Chicago Women Paid Starvation Wages Report
Vice investigators report more than 50,000 Chicago women earn five dollars or less per week. Acting Governor O'Hara says many live in furnished rooms, share meals, and rely on cast-off clothes. Senate commission vows further inquiry and to hear employers under oath with payrolls.
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Springfield
Chicago
Barratt O'Hara
Senate Vice Commission
O’hara
Commission
O'Hara
Illinois
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Waterloo and Cedar Falls
Real estate transfers show multiple deeds in Waterloo Cedar Falls and Hudson with prices ranging from 1 to 11400 dollars including Hillside and Pacific additions. Notable transfers include A M Seufferlein to Addie Leister for 189-14 land 1800 dollars and Alfred Bartholomew to C A Petrie for land 189 14 totaling 11400 dollars.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Jacob H. Fucss
Walter W. Holman
Hillside
Waterloo
H. W. Briden
H. B. Bryan
Ricker & Bratnaber
Mary W. Uttley
Wm. C. Uttley
Hattie A. Warner
John Kennelly
Cedar City
A. M. Seufferlein
Addie L. Leister
Pacific
Cedar Falls
W. A. Braniger
Charles H. Spears
Frank J. Eigthmey
Louisa Carroll
Blowers
Blowers' Addition, Waterloo, $300. George H. Furneaux
Neiles Rice
Forest Park
Alfred Bartholomew
C. A. Petrie
Burton E. Wilson
Fannie Wingate Egbert
Cedar River Park
Frank J. Highmey
Frank J. Highmey, Lot 7, Block 13, Blowers
W. C. Card
W. E. Shirley
Andrew Weiss, Et al
H. N. Mitchell
Highsand
Mary A. Hill
W. R. Law
East Park Place
Daniel Watters
J. M. Slusher
Hudson
Iowa Democrats At Inaugural Signal Patience In Patronage
Washington dispatch reports Iowa Democrats returning home from the inaugural after Wilson’s open door policy. Louis Murphy of Dubuque appears secure for northern collectors, while others face department-led appointments and delayed decisions as Iowa seeks offices. Spring imagery closes the piece from Waterloo.
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Washington
Iowa
House
Pepper
Connolly
Kirkpatrick
McReynolds
McAdoo
Burleson
Bryan
Wilson
Baltimore
Congress
Croxone Promises Quick Relief for Kidney and Back Ailments
An advertisement touts Croxone as a universal cure for backache, bladder issues, rheumatism, and urinary disorders by addressing weak inactive kidneys. It claims rapid, lasting results after three daily doses and offers purchase with a full refund if no relief is achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Himan System
Mill Road Bill Favored For Statewide Levy
Des Moines Indiana March 7. The joint highways committee will soon report a bill proposing a state wide 1 mill levy to build permanent roads. The measure may pass with a smaller vote than the last highway act but should win a majority in recommendation for passage. The governor could direct the attorney general to represent counties cities or towns in road related legal disputes. Avianists against hort iculturists clash over a bill making spraying blooming fruit trees a misdemeanor to protect bees and honey. Peterson also seeks a bill to bar import of diseased bees into the state.
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Des Moines
Specelal
Joint Highways Committee
Roads and Highways Committee
The
House
Peterson
Mhorticulturists
Telephone opposition to utilities bill discussed in Iowa
In Chicago on March 7 the Iowa telephone interests faced the public utilities committee of the senate. Five witnesses, including representatives from Western Union, independent lines, and Des Moines firms, urged state regulation over municipal control and called for rate setting and service standards to be coordinated by a state commission. They opposed the bill's requirement for physical line connections and warned that city councils could undermine competition and drive smaller lines from business.
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Chicago
Iowa
Public Utilities Committee
Senate
Col. L. W. Ainsworth
Western Union Telegraph Company
T. Q O. Hansen
Bode
Charles G. Saunders
Council Bluffs
J. L. Parrish
Des Moines
Iowa Telephone Company
Jansen Haines
Des Moines Gas Company
Ainsworth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tiansen
Rural Union Telegraph Company
Independent Telephone Company
Kiester to Speak on Dunkerton Water Works Bonds Plan
Special Palm Sunday notices from Punkerton La describe a public meeting in Dunkerton with Murry Kiester of the Waterloo Town Criers club to discuss possible bonds for a municipal water works plant and electric light system. Paul Davis will discuss business prep and a song segment. The event is at the Methodist Episcopal church at 8 p.m.
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Punkerton
Dunkerton
Murry Kiester
Waterloo Town Criers
Kiester
Paul Davis
Waterloo
Nfe
Methodist Episcopal Church
Otterbein Mala
Methodist Church
BE. W. Magee
Otterbeins
Otterbein
Earth
Farm School Idea Proposed as German Model
E G Cooley of Chicago urged Iowa legislators to establish winter agricultural schools in every community. He described Germany’s system, with a district man teaching five months on farms and seven months on farm efficiency, arguing it would train both sons and daughters and boost soil value while supporting industrial education in Iowa’s cities.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Iowa
Cooley
Germany
Mr. Cooley
Towa
Wonderful Remedy Promises Quick Aid for Wide Ailments
Advert says big Wonderful Remedy treats stomach liver and intestinal ailments including gastritis indigestion dyspepsia pressure around the heart sour stomach distress after eating nervousness dizziness fainting spells constipation and gall bladder issues and jaundice with a testable bottle offered.
Greek Fire to Be Used Again by German Navy
A German naval officer has devised a renewed Greek fire capable of burning on water to repel advancing hostile ships or for use in attack when conditions permit.
Remark on Mother's Power and Divine Creation
Brief excerpt praising mothers and the divine concept of motherhood. It evokes Ward Beecher’s reverent language about motherhood as a rich, soulful, and powerful creation. The text also hints at poetic lines about the mills of the gods and fate.
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Womain
Mother
Ward Beecher
Supplementary Training For Young Industrial Workers
Trial workers receive compulsory education through vocational schools from ages 14 to 18. All industry sectors, from chimney sweeps to Krupp factory workers, gain access to specialized mathematics and science to boost efficiency and independent thinking.
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Krupp
Masters Grant Weekly Off Duty Hours for Workers
A ruling requires masters to provide six to eight hours per week off duty for employees to attend schools. The measure aims to improve education access while maintaining operations.
Investors Opportunity in Real Estate Security Notes
Investors attention describe a favorable opportunity to place funds in real estate security with 7 percent net yield. Semi annual interest payments and clear of taxes insurance and commissions. Contact Pr. N. com 308 First National Bank Building.
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Pr. N
First National Bank
Canctab
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Murphy
Dubuque
Spring
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Sol
Prospect Park
Senate Committee
Viding
Mayr
Mayer
Wangler Tires. Co
East Fourth
Lafayette Street
Hanie
Ilko
Fourth Street
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Dept
C. F. Krebs
Fowler Bldg
City Hall
Stolt Bros. Cut Price Shoe Sale
Packard
Beacon
Nive
Bnutton
Dongola Blu
Stolt Bros
Commercial Street
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