Tax Valuations of Rail Roads Back by Agreement to 1920 Values
Des Moines reports the state executive council approved a $27,642,470 increase in railroad assessed valuations above Judge Wade's order. Affected lines include Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Chicago & Northwestern. Illinois Central. Rock Island. Minneapolis & St. Paul. and Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern. The Wabash and Santa Fe cases were upheld at federal court. The plan returns to 1920 valuations, rescinding this year's figures, following recommendations from county supervisors, county attorneys, Attorney General Gibson and the Iowa Farm Bureau.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Wade
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Northwestern
Rock Island
Minneapolis & St. Paul
Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern
Wabash
Santa Fe
Executive Council
Gibson
Iowa Farm Bureau
U S Railway Board Retaliates Over Minority Criticism
Chicago June 17 The United States Railway Board defended its wage cut policy after minority labor members criticized it. The board said the dissenting view presented an incendiary argument aimed at provoking strikes as it confirmed a total wage reduction of 135 million dollars after a previous 350 thousand workers faced pay cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
United States Railway Board
Russia
Tragic Granger Section Hand Killed by Fast Freight
Peter Calronas, 33, a section hand for Chicago Great Western, was killed in Carroll Iowa as he tried to board a westbound fast freight. He was cut in two by wheels after falling across a rail. 25 cars passed over him. Relatives remain unlocated.
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Carroll
Peter Calronas
Lanesboro
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Chicago — Northwestern
Carroll Yards
Two Suspects Held in Cole Robbery Case
Press reports that Roy Snell, 37, of Kansas City, and L. Tipton of Des Moines are held as suspects in the daylight holdup that robbed Chas Cole of 4500 dollars. Assistant Chief McDonald says Snell is identified and Tipton was the car driver.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
Roy Snell
Kansas City
L. Tipton
Chas Cole
McDonald
Snell
Tipton
Carroll Woman Dies After Husband Shot and Birth
Carroll Ind June 17 Mrs. Glenn M. King 18 years old died after being accidentally shot by her husband two weeks earlier at their home near Carrollton. She had given birth to a baby daughter and both mother and infant died after a stay in Carroll hospital.
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Carroll, In
Glenn M. King
Carrollton
Carroll Hospital
Weather outlook hints variable conditions for week
Weather notes from Chicago and Washington indicate fair skies tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. A Washington AP forecast for the week ahead calls for showers forepart and generally failed balance of the week.
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Chicago
Washington
Associated Press
Weather Summary for June 12 to June 17
Local observations by Dr. H. M. Stanley over the past 24 hours ending 7 am show: highs ranged from 83 to 90 degrees, lows from 64 to 72, rainfall only on Tuesday June 13 with 15 inches. No rain on other days. Temperature at 1 pm today is 73 degrees.
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H. M. Stanley
Reunion of Old Time Telegraphers in Chicago
The 39th Reunion of the Old Time Telegraphers and Historian Association will be held in Chicago September 14 to 16. The 1500 members come from every state and include long serving telegraph operators with decades of experience. B N Sunny of Chicago, president, plans many entertainments for visitors.
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Chicago
Old Time Telegraphers’ and Historian Association
B. N. Sunny
Bench Pitching Increases Earned Runs In 1950s Ballads
Bench pitching directed by managers has raised earned runs per game this season. Major league pitchers largely follow manager instructions on which ball to throw, with only top pitchers allowed personal judgment, according to local sports writers.
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St. Louis
Associated Press
Sun Yat Sen Escapes With Capital in Enemy Hands
Pekin June 17 Associated Press reports that General Chen Chiung Ming's troops entered Canton, the Chinese capital, as Sun Yat Sen's bodyguard fought a retreat. Dr Sun reportedly escaped to Whampoa on a gun boat amid the turmoil.
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Pekin
China
Associated Press
Chen Chiung Ming
Canton
Sun Yat Sen
Sun
Whampoa
Fire Destroys Farmers Union Building at Giltner
Aurora Neb June 17 The Farmers Union implement building at Giltner burned to the ground Loss about 15000 dollars Fire started in the cream testing room from an unknown source
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Nebr
Farmers Union Implement
Giltner
Maniac Fred Brown Shot While Fleeing Wyoming Capture
Fred Brown, sought for kidnapping and chaining two women in Omaha, was cornered by Union Pacific detectives and the sheriff near Medicine Bow Wyoming. He was shot twice in the chest region and believed mortally wounded, then taken to Rawlins for treatment.
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Omaha
Associated Press
Union Pacific Railroady
Fred Brown
Medicine Row
Wyoming
Rawlins
Brown
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Wyo
Pmaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Elopement Ends With Police Interruption of Train Pair
In Rockford Illinois June 17 a policeman halted a planned elopement on a Northwestern passenger train. Jimmy Miners aged five and Betty Magill aged four, playmates from the local kindergarten, boarded to travel to Caledonia Illinois or Sioux City Iowa. Jimmy defied the officer with a tongue lashing before submitting to arrest.
