Legislature Rejects Tax Bill in Iowa House
The Iowa House rejected a governor backed tax measure aimed at auditing county school districts spending over forty thousand dollars annually. The 50 to 50 vote stalled the proposal amid a heated debate led by Representative Chil dren and others who argued local authorities should manage tied affairs. The session also discussed exemptions for veterans and corporate taxes, jury duty exemptions for women, and longer penalties for murder and robbery, while a senate bill would extend salary increases for county officials to 1925 and fund the state bonus board with twenty thousand dollars.
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Children
Pottawattamie
McClune
Mahaska
House
Onties
Grundy
Long
Jefferson
State Fair Board
Anderson
Webster
General Assembly
Senate
Atben
Sioux
State Bonus Board
Ralph Rumly
M. F. Springer
Consolidation of Iowa State Departments Under Consideration
Iowa plans a concrete program to consolidate state government departments ahead of the legislature. Senate committee on departmental affairs led by Senator Cessna studies possible consolidations, backed by Lt. Gov. Hammill. The aim is to create four major offices and about twenty eight smaller bureaus, with bills drafted for hearings and potential changes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Kendall
Cessna
Poweshiek
John Hammill
Senate Committee
Derailed sleeping cars halt Northwestern train at Clinton
Three sleeping cars on Northwestern Railway passenger train No. 18 derailed in Clinton yards about seven this morning. No injuries reported. Derailment attributed to defective rails.
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Clinton
Northwestern Railway
Clinton Yards
Sheriff Robb Held Back Funds in Condemnation Account
Des Moines reports state secretary records show Polk County Sheriff Winifred E. Robb failed to turn over 14704.13 dollars from condemnation and miscellaneous funds to his successor Park A. Finlay. The audit also lists W. B. George as collecting 14024.73 dollars in eight months of 1922 as commissions beyond salary. the board cut the rate from eleven to seven percent after his term.
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Des Moines
Winifred E. Robb
Polk
Park A. Finlay
W. B. George
County Board of Supervisors
George
Robb
Charles Lavernude
Schoolhouse of Billy Sunday Burns in Ames Fire
The old school house southeast of Ames where Billy Sunday attended school as a boy burned last night. Fire likely started from an overheated stove.
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Associated Prose
Ames
William
Billy
President Harding Back at Desk Today
Washington January 25 President Harding returned to his desk today for the first time since his illness with a severe grippe attack over a week ago.
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President Harding
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Harding
Newspaper man Hubert Selby dies in Des Moines
Hubert Selby, 25, secretary to Mayor Carl Garver and longtime Des Moines newspaper man, died at a local hospital this morning. He was born in Webster City.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Hubert Selby
Carl Garver
Selby
Webster City
Rail Strike Halts Ruhr Line Traffic Amid Allied Talks
Ruhr valley railroad workers strike halting main lines on both banks of the Rhine. Only two Dutch food trains moved today as telegraph and telephone workers threaten walkout. General Degoutte and General Weygand confer as France vows to force satisfaction from Germany.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Ruhr
Rhine
Wessel
Cologne
Holland
Postal Service
Deavinges
Waygand
Foch
Paris
Degoute
France
M. le Toroquot
Treaty draft to be presented to Turks next Wednesday
Lausanne Jan 25 The Allied draft of the peace treaty with the Turks will be presented to the Turks next Wednesday and the allied delegates will leave two days later. If the Turks have not signed by then the Allies will leave a representative to supply information to the Turkish delegates.
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Tye
Lausanne
Switzerland
Minnesota Man Seeks Bargain Days Rail Rates
Minnesota highway commissioner Charles M. Babcock proposes bargain days on railroads to smooth slack periods. He argues freight and passenger rates should mirror merchant sales, with seasonal reductions to move cement, lumber, steel, and building materials efficiently and balance carrier and shipper interests.
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Rece
ST. ‘Paul
Charles M. Babcock
Minnesota
United States
Babcock
Congress
Boyden Told Not To Express Opinion In Reparations Talks
Secretary Hughes said he instructed R. W. Boyden, the American observer with the reparations commission, not to express any opinion on the settlement in commission discussions and to refrain from urging his suggestions without department instructions.
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Associated Arena
Washington, D. C
Hughes
R. W. Boyden
Reparation Commission
Commission
Department
Soviet land laws to limit peasant holdings in Far East
In Vladivostok on January 3 Mali reports that the Soviet decision to divide land will compel Far Eastern peasants who own 50 to 250 acres to work their plots. Many hire Koreans to farm while peasants seek hunting, fishing, or forest work. Under new rules each family will receive only the land they can cultivate.
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Vladivostok
Mali
Far
Russia
Increases in Horses and Mules Reported at Stockyards
East St Louis Illinois January 25 Increases in horses and mules and food animals at the National Stockyards in 1922 over 1921 are shown in the yards annual report. Highlights include 95 048 horses and mules received up 9 318, cattle calves hogs and sheep also rising with sheep down 7 947 from 1931, cattle 1 025 763 calves 374 570 hogs 3 605 520 and sheep 627 880.
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East ST. Louis
National
National Stockyards Company
Admiral Stark Arrives With Fleet of Russian Refugees
Manilla Illinois January 25 Admiral Stark reached the Mariville coast station with five ships carrying Russian refugees. Five additional ships from China are anticipated within days.
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Manilla
P. IL
Stark
Marivile
China
Antwerp Welcomes American Troops Home
Belgium reports a hearty welcome from locals as homeward bound American troops arrive in Antwerp aboard the transport St. Mihiel this morning. The greeting reflects the gratitude of the Belgian people for the allied efforts in the war.
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Associated Press
Antwerp
Belgium
St. Mihiel
Two More Cork Citizens Executed in Ireland
Waterford Ireland January 25 two more residents of Cork were executed at the Waterford infantry barracks this morning. Both had been found guilty of possession of arms.
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Associated Press
Waterford
Ireland
Cork
Scarcity of fatal mine accidents in Iowa praised
In Des Moines Iowa L E Stamm secretary of the inspecting board cites strict state mine inspections as the reason for few fatal coal mining accidents. 1921 saw 22 deaths down from 27 in 1920 and 1922 figures expected not to exceed 1921 despite incomplete reports. Three inspectors ensure ventilation prop supports and slate fall safeguards.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
L. E. Stamm
Inspecting Board
Not Then Laugh and the World Laughs
A concise aphorism from the Boston Transcript notes that laughter reflects social perception, warning that cynical laughter may intensify rather than ease world’s tensions.
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Boston Transcript
Klan Hearing in Louisiana Closes Today
Proceedings in Louisiana close with masked men linked to a night of murders under investigation. Plaintiffs and defendants debated evidence as jurors prepared to render a verdict on the alleged Ku Klux Klan activity.
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KLAN
Louisiana
Two Hooded Men In Kidnapping Case Sighted, Witness Testifies
Leon Jones of Moselle Miss testifies he saw two hooded cars and masked men during the daytime kidnapping near Bastrop La on August 24. He describes a mule drawn car wreck and the men’s faces partially hidden as the investigation into hooded bands continues. The hearing discusses possible Klans involvement and martial law threats amid rising tensions.
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Leon Jones
Moselle, Miss
Bastropd
Lawrence Leon Jones
Moselle
Miss
Watt Daniels
Homas Nichards
Lake LaFourche
Morehouse Parish
Jones
Breckland
Texas
Mississippi
Child
Coco
Parker
A. L.toombs
Bastrop
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