Iowa Highway and Tax Debates Shape 40th General Assembly
The Iowa legislature edges toward decisive votes on highway control reforms and tax changes. Senate and House test votes favoring highway commission influence emerge, while Edson questionnaire signals broad shifts. Debates over bond approvals, motor taxes, and school funding dominate as adjournment nears.
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Congress of the United States
Fortieth General Assembly
Assembly
Parents Turn Son Over to Law
Kansas City story of Russell and Mrs Branson who decide to surrender their 19 year old son Claire to two years in state prison for forging his father s name. The couple, after years of trouble, confront the law as their last resort and watch tears fall as the boy is led away.
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Kansas City
Russel W. Branson
Mrs. Branson
Claire
Mr. Branson
Cherokee
Kan
Branson
Jackson County Criminal Court
Commerce Trust Company
Criminal Court
W. O. Lynch
Lynch
Ralph
Buckner
United States
Anderson
Dana
Washington
D. Cy
Lincoln
Hulda
Focht
David
Hickey
Fremont
Boar
Iowa Tuberculosis’ Association
J. H. Peck
T. B
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Gist-McDowell ‘Company
Spencer
John Krail
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Farmers Co-operative Creamery
Allison
J. A. Tracy
Oskaloosa
Paul Ll. Eberle
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Chronicle
Miss Alaska in South at Palm Beach Photo
Miss Helmur Liedermann holder of the Miss Alaska title was photographed at Palm Beach Florida after winning a prize at the national beauty contest in Atlantic City last summer.
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Helmur Liedermann
Alaska
Atlantic City
Palm Beach
Fla
Dinosaur skull from Mongolia signals Asia as origin of many species
American Museum experts announce the discovery of a dinosaur skull and skeleton in central Mongolia dating about 5.6 million years ago. The find suggests Asia as the source of immigrant fauna to western North America during late reptiles and early mammals. Separately in Ridgefield Connecticut Oliver Mead, 30, a woodcutter, was killed when a falling branch struck his neck.
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New York
Asia
American Museum of Natural History
United States
Mongolia
North American
Ridgefield
Conn
Olver Mead
Pardons Prisoner So He Can Take Care of Horse
Madison Wis. Gov J Blainé pardoned Edward Ehman a Pepin county farmer serving one year in jail for manufacturing moonshine liquor so he could return home to care for a stallion that had not left the barn since September 29.
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Madison
Wis
J. J. Blainé
Edward Ehman
Pepin County
Lenin’s Early Life and 1921 Salary Revealed
An exhibit in Moscow presents Lenin’s revolutionary documents. It notes his entry into the Communist party in 1893, multiple arrests, exile in Siberia, atheism, education, and a 1921 monthly income of 18 500 rubles rising to 27 000 rubles, illustrating his nation’s early leadership pay.
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Russia
Lenin
Red Moscow
Communist Party
Kazan
Siberia
People’s Commissars
Germans Break Ship Record in 1922 Output
Germany surpassed its prewar shipbuilding peak, turning out 625000 tons in 1922. The figure exceeds 1921's 509000 tons and 1914's 440000 tons, with 1918 at 465000. Low production costs and sustained output position Germany as a strong competitor to the United States and Great Britain.
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London
Germany
United States
Great Britan
Wisdom Defined: Sensible of One's Follies
A compact moral noting that true wisdom lies in recognizing one's own follies and errors, a Roachef proverb reflecting on self awareness and prudent conduct.
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Roachef
Ancient Bible Sells for Fifteen Thousand Dollars
A Thirteenth century German Bible dating to the era is reported sold to an American by a Berlin private citizen. The parchment volume is valued at $15,000 and stands as possibly the oldest of its kind. A French chemist announces a new gold alloy with similar brilliance and tarnish resistance.
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Berlin
New Truck Walks Like a Man for Mountain Roads
Washington report to the commerce department describes a German invention a four footed motor truck with a four foot mechanism and runner tracks that move alternately. The machine uses a 25 horsepower engine and hauls six to eight tons at five to six miles an hour over rough terrain.
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Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
Princess Mary’s Favorite Flower Highlighted
Princess Mary is cited for naming a flower as her favorite, noting 1 sweet bloom that captures her affection. The report emphasizes royal preference and a simple, charming detail from the court.
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Princess Mary
Iowa News Briefs Highlight Tax, Trade and Local Wins
Iowa reports show state tax actions on banks and a push for rural credit reform. Boon and Boone county projects face delays while Des Moines river dam plans encounter a snag. Dairy and livestock progress hailed with record butter and cheese contests. Local obituaries note Dr. Shelton and editor Harry Porter among prominent figures.
Lenroot farm credits bill would expand loan system
The Lenroot rural credits bill as passed by the senate would add new farm credits departments to the 12 federal land banks. These agencies will offer personal credits secured by warehouse receipts stock or agricultural security rather than farm land. Government capital would support the new departments, potentially reaching 120 million dollars across the 12 banks, while existing joint stock banks remain privately financed.
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Fashington
Lenroot
Senate
Land Banks
Federal’ Farm
Joan Board
Federal Land ‘Banks
Hoover Would Survey Rubber Supply Possibilities
Secretary Hoover proposed an exhaustive Commerce Department investigation into rubber production in the Philippines and South America after meeting British rubber interests and American consumers. He endorsed the plan in a letter to Senator McCormick despite British cautions that recent legislation aimed to stabilize prices and expand plantations.
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Philippines
South America
Hoover
McCormick
Rep
Ill
United States
Department of Commerce
Alaska's east of 152nd meridian to be granted self government
William B Greeley chief forester in a Agriculture Department report says eastern Alaska south of the Arctic Circle and east of the 152nd meridian should be admitted to the Union as a commonwealth. He argues the area has the wealth and stable population to deserve self government and notes federal support for lumber export and pulp and paper industry.
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Grevley
152D Meridian
Arctic Circle
Congress
Union
Alaska
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Bureau of Public Roads
Greeley
Panama Seeks New Treaty with United States
Panama urges a new canal treaty to supersede the Taft agreement and asserts Panamanian rights over Canal Zone commerce. Panama rejects any arrangement that would make the zone a subordinate territory and seeks its own customs at canal terminals. Additional land, fortifications, and adjacent port questions are among the issues raised for settlement.
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State Department
Canal Zone
S Roosevelt
United States
Republic of
Panama
State
War Department
Morrow
Canal
Colon
Gift House Interest in Mrs Henderson Offers VP Home
Mrs. Henderson widow of Senator John B Henderson offers a $350000 residence to the government for a vice presidents home. The proposal has lingered for six years with Congress debating funding for upkeep and a viable salary for the VP, while Henderson’s Washington life and Boundary Castle residence on Sixteenth Street frame the bid.
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John B. Henderson
Congress
Henderson
Washington
Missouri
Boundary Castle
District of Columbia
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