Supreme Court reverses tax ruling on pre enactment conveyances
The Iowa Supreme Court reverses its prior decision in a case over collateral inheritance tax. The ruling holds that the tax law does not apply to property interests created before the law took effect, in a dispute involving trusts held by John Smith. Justice Poemer dissents from the new opinion.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
W. 8
Withrow
Loui County
John Smith
B. R. Lacey
Smith
Thorne Attacas Decision and Public Policy Debates
Des Moines reports Commissioner luorne denounces a federal rail rule as an attempt to curb state regulation of railroads and criticizes convict labor on roads. Other items include climate factors for treeless prairies, state education standardization talks, and Iowa booster club reforms.
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Des Moines
Luorne
Seace Raute and Commission
To Er
Kansag
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry Wolfer
Stillwater
Minn
B. Shimek
The
State University
Murder charge against Frank Robinson set for Jefferson trial
Jefferson ia Oct 27 Frank Robinson a Greene county man faces a murder trial for the May 7 Paton incident. He and Frank Galaise were involved in a running fight with a posse resulting in Galaise’s death and Busby and others wounded during a post office robbery attempt.
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Jefferson
James W
Busby
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Greene County
Paton
Eremble
Frank Galaise
Des Moines Business Leader Lowry W Goode Dies
Lowry W Goode 58 president of the Cairo and Norfolk railway company committed suicide in a Boston hotel by morphine. A Des Moines high school graduate he promoted development in North Des Moines and founded Highland Park College later a major Presbyterian institution. He built homes and several large office buildings.
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Des Moines
Lowry W Goode
Cairo and Norfolk Railway Company
Boston
Mass
Goode
West High School
North Des Moines
Highland Park College
Officers Charge Strikers at Hawkeye Plant Riot
Muscatine Friday reports a clash as seven special officers charged about 150 strikers and sympathizers near the Hawkeye plant. Eight arrests were made and John Ahlelf was convicted of malicious mischief for tarrying a nonunion worker’s home after a fourteen hour jury deliberation.
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Muscatine
Hawkeye
District Cour
John Ahlelf
Van Buren Poultry Exhibit Set for December
The seventh annual Van Buren County Poultry Association show will be held in Keosauqua in December 1923. The organization has grown from the old Bonaparte association, reflecting expanding poultry interests in the county.
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Poultry Association Wiil
Keosauqua
van Buren
Lulu White Awakens After Bridge Fall Recovery Hope
Lulu White of Cole remains in recovery after falling from an interurban bridge Sunday. Doctors report she has regained consciousness following ninety six hours of sleep and are optimistic about her recovery.
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Lulu White
Town City
Cole
Council Bluffs Wins Iowa Baptist State Convention Venue
Council Bluffs was chosen as the site for the next Iowa Baptist state convention after a spirited session. Keokuk Mason City and Washington had issued invitations for the event.
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Council Bluffs
Centerville
Keokuk
Mason City
Washington
Mystic Rebuilds After Last Year’s Big Fire
Mystic reports a year after a major blaze the town is rebuilt with new brick blocks replacing weathered frame structures.
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Mystic
Emmetsburg Attorney Dies in Council Bluffs Court
Emmetsburg prominent attorney and Socialist leader, former supreme bench candidate, died of heart failure in the federal courthouse at Council Bluffs.
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Emmetsburg
BE. Co
Armory Dedication Event Set for Corning Details
Governor Carroll and Adjutant General Logan will attend the dedication exercises of the new armory in Corning on November 7. The trip follows the armory’s October 27 opening and marks a ceremonial event in Des Moines area military planning.
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Corning
Des Moines
Carroll
Logan
Lopsided Contract Lets Wife Rule Household
In Kansas City, Mrs. Dickson drew a marriage contract granting her independence and control over earnings and social ties. Her husband, compelled by love, signed under duress but later sought divorce. The couple reconciled briefly after a written pledge, yet his pay was given to her and he served as a house helper while she maintained ties with former suitors. A separate note reports Mrs. Lena Stevel swallowing a false tooth while chewing gum and being rushed to hospital.
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Kansas City
Mo.s. A
Dickson
Dicksons
Dickson Dickson
Tracy Avenue
T C Dickson
Dicksone
New York
Lena Stevel
Ninety-eighth Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Scientists Pursue Origins of Life At Johns Hopkins
Dr. Albrecht Kassel of Heidelberg University told Johns Hopkins University audiences that no man dares claim the mystery of life’s origin will be solved soon, but scientists work hopefully toward its unraveling during a lecture series.
