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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
6
The candidate endorses labor equal representation on a proposed arbitration board, calls for farmer support and agriculture promotion, demands fair treatment for war veterans, and supports revising income tax with a tariff to meet revenue needs. He cites Des Moines and Lee counties’ voting history and urges reciprocity in policy.
Eastbound Burlington No. 6 lost a mail car wheel between Osceola and Woodburn. The train, traveling about sixty mph, slowed only after section men signaled. Pieces of castings and boxing flew off. Ralph Gracey was injured when a bridge kicked loose debris. Five hours to clear the line.
A Collier's Weekly excerpt and editorials urge voters to back a business minded governor. Des Moines county farmer J F Deems is proposed as the proper choice to implement practical, businesslike state administration and curb professional politics.
Tuesday afternoon the fire department was called to the Milt Denison barn near the ball park where the fence around the feed lot ignited. The blaze was put out with only slight damage. Origin of the fire is undetermined.
Senator A B Cummins plans his first speech in the Iowa primary campaign at Winfield Henry County near Washington home of opponent Smith Brookhart. The exact start date isn’t set but will likely begin soon after May 12 when he returns to Iowa.
Iowa butter manufacturers launched a campaign to restore the state as the nation’s top butter producer after the Department of Agriculture report showed Iowa ranked second behind Minnesota in 1919. Output fell from 1918 by over 3 million pounds while other dairy products and farm milk values were listed, with M Mortenson predicting a banner 1920 for dairy dealers.
Washington May 6 Eight cities with 25 000 or more people show more than doubling their population since 1910, based on the 1920 census figures announced so far. Akron Ohio leads growth with about 2018 percent, moving from rank eighty one to a top thirty to forty.
The data lists multiple cities with population figures and declines. Newport Kentucky falls 3.3 percent to 29 317 and Kingston New York drops 0.1 percent to 25 884. Stillwater Minnesota records the largest decline at 24 2 percent among thirty places with decreases.
Town State College marks its semi centennial and homecoming June 6 to 9 with four days of activities on campus. Alumni from every class since 1872 will attend. The program includes speeches by notable figures such as T Meredith, secretary of agriculture, and W L Harding, governor of...
Town announces founder's day on June 7 with special provisions for alumni reunions. A class breakfast or luncheon is planned for all classes from the first. Many graduates will make their first return to the campus since leaving with diplomas as hundreds of former students confirm attendance.
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