotiations. Conductor and brakeman pay rises set to take effect August 1. Passengers gain 12 percent and freight workers 15 percent with concessions on double heading and switching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Rock Island
Passnger
C. W. Mathews
Emmet
Petersen Bros
Swenson
Superior
Superior Savings Bank
J. P. Nelson
L. A. McAffee
Roy Miller
Cedar Rapids
L. W. Irwin
Estherville Lumber Company
Huntington
Charles Grant
Luverne
Millbank
S. D
County Treasurer Reports on State Laws and 1924 Auto Fees
Emmet County Treasurer L. W. Crawford summarizes attendances at the annual officers convention. Topics covered include new state forms and laws, bond and banking procedures, updated auto registration fees for 1924, the Motor Vehicle Carrier law, and plans to extend treasurer terms to four years. The piece notes increased efficiency aims and funding discussions for county offices and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Glenn C. Haynes
State Department
Gettesser
40Th General Assembly
Klepto Loose Leaf Book Co
Mason City
Bayside
Clear Lake
Sim Stedman
Klepto Co
W. M. Caladay
Automobile Department
House
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Emmet County
L. W. Brawford
Babson Warns Against Reckless Spending and Declining Work Ethic
Wellesley Hills Mass July 27 1923 Roger W Babson says optimistic business indicators hide a needed readjustment and a dangerous shift among the young toward easy wealth He cites low producer numbers rising middlemen and urges a revival of work thrift and service to sustain the economy and prevent decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesly Hills
Mass
Roger’ W. Babson
Babson
America
United States
Why does four woman leave her purse on the train
A fragment from a Rock Island Lines lost and found note notes puzzled managers at Lead Station Chicago about purses left on trains. It says a trunk of women's purses awaits owners while none have claimed them yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz
Rock Island
Iowa Falls
Ernest Neville
Chicago
Min
Andy
Womaan
F. C. Francis
Lead Station
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Northern Vindicator
Bradley
Geo. Zerfoss
C. A. Gorton’s
Theodore Myhre
Coad
Hay
Clifton Bradley
Eagle Lake
Dick and
Tom Barnhart
Geo. Fullenwider
Iowa City
Mr. Brown
V. R
Helen Mae Pope
Helen Mae
Walter Pope
Dolliver
Town
Henry Kleen
Iowa
Pope
Ranswalt
New Mexico
Beilharz
Herbert Marsh
Armstrong Cemetery
Annu State
LNA AL Chich
J. W. Brawford
Ences
Tomalar
Polarias
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Estherville, Iowa
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