Water Purification Urged as Iowa Cities Face River Pollution
The piece critiques city water sourcing from polluted streams and praises the push for aseptic treatment. It cites Marshalltown Cedar Rapids and Burlington debates over sewer pollution and dam impacts at Keokuk, urging Waterloo to lead in treating sewage before river discharge.
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Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Courier
Burlington Hawk-Eye
Mississippi
Keokuk
Burlington
Burtlington
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Waterloo
Cedar Rapida
Nulcida
Wisdom of the Better Course Prompts Railway Rate Debate
A Wall Street perspective affirms the Interstate Commerce Commission denial of freight rate increases. Henry Clews calls the decision good for the nation, noting higher costs and living standards would follow if rates rose. The view vindicates concerns over railroads' self interests and labor market pressures.
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Wall Street
Henry Clews
Interstate Commerce Commission
Street
United States
Reading Matter Wanted by Army and Navy YMCA
An earnest appeal from the Army and Navy Y M C A asks for books and magazines for soldiers and sailors. Readership in distant branches including the Philippines, Alaska, and ships calls for material. Send items freight prepaid to the YMCA at 124 East 28th Street, New York.
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Courier
Army and Navy
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Alaska
The
East 28Th Street
New York
Federal court for Waterloo hailed as civic victory
The federal court in Waterloo is praised as a major win for Representative Pickett and the city, offering advertising benefits, convenience for locals, and access to judges, witnesses, plaintiffs, and attorneys. It promises more equitable justice for local plaintiffs and reduces the burden of damaging a railroad case in distant towns.
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Waterloo
Pickett
Congressman Pickett
Iowa bill seeks exhibit committee for 1915 Panama show
Representative Shankland introduces a legislative bill to form a committee to plan Iowa's exhibit at the 1915 Panama Exposition in San Francisco. An upcoming move by Representative Grout calls for reconsideration of the bulk sales bill, with opponents calling it a defense of graft and warning of Iowa's shame if defeated.
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Shankland
Iowa
San Francisco
Chicago
Grout
Jowa
Congress Extra Session Costs Questioned Over Reciprocity
Complaints arise over the expense of a coming extra session of Congress intended to study reciprocity. Observers note lawmakers are paid annually and do not receive overtime for extra sessions, making the cost arguably minimal despite the extended work.
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Congress
Spirit of the Iowa pres A Brief Laugh
Des Moines Register and Leader notes on a Waterloo church dedication fire and varied editorial takes across Iowa. Mentions West Waterloo church disaster, Bowman WHS youth doubt, Taft courage and Canadian reciprocity, good roads push, and city street cleanliness versus Jerusalem’s example.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
West Waterloo
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Taft
Electing Senators and the nation over states in Sioux City
Sioux City Tribune argues a new doctrine makes a senator represent the nation rather than the states, uniting voters across borders. It notes extra sessions may revisit the issue, Democrats seek what Republicans refused, and Oregon style primaries spread nationwide paving for people chosen senators to back a constitutional amendment, despite Governor Carroll’s veto.
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Sioux City Tribune
Carroll
Farmers Back Taft on Canada Reciprocity Says Byers
A Herald report from Des Moines highlights H W Byers former Iowa attorney general and Cummins ally urging support for Taft’s reciprocity with Canada. He argues farmers and small towns would benefit, blasting opponents for vague warnings while noting Iowa’s progressive and tariff history and a shift away from protective tariffs.
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New York Herald
Des Moines
Herald of
Taft
Canada
H. W. Byers
Iowa
United States
Byers
Cummins
Mr. Byers
Republican Party
Andi
Towa
Iowa Farmers Weigh Reciprocity in 1912 Campaign
A Des Moines Chronicle excerpt discusses reciprocity with Cuba and Porto Rico, Iowa farmer sentiments, and political alliances. It notes Senator Cummins and Senator Young aligning on Canadian reciprocity, Taft support, and the potential 1912 U S Senate race implications for Young.
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Cummins
Congress
Iowa
Union
Cuba
Porto Rico
Towa
Young
Arman
Des Moines
Lowna
Crawfont
Tormey Ingsett
Corm
Cansés
Taft
the Herald
Byers
Progressive
Senator Cumming
Senator Young
United States
The Evening Chit Chat About Outdoor Air and Saner Living
An informal column urges women to air their minds and bodies by daily outings. It argues that going out for walks and chats with friends sharpens perspective, improves efficiency, and reduces household tensions. Read as a dated advice piece stressing social contact and routine.
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Paderewski
River water concern folds Cedar Rapids supply lines
Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a map showing Cedar Rapids water contamination risk as sewage from Vinton, population 3,500, drains into the Cedar Rapids system. Thirty miles upstream Waterloo, with 30,000 residents, also discharges sewage into the same supply. Fifteen miles further upstream at Waverly, another community contributes to the potential issue.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Waterloo
Waverly
Cedar Rapids Water Supply Tarnished by Sewage Color and Odor
The Cedar River watershed drains 3,000 square miles of farm land and about 44,500 people in 100 miles into Cedar Rapids. Sewage from 12,000 barn yards and 9,000 privy vaults colors the river during a thaw, giving water a murky brown hue and offensive smell. Cities defend the practice by noting others do it, but the root issue remains urban waste turning rivers into open sewers and raising drinking-water concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Osage
Mitchell County
Cedar River
Republican
Manure piles spark talk of typhoid epidemic
The passage warns that 12 000 improper waste piles could trigger a typhoid outbreak. It alleges prominent businessmen pressuring newspapers to hush the issue while undertakers mobilize teams and funeral processions wind to graveyards, amid widespread grief and urban gloom. It also laments reliance on sewer water from upstream neighbors and surrounding barnyards.
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Spirit OF the
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Segars and Tobacco
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E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk Bank
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Robert G. Dakin
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Pine Waterloo
Lows
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Commercial Bank Building
Jerger
R. D. Tiffany
Consolidated Service
BR. Scott
Ida HM. Scott
Commercial Bank Telephone
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Ben C. Everall
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DE. F. C. Liffring Osteopathic
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