Iowa Railroads Might Face State Valuation Bill
Des Moines reports a proposed bill could authorize a complete ad valorem valuation of Iowa railroads and other corporations at a cost to the state of 100000 to 300000. The executive council could hire experts to value railway telegraph and express properties for taxation and determine property take rights. The measure faces committee review.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mattes
Senate
Larrabee
House
Executive Council
General Assembly
Klay
Bernbrock
Waterloo
West Des Moines Businessmen Push Property Valuation Equalization
Des Moines report notes West Des Moines merchants are directing efforts toward equalizing property valuations in the west side business district. The drive aims to address assessment disparities and promote fair tax treatment for local businesses.
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Des Moines
West Des Moines
West Side
Woman Credits United Doctors Cure For Ailing Bowels
An elderly Shell Rock resident who moved to Waterloo details a long illness with stomach and bowel trouble. After failed remedies and fear of surgery, she sought United Doctors treatment. Within two months her soreness faded, bowels regulated, and she felt renewed. The ad notes in home visits by White and a contact phone.
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Shell Rock
Iit
Waterloo
United Doctors
Ike
United
Sorenesa
Waterloo Boy Tells of Battle of Conomoc
An American unit of 120 including the narrator encamped at Camp Gandara in Samar hears of an attack by pulijanes. After marching up a river into Conomoc mountains they locate a deserted camp and return at dawn to face a large foe. In a night ambush and firefight seven attackers die while 83 are wounded. four Americans are wounded but none fatally. The withdrawal takes three days.
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Gandara
Gandara River
Island of
Samar
theSuard
Morse
Conomoc Mountain
Sergeant Young
Hoback
Young
Simpson
City assesses business district values for equity
A Des Moines committee of seven advisers to City Assessor Higgins began work to adjust percentages of value across blocks in the business district. They are consulting property owners, with many valuations changed radically or moderately to improve unit values, aiming for more equal taxable valuations. A follow up meeting will occur soon as officials push the new taxing system. The Iowa Homestead advertises farm knowledge and subscription deals through the paper.
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Committee of Seven
Higgins
Des Moines
Iowa Homestead
Thia
James M. Pierce
Towa
Teachers Boost Pension Measure in Iowa Legislature
Des Moines February 14. A public hearing before the senate schools committee draws many teachers from across Iowa. They push the teachers pension bill introduced by Senator Cowles of Burlington, seeking passage after it failed to gain enough support in the last general assembly.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Cowles
Tirlington
General Assembly
Salary scales set by Bernbrock bill for county recorders
Several teachers and educators will speak in behalf of the measure this afternoon. The bill by Bernbrock of Waterloo fixes county recorder salaries by county population. In counties up to 25 000 population the salary is 1400 per year, in 25 000 to 35 000 it is 1500, in 35 000 to 50 000 it is 1600, and in counties over 50 000 it is 1800.
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Bernbrock
Waterloo
Intermarriage Bill Substitute Promises Broader Ban
A new intermarriage bill will be offered in the house as a substitute for the Charley Miller measure. It would ban marriage between whites and blacks, Chinese or Japanese, and adds a clause allowing a person of one eighth blood to marry a one quarter blood Negro. The draft aims to win votes by widening the scope beyond a single race. The old bill remains on the calendar pending reconsideration when the house has full attendance.
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Des Moines
House
Charley Miller
Senate
Mr McBurney’s Fifth Avenue Spring Shopping Spree
The piece notes Mr McBurney is buying spring goods in New York, adding that he shops along Fifth Avenue and across the city. It highlights a flood of merchandise arriving as predictions for the coming season.
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Mr. McBurney
Fifth Avenue
New York
Easter Season Selection Guidance Urges Early Choice
The notice advises an early selection due to Easter falling early this year. March 23 is the recommended date to complete the choice, emphasizing timely action for all involved.
Selected Furs at a Sacrifice
It is not too late to buy Furs for the cool climate and stylish Spring attire. The offer promises first quality, guaranteed furs bought at a price 20 percent below the autumn purchase cost.
Detective Veath Probes County Board With Law Books
Pinkerton detective A Veath conducts a long running probe of the county board using the supervisor room as his workspace. He reviews contracts for Cedar Gilbertville bridge and other records with an assistant stenographer, noting irregularities while the audit pursues papers back to 1908. Taxpayers watch cautiously as records are located or misplaced and the inspector says the work will take several days.
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A. Veath
Pinkerton
Rainbow
Gilbertville
Veath
Recorder
Ofice
J Probe
Thera
Ita Pagea
Rural Carriers Convene in Waterloo With Banquet Feature
The annual Rural Mail Carriers of Iowa convention will be in Waterloo August 10 to 12. Harry Kiester reports W H James of Council Bluffs, state president, says visitors begin arriving August 9 with religious services planned. Monday's business session includes a big banquet at the Galloway club, expecting large attendance.
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Harry Kiester
W. H. James
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Waterloo
William Gallo
Musterole Sore Throat Relief Advertisement
An old Musterole ad touts mustard oil ointment for sore throat and many ailments. It claims fast relief without blistering and lists uses from bronchitis to neuralgia. Available in jars, hospital sizes, and via mail order from Cleveland Ohio.
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Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
George L. Moxley
Martinsburg
W. Va
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Jowa
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Way Club
Majestic
Sherman
McNaughton
Carter & Co
Adair
Hetty Alma
Waterloo Evening Courier
Esca
Valentines
C. J. Miller
Sherman & McNaughton
Jane Courthope & CO
Lucky Jim
Hamilton
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