Tax assessment dispute over banking stock offsets
Banks in Black Hawk County contest assessed values claiming offsets for liberty bonds and government securities bought before November 1 1918. Objections allege proper deductions reduce taxable stock values and affect 1919 assessments, citing Judge Wade's federal ruling.
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United States
Germany
M. J. Wade
Waterloo
la Porte City
J. A. Francis
County
Aur
Mr. Francis
General Assembly
Pickett, Swisher & Farwell
Paxe, Sias & Zimmerman
Lqis
Wade
United States Court
First National
Dunkerton
Liberty
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Gilbertville
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Trust Company
Cedar Falls National
Security Trust & Savings Bank
Hudseon Savings Bank
No party chiefs' disloyalty care comes up today
The Jackson county grand jury report condemns young men in North Dakota and Minnesota for being sent to war. It argues boys should stay on the farm, claims wealth should be conscripted instead of soldiers, and criticizes wheatless, meatless, and heatless days.
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Jackson County Grand Jury
Gilbert
North Dakota
Minnesota
Deliberation Delays Waterloo Club Merger
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce members call for careful study before merging three commercial bodies into one. A postponed merger, with location of the club home to be established first, dominated resolutions proposed by Herman Miller Jr and discussed by J A Morris C O Lamson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Howard
Herman C. Miller
Flyo
Thrce
J. A. Morris
C. 0. Lamson
M. L. Bowman
Austin Burt
A. H. Caward
A. E. Glenny
A. B. Lovejoy
C. V. Simmons
F. W. Powers
H. K H. Tullar
Bruce Gates
C. EB. Howard
Herman Miller, Jr
Henry Wise
Fred Pettit
W. R. Law
John Swift
J. J. Miller
George Scales
Antiques Demand Surges in England Amid War Fortunes
London reports record auction prices as war wealth fuels demand for antiques. A Hals portrait fetched 60000 dollars while a Reynolds piece sold for 70000, with Chippendale furniture and illuminated manuscripts drawing steep bids. New buyers from wartime fortunes seek old masters and period pieces for aspirational homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
England
Franz Hals
Altho
Reynolds
Sheraton
David Garrick
Two Judges Also May Be Named for Big Fifth Bout
Maj. A J. Drexel Biddle arrives to settle plans for a July 4 heavyweight title contest in Toleda. A referee and two judges are likely, with the referee only ruling if the judges disagree. Willard rests sparring partners while Joan J. Reisler seeks payment alleging an active managerial contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toleda
A J. Drexel Biddle
Army, Navy and
Civilian Board of Boxing Control
Willard
Dempsey
Joan J. Reisler
John the Barber
City Council To Meet Early For Brief Session
The city council plans a quick bi monthly meeting tonight with only routine matters on the agenda. The note cites a Taft era reference and mentions efforts to use Cuba’s molasses waste as boiler fuel, including a Cuban inventor claiming a device to prevent furnace choking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Taft
Cuba
Askedi
Rotarians Back From Salt Lake City Convention
J. T. Houser general secretary for the Y M C A and Rotary representative reports from Salt Lake City where 6000 Rotarians gathered from Canada Cuba Porto Rico and Hawaii. Delegates endorsed opposition to Bolshevism and urged labor capital cooperation to stabilize industry while stressing youth welfare and future leadership. Paul Davis and A E Gates attended. Gates plans mountains vacation. Davis to report to Waterloo club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Houser
Association
Rotarians
Salt Lake City
Waterloo
Mr. Houser
Canada
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Houser
Rotary Club
Ufe
Citiea
Rotary
A. E. Gates
Paul Davis
Waterloo Club
City in Brief: Moves and Local News
F G Slater relocates from Sioux City to Waterloo to work at Black Hawk Auto Top Co. Mr and Mrs F B Dietrick attend Iowa Bankers association in Fort Dodge. Dietrick represents Iowa Investment. A police findlocates a pair of shoes in an alley amid murder speculation. Huntington family from Waterville NY visit. Hutchinson leaves for Meneley chautauqua platform work in southern Iowa. Car collision at Fourth and Argyle. no injuries. Bartell family returns from Joplin. son Kenneth recovering from scarlet fever. Two live wires found on Franklin Fifth intersection. police monitor site. Cedar River water level falls. Virden Creek back to normal. Radiogram from Ray Cleveland aboard US 3 DeKalb. to be treated for typhoid at Fort Des Moines. Altman advertising dance lessons. Ex-President Taft to speak on League of Nations at chautauqua Coliseum tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Iowa Bankers' Association
Dietrick
Iowa Investment Corporation
Roger W. Huntington
Waterville
N. Y
George Huntington
Mr. Huntington
Madelins Hutchinson
Meneley Chautauqua
Iowa
Olver Stevenson
Fourth
Argyle Streets
Stevenson
C. C. Bartell
Spaulding K. Long
F. E. Zinn
Joplin
Kenneth
Virden Creek
3. A. Cleveland
Ray
U. S
Boy 16 Desires Navy Service and Alters Age to Enlist
Gifford H. Weldon, 16, of 1420 Fourth Street, sought Navy entry by misrepresenting his age and undergoing an operation at Presbyterian Hospital on June 15 after earlier attempts on June 10. He was rejected for minor physical issues but nearly accepted as appearing 19. His disappearance was noticed by a friend, leading his family to learn he remains unable to sail soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford H. Weldon
Fourth Street
Navy
Presbyterian Hospital
E. D. Curtis
Weldon
Giffard
Gifford
Gary Ag Not Fear of Labor Revolt
Hartford June 23 E H Gary chairman United States Steel told Trinity College students there is no danger of industrial demoralization or revolution in the country. He said the great majority of workers will act rightly, and urged employer and employee roles be kept separate, sharing risks not control.
