Senator Wilson Proposes Pension Bill in Iowa Senate
Senator Wilson of Clinton introduces bill in the Iowa Senate aimed at pension reform for teachers. The measure seeks to adjust retirement benefits and funding obligations for public educators.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1911
Page
6
Des Moines Seeks Meeting to Discuss Church Conference
Des Moines reports Senate bill by Senator John L Wilson to create a state pension fund for town teachers. Levy up to a quarter mill by county boards funds the program under the state board of examiners. Teachers pay one percent of earnings up to eight dollars annually to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John L. Wilson
Clinton County
Senate
Board of Supervisors
State Educational Board of Examiners
Retirement Benefit Rule for Long Service Employees
A worker who has paid thirty regular assessments and served fifteen consecutive years may retire with a lifetime pension. The pension equals one half of the pay earned in the last five years, paid quarterly, capped at $400 per year, and continues for life.
Dairy Train Planned to Promote Methodist Meet in Des Moines
Waterloo Iowa January 21 a special dairy train to tour Iowa on the C M and St P lines under the Iowa State Dairy Association will showcase dairy stock silos and testing gear. The two week trip from January 30 to February 11 aims to reach towns with strong interest while a committee visit to Des Moines precedes a February 9 commission decision on the 1912 meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa State Dairy Association
Great Western
Wabash
Burlington
General Conference
The
Methodist Church
Hanford Crawford
St. Louis
Des Moines
Men’s Brotherhood
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Crawford
Chicago
Des Moines Methodists Move Ahead With Plans
Des Moines reports the Methodist church continues planning in Des Moines on January 21 as congregations prepare new community projects. Leaders outline outreach, funding, and schedule for upcoming campaigns.
Hedrick Sees Hope In Interurban Plan
Hedrick residents rally behind an interurban proposal as solicitors begin outreach. Boosters meet frequently and hope the line passes through Hedrick enabling an electric light system to replace a months long blackout since August 1 when the gas plant shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedrick
Sioux City Votes on Free Textbooks in Schools
Sioux City residents will vote on free textbooks in the schools after a canvass shows enough signatures to make the vote obligatory. The Trades and Labor assembly spearheaded the drive with no organized opposition, aided by reports from Des Moines and other cities implementing the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Trades and Labor Assembly
Des Moines
Publicity Bureau Seeks $100,606 in Iowa Bill
Iowa publishers push Legislature to appropriate 100 606 dollars for a publicity bureau as liquor headlines stir public interest. Officials warn the move could affect local advertising and state communications.
Endowment Drive Launched for Buena Vista College
In Storm Lake on January 21 a campaign to raise 100000 for Buena Vista College begins. Andrew Carnegie pledges 18000, the Presbytery of Iowa 40000, and the city 25000 toward the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Andrew Carnegie
Presbytery of
Iowa
Church Fire Destroys Walnut Street Baptist in Waterloo
A morning fire at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Waterloo caused extensive damage after a stick of burning wood was tossed into the basement overnight. The fire spread to the auditorium and caused about $1,000 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Rock Island wreck brakeman L. W. Marshall dies in hospital
Injuries from Tuesday's Rock Island wreck in Towa City prove fatal as brakeman L. W. Marshall dies in the hospital yesterday morning from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
L. W. Marshall
Rock Island
State university president resignation sparks faculty discipline talk
In Iowa City officials address rumors of President MacLean’s departure amid speculation of widespread disciplinary actions against faculty tied to the anti saloon agitation. Names tied to the Anti-Saloon association are listed as potential replacements and successors. Professor Wilcox denies resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Board of Education
MacLean
The
State University
C. 8. Chase
Wassam
Henry Morrow
W. C. Wilcox
Wilcox
College of Liberal Arts
College of Engineering
Barry Gilbert
C. N. Gregory
College of Law
Iowa publishers urge publicity bureau plan
Des Moines Iowa January 21 Iowa publishers at the state convention call on the legislature to appropriate 100 000 for a state publicity bureau under the department of agriculture The League of Commercial clubs also adopts the resolution A committee of O E Hull Leon Al Adams Humboldt and J F Powell Ottumwa is named to form a state editorial association
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
League of Commercial Clubs
Oo. E. Hull
Leon
al. Adams
Humboldt
J. F Powell
Ottumwa
Emigration Debate at Muscatine County Farmers Institute
Prot k. C. Bishop of Ames urged Iowa rural pupils to focus on practical farming, criticizing high land prices and urging short agricultural courses in rural schools. He linked crowded towns, land costs, and education to rural outmigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Iowa
Prot K&. C. Bishop
Ames
Muscatine County
Memorial university student groom hazed before wedding
George Richards became the first Memorial university student in the year to be subjected to a hazing prank. Pickets seized him as he left his boarding place before an 8 p m wedding. He was forced into a bathrobe on a table to give an oration on the duties of a husband, then appeared at the altar in a hastily worn business suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Memorial University
