Fortress Falls as Czars Troops Gain Foothold Near Lemberg
Berlin war office reports German and Bulgarian forces capture the old Bulgarian fortress of Silistria on the Danube, 25 miles north of Turtukal and 60 miles south of Bucharest, while Romanians and Russians suffer heavy losses in Dobrudja. Rumanians push in Banat against Austrians, battles near Szereda repulsed, and Germans contact Romanians near the Hungary border.
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Union News Service
Dobridja
Silistria
Danube
Turtukal
Bucharest
Rumania
Apa
Constanta
Bukowina
Berlin
Vienna
Carpathians
Zabie
Shypot
Baltic
Copenhagen
London
Potitiken
Germany
Frankfort
Villa Bandits Raid Camp At Ojo Federico
Mexican bands believed to be Villa followers raided an American punitive expedition engineer camp at Ojo Federico. Four mules and a mule owner were taken, according to expeditionary force members arriving from Mexico via Columbus New Mexico. The incident, tied to rumors of a clash near El Valle Chihuahua, is viewed by military authorities as the hoax story.
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el Faso
Tex
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Ojo Fedarico
Fifth Cavalry
Sixteenth Infantry
el Valle
Chihuahua
End of Infantile Paralysis Campaign Near
Government Health Service campaign against infantile paralysis in New York is nearing completion. Dr Charles E B Banks, senior surgeon in charge, says the attack on the disease is near an end and that Stapleton Staten Island station will close Monday with other stations to follow shortly.
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New York
Charles EB. Banks
United States Public Health Service
Stapleton
Staten Island
Russian Sub Officer Removed After Baltic Capture Incident
The commanding officer of the Russian submarine that captured the German steamer Desterro in Swedish waters has been removed from command and severely punished for abusing the Swedish flag. This follows Sweden’s protest and the Russian government’s reply.
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Stockholm
London
Desterro
Ruasign
Ohio Oil Purchases Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas
The Ohio Oil Company announced it has acquired the Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas Company for about 3 million dollars, with reports suggesting the price exceeded 33 million. In New York, infantile paralysis shows a sharp decline as health authorities report 13 fewer cases and 12 fewer deaths than the prior day.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio Oil Company
Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas Company
New York
Sultan Composes War Poem Glorifying Dardanelles Victories
Constantinople reports the sultan has written a war poem praising Turkish troops for defending the Dardanelles. The poem is dedicated to Enver Pasha, the Turkish war minister, reflecting official wartime sentiment.
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Sultan
Constantinople
London
Dardanelles
Enver Pasha
Woman Electrocuted in Cleveland Home
Augusta Teury mother of five children was electrocuted while using an electric iron at her residence in Cleveland Ohio. An investigation into the high voltage causing the fatality is underway.
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Cleveland
Augusta Teury
News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers
The Allies have lost more than a million men in killed wounded and missing since the grand offensive began three months ago. German experts quoted in Berlin deem the figure conservative. Bulgarian forces capture forts at Tutrakan and push toward Roumanian positions as a second Bulgarian army advances along the Black Sea coast. Belchik Kaverna and Kallarka ports announced taken by Sofia, with Russian gains including Negotin and pressure on Vidin. Roumanian operations near Tutrakan threaten Bucharest as Teutons sweep toward Constanta. Tutrakan’s capture is officially confirmed by Berlin and Petrograd. Haltcz near Lemberg is in flames under Russian bombardment. French forces seize German first-line trenches on a one-mile front at Verdun, with further gains south of the Somme around Berny Vermandovillers. Canada reports 361,693 men under arms. French troops take Ommicourt Hospital Farm Balnette Wood and part of Marrieres Wood. 6,600 prisoners and 36 cannon taken.
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Berlin
Turtukal
Roumanian
Black Ben
Belchik
Kaverna
Kallarka
Sofia
Tutrakan
Roumiania
Bucharest
Dodcudja
Black Sea
Constanzy
Petrograd
Ommilecourt
Hospital Farm
Balnette Wood
Marrieres Wood
Somme
Paris War Office
Rise of the New York street railway strike shocks city
Rioting marked the start of New York’s big street railway strike as elevated trains faced stones and bottles from roofs. Mass meeting of electric railway workers led to a strike vote on all subway and elevated lines of the IRT to begin immediately.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company of
Food Law Is Model For Other States Urged
Iowa dairy and food commissioner W B Barney pushes an amendment to the Pure Food Law requiring physical exams for all food plant workers and barring those with transmittable diseases. The American Specialty Manufacturers Association backs a uniform national law, with Iowa’s version praised as superior and to be proposed for adoption nationwide. Iowa officials will urge passage at the January session while amendments tighten licensing and suspend operations for unsanitary plants.