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Rockford
Ill
Jimmie’ Miners
Betty Magill
Northwestern
Jimmy
Betty
Caledonia
Sioux City
Lillian Russell Laid to Rest in Memorial Service
New York June 17. Lillian Russell was remembered as loyal, maternal and altruistic by Dewolfe Hopper in a memorial address. Marines sailors and soldiers attended the service on the Hippodrome stage and fired three volleys over a large portrait as taps sounded.
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New York
Lillian Russell
Dewolfe Hopper
Mine and Rail Men 10 Meet Next Tuesday
Cincinnati plans a meeting of the chiefs of miners and rail unions to discuss the strike situation. The agenda follows the arrival of President John L. Lewis.
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Cincinnati
Associated Press
John L. Lewis
Farmers Pay Off Debts Across Iowa and Neighboring States
Northwestern Iowa farmers along with those in South Dakota and Nebraska are paying debts faster than expected says James F. Toy president of Toy National Bank Sioux City. He recently toured rural banks and expects notable improvement in the region’s financial condition during the summer.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Dakoota
Nebraska
James F. Toy
Toy National Bank of
Toy
Recover Body of Boy Drowned While Fishing
Clinton Iowa June 17 using a seine fishermen recovered from Elkhorn creek near Milledgeville Indiana the body of Earl Hoff drowned while fishing in the creek Companions ran for help instead of attempting a rescue
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Clinton
Associated Press
Elkhorn Creek
Miledgeville
Earl Hoff
Florence Otis to lead co op course on becoming better wives
Miss Florence A Otis appointed professor of nutrition in the new women's cooperative course at the University of Cincinnati. The five year program blends academic study with professional work in home making, described as the greatest profession. Students will gain university training plus practical experience.
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Miss Otis
Taylor Heads North Baptists as Modern Group Elected
Indianapolis June 17 Representative Frank E. Taylor was elected president of the North Baptist Association. He succeeds Mrs. Helen Montgomery of Rochester New York. Frank Miner of Des Moines was chosen treasurer. The entire modernist faction secured election.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Associated Press
Frank E. Taylor
The
North Baptist Association
Helen Montgomery
Rochester, N. Y
Frank Miner
Des Moines
Unknown Hero Buried as Son of Iowa Couple
Relatives and friends held a large ceremony for Corporal Archie PD Redden of the Rainbow Division who died in the Champagne offensive while carrying a wounded comrade. A second casket arrived after an error in shipment led to burying another soldier as his son. a second funeral with full military honors will be held Sunday by the family and the American Legion post.
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Sioux City
Archie PD Redden
Rainbow Division
American Legion
Redden
Iuwans Net Wins at National Collegiate Meet
Grinnell track star Leon Paulu and Eric Wilson of Iowa University won their heats in the 100 yard dash at the national collegiate meet. Paulu clocked 9.45 seconds and Wilson 10.00 seconds.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Leon Paulu
Grinnell
Eric Wilson
Iowa University
Paulu
Wilson
Auto Crash Dazes Man in Hampton
Henry Miller Way was injured when his car overturned in Hampton Indiana. He walked home and did not realize he had been hurt until the next day at the garage.
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Hampton, In
Henry Miller
President Hears Philippine Independence Plea
President Harding received the Philippine Parliament Mission plea for independence and promised to reply next Thursday. The briefing comes from Washington with Associated Press noting the scheduled response.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Philippine Parliament
Murderer Is Reprieved on Eve of Execution
Springfield report says Ignatz Potz condemned to hang in Lake county jail was granted a sixty day reprieve on the eve of his execution. The delay order was sent to Chicago at midnight by a special messenger tonight.
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Springfield
Ill
Ignatz Potz
Lake County
Chicago
Lawyer Gets 275000 Fee and Then Retires
Chicago June 17 Alfred 8 Trude dean of the Chicago bar obtained 275000 attorney's fees from the estate of the late Otto Young today and retired. "To take this large fee is a distinctly beneficial act," he told the court. "To pass untold millions on to grandchildren would be inviting a calamity."
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Chicago
Alfred
Trude
Otto Young
Paris Mint Produces Gold Coins Sparks Franc Rally
Paris on June 17 saw a surge in financial markets as reports said the Paris mint issued gold pieces but officials soon stated the coins would not enter circulation causing a rise in the franc value by several points while the news circulated.
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Paris
Taxi Driver Thief Reported in Council Bluffs Case
Miss Maydell of Shenandoah says she hired a Council Bluffs taxi to travel to Malvern but the driver drove away with her suitcases and abandoned her. Local authorities investigated the incident and seek the driver.
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Council Bluffs, Fa
Maydell
Shenandoah
Council Bluffs
Malvern
Lenin to Sanitarium in Dresden
Premier Nikolas Lenin has been ordered by his doctors to leave Russia and enter a sanitarium at Dresden, Saxony, according to reports from Moscow.
