British Will Pay Ifaton Officials Believe Statement
Washington reports say British officials believe a statement on the seizure of contraband goods, including turpentine and resin shipped before the declaration, will be paid for. Negotiations in London aim to ease tensions over rubber embargoes and contraband rules, with U S expectations tied to Britain’s upcoming reply to the American note.
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Erictien
Washington, D. C
Plac
Italy
Gibraltar
London
United States
Europe
Washington
Great Britain
Fire Destroys Lumber Yard and Rail Stations in Philadelphia and Camden
A pair of fires in Philadelphia and Camden caused more than 1,000,000 dollars in damage Sunday. The Charles Ente Lumber Yard and seventeen Glenwood Avenue homes suffered, while the Camden rail station, the Reading railroad facilities, and nearby shipyards were burned. Four trolley cars and twenty-one passenger coaches were lost, with casualty among firemen and hundreds overcome by heat and smoke. Damages listed include 200,000 at the Camden fire and 195,000 to the Reading railroad, with Coles and Dialogue shipyards also affected. In a separate South Dakota case, Judge R B Tripp abruptly ordered acquittal in the Brooks murder trial.
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Philadelphia
Camden
Fraine
New York
Ennsylvania Railroad
Charles Ente Company
Glenwood Ayende
Reading
C. B. Coles
John Dialogue
Darmed Lumber
Reading Railroad
B. Coles
European War Headlines From the Front Lines
French forces enter Steinbach in Upper Alsace after fierce hand to hand fighting with German troops. Austrian and Italian theater actions spread along the Adriatic. battleships torpedoed, bombardments in Pola, Hevigno, and the Otranto channel. British and French naval losses reported. German advances near Warsaw stalled. Bombing at Dunkirk kills and wounds dozens. Portuguese defenses at Naubilla retreat under pressure.
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Steinbach
Upper
Alsace
Hall
Champagne Alstriot
Dacia Freight Purchase Sails Cotton To Bramen
Breitung & Co of New York buys the Hapburg-American steamer Dacia which will haul cotton to Bramen. The article also notes major train collisions near Liberty Missouri injuring many and a grand jury indicting Julius Rosenwald in a Chicago tax fraud probe.
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Dacia
Breitung & Co
New York
Bramen
Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Washington House Passes Post Office Budget in 321 Million Bill
In Washington the House approved the post office appropriation bill carrying about 321 million dollars for the coming fiscal year. The Senate, by 47 to 12, refused to strike literacy test provisions from the immigration bill. President Wilson told White House callers that business in the United States was steadily improving. A cargo cablegram said the Russian cruiser Askold threatened Banaia near Tripoli, not the U S S North Carolina.
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Washington
Post Office
Postal Service
Senate
Wilson
White House
United States
Askold
Banaia
Tripoli
North Carolina
Oman
Navy Department
Carranza Faction Defeats Opponents at Tepeaca
Four thousand followers of General Carranza defeated six thousand men under General Afemio Zapats at Tepeaca Mexico in a notable revolt clash. The report notes the strategic resolve of Carranza supporters amid ongoing regional conflict.
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Carranza
Afemio Zapats
Tepeaca
Notable Washington figures and others in a mix of losses and legal actions
Personal affairs show Pinchot and Lady Johnston at Washington with taxable estates in New York over 1 000 000. Pinchot sons receive 537 016 each, Lady Johnston 25.66. Stella McMiltresh and Philip Coslew die in a buggy accident after a party near Barnett. Dietz’s life sentence for murder of Deputy Sheriff Harp is commuted to 20 years. Jerry White, Kenosha pioneer, dies. Kaiser rumor in Rome remains unconfirmed. Bill McDonald marries Fearl Wilkerson in Dallas. John C. Packard, Gat soldier, dies in Clinton, Illinois after a fall.
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Mra
Mary
Finghat
Mothisar O
Gifford Pinchot
Amos KR. A. Pinchot
Alan Johnaton
Washington
New York
Pinchot
Lady Johnaton
Jebo F. Dietz
Carporon Dam
Wis
McGovern
Dietz
Oscar Harp
Sheriz
Train Crash at Yford Exposes Suburban Platform danger
A Great Eastern line express plunged through a suburban platform at Yford England injuring twenty severely and idling ten. Meanwhile President Poincare told diplomatic corps in Paris that the new year might end the war. A gale sank the Swedish cargo steamer Irma with fourteen dead. Colonel Doveton, former Indian forest conservator and cousin of Admiral Sturde, died in Bath. Pope Benedicts brother Maravis Dalla Chiesa arrived in Madrid to discuss peace with King Alfonso. The Royal Mail steamer Trent was lost at Tibury with cargo aboard.
