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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
9
The Patterson Johnson plan to tax incomes failed 27 to 71 as lawmakers balked at double taxation. Backers' last minute efforts to sway floor sentiment were futile, and Patterson criticized press opposition, signaling broad constituent resistance to state income taxes.
President Coolidge nominates John G. Sargent of Ludlow Vermont for attorney general after Warren withdraws, with Senate Judiciary Committee voting unanimous favorable report. Delays, political controversy noted, confirmation expected amid recess appointment debate and White House outreach.
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Harold Willis, 14, confessed to killing Dr. Benjamin Baldwin but now says the statement was a fabrication to shield his mother Mrs. Willis from harsher punishment. He has admitted to district attorney and police that his prior confession was a lie and faces imprisonment.
A legislative committee reported that the Delhi colony near Merced, a state sponsored land settlement, has financially failed. The project attracted settlers from eastern and midwestern states under an easy payment plan and the committee urged California to quit selling land to settlers and backing such schemes.
Paris report says socialists entered a Catholic house at Strassburg and tried to force 58 striking students back to class. One child was injured as fathers of the pupils ousted the intruders while the strike opposed compulsory teaching amid student unrest.
Des Moines on March 17 Miss Adah Hershey head of Polk County Public Health Nursing estimates 1350 active tuberculosis cases and a similar number of arrested cases in Des Moines and Polk county. She notes about 2 percent of the population shows any form of the disease.
In Omaha Neb March 17 H M Michaels manager announces all Peoples Gas stations cut gasoline from 16 9 to 15 9 cents per gallon due to higher volume of business. Other stations have sold gasoline at 43 cents per gallon.
Statehouse dispatch reports the gasoline tax question postponed again due to Senator Gunderson's absence and unresolved majority and minority reports from a special committee. The majority urges passage of a Boreman-like bill favoring the Pringvy road system, while Bowman and Uiser lean toward Bowmar.
In Anamosa, Marie Maharries is declared insane after a jury verdict in a murder indictment. Officials face a hospital placement dilemma as local facilities deny admission to women defendants. Attorney General Gibson to consider options while Judge Stiles orders further commitment steps. The defendant, isolated in court, sat in somber attire as her husband Nick Maharries, previously supportive, remains affected by the tragedy.
Chicago reports reveal serious charges over the death of William Nelson McClintock from typhoid fever. Foster father William D Shepherd and C C Farman head of a bacteriology school face true bills for murder, with Farman claiming a $100000 payoff and plans to inoculate the youth. Evidence includes detailed statements, bribes offered, and a contested will amid probate hearings and grand jury deliberations.
L H Vas Einux went to the Cedar Rapids police station to press a complaint against his ex wife. A phone message came from the woman, he was arrested for attempting to commit a public offense. She said he visited her home, threatened to kill her with a revolver, friends restrained him, and he claimed he had tossed the sun in the river.
In Los Angeles on March 17 a jury found former actor and prize fighter Kid McCoy guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and assault with intent to kill. The verdict carries a potential 3 to 65 years in prison. A separate charge of robbery was found not guilty.
Chicago March 17 investigator for Mrs. Sielea Illwood Stokes in the W. E. D. Stokes trial and acquittal was fired upon five times from an ambush as he opened a garage door at his home. He reported seeing two men loitering nearby and fleeing after the shooting.
Statehouse in Des Moines reports the senate defeated the Brookhart bill 18 to 80. It proposed reorganizing the state board of education and creating an appointive board of three full time members to oversee the three state educational institutions.
New Hampton Iowa March 1 Jerry Perkins a Civil War veteran is dying in a hospital here from injuries after being struck by a messenger train Monday evening.
In Cheyenne federal court, Judge Kennedy orders M. T. Everhart to answer about the disposition of Pueblo bonds tied to Albert B. Fall's account. Everhart, son in law of Fall, had refused, claiming potential self-incrimination amid the Teapot Dome case scrutiny.
Lincoln, Neb March 27 The Patterson Johnson bill proposing a state tax on personal incomes was rejected 37 to 71 in the Iowa House. Opponents assailed the measure as a tax on salaries while supporters argued it would relieve property taxes. Debate featured Patterson and Johnson defending the plan as a fair, needed levy with amendments to align exemptions with the federal tax.
Wheat prices opened sharply lower as trading began in Chicago. May delivery stood at $1.54 per bushel, slipping from yesterday while market observers noted heavy selling and ongoing losses through the session.
Police appeal to the public in Sioux City as detectives investigate the murder of a baby girl found in railroad yards Sunday night. A 14 year old boy discovered the infant beneath a boxcar. The infant suffered severe wounds including wrist slashes and a severed jugular vein. Local residents are urged to aid the investigation.
Kansas City police investigate a fisherman claim that he saw a man believed to be F. A. Ramsey disappear into the Missouri River after removing part of his clothes. Beverly Ramsey, 16, identified riverbank clothing as her father’s hat.
A record London courtroom crowd awaited Lieut. Col. Ian Dennistoun’s testimony in a case where his former wife sues for money lent before their divorce. He did not appear due to a severe sciatica attack. In Havana, Cuban ambassador Dr de la Torriente resigned, with sub-secretary Guillermo Patterson confirming the cable note to Washington.
The board of trustees and building committee of the Eastern Star will meet this afternoon with architects and contractors in Boone to discuss awarding a $75,000 addition contract for the Master Star Masonic home. The panel includes W. Tl. Crooks, P. J. Weber, J. J. Records, Fannie Squart, and others from Boone, Cher oes, Iowa City, Perry, Spencer, and Oskaloosa.
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