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Lenin
Berlin
Nikolas Lenin
Russia
Dresden
Saxony
Moscow
Man Hospitalized After Car Wreck Near Creston
William Burroughs, a Chicago Valvoline salesman, sustained broken ribs and a broken collarbone when a car driven with Ralph Carnes veered and overturned between Chariton and Creston. Burroughs was treated at Greater Community Hospital after arrival by train, while Carnes suffered only bruises.
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William Burroughs
Valvaline Ot! Co
Chicago
West Adams Street
Greater Community Hospital
Mr. Burroughs
Ralph Carnes
Chariton
Creston
Mr. Carnes
Officers Elected By St. Monica's Guild
St Monica's Guild of the M. E church held its regular June meeting at Mrs A L Huntington home on North Walnut street. Officers for the coming year were chosen including President J E Deitrick and Vice President Mrs H L Watts. Readings by Miss Helen Jackson delighted members while refreshments were served.
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St. Monica's Guild of the
M. E Church
A. L. Huntington
North Walnut Street
Helen Jackson
J. E. Deitrick
H. L. Watts
H. EB
England
Treas
Homer Kellogg
Harry Lorenzen
Puts Poison in the Feed Boxes
In Hamburg Iowa on June 17 a farm barn near Imogene was poisoned with strychnine. One horse died and another was near death after ingesting the toxin. A $500 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of the assailant.
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Hamburg
Carrie Head
Imogene
Mike Doyl
Chemical Laboratory
Iowa City
Blind law student earns Master of Laws degree
William D. Ely, who has been blind for over eight years, graduates with a Master of Laws from St. Louis University. His achievement comes at the end of the school year during the commencement exercises, showing his perseverance and academic success despite his disability.
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St. Louis
William D. Ely
Ely
St. Louis University
Chinese Shades Lanterns Folded as Country Home Lamps
Chinese lanterns that fold like fans serve as decorative lamp shades for the country home. They are inexpensive and add atmosphere to rooms, according to the description.
Tragic Car Crash Kills Two Youths in Earlham
In Earlham Iowa June 17 Associated Press reports Harold Penn 14 and his sister 15 died when their car ran off a culvert and overturned trapping them in mud. Their mother and another sister aged 5 were injured but not seriously while the father and brother Dale age 5 escaped harm.
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Earlham
Harold Penn
Dale
Summer Travel Sees Rainy Season Boost Passenger Traffic
Chicago reports show travel demand surging in June with fares lower than in several years. One road notes a 35 percent rise over last year as Pacific Coast travel also remains heavy. Rail officers cite round trip rates in effect for the first time since before the war.
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Chicago
Chicago Railroad
Negroes' Charm Fails in Georgia Lynching
Irwintown, Georgia, June 17. Denson, a Black man who earlier escaped a mob after removal from the county jail, was hanged this morning for the rape of a 70-year-old white woman. The gallows built for his execution was struck by lightning, necessitating a new scaffold.
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Irwintown
Denson
Iowa National Guard Rifle and Pistol Shoot at Camp Dodge
Des Moines reports the Iowa National Guard will hold its annual state competitive rifle and pistol shoot at Camp Dodge from July 15 to 31. The event gathers guardsmen from across the state to compete in marksmanship contests and ceremonial duties.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Associated Press
Iowa National Guard
This Woman Writer Defends the Flapper
Cedar Rapids June 17 Mrs Anna Steece Richardson a noted woman writer attending the League of Women Voters county chairmen conference defends the flapper as harmless and says the idle rich girl should be investigated while others go free. She credits World War II era freedoms for the flapper growth and notes women were encouraged to entertain soldiers and sailors and to beg for money.
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Cedar Rapids
Anna Steece Richardson
League of Women Voters
No Place for Ku Klux Klan in U S
In Orlando on June 17, United States district judge Henry D. Clayton denounced the Ku Klux Klan during an address before the Florida state bar association declaring there is no place for an invisible empire within the United States.
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Orlando
Fla
Henry D. Clayton
United States
Florida State Bar Association
Bagtes elect officers at state convention
Oscar Lager of Ottumwa and H C Abrold of Des Moines were elected president and treasurer of the Bagtes in a state convention held in Dubuque Iowa on June 17.
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Ahrold
Dubuque, Ta
Oscar Lager
Ottumwa
H. C. Abrold
Des Moines
Bagtes
Farm Fire in Wilton Junction Causes $20,000 Loss
Lightning struck the Henry Broder farm at Wilton Junction on June 17 causing a blaze that resulted in about $20,000 in damage. Firefighters fought the flames to save outbuildings and livestock, with authorities assessing the extent of the loss.
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Wilton Junction
Henry Broder
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Burroughs
Burlington
St. Monica’s Guild
J. M. Scurr
W. F. Bunby
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