State to equalize personal taxes in July session
Iowa officials plan to tighten up property valuations this year with focus on personal property. The 1910 livestock assessments show wide county variance. Officials seek methods to enforce true market values for merchandise and similar property.
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
State Auditor
Louisa County
Washington
Local Boards of Review
van Buren
Delaware
Scott County
Woodbury
Ilegal
Stolen Timepiece Recovered By Police At Park
While practicing with the Hike baseball team at Red Cedar Park on Sunday morning William C Strickler’s watch and gold fob were stolen. Captain Herman Wagner recovered the timepiece quickly, most boys at the park were questioned, two youths confessed, and the items were returned. The watch valued about $100 plus a pair of gold mounted elk teeth were taken. The offense was considered first and no prosecution.
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Red Cedar Park
William C. Strickler
Herman Wagner
Wagner
Sters
Iowa Patents Granted in Week End April 21 1914
The Des Moines patent office lists Iowa patents granted for the week ending April 21 1914. Inventors include John A Blichmann Dubuque for Bath trap and overflow William J Brown Anita for Adding machine George Cook Sioux City for Shock absorber for percussion operated tools Thomas F Gleason Muscatine for Life saving apparatus assigner one third to A Davis John Edius Davenport for Operating gearing for washing machines Joseph F Halering Masonville for Pumpvent Herman Hofmann Fontanelle for Grain separator Theron W Hollander Fairfield for Corner shelf Howart F Inghtram Fairfield for Mop wringer Williams O Lamb Waterloo for Resilient brake hangerThomas Louden Fairfield for Hanger for overhead tracks Gustav Nebis Davenport for Electrically driven pendulum John Seth Brooklyn for Boiler Max F Stadtrmouller Fort Dodge for Alarm mechanism for pneumatic tired wheels Frederik S Thornley Clarion for Internal combustion engine David R Way Fairfield for Gas generator Ellis Minstrel 28th and 29th.
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Wilfred C. Lane
Des Moines
John A. Blichmann
Dubuque
Wm. J. Brown
Anita
George Cook
Sioux City
Thomas F. Gleason
A. Davis
Muscatine
John Edius
Braunner Mfg. Co
Davenport
Joseph F. Halering
Masonville
Herman Hoffann
Fontanelle
Theron W. Hollander
Fairfield
Howart F. Inghtram
William 'S, & O. &. Lamb
Waterloo
Thomas Louden
Loudon Machinery Co
Gustav Nebis
John Seth
Brooklyn
Max F. Stadtrmouller
Fort Dodge
Frederic 5. Thornley
Clarion
David R. Way
Cedar Falls M E Conference Opens At Linden Church
Delegates gathered at Linden Methodist Church for the Cedar Falls district annual meeting of the Upper Iowa M E conference. The opening session features a devotional by Rev T M Evans, reports from pastors, a debate on district consolidation, and tonight Dr J W Holland will preach. Tomorrow presents devotions, papers on Sunday school standards and rural churches, plus missions and social service talks, with evening sessions led by W A Gibbons and Prof Stout.
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Waterloo Methodists
T. MM. Evans
Upper
Iowa
M. E
A. W. Smith
M. L. Hill
W. W. Soule
T. A. Trimble
J. W. Holland
First Methodist Church of
Cedar
George B. Shoemaker
A. G. Wilcox
la Porte City
A. M. Jayne
Rockford
L. L. Lockard
Greene
A.M. McIntosh
Parkersburg
H. W. Artman
Brandon
F. C. Hillman
F. Q. Brown
E. J. Starr
Winistraion
Thomas Carson
Shell Rock
K. i. Copeland
Traer
W. A. Gibbons
W. HU. Smith
Janesville
Prof. Stout
Cornell College
A. J. Northrup
More Prisoners to Ft Wingate N M
Washington April 27 Orders issued by the war department transfer Mexican prisoners from Ft Tiliss near El Paso to Ft Wingate New Mexico. The move aims to place prisoners farther from the Mexican border amid possible developments. The Twelfth cavalry third squadron stationed at Bt Meade North Dakota will be sent to Ft Wingate to guard them.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Ft. Tiliss
el Paso
Tex
Ft. Wingate
N. M
Twelfth Cavalry
Bt. Meade, §. D
Six Colored Women Appeared in Court on Disorderly Conduct
Six colored women, including Marie Liffridge and Stella Green, were charged with soliciting on the streets after police took them into custody Saturday. They pleaded not guilty at arraignment. cases continued until 7:30 tonight with witnesses to testify their guilt. Police plan to arrest all suspects and the police judge warned no leniency.
