In the latter part of the 1880s. And communities were being pressured to have better roads. Perhaps only going out into the suburbs. And we have places like cleveland and philadelphia that are installing brick roads. So there is a movement for a allweather road system, or at least in a limited sense, prior to the coming of the automobile, which really is about 1900, so 1905. Most american roads at the beginning of the 20th century, were mud holes during the wet season, and extremely dusty during the dry season. It was estimated that only about 5 of americas 2. 2 million miles of roads were actually allweather. In other words they were covered with broken stone, some type of gravel, even sand. Or in florida, with seashells. So to make a long story short, the road system was abysmal. And one good example comes from iowa. As of 1905, only 2 of the States Network of more than 100,000 miles of roads were improved. Or allweather, or semi allweather. And heres a comment that was made at this
A minnesota mother whose 11 year old son went missing 27 years ago says her family is now grieving. Grieving. Patty released a statement monday saying shes not ready to speak to the media yet after police found her sons remains. Remains. A masked gunman abducted Jacob Wetterling in 1989. His remains were positively identified over the weekend in minnesota. Minnesota. Police have a person of interest in custody right now on child pornography charges. Fbi officers interviewed dan heinrich at the time of the abduction but were never able to charge him. Him. On saturday heinrich led officials to jacobs remains. The developments are a plea deal negotiations between henrichs lawyers and federal prosecutors. They say such a deal is unpredecented and would only happen with the support of the wetterling family. The details of the plea agreement are still unclear. Nearly three decades after Jacob Wetterlings disappearance the case has played a major role in shaping. Laws. Cbs 2 News Reporter Ste
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In fact, if the automobile had been invented perhaps 20, 25 years before, and if we had the triumph of the good roads movement about the same time, perhaps we would not have had the interurban era. Also, we can make a case too that the interurban is the transition between Steam Railroad less than car load freight and express and the coming of the motor truck. And in the near future, in fact, on thursday, i want to talk about trolley or interurban freight. To begin, lets keep in mind that the american inner city road system was awful. We did talk about that turnpike movement at the very end of the 18th century that continued into the early 20th century. We had had that National Road that was financed by the federal government in the 1840s and 50s. Also, too, there were various local improvements, for example, the plank roads stand out as a good illustration. But it wouldnt be until the 1890s when there was this bicycle craze, the safety, bicycle is introduced in the latter part of the 1
High, but most will be back in their banks this weekend. We should be dry today although the pesky system to our east will return a bit for tomorrow. Today, though, we will be mainly sunny and breezy with north winds at 10 20 mph. Highs will be in the mid 60s to low 70s. We do have some rain in the forecast. Ill have system to ourt you in a few minutes. As iowa continues to recover from flooding some are wondering if theyll be getting help from the federal government. Storm track sevens Amanda Gilbert joins us live in clarksville was one of the worst hit towns by flooding. 150 homes were damaged by water. Some people still cannot return to their properties. Fema will be in town today to look at things. Its important to remember that if you do live in town. They are not here to provide assitance yet. But if you do need help. Churches in the area have everything from gift cards to groceries. Lunch and dinner ar daily at the Lutheran Church many young volunteers have also been helping out