Rate changes stalled as Supreme Court ruling prompts revision
Chicago July 23 western and southwestern railroad officials met to revise interstate passenger tariffs after a U S Supreme Court 2 cent fare ruling for Minnesota Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma. No agreement reached. next meeting called for continued talks before May 1 194.
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Chicago
Western and Southwestern Railroads
Eben E. MacLeod
Western Passenger Association
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
MacLeod
Illinois
Supreme Court
Interestate Commerce Commission
Fallin Line on Electric Lights Brighten Waterloo Night
A line of businessmen advocate brighter city illumination to enhance nighttime appeal. Waterloo sustains its draw within a seventy five mile radius as discussions focus on improving street lighting and overall nighttime attractiveness.
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Waterloo
Henry Frank
Town Criers
Frank Bros
Union Station
Rapid Progress In Labor Tangle Amid Rail Row
New York reports federal mediators moving toward peaceful arbitration between eastern railroads and conductors and trainmen. Officials weigh whether eight railroad grievances should join arbitration and press for prompt consideration after arbitration decisions, while other issues linger amid Newlands act framework. In Germany, Geilenkirchen officials report 14 coal miners dead after a mining collapse caused by a cloud burst. In Waterloo, Iowa, two new smallpox cases trigger quarantine for Tom McDonnell and his three year old daughter, with two other cases still under quarantine.
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New York
Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Tom McDonnell
Denver Street
McDonnell
Waterloo
Postmaster Backs Twenty Pound Parcel Limit Change
Postmaster W. H. Law endorses the Burleson order raising parcel post weight to twenty pounds. He says it will expand postal service nationwide, requiring little extra labor and offering better public service with minimal profit. He sees no logical reason to oppose the higher limit.
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W. H. Law
Burleson
Law
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
Waterloo Girl Goes to Urbana as Matron at Orphan Home
Miss Alice G. Kinney, graduate of the Iowa Bible Training School in Des Moines, expected to teach and serve as matron at the Cunningham Orphan Children's Home in Urbana Indiana. She will supervise fifteen boys at the dormitory and previously belonged to St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church in Waterloo.
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Alice G. Kinney
Iowa Bible Training School
Des Moines
Meylers joins Sass & Meyer butcher shop in Denver
Gustav Meylers formerly of Waterloo has bought half interest in Sass & Meyer and moved his family into the John Kurtt house. The Kurtt residence will reserve several rooms for him. Local notices mention guests, hospital reports, band concerts planned for Thursday evenings, and several travel visits as residents and visitors mingle in Denver Iowa.
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Denver
Gustav Meylers
Waterloo
Sass & Meyer
John Kurtt
Kurtt
H. C. Wente
Colfax
Fairview Cemetery Association
Louis Kooling
Kerita McMahon
John F. School
Fred Robinson
Viola Clausing
Wappeton
N. D
Norma Karsten
Fredericksburg
Conrad Clausing
Henry Hagen
Waverly
Bertha Vogelsang
Freeport
Charley Proguen
Minnie Tattendorf
Tripoli
Man Falls From Ladder Injuring Rib and Lung
Mr. Michael Wille, about 74, fell from a ladder two feet, breaking ribs and collar bone on one side and puncturing a lung. Doctors strive to ease his suffering though advanced age dims recovery prospects. Nearby, Henry Neverman marked his 44th birthday, and several locals visited relatives and attended Sunday gatherings across Waverly and Waterleo.
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Michael Wille
Henry Neverman
Richard Fratzke
Littleton
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Scane’s
Fallin
Geilenkirchen
Germany
Morgan & Sullivan
Mie Mattie Gielen
Waterleo
Martha Krueger
Joan Timmerman
Near Readiyn
Wim. Sagert
Mrs. Lobeck
Berths
Madras
Percalea
Potson Kerwim
East Fourth Street
Norfolk
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