German Drive Fails to Oust Russians in Warsaw Front
The article notes Russian rear guard actions delaying German advances along the Narew and Vistula as Field Marshal von Hindenburg and von Mackensen push toward Warsaw. It reports July captures of over 95,000 Russians from the Pilica to the Baltic and warns of German plans to press the Brest line if Warsaw falls.
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nin News Sortice
London
Wardaw
Brest ‘line
mall
von Hindenburg
Narew
Warsaw
Vistula
von MacKenzen
Bug
Berlin
Pillica
Baltic
Brest
Remove Murder Plate From Becker Coffin Inscription
Police report the silver plate inscription on Charles Becker’s coffin was removed after a police conference. The plate claimed Governor Whitman murdered Becker, a charge judged criminally libelous, and Mrs Becker consented to its removal.
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Whitman
Becker
New York
Charles Becker
Sing Sing
Gov
district attorney’s office
Faurot
ilbel
Buying of Horses Stopped in Sioux City
Sioux City reports foreign agents have paused purchases of artillery horses as Ja England's bond issues and money pressure in the United States collide with Germany's submarine warfare and allied setbacks. English operations halted, French and Italian representatives absent for over two weeks, after heavy buying since last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
England
United States
Germany
Funeral Plane Upset Prompts Messages From West
In Deadwood South Dakota friends sending flowers to Denver for a funeral learned that Arthur H. Simpson a former Deadwood resident reported dead by a Denver undertaker was alive in Grass Valley California. The telegram notifying Bimpoon's death was sent to his divorced wife in Deadwood on Friday.
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Deadwood
S. D
Denver
Arthur H. Simpson
Grass Valley
Cal
Bimpoon
Eight Lowestoft pawlers sunk by German sub
London reports eight more Lowestoft pawlers sunk last week by a German submarine. All crew were saved.
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London
French Marines Land in Haiti to Restore Order
With U S consent French marines have landed at Port au Prince Haiti after last week's revolution toppled the government and led to the landing of an American cruiser Washington to restore order A detach ment from the cruiser Descartes guards the trench regation where President Guillaume was seized by a mob and assassinated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States
Port au Prince
Haiti
Hold 64th Reunion of Eighth Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Col D J Palmer once with the regiment who was severely wounded at Shiloh is noted as a member. The 64th annual reunion was held at W E B Hines home north of Vinton with about fifty attendees. Officers elected were W E B Hines president and J L Tinkham secretary. Next year’s gathering slated for Bear Creek church in Harrison township. Reunions to continue while living members remain.
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Vinton
Eighth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
W. EB
Hinea
Gerdes ralned
Harrison township
Shiloh
Hines
J. L. Tinkham
Bear Creek church
D. J. Palmer
thi
Ghilob
Young Man Accused of Passing Bad Checks in Le Mars
Police seek J. J D. Knudson a young man said to be spending lavishly in Le Mars charged with securing funds from several businessmen with worthless checks ranging from five to thirty dollars He is noted as the son of a wealthy Akron resident and may have defalcations to cover He is reported to have operated in other places
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Le Mars
J. J D. Knudson
Knudson
Akron
Ownership Fight Set For August Ninth In Humboldt
Legal battle to decide whether A. E. Minion and the executors for Albert Adams heirs own the Humboldt Independent plant will be heard on August 9. The dispute centers on rightful ownership cultivated during Adams' 30 years as editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
A. E. Minion
Albert Adams
Humboldt Independent
Adams
Iowa Baptist Assembly Opens July 20 In This City
Reverend L B Viets pastor of the Babitet church presents the official program for the Iowa Baptist assembly to be held here from July 20 to August 8. The program this year is described as exceptionally strange and unusual.
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towe Baptist Assembly
Jews Falls
L. B. Viets
Babitet
Iowa Baptist assembly
New Adjutant Appointed at Soldiers' Home In Towa
Col. John C. Lopez of Des Moines named adjutant of the Towa Soldiers' Home by Commandant U. C. Horton. Lopez led the Fifty-fivetowa Infantry during the Philippine War and will oversee administrative duties at the home in Marshelltown.
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Marshelltown
John C. Lopez
Des Moines
Fifty-fivetowa infantry
Philippines
Towa
u. C. Horton
Destructive Hail Storm Hits Logan Area Farms
Logan area farmers J A Lyon Theodore Crag ger Kid Geith and others suffered a destructive hail storm that damaged corn uncu small grain and gardens west of Logan while areas to the north escaped damage.
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Logan
J. A. Lyon
Theodore Cragger
Kid Geith
Paralyzed by Falling Timber in Immetsburg incident
Mrs Grow of Immetsburg, mother of Bayard Advocate editor George Grow, was injured when timber fell from the First National Bank building. The accident left her paralyzed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immetsburg
Grow
George Grow
Bayard Advocate
first National bank
Dallas Voters Approve $20,000 School Bonds
In a special election the independent consolidated Dallas school district voters authorized issuing bonds not to exceed $20,000 to erect a modern school building.
