Verbal duel over tax, reform, and bandits in today’s Iowa tidings
In a spirited exchange, publisher Dante Pierce and Wisconsin Governor Blaine spar over a print editorial calling false and misleading. The column notes Dubuque’s 1.5 mill tax levy drop yet higher total taxes from valuation gains, and Auditor McClune’s reform proposals. Also reports Chinese bandits kill and capture Americans, Iowa traffic ethics, gas price moves, and a cartoonist’s ascent to self-made fame.
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Dante Pierce
Iowal Homestead
The
Wisconsin Farmer
Gov
Blaine
Wisconsin
Governorr
Uncle Sam
Western farmers press for equalized stabilization plan
Washington report details farmer agitation over protection tariffs and demands a federally controlled farm commission to manage surpluses, potentially replacing McNary-Haugen with a more independent body. Senator Butler plans a western tour to rally county chairs and press for farmer priorities before upcoming elections.
Empire or Commonwealth View by Oxford Scholar
New York July 23 That Great Britain is not an empire but a commonwealth of member nations says Jolanel Curtis research fellow at All Souls College Oxford now in America for lectures. Curtis argues Britain’s strength lies in its federation of nations and shared governance in cooperation with allies.
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New York
Great Britain
Jolanel Curtis
All Souls College
Oxford
America
Black Hawk Arrow Ballots Spark Contest in Senate Race
AP reports six counties in the Steck Brookhart recount plus 21 Black Hawk precincts, Steck gains about 20 votes in uncontested ballots. Only 30 arrow ballots found in Black Hawk precincts, bringing total challenged ballots to 40.
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Washington, D. C
Steck-Brookhart
Towa
Black Hawk County
Steck
Boy Loses Life in Battle with Blaze
Hospers July 23 AP Frank Dykstra son of N Dykstra farmer near here died in barn fire while his sister Tillie barely escaped. The children entered the barn to gather eggs and found it on fire, trapping the boy as flames blocked every escape.
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Hospers, Jr
Frank Dykstra
N. Dykstra
Tillie
Barber Slays Wife and Two Daughters in Chicago
Police say Paul Barber killed his wife Amelia and two 2-year-old daughters Mary and Louise in Chicago after repeated arguments with his wife, then died by suicide. Three younger children were found safe in their bedroom.
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Chicago
Orlando
Wfe
Paul
Barber
Mar' Amelia
Mary
Louise
Mailed British Coal Miners Plan July Strike
London July 23 British union coal miners vote to begin a general strike on July 31 after executive committee decision. Also noted two Milwaukee speedwiners, eight Stax City men and women bound for Seattle to attend Knights Templar grand preambment and triennial conclave.
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London
CAPI
Sioux
Stax City
Seattle
Wash
Knights Templar
Evolution Knees Act At Home In Mico Neb
Nebraska girl Mary Bell, 17, known for a portrait of Clarence Darrow on her knee and a picture of William Jennings Bryan on the other, faced parental disapproval after her return from an artist's studio. Her plans for a fashionable dance faded as her father supervised her at home.
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Onaha
Neb
Mary Bell
Capper
Clarence Darraw
William Jennings Uryan
Mars
iMate
Hopeful Scott Faces Gallows As Clemency Plea Intensifies
Russell Scott, once a wealthy Chicago businessman, faces execution at sunrise tomorrow as attorneys arrive to seek clemency from Gov. Small. His wife Katherine and his father press for Robert Scott to help reveal what happened. Public figures and a $5,000 defense fund back new efforts to doubt the murder conviction.
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United Press
Chicago
Hone
Russell Scott
Russell
Death Watch
Coolidge
Gov. Saati
Gyo
Scott
Joseph Maurer
Robert
Katherine Scott
Thomas Scott
Lfe
Braveriac Wentan
Gov. Sait
Paper delivery notice with contact instructions
The Courtier should be delivered to your home before 4 30. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls should reach this office before six p m.
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Gath P. In
Thaw Relative Sued Over 600000 Gift Loss Claim
Philadelphia July 23 The grandmother Maury Goypley Thaw mother of Harry K Thaw sues Lawrence Copley Thaw for 3600000 claiming she lent him money after he claimed unfair treatment in his father’s will and he did not repay the amount.
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Philadelphia
Lawrence Copley Thaw
M Maury Goypley Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Lawrence
Short Interviews With Home Folks George Tempus on crossing tracks
Illinois Central Naeman at Pourth street says Waterloo residents cross railroads cautiously. Pedestrians and motorists watch for trains, though he notes women are generally more careful than men. He believes most obey signals, with few who think they know better than safety rules, as engines always win in a collision.
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George Tempus
Waterloo
Tempus
Illinois Central
Pourth Street
Warterloo
Lagman
New Tax System Aims to Fix City Assessments
Des Moines July 3. State Auditor James McChine supports modifying taxes but cites administrative flaws. Legislators draft changes for next session. He argues local politics corrupt property assessments and proposes county based assessors for accurate schedules within each district.
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Maclune
Iowa
J. G. McClune
McClune
Central Authority
Des Moines
Uhon
General Assembly
James (. McChine
AleCimne
Cny
Wind Blows Detroit Fire to 1.5 Million Loss
A brisk wind swept Detroit's Gladstone-4 residential avenue district yesterday destroying seven apartments and damaging residences. The blaze left two hundred families homeless as firemen fought through a hostile crowd before bringing the fire under control.
