Belgian Steamer Sunk Sparks US protest over Teutonic sinkings
Washington may protest the torpedoing of the Belgian steamer Ministre Bearneert and the French vessel Ville. The Mediterranean attack killed and injured passengers and crew, with 80 dead reported on the Ville and crews missing on Bearneert. Teutonic submarines have sunk British French and Belgian ships totaling about 18,000 tons. If a survivor aboard Yasuka Maru is proven American, the incident could trigger diplomatic talks.
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Ministre Bearneert
Washington
Giant U boats and U S plan for mammoth subs
Washington experts say 2000 ton submarines may be pursued for the American navy after lessons from European wars and recent Atlantic maneuvers. First five could enter a five year program. coast defense boats likely hover around 400 tons. Indian Army shifts to new action fronts with troops redeployed from France.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Artad
Food Rioters Attack Palace in Vienna
An Amsterdam dispatch reports a mob in Vienna attacked the palace of Archduke Stephen during an elaborate Christmas entertainment. Police dispersed the rioters but stones shattered windows and damaged several pictures. The incident reflects protests over food and lavish spending.
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Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Gays Ithet
Vienna
Stephen
Austria
Christman Galght
Slotera
William Jennings Bryan declines Europe trip
iNew York reports Bryan had contemplated joining Henry Ford in Europe but Ford’s return to the United States ends the plan. Bryan will not go abroad, while New York residents establish a bureau for Jews to share information about Jews in the war zone.
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iNew York
William Jennings Bryan
Henry Ford
Europe
Mr. Ford
Mr. Bryan
New York
Sunk Japanese liner Yasuka Maru amid Mediterranean action
London reports that the Japanese liner Yasuka Maru carrying 120 passengers and 160 crew sank without warning in the Mediterranean after a submarine attack. An American aboard, W. J. Leigh, perished. ship carried about 12.5 million dollars in gold. Other BBC/Havas summaries note Turkish and German forces engaging near Egypt and Salonika, with heavy casualties and shifts in control across the Western Front and Balkans.
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Mediterranean
Teport
London
Port Said
W. J. ‘Leigh
Indictments Target German Plotters Under Federal Grand Jury
The federal grand jury returns three indictments accusing Paul Koenig Richard Leyendecker and Edmund Justice of conspiracies in the United States to obtain military information and aid Canadian munitions. Bonds set at 100000 each.
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Federal
Paul Koenig
Richard Leyendecker
United States
Ind Canal
Edmund Justice
Iowa National Guard Strength and Inspectors Rank State
Io wa has 324816 men available for service with 8303 in the state militia. Adjutant General Guy H Logan reports 211 officers and 3092 enlisted in 1915, up from 217 and 2014 in 1914. Of fifty six inspected units, four were poor, most rated very good or good, Des Moines’ Fifty-Fifth infantry listed very good, while Vinton Fort Madison Charlton and Des Moines A were poorest.
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Cadar Rapida
Towa Las
Guy “H. ‘Logan
Towa No-ionse Guard
Iowa
Suerdlowa
Union
Iowa National Guard
Ter
Fifty-ffth Infantry
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Waterloo
Glorinda
Villieca
Shelgon
Fort Dodge
Cedar Fails
Sioux City
Mason City
Aield Artillery
Clinton
Tipton
Palfield
Winterset
Glenwood
Red Oak
Vinton
Fort Madison
Charlton
Strate Guard
Scoute Help Blind Man in Mason City
The Boy Scouts of Mason City organize a campaign to aid Fred G. Whitney, blind from birth, by funding a broom making venture. Funds are secured to start the business with Whitney as manager, and ownership will transfer once the debt is paid.
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Scoute
Mason City
Boy Scouts
Fred G. Whitney
Union
Cigarette Raid Seizes 10000 Contraband Packs in Des Moines
Deputies raided a Des Moines cigar store with county attorney warrants and seized over 10 000 packages of contraband cigarettes. The store manager was arrested on a selling cigarettes charge after complaints that pills were sold over the counter. An automobile and express wagon were used to move the cigarettes to the courthouse.
