Highway commission favored by counties and farm groups
Iowa tax leagues, county supervisors and farm organizations rally behind the present highway commission law. Benton county resolutions praise the commission for better service, prudent spending, and faster road improvements. Rural carriers and Des Moines discussions align with pro commission positions while groups warn against abolishing the commission and creating a single commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood- Mackie
Highway Commission
Benton County
D. E. Mackie
Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Rural Warriers’ Association
Fort Dodge
House of Representatives
Senate
Car Shortage Is Acute in State
The Iowa state railroad commission faces pressure from elevators, farmers, and manufacturers as freight cars remain scarce. Contracts to deliver grain and crate are at risk, with millions of bushels contracted but undelivered. Brick and tile makers met Meson to urge action. attorney Thomas H. Boylan advised on securing cars. Ships cannot load or unload due to the car shortage, threatening shipments on the eastern coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moines
Mareh Te
Beromine
Towa
Malare Unuhls
State Railroad Commission
Meson Ly
Thomas H. Boylan
Hampton Paving Fight Delays City Contracts in Court
Hampton paving plans were challenged in Clarion by Mallon and McCrillis seeking an injunction to halt awarding contracts. Judge K B McCall granted a temporary injunction after testimony, pending outcome at the upcoming council vote and possible changes to paving plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maren
Vity
Railway Employes Back President in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids workers at the CG, Ht. IL. & P. railroad shops circulated a pacific petition. a second petition pledging support to the administration was sent to Congressman James W. Good. The paper clarifies Rock Island employees are loyal Americans and not urging war, while an investigation seeks the petition’s source and any slur on the institution.
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Cedar Rapids
Jan
Pacific
James W. Good
Washington, D.C
Rock Island
Prohibition Debate Sparks Skepticism of Ridiculous Legislation
Mount Vernon March 1 Bishop Stunts voices concern that Iowa wets may drive dry laws to absurd lengths risking voter defeat. He mocks ban on druggists with physician certificates and red luggage labels as examples of enforceable folly while praising clear, honest laws.
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Mount Vernon
Iowa
Bishop Homer
Stunts
Cornell
Bishop Stunts
Nebraska
Lam
Germany
South America
United States
Lolland
Scandinavia
Germany Offers ReV Tance To Dutch Sirs
Tie Hague Netherlands March 1 The German government proposes replacing seven Dutch merchant ships torpedoed off the English coast last week with German freighters until war end with Holland to buy them afterward. Bohemian Sokal volunteers Cedar Rapids Ja March 1 all 1 members report for medical examination and eligible volunteer in case of war. There are 200 members in Cedar Rapids ordered to report at New York Baltimore Cleveland Chicago Cedar Rapids Omaha St Louis Dallas San Francisco and Portland Ore for examination.
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Tie Hague
Netherlands
Holland
Bowemians
Cedar Rapids
Sokal Wa
New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Omaha
St. Louis
Dallas
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Value Potatoes and Other Food Substitutes Guide
A Iowa report outlines how 10 cents can buy bread rice flour or corn meal that substitutes for a dime’s worth of potatoes. It notes that rice and bread go farer, with flour and corn meal offering even more value, and explains potatoes’ starch content and role in meals.
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Wes Moines
State Food and Dairy Department
Win
Harrison
Ite Food and Dairy Department
Barney
Funeral of Judge Horace E. Deemer
The funeral for Judge Horace E. Deemer of Red Oak Iowa was held at his home at 2 30 pm with Rev Royal J Montgomery leading the service. Judges Scott M Ladd and J B Weaver of Des Moines spoke in eulogies as Governor Harding and many officials attended. A bar association memorial service followed at the Montgomery courthouse.
