Final Iowa legislature rush trims university funding
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature nearing adjournment with a lighter final rush than usual. Drastic cuts are seen in state educational funding as opposition grows to one mill levies for ten years for Iowa State University at Iowa City and Iowa Agricultural College at Ames. Construction estimates are expected to be trimmed too.
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Iowa City
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Against Nepotism: Nervig Bill Passed by House
The Nervig bill banning elective state and county officers from employing relatives in their offices passed the house. It allows county officers to hire relatives only with approval from the county board of supervisors.
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Mississippi
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Inheritance Tax Passes Through Senate From House
The graduated inheritance tax bill, applying a state levy of 2 percent on inheritances of 15000 or more, was approved by the senate after earlier passage by the house. The assembly had been skeptical of proposed new taxes, but this measure advanced.
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Senate
House
State Fair Board Finance Cut Stuns Cattle Barn Plan
The state fair board trimmed a bill to fund the cattle barn finish at the fair grounds from 82000 dollars to 19000 dollars for special assessments and ground purchase. The action is viewed as a significant indicator of sentiment regarding fair funding and project completion.
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Soldier bonus bill clears houses with unanimous vote
The soldier bonus bill, a major session issue, passed both house and senate unanimously and will become law soon. An amendment added officers above lieutenant and those with under 60 days service. The Senate briefly included S A T C members, but the House declined, leaving them out of the bonus.
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Senate
House split on McClenahan impeachment question
The departmental affairs committee split four ways over charges against State Superintendent McClenahan. The senate referred the matter to the house, which reported McClenahan unfit for further office, while a minority urged only censure. The majority measure for impeachment moved to the judiciary committee. no impeachment probability seen. Also noted is passage of the Russell Sage Foundation small loans bill ending loan shark fees, capping charges at 8 percent monthly on small secured loans.
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Een
Iowa Legislature Faces Mixed Outcomes On Key Bills
The Iowa Senate and House debated many measures with narrow margins. Key items include the Mead bill to abolish the state highway commission, the Springer bill for a state Court of Public Service, and the Anderson Dill challenge to bridge and culvert regulation. Notable actions involve increases for district judges, tax exemptions for veterans, and a Rankin constitutional convention bill, while pink slips fell for a special amusement tax and other proposals.
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Springer
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Iowa
Farmers Face Grave Danger From Foreign Imports
President Harding and his cabinet met for over two hours to address the threat of flood tides of foreign importations flooding American markets nearly duty free. Secretary Wallace led talks on emergency tariff measures to protect agriculture and preserve national self sufficiency, warning of shrinking flocks and herds without immediate relief.
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Harding
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Blast wrecks big Armour grain elevator tragedy
Chicago officials report the Armour grain elevator at South Chicago wrecked by a blast. Four missing bodies are still unresolved amid overheated grain risk and a potential second explosion. Total deaths expected at six and property loss near six million dollars. The crash likely started from spontaneous combustion in the drying room where 100,000 bushels of wheat were dried.
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Germans find Yanks guilty in slacker Bergdoll case
Detectors Carl Neal and Fred Zimmer, attached to the American army, were convicted in the Criminal court at Mosbach Baden for an illegal assumption of power while attempting to arrest Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. Neal sentenced to 15 months in jail and Zimmer six. Washington said an appeal for clemency would be sent to Berlin by the State Department.
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Bank Chief Refuses Resignation After Public Divorce
James A. Stilman, president of National City Bank, offered his resignation to the directors in New York on March 24, but the board declined to accept it despite recent public attention to his divorce.
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National City Bank
General Leonard Wood to Head University of Pennsylvania
Major General Leonard Wood will retire from active army service to become head of the University of Pennsylvania after his return from the Philippine service. Washington March 24.
Harding Galls Extra Secu Former Rep Named to ICC
Washington March 24. Former Wisconsin representative John J. Esch was appointed by President Harding to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Fordney emergency tariff bill, vetoed by Wilson, is deemed sure at the extra session. The Ways and Means Committee backs immediate tariff passage to protect farmers, with Penrose Smoot and McCumber supporting. Senate and House plan rapid action, with framing of tariff and revenue measures to follow.
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Mandates Allocated For Pacific and Africa Administered
London dispatch reports the League of Nations issued mandates for Samoa to be administered by New Zealand or Australia or Pleasant Island, Nauru by Britain, German Southwest Africa by South Africa, and other former German Pacific possessions by Australia, under mandatory laws.
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Decker implicates another in Elkhart killing case
Virgil Decker eighteen held in Warsaw for the killing of Leroy Lovett of Elkhart Ind made a new statement through his attorney naming John Invagnolia also known as Dago Joe Invagnolia was arrested at Elkhart at the request of Warsaw authorities for questioning in the case
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Egg prices fall to six year low in Bloomington market
Bloomington Illinois March 24 The egg market collapsed in central Illinois with growers and dealers paying as low as 18 cents a dozen, the lowest price in six years.
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Nolg
Influenza Epidemic Hits U S Occupation Troops on Rhine
March 24 report from Coblenz notes an influenza epidemic among United States occupation army troops. The second battalion of the ... infantry has been quarantined as soldiers contend with spreading illness.
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Coblenz
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Stowaways Sent Back at Sea
Thirty four Chinese stowaways aboard the United States bound steamer China were transferred to the China-bound RS Pats Sbye in San Francisco on March 24.
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United’ States
China
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Reader
A testimonial from Elizabeth C. Corley of Edmund 8 0 describes relief from monthly illness and nervous strain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter endorses the product and urges others to consider it, framing the condition as common among women and the remedy as effective.
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Walter the lad who grows up in town tale
A Rehoboth Sunday Herald fragment notes a visitor meeting a boy named Walter in a New England city. The exchange shows Walter explaining how people misjudge growth and intelligence, expecting children to stay infants despite obvious age progression.
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Walter
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Water Power Put to Good Use in Cashmere
A report from Cashmere describes the Jhelum river being used to generate electricity to deepen its own channel and prevent flooding of 200000 acres, thus expanding arable land. No coal was available and the site is 200 miles from the nearest railway, making water power imperative.
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Jhelum
No Cart Along
A girl walks into a store and declares she wants to carry a chicken rather than use a cart. The store keeper asks if she would like a pallet. she refuses and reiterates her intention to carry the chicken herself.
Rug Sale Amid Fancy Work Sparks Legal Talk
When they do fancy work Persiat sells for 100 dollars at yard sales and is labeled a rug. Talk isn't cheap when you hire a lawyer to handle the matter.
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