Indictments in Cerro Gordo district reveal busy session
Mason City Iowa Sept 24 indictments were returned by the grand jury in Cerro Gordo county ranging from murder to forgery tied to liquor activity. Five suspects face heavy bonds and remain jailed as authorities pursue broader cases involving the Jones-Welch gang and related robberies. McKinley Nabbed is sent from Clinton to Mason City for bond issues. Witnesses from Anamosa and Waterloo are connected to this crackdown.
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Mason City
Hareen
Guadape Ballin
Ballin
Henry Behm
Jones-Weldh Ig
Kelly Charston
Stellhomas
E. J. McKing
McKinley
Clinton
Watternes
Jones- Feld
Théang
Waterloo
Anamosa
Jones
Theopen
Marinn City
Business Women in Des Moines Seek Street Car Return
In Des Moines on September 24, more than 6,000 business women urged an early resumption of street car service awaiting a franchise vote. Only about eight percent backed buses. A committee of 6,000 plans to present demands to the city council Friday, while bus advocates unveil test buses seating 30 with room for as many standing. A local dealer notes a rare bus sale alongside Ford automobiles at prewar prices.
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Des Moines
Top Buggy Sales Create Sensation
Eagle Grove Iowa September 24 A Reinbeck news item reports the sale of a buggy by an implement dealer at Reinbeck drawing a curious crowd and creating a notable sensation.
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Eagle Grove
Reinbeck
Good Health for All Through Dr. Pierce's Remedy
An advertisement asserts health as universal style and urges readers to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for digestive trouble fatigue sleeplessness and general malaise. A 10 cent trial package offer is requested with address to Invalids' Hotel Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N.e
Building gains in August nationwide cross two thousand mark
Bradstreet's August report shows building expenditures in 152 cities totaling 152,556,800 dollars. This marks a 5.8 percent rise from July and a 40.1 percent jump from August last year, making this August one of the two largest on record.
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Bradstreet
Building Activity Records and Transportation Property Values
The article notes long term trends in monthly building records from April 1929 and August 1919, suggesting price declines in materials and wages. It cites 94 cities showing July increases and 58 declines, discusses transportation property valued at 322,277,596 as of June 30, 1915, and compares with a 1919 tentative figure of 410,000,000, noting overstatements of capitalization and detailing 13 roads across 13 states with 7,218 miles of main tracks and total trackage.
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Commission
Rock Island System Valued at 322 Million Dollars
The tentative valuation of the Rock Island Railway system has been fixed at 322,000,000 dollars by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The announcement outlines the assessors’ figures and the potential implications for rates and operations under federal oversight.
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Rock Island
Interstate Commerce
Furnaces Repaired Fast At Guaranteed Low Prices
Furnace service advertises repairs for all makes with quick response, guaranteed work, and prices reduced for winter readiness.
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Fire Insurance Waterloo Insurance Agency
Lafayette
Foundet & Furnasce
W. A. Goodman Furnace CO
Lower Water Street
Fruit & Confectionery Atlas Candy& Fruit CO
Bridge St
Lympia Fruit CO
West 4Th
Beance “Holland Furnaces
West Fifth St
William Kulper
Hest Ith
Bowee Furnace Works
West 8Th St
Iowa Gasoline Engine CO
Center Street
Local Rail System Finances Reported in Fragment
The records show outstanding capital of the system at $307,687.42 with an additional $69,768,320 not in public hands. At year end 1400 investments in road, equipment, and property improvements rose to $965,484,932, despite depreciation noted.
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Parone
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Lincoln Street Market
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Coney Island
Bayt & Gerad
Waterloo Flour & Feed
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Fawrell Hotel & Restaura
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Bankers Accident Insurance
B. H. Marning
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Quest & Smith
West 5Th St
Renearson & Eoch
East St. St
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Ith St
Real Estste Ee
Central Cafe
East 4Th
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4Th St. Plaza Theatre
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East
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Ibton Beach Method
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Eae Re
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Cress Shoe
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