Property Valuations Show Notable Washington County Gain
County Auditor Chauncey Myers reports 1909 valuations at 30 283 200 up from 29 105 348 in 1908. Net taxes rise by 22 071 75 with levies largely unchanged. Personal property leads valuation gains while farm lands show restraint. In 1909 instruments filed rise to 2145 from 1751 in 1908, with fees up 240 50.
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Chauncey Myers
Washington County
Kendall
Ict Dees
Frateenes Pres Essis
Tobacco Case Taken Up In Supreme Court Arguments Start
Washington January 4. Argument in the tobacco trust case has attracted much attention as the Supreme Court considers the antitrust action. Lawyers for the government and tobacco firms presented initial points, outlining issues of restraint and market control in the extensive litigation.
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Supreme Court of the United States
McReynolds
Johnson
Nichol
Hornblower
Struck
Wicker
Sham
Supreme Court
Washington
Jan
Tobacco Trust
Double Tragedy Near Dubuque
Mrs. Mat Mertes of East Dubuque was murdered by Rube Bainbridge who then cut his own throat in a fatal incident near Dubuque on January 4.
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Dubuque
Jan
Mat Mertes
East Dubuque
Rube Bainbridge
Taft Splits Message on Interstate Commerce and Trust Laws
President Taft plans a two part message to Congress on interstate commerce and anti trust amendments after talks with six railroad presidents. The trusts section will go to Congress Thursday and the commerce section will follow Friday. A conservation message is expected next Monday with minor wording changes.
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Congress
Washington
Taft
De Graff Named Judge to Polk County Bench
Governor Carroll appointed Lawrence De Graff county attorney to the Polk County District Court bench effective Jan 1, succeeding Judge Jesse A Miller who resigned. Des Moines January 4.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Lawrence de Graff
Polk
County District Court
Jesse A. Miller
Two Murderers Die in Sing Sing Electric Chair
Ossining New York January 4 two murderers were executed in the Sing Sing electric chair within moments of each other William Morse who killed a Brooklyn policeman and John Barabuto who killed a fellow Italian in Middletown were put to death in the prison chamber
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
William Morse
Brooklyn
John Barabuto
Middletown
Helen Boyle Ill With Appendicitis
Pittsburg January 4 Mrs Helen Boyle wife of James Boyle one of Willie Whitla of Sharon kidnapper a twenty five year sentence in the Western penitentiary is seriously ill with appendicitis.
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Helen Boyle
Pittsburg
James Boyle
Willie Whitla
Sharon
Western Penitentiary
May Suspend Brokers Prominent Firm Tied to Rock Island Flurry
New York January 4 officials discuss the Rock Island episode on the stock exchange. A special committee report due January 12 will name at least one major brokerage house as responsible. Punishment could be suspension up to one year with governors voting. the firm denies allegations and vows to fight.
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Rock Island
New York
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Special Committee of Inquiry
Crenshaw Hangs Self After Fatal Bookkeeper Attack
Lizzie E. Crenshaw, in a Nashville jail cell, used her apron strings to cut the throat of John M. Jennings, a bookkeeper. Jennings may recover, Crenshaw took her own life.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lizzie E. Crenshaw
John M. Jennings
Jennings
SANKER MORSE STARTS PRISON TERM IN ATLANTA
Convicted financier Charles W Morse begins a 15 year federal sentence in Atlanta with convict number 2148. He resides in a steel cell and will likely work in the tailor shop or construction gang. His wife plans a pardon petition to President Taft after visiting him.
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Husband
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
Bertillon
Morse
New York
W. P. Reid
Boston
Taft
Hunt for Slayer of Cincinnati Girl
Cincinnati police hold two suspects in the murder of Miss Anna Lloyd and continue a citywide search for the killers. Vigilance and investigations are under way as authorities pursue leads.
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Cincinnati
Jan
Anna Lloyd
Boiler Blast Hits Warehouse in Philadelphia
A boiler exploded in the eight story Pennsylvania Cold Storage warehouse in Philadelphia on January 4 injuring several men.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Cold Storage Company
Farmers' beef profits not as high as thought
Washington January 4 reports Secretary Wilson of the Agriculture Department says farmers are not getting exorbitant profits from the beef they raise. He states he has no doubt that the same conditions prevail in food prices, reflecting broader concerns about agricultural earnings.
