Negotiations With China Delayed Amid Jurisdiction Standstill
Report from Peking July 14 says talks on Shanghai affair and rioting linked to foreign mills stall as Shanghai authorities and diplomats remain deadlocked over jurisdiction. France may replace Count de Martel, but no decision on opening conferences. China wary of commitments without enforceable outcomes.
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Pre
Peking
Shanghai
Diplomatic Corps
Diplomatic Commission
Count de Martel
Russia
War
Warine
Martin L Olds of Ainsworth Dies After Illness
Martin L Olds longtime Washington and Ainsworth resident died at home after a brief decline in health. Born April 10 1854 in Louisa County he spent most of life in Cotter and Ainsworth. He was an insurance agent and member of the Methodist church and Masonic lodge. He leaves six of seven children Ola House Charles Jillian Simpson Tom Olds Ace Olds and Cora Meade. Funeral 2 20 Wednesday at the Ainsworth Methodist Church with Rev Conant of Winfield. Burial in Ainsworth.
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Martin L. Olds
Washington
Ainsworth
Louisa County
Cotter
Methodist Church
Masonic
Mr. Conant of
Winfield
Mayor Decrees City Weed Cleanup by July 20
Mayor George Maxwell issues a citywide order demanding weed clearing on Washington streets. He warns that if uncut by July 20 the city will remove them and bill the landowner for the costs.
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George Maxwell
Washington
County Rural Letter Carriers Meet at Wellman July 11
Washington County Rural Letter Carriers Association held its July 11 1925 meeting at the T O O F Hall in Wellman Iowa with 45 present representing Wellman Walton a Riverside West Chester Washington Winfield and Hillsboro. The gathering featured welcome by Postmaster J A Stump and a reply by John W Allen as well as music readings and a memorial to Myra W H Keiper. The group planned the next session for Wayland August 1 and served refreshments after the meeting.
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Wellman
Prody A. Borkoski
Brighton
Washington County Rural Letter Carrier’s Association
T. O. O. FL. Hall
Iowa
Waltona
Riverside
West Chester
Washington
Winfield
Hillsboro
Frank D. Clark
J. E B. Wolf
J. A. Stump
John W. Allen
Lewis Twins
Muriel Wells
Cecil Linsay
Helen Crogsett
Washington County Letters Carriers’ Association
Myra
W. H. Keiper
Clyge C. Keiper
Stump
Helen Croscet
Wayland
Iowa Farm Valuations Targeted for Tax Reduction
A Iowa farm bureau and local officials presented evidence to the state executive council urging lower farm valuations for taxation. Ray Gribben, secretary, said the federation will summarize the case with a statewide plan, noting data collected from farmers in the southwestern part of the state.
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Associated Presse
Des ‘Moines
Boards of Supervisors
State Executive Council
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Ray Gribben
Pancho Villa Dies After Jaw Infection Surgery
Pancho Villa world flyweight champion died today in a San Francisco hospital after jaw surgery following an infection that worsened after he fought Jimmy Meldrum in Oakland on July 4. He had a tooth extraction the night before the bout and worsened despite medical advice.
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Pancho Villa
Associated
San Francisco
Villa
Vole
Jimmy MelLarnin
Oakland
Darine
Iris
Frant ‘Churchil
Wastien
Prohibition Agencies Plan Tightened Brewery Controls
Washington July 14 Two major campaigns draw enforcement focus as White Treasury and Justice push a tighter brewery permit system and closer interdepartmental cooperation. Officials eye removing high proof beer sources and speeding prosecutions with periodic agent reports while regional directors replace state prohibition chiefs in a reorganization with new roles up to 7500 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Department of Justee
Prohibition
Winston
the Treasury
Andrews
The
Mabel Wisebrand
Rain Covers Iowa Except Southeast Counties
A general rainfall spans Iowa with several southeastern counties spared. Ames reports three inches of rain and six other cities exceed an inch. no wind damage noted and temperatures expected to fall. In New York the Episcopal church may create a distinctive order of deaconesses. Peter Goddard Gates, pioneer lumberman in the gulf states and far west, dies.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Ames
New York
Special
National Council
Peter Goddard Gates
Gulf States
Far West
MacMillan to Delve Into America's Early History in Far North
Commander Donald B. MacMillan plans an Arctic expedition from Etah Greenland to Cape Thomas Hubbard to map and photograph polar regions and to shed light on early North American history. He will compare Norse ruins behind Disko Greenland with Turnevik ruins to see if they share a common origin.
