Iowa Farm Activity And Local Incidents Reported
Six farmers near Cedar Falls unload sixty tons of crushed limestone for farm use. Knights of Pythias leaders in Iowa reshuffle as L. S. Robinson seeks grand chancellor post. Corwin Brown seeks $10,000 in a divorce suit against his uncle War Ten Scott. Paul Brown, tenant farmer, hangs himself after notice of suit. Farmers Elevator Co of Dawson sold to R. S. Witter who will run the business. Two 12 and 16 year olds die in a cave collapse near Waterloo. Loot totaling $3,000 recovered. four Sioux City men arrested. Mrs. Edward McIntyre dies in elevator shaft accident in Waterloo. Nick Giatrakis is killed by an interurban while riding a motorcycle near Mason City. John T. Lohner fatally injured by a fast train near Council Bluffs. 13 year old Ray Brandon arrested in Des Moines after escaping Eldora industrial school. Norbert Soenksen believed to be Clinton shooting slayer. Five infantile paralysis cases reported in Webb, with health officials monitoring. Dubuque fire-inspection condemns 34 buildings, 380 disapproved. 659 of 4,049 inspected approved. Sloan man M. Stoddard sells 4,000 acres to Robert Cato.
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Cedar Falls
L. S. Robinson
Glenwood
Knights of ‘Pythias
W. R. Law
Waterloo
Corwin Brown
Ames
War- Ten‘ Scott
Ethel
Brown
Paul Brown
Allente
Elerator Company of
Dawson
R. S. Witter
Witter
Louis Vollenweider
Denziel ‘Leeper
Hartington
Bloomfield
Verdigre
Neb
Washington, Ta
P. J. ‘Larson
H. J. Weldne
C. A. King
Bono Keptno
Sioux City
Edward McIntyre
Nick Giatrakis
Mason City
Clear Lake
Iowa
John T. Lohner
Kirkman
Great Western
Council Bluffs
Lohner
Atlantic
Ray Brandon
Eldora
Des Moines
Brandon
Massena
Norbert Soenksen
Belle Plaine
State Board of Health
Webb
Clay County
Board of Health
Dubuque
M. Stoddard
Sloan
Robert Cato
Dumas
Tampico Oil Boom Drove Prosperity Then Readjustment
Washington bulletin notes Tampico surged from under 17 000 residents in 1906 to over 100 000 as the world’s largest oil gusher and related industries spurred wealth. Postwar demand faded, rents climbed and the city now undergoes economic readjustment while remaining a major port near the Panuco river with a strong English speaking expatriate community.
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Tampico
Bulletin
United States
Vera Cruz
Monterey
Mexico
Panuco
la Barra
Tamplco
Prehistoric Cave Yields Phosphate Deposits in Austria
In Mixinx Austria workers uncover the Dragon's Den cave yielding large phosphate deposits. A side cavern about 1000 yards from the entrance reveals quartz tools, utensils, and human bones indicating ancient occupation.
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Mixinx
Austria
MULES DRIVE OUT CAPTAIN DE KAY IN DEFENSE OF RIFLE FIGHTS
After 33 years of service Captain A B De Kay resigns as commanding officer of the local National Guard company over annoyance with mules. The unit recently became a howitzer company and received six mules to tow artillery. He says he is a rifle and bayonet fighter and knew he was finished.
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A. B. de Kay
National Guard
de Kay
French farmers win prizes for postwar restoration efforts
Fifty farmers in the Aisne region receive agricultural implements donated by Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. A Murray of the American committee for devastated France. Prizes include a seed planter and cash awards totaling 4,000 francs, with 80 farm hands also recognized. The initiative supports reclamation of 25,000 acres and 82 agricultural syndicates, plus 40 tractors.
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Paris
Anizy
Coucy
Aisne
France
Anne Morgan
A. Murray
Duke
American Committee
Louisville
Albert Delan
Allemont
Miss Morgan
Dike
Anity
Frances
Thuillet
Timber consumption outpaces growth by five to one
A historical note estimates the US virgin forest at 822 million acres reduced to 187 million. Annual timber cut reaches 26 billion cubic feet while growth is 6 billion, with per capita use rising to 800 board feet during wartime and world averages far lower.
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United States
Sage W. Scherer
Kestry
Europe
Burglar Uses Home Then Snoozes in Basement
A burglar drank whisky and ate seven cans of salmon found in the residence of oO KE Dodson in East St. Louis. He carried a mattress bed clothing and an alarm clock into the basement for a nap as neighbors reported a hole bored in the cellar door while the Dodsons were away for the summer.
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St. Louis
Oo KE
Dodson
East St. Louis
Eastside
Dodsons
Surgeon's fee limit set at $1000 in Baltimore hospital rule
Trustees of Johns Hopkins Hospital announce a maximum surgeon's fee of one thousand dollars. The new policy outlines the fee cap for operations performed at the Baltimore institution and aims to standardize charges across cases.
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Johne
Baltimore
Tohns Hopking. Hospital
Commerce to Clean Up Graft in Shipping Offices
Department of Commerce reports widespread graft in federal shipping commissions with a nationwide sweep planned. Secretary Hoover seeks Quinn's resignation in New York and vows a thorough cleanup of the New York bureau and other ports.
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Washington
Surean’ of Navigation
Hoov Er
New York
Commerce Department
Quinn
Department
Labor representation urged at disarmament conference
Atlantic City August 24 President Harding favored labor’s call for representation at the Washington disarmament conference. Samuel Gompers said he had wired organized labor bodies abroad to gauge their stance and received Harding’s letter of appreciation after a White House visit. Labor backs disarmament and world peace effort.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Harding
Washington
Samuel Gompers Saaid
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
White House
Organized Labor of America
Hunt Fire Kills Three at Brown Hotel in Macon
A blaze in Macon Georgia on Monday destroyed the Brown house frame hotel. Three people are confirmed dead and two unidentified bodies were recovered from the second floor. About 20 of 150 guests were injured as investigators inspect the ruins. John I. Hays, a former justice of the peace, is among the dead.
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Macon
John I. Hays
Urges U S Tax Board Study of Revenue Effects
The Senate Finance Committee will be asked by the House Wage and Means Committee to add to the tax revision bill a provision creating a commission. The panel would study the effects of certain forms of taxation on business and government revenues and advise on whether legislation is advisable to permit federal taxes to be collected on state and municipal tax exempt securities.
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Washington
Senate
House
Adil Tu
Marines Embark For Panama Duty From Philadelphia
A force of 400 marines boarded the U S S Pennsylvania at Philadelphia for service in Panama. The move follows orders to mobilize a Quantico based battalion for Panama duty. Washington notes discuss Costa Rica and Panama boundary issues tied to the White award.
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Panama
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Quantico
Washington
United States
Republic of
Costa Rica
Hughes
State Department
Republic of Panama
Anh
Panawd
Fordney Tax Bill Moves to Senate After House Approval
The Fordney tax bill, passed by the House 274 to 125, advances to the Senate with plans for early consideration. It raises the 1921 income tax exemption for married filers to 2500 and per dependent to 400, repeals excess profits tax, and increases the corporate tax to 12 percent while imposing a 82 percent top surtax on incomes over 86,000.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nysted
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U. S
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Jasted
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