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Des Moines
Sitornay Wilson
Um Express
Former School Head Dies at Iowa Deer School
Mrs. H. W. Rotherton, wife of the superintendent, longtime matron at the Iowa school for the deer, dies at the institution. Her long service created wide statewide acquaintance through her roles at the school.
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Council Blutts
H. W. Rotherton
Iowa School For the Deer
Frazier Found Guilty in Webster Murder Trial
Winterset George Frazier was found guilty of second degree murder for killing Rufus Uilery, a Webster merchant, last August 26. The jury deliberated for twenty and one half hours before the verdict.
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Frazier
Winterset
George Frazier
Rufus Uilery
Webster
Traveling Man Killed by Westbound Express
Rennie Jenkins, a traveling salesman for Parsons Pitcher Co., was struck and killed by a fast westbound express while en route to a church with three children. He moved the children to safety but was knocked down an embankment twenty five feet high and died at once. The three children were uninjured. he leaves a wife and five children.
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Newton
Rennie Jenkins
Parsons Pitcher Company
Endowment Drive Raises 208000 for Simpson College
Indianola led with a total of 76000 in gifts after the Simpson College endowment climbed to 208000. Denison and Des Moines Grace churchs and other Methodist units contributed across districts Cres ton and Couned Bluffs ranking high. The campaign lasted a little over three months with active help from Iowa Methodist leaders.
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Simpson College
Denison
Methodist
Grace Church
Des Moines
Creston
Bluffs
Methodist Church
Iowa
Pension for Des Moines County Blind Receives January Start
Des Moines Polk county will grant pensions to eligible blind residents during the first week of January. Dr A Arnold appointed examiner by the board of supervisors. To qualify, a blind applicant must be of legal age, a state resident five years, county resident one year, with income not exceeding $300 per year, and not an inmate of a public institution. maximum pension is $150 annually.
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Wit Pension Blind
Des Moines
Polk County
A. Arnold
Board of Supervisors
Fifteen Years for Meyer in Winterset Case
Pred Meyer was found guilty of second degree murder for killing his wife last July. He was sentenced to fifteen years in the Fort Madison penitentiary. Judge Loren N. Hays denied a new trial motion. Bond set at $20,000. An appeal was noted, with relatives wealthy and vowing to pursue freedom.
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Winterset
Pred Meyer
Fort Madison
Loren N. Hays
Missing Banker Returns to Dubuque
Frank J. Neuweeher formerly in charge of the savings department of the German Trust and Savings Bank and treasurer of the Marquette Court of Foresters has returned to Dubuque after two weeks disappearance amid reported shortages. He announces intent to help straighten out his affairs.
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Dubuque
Frank J. Neuweeher
German Trust and Savings Bank
Marquette Court of Foresters
Coffee houses planned to replace saloons in Davenport
Davenport leaders advocate coffee houses to serve the working class as saloons close at year’s start. Philanthropists fear for social conditions in the city, noting Davenport’s history as a wet center.
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Davenport
Logan Wool Sale Details From Latta Farm
W. W. Latta, farmer and livestock man near Logan, sold spring and fall wool clippings. Total wool 28.43 wounds grossed 7,820 dollars. Fall clipping derived from 2,128 head of sheep and spring clipping from 1,424 head.
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Logan
W. W. Latta
Reward for Cedar Falls farmers wives in county contest
One hundred seventy wives of Black Hawk County farmers earned prizes in a women’s corn contest that followed a three‑day show. Winners received a silver sweepstakes trophy and china sets, while all nonwinners were given a keepsake handkerchief.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Iowa State Mark Governs Butter Trade in 1915
Iowa executive committee drafts rules for creamery grading under the state mark. Butter must come from high scoring creameries meeting fat and moisture specs and no preservatives. Licenses issued after inspection, with pasteurized cream and strict quality standards. noncompliance forfeits mark rights.
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Des Moinés
Iowa
State Dairy Aid Food Commissioner
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
DefBerline War News Mixed From Fronts and Diplomacy
Conflicting reports trace German advances and retreats across Europe as December 1914 and January 1915 update battles around Paris, Warsaw, and Belgium. Diplomacy shifts include German consular disputes and American protests while aid flows and refugee movements continue.
Condensations of a fragmented 19th century column
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Gardner Savage
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