Bergman bill eyed by Senate committee on gasoline tax
A majority report of the special senate gasoline tax committee favors Bergman bill terms and is due to report. The committee met yesterday with limited progress on resolving primary and secondary road improvement differences, and an additional session was planned.
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Ancholia Victim Robert Tarrett Ends Life on Farm
Robert J. Tarrett, 45, suffering from melancholia after a long illness, hanged himself on his farm near Rowley last evening. His son found the body.
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Prince George Undergoes Tonsil Operation
London March 16 Prince George youngest son of the king and queen underwent a tonsil removal operation today. A curt note from the palace said his condition was satisfactory.
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Prince George
Tragic Elk Point Couple Buried in One Grave
In Elk Point the remains of Mr. and Mrs. R L Shattuck were laid to rest in a single grave after 68 years together. Mrs. Shattuck died Friday and her husband, overcome by grief, took poison and died hours later. A large crowd attended the double funeral.
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Elk Point
R. L. Shattuck
Notorious Kansas outlaw surrenders to save sweetheart
William Latrasse, a 1920s Kansas fugitive, gave himself up near El Dorado to protect Hazel Henderson, the sister of a man killed during a 1924 Omaha holdup. He faced fourteen years and nine months remaining on his penitentiary term, with potential return to Lansing if current crimes are untried.
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Bill” Larrasse
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Governor Hammill to Attend Shenandoah Armory Dedication
Governor Hammill plans to attend the opening of the memorial armory in Shenandoah, Iowa, on Thursday despite possible executive duties. The ceremony is seen as a major event for southwestern Iowa with guests including Gen. Matt Tinley, Col. Glenn C. Haynes, Frank Miles, Clyde Doolittle of the American Legion, and W. L. McLean of the Omaha veterans bureau.
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Iowa
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Frank Miles
Clyde Doolittle
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Omaha
Shenandoah Petitions Push City Manager Plan
Shenandoah residents circulating petitions to adopt a city manager form of government. The effort follows a favorable report by local advocates noting towns with the plan do not revert to previous governance. The chamber of commerce unanimously endorsed the move.
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Widely Known New Yorker Haddon Dies in Havana
Michael C. Haddon, a famed New Yorker and close associate of Tim Sullivan of New York and John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, died yesterday in a Havana hospital.
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Mystery Man Arthur Frazier Declared Dead
A Veterans Bureau report from Minneapolis says Arthur Frazier, once billed as the mystery man of World War I, is dead and headed to Washington. His brother Earl Frazier of Lookout, South Dakota, seeks to prove the man named Arthur Lopes is not Frazier amid conflicting claims and testimony from Rochester veterans.
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Des Moines Mayor Confronts Police Over Pocket Searches
Des Moines Mayor Carl Garver denounces police after two officers searched his pockets outside a drug store claiming orders to check for liquor. He denounces indiscriminate searches and vows action, criticizing the department and hinting at pursuing bootleggers.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Carl Garver
Russia
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Algona Man Elected State Adjutant of American Legion
Dr. R Laird of Algona is named state adjutant of the American Legion at Des Moines with Waldo Mackey of Sigourney as finance officer and Maurice Cahill of Cedar Rapids as national committeeman. The executive committee also approved reducing the state adjutant salary from 4200 to 3600.
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President Cautions and Quips Stir Public Debate
Washington, March 16. A cautious president Coolidge risks a phrasing slip in his inaugural address that could be read as a world‑fleece challenge. Democrats sharpen their critique, highlighting economy claims and budget figures as the 1926 and 1928 campaigns loom, with Cordell Hull targeting perceived weak points.
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Court ruling at Cheyenne shapes proceeding in Dome lease case
In Cheyenne on March 16 the court upheld a defense objection that Fall bank records from El Paso and Pueblo were unrelated to Sinclair and Fall in the Liberty Bonds conspiracy. Government counsel planned a new route via Continental Trading Company to connect Sinclair to Fall, with Kennedy reserving the right to strike Fall accounts if the link remains incomplete.
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Counties Employ Extra Farm Agent In Three Iowa Counties
Northwestern Iowa counties Calhoun Cherokee and Buena Vista jointly hired a club agent to oversee junior club work for nine months yearly. The agent will coordinate with county farm bureau agents, with banker's associations in Buena Vista and Cherokee sharing the expense.
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Buena Vista
Bankers Associations
Iowa man with three kidneys disclosed after Mayo visit
Rowley, March 16. A Rowley merchant underwent Mayo Clinic examination in Rochester, Minnesota, revealing he has three kidneys. He said on returning home that one likely will be removed.
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The
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Rowley Merchant
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Minn
South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association to Meet in Jacksonville
The fifth annual meeting of the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association will be held in Jacksonville April 15 to 17 to promote a national hard surfaced highway from Maine to Key West. Delegates plan entertainment for 6,000 officers as work on hard surfacing and concrete bridges has surpassed 40 million dollars in expenditure and is expected to complete within two to three years.
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South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association
German Philosophers Chosen as Officers at Congress
German philosophers hail the decision by the international philosophical congress organizers to appoint a German as an officer for the forthcoming United States meeting in September. A German representative will serve among the officers.
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International Philosophical Congress
United States
Osceola Spirit Lake Oskaloosa and West Waterloo Winners
Four district meets produced upsets and led to a round robin state high school tournament at Ottumwa Friday and Saturday. Spirit Lake defeated Sioux City 24 to 22, West Waterloo edged Osage 20 to 19, Osceola beat Harlan 18 to 15, and Oskaloosa beat Ottumwa 16 to 14 as Osage eliminated Washington Cedar Rapids 20 to 17 in a Mason City semi final. Rippey Dysart Grand View and Lawton join Boone next week.
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Davenport Bank to Quit Business
At a stockholders meeting in Davenport the Industrial Savings Bank of Davenport reported its operations were unprofitable and recommended disposal of assets. Stockholders accepted the directors plan, arranging with American Trust Company to take over assets and pay all depositors in full. The bank’s capital is 100000 dollars with 275000 dollars in deposits.
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Keokuk Judge Henry Bank Dies at 81
Keokuk March 16 Judge Henry Bank longtime Keokuk Superior Court judge and longtime district court judge in the first judicial district of Iowa died at his home. He was eighty one years old.
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Warren nomination to be attorney general rejected again
Senate rejects Charles B Warren for a second time by a 46 to 39 vote amid bitter debate. Republicans support Warren while Borah and others lead a Democratic insurgent coalition opposing confirmation. President Coolidge plans a recess appointment if failing again.
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