Congress Debates Post Office Fees and Railroads
Washington dispatch details Hill's plan to amend the post office appropriation bill to cap mail box rents, oppose excessive charges, and protect rural patrons. It also covers Cummins' push for government operation or ownership of railroads, and Iowa suffrage convention news plus engineering students' reserve exemptions to ease wartime draft.
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Washington News Bureau
Katerloa Evening Courier
Kion
DE. C
Hill Wills
Post Ofice
P Gs
Hull
Pny
Post Office Department
Cummins
Senate
Congress
Iowa
Relief After Three Days of Sub-Zero Temperatures
Relief comes as the cold wave eases toward the Atlantic seaboard after three days of freezing weather. Temperatures dip to 21 below zero at night with 24 hour low around 14 below. Winds shift southeast, sun appears amid frequent clouds.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Ralph B. Sippy
Towa Builds Fine School Houses In Iowa
State Superintendent A M Deyoe reports several Iowa communities have dedicated new school buildings. At Alla a $112000 facility was opened Eldora added a junior high school costing $106000 and Borden recently completed a consolidated school costing $31000. Alta in Buena Vista county with about 1000 residents forms part of a 41 section district employing 18 teachers and using 12 hacks for pupil transport. Eldora splits the new building between junior high and grade levels with the old structure serving senior high.
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Dax
Iowa
A. M. Deyoe
Deyoe
Alla
Eldora
Borden
Alta
Buena Vista County
Manchester Commercial Club Earns Community Service Praise
The Manchester Commercial Club receives acclaim for its public service, including running a community potato patch on land donated by A. M. Cloud, promoting canning clubs, aiding the Fourth of July Red Cross fundraiser, supporting an agricultural fair, and leasing the Central Opera House for winter meetings to advance community betterment at minimal cost.
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Manchester
The
Chants Trade Journal
Manchester Commercial Club
Varnemar Eocinte
A. M. Cloud
Red Cro
Yarm Bureau
Central Opera House
Exonerates Man for Death of Antagonist in Fight
An inquest in East Dubuque Illinois exonerates Cornelius Werner of Dubuque for the death of Clarence Hurd after a late Saturday night fight. The coroner's jury ruled Werner acted in self defense. Witness Wesley Luke was released.
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Man
Dubuque
Merchants Plead For Pennies To Make Change
Merchants report a penny shortage as copper coins become nearly unobtainable. Penny taxes and price increases push hoarding, prompting appeals for penny release. A local merchant assigns staff to scour the city but pennies remain scarce. Citizens with pennies are urged to free them for circulation to aid making change.
Navy furlough youth badly injured by saw accident
George Blandfort, on furlough from the navy, visited home in Steaux City Indiana to help his father load winter wood. While operating a saw, his leg was severely injured when it was drawn into the blade. Doctors fear he may lose a leg as a result of the accident.
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Satlor
Steaux City
George Blandfort
Navy
Carlisle School Fire Destroys Historic Building
Carlisle Iowa December 11 The old Carlisle school building was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning The blaze was discovered about 430 AM and appeared to have started in the supper floor Its origin remains unknown and no injuries were reported
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Carlisle
Cedar Rapids divorce filing fee raised to fifty dollars
Cedar Rapids lawyers at a December meeting voted to double the cost of filing divorce suits from 25 to 50 cents of living costs cited as the reason.
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TNO
Cedar Rapids
Rapids
Proven Swamp Root Aids Weak Kidneys
An old Waterloo Evening Courier notice touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a healing herbal medicine for kidney bladder and liver troubles. The ad claims quick improvement and offers a sample for ten cents plus a request to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo Butcher Rejoices Over Wife Recovery
Waterloo butcher lauds his wife’s recovery after five years of suffering on toast and hot water. Doctors warned surgery for gall stones, but a Mary’s Wonderful Remedy, taken over two years, led to complete health. The ad mentions a money back guarantee and lists distributors Wangler Bros., Siewers Drug Co., Hansen & Hansen.
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Waterloo Butcher
Mary
Wangler Bros
Siewers Drug Co
Hansen &* Hansen
Orchard Returns Show Fine Profit
Des Moines reports at state horticultural convention indicate Scott county apple yields per acre averaged 474 to 483.60 dollars this season, down from 1915’s peak of 709. Spraying results varied. 23 orchards sprayed, 20 reported satisfactory outcomes, with late July applications key to controlling the second brood of apple worms. Davenport growers urge amateur horticulture for healthful, profitable ground use, while Iowa surpasses most states in apple production, with Arkansas listed as a distant comparative producer.
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Des Moines
Scott County
G. 8. Siiss
Davenport
Bliss
M. F. Hinkley
Mount Vernon
Towa
Ozark
Cmd
Arkansas
Towa’s
Ohio
Trinois
North Carolina
Kentucky
Calkins Named VP of Freight and Passenger Traffic at C M & St P
Chicago announces major leadership changes at the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad. TR M Calkins becomes vice president in charge of freight and passenger traffic. J H Hiland and A S Kelly resign from passenger and freight posts. H R Warnock to oversee motive power. Calkins has served since 1879 in Sigourney Des Moines Mason City and other locations.
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Henry Lau
China
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Fletcher
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Chas. H. Fletcher
York Cty
Hotel
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Minneapolis
Chech
Saterlog
Gheckama
Universities
Rata
Columbia Grafonola
Columbia Records
Columbia Grafonoa
Columbia
Columbia Graphophone Company
New York
iWaterlog Evening Courier
Red Cross Drug Co
Sycamore Street
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