Senator Malmberg Proposes County Takeover of Tax Lands
Senator E P Malmberg of Newton Jasper county announces reform measures to simplify tax sales and notices He proposes the county take over lands sold for taxes to save interest and ease handling Also urges keeping original notices to end confusion and support uniform practice Sir Horace Plunkett praises Wisconsin coop movement and warns farmers to unite to beat middlemen and cut distribution costs
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Des Moines
E.P. Malmberg
Newton
Jasper County
Motor Vehicle Department Costs in 1912 Report
Des Moines reports from Secretary Hayward to Governor Carroll detail motor vehicle fee totals since office start and 1912 expenses. The total state cost to run the department is estimated at 35,320.85 dollars, with classifications for dealer numbers, plate issues, transfers, and auto registrations.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Hayward
BTR
Eke Finke
Nabebe
President-elect Wilson conducts conferences in New Jersey
In Trenton on January 14 President-elect Wilson held several meetings with Representative Robert L. Henry of Texas Senator Bronesard of Louisiana and other New York Democrats. Mrs Wilson visited the statehouse for the first time since the election and attended a noon reception by the Colonial Dames of New Jersey. She said she could not attend a planned meeting of the southern commercial congress women’s auxiliary.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Robert L. Henry
Texas
Senaor Bronesard
Louisiana
New York
Coffee shipments in United States hit 931000 bags
London Jan 16 The coffee valuation committee reported 931000 bags sold in the United States. It decided to reserve 300000 bags for Europe sale on Feb 3 with bids around 17.40 dollars per bag as a good average. No further sales will occur this year.
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London
United States
Europe
Arson Trust Detailed in Chicago Fire Insurance Probe
Chicago officials reveal the arson trust inside formations of fire insurance schemes. A reforming incendiary became a key witness, uncovering 1912 losses exceeding 500000 and 34 witnesses detailing commissions and inflated risk. Figures show rising suspected fires and arrests from 1911 to 1912, with insurer involvement hinted by state's attorney findings.
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Chicago
Hoyne
Trust
Michael Sullivan
Uber
Atlantic steamship pool dissolves amid rate war
Antwerp January 16. The Atlantic steamship pool is practically dissolved, Neptune reports, after Canadian Pacific launches a Trieste to Canada service and Hamburg American declares a Hamburg to Boston line. A rate war is expected to start, with delegates of Atlantic lines set to meet in Bertindan on the 28th.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Atlantic Steamship Pool
Neptune
Canadian Pacific Company
Trieste
Canada
Hamburg American Line
Hamburg
Boston
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Bertin Dan
Taft Nominees Include Alaska Custom Collector
President Taft sent nomin ations to the Senate naming John R. Willis as collector of customs for the district of Alaska and John J. Lockhart as registrar of the land offices at Terre.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
John R. Willis
Customis
Alaska
John J. Lockhart
Terre
Palmer of Pennsylvania Talked For Cabinet Post
Washington reports political prophets float A Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania as a potential cabinet choice. They deem him a strong secretary of state pick. Palmer, a representative from the Twenty sixth district, resides in Stroudsburg and showed strong support in 1910 with 16 284 votes against 8 807 for his opponent.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Palner
Stroudsburg
Nagel Considers Castro Appeal On Morals Charge
General Cipriano Castro’s appeal of a New York immigration ruling denying admission is reviewed by Secretary Nagel. The board found Castro admitted crime involving moral turpitude by evading questions about the assassination of Venezuelan General Paredes. Similar Austrian case cited.
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Washington
Cipriano Castro
New York
United States
Nagel
Special Board of Inquiry
Castro
Paredes
Venezuela
Immigration
Williams
J H Wilson Heads Free Employment Bureau in Waterloo
J H Wilson leader of the St Paul free employment bureau, formerly linked to the Evening Courier, provides figures from the Minnesota Union Advocate on job placements for 1911 and 1912. The data show monthly totals for men and women, with year totals around five to six thousand placements.
