Congress Pays Two Hour Memorial for Three New England Senators
Congress in Washington observed a two hour memorial honoring the three late Republican New England senators Lodge of Massachusetts Brandegee of Connecticut and Colt of Rhode Island. A national citizens committee led by former Governor Lowden was formed to push forest conservation and reforestation efforts.
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Washington
New England
Lodge
Massachusetts
Brandegee
Connecticut
Colt
Rhode Island
National Citizens’ Committee
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Washington Dispatch
William M. Jardine
Kateas Stiate Agricultural College
Coolidge
Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Notable World and National Briefs From Early Headlines
Archbishops health in Milwaukee. Mrs Roosevelt Longworth welcomes a baby girl in Chicago weighing six pounds. Upham of Chicago, GOP financier and former national treasurer, dies in Palm Beach. Dortmund mine disaster may claim about 280 lives. Memorials mark the Maine in Havana. Moroccan revolt rumors swirl around Abdel Krim. Tokyo passes a 1 554 000 000 yen budget. German socialist leader Bauer expelled. Ecumenical Patriarch issue with League of Nations discussed in Constantinople. Republic crewmen still missing after ship sink. Pichilinque island station to close and return to Mexico. Wood lifts travel ban on foreign cards in Manila.
Iowa Wealth and Rural Power Plants Report
The report states Iowa's per capita wealth at $3 539 and notes 9 000 individual lighting and power plants in rural homes across the state.
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Iowa
Iowa proposes two year tax levy cut and full biennium budget
Budget Director E L Hogue recommends reducing the state tax levy by 2.21 mills for each year of the next biennium if the Iowa legislature adopts the plan. The proposed two year taxation needs total 8,360,400 dollars per year, with appropriations totaling 32,063,828.40 for state purposes and a first ever comprehensive biennial appropriation bill.
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le Mars
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Farm Bureau
Thomas W. Drumm
Pes Moines
Hagle Grove
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Lima County
Charlie Orfield
Decatur
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
WOI
Iowa State College
Charles Heckenberg
Eddyville
Bankers’ Institute
Iowa City
Towa Bankers Association
First National Bank of Creston
Charles City
Ilinois
Antoine LeClaire
Davenport
Rock Island Railroad, Co
Wright
Des Moines
Dexter
Fremont County
London
Franklin County
State Agricultural Department
Agricultural Committee of the House
BMC Ait Ge Bek Wo Pet
E. L. Hogue
General Assembly
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club Protests Oleomargarine Use
The Iowa Jersey Cattle club adopted a resolution at its De Moines meeting protesting oleomargarine as a butter substitute in state institutions. A bill would be prepared and presented to the state legislature to stop purchasing and serving oleomargarine.
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Iowa
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Dea Moines
State Income Tax Provisions
The proposed bill offers a $1,000 exemption for single persons and $2,000 for married persons. The first $1,000 is taxed at 1 percent, with each additional thousand at 1 percent until $5,000, after which incomes over $5,000 are taxed at 6 percent.
Mayor Opposes Gas Tax Appeal to Des Moines Council
Spencer mayor W. Z. Long urged Des Moines officials to oppose the current draft of a proposed gasoline tax and related legislation, arguing it would be unfair to towns and cities across the state.
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W. Z. Long
Spencer
Des Moines
Des Moines Advances Hospital Bond Bill
City council approved the Goodwin bill enabling bonds and a one mill tax to fund a new detention hospital. The measure passed as part of a broader move to expand local public health facilities.
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Des Moines
American Legion Endowment Fund Expands Across States
Preparations underway in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky to begin active work on the American Legion Endowment Fund. A second group of 12 Southern states is planned, with Judge Rogert W. Bingham of Louisville chairing the executive committee. Kentucky post Stearns in Stearns pledged $100, promptly followed by a $100 check. Early contributors include Eugene post Oregon and Tamaqua post Pennsylvania, with honors from Cardinal OConnell and others. Panama pledges $2,500. John W. Davis joins the national honorary committee from Paris.
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Kentucky
American Legion Endowment Fund
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Virginia
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
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Arkansas
Tennessee
West Virginia
Ohio
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Stearns
First Legion Post
Indianapolis
Eugene Post
Eugene
Ore
G. H. Berry
Tamaqua
Penn
Oregon Post
Arthur 5. Wolfe
Tamaqua Post
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Lloyd W. Kendall
Legionnaire
Farmer City
William B. Boggs
Department of Panama
Canal Zone
Legion
Panama
John W. Davis
Paris
Mary Lord Harrison
New York City
Benjamin Harrison
Wiliam Green
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Otto H. Kahn
New York
Will H. Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors, Inc
John R. Quinn
Los Angeles
American Legion
Charles H. Brent
Buffalo
A. B.F
Veterans Expect State Homes To Welcome World War Vets
Lincoln Nebraska Legion officials predict in a few years World War veterans will seek admission to state homes in large numbers. They note current state facilities suffice for now but expect future need as veterans rise, with Civil War deaths already shrinking state home populations.
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Lincoln
Neb
Legionogires
Nebraska
Legionnaires
Massachusetts Legion Difficulties Reported in 1923 Records
Massachusetts ahead at Pittafield Mass notes financial position of the American Legion in Massachusetts. Treasurer BE W Gros reports state department debt of 10600 dollars in January 1923 versus 279.50 dollars in the black, reflecting a shift from red to black ink on the balance sheet.
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Massachusetts
Pittafield
Mass
American Legion
Massachusetta
BE. W. Gros
Legion Cup Awarded for Best Five Year Record in Minnesota
Gerald V. Barron of Cloquet Minnesota post department commander of the American Legion announces he will donate a cup to the Legion post in Minnesota with the best and most consistent record over the past five years. The trophy will be awarded at the next department convention.
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Gerald V. Barron
Cloquet
Minn
American Legion
Legion Post
Department of Minnesota
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