Giant Gates Stop Thieves at Coal Firm Yard
Giant gates built by Iowa Gate company Cedar Falls measure 28 to 31 feet long and seven feet high. The trio of gates arrived in good order for Young Coal company to install at the yard edge to deter coal thefts, with losses running to nearly three times the prior year.
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Boxcar Society
Societe Des 40 Hommes Et Chevaux
Waterloo
Rethar
Utuel
Fourth
Lafayette
Fourth Street
Louis Morgans
Hudson
Memorial Hall
United States
Calliope
France
Ralph Wicins
Herman C. Miller
Atonz
Miller
Iowa Gate Company
Cedar Falls
Campaign spending limits for state legislators outlined
Des Moines April 22 reports that candidates for state senator or representative may not spend more than 500 for primary campaigns or for general elections. Attorney General Ton J. Gibson cites chapter 197 of the acts, setting a limit of 4 percent of the annual pension salary for campaigns. Legislators receive 1000 for biennial sessions and 10 per day for special sessions, totaling about 4000. Gibson says the legislator earns full pension during the year of the session.
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Des Moines
Ton J. Gibson
Yesay
Thirty Ninth Assemly
Gibson
Black Hawk Lodge to Celebrate 103rd Anniversary
Black Hawk lodge No. 78 will celebrate the order's 103rd anniversary next Wednesday evening in the new lodge room. A program will be offered after the regular lodge session, followed by refreshments.
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Black Hawk Lodge
Q. QO
Jodge Room
Brazil Seeks U S Business Ties For Centennial Exposition
In Des Moines on April 22, Senor Sampaio, Brazil’s Reach representative, urged U S firms to engage as Brazil plans a four month centennial exposition starting Sept 7. He highlighted Brazil’s wealth in timber minerals and water power, coffee output, and growing educational exchange including 60 annual American scholarships totaling 150 dollars monthly.
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Les Moines
Senor Sampaio
Reach
Varius
Brazil
United States
Government funds site for new embassy in exposition plan
Government has paid 50000 for the building site to house a permanent United States embassy after the exposition. The Mississippi Valley association promotes Brazil trade and plans a special New Orleans departure voyage for delegates, a 16 day sea leg, 20 days at the exposition, and two weeks return. Coal and travel costs total about 1000, with the steamer anchored in Rio de Janeiro bay as hotel during the exposition.
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United States
The
Mississippi Valley Association
Brazi
Association
New Orleans
Rio de Janeiro
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Boxcar’ Society
HAG Gala Doings
Anatolius
Coromerci
Optical CO
Sycamore Sc
Palace Theatre
SRE
P. K. Smith
Progressive Shoe Shop
W. 4Th St
Iowa
Mr. Smith
United Iowa Shoe Co
Waterlo
Hardussyre
P Overland
America
Overland Waterloo CO
Cranklin
U.S
Oxfords
Stolt Bros
Commercial St
Oakland
Oakland Motor Car Company
Pontiac, Mich
General Motors Corporation
Waterloo Auto & Supply Co
F. O. B. Factory
A. L. Alexander Company
East Park Ave
Studebaker
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