Iowa Collateral Inheritance Tax Receipts Rise Sharply
Des Moines reports 341 533 18 dollars collected for collateral inheritance tax in the year ending May 1 1914 driven by 629 estates. Key estates include O H Perkins of Des Moines 491 065 and George M Reinicker of Hamilton County 72 248 with Perkins heirs paying 24 559 26 and Reinicker heirs 29 262 40.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Quincy A. Willis
O H. Perkins
Les Moines
George M. Reinicker
Hamilton County
Oliver
Aly
Greater Town boosters plan statewide courtesy tour
Des Moines May 2 Practically every city in towns of 19000 population or more will be visited next week by the Greater Town special departing Des Moines Monday morning for a state tour. The aim is to boost support for the newly organized Greater Town committee and raise funds for the Town building at the Panama exposition. Meetings with commercial organizations will occur in each stop. The itinerary includes Okalona Ottumwa Keokuk Burlington Muscatine Davenport Dubuque Clinton Council Bluffs Sioux City Fort Dodge Masnan City Marshalltown and Waterloo with sessions in each location.
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Des Moines
Towa
Greater Town
Oikalansa
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Burlington
Muscatine
Davenport
Dubuque
Clinton
Iowa
Iowa Congregationalist Conference Opens May 19
The seventy-fifth annual Iowa Congregationalist Conference will meet in Marshalltown May 19 to 21 with 200 to 409 delegates. Prominent speakers include Wyton Gladden of Colorado, Reuben Breed of New Mexico, Dr. F. G. Updike of Madison Wisconsin, Ida Vose Woodbury of New York, Katharine Crane of Peking, and leaders from Grinnell College and Chicago churches.
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Marshalltown
Congregational Conference of
Iowa
United Siates
Wyton Gladden
Co O
Reuben L. Breed
New
Home Missionary Department
F. G. Updike
First Congregational Church
Madison
Wis
Ida Vose Woodbury
New York City
American Frome Missionary Association
Ithbert C. Herring
Toston
Katherine Crane
Peking
China
W. H. Danforth
St. Lome
Francis L. Hays
California Avenue
Chicago
Herbert FE. Evans
J. H. J. Main
E. A. Steiner
Grinnell College
Wallace M. Short
Sioux City
Iowa Lawyers Meet at Burlington Iowa Convention Scheduled
The twentieth annual convention of the Iowa State Bar Association will be held in Burlington on June 24 to 26. Des Moines County Bar Association plans entertainment under W. H. Blake with a full program. Committees include arrangements W. D. Eaton and others, banquet Charles Willner chair, finance W. T. Cooper and others. The Iowa State Bar counts 700 members, doubling in two years. The last Sioux City banquet was the largest in the association’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa State Bar Association
Des Moines County Bar Association
W. HE. Blake
W. D. Eaton
FE. L. Hirsch
HW. A. Ambler
B. F. Poor
Harold J. Wilson
Sioux City
Iowa Editor Stars in Playwright Debut at Twilight Ranch
Iowa Falls May 2. Two Iowa editors collaborate on a new comedy drama The Foreman at Twilight Ranch by Manford Ryans Thompson Journal editor. First performance at Tracer Theatre owned by RE. Taylor Tracr Star-Clipper editor. Theresa L. Martin company to present Tuesday night. Evans also penned The Tramp Printer.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Twilight Ranch
Manford Ryans
Thompson Journal
Tracer
RE. E. Taylor
Tracr Star-Clipper
Theresa L. Martin
Evans
Taylor
Missouri
Wyoming
Miners Saved by Courageous Boy in Eccles Explosion
In Eccles West Virginia on a Tuesday explosion, thirty seven miners were saved by trainer boy Davy Buckhannon and the fire boss AL P Burdish. Buckhannon heard the blast in shaft No 5 and acted despite danger to warn others of the afterdamp danger in shaft No 6.
Passenger required to correct ticket error in Dubuque case
Federal court in Dubuque orders Louis Schaller to pay 16.62 plus costs to the Illinois Central Railroad after discovering the ticket price misstatement. Schaller bought a ticket to New Mexico for 29.05. the actual price was 46.27 and the balance was sought after a 30 day window. Emerson details United Commercial Travelers stance on politics and notes Contnolly Meredith are members. organization declines partisan support.
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Earlville
Dubuque
Louis Schaller
Dnnols Central Railroad Company
Schaller
New Mexico
Mness Central
Fticket
Schall
Travelers’ Organization
Connolly
Emerson
Order of United Commercial Travelers
Mr. Meredith
Emer son official statement on Connolly support
W B Emerson grand counselor of Iowa for the order of the United Commercial Travelers issues a statement branding as untrue the claims of partisan support for Connolly. The brief note notes the organization remains nonpartisan ahead of upcoming events.
