Villa bandits massacre and burn bodies near Parral
Reports from refugees and agents describe Villa followers killing an American at Jimenez, burning his body after robbery, and burning two Mexican women and their five children alive. They allege massacres of seven Chinese, four Americans held by Villa guards, and bodies of thirty five others found near Parral. Foreigners, except Japanese and Germans, said to be executed. Theodore Hoemuller of Parral cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westien
Union News Service
Parral
Alvarado
Federal Farm Loan Board seeks farmer letters on loans
The Federal Farm Loan Board urges Sioux City and Iowa farmers to fill out and send loan interest letters to Washington. The board promises low rates, long terms of five to forty years, and installment pay options. Applications and loan desires must reach Washington by December 10, with banking centers planned to operate around February 1.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
Sioux City
Sioux City Territory
Iaw
Federal Farm ‘Loan Board
Washington, D. C
Towa
Washington
Iowa
Bronx City
Body of 9 year old Cyril Mathews washed ashore
The Chicago boy nicknamed Sonny who disappeared from his home nine months ago was found on Lake Michigan. Parents and schoolmates had kept up the search, but no word had been known of his fate until the body washed ashore.
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Chicago
Cyril
Sonny”) Mathews
Lake Michigan
Earch
Detroit maid inherits $100000 from aunt in Johnstown claim
Miss Hannah Hesse, a 24 year old hotel maid in Detroit, received word from her brother Louis Heese of Slaterville West Virginia that she has fallen heir to $100,000 left to her and three brothers by an aunt who lived in Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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Detroit
Mich
Hannah Hesse
Louis I. Heese
Slaterville
W. Va
Johnstown
Zeppelin shot down near Serany by Petrograd troops
Petrograd Russian forces report defeating a large zeppelin airship near Serany southeast of Plosk. The incident resulted in the capture of the sixteen crew members aboard the airship.
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Petrograd
Serany
Plosk
World War Headlines From Archangel to Somme Fronts
Russian report notes ships blown up at Archangel harbor and Allied operations push along the Somme. Austro Hungarians seize villages in Romania and Italians lose a trench near Goricz. Serbian front moves report town abandoned near Soluniki. Beaucourt captured on Somme as British drive yields 5,000+ prisoners. Norwegian torpedo boat intercepts German steamer.
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Beaucourt
Somme
Ancre Brook
London
Wisconsin Farmers Join Food Movement Across State
Wisconsin farmers join a state wide movement to cut out middlemen by selling produce directly in big towns. One farmer arrived in Milwaukee and sold 600 bushels of potatoes. The article also covers wartime shipping losses and labor news.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation and War Debates Cloud U S News
President Wilson proclaims November 30 as Thanksgiving and urges relief for Europe. At a Chamber of Commerce meeting Adamson forecasts swift railroad legislation, while Belgium asks U S action to stop deportations. Courts begin suits against the eight hour railroad law as Justice plans defense. Agricultural colleges urge broader military training, and Britain rebukes the U S note on the trade blacklist for neutral rights.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Europe
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Adamson
Congress
Department of Justice
Frank Hagerman
Kansas City
State, Department At
Mexican War News Reports Transport of Shells to Mexico
Army officers arriving at El Paso report shipment of larger artillery shells to the punitive expedition in Mexico. The ordnance department sent over 2,000,000 rounds of small arms ammo south to Peru. A Parral mining company notes the killed include Theodore Hoemakter, his wife, and baby. Benjamin Brahan was released from Parral jail after being charged with aiding General Pershing.
