City Council Weighs Street Renaming To Numerical Basis
At an adjourned meeting the council launched two feasibility plans to rename streets by numbers from a central point and to create citywide residential district restrictions on business encroachment. A proposal to buy about 1,504 street signs at roughly $2,000 prompted the street plan discussion. Mayor and committees to study maps from peer cities and report feasibility.
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Strest
Leon A. Link
America
Waterloo
Link
Edtizens Hays
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Milwaukee
Wis
St. Laws
Chicago
Lint
A.B. Gnagy
A. A. Zimmerman
Second Ward
Bammong
Forest Avenues
Colored group wins right to use 208 Summer as church
The city council, amid protests from nearby residents, ruled last night that the group of colored persons who moved a store building to 208 Summer Street to use as a church meeting house has a clear title to occupy the building. Officials noted the building posed no fire hazard and condemned no action. The committee's report was adopted.
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Fot
Summer Street
Nuiada
Counittes
Paying at Manchester shows progress on road work
In Manchester on September 19 progress on tractor Percy Smith related materials is advancing. If weather holds, completion may come in a month. Franklin street work from city units south to fair grounds edging toward finish, with five to three blocks and a river west stretch remaining. tourists complain about access amid torn up streets.
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Manchester
Percy Smith
Franklin Street
Tre City
Fair Grounds
Marion Street
Fifth Street
Olin Soule to be honored with tree at Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls Sept 29 Olin Soule pioneer railroad man will be honored Oct 16 when a tree is planted in his name as part of Rock Island RYs seventieth anniversary celebration The tree marker dedication will occur near East Rocksylvania with a bronze tablet The Rock Island will appoint a sponsor for the tree and assume future care Soule known across the state for railroad work and Masonry service including Knight Templar honors
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Iowa Falls
Olin Soule
Rock Island Road
Soulas
Rock Island
Winthrop Man Dies After Illness
John Reidy a prominent grain dealer in Winthrop Louisiana died at his home Thursday afternoon following months of illness. He had suffered a general breakdown about two years ago and had travelled to Colfax and other places hoping to regain health before his death.
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Winthrop
John Reidy
Reidy
Colfax
Local obituary fragment highlights surviving family
Fragmentary obituary notes a widow and four children named Milas Mary Ilarian Miases Nelle Anna Claire and John of Dubuque. It also mentions three brothers and alster, with limited remaining details.
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Hig
Milas Mary
Ilarian
Miases Nelle
Anna
Claire
John
Dubuque
Alster
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Mminut
Magle
Herb Julia Medicina Co
Schuneman’s
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Lafayette
Moulberry
Jeffers
Stearns
Ovea
ABC
Interstate Appliance Corporation Gas. Co
Frances Fleming
Waterloo Belmont Shop
East Fourth Street
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