Fuel Commission to Function Soon in Des Moines
Governor Kendall appoints Charles Webster of Wancoma as state fuel commissioner to revive local fuel commissions across Iowa. The new organization aims to secure fair coal distribution amid rail strike limitations, curb profiteering, and end improper shipping practices.
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Des Moines
Charles Webster
Wancoma
Kendall
Iowa
Webster
Hoover
Coal Commission
Gttate
Borrowed Smiles Asides From Courtroom Tone In Humorous Snippet
A fragment from Virginia Reel and New York Globe items shows a courtroom jest about a man accused of striking a woman, a parlor scene with Aldrich and a joke about a boy's birthday and a sibling, and a playful exchange about fathers' trades and child’s dentition.
Child Dies After Jumping Into Grain Bin
July 29 Dale Rider aged 6 smothered to death at his Mitchellville home when he climbed into a wheat bin while playing. The tragic accident occurred late yesterday with investigators tracing the line of duty and safety questions for grain storage.
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Mitchellville
Dale Rider
Here
Dissolution of Historic Rock-County Newspaper Consolidation
The Bloomfield Democrat and the Davis County Republican will dissolve their merged office after two years of joint publishing. The union, born during wartime price pressures, saw rival editorials and strained local relations, yet editors remain on speaking terms. advertisers paid double for shared circulation, and the split promises less disruption than a new paper introduction.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Iowa
Bloomfield Democrat
Davis County
Republican
Democrat
Weot
Melcher
Baldridge
Allender
Broomfield
Soap Creek
Ford Launches Glass Plant For Auto Windshields
Henry Ford starts a new Detroit operation building the first U S plant designed to make auto windshield glass. A continuous conveyor moves molten glass from furnace to cooling, grinding, and polishing stages, culminating in ready windshield panels.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Huge Federal Funds For Road Building Across Nation
Washington July 28 1923 The government plans about 100 million dollars for good road construction in the coming fiscal year under federal aid. States must match funds with policies set by the new legislation and the Post Office bill authorizes 65 million for the same purpose with 75 million for the following year. Total federal and state outlay is projected around 667.5 million with over 70 thousand miles of road to be built or under construction nationwide. Federal participation lowers to 16 250 per mile first year and 15 000 thereafter while states must maintain highway departments and roads.
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Washington
Post Office
Harding
Sears
Bureau of Good Roads
Nationwide system plans advance amid selective project approvals
The record notes that while a nationwide framework is under consideration, only projects clearly tied to the proposed system are receiving formal approval. It highlights a cautious, stepwise approach to implementation as authorities evaluate feasibility and scope.
Rat Bite Leads to Woman’s Death in Glenwood
Mrs W Scott Lewis died in Glenwood Iowa after a rat bite infected with poison. The bite happened on her hand while she tended a barrel containing young chickens. She had been in poor health. the poison spread and caused her death. Surviving children include Grant Lewis of Hastings Nebraska and Mrs Newton of Glenwood.
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Glenwood
W. Scott Lewis
Meaning of camouflage in common speech
A fragment discusses camouflage as a kind of food with peculiar composition and odor. The exchange mentions Camembert as a related term, with a brief aside about Lehigh and Durr not clear in context. The text reads as a garbled conversation piece without a coherent narrative.
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Camembert
Lehigh Durr
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