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Dea Moines
General Assembly
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Avery
Porsons
American Specialty Manufacturers” Association
Barney
Iowa
Association
Seazion
National Association
Milford Consolidated School District Showcases Wealth of Rural Education
At the Des Moines state fair Milford consolidated district displays a $50,000 building and five acre agricultural plot for field demonstrations. The district, in Dickinson County, has absorbed seven rural schools, offers day-to-day rural education with practical subjects, manual training, domestic science, gym, and sports under a $1,200 coach. Teachers earn about $70-$76 monthly, superintendent $2,000 yearly, and sanitation and comfort are prioritized.
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Towa
Tha
Mora
Iowa
Spirit Lake
Des Moines
Milford
Solidate
Dickinson County
Pura‘ly
Hach
Ames Students Tour Forestry Camps Across West
Fifteen sophomore forestry students from Iowa State College completed a three months tour of thousands of miles through western and northwestern United States studying forestry methods. They camped in forests of Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Minnesota, with the longest three week camp in the Columbia National Forest in Washington.
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Ames
Great Forest
United States
Iowa State , College
Iowa State College
Colorado
Utah
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Minnesota
Thea
Columbia National Forest
Five Detached Miles of Model Road Begun in Waterloo
Waterloo reports G W Condon of Omaha has started constructing five detached miles of model road in the county at a cost slightly above 30 000 per mile. The aim is to show the value of perfect roads to voters and persuade a bond issue next year to gravel the county road system of 170 miles.
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Waterloo
G. W. Condon
Omaha
High Juxtaposition of Johnson County Hunting Licenses
The Johnson County auditor reports 483 hunting licenses issued since July 1, the start of the fiscal year, with fifty to sixty applications daily for resident licenses despite the county’s poor hunting conditions.
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Towa
Johnson County
Keokuk Dam Visits Rise as Auto Touring Grows
More than 200 more persons per week than last year visited the Keokuk water power project this summer. Officials attribute the rise to favorable weather and increasing automobile touring. The company had earlier built a parking space for autos to accommodate visitors.
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Keokuk Dam
Keokuk
Automediies
Speeders Menace State Highways Warn Drivers
Des Moines residents are urged to curb reckless driving after a town highway commission bulletin condemns speed maniacs on Lincoln and other routes. Automobile groups are asked to help stop speeding, with calls for local enforcement and possible state laws imposing heavier penalties for dangerous driving that leads to injury or death.
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Des Moines
Town Highway Commission
Beavid
Saraly
State Fair Founder Shaffer Dies in Chicago
John R Shaffer longtime secretary of the Iowa department of agriculture from 1874 to 1898 died recently in Chicago. His work helped establish the state fair which began in Fairfield in 1858 with J M Shaffer, the first department secretary. The fair moved to Des Moines around 1887 and growth followed as Des Moines donated land for the fair ground. The plant now valued at more than 1 118 000 dollars.
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Fairfeld
John R. Shaffer
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Fairfield
J. M. Shaffer
Agricultural Department
Department of Agriculture
Capitol
Des Moines
John Shaffer
Des Moinna
Drainage Investigation in Cerro Gordo County
Mason City reports a drainage study reviewing county improvements and financing, per acre cost, assessment levies, and administration. H. S. Yohe of the U S Department of Agriculture leads the inquiry, aiming to inform a forthcoming bulletin and compare state practices with elective official control.
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Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Yohe
United State
Yoke
Suit over $460000 in Chicago against Maytag
Newton man Frederick L. Maytag, organizer and former vice president of the International Maugoleum Company, faces a Superior Court suit alleging he obtained about 450000 in money and valuables from the firm. The case notes Maytag held 400 shares and now claims 8861 shares in his name or in entities he controls.
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Bued
Newton
Chicago
Frederick L. Maytag
International Maugoleum Company
West Virginia
Maytag
Seed Gorn Campaign in Waterloo County Boots Seed Education
A whirlwind seed corn campaign was conducted in Waterloo County by eight lecturers and demonstrators who visited every school district and town. County Superintendent H. C. Moeller and county agriculturist F. A. Burger promoted the effort with experts from Iowa State College and International Harvester Company leading the teams.
