Southampton Tax Collector Quits Over Distress
In Southampton England on May 16 AP reports G Parry the tax collector of the South Stone Union resigned his post citing conscience. He says high taxes caused distress and he could not continue squeezing people. Parry has a wife three children and no work in sight his $1500 salary could not continue.
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Associated Press
Southampton
England
G. Parry
South Stonm Union
Elf
Parry
Wild Life of River Bottom Lands Predicted as Great Preserve
Des Moines reports Will H. Dilg speaker for the Izaak Walton League predicts the upper Mississippi bottom lands between Rock Island and Wabash will become a vast wild life paradise within five years. Congress earlier authorized purchase for a wild game preserve with future annual appropriations of 100000, largely to the bureau of fisheries and the biological survey. He cites rich spawning grounds for warm water game fishes and urges swift protection and planting of aquatic life to restore migratory water fowl and song birds.
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Des Moines
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Wabash
Minn
Will H. Dilg
Chicago
Izaak Walton League of America
League
Mississippi
America
Biological Survey
Bureau of ‘Fisheries
Bureau
In Memoriam James A Gridley 1850 1925
James A Gridley born Syracuse New York February 16 1850 died Creson May 8 1925 aged 75. He lived in Union County about 45 years and was a Methodist church member. He leaves wife daughter a foster daughter sister and three brothers. Short home service conducted by Rev Homer Baumgardner followed by Congregational church service in Neponset Illinois conducted by Rev Mr Goddard.
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James A. Gridley
Syracuse
N. Y
Cerst
Nan
Neponset
Tilinor
Alice Saylor
Aagie Saylor
Towa
Spaulding
Highland Township
Reston
Cres
Union County
Methodist Church
Gridley
Walter Spriggs
Ella Harris
Rolling Prairie
Ira
North
Creson
Will
Oakley
Kan
Alfred
Colwado
Homer Baumgardner
Ecclesiastics
M. E
Stryker
Congregational
Mr. Goddard
Service for Mrs Emmett Hodge Held in Neponset
A service for the deceased Mrs Emmett Hodge featured Ecclesiastics and the twenty third Psalm with a niece singing Homeland and a friend George Norton performing This is my Task. Nephews served as pallbearers and burial took place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Neponset Tl.
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Emmett Hodge
George Norton
Woodlawn Cemetery
Neponset
Lord Mayor Yearns for Exercise and Fresh Air
London May 16 Sir Alfred Bower the lord mayor of London complains his official life is not a happy one. He says he cannot get fresh air or exercise except on Sunday and works about 15 hours daily. He starts at 8 30 am and after letters and court he has magisterial duties and meetings every afternoon.
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Associated Press
London
Lisa
Gilbert and Sullivan
Alfred Bower
Alfred
Music Masters Give Les sons in Italian Gardens
A special music course for American students will be held this summer at Villa d Este Tivoli. It opens July 13 and runs to September 12 with instructors Respighi Console Corti and Signorina Valeri teaching composition piano violin and singing. Special Italian steamship rates apply for students traveling to the course.
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Associated Press
Villa d'Este
Tivoli
Resp'ghi
Consolo, Corti
Signorina Valeri
College Baseball Scores From Early Games
Illinois defeats Notre Dame 12 to 1 while Monmouth tops Cornell 4 to 0. Kansas loses 2 to 1 to Missouri. Columbia wins 11 to Valparaiso. Michigan defeats Minnesota 9 to 4. Oklahoma Aggies beat Rice Institute 10 to 5 and Washington advances 12 to 6 over Iowa State. Oklahoma also defeats Nebraska 4 to 3. Indiana edges Purdue 15 to 11. Carleton trounces Macalester 20 to 1. St Thomas defeats St John’s 12 to 1.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Notre Dame
Monmouth
Cornell
Kansas
Missouri
Columbia
Valparaiso
Michigan
Minnesota
Oklahoma Aggies
Rice Institute
Washington
Iowa State
Oklahoma
U. of Nebraska
Indiana
Purdue
Carleton
Macalester
St. Thoms
St. John’s
As Man Desires opens at Strand with Sills and Dana
Milton Sills and Viola Dana return as top stars in As Man Desires a romantic Orient and South Seas tale. Sills plays a British officer accused of murder who flees to Tahiti and leads a pearl fleet, while Dana portrays a vivacious native dancing girl whose love drives the plot.
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Orient
South Seas
Strand Theatre
Ruth Clifford
Rosemary Theby
Tom Kennedy
Paul Nicholson
Lou Payne
Hector Sarno
Anna May Walthall
Edneh Artemus
Frank Leigh
Sills
Tahiti
Miss Dana
Irving Cummings
Earl Hudson
Fighting Fury at Willard Theatre with Jack Hoxie
Universal presents Jack Hoxie in Fighting Fury at the Willard Theatre Sunday. The western features moonlit night sequences and special filter photography said to be extraordinary. Helen Holmes co stars as a lady boss opposite Hoxie with Josef Swickard Duke R Lee Bert de Mare Fred Kohler George Connors Art Manning and Al Jennings in the cast.
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Jack Hoxie
Willard Theatre
Walter Coburn
Hoxie
Helen Holmes
Queen
Josef Swickard
Four Horsemen
Duke R. Lee
Buffalo Bill
Bert de Mare
Fred Kohler
George Connors
Art Manning
al Jennings
Mrs Deitrick Returns from P. E. O. State Convention
Mrs John Deitrick arrives home from Des Moines after attending the P. E. O. state convention where she was a guest of trivnda.
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John Deitrick
Will
Des Moines
Trivnda
Sisler Leads A L Batting Pace In 1925 Pennant Race Comeback
The report notes George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns staging a notable 1925 comeback with a .413 average, 50 hits in 28 games, aiming to extend his major league record for consecutive safe hits. Hale leads AL batting at .437, with Cooperstown names like Cobb and Combs among top hitters. home run leaders and other season stats are cited.
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Chicago
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Sisler
Hale
Sammy Hale
Athletics
Severid
Browns
Ty Cobb
Simmons
Ken Williams
St. Louis
Cobb
Johnny Mostin
White Sox
Combs
New York
Boone
Boston
Barrett
Heilmann
Detroit
Paschal
McNulty
Cleveland
Fournier
Brooklyn
Hornsby
Bottomley
Jimmy Bottomley
Baseball Leaders and Standouts Across The Leagues
George Burns of Philadelphia hit a dozen doubles after previous stints with Boston and New York, marking one of the week’s notable feats. Heathcote of Chicago led in stolen bases with five thefts as Moran of Philadelphia and Wheat of Brooklyn posted .340 plus averages in extended play. Moore of Pittsburgh and other leading batters were above .370 in the period.
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Fournier
George Burns
Phillies
Red
Giant
Heathcote
Chicago
Moran
Philadelphia
Earl Smith
Pittsburgh
Wheat
Brooklyn
Moore
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Izaak Walton League
Bureau of Fisheries
Herbert Hoover
Memoriam
Essex
Hudson Essex
New World
Matt Conway
Pine Street
Soler
Bancroft
Louis Fonseca
Cincinnati Red
Gabby Hartnett
Will Hornsby
Dougherty - Tisue CO
Lansing
W. Hurlburt
C. W. Hurlburt
Hurlburt
Iowa
Nebraska
Patt’s Block
Oreston
Advertiser
Chichester
Tsburg
Southworth
Gonzales
Willys
Cence Willys
Willys-Knight
Toledo
H. W. Edaburn Sales and Service
Nord Pine St
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