State Officials Back Move Of Department Offices
Dispute erupts as the executive council plans to relocate the state board of sculpture from current offices to the basement and move the secretary's rooms. The agricultural board objects seeking to keep the space, with political pressure mounting as lawmakers repealed the prior room assignment law. The council also eyeing the public instruction department relocation to free space on the first floor.
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Statehouse
Agricultural Department
State Department
From Hay-burners to Modern Rapid Transit
Officials of the W. C. F L & N. report a pictorial placard from the American Electric Railway Association tracing the street car industry’s progress since 1887. It shows the hay burner mule cart, two horse car, first electric trolley, local car styles, and today’s safety cars plus interurban high speed coaches, with notes on costs and service.
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Waterloo
Street car evolution from horse to modern autos
The article traces transit history noting street cars once cost 1200 dollars and horses combined, modern vehicles up to 15000 dollars each, and the Waterloo type at 7500 dollars. It cites a shift from a few thousand initial passengers to a claimed 14 billion carried annually, presenting a unique instructive placard.
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Waterloo
Memorial Day to Be Handled by American Legion
In a note on Civil War remembrance the article states that future memorial day services will be directed by the American Legion with L. J. Rogers, the last remaining G A R member, serving in an advisory role.
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American Legion
L. J. Rogers
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Wentive Council
Treland
Nation
Majestic
Bayer
Lowe Brothers
W. A. Covell & Son
West Fourth St
Iowa
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United States Tires
United States Morris Motor Car Co
Sutcliffe Res Auto Co
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Auto Tire Service Co
Cramer Motor Car Co
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Cuthura Ant
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Pioney Bank
Punt Bive
Wangler Bros
Waterloo Flour & Feed Co
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Fifth Ave
Oxcalfskin Street
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