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Waterloo
Avary Schodl
H. C. Moeller
4. A. Burger
Iowa State College
International Harvester Company
Fort Madison plans higher sewer system due to dam overflow
The Misatsatopi River Power dam raises Fort Madison costs by an estimated 79,580 for a new sewer system. A large pumping station will be needed to lift sewerage to river height, as prior gravity drainage was adequate before the dam.
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Fort Madison
Misatsatopi River Power Company
European War Headlines From A Year Ago This Week
Chronology of World War I events dated September 14 to 17, 1915, noting German, Russian, British, Italian, and Turkish actions. Reports include offensives near Vilna and Dvina, naval movements near Smyrna, aerial raids on England, and political notes on munition workers and Bulgaria.
Captain Maxfield Swords Enemies Victory Linked Across War
Capt. Albert Maxfield of New York, a Civil War veteran, was captured near Appomattox and forced to surrender his sword. A Bangor letter from John Duyla Arbuckle of Lewisburg, West Virginia, says he took a Yankee officer's sword at Appomattox. Maxfield has seen the letter, received the sword, and invites the former foe to visit. In Maine, Perkins Derrah and wife were elected to local offices, Derrah becoming town clerk and other posts, while Mrs. Derrah joins the school committee. Other items note antiquities sales in New York, General Petain’s fitness, Humphrey’s clock fetches $600 in London, and various global stats and anecdotes.
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Albert Maxfield
New York
Eleventh
Maine
Appombttox
Bangor
John Duyla Arbuckle
Lewisburg
W. Va
Apopomattox
Maxfield
A.A. Derrab
Perkins
Derrah
Oushak
General Petain
Verdun
Humphrey
William Humphrey
Barnard Castle
Durham
Dickena
London
Mexico
Bilger
Rio de Janeiro
Brasil
Germany
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The
West
Lemberg
VILLA
London Daily Mail
Athens
Negotin
Vidin
Haltcz
Verdum
War Office
Paris
Berny
Vermandovillers
Canada
Rama
Ottawa
Ont
New York Medical Journal
Charles
Braddock, Jr
Wilson
Atlantic City
N. Z
National American Woman Suffrage Association
J. W. Struthers
Charles Deere Wiman
Army Aviation School
Governor's Island
Wiman
Tower Lake Erie
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Willam Tank
Otto Bergmann
Zwickey
Vandyne
Wis
Maré
Frank Cox
Hartley
Cox
Legititire
Towa State Railway Commission
Commerce
J. H. Henderson
American Live Stock Association
Denver
Colo
Interarete Commerce Commission
Livestock Association
Moembera
Iowa Commission
Commerce Counsel
Interstate Commission
E. R. Bennett
Third Iowa Infantry
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Dan Newquist
Third Infantry
Ernest Johnson
David A. Roderick
Allen T. Hupp
Maj
R. 3. Whitley
Corp
Clyde D. Dickerson
Clarke
Brownsville
Brookhart
Smith W. Brookhart
War Department
Logan
Iowa National Guard
Military Department
Secretary of War
Guy BD
Iowa,national Guard
Guard
Crowdar
Judge Advocate
Army
State Department
National Guard
Hird
Fred S. Hird
Hirdwill
Charles A. Dewey
Cavalry
Buiker
Howell
J. H. Draibelia
C. G. Brown
State Railroad Commission
It & Hine
Iowa Railroad Commission
American Livestock Association
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Co. O. Roe
Cedar _Rapids
Clarence Wiese
Wiese
Reform School
Emory H. Engliah
Burlington
State Mining Department
Ed Stamm
Beat Towa
Fine Rural School
Baling
Dan Per
Fub
Highwaya
Ovinaks Vilng
Gayoasua
Smyrna
Vilne
Orn
English
Hindenburg
Rovno- Petrograd
Vilna
Dvinak
Ruslana
Tarnopol
von Mackeneen
Rovno
Bir
Percy Scott
Russia
Gareth
Tautons Acrowa
von Mackeanséh
Pinsk
Asquith
Itallone
Tolmbo
Dvina
Molodechno
Entente Ailles
Bulgaria
Gallipoli
Dumba
U. 8
Zoppoli
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