Tax Valuation Changes Stir Iowa Cities
In Des Moines and Des Moines County, state officials announced possible hikes in city and personal property valuations from two to fifty percent for taxation. Auditor James C. McClune cautioned the figures are preliminary and final action rests with the executive council and county auditors. Some counties may see no increase after final adjustments.
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Associated
F'Rees
Des Moines
James C. McClune
State
McClune
Executive Council
Farmers United to Oppose Higher Freight Rates
Des Moines July 3 Farmers of Iowa form a permanent committee to oppose proposed railroad freight rate increases. Executive members include Charles E Hearst J P Larson and A Sykes who will collect data and present the case to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Chicago on Sept 8. The group vows to use all legal means to block rate hikes and will be joined by Clyde Bechtelheimer Knute Keepey and Ralph W Smith among others.
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Associated Prees
Des Moines
Farmers of
Farmers of Laws
Hearst
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Waterloo
I Iowa Creamery Managers’ Association
Knute Keepey
Iowa Federation of Iowa Livestock Shippers
Ralph W. Smith
Newton
Iowa State Grane
Farmers pledge aid to railways at Griswold meeting
About 500 farmers and business leaders met with L. W. Everson’s rail officials on the Everson farm to pledge cooperation with railroads against truck freighting. Rock Island railroad promised an extra Atlantic Grisol d train in response to the farmers’ resolution.
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Griswold
L. W. Everson
Rock Island Railroad
Des Moines Records July Low at 52 Degrees
Des Moines recorded the lowest temperature of July at 52 degrees last night. Eastern and northern Iowa saw heavy showers in the past 25 hours with Dubuque reporting 1.7 inches. Other rainfall figures include Alta 0.10, Burlington 0.26, Cedar Rapids 0.40, Charles City 0.08, Davenport 0.06, Decorah 0.50, Estherville 0.10, Fort Dodge 0.10, Iowa City 0.33, Iowa Falls 0.03, Keokuk 0.18, Sioux City 0.01, and Waterloo 0.17 inches.
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Dubuque
Alta
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Davenport
Decorah
Estherville
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Iowa Falls
Keokuk
Sioux City
Waterloo
Dairy Officials Close Convention in Denver
The American Association of Dairy Food and Drugs officials wrapped up sessions in Denver with officer elections and a vote on the next meeting place. J W Slocum of Indianola cited a drop in U S drug addicts from 264 000 in 1900 to 110 000 now and called it the government answer to Geneva narcotic charges.
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Colo
American Association of Dairy, Food and Drugs
J. W. Slocum
Indianola
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
United States
Geneva
Four men face Cottage Grove Bank robbery trial date set
Lies Moines reports the District Judge set September 21 for the trial of four men arrested in connection with the Cottage Grove Bank robbery.
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Lies Moines
Cottage Grove Bank
Looney Found Guilty and Sentenced in Rock Island Case
John Looney was found guilty of conspiracy to protect gambling in Rock Island and sentenced to one to five years in prison plus sixty days for contempt of court. The verdict followed a long vice-war linked to Looney’s control over disorderly establishments and threats via his newspaper. The case traces back to 1922 when Looney’s son was killed amid the city’s turbulent crime era.
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John I Looney
Cealt Court
Looney
Tine Looney
Arsella Hamblin
W. C.allen
Larson
States
Rock Island News
Wm. Gabel
Louis Ortell
Ltock Island Argus
Tri-City Papers
Citizens’ Committees
Government Departments Sheltered in Crowded Quarters
Washington dispatch notes overcrowding as State War Navy departments outgrow the original building. Navy and War Offices moved to semi permanent structures in Potomac Park while State Department expands, forcing shifts to Munitions Building or rented spaces. Treasury Commerce and Justice face overflow as well.
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State Department
War Department
Navy Department
State, War and Navy
Washington
War and Navy
Potomac Park
Iself
Munitions
Treasury and Commerce Departments
Justice Department
Forest Service
Plea Used In Loeb Leopold Case May Save Scott
Russell Scott, a Canadian financier sentenced to hang for a drug clerk slaying, seeks a insanity defense as he faces a sanity hearing. A stay of execution was granted four hours before the planned hanging to assess mental condition, with alienists from both sides reviewing Scott as in the Loeb and Leopold Franks case.
