No Factory Tax Remitted Here in Iowa County
Local Board remits taxes only for schools, churches and hospitals. Des Moines debate centers on factory tax breaks, but Rainbow reports no remissions outside charitable institutions. Hospitals in Waterloo and Cedar Falls were exempted, while county board actions emphasize they lack power to remit other properties. City replies deny statewide factory tax remissions.
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Des Moines
Rainbow
Executive Council
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Board of Review
State Executive Council
Polk County
Davidson
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Clinton
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Mason City
Muscatine
Converts set day record at Syracuse tabernacle services
Evangelist Bail proclaimed 2,604 converts in a day at Syracuse, the largest tally in campaigns since Peter the Apostle. Over 46,000 attended eight services with overflow crowds. 1,420 at morning, 472 at afternoon men’s meeting, rest in evening. Dolls depicting Indians were vandalized by children.
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Evangelist
Syracuse
Peter the Apostle
Christ
Tabernacle
Gasoline Hidden in Yellow Concrete Blocks
Dutch frontier officials uncover a trainload of hollow concrete blocks bound for Belgium that concealed several thousand gallons of gasoline. Each block could hold eight gallons, a prior shipment of tombstones for German soldiers was found hollow and filled with benzine, and several wagon loads had crossed the frontier before the trick was detected. An advertisement for a church chicken supper is noted.
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The
Hague
Germany
Belgium
Revival Ends After Two-Week Series at Webster City
Rev J B Smith returns to his city home after a two week revival at Webster City concluded Sunday night. The Waterloo pastor’s efforts strengthened ties with Webster City residents who knew him from his four and a half year tenure in the Baptist church there. He left seven years ago but maintains strong interest in the church and community.
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J. B. Smith
Webster City
Waterloo
Dry cleaning at home with salvite and gasoline
Women can dry clean at home quickly and cheaply using two ounces of salvite dissolved in two gallons of gasoline. Immerse items and rub lightly. the solvent evaporates, leaving garments bright and fresh. Safe use cautions noted, with a windowed room away from fire.
Widow Jesup Leaves $12 672 792 For Charities
New York reports state the estate of Mrs. Jesup totals $12 672 792 82 following the death of her husband Morris K Jesup once a leading figure in the Illinois Central work. She bequeaths $8 699 992 to religious charitable and scientific institutions. The American Museum of Natural History receives $5 138 836 with $5 000 000 in trust to fund scientific purchases. Other gifts go to the Syrian Protestant College Yale University and the Young Men's Christian Association.
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Ilnois
Fairnane
Warloo Morris K
Jesup
Ueap
Iowa
Buchanan County
New York
Syrian Protestant College
Yale University
The
Young Men's Christians Association
Valley of Pek Serbia Said to Rich in Gold Ore
Saloniki November 17 reports say the Pek valley in northern Serbia, once occupied by Germans, may rival the Klondike for gold. Peasants have long earned a slim income from wash gold, with output from small placers about $16,000 annually, and occasional large nuggets hint at a rich quartz reef. Romans reportedly drew gold from the area.
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Saloniki
Pek
Serbia
Klondike
Noted suffragist given a diplomatic position
London November 17 a prominent suffragist leader Miss Pressley Smith is named assistant secretary in the British legation at Christiania a move seen as a departure in British policy and a tribute to British women's war work Norway led with a woman secretary of legation on its diplomatic roll and Sir Edward Gray had supported equal rights moments earlier.
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London
Pressley Smith
Christiania
Edward Gray
Norway
Legation
Fire at Oeiaven Oelwein endangers three story block
A blaze struck the three story Oelwein block on Monday night near 11 o clock. The Elksssa lodge and clubrooms occupied the third floor and members fought the fire effectively. W F Gremmoals storeroom suffered 3000 to 4000 dollars in damage before firefighters subdued the flames. Origin uncertain but the boiler room of the steam heating plant is suspected.
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Oeiaven
Oelwein
Elksssa Lodge
W. F. Gremmoals
Eagles Increase Rapidly in Scottish Highlands
London reports strict preservation has led to a rapid rise in eagle numbers across the Scottish highlands and nearby islands. Five eagles have been seen together in Sutherland, Ardchattan has recent sightings after a generation, and Rum Island notes crows of eagles so abundant they collide with rat traps.
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London
Scottish Highlands
Sutherland
Ardchattan
Rum
SPECIAL PRAYER DAY OBSERVED THROUT PRUSSIA
Berlin reports two days in November, the 17th and 21st, to be observed from Prussia with fasting and prayer. Public amusements will be halted unless the event aligns with the day, with plays requiring a serious patriotic tone. Moving pictures may show sacred history films with religious music. concerts and sacred songs are allowed.
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Berlin
Prussia
Black Hawk Bank Posts Oversize Resources and Growth
Black Hawk National Bank reports total resources over 1.6 million dollars as of Nov 10 after a Sept 2 call. Deposits rose about 14 thousand and overall footings up 26 thousand since last report, with profit up 15 thousand. The note also mentions the film “The Secret Sin” at the Plaza with Weeks touring and Blanche Sweet in the star role.
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Black Hawk National Bank
Comptroller of Currency
Tha iLasky Company
Talented Twin Roles Highlight Chinatown Scenes
The review praises a screening with vivid dowbie ex posures and an admirable twin sisters portrayal by Clara Kimball Young, supported by Thomas Meighan. Chinatown opium den scenes are noted as graphically depicted, with Young billed as the mountain maid in The Heart of the Blue Ridge appearing Thursday.
Probert and Marin Star in Nedra at Family Theatre
George Probert and Fania Marin share top honors in Nedra the dramatization of George Barr McCutcheon being shown at the Family Theatre today. Tomorrow and Thursday Emily Stevens will appear in the production.
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George Probert
Fania Marinoff
Nedra
George Barr McCutcheon
Family Theatre
Emily Stevens
Will
Destiny or the Boul of a Woman Allegory
Miss Stavens plays the young wife of artist George Le Guere in a five act allegory. The artist poses as a Madonna model and is identified by the picture’s buyer as an old lover, revealing a sublimely themed moral.
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Miss Stavens
George le Guere
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