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Dallas
Twins Celebrate 77th Birthday in Iowa City
In Iowa City a pair of twins aged 77 marked their birthday anniversary. The siblings are Em ery Westcott, a former postmaster, and his sister Miss Emmer Westcott, both described as alive and well.
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Iowa City
Emery Westcott
Emmer Westcott
Sues Supervisors in Shenandoah Case
S. J. McCord sues Page county supervisors over fees claimed for sheriff services and had fled another claim with the board seeking 1738 dollars. The action reflects ongoing disputes over county fees and official compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Page county
S.J. McCord
board of supervisors
Doctors Remove Needle From Stomach In Iowa City
A needle lodged in the stomach of Miss Mona Blair a dress taker from Catcer was found by X ray at Iowa City hospital and removed by surgeons in a surgical procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Mona Blair
Jnan Towa City hospital
275 Convicts Outside Fort Madison Penitentiary
The state penitentiary at Fort Madison reports 275 men sentenced to the institution are outside the prison walls, making up 40 percent of the prison population.
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Fort Madison
state penitentiary
Woman's death mystery haunts Vat Meter area
Mystery swirls around the death of Mrs. F W Myers found on the Gerhart Stark farm near Vat Meter. She was shot in the head and died without regaining consciousness after a daytime collapse. Authorities pursue multiple theories and promise a thorough investigation. No arrests have been made.
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F. W. Myers
Gerhart Stark farm
Body of 2 year old Dell Goldthorpe Found Near Home
Dell Goldthorpe, a two year old who vanished from a west Mason City home five miles away, was found by Sheriff Marsh and Deputy Sheriff Knapp. The body lay a mile east of the house in a creek tangled in barbed wire while investigators tested creek currents by floating a pie.
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Mason City
Dell Goldthorpe
Marsh
Knapp
Jearn
Disaster touches lowan as niece perishes in Eastland tragedy
Webster City chief RB Nickerson learns from his Chicago sister that his niece Miss Nanne Shannon was drowned in the Eastland disaster. Her brother Paul Shannon, visiting the Shannon home, narrowly escaped by missing the boat. Miss Shannon had worked for Western Electric for several years.
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lowan
Webster City
Nickerson
Chicago
Nanne Shannon
Nicker
Paul
Shannon
Misa Shannnon
Western Electric company
Free surgical treatment case under new law in juvenile court
Marshelltown reports the first case under a new law offering free surgical care for deformed children. Judge Cummings committed six year old Ty Kassel of Melbourne to the hospital of the state university medical department at Iowa City. The boy suffers from infantile paralysis.
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Marshelltown
Cummings
state university medical department
Iowa City
Herty L. Kassel
Melbourne
New Library Completed in Garner City
Garner opens a new public library funded by a $10,000 goal with $6,509 from Andrew Carnegie and the remainder raised by selling the old library and citizen subscriptions. Local residents contributed to complete the project in Garner.
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Garner
Andrew Carnegie
Gas Engines on Binders in Wet Van Buren County
Many farmers in Van Buren County use gasoline engines on their binders as fields are too wet for horses. The heavy mud makes animal traction difficult, prompting a shift to motorized threshing and binding.
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iMany
Van Buren county
Auto Bandits Captured in Mason City Raid
In a tight pursuit a motorcycle policeman Preka felled and captured Charles Wexler and William Swanson. They confessed to stealing the Geo Tubbs Moline touring car at Maquoketa.
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Mason City
Bellevue Movement Aims to Improve River Levee
A movement has begun to reinforce the levee at the Bellevue river landing. Rising excursion traffic this year makes improvements almost a necessity for safety and access.
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Bellevue
Plans for Highway Meet in Boone County Armory
Judge J. L. Stevens of the Lincoln Highway Association reports new plans for the state meeting set for August 5 at the Armory in this city. The Boone County event aims to coordinate highway efforts and public interest across the region.
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Boone
J. L. Stevens
couny
Lincoln Highway association
Boone county
wity
Iowa City Priest Dead at His Parsonage
Rev. Father Prencis Ward head of St Patrick s parish died at his parsonage in Iowa City after a funeral when he was stricken by apoplexy and never fully recovered.
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Ioawa
Iowa City
Father Prencis Ward
St. Patrick's pariah
Pather Ward
Last Mississippi raft headed to Atlee Mills
A potential final lumber raft on the Mississippi River is en route from Hudger Wisconsin to Atlee Mills in Fort Madison. The voyage is towed by the Atlee steamer Ottumwa Helle and carries two million feet of logs.
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Fort Madison
Mississippi river
Atlee Mills
Hudger, Wis
Atlee
Burglar Foiled In Shenandoah Home Invasion
Mrs. Orville Arnold awakened to a burglar attempting to remove a ring from her finger in Shenandoah. She raised the alarm, the intruder fled, and no trace was left behind.
