Loan Rumor on Foreign Exchange Markets
Report outlines a debated loan as a makeshift to ease foreign exchange tensions. It notes two cargoes of bullion totaling about 40 million dollars arrived in New York from Britain aboard British warships, plus securities from Adriatic and St Paul.
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New’ York
New Nes Dal World
Whov
Diag
Collathich
New York
Ota v
Col Taling
Great Britain
Halifax
St. Paul
Five Die in Electric Chair in New York State
Murderers sentenced to death in Sing Sing prison execution set for September 4. Names listed include Salemme of Rochester, Vanditti of New York, Ach of Palatine Bridge, and William Perry of Land for All. Also notes land disposals and corporate receiverships in unrelated items.
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Foleadle
New York
Saat
Eixty
Salemme
Rochester
Coun Square
Vandittl
Ach
Palatine Bridge
William Perry
Standard Oil adopts eight hour day for New Jersey workers
Announcement by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey states an eight hour day is adopted by the board of directors. About twenty five thousand workers are said to be affected by the order, which would take effect September 13. In North Yakima two masked robbers held up the Selah State Bank, stealing 1850 in currency and silver, locking cashier Elmer Dahlin in the vault before escaping in an automobile.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Lashler
Yakima
Wash
Selah
Alger
Elmer Dahlin
Knoxville
Melcher
Das Moines
Adj
Guy B. Logan
Logan
National
Des Moines
Labor Bureau
J. ©. Niétzel
Atate Free Employment “Bureau
State Bureau
Germans Reach Critical Point on Dvina Front
London reports a German off the cuff claim of seizing the fortified bridgehead at Lennewada on the Dvina between Friedrichstadt and Riga. If true, the Russians face their most critical point on the front as a Dvina crossing could force evacuation of Riga and threaten positions to Vilna and southwest.
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London
Lennewada
Dyina
Friedrichstadt
Riga
Dvina
Vilna
German Navy Minister Tirpitz to resign new leader named
European War News reports Admiral von Tirpitz, the German minister of marine, will resign and be succeeded by Admiral von Pohl. Petrograd dispatches say Russian forces evacuated Grodno and retired to the Niemen river. General Ivanoff’s armies escaped a trap in the southern front, reportedly capturing 10,000 Austrians and Germans during their retreat toward Doubno. Domestic events note Bulgarian artillery shortages due to prior ammunition shipments to the Turks and Italian warships off Asia Minor coast. Riga inhabitants may return as German operations proceed. Five western front leaders and crown princes receive pour le mérite. Major staff changes announced for Caucasus, Lutak fortress captured, and evacuation rumors swirl in Petrograd. Since May 2 Russians allegedly lost 210,000 killed or wounded and 1,100,000 captured. Austro-Hungarian munitions workers abroad face long prison terms or death.
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Amsterdam
Lom
Petrograd
Ivanoff
Doubno
Loutek
Fragmented historical crime and disaster mentions across cities
The excerpt recounts disparate events including a murder case involving Milford Martin and a sheriff, drownings in Grand Rapids, a torturous boat incident, a deadly train wreck in Pinole, a massive dynamite explosion, a gunpowder plant accident, and Portland leadership discussions. Names, places, and figures appear amid fragmented notes.
Mexican Revolt Leader Orozco Die by Bandit’s Death
Gen Pascual Orozco, once a Mexican revolutionary and later a Huerta general, died near Sierra Blanca Texas after a raid on an American ranch. U S troops reinforced patrols on the border as four companions were killed by cowboys. Also reported are aviator Adèle Pegoud killed at the front, France mourning, and other war news including Cardinal Gibbons’ peace signals, Wilson’s defense plans, Germany’s submarine conduct, reelection prospects, and Britain’s shipment of German Austrian goods.
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Madero
Huerti
Sierra Blanca
Tex
Coal district strike averted in South Wales mines
The trouble in the South Wales coal mining districts that threatened a serious strike has been settled. The men’s demands have been conceded.
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South Wales
Baey
Iowa Made Goods Week Planned With Pledges
The Greater Iowa Association proposes a panstate display week in October with window showcases in participating merchants. Consumers pledge to buy Iowa made goods, with 60 000 families expected to participate, while farmers in Knoxville organize a 14 mile road improvement including grading and oiling to boost local commerce.
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Roche Greater
Greater Iowa Association
Altib Women ‘of
Iowa
Railroad Shop Fire At Waterloo Destroys Cars
Fire gutted the rail shop at the Iowa Central yards in Waterloo. About forty box cars were ruined and two engines damaged while in repairs. Origin undetermined but believed sparked by a locomotive. Firefighters blocked spread to the roundhouse and adjacent buildings. Loss estimated near $40,000.
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Waterloo
Iiroig Central
Woman seeks damages over farm injury near Hinton
Mrs. Marttia Verstraeten sues Daniel and Joseph Barrett for 1000 dollars, claiming they forced her to perform farm work while employed as a housekeeper earning 14.50 per week. She alleges a barbed wire fence removal caused her to fall on broken bottles, cutting an artery in her arm.