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Baltimore
Albrecht Kassel
Physiological Institute
Heidelberg University
Johns Hopkins University
Motorman Encounters Vast Potato Bug Swarm in Rhode Island
In Providence an astonished motorman, halted on Tauntondale Park Street, watches a moving mass of potato bugs sweep across the road for an hour. The bugs strip grass, scratch bark, and defend against birds before the man restarts the car with sand and later orders Paris green.
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Providence
Tauntond& Pontuelet Street
North Rehoboth
Sleeping Photography Becomes Latest Craze In Austria And London
A London report notes a new craze of photographing people while asleep, started in Austria and spreading to London. Photographers cite sleeping repose as revealing a truer look, with experts like George Henry weighing in about the contrast between waking and sleeping expressions and the appeal of tranquil portraits.
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London
Austria
Bhava
George Henry
Char
Takes Mall Order Wife in Indiana
Henry Clay Long of Fairfield area advertised for a wife and received responses from over ten women. He chose Misa Bessie Southard of Centertown Kentucky as his bride. She arrived recently and became Mrs Long amid celebratory crowds at the station.
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Evensville
Ind
Henry Clay Long
Fairfie'd
Long
Misa
Bessie Southard
Centertown
Fairfield
Southard
Kentucky
Siberia to Become a Colony Under New Russian Plan
A proposed Douma bill would make Siberia a formal colony with a mixed system of private land ownership and Crown control. Land would be sold in lots, with title deeds issued after official approval, while the western governments and Baikal Amur Primorsk regions move to private ownership. The Crown retains control over over half the area to be allocated gradually, with tax cuts and grain grants to attract emigrants, plus long credit for farming tools.
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St. Petersburg
Siberia
Agriculture Commission
Baikal
Amur
Primorskaya
America
Amur Railway Debate and Siberian Settlement Trend
The article discusses plans for constructing the Amur railway and the double tracking of Siberian settlers from famine-affected areas of European Russia, highlighting the ongoing land famine and its regional impact.
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Amur
Russia
Husband acquitted in umbrella dispute case
Northampton Massachusetts district court acquitted Henry Johnson a carpenter at the State Agricultural College of assaulting his wife after a rainy dispute over a single umbrella. The wife son and daughter testified, but the judge ruled Johnson acted within his rights as head of the family and dismissed the charge.
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Prof. Holden
P. G. Holden
State Agricultural College
Holden
Northampton
Mass
Henry Johnson Carpenter
Johnson
Tr Johnson
Canted Luncheon Shuffle Echoes in Humorous Recital
A tenor attempts to read a noon menu aloud while mispronouncing items and repeatedly asking for odd dishes like cantaloupe and horseradish. The waiter listens with rising concern as the singer garbles lyrics and corrects himself in a comical performance.
Political Prophecy on Divorces and Election Power
A reader warns that ongoing Reno divorce debates fuel a nationwide activity that could influence votes. The writer imagines spouses voting under varied statuses and questions the effect of marital status on political alignment.
Apology Issued As Goat Delays Boweraville Paper
The Boweraville Clarion apologizes for missing publication after a festive goat belonging to Patrick Casey invaded the press room Tuesday night and ate the edition. Editors mobilize editorial and mechanical teams to produce a replacement edition.
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Boweraville Clarion
Patrick Casey
How They Prove It on Housecleaning Debate
The Argumentative Female challenges male pride by asking men to demonstrate superiority through cleaning. The Self Satisfied Male responds that true superiority is shown by avoiding housework.
In the Realm of Shades a Riddle Over Styx Row
A cryptic exchange among shades mentions Bacon Shakespeare and a newcomer Wennelly as they discuss contacting the other to prove a point. The fragment hints at a literary allusion scene with playful misread names.
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Styx
Napoleon
Ten Jonson
Bacon
Wennelly
Could Have Waced Mrs Woople Costume
Two comic speakers discuss a rainy day outfit with quips about Noah and the ark suggesting a humorous dressing plan and wary weather wit.
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Mrs. Woople
Whooph
Noah
All the Same to Her Knight Comment Turned Lofty
A young man recites ancient history and asks if he would have made a good knight in old times. The young woman dismisses the idea and jokes about the present knightly effort.
Paradoxical Prevarication in Mrs Grimilts Tale
Mrs Grimilts confronts her husband over his late return. He defends himself by claiming to have aided a sick friend, a lie she calls a barefaced Ne with whiskers on it. The exchange blends wit and deception in a domestic vignette.
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John Henry
The Shadow Falls On Stage As Chorus Dazzles
Night settles over the stage as the chorus parades in graceful attire. The passage highlights the troupe’s performance and the striking presentation of their ensemble.
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Excelsior
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