02 Feb 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1925
Page
1
Fragmentary notes describe a heated argument at a church involving named individuals and a one year haul. The text references Novak Col and Saitnat at Ma church amid inaudible details and mentions potential impacts on a vod show.
An elderly man from Kalk town of Piyn slipped on pavement returning home from a dance night. He injured his right leg and was taken to the mouth hospital for treatment.
The article sketches a bustling inauguration period with mentions of a lieutenant governor, vice president, and votes, noting weather influence on events. It references Congressman John N. from Arkansas, university ties, and a sense of political maneuvering amid local and regional figures. An oyster feast and public assessments appear among social details, with legal notices about charges and convictions threading through the narrative.
A revised Wisconsin income tax measure, built by the Senate corporations committee and the House taxation panel, would wipe out the personal property offset and shift to a flat 4 percent franchise tax on net income. It proposes repealing all surtaxes, retaining mill taxes, and keeping exemptions at $600 single, $1,200 married, plus $200 per child, with an interior goal to stabilize tax policy and fund education and retirement programs.
Governor Blaine refused to demand a retraction from Judge Ole A. Stolen or to close the state university. In a letter responding to G. H. Guenther, he said the state cannot compel such action and urged two avenues for publicity, noting that discussing sex issues can attract attention.
The proposal retains existing rates for the first four thousand dollars of taxable income at 1 percent per thousand, then 2 percent on each subsequent thousand up to twelve thousand, with higher rates for income over twelve thousand. Corporate tax would be a flat 4 percent, while present-law rates rise from 2 percent to 6 percent on income above seven thousand.
Athens brands Turkey expulsion of the Ecumenical Patriarch an insult to Christianity and expects Britain and France to press arbitration at the Hague. War sentiment surges as tens of thousands rally around Olympus and Jupiter columns, with fears of a government crisis and Venizelos returning to lead a coalition.
In Chicago, Thomas Scott, father of Russell Scott condemned for murder, tearfully offered to take his son's place on the hangman’s scaffold. Judge Lynch postponed ruling to February 14 as defense seeks a new trial amid concerns over human life. Russell Scott was convicted for killing a drug store clerk during a holdup months ago.
Fire at the Swann farm one mile north of Lyndon destroyed a barn and adjoining structures including a silo and hay. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade and saved three horses as wind fanned flames toward the house. The Swanns had just left for California four weeks earlier, leaving Charles Klein to tend the property. Insurance partly covered the damage.
Lyman Byrum, a 32 year member of the Sheboygan police department, resigned as a detective effective Sunday. He joined the force May 1, 1893, and served continuously until his resignation. his future plans were not announced.
A Saturday night disturbance near 2428 North Fifth Street in Sheboygan involved two men pounding on George Grube’s door followed by a lit cross two blocks away on Clement Avenue. Seven cars paraded in a fronting line as horns blared while about a dozen figures danced in a warlike display.
Dean Roscoe Pound of Harvard law school declined the University of Wisconsin presidency. A telegram from John Callahan, state superintendent of schools, said Pound could not leave his duties at Harvard or his Yale associations. Callahan traveled to Cambridge to urge acceptance, but Pound appreciated Wisconsin’s opportunities while citing obligations at his current post.
Chicago May wheat dropped below 2 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade. It opened at about 2.01 and slid through the session touching 1.95 while closing near 2.02 at Saturday’s end.
A Louisville rescue crew arrived to cut a passage to Floyd Collins, trapped 200 to 390 feet underground by a huge boulder in Sand Cave near Cave City Kentucky. An air drill and compressor are used as efforts to free him continue amid rising water and collapsing rock.
Mr Ground Hog paraded through a Sheboygan snowstorm all day promising early spring. Heavy clouds and steady snowfall keep him from returning to his den as northern plates welcome the snow and a strong northwest wind threatens a blizzard.
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