Rail commissions oppose zone express rate system in Midwest
Des Moines reports rail road commissioners of Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota met in Omaha with legal staffs to oppose federal zone system express rates set to take effect January 1. They argue government takeover of express firms after armistice cannot be wartime and seek block rate plans to keep intrastate costs lower and challenge state rights.
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Des Moines
Railroad Commissioners
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Omaha
United States Federal Railroad Administration
Iowa Commission
Middlewest
Grun dy County Deaths from Influenza and War
Readable notes list Grundy County residents who died from influenza and war related causes, including ages, origins such as Waterloo and Centerville, and mentions of field service. Several entries reference children and family circumstances, with multiple soldiers named and locations like Shenandoah, Gowrie, and Indianola. The fragmentary text alternates between fatalities and wounded individuals with scattered details.
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Teter Herites
Ghat
Franklin &. Stewart
Centerville
Jennie
Jobe J. Day
Waterloo
Bermgud Bidttet
Robert Mc Marsh
Riceville
Perth
Holand
Y Ii
Harry W. Schauenberg
Tao
List of War Casualties and Missing From Iowa
The War Department released a casualty list totaling 7,079 names including 132 Iowa men. Entries cover those killed in action, died of wounds or disease, missing in action, and various wounded categories. Several Iowa towns and service members such as John R. Moss Missouri Valley and Gilbert J. Powelka Oxford are named among the names reported.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Iowa
John R. Moss
Missouri Valley
John ©. Knutson
Fertile
Gilbert J. Powelka
Oxford
Bu Action
Land sale transfers Melrose farm to Toss A. Lone
Grundy Center Iowa December 18 Toss A Lone buys 40 acre Mumit farm in Melrose township from Babcock Land Co for 300 dollars per acre. Possession will be given March 1.
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Grundy Center
Dee 18
Toss
A. Lone
Melrose Township
Babcock Land
Babcock Land Co
Vinton Boy LEO WADDLE DIES IN FRANCE
Reports from the war front note the death of Leo Waddle, a Vinton youth, during service in France. The article mentions his enlistment after the outbreak and lists local expressions of mourning from family and school community.
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Leo Waddle
Vinton Boy
France
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Flu Epidemic On The Wane In Independence
Local notices indicate a decline in influenza cases in Independence as residents resume normal activities. Public health authorities urge continued hygiene and caution amid lingering concerns about seasonal illness and community spread.
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