Iowa Taxable Wealth Surges as Property Entries Rise
Des Moines reports Iowa taxable wealth grows with property valued at 4.06 billion dollars and moneys and credits at 9.28 billion. The 1915 increase over 1914 tops 80 million, prompting readjusted assessments for 1916 and a state levy cut from 4.9 to 4.5 mills, reducing tax revenue by about 460 thousand. The watchdog Willisins notes per capita wealth up by 46.08 dollars in the last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. H. Willisins
Auditor of State
State House
Des Moines Woman Elected Grand Matron in 1926 Session
Mrs Maud Keyser associate grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star was elected by the thirty eighth grand chapter in Town to succeed Mrs Ce celar Small of Des Moines. Cedar Rapids was chosen as the site for the next session in October 1926. J A Henderson of Jefferson was advanced to worthy grand patron succeeding Dr C Kennedy of Logan.
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Des Boines
Maud Keyser
Order of the Eastern Star
Cecelar. Small
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
J. A. Henderson
Jefferson
C. §. Kennedy
Logan
Fatal Stallion Attack Shocks Batavia Farm
An outrageous crime in Batavia ends in the death of D. E Plum's valuable stallion. Unknown actors entered the barn and cut the Percheron three times on the right throat. One gash scarred the cheek, another cut into the neck, and a long third severed windpipe and jugular vein. The horse was recently bought from Sing Master Bros. of Keote.
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Farfield
Batavia
Tragic Accidental Rifle Death Near Stuert
Stuert-Roger Harlan 22, son of Leslie Harien a farmer three miles north of Stuert, was found dead in his room by parents with a bullet wound in the head. Believed accidental while cleaning a 22 caliber rifle used for hunting. no one home at the time.
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Stuert
Roger Harlan
Leslie Harien
Local Licotype Operator Fined For Postal Grumble
John Nusser, a local licotype operator, was fined $200 by Judge M. J. Wade in the southern district of Iowa after he sent a letter to Washington venting about a missing patent medicine and the Postmaster General Burleson. The incident arose from Nusser’s comment on government service.
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St. Nusser
Washington
Burleson
M. J. Wade
Iowa
Nusser
Wade
Chearing
Atlantic Southern Railroad
Des Moines
Atlantic South € Émm
Lyman
Willista
Polke County
First Auto Theft Indictment In County History
The grand jury returned the first indictment in this county for automobile theft. Sherman Dawson of Le Grand was charged in a bill found against him for stealing a car from Rev. A. R. Wright of Le Grand.
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Marshalitews
Grand Jury
Sherman Dawson
le Grand
A R. Wright
Prisoners On Roads In Polk County Escape From Work Crew
Des Moines Polk County officials placed county prisoners to road work. A six man gang had barely started when two men escaped through the weeds, leaving authorities to pursue the fugitives.
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Polk County
Fourteen Year Old Bride in Iowa Denied License
Fourteen year old Ann Lela Goodwin, the youngest legal age to wed in Iowa, sought a marriage license in Clarinda with fiancé James William Roberts aged 25. The county clerk refused the license, they went to Hepburn for paternal consent, returned with consent, and finally obtained the license.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Ann Lela Goodwin
Clarinda
James Wiliam Roberts
Hepburn
Wai
Fires devastate Bert Ver Meer farm repeatedly
Pelis A series of fires has struck the Bert Ver Meer farm near here, destroying a big barn and causing multiple losses. Since early 1913, Ver Meer has lost two houses, two barns, grain, hay, potatoes and implements across four blazes, leaving him about $5,000 poorer as insurance payouts fall short.
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Pelis
Bert Ver Meer
Howe
Ver Meer
Ames Vet School Critical of Fake Stock Food Ads
Dean C H Stanage of the Iowa State College veterinary school says the college is unpopular with makers of fake stock foods due to disclosures printed in the Iowa Experiment Station bulletin warning farmers against fake remedies. The school has received commendations for exposing the fake stock products.
