Coolidge Opposes Immediate Tax Cuts Despite Surplus
President Coolidge, at the semi annual budget meeting, says the treasury shows a large surplus but delays tax reductions until the new revenue law is tested. He cites a projected surplus of about 390 million to 290 million and outlines aims to cut federal personnel and debt while resisting premature relief.
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Washington
Dpd. C
Treasury
Coolidge
Congress
Washington, D. C
Federal
Politicized Spanish War Meet In Iowa
At the Twentieth annual encampment of the Iowa United Spanish War Veterans in Clinton on June 22, speakers linked politics to war service. Cedar Rapids’s J R Moore attacked W W Brookhart while Mayor Samuel Greene urged support for Claude Porter over Brookhart. The session featured a parade and entertainment as candidates contended for department commander with future meeting sites to be decided.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Smith W. Brookhart
Pittsburgh
J. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Department of Iowa United Spanish War Veterans
Samuel Greene
Congceil Bluffs
Claude Porter
United States
Iowa
Smith W. Brookfart
United Spanish War Veterans
Porter
Moore
Brookhart
Mason City
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Military Order of the Serpent
George Peters
Des Moines
Almon Reed
J. A. Trimble
Waterloo
Emmetsboro
Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Oil firm worker injured in tank car fall
R. J. Tanner of the Washington Oil company fractured both leg bones after falling from a tank car at the company tanks in the northeast part of town. He is hospitalized with a broken leg.
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R. J. Tanner
The
Washington Oil Company
Oil Company
Miss Nellie Dodder Injures Knee in Cherry Picking Accident
Miss Nellie Dodder slipped from a ladder while picking cherries and sustained a badly wrenched knee yesterday. She was taken to the county hospital for treatment. The injury is not regarded as serious. J. E. Kunath had been ill at his East Washington street home for several weeks.
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Nellie Wouaer
J. E. Kunath
East Washington Street
Approve Measure for Improvement of the Missouri River
The Senate commerce committee, by a modified vote, approved the rivers and harbors bill provision to improve the Missouri River from Kansas City to Sioux City and to buy Cape Cod canal for 11.5 million dollars. The plan allows 12 million dollars for Missouri River works as part of a future six foot navigation channel, funded cooperatively with local interests and overseen by the chief of engineers and the secretary of war.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate Commerce Committee
Missouri River
Kansas City
Sioux City
Cape Cod Canal
Spaeth Rites Planned After Death At Country Home
Mrs Blanche Nellie Spaeth wife of Curtis Spaeth died at 7 40 this morning at her home nine miles southwest of town on the Clarence Grosseup farm from a complication of diseases and worry over family misfortunes. Brief services at home then United Presbyterian church Columbus City. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. She was born June 1 1882 near Columbus City and married January 20 1904. Survived by husband four children two sisters and three brothers. Joined Evangelical church at Spring Run aged seventeen.
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Blanche Nellie Spaeth
Curtis Spaeth
Clarence Grosseup
United Presbyterian Church
Columbus City
Mrs. Spaeth
Columb: City
Eugene H. Boztmian
Lucy
Hall) Bozman
Wesley Hall
Muarch
Eugene
Mildred
Lyle
Dean Spaeth
Lucy Willit
Myrtle Carsabaum
Winfield
Jesse Riley
Louisa County
Frank Willitt
Glenn
Harlan
Letts
Evangelical Church
Spring Run
Cattle Is Stripped From McNary Farm Bill Provisions
In Washington DC on June 22 the Senate adopted Kendrick's amendment removing cattle from the McNary farm bill provisions. Another amendment makes the equalization fee apply to corn immediately upon passage rather than after three years. Kendrick argued cattle is too perishable to be taxed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
McNary
Senate
Kendrick
Wyoming
Kilgore Files Final Campaign Expense Statement
Kilgore of Washington County District Court filed the last expense report for his Republican primary nomination campaign listing items totaling 13.25 dollars. The auditor received Kilgore’s expense claim as the final account.
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Kilgore
Washington County District Court
Woman’s Christian Union backs prohibition fund in Pennsylvania
Mrs. Ella M. George of the W C T U testifies before the senate campaign funds committee that the group raised over $100,000 for enforcement. The fund paid two deputy attorney generals salaries and cost of a special bureau in Harrisburg. Governors Pinchot knew of the expenditures and the group denies diversions for improper purposes. The witness says 4500 letters supported Pinchot in the primary and Fisher for governor. a $704.84 bill is cited for Pinchot related mail.
