Decorah Republican listing local services and ads
The Decorah Republican prints a weekly Decorah Iowa edition listing local businesses and legal advertisements. Highlights include doctors attorneys insurers merchants and publishers with rates for ads and subscriptions and notices of how to contact services in Winneshiek county.
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Editorial Snippet Lapses Into Satirical Notes on Current Events
A compact digest of editorial humor and commentary from early 20th century columns. It touches on tariff debates, Br yan and Bryanism, Mexican affairs, public figures like Astor and La Follette, and the social scene, weaving satirical jibes with references to politicians, editors, and international events.
Cummins Accuses Mulhall of False Letter Claim
Officials and the investigation committee sought peace as Cummins told lobbyist Mulhall that he lied about writing a letter claiming conversations with Senator Kenyon. Mulhall said he was tired of denials, and Cummins insisted his assertions were false about inviting Kenyon or meeting in Dolliver’s room. The letter to John Kirby Jr. of the Manufacturers’ Association was dated May 25, 1910.
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Cummins
Mulhall
Kenyon
Senator Dolliver
John Kirby, Jr
Manufacturers’ Association
Automobile Tax Reaches 700000 In Iowa For Year
Iowa treasurer reports automobile tax totals for the year ending June 30 at 711229.07 with 520464.74 collected in the first six months. Over 641,100 registry numbers issued. counties receive 85 percent of tax while the state highway commission gets 31 percent and 7 percent supports treasury expenses. Next quarterly county distribution on August 1 will be about 165000.
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Iowa
State Highway Commission
Treasurer of State
Agriculture Dept to Send Weekly Farmer Letters
Secretary Houston announced that the department of agriculture will issue weekly letters to 35,000 township and 2,800 county correspondents. The letters cover crop conditions prices pests pure food and irrigation forest matters and other farmer relevant work to reach farmers promptly. The monthly Crop Reporter will be discontinued as too late for practical use.
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Houston
Department of Agriculture
Department
Senator Cummins Map Highlights Protection by State
Washington correspondence describes Senator Cummins displaying a large map of the United States with figures showing total production and the share protected under the democratic bill. It notes New Jersey 80 percent and North Carolina 55 percent protected versus Arizona 9 percent, with eastern states at 60 percent protected compared with 30 percent west of the Mississippi, illustrating regional discrimination that Democrats must defend.
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Washington
New York Tribune
Cummins
United States
New Jersey
North Carolina
Arizona
Mississippi River
Missouri Governor Declares Good Road Days
Governor Major of Missouri proclaims August 20 and 21 as Good Road Days urging all able bodied residents to work on public highways. Citizens and press to aid in enforcement. rural women to provide lunches and encouragement. Estimated value of work about one and a half million dollars.
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Major
Missouri
Conscience Money Sent to County Treasurer
Waterloo Reporter notes F T Bentley county treasurer found a long manilla envelope containing 850 in five dollar bills with a brief note reading I send you here with 850 which I feel I owe the county including interest From a Friend The anonymous donor calls it conscience money and provides no further details.
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Waterloo
F. T. Bentley
Judge Applegate to Hear State Tax Millage Case in August
May Name Hobson reports that Judge Applegate of Guthrie County will preside over the case challenging the state's right to levy a millage to raise two million dollars for Capitol grounds improvements. The hearing is set for August. If Applegate is unavailable, Hobson or Judge Wright would act.
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Judge Applegate
Guthrie County
Capitol
Applegate
Warns Against Bad Eggs in State Dairy Office
State dairy and food commissioner W B Barney directs inspectors to monitor for bad eggs. Widespread complaints to the pure food office cite midsummer egg conditions. Barney plans prosecutions where evidence of law infringement is found to curb sale of uncandled and untit hen fruit.
