Surveys urged for river projects under river and harbor bill
Des Moines April 6 A P dispatch from St Louis says the Mississippi Valley association issued a semiannual report praising the river and harbor authorization bill as the greatest victory for waterway advocates. It urges early completion of surveys on rivers named in the act at an estimated cost of 7 million dollars for planning, dam and reservoir sites, power possibilities and feasibility.
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Mississippi Valley’ Association
St. Louis
Associated Press
United States
Mississippi Valley
Big Bill Thompson Returns to Chicago Mayoral Race
Former Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson, the Republican known as Big Bill, ends a four year retirement and challenges incumbent William B. Dever. A native of Boston and long-time ranch manager, he plans to use the America First stance to mobilize his followers. The report also notes water power bills, the so called contractors bill, and Ohio River Bridge opposition, with a summary of river and harbor appropriations from 1920 to 1924.
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Chicago
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William B. Dever
Boston
Nebraska
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Congress
Six Men Who Wrote Rotary Ethics Code Meet at S C
Six Sioux City Rotary members who authored the long standing Rotary International ethics code will attend the nineteenth district conference in Broux City on April 25 and 26. The six men drafted the code during a 1914 trip to Houston and San Francisco and five remain in the local club. Rev J R Perkins plans to attend from Council Bluffs.
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Broux City
Rotary International 1
United States
Canada
Rotary International
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Ete
Sioux City
International Rotary
Houston
Tex
San Francisco
Fred W. Colvin
Sioux City Club
Bronx City
J. H. Whittemore
John
Box Car Body Found in Mason City Might Be Murder Victim
An unidentified man was found dead in a box car at Mason City last Friday. Police say the death is being treated as a murder investigation though identity and exact cause remain unclear.
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Mason City
Robert
Entwhistle Son Identified After Suspected Death
Sheriff G C Cress reports Entwhistle Robert, 20, son of Mr and Mrs John R F Entwhistle of 422 Rath Street, declared not the dead man after photos and descriptions matched not his identifying marks. The inquiry said the deceased bore no local youth marks and wore clothes similar to Robert when he left Waterls.
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G. C. Cress
Cerro Gordo County
Bevert
Manembie
Robert
Waterls
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