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MacMillan
America
Far North
Chicago
Juy
Donald B. MacMillan
Waser
Labrador
Patule Harbor
Etah
Greenland
Cape Thomas Hubbard
North Pole
Polar
Disko
Greenlaml
Eric the Red
Turnevik Joff
Gasoline Prices Raised at Iowa Stations Tomorrow
Gas stations in Des Moines Cedar Rapids and likely across the state announce an advance in gasoline prices from 24.5 to 23.5 cents per gallon with some stations implementing the change this afternoon and others tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Federal Tax Reductions Foreseeable Amid Rising Local Levies
Washington dispatch surveys tax outlook with federal cuts likely of about 25 percent next winter and multiple years of gradual relief, while state, county, and city taxes surge. Exemptions to rise slowly and luxury taxes dwindle, but local debt per person has risen sharply since 1902. Local governments face $22.73 to $79.90 per capita indebtedness in two decades.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Mellon
Western Rail Rates Inquiries Start At West Hearings
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a special inquiry into western agricultural and transportation conditions with hearings starting September 1 before Chairman Atchison. Petitions for rate increases were filed in response to the Harvey-Smith commission’s review of the rate structure. State commissions cooperate and carriers must prepare earnings and traffic data since 1923.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Chio
Atchison
Harve- Smith
Washington County Hospital to Enter Fourteenth Year
The Washington County Hospital marks its fourteenth year of service with a dedication date of July 15 1912 and an arrival of the first patient the next day. Since opening about 5 850 people have been treated, with 1 006 in four years and 2 850 in the last five. This year patient numbers are down slightly as charity cases are sent to the Iowa City state hospital, yet capacity is full with twenty two patients. A new superintendent Miss Ea Reitan Hastings Nebraska will assume duties at year end, following three previous leaders.
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Washington County Hospital
Washington County
State Hospital
Iowa City
Bertha Kinney
Elizabeth Finlay
Anna
Hhouse
Washington Coun Hospital
Railroads Seek Rate Increase To Match Rising Costs
Seventy three railroads in 25 western and mid western states ask state railroad commissions for higher freight rates. They argue labor costs have doubled, expenses and materials up 75 percent, and taxes up 369 percent since 1911, while current rates have not kept pace. Agricultural receipts vary by district, stressing need for prompt action to sustain transportation services.
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Des Moines
Mid-Western
State Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Gasoline Prices Raised Again Nationwide Shift
Des Moines July 14Standard Oil raises gasoline prices for the fifth time in five months boosting Des Moines price to 211 cents plus tax The Indiana company says the increase applies to ten states with an average rise of 1 cent per month since February No word yet on other stations in Des Moines Cedar Rapids also reports a one cent per gallon rise with Standard at 234 and Independents at 21 cents
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Des Moines
Standard Oil Company
Iowa
Standard Oil
Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Manhattan
Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Driver of Car That Killed Woman Held for Manslaughter
Creston Iowa July 14 A charge of manslaughter was filed in Justice court against H M Vollen of Diagonal owner and driver of the automobile in which Mrs Bessie C Evans of Afton was killed on a county road last Saturday. A coroner's jury found the accident resulted from careless driving and Vollen was held to the grand jury in bond of 1000 on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
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Associated Press
Creston
Justice Court
H. M. Vollen
Diagonal
Bessie C. Evans
Afton
Here
Vollen
Miss Reitan to Assume Harrow Hospital Role
Today Miss Reitan will take up duties at Harrow Hospital following Mrs Anna EK House's resignation. Mrs House has led the hospital well during the past year and a half and will return to Minneapolis to marry, with plans to reside in Willmar Minnesota. She praised Washington support and noted the cooperative spirit eased her administration.
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Harrow
Miss Reitan
Anna EK
House
Housy
Minneapolis
Willmar
Minn
Washington
Dayton Trial Daily With Prayer and Darrow in Scopes Case
Dayton Tennessee July 14 reports Judge Raulston delaying ruling on the motion to quash the Scopes indictment while Clarence Darrow argues the defense. The crowd awaits court action and potential admission of scientific testimony as jurors remain on standby.
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Dayton
Tenn
Raulston
John T. Scopes
Scopes
Darrow
Clarence Darrow
J. T. Raulston
Rhea County High School
Stewart
Dudley Field Malone
William O. Thompson
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Florida
Bryan
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Hastings
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