Iowa News Roundup Highlights Roads Bonds and Weather
A survey of Iowa topics notes a $365 500 value for war equipment over two years and revised dairy cattle estimates up six percent. Bechanan county opposes a $25 million road bond though a 2 cent gas tax is endorsed. 1924 fires fall by 75 with losses of 294 17. Grundy Center records 70 years of daily weather. A Storm Lake gift launches the Greater Buena Vista College campaign with an 80 acre farm donated. Cherokee supervisors oppose bus damages to highways. Cattle numbers shrink from 2 409 000 to 2 204 000 and Iowa poultry headcount rises to 1 303 000 from 1 241 000. Total 1924 state and local tax levy leaps to 105 million from 46 476 000. Helen Kellar addresses lawmakers on possible legislative changes. Sioux City hosts a 125 000 Knights of Columbus home project due next fall. Oskaloosa completes a new house every two weeks in 1924, spending 333 per day. Total Iowa fires reach 8 435 with losses 48 223 967 versus 7 925 650 in 1923. Des Moines Aviation members form a National Aeronautic Association chapter. Readers urged to study market quotes for daily receipts and price trends.
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Commission
Iowa
Bechanan County Farm Bureau
Grundy Center
Greater Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Elia Barton
Cherokee County
Towa
Helen ‘Kellar
Senate
House
Sioux City
Knights of Columbus
Oskaloosa
Iowa Approves Biennial Budget Proposals and Tax Plan
The report outlines a two year budget totaling 32 million with 8.36 million annual tax needs and a 7.92 to 7.94 mill state levy. It details department totals, soldier bonus adjustments, and a plan to raise 28.27 million from state purposes plus 3.79 million in redemption bonds. It notes a one fourth property valuation basis and a pioneering all-encompassing biennial appropriation bill. The draft also touches on dairymen protests against oleomargarine in state institutions and a proposed state income tax schedule starting with 1 percent on the first thousand dollars, plus increasing brackets up to a 6 percent cap.
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Iowa
General Assembly
Bombing Test Facts Suppressed by Navy Official
Rear Admiral William R. Shoemaker of the Navy’s Bureau of Operations faced the House Aircraft Investigating Committee over suppressing facts about the bombing of the U S Virginia by Army Air Service pilots off Cape Hatteras two years ago. Colonel W C Shauffler Jr. alleged Shoemaker insisted the truth be buried and altered a statement by Gardner of Aviation Magazine with General Patrick and General Pershing’s signatures to avoid public disclosure. Shoemaker called the charge ridiculous and said he would request to appear before the committee.
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Washington
William R. Shoemaker
Navyy
Bureau of Operations
House
U. S
Virginia
Army Alrtion
W. C. Shauffler, Jr
Navy
Cape Hatteras
Shauffler
House Military Affairs Committee
Army Piloets
Gardner
Aviation Magazine
Pershing
Patrick
O. K
Admiral Shoemaker
Navy Construction Corps
Shoemaker
Flames Sweep Auto Show at Kansas City
A large fire destroyed about 1.5 million dollars worth of cars at the Kansas City motor show in the American Royal pavilion. The Davillon, valued at 750000, was a total loss after firefighters arrived an hour and a half after discovery. Total losses reached 2.25 million as gasoline ignited on vehicles and exploded. Three hundred passenger cars from fifty manufacturers, plus 100 trucks and 20 buses, were on display along with 250 accessory booths, two airplanes and a motor boat.
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Kansas City
Bio
Slayer Confession Before Gallows In Five Murders
John Kammerer, hanged in Du Page county jail Wheaton Ill, confessed on the gallows to killing his friend Otto Eder and four members of the Eder family. He left his body for tests to Dr Hulbert to explore motive. He handed a bulky confession to Assistant State's Attorney W G Knoch as the noose tightened.
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Wheaton
John Kammerer
du Page County
Hulbert
Otto Eder
Eder
Jon Hesterman
W. G. Knoch
Kammerer
Seder
Addison G. Proctor Reflects on Lincoln Convention
Addison G. Proctor of St. Joseph Michigan, the last surviving member of the 1800 Republican convention in Chicago, recalls the Wigwam gathering that nominated Abraham Lincoln. At eighty six, he remains active in body and mind and traveled to Chicago to share his memories on the radio.
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Addison G. Proctor
St. Joseph
Mich
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Proctor
Postal Measure Passed by the House
The Kelly bill to raise postal salaries by 68 million dollars and lift rate caps was advanced under a suspension of the rules. It seeks about 21 million more revenue than the Sterling Paige plan, retroactive to January 1 1925, with rates effective May 1 and no expiration date fixed.
