Des Moines Board Ends Prison Labor Contracts
The Iowa board of control cancelled the 1921 prison labor contracts with Reliance Manufacturing for Fort Madison shirts and Sterling Manufacturing for Anamosa aprons effective July 1. The decision follows labor opposition and a push to align with legal standards, with a possible new contract at higher rates discussed by a joint legislative committee. Prisoners’ earnings totaled over 262,000 in the past two years.
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Des Moines
Mate Board of Control
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Reliance and
Sterling Manufacturing
Reliance Company
Sterling Company
Tabor
A. M. McColl
Board of Control
Tetter
T. P. Hollowell
State Penitentiary
Hollowell
McColl
Farmer West Uproots Liquor Nuisance in Parlor Raid
Sioux City Iowa March 20 Deputy Sheriff Ray Mahr and Federal Prohibition Agent W B Striker raided farmer Tror West near Sioux City and found a 75 gallon still in operation. West jailed for maintaining a liquor nuisance. Compressed air shovels cited as time savers in cramped places.
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Sioux City
Tror West
Sherif Ray Mahr
W. B. Striker
West
Mahr
Striker
Charles W. Eliot Honored as He Reaches Ninety
Harvard emeritus president Charles William Eliot enters his 90th year honored by the nation and world for four decades of leadership. He remains active in business, education, and public life, writing for Atlantic Monthly and advising on religious and educational debates. A public celebration is planned at Sanders Theatre with Harvard officials and the city’s leaders.
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United Press
Cambridge
Mass
Charles William Eliot
Harvard University
Institute of Learning
Eliot
Harvard
Taft
Court of St. James
Ife
Tiair
Iliot
Atlantic Monthly
Altho
Dr. Eliot
America
Lo Baron Trussell Briggs
Eliet
United States
Boston
Samuel Atkins
Mary (Lyman) Eliot
Boston Latin School
Harvard Steels
Harvard i
Reing
Oliver Wendell Holmes
University
Ifa
Sanders Theatre
Harvard Alumni Association
Memorial Hall
A. Lawrence Lowell
Corporation
George Wigglesworth
Board of Oversears
L. B. R. Briggs
Ellot
Ellot Ac
Harvard Yard
University Hall
Bis
Davenport Widower Sues for 20000 Over Lost Affection
Walter L. Buck of Heden Buck sues Clarence Houck Jr. and C. Houck & Sons for 20000 alleging Houck wooed Mrs. Buck after the death of his own spouse. Buck claims damages for alleged alienation of affections and lists gifts and support as factors. The suit was filed in Davenport district court.
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Houck
Buck
Chemists to Discuss Helium Rubber Food at Meeting
Washington March 20 The American Chemical Society will hold its spring meeting April 21 26 in Washington focusing on helium as a tool for aviation progress of chemistry since colonial days rubber industry advances education reform agriculture and the food supply. Distinguished scientists from colleges universities industry and government will present hundreds of papers.
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Washington, D. C
United States
American Chemical Society
Leo W. Mackeland
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