Rural school consolidation temp site ruling in Nevada
In Milford township the consolidation board may relocate rural school buildings to the central site for temporary use during bond and construction delays. Judge S. D. Thompson ruled the board's move allowed to prevent loss of school privileges while a new building is prepared. The ruling came after residents sought to halt the relocation amid bond legality issues and a halted bonding election.
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Nevada
S. D. Thompson
Milford Township
Iowa farm bureau study on rural homes and Armistice Day plans
DES MOINES August 5 A farm bureau study surveys rural homes to estimate modern residences per township with notes on 119 cars and 17 bathtubs in one area. Armistice Day plans include awarding medals to veterans and distributing application forms through posts. A proposed state constitutional change to remove the word male awaits action in the coming assembly, tied to woman suffrage and past publication failures.
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Farm Bureau
American Legion
War Department
General Assembly
W. S. Allen
Walter Ramsay
Mrs Pankhurst Leads Riot at London Meeting
Mrs Pankhurst continues holding meetings in London where her speeches often end in a riot. She recently struck a man who disagreed with her and a scuffle followed. She sought safety in a railroad station amid the disturbance.
Governor Harding Emails War Fund Dispute to Herring
In Des Moines Iowa Governor W L Hardine rebuts Democratic candidate Clyde L Herring over a Cedar Rapids platform plank pledging an accounting of the Million Dollar War Fund. He argues the fund was not entrusted to him and cites the 1918 State of Iowa expenses report. He urges broader inquiries, hints at other public funds, and defends Iowa’s wartime administration while inviting further scrutiny.
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Ave
W. L. Hardine
Clyde L. Herring
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Harding
CC. L. Herring
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Herring
General Assembly
Executive Council
37Th General Assembly
State of Iowa
Audit Board
Towa
Temple of Justice
Hog Island
Republican Party
State moves to curb coal speculators profit push
Des Moines August 5 The Iowa state railroad commission plans action against coal brokers who buy mine stockpile it then ship it on rails for resale at high profit without handling coal themselves. Commissioner Webster says brokers seek several dollars per ton extra with the government lid off. Also governor Harding initiates a bank protection bureau with state agents and bankers to fight bank burglaries, funding a $37 500 agent fund and a $500 reward for catching dynamiters.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Railroad Commission
Charles Webster
Webster
John Doe
Chicago
Iowa State Railroad Commmission
State Bankers Association
Harding
Bankers Association
Farmers Savings Bank
Wallingford
Ty's reward offered after bank robbery in Clay County
On June 20 Ty offered a reward of 500 dollars for the capture of the robbers who struck the Rossie Levings banks of Clay County on June 18. The heist yielded 11600 in Libert bonds 1773 in cash and notes totaling 174801 in value. The note also mentions Mooar black powder mill near Keokuk owned by DuPont with 156 to 200 workers, a 6400 26-pound keg daily capacity and steady output mainly to coal mines and quarries, and claims of strong lightning protection and no prior serious accidents.
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Rossie Levings
Clay County
Towa
Mooar
Keokuk
Mississippi River
DuPont
America
Bermuda to mark Inter Centenary during Prince of Wales visit
Bermuda to celebrate its Inter centenary in October with a royal visit by the Prince of Wales. Since 1620 the Bermuda Colonial Parliament has met with little change in its governmental structure. Bermuda was first settled by wrecked British sailors.
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Bermuda
Prince of Wales
Lincoln speech autographic draft sold in England
An autograph manuscript draft of a speech by Abraham Lincoln was sold in England for more than 750 dollars. The sale underscores enduring interest in Lincoln's rhetoric and 19th century literary relics held by collectors abroad.
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Abraham Lincoln
England
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