Iowa Highway Board Adopts Rawn Plan Change
The Iowa Highway Commission approves a complete revision of standard box culvert plans and adopts slab footings, following Washington county’s lead. This switch promises about ten percent savings on culvert construction statewide, roughly two thousand dollars per county annually, per the commission.
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W. P. Rawn
State Highway Commission
Washington County
Rawn
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Highway Commission
The
Mr. Rawn
Ames
Iowa
Washington
Towa
Iowa Highway Commission
J. H. Ames
Paulsen
Dawn of Understanding at Fox Theater introduces Bret Harte to Vitagraph slate
Vitagraph brings The Dawn of Understanding a Blue Ribbon Feature to the Fox theater Tuesday with Bessie Love as a Vitagraph star. Bret Harte is added to Vitagraph's noted authors list, with the scenario drawn from The Judgment of Bolinas Plains a prairie romance.
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Bret Harte
Vitagraph
Fox Theatre
Bessie Love
Harte
Bolinas Plains
Confessed Slayer of Sheriff Is Jailed
Hal O'Reilly of Chicago, charged with murdering Sheriff Wiggers of Rock Island county, was brought to Knox county jail in Galesburg for safe keeping after Rock Island authorities feared an attempt to release him. O'Reilly reportedly confessed his guilt.
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Galesburg
Ill
Hal O'Reilly
Chicago
Wiggers
Rock Island County
Knox County
Rock Island
O'Reilly
County Treasurer's Semi-Annual Settlement 1918 1919
County records show the semi annual settlement covering June 1 1918 to January 1 1919 detailing balances collections disbursements and overdrafts across departments including Bridge County Poor Insane County Road School districts Drainage and Hospital. Final balances and overdrafts are itemized under each fund with state and local entries.
Paying Paying $3462.78
A brief note shows a payment of three thousand four hundred sixty two dollars and seventy eight cents. The source lacks context about who paid whom or for what service.
P. P. L. Parish Ladies Plan Evening Board Meeting
The P. P. L. met Friday with East Richmond and Main Richmond groups sewing comforts for French and Belgian war sufferers. Nineteen items were donated, including one large comfort ton to be finished by the Kooking Klub. A business meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 20 p m at Mrs Arthur Durst’s home. men plan a neighborhood gathering that night.
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Frida
Richmond Road
Lloyd Walker
Fred Cannon
Kooking Klub
Arthur Durst
Kenyon Plans Four Bills to Aid U S Workers
Senator Kenyon of Iowa announced in Washington that a concrete industrial welfare program will be submitted to Congress. It comprises four bills from hearings on worker welfare, detailing provisions to support U S labor.
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Washington, D. C
Econgress
Kenyon
Laws
New Labor Reform Proposals From National Employment Service
A national employment service seeks broader cooperation with state agencies to reduce unemployment. It calls for government aid to workers for building or buying homes, voluntary conciliation of labor disputes, industrial insurance covering accidents disability and old age, and gathering more legislation ideas from the American Federation of Labor for commission submission.
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American Federation of Labor
Commission
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
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E. W. Kitt
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Foley
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Washington City
Institute
County Hospital
Brighton City
Riverside City
Pita
Wellman City
Ainsworth City
West Chester
West Chester City
Coppock City
J. H. Squire
I. E. Coffey
F. G. Martin
C. C. Owen
Willembree
North of Town
Julia Cavender
Harry Shrader
U. S
Winfield
H. J. Ward & Co
L. KE. Maplethorpe
North Side Square
Washington, Iowa
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