Print paper prices blamed on brokers and publishers
Witnesses before a senate committee lashed high print paper costs on brokers and jobbers while publishers defended reasonable contracts. They urged limiting consumption to contracted amounts, resisting the open market. Lincoln Courier-Herald and Washington Star lines cited exploitation and possible government control opposition.
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Altho
Witmessterday
Senate
M. F. Hansom
Philadelphia
EB. Garpenter
The
Lincoln
Courier-Herald
Carpenter
Department of Justice
Ui Ss
Reed
Fleming
Onbold
Washington Star Guld
Warren G.bailey
Warrentown
Democrat
Cleane Harker Wins First Honors at Falls Declamatory
Miss Cleane Harker of Waterloo West High School won first place in the Cedar Valley declamatory contest held at Falls. Other top finishers include Myra K for fiction interpretation and Elizabeth Raumeartner earning first place in drama. Waterloo West also led in the Cedar Valley track and field meet result with high school scores contributing to the net.
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Cleane Harker
Waterloo West High School
Etry
Falls
Iaet
Larker Chase
Teal Jistate
Myra K
Istic
Waterloo
West A
Cedar ‘Valley
Cedar Her Aeneck
Ea d
Racker
Waverly
Dion
Elizabeth Raumeartner
Enlistment and Reception Noted at Cedar Falls
A Cedar Falls man was accepted for the U S Army and assigned to an infantry unit after enlisting at the Davenport recruiting station. The Rainbow division was seen in Davenport during spring 1917 and the Cedar Falls Company F entry is recorded. A reception honoring Mr Rasmussen was held in Cedar Falls Thursday evening.
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Rasmussen
Cedar-Fa
Atl Theslocal
Couaret Infantry
Davenport
Mr. Rasmussen
Rainbow Divizion
Cedar Falls
Black Hawks Seek Kids Donations for Marne Statue Fund
In Black Hawk county pupils in public and parochial schools will be asked to donate one cent toward a $60 per district quota for a Marne battlefield statue memorial. Superintendent TM C Moeller leads school involvement and donors’ names will appear in a memorial booklet for French officials and the president of France.
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Black Hawk County
Fund For America
Marne
TM. C. Moeller
Moeller
Bremer County
Echeecke
G. 0
van Derveer
State Bank
Waverly
Jon Blair
Des Moines
Ite
Altho
Iowa
J.° CO
Trumbauer, Leavite & Johnson Bank
John Blair
France
Kidneys Out of Order Warned By Local Ad
A La Junta reader Mrs L Gibson reports kidney trouble relief after Foley Pills. The notice urges quick help for aches and pains in hands and feet, dullness, loss of appetite, puffiness under the eyes, with address at 12th and Edison. Sold everywhere.
Interior is Built Around Courtyards and Gardens
Description notes several courts with gardens basins shrubs and luxuriant groves of Truitland slate trees, though the street gives no hint of their existence.
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Truitland
We Must Prune Government Spending and War Debt
Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey urged reform at a luncheon, calling for cuts in government expenditures and a revision of the war debt. He framed a lean budget as essential and argued to curb bonuses, reduce price pressures, and pull government from shipping and real estate to focus on construction as the great task before Congress.
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Leffingwell
Jawa
Tpstead
Bette
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Edge
Bam Ron Nes
Sreal Estate
Hee
Government Deadlock Highlighted In May Speech
Secretary Letingwell of Aereagury told the Academy of Political Science that the United States faces a national crisis from a government divided against itself. He criticized obstruction and bickering and urged the nation to unite, stop the wasteful fighting, and address critical problems together.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Letingwell
Academy of Political Science
Budget Measure Marks Government Oversight Push
A fragment notes plans to inject controls into management of public business through enactment of a budget measure. The terse text hints at legislative action and oversight aims without detailing scope or entities involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness
Black Hawk County Land Priced At Prehistoric Rates
A fragment notes Black Hawk county land values and suggests some small tracts are priced unusually low. Mentions George W Miller of Black Hawk county and a transfer filed yesterday involving J. L. Vanno of Charleston, WL Va.
Very Far Condition Reported On Cedar Highway
The government bulletin from Dubuque notes the Bel to Grant highway near Kisah router and other main roads are rough, muddy, and not passable. Rain worsens conditions. car owners should plan for tough travel tomorrow as streets near the area remain damp and difficult. HI Y clubs close season with banquet at the local Y M C A. activities for the school year end with short talks music and readings. Elsie Ferguson sang several solos during the program.
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Ulletin
Dubuque
Belto
Grant
Kisah
Thoroures
Enatane
Elsie Ferguson
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Weis
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Lafayette Street
Fish Sign Service
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Minke
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