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Washington, D. C
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Pennsylvania
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Ella M. George
Harrisburg
Pinehot
Johns. Fisher
Senses Pinehot
George
Pinchot
Lupton joins city council after oath of office
B Lupton was inducted as councilman at large after taking the oath from Mayor George Maxwell. He fills the remainder of the late Joe McFlin ner term as routine business dominates the meeting. Temporary finance committee members were named due to absentee officials.
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B. Lupton
George Maxwell
Lupton
Joe McFlhinner
A. L. Young
John Squire
H. A. Doweall
Frank L. Casey
al Contoni
R. G. Hillmiston
R. L. Lytle
George MacDaniel
J. E. Lemmon
F. &. Greenfield
Carnival Opens Draws Big Crowd in Washington
The Isler carnival at South Iowa avenue opened to several hundred Washington residents under Laon Beatty post American Legion supervision. Local ties run through advance man Hop Shearer and Buster Springmain, with attractions including Alice the Wonder Girl and Major White the 23 inch tall act. Manager Ned Stoughton reported a solid opening night and plans for strong local business as the show travels from Fairfield.
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Washington
Iowa Avenue
Isler
Washington Standard
Carnival Company
The
Legion
Ned Stoughton
Fairfield
Alice
Major White
Happyland
Road meeting held today in West Union courthouse
State Senator A H Bergman presided over a West Union gathering explaining a $100,000,000 road bond proposal and good roads program. Fred White detailed the project to county officials, legislators, and local citizens with another session planned in Washington tomorrow at 10:30.
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Associated Press
West Union
Stone
A. H. Bergman
Jasper County
Fred White
The
Highway Commission
Bergman
Mr. White
Washington Court House
Obituary of Mrs Ida Patterson Pioneer Pittsburg Resident
Mrs Ida Patterson 64 a pioneer Pittsburg resident dies at Mt Carmel hospital after a week long illness. Born January 22 1862 in Lawrence County Pa she moved to Washington County Ia as a child and later married W L Patterson in Ainsworth Iowa. Survived by daughter Mrs F H Rush son Edward W Patterson five sisters and three brothers.
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A. 8. White
T. H. Barnes
Pittsburg
Kansas
Ida Patterson
Ainsworth
Washington
Htre
Mt. Carmel Hospital
F. H. Rush
South Broadway
Edward W. Patterson
South Kim
J. S. White
Crawfordsville
Destructive Storm Hits Pisgah Area Cause Deluge and Damage
A severe storm swept a large part of the countryside including Pisgah causing near total trunk line destruction. Heavy rain and wind with tornado like forces unroofed houses damaged groves and flooded Soldiers River and fields. Homes of Fairchild Watts Sadler and Bybee suffered damage and lightning struck a Dow City barn.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Pisgah
Fairchild
Jack Watts
John Sadlers
Soldiers River
Dow C Ty
Little Sioux
Dow City
Charles Bybee
Paving Bonds Favored by Council Bluffs Realtors
Council Bluffs realtors back a proposed Potawatomi County highway paving plan and have formed a committee to prepare petitions for general circulation. If feasible the issue may go to a November general election vote, though bond amounts and details are not yet determined.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs, Ta
Council Bluffs
Pottawatomie County
Brookhart Defends Agriculture Against Special Interests in Iowa Speech
Smith W. Brookhart urged farmers at a Farm Bureau picnic in Storm Lake Iowa that agriculture cannot gain power in Congress without a majority in both houses. He accused a vast conspiracy of special interests of opposing agriculture and praised cooperative organization while attacking efforts to limit capital earnings as socialistic.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
United States Senate
Farm Bureau
Congress of the United States
Brookhart
United States
Treasury
League of
Wall Street
Careul
Chinese Premier Resigns. Navy Chief Appointed Pro Tempore
Peking reports premier W. W. Yen resigns from the government formed on May 18, 1926. Admiral Tu Hsi-Kewt, minister of the navy, is named premier pro tempore. The action follows a recent political reshuffle in Peking.
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Associated Press
Peking
China
W. W. Yen
Tu Hsi-Kewt
Navy
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