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Hartford
Conn
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Trinity College Today
Mr. Gary
U. S
Gary
Obituaries for Decker Sherburne and Young
Mrs Olive M Decker died at her home in Waterloo from paralysis after a long illness. She was born in Lake Zurich Illinois July 3 1848 and survived by many relatives. Andrew Young 13 died in Waterloo after tuberculosis. Corliss Sherburne electrocuted at Litchfield plant. funeral at Walnut Street Baptist church with burial in Fairview mausoleum.
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Olive M. Decker
Oliva Maria Decker
Third Street West
Decker
Lake Zurich
Cook County
Uib
Frederick Mulertz
Lake Michigan
Samuel H. Decker
Palatine
Jesup
Decedent
Waterloo
Walter W. Decker
Minneapolis
Mabel I. Beers
Tuscar
Mont
Charles H. Decker
Wibaux
Roy BE. Decker
Myrtle ‘Ganiere
Arthur F
Anna M. Decker
Sarah Mulertz
Chautauqua
J. B. Smith
Andrew Young
Monroe Street
Wagner
Okla
Chicago
Anderson Loring
Annie Loring
Hileman & Gindt Chapel
J. W. Bowles
Antioch Bannistebhurch
Fairview
Corliss Sherburne
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Walnut Street Baptist Church
John Bunyan Smith
Fairview Cemetery
Town Street
Ford libel suit reaches seventh week in Tribune case
Mount Clemens Michigan reports the seventh week of Henry Ford's libel suit against the Chicago Tribune. Proceedings mark the third anniversary of the Tribune editorial labeling Ford an anarchist. The case totals about 1 009 900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mount Clemens
Mich
Chicago Tribune
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Tribune
German Fleet at Scapa Flow Sunk Except Baden
London reports from June 23 that all interned German ships at Scapa Flow were sunk except the battleship Baden. Admiralty notes five light cruisers sunk, eighteen destroyers beached, some crews aboard British ships, and shots fired at retreating German boats.
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London
Scapa Flow
Baden
Admiralty
Northern
Scotland
Exchange Telegraph Company
Exchange Telegraph
Firth of Forth
Orkney Islands
Edinburgh
Altho
Harwich
Koenig Albert
Kaiser
Friedrich der Grosse
Kronprinz
Army seeks recruits for border service assignments
The War Department issued a telegram ordering a special recruiting push to fill units for border duty. Enlistments targeted for ordinary division units. prior service required for colored applicants. Service terms vary: one year with prior service, three years without. A new batch of 50 000 recruits is under way after the first campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Sergt
L. H. Imig
Soe Cal Army
German Note Demands Reservations on Peace Treaty
Weimar dispatches report Dr. Haniel Von Haimhausen refusing to sign the allied terms. Paris notes Germany seeks two year review and reservations on self determination and economic rights, opposing Article 230 and the punishment of individuals, while offering to sign under duress.
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Omy
Szperta
Gerat
Ien
Weimar
Haniel von Haimhausen
Versailles
Foe
Paris
Council of Three
Germany
Council of Four
Council of the
League of Nations
Lfe
German Republic
Germ Republic
High Council
Leagu Oj Nations
Hig
Germanrepublic
Bauer
Imperial Ministry
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Watare
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Les Buchanan
F. G. Slater
Sioux City
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Black Hawk Auto Top Co
Altman
Taft
Chautauqua Coliseum
Wilson
Illinois
Total Abstinence Union
Knights of Columbus
West
Madison Street
Congress
Ona
Gary AG
Andrew Loring
Courier
Bomo Fue
Fdmfraity
Scapa Plow
Rcrews
Kirkwall Naval Office
ARMY
Border Service
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Batiste
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