Villa’s Guerilla Stand Tightens Amid Mexican Front
Reports say Villa’s band tightens its net as American troops advance toward the Sierra Madras and Carranza garrisons. Villa’s forces maneuver in rugged terrain around Babricora lake region near Galena, with Carranza reinforcements at Namiquipah and Madera. General Gayra notes Villa operates in broken mountains where only cavalry can exploit terrain to effect.
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Sierra Madras
Sonora
Villa
Madera
Gayira
Pershing Leads U S Army March of 110 Miles in 42 Hours
General Pershing personally led a 110 mile column through Mexican terrain in forty two hours, with every rider mounted. The march aimed at locating Villa and pressing pursuit into the mountains near Columbus New Mexico. Reported Villa raids on American settlements and attacks on colonists emerged as the force neared possible contact.
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Columbus
N. M
Marico
Francisco
Pershing
Mexico
Villa
Submarine Claim Denies Near Tubanita Sinking
The German admiralty states no German submarine could have been near the Tubanita sinking. The site is within thirty miles of the Dutch coast and outside the dangerous area, with no German mines reported there.
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Berlin
apat
ad’miralty
atute
Ita
Oldfield Breaks Speed Records at Ascot Meet
Los Angeles reports Barney Oldfield set a mile record with a flying start at Ascot speedway March 18, while Burman trimmed 40 seconds from the standing-start record for the same distance. Jerome Mary Got ti, prefect, died. Grover Cleveland birthplace born anniversary marked at his birthplace. New York records a cold March day with temperatures around six below zero at 6 am.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ascot speedway
Barney Oldfeld
Bod ‘Burman
Mexican Revolt Sparks Border War Dispatches From Texas
Reports arrive from San Antonio and El Paso detailing U S and Mexican forces clashing as Villa loyalists move toward Casas Grandes and Columbus. General Pershing leads expeditionary troops into Mexico with Carranza’s tacit approval, while border defense and radio gaps trigger wider mobilization and transport of rifles and ammunition.
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National Guard of
Texas
Fragments from the Nation Mix of Trials and Tensions
A scattered roundup reports a range of events including a proposed Southern training camp near Fort Oglethorpe. alleged railroad embezzlement by Robert E Rigby in St Louis. pardon and perjury cases in Denver and White Plains. strikes at Pullman car shops in Chicago. aNew York divorce ruling for Zimmerman. aviation fatality of Will Robinson. Iowa Iowa primary discussions. Manitoba vote for prohibition. and an incident near El Paso with bandits panicking border residents.
European War Updates Claim Allied Toll Mounts
The 18,000 ton Royal Dutch Lloyd tanker Turbantia sailing Amsterdam to River Plate with 87 passengers and 800 crew was sunk by a mine or torpedo near the Dutch coast. Berlin reports the deaths of three German generals Eduard von Graf von Wurt temberhos Tost Wilberm von Lotterer and von Menges. Britain announces 5,000 casualties in a failed attempt to relieve Kut El Amara, per Berlin Turkish War Office statements.
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Amsterdam
River Platte
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Berlin
hen
Eduard von Graf
Wurttemberhos Tost
Wilberm von Lotterer
von Menges
Kut El-Amara
en of
tctal
Turkish war office
Washington Acts on Tariff and Postal Bill
Washington actions include maintaining a one cent a pound sugar tariff, pushing free sugar after May 1, and Senate approval of House amendments to raise the postal savings bank maximums to 1 000 with interest and 1 000 without. Secretary Lansing and Mrs Lansing depart for Pinehurst while Frank L Polk acts secretary. The Panama Canal may reopen by April 16 for seaplane passage. Carranza troops are permitted to cross the border under reciprocal terms. The Mobile Army may be expanded by 20 000, awaiting presidential sign.
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Pinehurst
N.C
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war department
United States
Carranza
Bievedondo
Waoshipvgtes
General Hoguea leads winter war with Col. France
Foreign Galliant, replaced by General Hoguea as winter war commander, is said to be ill. The unusual spelling suggests an early 20th century dispatch with uncertain naming. Further details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Geenrel Galliant
Hoguea me
France
Galliant
Seed corn advice sparks farmer debate in Iowa
An Iowa farmer urges practicality in seed corn handling insisting seed corn must be stored indoors to prevent spoilage. He cites decades on farms and twelve years on the state board of control noting 1916 as a poor crop year. Also: photographer captures robbery of Jack Eldridge on the Hook Island platform with moving pictures.
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avery tacmet
gornubatter
state board of control
Iowa
Dows
Des Moines Primary Yields Garry Des Moines Mayoral Win
Des Moines civic race results show Garry Des Moines securing the mayoral nomination. Liberal supporters counted votes across the city and council slate with several liberal candidates finishing in the top five for commissioner positions.
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Garry Des Moines
Des -Moines
John »MacVicar
Des Moines
Manry Live Stock Shipments in 1916 Reach High Totals
In 1916, 572 carloads of cattle were shipped from Harl ham stock yards weighing about 12,090,000 pounds with an estimated value between 850,000 and 1,000,400 dollars. Local boosters believe Manry shipped more hay stock than any other station in Iowa that year.
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Manry
EBarlham
Harlham
Eariham
Towa
Barn Fire Destroys Johnson Farm Near Mt Ayr
A large barn south of Mt Ayr owned by J. G. Johnson burned with five horses and farm implements lost. Johnson was in Kansas City visiting relatives when the fire began, causing an estimated loss of 3500 with 4000 insured.
