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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1925
Page
5
Latest by wire reports detail the assassination of Francisco Mena a leading Vera Cruz politician at the Jalapa government palace. The murder is linked to Morena opposition to Governor Jara with tense lines drawn between factions.
Overcast tonight with Wednesday cloudy across the region. War in northwest portion tonight in east and surrounding western sections.
The News Telegraph publishes the first installment of Iowa income tax payers with about seventy thousand names listed. The Des Moines paper will publish more daily, showing each payer's amount due in ranges from under 1,000 to over 400,000 dollars. The morning register includes an extensive list by town such as Atlantic and Guthrie Center with numerous named residents like Anderson, Albert and Brownell, F. A., among others.
County supervisors approve a tax levy raise for the coming year raising the overall rate from 23.1 mills to 25.0 mills by adjusting the poor fund from 1 to 2.4 mills and the court fund from 1 to 2 mills while other levies remain largely unchanged. State levies were lowered this year with specific values noted. new filing equipment approved. anticipation certificate sale authorized. next board meeting scheduled for Sept 28 to review bills and Cass Pottawattamie drainage talks planned in Council Bluffs.
Fragmentary accounts describe Turkish actions against Christians with thousands displaced. Reports note massacres and deportations, with scattered details of victims and regional response, while authorities contest the full scope and timing of the events.
Des Moines M E Conference opens with Bishop presiding and five districts listed. Program includes Lord's Supper, memorial service, business sessions, and lectures on modern psychology. Notable speakers include Dr. J M Evans and Dr. Louis F W Leismann. addresses by Rev. Henry Haus Foochow and Dr. Arthur Bruce Muss. Largest Iowa conference, with detailed schedules and endowment notes.
St. Louis defeats Boston 2 to 1 and Chicago edges Philadelphia 3 to 2 with one inning noted. Cincinnati leads New York after six innings as scores trickle in across the circuit.
The New York mayoral primary features a fierce Hylan versus Walker contest amid heavy campaigning and police precautions. Governor Smith stakes his support for Walker, while Wall Street betting favors Waterman in the Republican side.
A California suit targets Brandt a former local barber now practicing chirotherapy alleging spinal injury from his treatment. The plaintiff claims leg impairment and eventual surgery and seeks 13 932 dollars in damages citing years of barber work before he shifted to the Palmer school of practice in the California town.
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy, serving a manslaughter sentence for the death of his sweetheart Mrs Teresa Moers, was granted a new trial by an appellate court here. The reversal was based on jurors not being allowed to consider certain admissions statements or confessions to prove the manner of Mrs Moers death.
Des Moines reports Justice Thomas Arthur died at Methodist Hospital after a day at the state house. Born July 12, 187?, he served on the Iowa Supreme Court since 1924 and was widely praised by Governor Hammill. Funeral arrangements were planned for Logan, with colleagues and state officials expected to attend. The governor indicated an early appointment to fill the vacancy may follow.
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