Wapello County gains extra lawmaker breaking Lee’s hold
Des Moines reports the Forty third general assembly will seat two representatives from Wapello county while Lee county drops from two to one. The change follows population shifts shown by the last census and the constitution’s 108 member house rule. The nine largest counties, including Polk, Woodbury, Linn, Scott, Pottawattamie, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Clinton, and Wapello, receive two seats each.
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Courier Special Service
Des Moines
General Assembly
Wapello County
Lee County
Lee
Additon
Polk
Woodbury
Linn
Scott
Pottawattamie
Dubuque
Black Hawk
Clinton
Wapello
Executive Council
Truck Licenses for County Total 868 to This Date
Up to today 863 motor truck licenses had been issued for Black Hawk county. Jeffrey heads the license department notes this is the first year counties receive letter or number identifiers on trucks. J A Doolittle issued 55 chauffeurs licenses yesterday and 20 the day before, totaling 75. December 1929 motor vehicle licenses amounted to 162,893 with 9,045 automobiles licensed, a monthly total suggesting future year collections will be substantial.
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Black Hawk
WFP
Jeffrey
J. A. Doolittle
State Department
Doolittle
Mussolini aids blind violinists in Naples concert
Two blind brothers Ambrosio and Adone Paganucci gave their first Naples concert before a packed audience. Mussolini, an amateur violinist, sent them one of his prized Cremona instruments and wished them success.
Gnarled VeteranTell All About Egypt Bombardment Life
Tom W Robinson a 73 year old pensioner from Summers Street recalls 14 years in the British Navy and service in the Egyptian rebellion. He details the Alexandria bombardment in May 1882 his injuries and brutal punishment aboard a ship and on land including slamming punishment in the guard room and pack drills under the Mediterranean sun.
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Japan
Russia
Queen Victoria
Tom W. Robinson
Sumner Street
Iinols
Central Railway
Robinson
Egypt
Arabi Pasha
Canada
England
Liverpool
Alexandria
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Palestine
Samaria
Garden of
Gethsemane
Joseph's Tomb
Lazarus
I am a small man no more a giant now story of endurance
A veteran recalls a life of hardship and courage from early youth to retirement. He describes surviving extreme torture on a ship, a brutal doctor, and a dramatic discharge. He mentions meeting Queen Victoria, long service with railroads, and a world of adventures despite rheumatism in old age.
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Queen Victoria
Shoe
England
London
I. C
United States
Miineis Central Railroad
Ilinois Central
New Orleans
Le Touquet Leads 1927 Channel Resort Spending
Le Touquet ranked first among channel coast resorts in 1927 spending with tax records from Le Touquet Cannes Deauville Biarritz Nice Vichy Aix les Bains and La Baule totaling over 10 million dollars. Le Touquet and Cannes each topped two million dollars while Deauville fell just short.
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le Touquet
Channel Coast
Cannes
Deauville
Biarritz
Nice
Vichy
Aix-les-Bains
la Baule
Ended Cold Before Pneumonia Set In
Based on physician guidance, E H Harding cured a severe cold before pneumonia by using double strength doses of Ayer's Pectoral. Rapid relief followed. he returned to work next day as congestion cleared. Daily cases noted as certified by attending physicians. Endorsed by druggists.
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E. H. Harding
Mr. Harding
Aver
Brookhart Predicts Economic Explosion If System Persists
Senator Brookhart of Iowa warns Washington Open Forum that the current economic system will lead to a major explosion. He condemns corporations as tyrannical, cites bleak agricultural conditions, and advocates the Rochdale cooperative model as the only escape from impending distress.
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Emmet Dougherty
Washington, D.C
Brookhart
Iowa
Washington
Iire
United States
Pepper
Pennsylvania
England
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean Sea
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Hes
Chicago
Philadelphia
Konloln
Wangler Drug Store
East Fourth Street
F. AL
LE. Touquet
Channel Resorts
Ayer
Ire Ries
Badokmart
Switzerland
Grove
of Mens & Boys
Fine Clothing
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