Kendall Proposes A State Budget System And Board Reforms
Iowa Governor Kendall outlines a comprehensive program for the fortieth General Assembly, calling for a unified state budget, consolidation and reorganization of boards, a broad audit system, law codification, literacy eradiation, and new truck traffic laws. He urges creation of an independent budget board and expansion of the Board of Agriculture, aiming to cut state expenses and improve transparency.
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Owen Des Moines
Iowa
Fortieth General Assembly
N. E. Kendall
Kendall
General Assembly
Board of Agriculture
Poeltry Assoc
Horticultural Society
Underground Coal Storage Proposed to Build Fuel Reserves
Washington January 9. United States Bureau of Mines head H F Bain proposes underground storage of coal at mines to stockpile reserves for industry and domestic consumers during shortages. He notes limited above ground storage, anthracite piles near consumption, and feasible large scale storage of bituminous coal at moderate cost with proper selection and methods.
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Prean Wasiington
Hf Foster Bain
United States Bureau of Mines
Bain
United States Coal Commission
Klan Members Testify at Mer Rouge Case Hearings
J T Norseworthy, a declared charter member of the Morehouse parish Ku Klux Klan, testified on opening day about wearing black during raids and white in the lodge. J L Daniels recalled urging Dr McKoin to stop alleged crimes, while Dr McKain denied Klan membership.
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Bastrope
Jam
J. T Norseworthy
Morehouse Parish
Ku Klux Klan
Marek
Coco
Cyclops
McKoin
J. L. Daniels
McKain
Td. Wiley
Mel Royce
W. W. Anderson
Anderson
Watt Daniels
Thomas Richards
M. F. Holloway
Lake LaForuche
Daniels
Richards
Judge to Hold Speeders Court in Chicago Morgue
Judge Francis Borell initiates a speeders court in Chicago at the county morgue beside car crash victims. He will require the presence of those who speed and those harmed by speeding. Fourteen people have been killed by autos in Chicago since January 1.
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Chicago
Francis Borell
Speeders’ Court
Radical Iowa tax reforms outlined in four proposals
A Des Moines tax revision committee outlines four revolutionary measures to overhaul Iowa taxes. Proposals include a state tax commission and county assessor, a universal personal tax return with criminal penalties for fraud, a statewide amusement tax, and a budgeting bill for all laws. The plan excludes gasoline tax and awaits Ways and Means review.
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Des Moines
Committee On Ways and Means
Caldwell
Mohuska
Board of Supervisors
State Board of Assessment
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Smith
Madison
Ways and Means
Moon
Lyon
House
Tax Revision
British Couple Executed for Murder in England
Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters were executed today for the murder of Thompson's husband, Percy, on October 4. Bywaters died at Pentonville Prison at 9, Thompson at Holloway Jail minutes later. The case marks the first execution of a woman in England in fifteen years.
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Associated Press
London
Edith Thompson
Frederick Bywaters
Percy Thompson
Dywaters
Pentoneville
Dwaters
Scottish Rite Masons form anti narcotic drive in Chicago
The Oriental Consistory and 13,000 Scottish Rite Masons announce a national narcotic action plan. Col Will Gray Beach leads a new federal task force to cooperate with government agencies, urging strict laws and methods to care for addicts. Committee lists and a push for national anti narcotic week are outlined.
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Chicago
III
Will Gray Beach
Col. Beach
Edward L. Johnson
Oriental Consistory
Roy W. Hill
Rose Croix
William H. Dellenbeck
Princes of Jerusalem
Oliver J. Graham
van Renssalaer Lodge of Perfection
A. Roches
United States
Hich Masonic
Illinois
Julius Reynolds Kline
Mois
Col
Henry B. Law
Leroy A Goddard
J. Lester Williams
Medill
Advance French Troops Reach Ruhr Region Frontline
Reports from Duesseldorf say French forces reached the town of Kettwig seven miles southwest of Essen as troops move toward the Ruhr. Paris says Germany defaults on coal deliveries with a three to two vote by the Reparations Commission. Berlin notes French trains carrying troops moved from Mainz to Essen, with heavy artillery and sappers in the Neuss area.
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Sssen
Germany
Kettwig
Essen
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Paris
Rolland W. Boyden
Berlin
Mayence
Neuss
Dusseldorf
Amsterdam
Berelin
Reuters
Wersdam
Woman Perishes in Minneapolis Hotel Fire
In Minneapolis the county coroner planned to investigate a $15 000 blaze at the Lincoln hotel. Mrs T B Lee of Chicago died from asphyxiation and twelve others were injured while many evacuated from the basement pastry area after the fire started.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lincoln Hotel
T. B. Lee Bamon
Chicago
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Bur
Eau of Mines
Weather and Crop Service
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State Dairy Association
Beef Cattle Breeders Association
Corn and Small Grain Producers’ Association
State Board of Health
State Food and Dairy Commission
Commission of Pharmacy
State Board of Dental Examiners
State Board of Optometry
State Library
State Historical Department
Bureau of Public Archives
Academy of Science
State Conservation Commission
State Board of Control
Board of Parole
Mer Rouge
Lou
Isville
Committee On Tax Revision
State Tax Commission
John Hammill
Holdegell
Calhoun
Sleitz
Ephell
Davis
Scott
Marshall
Tuck J
Lucas
Edson
Benna Vista
Clarke
Lynn
Masons
America
Waters
Dere
Trattic
Thur J. Behrendt
Edewin M. Harrison
George W. McFatrick
Weller van Hook
Martin O. Heckard
William FE. Buehler
E. Mills
William Percy Smith
A. B. Baxter
Roy C. Goss
Edward H. Thomes
Christopher van Deventer
Alfred &. Carrier
Amos Pettibone
Amos Pettibone, Gen. Geo. H. Moulton
Sylvester C. Spring
Wil- Hims, Sharp
Oscar Root
Billy
Dueseldorf
Beclares
Rudgyka
Coblenz
Coorne
Cologne
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