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W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Pure Food Office
Barney
One District in Iowa Consolidates Revenue Offices
President Wilson consolidates Iowa into a single federal revenue district. Louis Murphy becomes statewide collector with a 4500 salary, replacing the northern post. southern collectorship ends. Move to Des Moines is debated. old Des Moines federal building may host the new first class office amid large annual collections.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Louis Murphy
Pepper
Lischer
Davenport
Treasury Department
Des Moines
Dubuque
Federal
First Llass
A Princely Gift to Trade in Washington Debate
A Chicago Live Stock World critique argues against free trade reciprocity with Canada. The piece warns that opening 100,000,000 customers without mutual access could cost the United States revenue and fail to lower living costs or prices for wool and beef. It questions whether free wool or cattle imports will reduce clothing or beef costs.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Chicago
See Iowa First: Attractions Highlight State Beauties
The Decorah Republican urges a shift from See America First while praising Iowa’s natural beauty. Osage News agrees, noting the Cedar River bluffs and the Mississippi’s scenic river towns. The Little Brown Church near Nashua and Decorah’s ice cave gain national notice as Iowa’s top spots.
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Iowa
America
Osage News
Union
Cedar River
Mississippi
Commonwealth
Nashua
Mason City
Times
Iowa Boy Named President of Nebraska College at Curtis
Iowa native Cyrus Williams, known as Cy Williams, has been appointed president of the Nebraska agricultural college at Curtis. A former professor of botany at the State University of Nebraska and a lecturer on the chautauqua circuit, he is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
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Iowa
Nebraska Agricultural College
Curtis
Nebraska
Cyrus Williams
Qreeley
Cy” Williams
State University
Towa City
State University of Nebraska
Named Residences In England Taxed For Pet House Names
In England a house named with a pet or affectionate title triggers tax rules. A notable example is Happiholme, a shabby decayed dwelling once cheap, illustrating how clever names can attract duties.
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England
Two Cent Railway Fare Policy Sparked by Court Ruling
The U S Supreme Court upheld Minnesota's two cent per mile railroad fare law and railroads have prepared compliance. In state travel two cents applies to all towns, but trips to St Paul cost three cents per mile due to interstate commerce. A suggested loophole allows buying to Leroy for two cents then paying the conductor there. Mileage books will shift to two and a half cents per mile, with interchangeable books at two cents.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Minnesota
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Leroy
Action Against Law Violators On Boone River
Hamilton county sportsmen protest dynamiting and fish killings along the Boone river. Web ster City fishermen urge extra help for the deputy to police the area at night as signs of seining are found amid two weeks of lawbreaking.
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Hamilton County
Boone River
Webster City
Past Year Prosperous for Corporations Says IRS Commissioner
Commissioner Osborn of the federal internal revenue bureau announced corporate tax assessments totaling 836000000, the largest in government history. He noted that earnings for major corporations reached 3304000000, up 400000000 from the prior year, while about 15000 corporations failed to file returns and face penalties.
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Osborn
Federal Internal Revenue Bureau
Peculiar Natural Fact About Early Spring Water Flow
Observers note springs often swell hours before rain, a puzzle of nature. Explanations suggest pre-storm weather reduces ground moisture loss by evaporation, leaving more water to feed the springs.
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Imore
Paying the Pope's Physician Custom Is Not to Pay When Sick
The pope’s physicians are paid weekly by the chamberlain under long standing custom. However, when the pope is seriously ill, the physician does not receive any emolument. This tradition has endured since antiquity, as noted by Vie Le Cri de Paris.
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Paris
Logging Engineering and practical value in state pride
A Washington lumbermen group urges the state university to establish logging engineering chair as a practical addition to the college, arguing for a title with real industry use despite similar high sounding professorships elsewhere.
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Washington
State University
Foss Would Pardon All Convicts
Massachusetts Governor Foss, who has pardoned 300 convicts in three years, declared he favored pardoning all convicts to give each another chance to become a good citizen.
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Foss
Massachusetts
Humorists Always Geniuses Quote
A compact aphorism notes humorists are geniuses and wit, like Shakespeare, Coleridge, are gifts that mark men of genius.
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Shakespeare
Coleridge
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