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Hed Oak
Marth
Red Oak
Iowa
HW. E B. Deemer
Evergreen Cemetery
Royal J. Montgomery
Congregational Church
Scott M. Ladd
7. B. Weaver
Des Moines
Bar Association
Montgomery
Increasing Demand for Laborers in Iowa
In Des Moines March 1 J Nietzel chief clerk of the state free employment bureau notes a growing scarcity of common labor in Iowa this spring due to immigration declines since 1914 and wartime demand. He cites farm hands sought for northwestern areas with offers of 35 to 40 dollars monthly, 10 brick yard workers at 2 to 2.50 a day, and Des Moines builders paying 30 cents an hour for helpers. Industries nationwide run day and night, raising hopes yet warning of shipping disruptions.
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Les Moines
J. ©. Nietzel
State Free Employment Bureau
State Labor Commissioner’s Office
Nietwel
Northwestern
Iowa
Des Moines
P J Quigley Of Dubuque Dies At 80 In Dubuque
Patrick J Quigley 80 longtime Dubuque Daily Telegraph Herald proprietor and prominent philanthropist died after a long illness He was born in New York near Binghamton in 1897 and came to Dubuque County with his family He served as district court clerk from 1872 to 1881 and helped organize the Telegraph and later published the Dubuque Telegraph Herald Survived by son Joseph Catholic Cathedral parish member his death marks the loss of a revered citizen of Dubuque
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Muregor
Ta. Mareni
Bank de Porit
T. Bresnahan
Milhwaufe Ral
McGregor
Erth McGregor
Andreas
Cincinnati
Lewis
Bobmine
Jas
Patrick J. Quigley
Dubuque
Daily Telegraph-Herald
Sbuque
New York State
Binghamton
Ireland
Minnesota
Dubuque County
Sageville
First Street
Telegraph
Herald
Quigley
Kansas creates highway commission and raises car speed
The Kansas Legislature established a two member highway commission chaired by the governor to supervise roads and bridges, allocate federal aid, draft statewide plans, and compel railroads to install safe crossings with shared costs. The measure also raises motor car speed to forty miles per hour with a danger clause and bans glaring headlights or spotlights on approaching vehicles.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highway Commission
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Attorney General Huvner Eyes Villiscaux Murder Probe
In Red Oak Iowa on March 1 the attorney general Huvner and two state witnesses joined Montgomery county grand jury session to probe the Villiscaux murders. After a brief conference Huvner and county attorney Oscar Wenstrand left. witnesses were released to return Monday. Havner planned to travel to Des Moines and may rejoin the probe Monday. rumor of a special prosecutor Favitle circulated, which Havner neither affirmed nor denied.
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Wavner
Red Oak
Huvner
Montgomery County
Oscar Wenstrand
Haver
Des Moines
Frederick F. Favitle
Storm Lake
Havner
Kilmer Swamp Root Adverts Win Confidence of Druggists
A Waterloo Evening Courier ad testimonial purports strong trust from pharmacists after years selling Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims universal customer satisfaction and urges readers to prove the remedy with a ten cent sample and a booklet from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York.
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W. T. Sieg
Shaw
Vaab
Vydroa
Okla
Stilwell
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Waterloo Evening Courier
Fire Wrecks Lindeman Hoghouse and Woodshed
Aplington Iowa March 1 Special Fire started by a feed cooker destroyed the hoghouse and woodshed on John Lindeman’s farm two miles north of town. Firefighters from Aplington stopped the blaze before it reached other buildings, with damage mainly to fuel and feed totaling about 900 dollars, largely insured. EW Mayor at Exira Extra, March 1 Exira mayor resignation and replacement. Mayor Renae Hunt resigns and moves to a farm north of the city. Merle Terhune elected to fill the unexpired term and to manage Green Bay Lumber.
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Aplington
John Lindeman
Exira
Extra
Renae Hunt
Merle Terhune
Hunt
Terhune
Green Bay Lumber Company
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Iowans
Road Commission
Hampton
Stanta
Friends of Prohibition
Eral Staples
Horace E. Deemer
P.J. Quigley
Gravh-Herald
Key City
Lowa
Hostetter
West Fourth Street
Ug Cnt
Meraed
Sloan
Hamlin
Hastin
All
Hamlin‘s Wizard Oil Co
Cmicacd
John Berg Auto Co
Waterloo
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