Iowa tax receipts and school progress highlight August items
The August revenue report shows Iowa collected over $50,000 in collateral inheritance tax from forty estates with several large payments including Jacob Murray $6,665 and A J Porter $4,078 and Anna Clark $555 on $11,100. Other items note Milford district school consolidation in Dickinson county, a dangerous 22 000 volt incident to lineman George Worth, stamp tax relief in Dubuque, and rising wages for University of Iowa teachers along with freight car shortages and Iowa egg price leadership.
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Humboldt County
A. J. Porter
Jasper County
Anna Clark
Polk County
Lines Bennett
Cedar County
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Guthrie County
Caleb Sweet
Johnson County
Margaret Danforth
Winneshiek County
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Phinney Sowers
Hamilton County
Thomas Faris
Keokuk
Mary Rover
Bremer County
Helga O. Hakangsen
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Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad
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A. A. Burger
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Henry Buell
Dean
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Etta Childs
Jesse X. Casady
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Paris H. Humphrey
William A. Humphreys
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Chicago Commission
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Wallace M. Welty
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Clarence Emmons
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H. J. Hickey
Fort Dodge
Preservation of Iowa lakes and marshes eyed by highway panel
Iowa highway commission surveys show sixty six lakes and marshes, with seven not yet surveyed, to be preserved and improved for public outings, hunting, and fishing. The effort aims to balance conservation with habitat value and sport, noting licenses fund the fish and game wardens.
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E. C. Hinshaw
World War News and Miscellaneous Items Across Nations
Reports show Allied gains on the Somme with twenty-nine villages captured since the offensive began. Germany reports a large German war loan uptake led by Berlin. Greece restricts youth travel while Canada boosts armed forces enlistment. Von Hindenburg pushes stronger Somme defense as Winston Churchill era diplomacy appears in notes.
NYC Infantile Paralysis Drops in All Boroughs Report
Health department releases figures showing a decline in infantile paralysis cases across New York City boroughs. The update notes continued monitoring as the epidemic wanes with ongoing public health measures.
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Japan Presses Indemnities and Concessions on China
Sweeping and drastic demands are revealed in the secret terms pressed on China by Japan. Dispatches reaching Washington indicate Japan seeks indemnities an apology and political concessions. The notes come amid a broader U S inquiry into new Japanese demands on China.
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Mexican Trouble and Mexican Civil Conflicts Reported
General Pershing left Columbus New Mexico for headquarters in Mexico after inspecting the punitive expedition base. Northern Mexican elections favored Carranza aligned candidates. Car ranza forces hanged twelve bandits south of San Luis Potosi after a train hold up. other bandits were killed. A constitutionalist train wreck near Tampico killed twenty five soldiers and eleven passengers. Villa with about 1000 men attacked Elizondo near Santa Ysabel, pushing Carranza forces back toward Chihuahua City.
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