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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1911

Page

10

Iowa Senators Push Permanent Tax Commission Proposal

Des Moines Feb 2 Special Iowa lawmakers introduced a bill to create a three member permanent tax commission appointed by the governor with a $5000 annual salary. The panel would centralize tax authority, remove valuation powers from the executive council, and empower subpoenas and county assessor coordination. The same day a railroads committee heard arguments on creating a commerce counsel opposed by Rock Island and Northwestern attorneys, with Meat Producers leaders supporting the measure.

Des Moines Spaulding Sherman Iowa Senate General Assembly Executive Council Commerce House Committee On Railroads Office of Commerce Counsel Carroll Wright Rock Island J. C. Davis Northwestern Clifford Thorne Harry Wallace President Selks Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association

Centralizers Beat Local Creameries in Rate Dispute

Washington reports the interstate commerce commission ordered reductions in cream shipment rates from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Minneapolis. The case involved R. E. Cobb and other centralizers against Northern Pacific Great Northern and Western Express. The commission ruled current rates excessive.

Washington Northwest Minnesota Dakotas Minneapolis Interstate Commerce Commission R. E. Cobb Northern Pacific Great Northern Railways Western Express Company

Red light district closed in Butte Montana

Butte Montana February 2 reports at midnight Tuesday the city’s red light district, a long standing mining camp sight, was wiped out of existence. Police notified all regatta owners to close by 12 o'clock or face jail. Officers raided at 12 10 and found the district in darkness. The area lay within two blocks of the business heart and covered about four blocks.

Butte Mont

Invention to Telegraph Photographs for News Theatres

Paris reports a French inventor, Mr Belin, has created a system to telegraph a series of photographs instantaneously and reproduce them faithfully at distant receivers. The transmitted picture uses dots of varying sizes on a paper record moved under brushes to control electric currents lighting a viewing screen. A note mentions Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds.

Paris Belin

Warn Girls to Shun Cities Placed in Kansas Depots

Kansas City woman clubs plan to place placards in depots warning country girls against coming to the city. The notices tell girls to warn the club two weeks ahead, arrange housing two days before arrival, and have a matron meet them at the station.

Kansas City Council of Women’s Clubs of Union

Real Estate Transfers in Cedar Valley Waterloo and Finchford

Real estate transfers listed include Cedar Valley Development Co to Kitty Faye Young for Lot 496 Pleasant View Waterloo at 100 dollars and to O. M. Young for Lot 407 Pleasant View Waterloo at 100 dollars. Swigart to Eliza Schrock a part of Lot 25 Lewis Hallock plat Waterloo 650 dollars. Annie Fox to Maurice A. Welch Lot 7 Block 6 Grand View Place Waterloo 1 dollar. Kaiser to A. B. Allen trustees land in Sec 1 Eagle township 3000 dollars. Ballentine trustee et al to I. F. Garner Lots 8 and 9 Sec 4 Finchford cemetery 19 dollars. Pashby Lot 6 Sec 8 Finchford cemetery dollars. Miller to Ferguson Bros Lots 11 and 12 Block 4 Leavitt Johnson Miller addition Waterloo 1300 dollars. Backache ad mentions Foley Kidney Pills testimonials from Mrs J B Miller Syracuse N Y and J K Joder Son.

Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co Cedar Valley Development Co Kitty Faye Young Pleasant View Addition Waterloo O. M. Young Clara R. Swigart Eliza Schrock Lewis Hallock Annie Fox Maurice A. Welch Grand View Place Cc. G. Kaiser A. B. Allen Eagle Township Wm. J. Ballentine I. F. Garner Finchford John Pashby George B. Miller Ferguson Bros Leavitt Johnson & Miller

Millionaire hobo bids for police escort at council chamber meet

Milwaukee, Feb 2. J Eads How and Cora D Harvey of the Unemployed Brotherhood and Welfare association visited city officials seeking police protection for delegates and planning the federation meeting in the council chamber Friday morning. The commissary committee obtained a secondhand gasoline stove and bought sixty tin cups as tickets were distributed.

Milwaukee Wis J. Eads How Hobo Unemployed Brotherhood and Welfare Association Cora D. Harvey

Bread and labor raids curb a city bakery scene

In a crowded kitchen raid only sixty men were allowed inside at once. Racks held rolls cakes and bread neatly laid out. The bakery sold sixty loaves for 60 cents and found a source for low price supplies. Nearly 800 casual laborers were involved in the scene.

Lahorers Dele

Winter Trips Via the Illinois Central and Through Routes

Advertisement announces winter travel via the Illinois Central including Mardi Gras New Orleans Florida Seminole Limited to Jacksonville and Cuba routes. Describes through vestibule train, Pullman cars, dining service, sleeping cars, electric lighting, and steamship connections to New Orleans and Florida with folders on Cuba Panama and Vicksburg. Fred Austin, C. P. & T. A., Waterloo Iowa, handles requests.

Florida Chicago Cuba Jacksonville Havana Cura New Orleans Port Tampa Knights Key Panama Il Mnols Central Colon Vicksburg Miss Vicksburg National Military Park Hot Springs Ark Mincle Fred Austin Waterloo Iowa

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