Where Money Goes in Iowa Taxes Figures That Add Up
A speaker breaks down a hundred dollar tax bill into allocations for schools roads counties and state government with notes on millage taxes college funding and inspector salaries. He argues state funds support local services and public enforcement while urging readers to verify figures with official records.
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John T
State House
Iowa
Des Moines
Ames
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Clarinda
Mount Pleasant
Farmers’ Institute
College
South End
Washington
Open Letter Demands Truth About Railroad Valuation
A reader to Jack Dalton at the Democrat in Manson Iowa accuses printed material of falsehoods about Maurice Connelly and railroads. The letter cites 1914 1912 and 1918 valuations, accuses John T Hamilton of supplying false figures, and asks Dalton to verify railroad tax values with county records, arguing the facts reveal a 50 percent increase in Calhoun county values and exposing political manipulation.
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Manson
Iowa
Maurice Connelly
Clarke
Calhoun
Calhoun County
War dispatch from canal frontier plus North Sea action
Accounts from Britain and a seaman's letter describe shelling along the canal, the sinking of a fleet after a lone torpedo and a mast hit killing the commander and three. a coxswain survives to guide the Liberty as allied ships press the Germans. Other notes recount brutal shelling, aMarshal of courage, and a raid toward Kiel harbor.
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Liberty
Paardeburg
Magersfontein
South Africa
D. L. Wilson
Hunslet
Bacchante
North Sea
Voluneer
Kiel Harbor
Helgoland
Rats Peculiar Habits and a Kangaroo Parallel
Doctor Stotsenburg notes rats and the kangaroo share a rare habit of hopping onto their hind legs to approach others and evade pursuit. He emphasizes the coincidence in Australia and the absence of any direct connection between the two species.
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Stotsenburg
Australia
Newfound land Quiet in Crime This Year
Newfound land reports an exceptionally crime free year with no murders or serious offenses in the 12 month period. Officials note the population around 260000 and praise the low crime rate as unusually pristine.
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Newfoundland
Greene
Airship as News Getter in WWII Era Speech
Hudson Maxim in Port Deposit addresses Tome school boys on aerial warfare. He says aviation informs armies, enables surprise defense, and makes planes key for news gathering and future troop transport while predicting sky clearing battles and limited bomber impact.
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Port Deposit
Europe
Hudson Maxim
Tome
Maxim
Motor gun routs Germans in Ghent action
Belgian armored automobile with a Maxim gun attacked near Alost, scattering German cavalry and cyclists. The car killed six fleeing cyclists, wounded four more, and captured several, returning to headquarters with helmets overcoats saddlery and cycles. Lieutenant Deshaix led a crew of four, with many volunteers joining expeditions.
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London
Chronicle
Ghent
Alest
Deshaix
Krupp Works in Essen Run Day and Night
A Scottish woman returning from Germany reports the Krupp gun works at Essen are operating feverishly around the clock with the gun and ammunition departments employing 46,000 men. She notes numerous foreign spies and that 14 Russians dressed as women were shot. Food is plentiful and some prices are cheaper than before the war.
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Krupp
Edinburgh
Germany
Essen
Masked guns trick Germans at Fort Troyon siege
Reuters from Paris reports wounded at Montlucon describe German forces bombarding Fort Troyon near Verdun. As Germans believed evacuation, French commander set straw fires and the fort opened mitrailleuses. Estimated German casualties reach seven thousand on slopes below the fort.
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London
Reuter
Paris
Montlucon
Fort Troyon
Verdun
Emperor Scores Astonishng War Time Portrait in Berlin
Dr H J Poutsma reports from London on conditions in Berlin since war began. He recalls the emperor’s stern inscrutable pose, mass enthusiasm, refugee arrivals from eastern Prussia, and daily life under price controls and aerial activity, noting efficient mobilization and public confidence in victory.
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London
H. J. Poutsma
Railway Men’s Union of South Africa
Berlin
Doctor Poutsma
South Africa
England
Holland
Germany
Kaisax
Great Britain
Potsdam
Prussia
Belgium
Orman McPherson
Fort Madison
Clarke
McPherson
Morning Sun
Board of Parole
Iowa
Burlington
Iowa Attorney General Calls for State Police and Reforms
Des Moines reports Attorney General Cosson urges a governor controlled state police, expanded district judge powers, stricter criminal procedure, no new trials unless rights impaired, and a shift to productive labor camps. He compares murder rates across nations and warns law enforcement must rise to enforce laws.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Union
Cosson
Department of Justice
London
England
United States
Canada
Germany
England and Wales
France
Belgium
Europe
French Loss Mounts High in Six Weeks of Battle
A New York physician cites a France source giving French losses over 300 000 to 310 000 in six weeks ending at the Marne. British casualties are noted as fairly large. German losses are estimated near 500 000 in the western theater, excluding Russian battles.
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New York
France
Battle of the Marne
Where They Were Bound and Ralentir Sign
London dispatch notes troops en route to Ralentir based on roadside signs of the French Automobile Association. The word ralentir means slow down.
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London
Ralentir
French Automobile Association
Free Shaves for Wounded and Bathwater Courage Abroad
The Moscow barbers guild offers free shaving and haircuts for wounded soldiers. In Vilna 1,500 cab drivers volunteer for transport of the wounded. Paris reports British soldiers insist on bath and tea despite danger, with officers taking tea between attacks and even a river tub.
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Petrograd
Moscow Barbers Guild
Vilna
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Dalton
John T. Hamilton
Connelly
Hamilton
Myers
John T. Kamilton
Britisher
Kaiser
G. A. Turner
London Hospital
Alost
Flanders
St. Martin
Metropolis
Herbert Temple
City OF
Department of Agriculture
Northwestern
Kansas
Supreme Court
M. Reilly
Modern Woodmen of America
Polk County
Chicago
Charles Lyon
Woodmen
Henry Nott
Ed Brand
Billy
Lfe
W. B. Barney
Er. R. Harlan
State Historical Department
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Towa
Garst
Warren ‘Garst
Anmwal
Garat
John Fletcher
Moulton
Mitchellville
Ole O. Roe
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
Battle of
Marne
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