Banks Dodge Taxes and State Seeks Unpaid Dues
Iowa banks were found to evade taxation by illegal deductions lowering assessments and hiding assets. J. Wall, head of the state county accounting, reports about 30 000 dollars in taxes unpaid, with 20 000 collected to date. The probe notes methods like deducting government bonds, shifting assets, and listing stock as cash credits to reduce tax.
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Pes Moines
Iowa
J.*. Wall
County Accounting Department
State Department
Wall
Dogs Are Real Heroes In War
A historical survey of war dogs across the Franco British forces notes dogs as scouts messengers and morale boosters. It highlights French Belgians Russians and Italians use 15 000 German shepherd breeds and stories of Marquis Ben Cyraine Luts and other canine heroes in battles from Ypres to Verdun and Gallipoli.
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State Board of Agriculture
London
Theodore Marples
S. Z
Our Dogs
Continental Mail
France
Rene Haas
Alaska
Near
Arctte
Megnin
L'leveur
Etienne
Bellan
Verein Fur Deutsche Schaferbund
Marquis
Sarebourg
Fle
Pell
Podge
North
Bac
Ruff
Boesinghe Woods
Ypres
Pruseo
Cyraine
Luts
Verdun
Pointblank Orange
Ben
Anzac
Gallipoli
Ben Squirrell
Scholk Yeomanry
Ipswich
Best Bomb Throwers Rise From Youth in America
Washington D. C. An Marine Corps officer says American youths trained to throw baseballs early become the best bomb throwers in the world suited for trench warfare.
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Washington, D. C
Marine Corps
Wolf Hunters Kill Three on Gilliam Farm Northeast of Gil
J. D. Brightwell and two sons Clarence and Hamilton killed three wolves on Gus Gilliam’s farm northeast of Gil. The event is reported as a successful hunt with no further details on consequences or subsequent actions.
Rare God of Death Vessel Found by Dutch Explorer
Captain de Booy returned from a four month West Indies expedition with a pottery water bottle shaped as a god of death. He found the cave relic long before Columbus, stored away and unseen by natives who feared caves. The explorer notes a single other known example, a female, while this is a large male piece.
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United States
de Booy
de Bovy
Prolific Wolf Tale Sparks Feud and Prophetic Garb
Brightwell mobilizes two hounds after wolves killing livestock on farms. A youth shoots one wolf and Brightwell another, but the mother and a pup escape. In a nearby grove a debate on prophecy features Rev. B. Y.8 and Dunkard Teter as Bush endures a snakebite. Nash, claiming immunity, appears with his twelve year old son in white patriarchal dress and long hair.
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Brightwell
Gilliam
Wlinistone
B. Y
Teter
Dunkard
Bush
Nash
Jacob
Prophet Not Afraid of Snakes in Cumberland
John Nash of near Dik Garden in Cumberland Md styled the white prophet and shown fearless amid snakes during a local attraction event highlighting unusual acts and regional oddities.
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Cumberland
John Nash
Near Dik Garden
The
Burlingame Considers Noise Ban On Barking Dogs
Burlingame California moves to restrict barking near city limits after complaints. The proposed ordinance would ban sounds by humans animals or machines that are loud or prolonged causing discomfort to sensitive residents, with women owners of pedigreed dogs leading protests.
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Burlingame
Cal
Burlingine
Iron Rod Fatality at Rail Yard in White Plains
Guy Walker, forty, was instantly killed by an electric shock in the New York, Westchester and Boston yard. He touched a live feed wire while handling an iron rod on a tank car, the 11,000 volt current passing through him and charging the car. He left a wife and five children of Silver Lake.
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White Plains
N. Y
Guy Walker
New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Company
Lee
Walker
Eldren
Silver Lake
Captain Tad Gray Battles Shark and Swordfish Near Catalina
On a three day fishing cruise off Catalina Island, Captain Tad Gray and two companions aboard the Inuned Swatika 11 hooked a large thrasher shark. The struggle lasted over an hour with the shark aided by a swordfish.
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Los Angeles
Catalina Island
Tad Gray
Ready to Preach the Gospel Verse by Verse
Rev W W Ketchum urges believers to embrace the Gospel of the cross as the power of God unto salvation. He argues preparation means eagerness, not mere sociology, and warns against substituting moral reform for the cross in a pleasure-loving world. He cites Paul’s zeal to preach in Rome despite Nero’s corruption.
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Rome
Gleero
Seneca
Paul
Christ
Pauls
Apostle
Nero
Aglaul
Claudus
Hell
Theospel
God
God’s Judgment and Sin in Cooper Quote
A religious quotation notes that God sees and remembers sin, hates sin, and must punish it to remain just, asserting that divine justice entails punishment for sin.
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Cooper
Fortune Flux and Fading Youth in Aetna and Stromboli
The piece muses on fortunes shrinking from expectations and aging wisdom. It notes Aetna and Stromboli as active yet facing crowded public notice, while implying that today’s youth may become tomorrow’s old fashioned man.
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Aetna
Stromboli
Vempus Fugit
War births debate notes and mixed European data
The Lancet questions claims that war alters male birth proportions. Data from France’s Chitlong-sur-Marne maternity ward show 122 boys and 140 girls through May among distressed women. Indian statistics cited show more male births, while Europe records vary with Northwest Frontier at 126 boys per 100 girls and lower ratios elsewhere. Birth rates differ, rising in India from 35 to 39 per 1000 between 1886 and 1900.
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Lancet
France
Inon Paris
Maternite Departementale
Chitlong-sur-Marne
J. M. Pye
Marne
Rance
Indian Governament
India
Trontier
Coorg
Europe
Useful Bird is Nighthawk
Evening sky resident the nighthawk soars with broad wings feeding on insects. Government notes reveal stomachs contain hundreds of insect kinds and thousands of ants, highlighting its pest control value. Despite its value, shooters target it while flying, reducing numbers.
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Ft Gonra
Lps
Youngstown Telegram
Ingenious musician plays piano and violin together
A musician invents a device enabling simultaneous piano and violin playing. A violin bow is tied to an upright wheel base moved by the left foot, with the violin supported from the piano by a brace. The player turns the violin with one arm while the right hand strikes piano chords.
Artillery Terms Drum Fire and Curtain Fire Describe Practice
The article explains drum fire as artillery firing at set intervals producing a drumlike noise. It contrasts curtain fire as continuous high elevation fire creating a protective curtain to deter reinforcements while infantry advance under cover of the guns.
Pity Tie Tis True And Morning Prayers Tale
A New York Evening Sun fragment recalls a girl on a weekend visit telling the Woman Who Saw that she does not listen during long morning prayers. Instead she confides she practices spitting through cane chair bottoms, revealing a sly child’s humor.
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Jim
New York Tivening
Not a Good Prospect for Speeding Defense
A courtroom exchange between a lawyer and a motorist shows the driver admitting repeated speeding, while the attorney warns the client about financial losses. The dialogue highlights the risk of a poor legal prospect in a traffic case.
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Puck
W G Chaplains Honored For New Testament Rescue
A Cockney saved by Chaplain Mellish receives the W. G. award in a base hospital tale. The wounded man once anti religious, asks what religion Mellish is and declares his own faith when told. He warns against speaking against the chaplain and church.
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Mellish
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