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Detroit
Mich
Gladstone-4
Dential Avenue
Altabod
Bolts Kill Boy in Tree and More Fatalities Across Regions
A four year old boy died in Brooklyn after a lightning strike while climbing a tree to fly a kite. A woman perished near a machine in Somers Point Nova Scotia and a reader was killed under a tree at Birwanes Galt. Other reports mention fatalities during a heavy rainstorm affecting multiple locations.
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New York
Tory
Wehrning
Westerday
Cro
Tobreen
Breektynr
Somers Point
Letover
Birwanes Galt
Cnidiot
Coaliden
Scopes Attorneys Plan Federal Attack On Tennessee Law
Scopes defense chief John R. Neal says the anti evolution case will move to federal court within four months to challenge the Tennessee law’s constitutionality by seeking an injunction against trial. Bainbridge Colby will lead the federal effort, with Frank Thompson defending the state. Bryan remains in Dayton, delivering a speech in Winchester while the town normalizes after the trial.
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International News Wire
Dayton
Tens
Scopes
Tennessee
John R. Neal
Tennessee Supreme Court
John Scopes
Rhea County
Neal
John J. Gore
Cookeville
Frank ‘Thompson
William” Jennings
Ryan
Gore
Thompson
Evangelist T. T. Martin
Robinson's
John Thomas Scones
Paducah
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Winchester
Tenn
John T. Raulston
Evan
Florida
Jazz Dance Critic Praises Wrangiseo Visit in Cal
A July 23 report notes a Jazzmania mood in America with Wrangiseo described as a datelus of fenses in his own country. Indian thinker Prince Jiddu Krishnamurti, visiting Cal, is highlighted as a notable figure amid the scene.
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Pan Wrangiseo
Cal
America
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Use Corn Crop to Pay Debts Warns Hammill
Emmersburg July 22 Gov John Hammill urged using this year’s bumper corn crop proceeds to pay debts and strengthen Iowa’s farm economy. He spoke at Palo Alto County Farm Bureau picnic on cooperative marketing and closer cooperation among farm agencies as the path to a solid financial base.
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Emmersburg
John Mam- Mill
Palo Alto County
Farm Bureau
Ile
Auto Driver Dies in Flames Near Atlantic Ocean
Shenandoah columns report Nets Anderson aged 60 burned to death when his automobile caught fire near Atlantic. The former Farragut mayor was en route to Cottage Grove after a trip to Farragut, returning home to Des Moines area when the fatal blaze occurred. license records confirm identity.
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Shenandoah
Nets Anderson
Atlantic
Fremont County
Anderson
Farragut
Cottage Grove
Tes Moines
Rescue efforts fail to reach seven miners trapped in coal mine
Rockwood Tennessee July 23 AP rescue workers fail to penetrate Burson's Dip coal mine of Roane Coal and Iron Co where seven miners are trapped after a gas explosion. One man escaped and others believed entombed with little hope of rescue. Chattanooga report notes ten men entombed with scant chance of survival.
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Rockwood
Tenn
Burson
Roune Coal & Iron Go
Chunk
Chattanooga
APJ
Roane Iron Company
Fittle
Burlington Blaze Destroys Gas and Kerosene Tanks
A Burlington Iowa blaze damaged two storage tanks holding 5,000 gallons of gasoline and 1,000 gallons of kerosene at the Iowa Oil Refining Co warehouse. More than 200,000 gallons of gasoline in storage were threatened, with the Standard Oil Co material also endangered. The fire, the hottest in the city’s history, began in the refinery warehouse and was thought under control shortly after 11 o'clock, though still burning at that time.
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Burlington
Iity
Iowa Oil Refining Company
Standard Oil To
Hold Bonus Checks for 29 Iowa Vets
Des Moines July 3 AP Bonus checks and discharge papers mailed to 29 World War I veterans who applied for the Iowa soldiers bonus are being held by the state bonus board due to lack of trace. Executive secretary Thomas D. Wilson urges these veterans to contact him at once.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Bonus Board
Thomas D. Wilson
END CONTINENT RUN COMPLETED IN NEW YORK
Lieut. Leigh Wade and Lincoln Wells completed a cross continent car journey ending at the Broadway terminus in New York at 12 52 p m EST. The AP report notes a BON stop transcontinental auto finish.
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New York
Leigh Wade
Lincoln Wells
Broadway
Veteran of Many Wars Returns After 23 Years
Mason, a veteran of the Boer, Seudian, Zujin, and Boxer campaigns, is officially reported dead for 23 years. Comrades mourn at the annual reunion as Mike Duggan greets old friends, having gone home to Marshalltown after years abroad. The War Department once listed him killed by a risachet shot in 1902, and he has now chosen to come to lie.
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Mike Duggan
Marshalltown
Nfe Srw
Sudan
Philippines
China
Mason
Jtr
Americans slain and captives in Manchuria bandit raid
Morgan Palmer, an American engineer, was killed defending property at his ranch on the Sun Zari near Harbin. Dr. Harvey J. Howard, head of ophthalmology at Peking Union Medical College, was captured. Palmer’s wife and child, other Americans, and an American trader were present. some, including Howard’s son James, are safe. Washington officials vow prompt action to secure release and investigate.
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Kirin
Associated Press
Peking
Morgan Palmer
Harbin
Howard
Rockefeller
Palmer
Mukden
Samuel Sokobin
Kiria
Rockefeller Hospital
Janes
Fucho Chen
Salt Administration
Washington, D. C
China
Palmer Ranch
Dr. Howard
Dr Howard
Washington
Jaimer
New York
Aary— Morgan P.er
Manchuria
Plattsburgh
N. Y
American Red Cross
Siberia
Harvey J. Howard
Peking Union Medical Colege
Rockefeller Foundation
Price
Harvard Medical Schol
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