Senate Raises State Salaries and Cuts Officials
Des Moines April 19 Senate action lifts many state employe salaries at the capitol and trims some offices. The attorney general's staff is reduced to two assistants with scaled salaries, and the governor's office gains increases for the pardon clerk and secretary. The adjutant general and clerks receive higher pay while the tuberculosis secretary post is eliminated. Lincoln and Duncombe schools report large thrift fund savings aided by students, teachers, and parents. Investigations reveal IWW delegates arriving, with hall at Fourth and Jennings as HQ. The state agents bill passes granting $37,500 to aid enforcement.
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Des Moines
Senate
Capitol
Appropriations Committee
Kepford
A. &. Kepford
State Board ‘of Education
Havner
Boost
Jere
Emma Blaise
H.M. Harner
Iowa
Fort Dodge School Thrift Drive Reaches $29818.41
Fort Dodge Indiana reports in April that a year into a school thrift program children saved a total of 29818.41 dollars, averaging 10.19 dollars per pupil across all students.
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Fort Dodge
Mayor Short to address I W W convention in Sioux City
Sioux City April 19 May or Short defended his plan to welcome delegates from the I W W while keeping official city authority at the city hall. He said he would speak to the gathering as a human being first, not as city representative, and has not abdicated his humanity as mayor or pastor.
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Kansas City
Omaha
Kansas Oil Fields
Fourth and
Jennings
Hal Sheridan
Sioux City
Short
I. W.W
Another Gold Star Added to Buchanan County Service Flag
Independence April 19 new notice reports Pre Richard Mortenson of the 139th Infantry, Company K, died of wounds from action Sept 30 after service that began Feb 1918 at Camp Dodge. He went to Camp Mills, crossed to England May 7, reached front Sept 15, severely wounded Dec 14, died last week. Also reference to Chicago hog market news involving T Cook, Winthrop.
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Independence
Richard
Mortenson
139Th Infantry
Camp Dodge
Camp Mills
New York
England
Chicago
Cook
Winthrop
Chi
Hogs Bring Top Prices At Local Market Sale
On Tuesday two loads of hogs near Withrop sold at the market peak, $26.00 per hundredweight, averaging 240 pounds and about eight months old. The sale, led by F. W. Sheldon, a Chicago commission man, netted $7380 for the seller. Me Cook, a longtime farmer, endured the effort and expressed satisfaction with the outcome amid a generally strong market.
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Will
Buchan
F. W. Sheldon
Chicaxe
Cook
Bax
Wood's Sarsaparilla Promoted For Blood Purity And Debility
An advertisement extols Wood's Sarsaparilla for blood purification in scrofula eczema and skin troubles, claiming vigor from a healthy blood state. It also notes use for run-down conditions after war worries, loss of appetite, and fatigue, with Hood's Pills aiding digestion.
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Wood
Hood
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