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Police Department
Marie Liffridge
Stella Green
L. McClinton
Elizabeth Jones
Elizabeth Bolan
Mary Cunningham
Colored team wins two Sunday games in double header
The Waterloo colored team won a double header on Sunday afternoon defeating Shores Transfer Co. 9 to 8 in ten innings and Red Sox 18 to 6. Bright hit a home run in the first game. Cedar Falls beat the Red Sox 6 to 5 in the tournament opener. The colored aggregation has seven fast players and more games are planned.
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Waterloo
Shores Transfer Co
Red Sox
Bright
Cedar Falls
Seve Fone
Calf Rearing Tips From A A Borland Vermont Virginia
A B Borland of Vermont State Agricultural College outlines steps to raise strong calves. Begin before birth with protein rich foods, then colostrum milk, careful dam management, and gradual milk to skim milk transition. Provide a strict feeding schedule, a grain mix, and monitor for digestion problems with prompt remedies.
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Cornell
Schu Tmacher
May Spraying Guides for Apple Pests and Fruit Care
The article urges May and June spraying to curb codling moths and other pests. It details copper sulfate first, then Bordeaux and Paris green after blossoms form, with specific mixes and timings for apples, cherries, pears, quinces, grapes, plums, gooseberries, currants, peaches, and other fruits. It warns about bird safety, advises bark scraping to destroy breeding sites, and recommends nonburning control of tent caterpillars and encouraging birds.
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Bordeaux
Paris
Colony Hous es For Poultry
Instructions on colony houses for young poultry, detailing when to move from broader pens, essential features such as dryness, ventilation, ease of cleaning and moving, and cost efficiency. Includes construction options from store boxes and A shaped designs, laying out sizes, roost guidance, placement, and ground preparation to minimize vermin and provide shade and fresh air.
What Every Garden Needs and How to Plan It
Practical guide on planning a garden on paper, choosing layout for horse or hand cultivation, using manure or fertilizer, starting frames for melons and seeds, essential tools including wheel hoe and spray gear, and benefits seen in England where a small hotel garden fed guests with salads potatoes strawberries and peas.
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England
Elks Minstrel Show Promises Full Houses At Waterloo Hall
Elks lodge members prepare for a benefit minstrel show at the Waterloo theater with final rehearsals. Cast trained for weeks, and performers will not use burnt cork. Ticket holders should exchange old tickets at the box office for new seat numbers as charitable event supports lodge finances.
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The
Elks
Waterloo
Inspiration Proves Guiding Point for Nationwide Meetings
The event stands as a model for future gatherings as organizers plan similar sessions across the country. Local leaders praise the format and outcomes, signaling broader adoption and continued collaboration.
Four Fires Reported Saturday Evening
Firemen answered four calls Saturday night with no major losses. Two fires were of unknown origin. A burning pan on High Street caused a brief alarm at 8:25. At 10:30 the Freeland home on Courtlandt Street had flames in a bedroom. bedding burned but damage was minor. A 12:10 incident involved burning rags in a Logan Avenue barn. One false alarm occurred at 10:50. Ellis' Minstrel tomorrow and Wednesday. seats at box office for charity fund.
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High Street
W. H. Freeland
Courtlandt Street
Logan Avenue
Wilson Helps In Red Cross Work For Colored People
Washington April 27 Mrs Woodrow Wilson and other prominent figures organized a DC Red Cross support effort to aid sick and wounded in case of war with Huerta. Rear Admiral Mason presided as the group planned Tunis supplies and transport to the front with Mrs Wilson as honorary supply chair. Baltimore April 27 a large May 8 11 conference by the NAACP will address industrial educational needs and segregation. Spingarn medal likely awarded to a Taft committee with Garridon Villard and James I Villard among presenters.
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Washington, D.C
Woodrow Wilson
Lindley Garrison
Phys Daniels
Huerta
District of Columbia
National Redroas Association
N. Mason
Tunis
Wilson
Baltimore
Megra
Sty
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Spinegard
Joel Fh. Spingarn
Association
Taft
Howald Garridon Villard
de. James I. Villard
Jeanes and
Slater
Morehouse President John Hope and Baltimore Bishop Hurst Lead Effort
Funds mobilized by Morehouse College President John Hope in Atlanta and Bishop Hurst, Baltimore, who chairs the initiative, shaping a major fundraising drive with institutional and religious leadership guiding the campaign.
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John Hope
Morehouse College
Atlanta
Bishop Hurst
Baltimore
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Ellis
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