Roads Too Poor to Change Many Grade Crossings
Des Moines February 1 hearing by the senate committee on railroads heard railroad officials urge cooperation with state and local agencies to remove dangerous grade crossings while noting wartime and postwar costs hinder a broad elimination program. The session also examined appropriations for state institutions and education, with lawmakers aiming to curb spending. A Fulton bill to reduce minority representation on retrenchment and reform committees was debated, Echoing GOP tensions over party cleansing and committee balance.
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Des Moines
Senate
W. G. Haskell
Linn County
Fred Sargent
Northwestern Railroad
Henry Adam
State Railroad Commission
State Highway Commission
Anghey
Sargent
Iowa
State Board of Education
House
Whitemore
Wapello
Joint Committee On
Storksmen
Compensation and hotel liability proposals stir Iowa Senate
Senator Caldwell of Mahaska County introduces a measure to shorten the employee injury claim period from 40 to 60 days and require written notice to employers. The judiciary committee’s bill faced indefinite postponement but was forced onto the calendar by a 25 to 24 vote. Senator Dutcher’s hotel liability bill, approved by the Senate, would require safes and posted notices, limiting landlord liability to specified amounts.
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Caldwell
Mahaska County
Iowa Senate
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Dutcher
Jess
Former Tama County Soldier Boy in Wyoming Hospital
Ja Tema Feb 16 caught in a snowstorm and refused shelter the Tama boy Paul McMasters son of the Baptist minister here has been in critical condition in a hospital at Casper Wyoming for several weeks as result of exposure He was nearly frozen and after reaching civilization it was found necessary to amputate one foot He is 26 years old and served three years in the army during World War I He went west to seek a government homestead offer for former service men
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Tema
Wyoming
Paul McMasters
Casper
Woo
Civilization
Tama
Gladbrook Council Refuses Sunday Movie Ban
Gladbrook Iowa February 16 The mayor and council say Sunday movie issues fall to the county attorney under state law and decline action on a petition from voters seeking to bar the local theater operator from Sunday showings Fireworks in modern sense notes the world can be traced to the late thirteenth century.
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Gladbrook
Tama man fined for keeping and selling cigarets
Tama Ig Feb 16 Gua recent proprietor of a near beer saloon was fined 25 and costs for keeping and selling cigarets contrary to law. His stock of 10000 cigarets and cigaret papers seized in a raid by the county sheriff and deputies on orders of the county attorney will be destroyed. The raid followed Brecht selling cigarets to a little girl and the county attorney says the anti cigaret law will be vigorously enforced in the county.
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Tama
Tounty
Brecht
Danderine Promises Hair Abundance For Few Cents
An old advertisement touts Danderine for women to save their hair. It claims after a few applications no hair falls out, no dandruff remains, and every strand shows new life brightness color and fullness.
Benton County Wins Suit Over Highway Accident
Vinton Indiana February 16. After four days the district court tried Needham versus Benton County alleging a car went off a ditch due to a defective approach to a bridge near Newhall. The court directed a verdict for the defendant after plaintiff's testimony.
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Vinton, In
Needham
Benton County
Newhall
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Promises Blood Purity
An early 20th century style advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best family medicine. It claims purifying blood, appetite aid, digestion help, and general health benefits with a monthly cost of $1.50 per person and small doses of Hood's Pills as a mild laxative.
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Hood
Vinton to Vote on School Building Bonds
Vinton, Iowa, February 16. The board of education will submit soon a proposition to voters for an additional 100000 to erect a new school building. Five years earlier a similar proposal for 100000 was submitted.
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Vinton
Vinton, la
Board of Education
Erection of School Building Hindered by Funds Shortfall
The article notes the purpose of building a school and the ensuing rise in costs. Prizes rose, making the project unaffordable at that scale, leading to crowded schools and a belief that the public will approve the additional funding needed to expand the facility.
Preacher Forced to Miss Services With Smallpox
Des Moines reports a telegram from the Rev. C J Butler of Sac City saying he cannot assist with the Presbyterian citywide evangelistic drive in Des Moines due to smallpox illness. The note highlights how even clergy are affected by outbreaks and disrupt planned religious events.
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Des Moines
C. J. Butler
Sac City
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