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el Paso
Tex
Columbus
Mexico
Ordnance Department
Perashing
Theodore Hoemakter
Parral
Chihuaha
Villa
Parral Mining
Hoemutler
Mex
Benjamin Brahan
Juarez
General Pershing
Polish novelist Henryk Stenkiewicz dies in Switzerland
Personal Henryk Stenkiewicz the Polish novelist best known in this country as the author of Quo Vadis is dead at Vevey Switzerland according to a cable dispatch received at New York by the Polish victims relief committee Bishop Charles Edward Cheney of the Chicago synod of the Reformed Episcopal church which he helped establish and for 56 years rector of Christ church died in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Armstrong Chaloner
Merry Mills
Looney
Supreme Court
Washington
New York
Henryk Stenkiewicz
Vevey
Switzerland
Polish Victims’ Relief Committee
Charles Edward Cheney
Chicago Synod of the Reformed Episcopal Church
Christ Church
Chicago
Iowa Prison Report Details Growing State Penitentiary Population
The Iowa Board of Parole filed with Governor Clarke a report showing increased convictions for auto thefts and related offenses fueling higher prison admissions and costs. It notes more felonies, rising parole releases, and eras of reform debates, plus a new legislature, franchise grants, and budgetary figures across state agencies.
Iowa Dairy Industry Growth and Cheese Factory Expansion
Iowa dairy output rose with 97,628,788 pounds of creamery butter sold for 26,993,925 dollars as New York paid 32.43 cents per pound, and most butter shipped abroad. Cheese factories totaled 691,315 pounds. a northeast push may add more Tuna cheese. Condensaries evaporated 17,290,808 gallons of milk. dairy products excluding milk reached 36,871,825 dollars in value. In Davenport a fake horse-race swindle netted over 350,000 dollars as Reeves Ward and Brown pleaded guilty for operating the scheme targeting wealthy investors. The gang, active over a year, used a tip system via race results to lure big bets. The attorney general and state officials sought punishment. the Mabray tie is noted as a possible origin.
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Ames
State,Dairy and Food Commission
Towa
New York
Iowa
Davenport
Davenport J
Getteral
State House
Mabray Gane
Mubrays
Ito
Central College Founder Dies at 96 in New Jersey
The Rev Ira J Stoddard founder of Central College in Pella dies at Plainfield New Jersey aged 96 He was Colgate graduate and served ten years as a missionary in India Before returning to America he aided the school’s development and left Pella in 1866 for India.
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Central College
Pella
Ira J. Stoddard
Plainfield
N J
Stoddard
Colgate
India
America
Colleges Pledge Funds For Prison War Camps Aid
Cedar Rapids reports colleges of laws pledge funds for Y M C A work in European prison camps. Cornell College $2000 Grinnell $1450 Coe $1000 Iowa State University students $1560 raised Drake several hundred dollars. Campaign continues. Funds to promote religious and educational work among prisoners abroad.
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Cedar Rapids
Colleges of Laws
Y. M
Cornell College
Grinnell
Coe
Iowa University
Drake
Insurance Men Meet in Des Moines Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance
The thirty second annual meeting of the Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association, the largest exclusive tornado insurer in the United States, convened in Des Moines with 127 delegates from 63 counties. Reports show in force risks on Oct 31 1916 totaled $215 478 306, up $16 002 561 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
United States
Prison Factory Rug Shop at Ft Madson Earns 2500 Monthly
After a year in operation the rug shop of the Town state prison is now generating about $2500 each month. Seven looms run full time and in six months produced 12,000 rugs. Unfilled orders total several hundred dollars and all earnings go to the state. Gitt, For Guard Members. Centerville Association of Commerce sent $60 to Captain Pizley on the Mexican border to buy the boys trimmings for Thanksgiving. Ames College Doing Good Work. Henry F. Giese joins Iowa State College extension staff to teach manual training. Through the department 1200 girls received a month of instruction in Cedar Rapids in cooking, sewing, home planning and related topics for women.
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Des
Moines
Iowa
State Board of Parole
Tte
Clarke
General Assembly
Dent
Anamona Reformatory
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Buoy Place
Ft. Madson
Gitt
Centerville
Association of Commerce
Captain Pizley
Ames
Henry F. Giese
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapida
Indians Raise Prize Corn at Tama Fair
Tama Indians Charlie Davenport and Willie Johnston grew the best seed corn in Tama county as they shift from raбes to farming aimed at enabling Indians to raise better corn than white neighbors. Their seed corn won high marks at the county fair and previously at the state corn show, signaling progress for the Tama Reservation in Tama county.