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Horace
Mt. Ayr
J. G. Johnson
toggether
Johnson
Kansas City
West Liberty approves bond for new high school building
West Liberty voters approved a $75,000 bond by 468 to 411 to fund a new high school building replacing the damaged school. About 240 women cast ballots. The independent district of West Liberty carried the measure to assure construction of the new facility.
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West Liberty
igh
gerade
Drainage Contract Let For Grant Township Project
A drainage contract for Grant township has been let at an anticipated cost of about 951,000 dollars. The project will drain roughly 52,621 acres and cover one of the largest districts in the area.
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Buffalo Center
Grant township
egypty
Wii Build New Church Hampton
A new Christian church will be built here this summer replacing the present structure. The project is expected to cost about $90,000 and will be located on the site of the current building.
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Wii
Hampton
Audubon County Forms Child Welfare Group
Women of Audubon county organize the Audubon County Child Welfare Association to address local welfare issues. The group formed that fall at a county meeting, with support from state institutions noted in the cited report.
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Women Farm Welfare Association
Audubon
Iowa
state univerally
Ames college
state fair
Young Hero Rescues Man From Flood Waters
A 19 year old youth braved perilous currents to rescue Charles Thomas from a flooded area after both were swept from a boat. Ella volunteered for the daring act and rowed to safety, bringing Thomas back to shore despite failed prior attempts.
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Madal
Thomas
Seek Missing Jefferson Youth of Jefferson Friends Report
Jefferson farmer G Martin, a prominent young man, disappeared after a trip to Omaha stockyards. Police have no trace. foul play or possible mental derangement suspected as family anxiously awaits word on his fate.
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Jefferson
G. Martin
Martin
Omaha
Oma’ha
State Telephone Meeting Adopts Cautious Outlook
At the twenty-fourth annual Iowa Independent Telephone Association session in Des Moines officials said no rate hike is expected. They warned the public would be educated to value reliable service while companies plan to oppose legislation that would raise operating costs.
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Des Moines
Iowa Independent Telephone association
Tharvie
Calted
Oliford Thorne
Town railroad commission
Chartes
Elmqulat
Minnegate
Robert R. Prents
Virginia
railrogds
rellroad
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fedpral
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Thorne
Producers Convene in Des Moines Largest Iowa Poultry Dairy Meeting
The Iowa Wholesale Eye Butter and Poultry Dealers Association held its second annual convention in Des Moines with more than three hundred dealers attending. The event highlights a $90 million annual output in poultry and dairy, leading all states. A prairie fire near Oaklawn Cemetery forced a funeral party to flee, as flames swept through parts of the cemetery and chased mourners back toward the city.
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Dee Moines
Iowa
Will Build New Church at Clarion for $20,000
The official board of the Church of Christ decides to erect a $20,000 church building in Clarion. A committee including the pastor Hiter A. O. Wright and three board members will travel across the state to gather ideas for the structure.
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New
Clarion
Church of Christ
Hiter A. O. Wright
CoEds Rescued From Drowning at Des Moines Pool
In Des Moines two coeds, while aiding a futile rescue of Louise Dubbed in a women’s gymnasium pool, became exhausted and went under themselves. A lifeguard and bystander frat members pulled them from the water. both were revived after a few minutes.
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Town City
resu oas
Louise Dubbed
gymuseum
Vivan Morey
Des Moines
Wealayan Campaign Launched For Iowa Wesleyan Endowment
The forty days effort aims to raise 875,000 for Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant. So far 100,000 has been raised, with a conference seeking 350,000 in additional pledges.
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Iowa Wesleyan college
Mount Pleasant
School House Condemned at Jefferson The High School
The Jefferson high school building has been condemned as unsafe and schools are dismissed until repairs occur. The 10 year old structure never proved satisfactory and architects urged closure. Bonds approved for new construction, but legality and bond funding faced challenges.
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Condaminad
Jefferson
uneate
Bonde
fond -companiss
Iowa Supreme Court rules parents not liable for minor joyriders
The Iowa Supreme Court holds that parents are not responsible for damages caused by their minor children using the family car during joyriding. In the Sultzbach case Webster County, Frank Smith’s minor son took the car without permission and collided, prompting the district court to order payment of 260 dollars. The ruling signals broader liberal interpretation of laws over strict statutory construction.
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Webster county
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Gorge Opened by Explosive Work Near Givin
Des Moines news reports the Des Moines area gorge flood threat near Givin as thawing waters forced temporary channel cuts. Workers attempted a new passage with explosives but achieved only limited progress through the gorge amid rising waters.
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Des Moines
Givin
Mitie
firéra
alzamile
Waukon Naw School and New Storefronts Herald Growth
Readable fragments indicate Naw School at Waukon expanding with several new store fronts and dwellings. Adlya begins mining operations with ore ready for meat. more workers are employed as old machinery is overhauled.
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Naw School
Waukon
Bome
L, Terry, phy, & Stock
Farm Auction Sees Acres Sold At High Prices Near Waterloo
A farm near Waterloo sold at public auction after a years back purchase. The tract formerly bought for 06 per acre at eighteen miles from Waterloo brought about 185 per acre, with total increase estimated near 10,800 dollars and around one thousand dollars in value.
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Waterloo
Ames Dean Stange Suffers Nervous Breakdown
Dean H. Stange of the veterinary division at Iowa State College is forced to discontinue work due to a nervous breakdown. Although not severe, he must remain away from duties for some time as his physician recommends travel to aid recovery.
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H. Stange
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Iowa State
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