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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
2
Entry notes a one year prepaid subscription for the Spring Valley Illinois paper and indicates it was entered at the post office as second class mail.
The piece rails against Len Small while urging a vote for him over James Hamilton Lewis. It links Lewis to a past Senate move endorsing blank approval of presidential actions in Paris and warns such a vote would embroil the U S in Europe and threaten national prosperity.
The new Mexican president orders removal of gold lace and related ornaments from military and diplomatic uniforms to cut costs. He cites a yearly burden of about two million dollars. The reform aims to ease the strained national budget and signals broader economy measures.
The piece lauds the new Mexican administration for practical aims in land, soil, and mining development. It notes the leader’s sound common sense and urges U S support to restore order and prosperity amid chaos.
The piece attacks Carl Wanderer as a liar in the murder case, arguing he should be hanged for his stand lies and condemning sympathy for criminals. It portrays Wanderer as a dangerous menace who killed his young wife in cold blood and would likely strike again.
The Kewanee Star-Courier reports paying 6600 dollars for a car load of print paper, comparing it with about 800 dollars a year and a half earlier. The piece notes paper prices rise in small steps, then jump again, making publishing costly and challenging.
All water rents and meter payments must be paid within ten days after date the meter is read or the water will be shut off without further notice.
Bureau County Illinois votes to levy a county tax of 18917680 dollars for 1920 for numerous county offices and services including courts roads schools and inmate care. A second resolution requests issuing 600000 dollars in court house bonds and a tax levy above the 50 cent limit to fund a new courthouse, with election to be held November 3 1920.
The County Board approves issuing bonds at six percent per year payable semi annually and sets that the date, number, denomination and payment place are to be decided before sale. A twenty cent incremental tax per hundred dollars of assessed valuation is levied for twenty years to fund principal and interest, in addition to the existing fifty cent county tax. Continued on page 6.
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