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C. H. Stanage
Veterinary School of Iowa
Stata ‘College
Towa Experiment Station
Dean Stanage
Veterinary School
Tramps Fire Into Rock Island Train Caboose
A gang of armed tramps fired into a Rock Island freight train caboose near Mason City as harvest hands rode the coach. After a pursuit at Glenville one bandit was shot and wounded while trying to escape. two more suspects were later captured at Curtis Junction. Police link the group to a broader Northwest robbery and terror campaign this season.
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Rock Island
Glenville
Curtis Junction
Northwest
Local High School Student Fatally Shot in Town District
Cherokee-Merie Conley, 17, a sophomore, died hours after a shooting by 18-year-old Fred Powers on the business district sidewalk. Powers, who had been drinking, displayed a revolver and fired after an argument. He was arrested and jailed.
Waterloo Chosen as Model City by System Magazine
Waterloo Waterloo has been selected from thirty midwest cities by System magazine as the most representative American city. A true type of the smelter city was chosen for an in depth study of business life and Stanley A. Dennis will prepare the report for publication later in winter.
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Waterloo
Middle West
System
Stanley A. Dennis
Sterfise
Baptists Elect Officers in Cedar Rapids Convention
In Cedar Rapids at the First Christian church the Baptist state convention elected officers: President J. R. Vaughen of Waterloo. vice presidents H. I. Foskett of Shenandoah and John G. Farmer of Cedar Rapids. recording secretary Rev. KR R. Sadler of Pella. and treasurer KH Cothrand of Des Moines.
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Baptist State Convention
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Iere
J. R. Vaughen
Waterloo
H. I. Foskett
Shenandoah
John G. Farmer
KR. R. Sadler
Pella
Kh, Cothrand
Des Voines
Albia Interurban to be Sold by Court Order
Judge Hunter ordered the Albia Interurban road sold to satisfy a $280,000 indebtedness. C. G. Mabry represents the company which sought a receiver, while stockholders represented by W. E. Gilmer N. E. Kendall and D. W. Bates protest and plan to appeal to the supreme court.
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Interurben Soid
Albia
Albia Interurban
Hunter
Mabry
W. E. Gilmer
N. E. Kendall
D. W. Bates
Supreme Court
City may seek special election to switch to commission government
A special election to change the present federal form of government to a commission is expected to be called soon. The local commercial association has formed a committee to study and report on city governments in other Iowa cities.
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Hampton
The
Commercial Association
Iowa
Escaped Convict Found at Huron Hospital
Fort Madison reports Albert Strief, an escaped convict from the Cherokee prison camp, located by authorities in a hospital at Huron, South Dakota. His leg was broken.
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Albert Strief
Cherokee
Huron
Suspected Robbers Arrested In Iowa Minnesota Op
In Des Moines the Iowa Harkers association reports a gang using forged money orders drawn on the Great Northern Express. The group, in a seven passenger touring car, reportedly operated across towns. Four men were captured at Sigourney and sent back to Minnesota for trial with burglary logs and cash found.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Scales Inaugurate Warns On Shortages Of Goal Weights
Iowa inspectors report many wagon and elevator scales are inaccurate, especially those tested recently. About 40 percent of scales show misweighments due to neglect. Affected dealers face penalties for short weight coal and warnings against measuring dry goods by measure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Waterloo
Clarinda
Sioux Center
Rock Rapids
BE. W. van Duyn
Barney
Asquith Addresses War in House of Commons
Prime Minister Asquith spoke in the House of Commons amid a crowded gallery, defending Allied conduct and outlining Britain's war policy. He announced Sir Frederick Edward Smith as attorney general, warned of serious British finances, and stated Greece’s betrayed pledge, with about one million in command and 377000 casualties cited.
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Asquith
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Edward Carson
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Ian Hamilton
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France
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Germany
Austria
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Flanders
Venizelos
Greece
Herman Ridder Dies After Illness in New York
New York November 3 Herman Ridder editor of the Staats Zeitung and leader among Americans of German descent died Monday from an acute Brights disease after months of illness. Born March 5 1850 in New York to German parents he rose from humble beginnings to prominence becoming a stockholder director treasurer and manager of the Staats Zeitung and later its president. An Independent Democrat he served as treasurer of the Democratic National Committee in the 1908 campaign.