Benedicts
George Richards
Lincoln Hall
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Washington Telephone subscribers urged to report moves
Notice to Washington Tele phone Exchange subscribers asks anyone moving or changing residence to notify the manager. Those seeking installation must also contact the manager to add their name in the new directory. Prompt corrections improve service. D. W. Mannhardt, site od
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Telephone Exchange
Washington Telephone Company
D. W. Mannhardt
Missing Word Contest to Run Ten Weeks in Journal Ads
The Journal announces a ten week Missing Word Contest starting next Tuesday with ads on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. A $30 prize pool will be awarded with $1 per published day and extra for correct word lists sent to the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Journal Office
Largest hog ever raised in southeast Iowa butchered in Bloomfield
The 1130-pound hog was slaughtered in Bloomfield and its hide, weighing 122 pounds, was sold to the Quincy firm Bolles & Rogers. J. J. Moriarty, manager, arranged the deal while in town on business. The hog’s size surpassed local packing house capacities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Iowa
Quincy
Quincy Whig
Bolles & Rogers
J. J. Moriarty
Cedar Rapids Rock Island To Expand Force And Shop
General Superintendent C H Hubbell announces a 49 percent increase in the Cedar Rapids work force. Cedar Rapids will become a major shop and roundhouse center with thirty new machinists to be hired as soon as possible. The road’s monthly payroll in the city runs at $90 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
C. H. Hubbell
Rock Island Road
Almost His Last Sleep At Anamosa Theatre
John Ayers of Anamosa nearly died last night after falling asleep during the performance of The Girls of 1910 at a local opera house. The theatre was fumigated and he was found unconscious in the gallery hours later by the theatre’s employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
John Ayers
Ayres
Youth at Death's Door After Carbolic Acid Ingestion
Sigourney resident Joe Hockers aged eighteen lies dying at home from swallowing carbolic acid in what friends call an accident but with strong evidence suggesting intentional poisoning amid family tragedy. His father died by his own hand about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Joe Hockers
Patent grants for Iowa citizens include pumps and tires
Washington patent attorneys Davis and Davis report this week’s grants to Iowa residents. J. F. Adams of Lohrville receives a storm sash fastening device. M. T. Axelson and W. C. Axelton of Graettinger obtain an oil can. J. S. Benson of Iowa City a propeller wheel. A. R. Brewer of Atlantic an automobile tire. F. Ferguson of Washington a hand cart device. W. K. Grover of Burt a pump coupling. H. T. Inghram of Fairfield a seat mounting for farm implements. C. Reiss and F. B. Loufek of Mount Auburn a harrow attachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Messrs. Davis & Davis
J. F. Adams
Lohrville
M. T
W. C. Axelton
Graettinger
J. S. Benson
Iowa City
A. R. Brewer
Atlantic
F. Ferguson
W. KE. Grover
Burt
H. T. Inghram
Fairfield
C. Reiss
F. B. Loufek
Mount Auburn
Week of notable events listed for January in New York
The coming week features the centennial births of Dr Edwin H. Davis archaeologist and William Page artist, legal actions in New Jersey New York and Albany, a White House judicial reception, an estate sale of Edmund Clarence Stedman, a four day convention in St. Louis by the International Custom Cutters, and a Paris program by the Chicago Grand Opera at the Metropolitan in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Barnard
United States
United States Supreme Court
Department of Justice
State Department
Diplomatic Corps
Taft
White House
Edmund Clarence Stedman
New York
International Custom Cutters’ Association
Canada
St. Louis
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Metropolitan Opera House
Rheumatism Cases Often Muscle Pain From Cold
Nine of ten rheumatic cases are simply muscle rheumatism caused by cold or damp or chronic rheumatism requiring no internal treatment. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely to get relief. For sale by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Lemmon
Noted Pianist Emil Liebling to Perform in Washington
Washington readers will hear Emil Liebling in a concert Monday evening February 6 at the Graham opera house. Miss Dorothy Latchem, a pupil of Liebling, arranged the engagement and asks supporters to call about finances. Tickets are 75 cents. further program details will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Emil Liebling
Dorothy Latehem
Liebling
Miss Latchem
Graham Opera House
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Clinton
General Conference of
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Methodists of
Bradfield Pegulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Ottpers
Stoux
Oriez & Speer
Foley
Bright
Lemmon’s Pharma
MekShinney Drug Co
Shichester
Bert
Setert
Kellen
S. US
Want Publicity Board
ASK
Legisla
Ture
East Side
Lowa
Southeastern
James It. Martine
James Smith, Jr
New Jersey
Kean
Trenton
Georgia Society of
Waldorf-Astoria
Richard Strangs
Knight of the Rose
Opera House
Dresden
Germany
Salome
New York Harborline Board
North River
Madison Square Garden
Northwestern Electrical Association
Minneapolis
Knights of Columbus
General Magoon
Pound
Patent Report
F. R. Stehm
Car
Edwin H. Davis
William Page
Porter Charlton
Italy
Court of Appeals
Albany
Albert W. Walter
Ruth Wheeler
Dorothy Latchemias
Emile Liebling
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