Brookhart Introduces A New Tax Bill In Iowa
Des Moines February 3 The Iowa legislature debated a 1 percent net income tax on most corporations operating in the state with reports filed annually to the secretary of state. Inter state utilities would be taxed by mileage. The House moved to curtail code revision bills while considering a new gasoline tax proposal and vocational education funding.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
J. L. Brooknart
Washington
State General Fund
Secretary of State
House
Representative Children of
Ontjes
Grundy
Carter
Hardin
Berry
Monroe
Fulton
Jefferson County
Fires in Illinois coal mines burn for years unsolved problem
In Illinois mines fires burn in refuse, or gob fires, for years without flame but with smouldering coals underground. Robert M. Medill says sealing chambers and removing burning coal are the only fixes, as water worsens the fires and surface slack piles show the lingering danger.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Illnois
Illinois
Robert M. Medill
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Donks Brothers
Collinsville
North
Illinois and Indiana Coal Corporation
Witt
Mr. Medill
Medill
Hulls Spend Day With Friends In Davenport
Dr and Mrs H C Hull visited Davenport yesterday socializing with friends and returned last evening, sharing time away from home.
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H. C. Hull
Davenport
Society
Cranberry
Fire sweeps Leon business district causing heavy damage
Fire erupted at four this morning in Leon Iowa destroying the Leon hotel and damaging multiple buildings. Estimated loss reaches 150000 with the pool hall apparel shop hardware store and American Express office among those wrecked. The origin is believed to be the pool hall or apparel shop.
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Associated Press
Leon
American Express
Oldest National Bank Destroyed by Davenport Fire
The First National Bank of Davenport founded in 1863 was gutted by a blaze early today. Loss estimated between 25 000 and 50 000. The bank occupied the first floor. five upper floors housed offices. No valuables were lost, locked in fire proof vaults. Origin of the fire unknown.
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Associated Press
Davenport
National Bank
United States
First National of
Inaugural Prayer Praises Arizona Leader Hunt
A circulated inaugural prayer for Arizona Governor Hunt asks for wisdom to steer state finances, shields him from harsh political criticism, and envisions Arizona as a beacon of peace and prosperity within the union. The prayer frames Arizona as a bright star and playground of angels.
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Washington, D. C
Governor Hunt
Arizona
Commonwealth
Grant
Three Women Escape From Sioux City Jail
Three women escaped from the Sioux City jail by breaking the lock and sliding down a rope made from sheets and bed quilts. They fled to the ground twenty feet below and have not yet been found.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Cold Weather Drives Iowa and Plains Temperatures Below Zero
A sharp cold wave hits Iowa with Charles City at 18 below and Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque all below zero. Other cities report eight to eleven degrees below as government forecasters warn of possible deeper cold in northern and central regions. A broader Midwest decline continues into Chicago and the plains states with subzero readings spreading eastward.
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Associated Press
VoInes
Iowa
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Burlington
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Keokuk
Charlies D. Reed
Iowa Wear Bureau
Chicago
United States
To Keep Hammond As Head of Police Force in Des Moines
Des Moines la February 3 Chief of police John B Hammond will be retained as head of the Des Moines police department. The decision comes from city county officials. Hammond’s ninety day probation ends Monday, following prior newspaper criticism alleging unmolested vice and crime.
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Hammond
Des Moines
Associated Press
John B. Hammond
City County Today
Landin at Liberty on $10,000 Bonds
Fred Landin, tied to Mayor Thompson support, was freed on $10,000 bonds in Chicago on alleged defrauding of a million dollars from the school board. Clarence Darrow, his counsel, announced plans for an immediate hearing after the indictment is reviewed.
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Landin
Associatedress
Chicago
Fred Landin
William Hale Thompson
Liberty
Lundin
Clarence Darrow
Germans Stand Firm Against French Ruhr Pressure
Berlin February 3. Germany declares it will not yield to French pressure in the Ruhr. Government resistance is stated to be increasing and will continue until France and Belgium see the futility of their attitude.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Ruhr
France
Belgium
Boise
Opate
Clinton National Bank President Dies by Self Inflicted Crisis
C. F. Coan, president of the Clinton National Bank, committed suicide at his Clinton home after a period of mental derangement. He had not been active at the bank for three years, and local authorities reported the tragedy occurred early this morning.
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Associated Press
Clinton, la
C. &. Coan
Clinton National Bank
Helen Wilson Travels to Davenport for a Day
Miss Helen Wilson visits Davenport for a day as C. V. Brown advertises specials in today’s Journal. Special prices on auto tops and painting. Now is the time to get the work done. Phone 290 Blue.
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Helen Wilson
Davenport
C. V. Brown
Today's
Savings Deposits Reach Record Heights in 1922 National totals rise
United States savings deposits grew by about 1.55 billion in 1922 versus 1921, with June 30 figures showing 18.087 billion in deposits and 28.96 million accounts. School savings added 5.5 million in deposits, while life insurance totals surpassed 50 billion dollars with 225.98 million in new premiums and over 1.5 billion in total premiums for the year.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Savines Bank Division
American Bankers Association
Savings Bank Division
Government Bureau
Jury Awards $300 in False Arrest Suit
Cedar Rapids February 3 The jury in the case of Miss Margar et Comreid against Chief of Police L. H. Morrison and three other police department members returned a verdict at 9 AM for three hundred dollars. Comreid had sued for ten thousand dollars for false arrest and imprisonment. The jury had been out since four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Comreid
L. H. Morrison
Miss Comreid
Weather outlook predicts snow and colder week
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday covers the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Snow is forecast for the southern portion early in the week and for the entire district Thursday or Friday, with temperatures below normal and overall fair conditions otherwise.
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Wee Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Missippi
Missouri
Davis La Mar Flees From Federal Authorities
Federal agents going to the hotel De France to serve a sentence for war time offenses found that Davis La Mar known as Wolfe of Wall Street had checked out yesterday and disappeared with no clue to his whereabouts.
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Associated Press
New York
Hotel de France
Davis la Mar
Wolfe
Wall Street
la Mar
Golden Plover Flies Day And Night Unlike Other Migrants
Birds primarily migrate by day or night and rest at intervals, but the golden plover departs in both light conditions. This unusual pattern sets the species apart from other migratory birds observed in the region.
Germans Not Less Defiant Than Before
Berlin reports show workers and industrialists oppose cooperation with France while resistive actions persist. In Dusseldorf and Cologne Coblenz, workers refuse to obey orders and salute French officers as trains and food shipments move. In Coblenz police dispersed a 3000-person protest with bayonet threats. The League of Nations rejected Ruhr reparation involvement, while Britain abstained on a key vote. Lloyd George denounced Ruhr policy as folly and counterproductive.
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Dusseldorf
Berlin
Cologne
Coblenz
Plymouth
England
Lloyd George
Ruhr
Spain
Fire kills two children at Missouri farm near Jackson
Sioux City dispatch says Kenneth O'Dell age three and his infant sister Marjorie died in a blaze that destroyed their rural home near Jackson yesterday.
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Associated Press
Sioux City
Kenneth O'Dell
Marjorie
Jackson
Domesticating Birds Through Meat Preservation Debate
Fragmentary note argues against letting meat birds shrink by wing removal or other means. Claims wings may be kept to prevent birds from becoming steadily smaller in breast, preserving meat yields.
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