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Washington
Secretary Wilson
Department of Agriculture
The Election List Is Now Completed
The Department of Agriculture reports costs of production and returns on sales of farm products across states and counties. They will compare these figures with city prices and publish the results to reveal truth about the cost of living, noting immigration and population pressures increasing demand on farming.
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Department of Agriculture
OWA Stockmen Seek Reduction of Rates
Final arguments in the Corn Belt Meat Producers' association case against railroads will be heard in Washington this month. Clifford Thorne and Iowa Attorney General Byers argue for lower interstate freight rates from Iowa to Chicago. The maps show a potential revolution in rate making, with Iowa saving about 100000 to 140000 dollars yearly depending on the outcome.
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Des Moines
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Iowa
Chicago
Washington
Clifford Thorne
Byers
Market highlights hogs cattle and sheep at Chicago exchange
Chicago markets show hog receipts of about 25 000 with prices from 8 15 to 8 65 for various hog grades. Cattle receipts near 15 000 with beeves 4 25 to 7 40 and Western cattle 4 10 to 6 25. Sheep around 14 000 with native and Western sheep 3 85 to 6 10 and yearlings 6 60 to 8 10. CLOSING figures list Washington prices for corn meal flour and hay.
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Ashade
Chicago
Texas
North American Live Stock Commission Case at Chicago Yard
A case involving the North American Live Stock Commission Company at U S Stock Yards in Chicago Illinois is noted. The matter concerns regulatory or legal action affecting the company and its operations. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
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Case of North .American .Live .Stock Commission Company
U. S
Law Changes Ballot Order to Eliminate Alphabet Advantage
Des Moines January 4 The Peterson Lee law ends alphabetical candidate listing on ballots. Secretary Hayward orders counties to rearrange offices by last election strength and prepare per county lists. Republican and Democratic parties will distribute the new lists to county auditors soon.
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Des Moines
Hayward
Peterson Lee
General Assembly
Siars
Institutes Set Dates for Farmers’ Meetings Across Iowa
Secretary Simpson of the State Agricultural Society releases a schedule for ninety days of farmers institutes. Readouts list towns and January dates including Adair Rockwell City West Branch Thornton Washta Waukee Leon Manchester Cascade Sidney Stratford Kanawha Cresco Humboldt Ida Grove Bellevue Algona Waubeck Winterset Avoca Paullina Sibley Pocahontas Earl Bildridge Afton Allerton Sergeant Bluff Norwood.
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Des Moines
Simpson
State Agricultural Society
Adair
Rockwell City
West Branch
Thornton
Washta
Waukee
Leon
Manchester
Cascade
Sidney
Stratford
Kanawha
Cresco
Humboldt
Ida Grove
Bellevue
Algona
Waubeck
Winterset
Avoca
Paullina
Sibley
Pocahontas
Earry
Bildridge
Afton
Allerton
Sergeant Bluff
Norwood
Miner Slain at Seevers Near Colfax
Dan Goronga was found dead with two bullet wounds in the heart at Seevers near Colfax. Miller Savage, a fellow miner, was jailed in Newton but held without charges as an inquest is opened by the coroner. Savage was last seen with Goronga at the Goronga boarding house.
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Newton, Ia
Miller Savage
Seevers
Colfax
Dan Goronga
Goronga
Savage
Sumner Begins Work as New State Health Chief
Des Moines January 4 Dr G H Sumner of Waterloo assumed duties as successor to Secretary Louis A Thomas on the state board of health. The office was turned over by President Moerke of the state board of medical examiners, who received the keys and fees from Secretary Thomas.
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Sumner
Des Moines
G. H. Sumner
Waterloo
Louis A. Thomas
State Board of Health
Moerke
State Board of Medical Examiners
Thomas
Coal Shortage Shuts University of Iowa Reopens Delayed
The state university at Iowa City will not reopen today due to a coal shortage. The entire supply is needed to heat the hospital and will last about eighteen hours. Railroads are suspected of appropriating the university's coal and damage to plumbing is feared.
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University
Iowa City
State University
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Samuel McCleery
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Wonen
Ketten
John D. JR
Young Millionaire
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
O'Sullivan
Rockefeller
Grand Jury
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Washington City
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