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Washington
Kelly
House
Clyde Kelly
Rep. Pa
Senate
Fleischmann Estate Estimated at 60 Million Dollars
New York Julius Fleischmann's will, filed in Mineola Long Island, disposes of an estate estimated at 60 million dollars. He leaves most of his fortune to his children Julius Fleischmann Jr and Louise Yelser, both in Cincinnati. Executors, including Max C Fleischmann of Santa Barbara, Calif, set to receive 20000 shares of common stock. The former wife Laura Hylan Fleischmann receives nothing due to prior provision.
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New York
Julius Fleischmann
Mineola
L. I
Fleischmann
Julius Fleischmann, Jr
Louise Yelser
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fielschmann
Max C. Fielschmann
Santa Barbara
Cal
Laura Hylan Fleischmann
Paris
Edison Celebrates 78th Birthday Quietly in Florida
Thomas A Edison marked his seventy eighth birthday at his winter Fort Myers home. He said he felt fine despite his wife urging more sleep and spent the day mostly in quiet solitude aside from worldwide congratulations and his customary birthday interviews that have become a national institution.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Thomas A. Edison
Grain Growers Indebtedness Fixed With New Grain Marketing Firm
The United States Grain Growers, Inc. $300,000 indebtedness will be equated through an agreement with a new Grain Marketing company. Eugene Funk of Bloomington, Indiana announced the plan. Funk, cited as President Coolidge’s agriculture secretary pick, engineered the deal.
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Chicago
United States Grain Growers, Inc
Hugene Funk
Bloomington
Funk
Coolidge
Durant Cleans Up $10 Million in Pipe Stock Market
W C Durant, motor maker and stock operator, reported profit surpassing 10 million dollars from United States Cast Iron Pipe trading. He was credited in Wall Street with adding 2.5 million to his bank roll last week while in California but remained in close contact with market developments.
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New York
W. C. Durant
United States
Wall’ Street
Hig Bank
California
U S Schooner Seized in Anchorage
Canadian customs officials seized the schooner near Anchorage after a report described irregular cargo. The event involved authorities inspecting the vessel under customs rules with no details on parties or subsequent actions.
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Anchorage
Jean i Eloreena
Lincoln leadership praised by Dawes at Chicago banquet
Vice President Elect Charles G. Dawes lauded Abraham Lincoln's leadership qualities at the Congress Hotel on the Civil War centennial anniversary. He cited Lincoln's mercy and honesty, recalling Lincoln's pardoning of soldiers and stressing the need for leaders who stand up for convictions.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Abraham Lincoln
Congress Hotel
Lincoln
Jim
Richard J. Ogleaby
Auditorian
Hin
U S to Arbitrate Radio Broadcast War in Ohio
Commission of navigation head D B Carson and radio chief W D Terrell will travel to Cincinnati to arbitrate a dispute among WLW Crossley WMH and WSAI. The clash over same wavelength caused interference for listeners as three stations shared airspace amid long running tensions.
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U.S
Ohio
Washington
Cincinnati
D. B. Carson
Commissioner of Navigation
W. D. Terrell
WLW
Crossley Radio Corporation
WMH
Ainesworth Gates Radio Company
WSAI
United States Plag- Ing Card Company
Ustenerg-In
Iowa Senate Calls for Repeal of Federal Road Law
Des Moines report notes the Iowa Senate adopted a resolution urging Congress to repeal the federal road law, implying Iowa will forgo the $2,000,000 annual federal aid due to meeting federal requirements. The vote was 80 to 10. The House also unanimously passed the first banking bill for liquidation and distribution of closed bank funds with depositor consent at 75 percent of total deposits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Congress
House
Bulgarian envoy to U.S. killed by assassins
Prof. Nicola Milef, recently named Bulgarian minister to the United States, was assassinated in Sofia. Mileff, a journalist and president of Sofia’s journalists association, directed policy for twenty Sofia newspapers, while some papers reportedly angered Moscow authorities with attacks on the Soviet.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Nicola Milef
United States
M. Mileff
Association of Journalist i
Moscow
Abdel Krim Reported Dead From Wounds in Morocco
A widespread report from native quarters claims Abdel Krim Moorish leader died of wounds received in an ambuscade in December. Spanish authorities seek confirmation amid competing reports that he was poisoned.
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Abdel Krim
Melilla
Morocco
Abidel Krim
Twenty Acquitted of Fraud in Greensboro Case
Twenty officials and stockholders of Dalley Bros Inc a defunct Salem tobacco manufacturer were acquitted by the Federal District court here of charges of using the mails to defraud.
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Greensboro
N. C
Olticinig
Dalley Bros, Inc
Salem Tobacco Manufacturing Concern
Federal District Court
Chargea
Indictment News From Herrin Marion County
An unclear OCR item mentions an indictment in Herrin Marion County. No coherent names or dates could be extracted beyond county references and a note about a hotel fee related context.
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Herrin Marion
Wigmeon 'County
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W. Z. Ng
Spencer
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Thomas Edison
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