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Chicago
Russell Scott
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopord, Jr
Bobby Franks
Scott
Loeb
Leopold
Franks
Iowa National Guard staff and boards appointments announced
Governor Hammill announced new appointments to the Iowa National Guard staff and armory and advisory boards. The staff includes chief of staff Brigadier general Louis G. Lasher and aide Col. Charles J. Wilson among others, with a wide list of lieutenant colonels and city connections. Armory and advisory boards follow with numerous generals and colonels named across Des Moines Davenport Ames Council Bluffs Winterset and other locales.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Armory
Iowa National Guard
John Hammill
Louis G. Lasher
Roud Robery
John C. Loper
Marshallttown
Charles J. Wilson
Washington
Rufus Ta. Chase
Park A. Findley
W. PF. Bailey
W. S. Conkling
Warry Ward
Davenport
Charles Aikin
Winterset
Recorder
Looney and Officials Indicted Over Gambling Conspiracy
An investigation linked the oldest Looney to a hotel front shooting and his subsequent disappearance. Indictments followed against Looney and Rock Island officials for conspiracy to protect gambling and vice, with four men convicted as the son’s killers.
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Looney
Rock Island
Settlement Reached In Threatened English Coal Strike
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin announced a private agreement ending the two week withdrawal of notices by miner owners. A country wide strike set for midnight was averted. The government will seek mine supervision in return for financial aid to miners.
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France
Great Britain
Paris
Treasury
Quai d'Orsay
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Associated Tress
Stanley Baldwin
Army Planes Forced Down In Midwest Weather
Six army planes en route from Omaha to Chicago were forced to land at Cordovia Illinois emergency air field due to bad weather. Heavy rains and unfavorable conditions affected east of Iowa City during the night flight.
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Chicago
Omaha
Cordovia
Illinois
Iowa City
Charles Wolfe of Ainsworth Shopping in Towns
Charles Wolfe of Ainsworth is observed shopping in several towns today. He visits local stores and appears to be casing potential purchases across multiple venues.
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Charles Wolfe
Ainsworth
Iowa Baptists Name Witter Chancellor at State Meeting Today
Iowa Falls hosts the Iowa Baptist Assembly as July 31 closes. Rev. V. N. Witter of Des Moines is named chancellor. A. W. Caul of Ames becomes president with C. W. Fletcher as vice president and W. J. Robinson of Rockwell City as secretary. L. C. Vets of Boone elected. Rev. H. C. Rice of Grinnell elected president of the state Young People's Union.
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Iowa Baptists
Witter
Mellon Denies He Will Quit Cabinet
Secretary Mellon denies reports of leaving the cabinet while summering in New York. His secretary releases a statement stating Mellon cannot confirm or deny the stories and intends to remain head of the treasury department.
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Praag
New York
Mellon
Ray
Treasury Department
Miners to Meet Hard Line on Pay Forecast
Atlantic City July 1 W I Ingles chairman of the anthracite operators scale subcommittee said mine owners will not write into the September contract any wage rise. He argued production costs are at the limit the public will tolerate. Miners demand higher pay based on a 2240 pound ton, while operators estimate the increase would raise mining costs by about 54 percent for the blowing down and transfer to railroad cars.
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Pierre
Atlantic City
N. J
W. W. Ingles
Ingles
Navajo Indians Increase Rapidly Said to Grow Fast
Des Moines report by Mrs Elinor Douglass Robson says Navajo numbers on the Gamado Arizona reservation have risen from 8000 to 25000 in about 25 years. She notes extensive Christian influence and that every child receives thrice weekly instruction from trained teachers and missionaries.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Towa
Cristian
Elinor Douglass Robson
Gamado
Ariz
Hang Murderer at San Quentin Prison
Charles Craig was hanged at San Quentin for the murder of Samuel Harmanson a forest ranger who had arrested Craig and Jack Baker after a bank robbery at Red Bluff Baker pleaded guilty Craig was found guilty by a jury Craigs mother from Columbus Ohio came to intercede for her son The warden said Craig had evidence of an Iowa State prison escape.
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San Quentin
Calif
Charles Craig
Samuel Harmanson
Craig
Jack Baker
Red Bluff
Baker
Simple rites mark funeral of not ed man
William Jennings Bryan was buried with simple rites at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and Arlington Cemetery. government officials and a military escort paid respects, while family members gathered from across the country to say farewell to the former congressman and statesman.
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William Jennings Bryan
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Bestiny
Arlington
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Los Angeles
Grace B. Hargreaves
Beverley Hills
Calif
Mr. Bryan
T. C. Allen
J. W. Baird
Lincoln
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Bryen
Donahey
Ohio
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