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Hes Moines
W. B. Emerson
Iowa
Order of the United Commercial Travelers
Oan
Ida County Man Narrowly Survives Bridge Crash
Mat Knudsen his wife and child escaped serious injury when their car plunged through an iron railing on a bridge in Ida Grove turning a complete somersault and landing upside down sixteen feet below. The little girl was scratched and bruised. the parents were uninjured.
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Ida Grove
Mat Knudsen
Knudsen
Auto radiator mix up ends in burns for Percy Purcell
Logan May 2 State news reports Percy Purcell was burned in the face after mistaking gasoline for water and pouring it into a car radiator then lighting a match to check the level.
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Logan
Percy Purcell
Explosion at Magnolia Gasoline Tank Causes Inference
Gasoline explosion at Magnolia followed by a man pouring unknown contents from a tank once used for water. Mr Pursell drew from the tank believing it contained only water, leading to the accident.
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Magnolia
Veterans of Mexican War Sought in Iowa
Des Moines May 2 F L Stevens record clerk in the Iowa military department seeks living veterans of the Mexican war in Iowa. Only name on record is J J Cummings of Fairfield who enlisted in 1847 and served in company B Twelfth United States Infantry. He was 19 at enlistment and is now 86.
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Des Moines
F. L. Stevens
Iowa Military Department
Iowa
J. J. Cummings
Fair
Hela
United States! ‘Infantry
Actions Filed for May Term Court Opens
Yesterday was the last opportunity for filing actions to be heard at the May term court opening on the eleventh of the month. New filings include Jerry Thedews and Mrs E Hardwick with specific performance and judgment for 4300 dollars, Carrie Kayes versus Charles Kayes for child custody and support, T J McCausland versus C F Adams Co 235 dollars, Wade Sperri versus Oscar Van Eaton 108 dollars, and Lena Abbott versus F J Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Thedews
E. Hardwick
Carrie Kayes
Charles Kayes
T. J. McCausland
T. J. McCausland Vse. C. F. Adams Co., $235. Wade Sperri
Oscar van Eaton
Lena Abbott
F. J. Davis
Legal Notices and Small Claims Fragments
The snippet lists multiple unsettled claims including Leavitt & Johnson National Bank versus H. B. Kelly for $7,000 on a note, Brown-Camp Hardware Co. against D. M. Gilley for $337.20, Peter Eros versus Crow Wing Lumber Co. for $212 on account, Rose Cannon against J. T. Cannon for $896 on notes, and a $2,459 on account claim claimed to be money loaped in 1908-9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Ve. H. B. Kelly
Brown-Camp Hardware Co
D. M. Gilley
Peter Eros
Crow Wing Lumber Co
Rose Cannon
J. T. Cannon
Center Point News Highlights and Local Events
George Williams and Pascal Fee won the Center Point and Washington township spelling contest held during the teachers meeting last week. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur King died Tuesday with the funeral held Wednesday. Lydia Blanche Hunter and Earl Potter wed April 22 at the bride’s parents home with Rev Lafe Hoff officiating. Linn County Sunday School association met to discuss a profitable event. Miss Conn visited her cousin Miss Bessie Leonard. The state fire marshal inspected Heverly & company in town Friday.
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Center Point
George Williams
Pascal Fee
Washington Township
Wilbur King
Lydia Blanche Hunter
Earl Potter
Marion
Lafe Hoff
Shellaburg
Linn County Sunday School Association
Miss Conn
Bessie Leonard
Heverly
Knight fire leaves investigators without clues in latest report
Walt Herring, a former Center Point resident, was in town Tuesday. Mrs. B. L. Prior of Independence visited her sister, Mrs. Z. T. Cochran, Thursday and Friday. The case yielded no clues so far.
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Knight
Walt Herring
Center Point
B. L. Prior
Independence
Z. T. Cochran
Amusements Tonight Featuring Facing the Plunk at Waterloo
Al Gorrell and his stock company present the farce Facing the Plunk for the last time at the Waterloo tonight. Beginning Sunday night and continuing next week The Wolf will headline. First stock company presentation of this play with special scenery per act. Seats available by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Gorrell
Evils of Drink Praed by Irish Priest
An Irish priest in a Birmingham Gazette anecdote rails against whisky accusing it of causing hatred for wives, violence toward landlords, and missed targets. He pleads with his congregation to see whisky as the evil behind their troubles.
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Birmingham Gazette
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