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Shenandoah
Orville Arnold
Losses From Eastland Disaster Involving Mrs Jaheke
Mrs Paul Jaheke of this city, daughter of Herman Batten, perished when the Eastland sank. She had married only a month ago and her husband is among the dead.
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Eastland
New Hampton
Paul Jaheke
Herman Batten
Death of Pioneer, Davenport
Isaac H. Sears, longtime Iowa bank director and renowned as “the dean of Iowa bankers,” died in Davenport. He would have been 84 next October, marking the passing of a pioneer figure in Iowa finance with a career spanning decades.
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Pioneer
Davenport
Isaac H. Sears
Iowa
dean of
Enforce Law Plan With Reasonable Enforcement
State officials outline strict adherence to the new Thirty sixth general assembly statute. The labor department will enforce provisions and give employers a chance to comply, with changes affecting youth labor, laundries, and street newspaper vendors.
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Commission
Thirty-sixth
general assembly
public “instruction
department
atata
saya
ipving
eden pation
state labor commission
Urink
A. Shepherd
Storm Lake
H. H. Bye
Cadet Rapide
J. D. Seeman
Des Moines
ENen
M. Rourke
Shifts Planned Among State Offices and Contracts
State officials announce general rearrangement of offices at the state house affecting the State auditor, banking, accounting, insurance, horticultural, state architect, board of control, pharmacy, and other departments. The recent auto plates contract for 1916 19 was canceled and rebid after a miscalculation in title. Western Display protested the bid. The Mount Ayr State Bank gains incorporation under state laws with officers listed. Honey crop expected despite wet weather. clover honey praised as premier. The deputy clerks salary ruling ties to probate fees. farming conditions behind at state institutions. Classification hearing attended. state records mostly intact except one bank fire. Scale cars delivered for testing.
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Webley Greene
the
State Historical’ society
state house
Greene
State insulates department
Wa. Horticultual society
State auditor and banking
munichpal
Insurance
board of ‘control
pharmacy
Bortaion’ Manufacturing “company
A. H., Stipp
Western Display company
council
Fragmented Passage Describes Harsh Roads in China and Ireland
The excerpt critiques travel routes, noting difficult roads, poor plowing, and harsh landscapes. It references China and Ireland with phrases about terrain, travel, and agricultural challenges, illustrating frustrations with inclement geography and infrastructure.
Wall Named They Were Talking About a Traveling Salesman
A Cloudy tale from the Plain Dealer recounts a young man who joined a traveling salesman and earned the nickname whirlwind. His first trip was noisy and rough, while the second yielded a pile of toothache excuses.
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tian
dea
avoceas
tnish
Claveland Plain Dealer
Spoiling Her Chances Miss Twobble Aims for Cultured Circle
Miss Twobble aspires to draw a cultured circle about her. A dangerous thing for a young girl to do. Likely suitors show eight disinclinations to break through a ring like that.
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Twobble
alr
Let Them Go Cheap Lady at Furniture Store
A humorous dialogue shows a new clerk being pressed about inexpensive sideboards. The customer questions the stock the previous week while the clerk defensively explains he recently slaved over them.
How did you come to run up your cottage tale
A fragment from a vaudeville exchange hints at a joke about a cottage and a comic backstory. The line suggests a longer, unseen anecdote as part of a performance. The snippet captures a playful stage banter tone without specifying names or events.
Not A Matter of Figures at Philadelphia Church Discussion
Dr Eric Gy of Princeton University led a discussion on church progress noting Philadelphia’s vast number of church buildings and synagogues. The exchange highlighted contrasts between early Christian figures and modern urban religious life in a preserved archival dialogue.
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Eric Gy
Princeton dniveralty
tilly
falta
Di Saniel
J.Andrews
Philadelphia
Dobtor_ Andrewn
Jesus Christ
Scottish Lodging Houses in Glasgow Detail Seven Blocks
Glasgow records seven municipal lodging houses with six for men and one for women. The stone buildings stand three stories high and are described as substantial. Each lodger receives a separate room with bed and chair, including a wired spring bed, mattress, coarse sheets, blanket, coverlet, pillow and case. Beds are aired, cleaned and washed each day. The total bedrooms across the seven houses amount to 2,285.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Not in the Money Card Players Highlight Torkina Insight
In a fragmentary conversation Mia asks about gambling. Torkina notes Charley plays for money and says others who play with him do so as well, implying a wider gambling context among the group. The dialogue focuses on attitudes toward money and risk.
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Mia
Torkina
Charley
Fragmentary Sight Scene Dialogue On Marriage
A terse fragment shows a characters exchange about marriage and finances. She laments claimed wealth while he admits misperception. The line concludes with a wry remark that every woman must have a pet and notes a substitute for a pet as a man.
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state board of control
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Mount Ayr
Allyn Brothers
F. ©. Sheldon
Frank Pelrett
Atantic
J. H. McContogue
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James ‘J. Wilson
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