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Great Eastern Railway
Yford
Wasco
England
Poincare
the Clysee
Paris
Maravis Dalla Chiesa
Pope Benedict
Madrid
Oma
Alfonso
Europe
Rates And Interlot Proposals Hit Iowa Commerce
The Iowa commission reports new railroad rate increases of 10 to 30 percent on thousands of goods. Governors and state representatives from Nebraska South Dakota and other states will plan a two week effort to oppose the change. Rail carriers in the central freight association area filed the rates and Iowa cities will feel the impact. The move comes atop existing interstate commerce hikes and faces anticipated resistance from Iowa shippers.
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Tooms
Toledivi
Nebradka
Wayne Bly
Walker
Iowa ‘Commission
Aikiman
Ciit Iacodivntant
South Dakota
Des Molnok
Thi
Solana
General Assembly
Nebraska
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tow Railroad Commission
Towa-stdad Point
Minnesota
South Dackota
Towa
Commerce Cor Ask & Suahen Etn
Tera Merce
Extend Interstate Trail at Mason City Meeting
A Good Roads meeting will be held in Mason City to plan extending the interstate trail north from Des Moines to the Twin Cities. The trail now runs south from Des Moines to Kansas City. Speakers include former Senator Lafayette Young and Professor T. R. Agg with Thomas H. MacDonald presenting on cooperation between route associations and public road officials.
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Mason City
Des Moines
Twin Cities
Kansas City
United States
Lafayette Young
T. R. Agg
Ames
Department of Highway Engineering
Thomas H. MacDonald
Iowa Highway Commission
Dinner for Prisoners at Fort Dodge Jail
Sheriff and Mrs. R. Land hosted a farewell dinner for sixteen men and one woman confined in the county jail. A long table in the jail corridor held a regular turkey dinner Sunday noon. Among the diners were inmates charged with murder and other serious offenses. Sheriff Lund had served all years in his position and was succeeded by William Hahn.
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Fort Dodge
Sherif
Injured While Hunting Tows Fails Near Alden
Peter Bergansop Myes, near Alden, will lose an eye after a rabbit hunting accident. The gun discharged, the load entered the head near the nose, passed through the eye into the skull. He was brought to Ellsworth hospital where the eye was removed.
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Peter Bergansop
Alden
Ellsworth Hospital
Boy Smothered to Death in Corn Bin Chute
In Vinton seven year old Donald Taylor fell into a corn bin chute and suffocated while his father Robert Taylor was emptying the bin. The sister’s scream alerted the father but he could not open the chute in time.
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Vinton
Donald Taylor
Robert Taylor
Fire destroys Cas cade barn killing stock and injuring gear
A barn on a Cas cade business farm burned in a mysterious blaze killing 195 head of cattle and three horses and destroying grain hay farm machinery and harness. The total loss is estimated at $10,000. The fire origin is under investigation.
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Dubuqua—'nanty
Cas Cade
Trichinosis Claims Second Death in Council Bluffs Family
The second death from trichinosis in the family of Mrs Leroy W Olds of Council Bluffs Dordie Olds aged years daughter of Mrs Leroy W Olds died from trichinosis, marking a second fatal case in the household.
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Council ‘Bluffs
Dordie Olds
Leroy W. Olds
Banker Whisenand Dies Suddenly in Davenport
Prominent banker Joseph D. Whisenand, vice president of Central State Bank, dies suddenly at his home on Greenwood Drive. The Davenport city council plans purchases for 1916 including a motor driven street sweeper, a sewer cleaning machine, and two street flushers, totaling about $4,200.
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Dea Moines
Joseph D. Whisenand
The
Central State Bank
Iowa
Greenwood Drive
Davenport
Humboldt editor Al Adama stumbles through illness
Editor Al M Adame of the Humboldt Independent remains gravely ill with pneumonia and a related array of complications. Hospitalization and uncertain recovery timeline accompany ongoing health concerns for the editor. The paper notes his condition as serious and monitor closely.
