Taxes rise in 1916 state levy and local millage totals
The 1916 tax levy for Iowa counties totals over 40 million dollars, about 4 million more than 1915, with school taxes up about 1.2 million and road and bridge levies rising. State tax mills sit at 4.23 versus 4.4 last year while one county reports extensive tax reports from all counties except one.
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W. H. Williams
Auditor of State
J. J. Jones
Knoxville
Abbot
Iilinoia Central Railroad
State Dairy and Food Commission
State Dairy Assocclation
I C
James
Wapello
Aledo
James H. Lees
James Fenton
Des Moines
United States
Fenton
Towa
Grip
Dubuque
Wilkinson Brothers
Patrick McGrain
Patrick McComish
Fort Madison
C. F. Street
New York
Citizens’ Water Company
Citizens’ Company
Roma Wheeler Woods
Iowa
Sutherland
Iowa , Suffrage Association
al Thompson
Mt. Auburn
Benton County
Sanders
Vinton
Washington
Jin
Disease prevention plan eyed by state leaders
Dr. G. H. Sumner of the state board of health calls for a conference with the governor, state education officials, university faculties, and the board of control to devise a statewide disease prevention program. He advocates a disease prevention week and explores immunization methods including the Schick test to gauge diphtheria immunity and expand preventive medicine across institutions.
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Des
G. H. Sumner
State Board of Health
State Board of Education
Board of Control
Sumner
Tl Am
Schick
American Troops Invade Mexico After Columbus Massacre
Columbus New Mexico March 11 seven Americans dead after an attempted massacre led by Francisco Villa and large Mexican raiding party. U S troops pursued Villa across the border and fought near Columbus as Villa was wounded and his forces burned towns. Many civilians killed and captured towns set ablaze as American guards and troopers respond to the attack.
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Columbus
N. M
Americana
Francisco Villa
Funston
Washington
Villa
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
Seventh Cavalry
Seventh
George Williams
Thirteenth Cavalry
A. L. Ritchie
Central Hotel
W. R. Walker
United States Customs
C. C. Miller
Mra
Milton James
J.J. Moore
Charles Dewitt Miller
Albuquerque
M. M. Hart
BE Paso
Tex
Harry Davis
Licut
C. GC. Benson
Jesse P. Taylor
Theodore Katzorko
Michael Barmavel
John Yarbrough
James Venner
John Keough
James Veeder
Bothea
Pablo Lopez
United States
Loctern
Slocum
Boca Grande
Arthur McKinney
Palomas Ranch
William Corbett
James O'Neil
Leutenant
Pablo Lopaz
Colonal
McKinney, Corbett
O'Neil
West Point
Tilinola
Basques Grandes Ranch
Carranza
Mexico
Martin Lopez
Candelaria Lavantes
Cruz Chavez
Jose Fernandez
General Beltran
Santa Ana
Chihuahua
The
Wright
Lebardo Marquez
Negalog
United States Army
Dnivers
Cloyillans
Iowa Mail Carriers Pensioned and Legal Shifts Noted
Fourteen Iowa carriers aged over sixty have long service times between 21 and 36 years with Des Moines and Davenport boasting the eldest workers. A Burlington veteran leads the state for longest tenure. District Judge George Jepson ruled the anti tipping law unconstitutional, while a Sioux City barber faced arrest for a 25 cent tip. The Iowa State College agricultural extension readies a statewide seed corn campaign as three crews complete training, and A C Trindis, 12 years postmaster at Van Mater, died of cancer leaving a widow and one child.
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Des Moines
St. Joseph
A. J. McClelland
Iowa
Canterville
Mr. Lankford
Ottumwa
Appanoose County
Hiram’ Toms
Town City
Wellman
Albert Garnett
Ayres Lumber Company
Hardin County
Board of Supervisors
E.W. Dunn
United States
Keith Edwin Dalrymple
Charles City
C. M. Palmer
Palmer
Dalrymple
Smith Dodge
Fort Madison
Hannibal
Missouri
Dodge
C. O. Robb
Creston
Post Office Department
Bis Friends
Berber
J. W. Reynolds
Democratic State Committee
Rebb
Frank Molitor
Cherry Mound
Mr. Molitor
Mra. Moltor
Allamakee County
Irving Elder
Central Mine
Chariton
State News
Uncle Sam
Davenport
Burlington
George Jepson
T. J. Donahoo
Sioux City
Agricultural Extension Department of
Iowa State College
A.C. Trindis
van Mater
Raid Part of Villa Plan Sparks US Intervention Fears
Washington reports reveal a plotted push to force U.S. intervention amid the Mexican border crisis. Secretary Baker, sworn in hours earlier, received official reports of border warfare and relayed the information to President Wilson at the White House. Officials say the Villista plot seeks to derail Carranza policy and avoid American involvement.
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Washington
Eraan
United States
Carranza
Secre
Tary
Raker
aMee
Funkton
Baker
White House
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Cornell Bluffs
Grenville M. Dodge
Robert B. Wallace
General Dodge
Spere House
Hampton
Katherine Nugent
al Winters
Walker Bros
State Health Board
Stats Wii
Givan
Corm
W. B. Barney
Barney
Ming
Cleveland
State University
Clevelands
Iowa City
A. U. Swan
State Exacutive Council
Des Motes
University Hospital
Steele
Nevada
Balda
Cassan
Wapello County
High Court
Cangug Department
A. A. Swan
Atate
Clarke
Louis Chirikos
Mazon City
Chirikos
State Board of Parole
A. M. Deyoe
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tawa
P. BE. McClenahan
Inapeetar
Columbus, N. M
U. S
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