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J. H. Wilson
St. Paul Free Employment Bureau
Wilson
Erening Courier
Minnesota Union Advocate
Passengers neglected by crew in Cheslake sinking
Vancouver journalists report that passengers still in the cabins of the sinking ship Cheslake at Vananda were neglected by crew members tasked with calling them. The adjourned Cheslake inquest focused on testimony from Captain John Cockle and Chief Engineer Louis Price as the central evidence.
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Vancouver
B.C. Dan
Vananda
John Cockle
Louis Price
New State Department Proposal Aims to Regulate Insurance
A proposed bill would create a department of state insurance and possibly a separate department of corporations to review plans and methods of new companies seeking Iowa business. The measure would require filing with the auditor of state, extensive investigations, and may lead to heavy burdens on state officials, with eventual talks of broader reform. Two new Senate and House committees will handle intense hearings on workers' compensation and public utilities.
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Anny Corporation
Towa
Autor
Department of Insurance
Thirty-fifth
General Assembly
Evidence favors Korean prisoners in Tokyo trial
Seoul dispatch reports testimony on 106 Korean prisoners charged with conspiring to kill Gov Gen Count Perauchi. Police Inspector Kumitomo denied torturing prisoners and noted a missionary letter praising jail conditions. Defense argues credibility of earlier statements hinges on court's competence ruling due Jan 20. Men’s work shoes advertised at Brownlee’s.
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Seoul
Korea
Perauchi
Kumitomo
New York Woman Speed Queen Drives Race Car
A New York woman known as a speed queen drove a racing car at a high clip on a track attempting to beat a world road record. Weather and mechanical issues prevented the run as the car failed to open fully in cold conditions, ending the effort.
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New York
Finch
Cunee
Markets Preview From Chicago Board of Trade
General markets notes list the Chicago Board of Trade with EK Melroy as resident manager at 403 404 Marsh Place. The item references telephone contact 940 and appears as a clipped market blurb from an older financial column.
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Chicago Board OF Trade
EK. Melroy
Market notes and price movements across wheat and livestock
Grain and livestock markets show unsettled wheat futures with May and July contracts fluctuating amid profit-taking. Hog and pork markets edge higher while corn and oats dip, cattle receipts rise, and Kansas City live stock reports indicate steady to firm pricing for native steers and western stockers.
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Chicago
LR Ghis
Liverpool
Gitcee
Ot. Louis
Jan
Fae
Kansas City
Hove
Mattons
Waterloo
Wellington
Iowa House Debates Interracial Marriage Bill
Des Moines January 16 Charles W. Miller of Bremer county the Democratic House leader introduced a bill to prohibit interracial marriage between whites and blacks in Iowa. Miller's measure calls for penitentiary penalties for any couple who intermarry with a few other lawmakers following closely behind.
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Des Moines
Charles W. Miller
Bremer County
Iowa
Waren
Pottawattamie
Miller
Race relations bills target interracial marriage in Chicago scandal era
A debate over race coded laws emerges from the Jackson Cameron scandal in Chicago as a proposed measure by Hazen bans interracial marriage and sex relations between whites and blacks. The bills threaten fines up to ten dollars and prison terms up to three years, reflecting the period's racial policies and social tensions amid the controversy.
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Hazen
Lucila Cameron
Chicago
For Sale or Trade Equity in 6 room house and store
Equity in a modern six room house and store building with stock and fixtures offered in the factory district. Two lots 50 by 140 feet in a good location. Will sell at sacrifice if taken soon. Advertised in the M care Courier.
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M” Care Courier
Balkan rivals resume negotiations in Sofia talks
London report says Dr S Daneff, head of the Bulgarian delegation, resumed talks with Romania's Interior Minister M Ionescu on Romanian claims from the Pratkan war. Bulgarian instructions ordered the restart, with Russia aiding in easing tensions between Bulgaria and Bo mania to aid European powers in restoring Balkans calm.
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London
Dr. S. Daneff
M. Ionescu
Sofia
Russia
Bulgaria
Bomania
Balkans
Courier want ads will save you time and money
Courier want ads promise cost and time savings for readers seeking services and products. The short blurb signals practical value and broad appeal. It hints at classified style content typical of local newspapers.
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