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Herman Ridder
Staats Zeitung
Ridder
Bright
Germany
United States
New York City
New Yorker
Staats- Zeitung
Democratic National Committee
Germans Win in the West In Champagne Offensive
London reported German forces reinforced by men from the Russian front launched a coordinated attack to breach the French line in Champagne. Berlin said Butte de Tabure fell after a storm with 24 officers and 1,215 prisoners taken. Paris acknowledged gains but claimed German setbacks elsewhere.
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Champagne
Berlin
Butte de Tabure
Paris
Blanche Walsh Dies After Nervous Breakdown
Cleveland Ohio November 2 actress Blanche Walsh died at Lakeside hospital on Sunday following a general nervous breakdown.
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Blanche Walsh
Cleveland
Lakesite
Canadian Officer Dismissed by Court Martial
London reports Lieut. Col. Robert Ryan of the Sixth Canadian Mounted Rifles has been dismissed from service by court martial. The notice appears in the London Gazette and confirms the official disciplinary action against the officer.
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London Gazettea
Robert Ryan
Sixth
Canadiian Mounted Rifles
Germany mourns Herman Ridder death in Berlin obituaries
Berlin papers devote lengthy necrologies to Herman Ridder praising his truth and appreciation of Germany. The wireless dispatch notes the death is universally regretted and reflected upon across newspapers.
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Germany
Ridder
Berlin
Herman Ridder
Seven Yankees Hit Takes Command of U S Troops at Agua Prieta
Villa resumes assault on Agua Prieta as Funston arrives to command U S troops. Bullets rain on Douglas as American forces reinforce trenches along the border. One American, Harry Jones, wounded. Villa withdraws eastward after night raids. Yaqui allies reportedly join Villistas, claiming 400 dead and wounded.
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Agua Priata
Funston
United States
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Eleventh Infantry
Agua Prieta
Jones
Uniten States
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Seventh Street
Agua Priets
Villa
Villistas
Carranza
Villista
Paris appoints General Majority as military governor
Paris, Nov. 3 General Majority, long a key figure in Franco German front fighting, was named military governor of Paris, taking over from General Gallieni who is now war minister in Winnipeg and Fort Garry Fort Garry. Benjamin Ferguson, 40, of Winnipeg, a Walter Baker Cocos manager, killed himself in Fort Garry court with a razor. no motive is known. Washington, Nov. 3, the White House said President Wilson and Mrs Edith Bolling Galt will wed near the end of December, per an official Tumulty statement.
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Winnipeg
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Walter Baker Cocos Company
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White House
Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt
Marriet
Tumulty
Briand Heads New French Cabinet Formation
Paris reports the official announcement of France's new cabinet. Aristide Briand to serve as premier and foreign affairs minister with J S Gallieal as war minister and Lacaze as marine minister. Ribot, Viviani, Doumergue, Clemantel, Sembat and others named as ministers in a broad interim government led by Briand. Jules Cambon named general secretary for foreign affairs with a cabinet seat.
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M. Briand
Aristide Briand
J. S. Gallieal
Marine
Admiral Lacaze
Finance
Alexandre F. Ribot
Interior
L. J. Matyy
Efomeres
Etienne Clementel
Marcel Sembat
Rene Viviani
Ravntater
Emile Doumergue
Paul Patoleve
Julen Meline
Portigos
Charles de Frayennet
Leon Bourgeois
Similes Combes
Jules Guesde
Denys Cochin
M. Jules Cambon
Willard to Fight in March in New Orleans
Jesa Widlazil, heavyweight champion, signed to defend his title in New Orleans the first week of March. Opponent to be chosen by promoters by December 10.
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Willard
New Orleans
Jesa Widlazil
Cabinet Called Incapable Machine In War Talk
London November 4 3rd Eid ward Carson told the house of commons that the cabinet was an organization and machine nearly incapable of carrying on the war under present conditions.
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London
England
Eidward Carson
Tha' House of Cummons
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