Building plans at state colleges in Iowa budget
Des Moines Feb 6 The state board of education completed a budget for permanent improvements at state colleges funded by millage. Planned: at the state university Dental building 175000 Detention hospital 30000 Chemistry building repairs 10000 Botany and geology 200000 at state college Animal husbandry building 80000 at teachers college Two wings dormitory 200000 The plan shifts funds among projects and adds a dormitory unit and a dairy barn at Ames. Total proposed buildings 1085000, start possible within two years.
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Des Moines
State Board of Education
State University
State College
Teachers’ College
Iowa City
Ames
Wage Earner Protection Bill Focused On High Interest
A bill is being prepared and may replace existing measures or be supported by a committee. Labor interests push for legislation to shield wage earners from exorbitant rates on small loans. The sentiment favors swift action to curb usury and assist workers burdened by high lending costs.
Forty Acre School Site Offered in Beaman Consolidation Bid
Grundy County voters in Beaman area rejected Henry Beaman's offer of a $10,000 forty acre school site to form a consolidated district. The Beaman and two Vienna township districts failed to unite with neighboring Clay township districts in a bid that lost by one vote, 54 to 55, leaving the proposed intercounty consolidation unresolved through 1915.
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Grundy Center
Besman
Grundy County
Henry H. Beaman
West Main Street
Vienna Township
Beaman
Clay Township
Henry Beaman
Gambling joints in Iowa City doomed by sheriff raid
Iowa City law enforcement plans to close gambling joints and erase the vice. On Thursday afternoon five places were raided and the proprietors names along with gambling materials were seized and taken to the authorities.
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Iowa City
Rowland
Danderine Promises Complete Dandruff Elimination
An old advertisement claims dandruff vanishes after one or two uses of Danderine rubbed into the scalp with fingertips. It urges readers to buy a 26 cent bottle at any drug store and promises hair loss will stop and the scalp will never itch after a few applications.
Iowa City Civic League aids anti corruption drive
Members of the Iowa City Civic League assisted by the grand jury and the attorney general’s office in Des Moines pursue a campaign against graft. The effort aims to clean up the city and curb political corruption through its current organized movement.
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Court House
Iowa City Civic League
Attorney General
Hes Moines
Cambuigg
Wires Breaks and Storm Halt Line Between Fort Dodge and Cherokee
An expert electrician reports that each span of four wires on the Cranemission line carries over 2,600 pounds when energized after last Sunday's storm. Wires, quarter inch thick, coated with insulation, were found broken in several spots along the Minois Central between Fort Dodge and Cherokee, a 45 mile stretch. Forty-five rail ties were damaged, and 2,000 breaks in the Lelemiph wires were reported. Firefighters reached Sioux City only yesterday as trains were forced to run cautiously along the division.
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Fort Dodge
Fab
Here
Cherokee
Sioux City
Consolidation of Lee County Seats Urged
A Lee county seats consolidation was urged at the farmers institute and corn show in Donnellson. James Griswold of Jefferson township led the move claiming high costs and inefficiency. The discussion reflected broad sentiment for merging county seats to cut expenses and improve administration.
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Lee County
Koukik
Donnellson
James Griswold
Jefferson Township
Griswold
Farmers Debate County Seats and Wolf Bounty
The article discusses county seat rivalry between Keokuk and Port Madison in Lee County. It notes farmer opposition to cutting the wolf bounty in half while seeking appropriate regulation of wolf licenses. Senator Fratley plans to speak at a farmers institute meeting on proposed legislation.
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Tly
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Lee County
Port Madison
Fratley
Farmers’ Institute
Jawa
Jetas Tea
Andrew Carnegie Describes His Job During Testimony
Andrew Carnegie testified before the federal Industrial Relations Commission at year end 1914. He noted his donations totaling $824,657,509 and spoke of purpose in life and service to friends and mankind. He prepared a statement and was asked to define his business.
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New York
Andrew Carneagle
Federal Industrial Relations
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie on Labor and Management in Steel Works
The speaker recalls labor policies at Carnegie works, detailing rules against drunkenness, penalties of 30 and 60 days, and his praise of orderly conduct. He describes one major disaster at Homestead, noting his absence and partners urging him not to return. Workers pledged loyalty and offered to act on his guidance.
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Allenberg
Carnegie
Homestead
Carneghy
Indictments Filed Against New Jersey Deputies
Middlesex county grand jury returned fifty two murder indictments against twenty six of twenty seven New Jersey deputies jailed in Middlesex County after noon yesterday. The county prosecutor said the indictments cover alleged killings during the jurists’ tenure with state forces. Investigators declined further comment pending grand jury proceedings.
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New Haunawick
N. J
Middlesex County Grand Jdory
Gentle morning cleansers promise bile relief and clearer heads
An old advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets for biliousness and digestive relief. It touts a 10-cent box, claims painless cleansing overnight, and says children like the taste. The note references a murder trial in Roosevelt New Jersey dated January 418 with twenty nine strikers shot.
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Roosevelt, N. J
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Irerus
Whitmore
Supreme Court
House
Kane and Jamieson
House Judiciary Committee
Firestone
America
Firestones
Repass Automobile Co., Inc
Firestone Tire and Rubber Coo
Akron
Ohio
Ikik
Andrew Carnegie
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Ghee
Teledo
Toledo
Waterloo Overland Co
East Fifth ST
Waterloo
The
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Toledo, Ohio
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