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Tama
Charlie Davenport
Willie Johnston
Indiana
Tama Teserve
Tama County
Health boards urge state lab support for diphtheria control
Iowa City leaders push for state health board laboratory services to aid epidemic control. Epidemiologist Mark B Boyd notes the division has been available about a year as 12 communities seek assistance and nearly 5000 throat cultures from suspected diphtheria cases have been examined.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Boards of Health
State Board of Health
Mark B. Boyd
Boyd
Harding inauguration set for January eleventh 1917
Des Moines reports that Governor-elect Harding will be sworn in on January 11 1917. Governor Clarke remains in office for eleven days after January 1. All other elective officers take office January 1 except governor and lieutenant governor. The council does not canvass their votes. the assembly counts them on the session’s second day.
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Harding
Des Moines
Iowa
Clarke
State Executive Council
Land Dealers To Meet In Des Moines Iowa
Real estate dealers from all over Iowa will attend the annual meeting of the Iowa Federation of Real Estate Dealers in Des Moines on two consecutive days in January. The exact dates have not been set. Last year eight delegates attended from various parts of the state. this year the attendance is expected to exceed 150.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Madison inquiry probes liquor trade and blind pig cases
Des Moines agents led by M. Steer and Chittick assisted by Fred Mordart and others visited Fort Madison to review mayoral influence and collect evidence. The investigation targets 12 operators and 12 owners accused of illegal liquor sales described as blind pig activity, ahead of trials.
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Fort Madison
M. Steer
Chittick
Fred ‘Mordart
Ogan
Des Moines
M.W. Snether
H. W. Terrell
Mortgage filed for 200000 by Iowa Public Service to Michigan Trust Co
The Iowa Public Service Co of this city and Ames recently filed a mortgage on their properties for 200000 to the Michigan Trust Co. Proceeds will be used to retire old debts and fund improvements. Gilbert and Story City are reported to be slated for extensions by the company. Kelley and Slater may be taken on later.
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Nevada
Iowa’ Public Service Co
Ames
Michigan Trust Co
Gilbert
Story City
Kelley
Slater
Club Women Plan Convention in Ft Dodge for 1917
Preparations for the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs 1917 convention are underway in Ft Dodge led by program chair Mrs. B. B. Clark. A style show at the armory raised $750 for the convention fund with state president Mrs. Francis Whitley of Webster City as guest of honor.
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Ft. Dodge
Iowa Federation
B. B. Clark
State Federation
Francis ©. Whitley
Welster City
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Goricz
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Monastir
Suloniki
Paris War Office
St. Pierre-Vaast Wood
Pressoire Village
Copenhagen
Morgenbiudet
Stavanger
Deutschland
New London
Conn
Bremen
T. A. Scott,Jr
Pred Hingsch
Hner Neckar
Standard Oil Company of California
Adams, American
Wells-Fargo and Western
First National Bank
Waisenburg
Colo
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Minn
American Federation of Labor
Baltimore
Walter G. Owen
Wiscorialn
Thas Blugest
Nis
Philipp Fit Madison
Owen
Jessie Spafford
Rockford
Hitness Federation of Woman's Clubs
Champaign
William Sandell
W. P. Oliver
Security State Bank
St. Paul, Minn
Charles Christian
Horace Jackson
Chicago, Board of Trade
Turkey
Germany
State Department
E. Havenith
Havenith
Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Santa Regalia
Laredo
Yex
Durango
Fileprison
Senate
House
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Iowa Electric Company
Garner
Belmond
Yowa Electric Company
Ron Herndon
Guthrie Center
Foir Managers Association
State Agriculture Association
Iowa Draft Horse Breeders’ Association
State’ Grange
State Horticultural Society
Food and Dairy Commission Office
Will-Aek
State -Pharmacy
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Humber
Harry Shropshire
State ‘Board of Control
George Newcomb
State Pharmacy Commission
State Banking Department
S ‘Bank
O. O. Roe
Executive Council
State Board of Education
Game Department
Fish and Game Department
BH. H. English
State Insurance Commissioner
Revenue Department of the Auditor of State
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