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le Mars
Marttia Verstraeten
Daniel
Joseph Barrett
Hinton
Housekeeper Sues Mattox for 6000 in Shelby Case
Mrs Margaret Adsit files a suit to recover six thousand dollars from Henry Mattox a Shelby township pioneer reputed worth fifty thousand dollars. Adsit worked in the Mattox residence about three years. New school building contracts set at sixty seven thousand eight hundred dollars with August 1926 completion aimed. Falls under moving train in Davenport as Kenneth McComb, 23, of Kansas City loses left arm and leg. condition critical.
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Harlen
Prom Lee
Margaret Adsit
Henry Mattox
Shelby Township
Adsit
Mattox
Cherokes
Davenport
Kenneth McComb
Kansas City
Booze Censor Mason City Report Claims Success
Mayor Pottar says booze censorship reduced beer and liquor flow by half after inspections in a month. Mason reports 16 barrels of beer, 105 cases, and 201 gallons of whiskey examined with 184 barrels and 79 gallons returned to shippers following enforcement actions.
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Mason City
Tom’ Parker
Pottar
Mason
Crooks Loot During Mery Makers Carnival Riot
Police report a carnival theft spree with about $2,000 in losses. A crowd mobbed vendors at noon for free fruit and watermelons, while other robberies occurred at night. One man was captured after a chase into a cornfield. several accomplices escaped. Victims at county fairs report solar raids as this summer’s worst. Veneter City.
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Wwe
Waterloo Doctor Held for Murder in Public Sentiment Case
Dr. Anna Langshore Moon faces added charges in the alleged murder of Minnie Ballard of Tripod. The county attorney filed new counts while a supreme court ordered a new trial in the Rebecca Shada case. Indictment returned in October. defense seeks venue change from Blackhawk county due to local sentiment.
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Waterloo
Anna Langshore Moon
Minnie Ballard
Tripod
Supreme Court
Rebecca Shada
Blackhawk County
Hoatera In Corn Field. Paton
In doubt about corn maturing before frost, L G Culbertson a wealthy farmer near Paton has equipped his farm with smudge pots similar to fruit protection. He says corn protection is less extensive than thought and may require about one tenth as many pots as fruit crops due to less damage from wind.
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Hoatera
Paton
Hfe
Married Sixty Four Years in West Union
Mr and Mrs Jeremiah House mark sixty four years of marriage claiming to be the longest married couple in northern Iowa. He is ninety two, Fayette counties oldest Civil War veteran and West Union's oldest man. He wed Nancy Cobb in Bradford Wisconsin.
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Jeremiah House
Iowa
Howse
Mr. House
Fayette County
Nancy Cobb
Bradford
Wis
Store Manager Held for Theft in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids store manager 26 year old P. T. Evans says McKenzie embezzled 3355 dollars from Kreage Co. Five and ten cent store. Arrest followed district superintendent investigation. McKenzie, former clerk, now held in city jail.
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Cedar Rapids
Ruseel H. MacKenzie
Kreage Co
P. T. Evans
McKenzie
Engine Through Bridge Near Mt Vernon
A traction engine belonging to Edward Conklin broke through a bridge near Mt Vernon tearing away a fifty foot span. The engine was thrown off when the toppled over but injuries were not serious. Supervisors found rotten stringers in the bridge. this is the second time the engine had broken through a bridge.
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Mt. Vernon
Edward Conklin
Oats Yield Breaks Washington Record at 93.3 Bushels Per Acre
Washington farmer C. A. Rusbsaam reports the largest oats yield in the state. On 10 acres he produced 983 bushels, about 92.3 bushels per acre by weight. The crop measured 76.8 bushels by standard measure but weighed more this year. In Mason City the story notes a thirty year gap ending with a reunion. William C. Younker travels to Port Wing Michigan to meet Louis Younker, his 40 year old half brother, for the first time since birth.
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Mason City
William C. Younker
Whelea
Port Wing
Mich
Louis Younker
Younker
William
Man Believed Captured By Germans After Northern France Battle
A report from the British War Office relayed to Mrs. John Francis of Cedar Falls states Herd faila Geo left Cedar Falls last February to join British forces in France and is believed captured after a May 3 battle in northern France. He did not answer roll call and was not listed among the dead or wounded.
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London
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Herd
Iowa Leads Nation in Swine Value and Population
The 1915 census shows Iowa with 3,730,000 hogs placing the state well ahead of rivals in both numbers and value. Iowa's hog herds are worth $95,920,000 with $44,887,000 in pigs, and the state accounts for about one eighth of U.S. hogs. National totals reach 83,618,000 hogs valued at $637,479,000, with Iowa contributing roughly a third of the year’s national hog output.
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Bute
Awine
Towa
Timeis
Missouri
Indiana
Nebraska
Lowe
Iowa
Acaswine Atite
United States
United State
Iowa political year 1916 outlines and labor reports
A Des Moines segment outlines 1916 campaign setup with names like Senator Joseph H. Allen and candidates for governor and state treasurer, plus notes on reform efforts, the labor bureau's work, and a Crocker Brigade reunion. It reports on reform committees, possible candidates, and wage details while mentioning weather impacts on corn and labor applications.
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Joseph Hi. Allen
Maines
Thomas
Hampton
Senétor
Merton Criat
Onceola
W. J. Atidnaon
Moore
Denktor Thomas
Kent
Wasv
Wald
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