Iowa Institutions Population Totals 11 545 Des Moines AP
Des Moines reports 15 state institutions under the state board of control with a combined population of 11,545 as of 1924. Facilities include Iowa soldiers' home Marshalltown 470, Glenwood 1 496, Mt. Pleasant 1 270, Independence 1 350, Clarinda 1 329, Cherokee 1 248, Oakdale 281, Fort Madison 988, Anamosa 979, Rockwell City 64, Toledo 214, plus training, reformatories and clinics. 1 720 staff. Net expenditures for the biennial period ending June 30, 1924 totaled 8 082 282.55.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
State Board of Control
E. J. Hines
Iowa
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans Home
Davenport
Glenwood
Eldora
Mitchellville
State Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Independence
Clarinda
Cherokee
Woodwand
Oakdale
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Rockwell City
State Juvenile Home
Toledo
Fire Fighting System Impresses Berlin Chief
Berlin chief Gempp, visiting New York, praised the city’s fire alarm system and safety measures for storing oil and gasoline. He noted American firemen largely own automobiles, while Berlin’s 1700 firemen mostly do not, with many volunteers and war-disabled personnel.
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Berlin
New York
Gempp
America
New York City
Germany
Auditor proposes single county tax assessor to cut politics
Des Moines reports State Auditor J C McClune backs appointing one assessor per county to align farm and city valuations, keep equalization boards intact, and assess all property at 100 percent value. He notes high costs now and claims broader compliance would increase state revenues.
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Des Moines
J. C. McClune
General Assembly
County Boards of Supervisors
McClune
Park Visitors Learn Yellowstone Jargon in Fun Tour
Tourists to Yellowstone Park discover local slang for staff members. A gear jammer drives autos in the park while a heaver serves as waitress and a meat burner is the cook. Many hotel workers are students from dozens of colleges and universities.
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Ashton
Ida
Yellow Stone Park
Transportation and Hotels Company
New York
California
Pickford Kidnaping Jury Nears Completion
Los Angeles July 24. Jury selection in the Pickford kidnapping case nears completion as fans expect to witness either Mary Pickford or Douglas Fairbanks testify. Fairbanks attends daily awaiting his turn as a prosecution witness while defense hints that Pickford and her supposed double may also take the stand.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Alimony Dodger Freed After Three Years In Jail
New Brunswick New Jersey July 24 Jonathan T Meeker 72 year old alimony dodger is free after three years in Middlesex county jail for failing to pay his wife 12 dollars a week He emerged with a broad smile ending thirty three years of divorce litigation involving his wife and several others
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Associated Press
New Brunswick
N. J
Jonathan T. Meeker
Meeker
Middlesex County
Meeker Freed From Alimony as County Drops Case
Judges and lawyers report Meeker would not pay alimony. The county solicitor ends support, releasing him and ending the litigation. Meeker says jail life was enjoyable with freedom and perks and plans to work there for pay.
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Meeker
Star
Fredom
Officers Make No Statement in Overturf Death
Ottumwa Iowa July 24 officers investigating the slaying of Harry Overturf in a lonely lane near here July 15 could not be located this morning. No information could be obtained at the sheriff's office and the state officer had not checked out. Lt L P Lightner of the city police also aiding the investigation offered no statement.
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Associated Press
Ottumwa
Ila
Harry Overturf
L. L. Lightner
City Police Department
Elephant repeats act after 14 year interval
Vienna reports a decree against the elephant Maidy born June 17 1906 at Schoenbrunn Zoo was vacated and the act punished earlier by the late Emperor Francis Joseph was repeated Maidy had splashed a lady in waiting with water from her tank and was condemned to go bathless for life as she neared her nineteenth birthday.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Schoenbrunn
Zoological Gardens
Maidy
Austria Restores Magda’s Bathing Tank After Emperor’s Decree
Last month warm weather saw Austria's current authorities reopen the late emperor’s decree allowing Magdy the bathing tank. The elephant took a first plunge in 14 years, then splashed the water at the inspector and his watching group. The act was overlooked this time.
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Austria
Maidy
Mrs Boyd Ames Returns Home From Murray Visit
Mrs Boyd Ames of Murray left Friday to return home after a week visiting relatives and friends.
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