Land Owners Rush to Get Out of Mud at Once
Black Hawk county land owners petition for road improvements to reduce mud. Multiple districts seek pavement graveling or trench system graveling, with petitions signed by every property owner in proposed districts. Some plans include eight mile stretches, others five miles, and a historic old river road proposed for primary system addition.
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Black Hawk
J. A. Francis
Orange Township
Iowa Highway Commission
Hawkeye Highway
Dewar
Dunkerton
Bennington
Denver-Dunkerton Highway
Bremer County
Lafayette Street
Dry Run
Gilbertville
Buchanan County
Waterloo
2940 Yanks Return From France Aboard von Steuben
American artillerymen and machine gunners totaling 2940 returned from France aboard the transport von Steuben. The 323rd field artillery led the outfit, with the 120th machine gun battalion and the 158th field artillery brigade headquarters among the other units returning.
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France
von Steuben
Associated Press
New York
Ameri
323Rd Field Artillery
158Th Field Artillery
Road Calls Soldiers to Break Strike at Windsor Race Track
About 200 soldiers from London Ontario were housed at the Windsor race track to aid in keeping order as the Sandwich Windsor Amherstburg railway sought to resume service with strikebreakers. Strikers demand higher wages and changes in working conditions.
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Windsor
Ontario
London
Sandwich
Balzac Home Restored In Paris Artist Center
The Balzac house on Rue Raynouard Passy reopens as an artist center after neglect. The restored interiors reflect Balzac era with blue vestibule oak carvings dark red tapestries and a china coffee pot he favored. Old woodcuts proofs linger walls and the garden features his vine and lilacs while a trapdoor recalls visits from creditors.
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Paris
Honore da Balzac
Raynouard
Passy
Balzac
Farewell Banquet for Bishop Elect Drumm in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids Iowa May 13 a farewell banquet was given to Bishop-Elect Drumm by Knights of Columbus members and local Catholics. Rev J J Toomey and laymen spoke in felicitation. Drumm presented a confirmation set. A special train will run May 21 from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque for Catholics attending the bishop-elects confirmation services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Keights of
Columbus
Iowa
J. J. Toomey
Drumming
Dubuque
Bridges and city offices dominate council actions
The city council ordered bids for a concrete Black Hawk creek bridge at Miles street and two small concrete replacements over Virden creek at Park road and Ingan avenue. W H Webb was named city electrical inspector, starting May 16, with salary of 2100. Sydney Smith and J Trask were appointed to the plumbers examiners. Residents urged action on an out of order Illinois Central street signal at Lafayette Utica.
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Black Hawk Creek
Miles Street
Park Road
Ingan Avenue
W. H. Webb
C. EB. Pritchard
R. C. Thompson
Sydney Smith
J. Trask
Board of ‘Plumbers’ Examiners
R. BR
Lafayette
Utica
Illinois Central Railway
Parks
Cedar Falls
City Council Deliberates on Ordinance and Street Paving
The city attorney was instructed to create an ordinance providing for an agman while minor matters were disposed of by the council. Paving on Cutler Street returned to discussion as petitions for and against paying on the street were read. Includes reference to student works and an advertisement.
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Cutler Street
Ottumwa School Board Drops Socialist Text in Curriculum
Ottumwa Iowa May 13 The Ottumwa board of school directors voted last night to remove a book by Scott Nearing and a volume by David Saville Muzzey from the high school curriculum because of perceived socialist leanings and questions about Americanism. The action followed an earlier winter resolution and aims to avoid material deemed unfair exposition and advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tumwa Board of
Scott Nearing
David Saville
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W. L. Shanewise
Earl M. Teisinger
Roman A. Teisinger
J. C. Hildebrand
J. R. Owen
E. J. Rodgers
Mary Owen
F. E. Holdiman
M. J. Cowlishaw
Herman Katz
T. J. Mason
William Hopper
Fred Hein
Charles Eldridge
A. Holdiman
D. J. Holdiman
J. L. Carrigg
Emilie Tribon
William Miller
Karl L. Teisinger
St. Mary's School
Balzacs
Bill
Elec
Wirdes
Csuss
Sale Annex
Scane’s Better Clothes Shop
Agaln
Sid
Re. Mary’s School
Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Ia
Hart Schaffner
Panama
Frank Bros
Commercial St
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