Iowa Coal Use Forecast Shows Large 1919 Decline
Des Moines reports state mine inspector Edward Sweeney bases predictions on a U S interior department table. Coal consumption in Iowa is expected to drop to about 8.5 million tons in 1919 from 9.9 million in 1917 due to strike impacts and reduced production.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Edward Sweeney
United States
Department of the Interior
C. E. Lesher
Sweeney
Washington
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Tennessee
Southeastern
Kanawha
Kenova-Thacker
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Union Labor May Field Full City Election Ticket
The joint labor legislative committee plans a meeting at Building Trades hall next Tuesday to discuss boosting labor influence in the city election. Some members favor placing more candidates in the field, and whether to run an entire labor ticket depends on the stance of other ticket framers. They note Waterloo labor forms about 75 percent of city representation and deserve more than minority status.
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Joint Labor Legislative Committee
Building Trades Hall
Labor
Tf Labor
Waterloo
Husband seeks reformative care for 16 year old wife
Sioux City Iowa December report states Net tie Ferdig 16 years old is held at the police station awaiting action by her husband to remove her to the state reformatory for girls. He claims reconciliation and says they have been married a little over a year and have one child. The case follows a claim of improper conduct with her uncle.
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Sioux City
Nettie Ferdig
South Court Streets
State Reformatory
Beggar Seeks Yuletide Coin Then Robs Samaritan
Des Moines story reports a traveling salesman, R. J. Werling, robbed by a beggar on Christmas Eve as he stopped for charity. The thief struck Werling, stole $36, and fled. Werling collapsed and was treated at the police station.
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Des Moines
R. J. Weridug
Sixth Avenue
Christimas
Union Station
Tulsa
Okla
Fifth Street
Rock Island
Waterloo native wins Knights of Columbus scholarship
Ray Mulkern, a deputy in the Dubuque internal revenue office, earned a Knights of Columbus scholarship to the University of Minnesota for engineering studies starting after January 1. A former WWI auto repair service member, he moved to Dubuque from Waterloo, Iowa, and is the son of Illinois Central engineer J. P. Mulkern.
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Mulkern
Mr. Mulkern
Waterloo
J. P. Mulkern
Iowa Women to Aid Thrift Idea
Des Moines reports Mrs. Francis E. Whitley of Webster City leads the thrift committee of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs. She plans to mobilize Iowa women for thrift club conferences urged by State Dairy and Food Commissioner W B Barney to address economic challenges and prevent upheavals.
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Des Moines
Francis EK. Whitley
Webster City
Thrift
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
W. B. Barney
Commis
Sioner Barney
Whitley
Europe
iTowa
Waterloo Travelingmen's Association Annual Meeting Scheduled
The Waterloo Travelingmen's Association holds its annual meeting Tuesday at 8 p m in Hotel Russell Lamson. Members are urged to attend for the election of officers for the coming year.
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Waterloo Travelingmen’s Association
Russell-Lamson
Fragmented OCR Note From Unknown Source
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C. Stinehart
E. 4Th St
Oneida
Hamburg
Japan
IDEA
Francie BE. Whitely
Isuderses
Barney
Treasury Department
Federation
Majestic
Travelingmen’s Ass’n
Enderlein Clothing Co
al Enderlein
Tony Berend
Scharfenberg
Lafayette Street
J. Kretzschmer
Franklin
Germany
Veal
Bacon
Le,rip
Tickory Ugar
Swift
Pride
Ee Neta
Chum
Ces
Virginia Sweet
Aunt Jemima’s
Libby
Morris, Supreme M
van Camp’s
Wilsons
Hebe
van Camps Mill
Blackstone Coffee
McGlaughlon
Independent Meat CO
Commercial St
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