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al. Adama
Humboldt
al M. Adame
Humboldt Independent
Increased Bank Deposits in Iowa Nine-Year Rise Report
Des Moines reports show state banking deposits rose by 182 856 055 in ten years with state banks holding 42 087 838 05 and 17 405 669 16 for some periods. The biannual summary notes 791 savings banks and nineteen trust companies exist, with no data on national banks or deposits in those institutions.
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Des Moines
Banking Department
Falten
Poukitean
Iowa
State Department
National Banka
Return of the Quarantine in Iowa City
Johnson county faces renewed foot and mouth disease concerns as two new Iowa cases emerge near Williamsburg and Tipton. Des Moines state veterinarian Dr. J J Gibson warns breaches could trigger a statewide quarantine, while Tipton officials bolster local enforcement and roadblocks around infected farms remain in effect.
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Lowa City
Johnson County
J. J. Gibson
Des Moines
Federal Department
Iowa
Williamsburg
Tipton
Denison Pioneer Bond Dies After Long Settling Denison
Albert F Bond one of Denison and county’s oldest settlers died His arrival in 1857 marked early growth He helped found Denison First Baptist Church and the founders home brickwork His roles included Denison postmaster for three years city mayor and longtime justice of the peace However the OCR text contains many garbled phrases and misspellings The summary preserves key facts about Bonds contributions and public service while avoiding uncertain wording where possible
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Denison
Albert F. Bond
County
First Baptist Church
Bondsus
Automobile License Fees Reach Over Million in Des Moines
Des Moines records show license fees from automobile owners totaling $1,012,347.28 after close of business at the state auto department in the state house. The prior year 1913 fees were about $850,000, with 1915 applications already piling up.
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Des Moines
State Auto Department
State House
Department Ia
Man Charged Under Mann Act In Immorality Case
In Des MoinesGeorge B D Bidwell examiner in the office of Attorney General Cosson fled information in federal court charging Clay Thompson of Stuart with violation of the Mann White slave act Thompson is alleged to have transported Marjorie Ruggles 16 years old from her home to Stuart to Omaha Neb for immoral purposes
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Dea
Moines
George BD. Bidwell
Cosson
Clay Thompson
Stuart
Thompson
Marjorie Ruggles
Fils
Omaha
Neb
Turkish Government Moves to Free Two Murder Convicts
The Turkish government has hired two attorneys to seek clemency for Sanson and Suler main Gagson, brothers held at Ana-Moga penitentiary serving lengthy murder sentences. New evidence allegedly points to their innocence, prompting the appeal.
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Turkey
Shenandoah
Uph Sanson
Sulermain Gagson
Ana- Moga
Girl Suspended In Well Rescued After Struggle
A seven year old girl named Ladine Forts fell through a platform of a well in Boone and was rescued after a prolonged effort. The trunk strap caught, suspending her for about thirty minutes until her mother could obtain assistance. She cried for help, saying she could not hold on another minute.
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Boone
Mason City Leader Announces Next Year’s Dex Moines Convention
In 1916 Fo Daw Moines, Mason City official F. M. Hammuiltt, chairman of the executive board of the Town State Teachers' Association, states that the annual convention will again be held in Dex Moines the following year.
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Moines
Mason City
F. M. Hammuiltt
Macon
City
Town State Teachers' Association
Dex Moines
Mail Theft Charges in Davenport Case
Davenport men John Hicke and Hert Taylor were bound over to the federal grand jury on charges of stealing mail sacks from the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad station at Delmar Iowa with bonds set at 8000 dollars each.
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Davenport
Delmar
John Hicke
Hert Taylor
Federal Grand Jury
Change in Militia Reform Report to Governor
A lengthy report from General Guy B Logan outlines reorganization of the National Guard in Iowa. It proposes reducing infantry regiments to three, creating a brigade with specific units, and disbanding one regiment. The plan includes staff, barracks, and equipment needs, plus officer promotions by seniority and a five year brigade command.
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iMolnas
National Guard
Guy B. Logan
Aled
Logan
Ray ‘Pasaves
Nilstin
Leutenant
Iowa
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Hoe
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Walter ‘Smith
Buffala
Stella McMiltresh
Philip Coslew
Barnett
Ore
Jerry" White
Kenosha
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Rome
Bill McDonald
Taft
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Ball
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John" Packard
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