Iowa Interurban Railroads Ready to Quit
Des Moines reports interurban railroad lines in Iowa say the business is doomed. Officials cite rising auto production and fleet growth, with line from Des Moines to Colfax and Perry losing 46 and 32 percent respectively in the first half of this year. Competition from Des Moines to Newton via Colfax and limited passenger counts between Clear Lake and Mason City are noted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Executive Council
John Reed
Cedar Rapids
R. Bennett
Colfax
Perry
State Railroad Commission
Des Mvoines
Newton
Frank Hanlon
Mason City
Clear Lake
Passing motorists snare pedestrians in careless act
A report notes that individuals were picked up by passing motorists described as acting on human nature. The incident reduced business for the electric line, as one observer commented on the effect.
Phelps Family Returns From Long Motor Trip
Mr and Mrs Dexter Phelps and son Gardner return from a 2500 mile trip to Wisconsin and Illinois after two months away. They are joined by Mrs E S Phelps of Chicago who will stay several weeks. They saw Robert M La Follette in state at Madison and visited the Soo canal noting its heavy tonnage.
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Dexter Phelps
Gardner
Wisconsin
Illinois
Mr. Phelps
E. S. Phelps
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Phelps
Capitol
Robert M. la Folletta
Waterloo
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Thenesia
Milwaukee
Soo Canal
Panama
Suez Canals
Waterloo to Cedar Rapids rated best, with Iowa scenery noted
A Waterloo resident praised Iowa scenery and crops from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids but cited poor rat damage at Brapes and frost. An Oskaloosa correspondent reported July 22 that Frank Heath of Silver Spring Wisconsin began a horseback tour aiming to visit every state by July 1927 to prove his health and travel capabilities. Afton bridge worker William Anthony, 51, died after a pile driver fell on him during construction on primary Road No. 16 three miles south of Afton.
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Ianois
Iowa
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Por Jiealeh
Oskaloosa
Frank Heath
Silver Spring
Mad
Union
Des Moines
Omaha
Afton
William Anthony
Here
New Resident Robert Loney Takes Post in Waterloo
Robert Loney formerly foreman at Gardner Motor in Osage becomes stockman at Sutcliffe Reo garage in Waterloo. He and his wife moved to 924 South Street and are settling into the city.
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Robert Loney
Gardner Motor Company
Osage
Sutcliffe-Reo
Waterloo
Areving
South Street
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