Bribe Allegation Shakes Board of Railway Commission
A report cites married men gaining a majority on the Railway Commissioners board after alleged bribes. The article notes concern over integrity and calls for scrutiny of recent appointments.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
6
Fine wedding present upon marriage at Fairfield
The wedding of State National Railway Commissioner Nathaniel S. Ketchum of Marshalltown to Miss Anna G. Hekles was held at noon at the uncle’s home J. W. Gilchrict residence. Rev W. W. Montgomery officiated. The couple will reside in Marshalltown after a Chicago trip.
Pine Wedding Present in Fort Dodge Area Gift
A wedding present in Fort Dodge area includes improved town farm land near Corwith valued at $50,000 and half a section in five acres. Armstrong, president of Plymouth Clay Products and Gypsum Co., also director of J. Dodge, Des Moines, is listed among the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Dodge
Corwith
Armstrong
Plymouth Clay Products and Gypsum Company
J. Dodge
Dex Moines
Local Couple wed at Lake Okoboji in summer courtship
The marriage of Julia, daughter of a Southern railroad official, to Raymond Sleeper of Sheldon was solemnized Wednesday night after a summer courtship at Lake Okoboji. The couple will reside in Sheldon after traveling to New York Philadelphia and Boston.
State Pair Board Lets $65000 Machinery Hall Contract
The state pair board met in a business session and awarded the $65,000 contract for a machinery hall west of the administration building. Curtiss and Wright aeroplane reps discussed possible passenger flights at the fair. W C Brown, superintendent of concessions, already awarded a water carnival contract to Hatch Co of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tows Staate Fair Board
Yvesterday
Curtiss
Wright Aeroplane
W.C. Brown
Hatch Company
Pittsburg
New York
Remains of Man, Wife and Son Reported in Keokuk
In Keokuk on May 6, authorities report the remains of a husband wife and their son were found after a boating incident. Details remain scarce as investigators assess the scene and determine the cause.
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Digestion and Liver Strength
Advertises a liver and stomach tonic claimed to bolster digestion and nerve strength. Describes itself as a non proprietary patent medicine with ingredients printed on the bottle wrapper and no alcohol or harmful drugs. Published by the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Medical
East Fist
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Props
Buffalo
Tragic Drowning of Ten Year Old Roy Galusha at Clinton
Roy Galusha, ten, drowned Thursday near Fulton in a Clinton culvert while sliding down a sand hill. A sand slide buried him in water. he was dug out promptly but did not survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Roy Galusha
Fulton
Ile
Accident Warns of Narrow Hill Road Peril
Mrs. George Pixley reports a Washington paper about an accident involving her son in law Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Rambo and their two children. The buggy overturned after a collision with a car on Chain Hill where the horse balked. The Rambos escaped serious injury though Mrs. Rambo and Mr. Rambo suffered shoulder and ankle injuries. the road’s narrow icy grade and lack of railings are blamed and the county may bear responsibility for future harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pixley
Washington
0.S. Rambo
Rambo
Thanwater
Whittaker
Rabo
Drainage Plan Assessments Set for Des Moines County
Burlington May 6 The Des Moines county drainage system assessment figures are filed totaling 842000 dollars for about 28000 acres. The average cost per acre is roughly 1225 dollars while the highest assessment per acre reaches 19 dollars 80 cents and the lowest nineteen cents, all based on benefits received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Des Moines County
Carpenters Strike Settled In Clinton Iowa
Clinton and nearby carpenters ended a labor dispute after a one night strike. Union workers won a wage increase from over 40 to 40 cents an hour, with all former union carpenters signers to the new scale, announced at the Tri City Labor congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Towa
Weather Outlook for Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin
Fair today with a likely continuation tomorrow. Winds from the south remain moderate as temperatures rise across Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ilinois
Wisconsin— Fair
Patent Grants to Citizens of Iowa and Nearby States
Washington May 2 patent attorneys Measy Davis and Davis report grants to citizens of this state and nearby areas. Names include A. G. Christopherson California Junction grain door Co E Cook New London shooting glasses J A Cowie Summerset air stretcher G W Crank Madrid escapement wheel J B Crawford J R Milliken Sioux City M B Cresswell Des Moines water purifier and oil separator A M Crisman Davenport adjustable seed cell for planters H M Fisk Pella tile laying machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Davis & Davis
Washington
A. G. Christopherson
California Junction
Grain Door Co
E. Cook
New London
J.A. Cowie
G. W. Crank
Madrid
J. B. Crawford
J. R. Milliken
Sioux City
Sioux City, the. M. B. Cresswell
Des Moines
A. M. Crisman
Davenport
H. M. Fisk
Pella
Auto chiefs and builders linked in Iowa plant notes
A fragmented list links Herrick Fort Madison and Des Moines figures to a smoke consuming furnace project and a concrete conveyor with names including Kraetsch Kraft and Mingo among Cedar Rapids and Nashua connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Po J. Kraetsch
Des Moines
G. Kraft
Nashua
G. Mingo
Cedar Rapids
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Ority
Railway Commissioners
Pend
Po Plano Bove
Besn Hhiese
Piano Mar Iy
Manufacor
Mall
Caner Music CO
South Side Square
Washington, Iowa
State Pair Board
Hayes Tomson
HH. M. ‘R Tomson
Tomson
Ft. Madison
Keokuk
Patent Report
Herrick
Fort Madison
Automn
Meeohanism
Inghram, Fairfield, Manure
M. L. Northrup
Lewis
C. E. Sievert
Council Bluffs
Thomas
Whiting
Shoe
Voy
WYETH
Wryeth
Westlake
West Main Street
Rochester
N. Y
Arch Red Fom
the Wyeth Chemical CO
New York City
Wyeth Chemical Company
McAlhinney Drug CO
Cortlandt Street
Cen
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