Tax Commission 15 Considered Amid Amended Proposals
Des Moines Iowa April 1 9 19xx The senate discussed amendments to a tax measure aimed at preserving key features such as actual market valuation for ten properties appointive county assessors and the authority to order re assessments while abolishing the existing tax commission. Supporters argue the bill modernizes the system but opponents doubt passage as the executive council could still form a similar department. The Kimball terminal tax issue drew strong opposition and the senate declined to exempt corporate property in cities as part of a larger constitutional amendment. The measure remains in committee in the house awaiting senate action. Oil and Water a Biograph story screens today.
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Des Moines
Senate
Joseph Allen
Misa
Executive Council
Friends
Allen
House
Iowa Author Weds Fellow Novelist
Davenport April 15 Word was received yester noon of the marriage of Miss Susan Keating Glaspell author of The Glory of the Conquered and a popular short story writer for magazines to George Crain Conk author of a number of novels They were married in Weehawken New Jersey Their homes are in Davenport Cook was recently divorced from his second wife.
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Davenport
Susan Keating Glaspell
George Crain Conk
Weehawken
N. J
Cook
Mrs Manges Escapes Operation In Ohio Testimony
Mrs Len Manges of Mogadore Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with stopping her years of female trouble and a planned operation She says three bottles restored health and she now has two healthy children The ad invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co with confidential replies
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Megadore
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Len Mances
R. F.D
Mogadore
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Ticklemouse and friends foil hotel wedding caper
The Ticklemouse and Willy plot to crash Hiram Nail’s wedding at Brown Mouse Hotel. A black cat night clerk triggers a chaotic clash with biting bellboys. Willy uses cayenne pepper to drive off the attackers, saving the ceremony from disaster.
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Hiram
Sally
Willy
Black Cat
Willyboy
East Fourth Street paving to extend as council acts
City council approved multiple paving projects including East Fourth from Franklin to Dane at 2.24 per square yard with Bryant Asphalt. A resolution to pave East Fourth from Sumner to Parker will be brought in May. Contracts also cover Mullan Avenue from Locust to Western and Prospect Hill paving. Westfield residents pressed for paved crossings amid mud conditions. A cab fare cap of 25 cents per mile was read for first time. Lighting contract lowers boulevard rates to four and three fourths cents per hour. Tax provisions and clerk routines were outlined for street work records. Parish pastor Rev. Hanessler, aged about 60, died after five years at Siegel. funeral Tuesday at 11:30. Survivors include wife and eight children.
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East Fourth Street
Bryant Asphalt Company
Franklin
Dane
East Fourth
Sumner Street
Parker Street
Mullan Avenue
Locust Street
Western Avenue
Elmwood
Randall
Bryant Company
Prospect Hill
Webber
St Reading
Jouneu
the & WI
Iy Hall
Hanessler
Siegel
Here
Jin May
Alden
Armon
Bernard
Hubert
Theodore
Cora
Lillian
Kleinan
St. Peter's Church
Tripoli Pastor Passes Away After Sudden Illness
Tripoli reports the death of Rov Hanesaler a pastor who fell ill with peritonitis on Saturday April 11 and died the following Saturday morning after an emergency operation. The brief obituary notes a week of suffering and the pastor's service in the community.
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Tripoli
Hanesaler
Laenal Doctora
Riddles From Daily Newspaper Puzzle Section
Four questions tease wordplay and a riddle style quiz. Answers hint at puns and transformations while a final line challenges readers with a hidden acrostic or letter manipulation.
Dr Huntoon Named Police and Fire Commissioner
Dr. D C Huntoon was appointed to a six year term on the police and fire commission to succeed Li B Kelly. Mayor R C Thompson announced the action at the city council meeting. The commission now includes Paul Smith as chairman J A Jerger as secretary and Dr D C Huntoon.
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D. C. Huntoon
Board of Police and Fire Commission
Li. B. Kelly
R. C. Thompson
Kelly
Judge Sentences Dr Longshore To Ten Years In Reformatory
Judge Franklin C. Platt imposes a ten year term on Dr Anna Longshore for second degree murder in the death of Rebecca Shade after a jury conviction. The sentence is stayed as she appeals, with a $6000 bond posted, and defense lawyers had urged a new trial while county officials questioned juror affidavits and the influence of a complainant.
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Franklin C. Platt
Anna Longshore
Rebecca Shade
Longshore
James C. Murtagh
Guy A. Feely
Hoxie
Brown
William R. ‘Graham
Waterloo
Platt
Graham
Cascarets Best Bowel Cleanser Sale Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for indigestion and congested bowels. It claims improved digestion, clearer skin, and better wellbeing, urging nightly use and promising a 10 cent box to keep stomach and liver regulated for months. It also targets children with a gentle cleansing message.
Court denies motion. finds fair trial for Dr. Longshore
The court rejects each ground of the motion and explains its reasoning. It states Dr. Longshore received a fair trial and believes the jury returned a just verdict.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad Claim
An advertisement asserts no cough cold or influenza progresses to bronchitis pneumonia or consumption after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It notes the genuine product in a yellow package and urges rejection of substitutes with sale by all druggists.
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Foley
Ferguson to visit Waterloo before sailing for Europe
Porter L. A. Ferguson, once of Waterloo, has recovered from a measles illness and will travel to Waterloo soon. He is en route to New York to join the U S agricultural commission sailing April 28 for European investigations. He recently started a $5,000,000 real estate venture in northern Wisconsin.
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Porter L. A. Ferguson
Wisconsin
Ferguson
Waterloo
New York
United States Agricultural Commission
Europe
Old folks find new Croxone remedy for kidney bladder woes
Advertorial claim promotes Croxone as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues in the elderly. It asserts quick relief, universal applicability, and that druggists will refund purchase if Croxone fails in any case.
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Croxon
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Olf
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Parker
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Hotel Radisson
Minneapolis
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Chicago
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CROWN
West Park Ave
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M. B. Neff Insurance
West Fourth Street
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Jefferson St
Hileman & Gindt Feneral
Mast
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