Iowa News Briefs Highlight State Advances and Incidents
Iowa reports discuss a proposed short course for bakers at Iowa State College in Ames, a census note showing 1.55 million Iowa born residents in state, and a broad range of local events. Tornado damage near Jasper county injures none. property losses occur around Newton and Pleasantville. Des Moines rises as a major horse market with large export contracts. statewide jurists address brewing shipment rights. and notable obituaries, appointments, and civic actions fill the page.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Chicago
Iowa
Ora Williams
Iown
Middle West
Sast
New York
W. F. Clowes
State Commission of Animal Health
Margaret Kanaly
Newell High School
Miss Kanaly
State Reformatory
Eldora
Kuser
W. J. Dixon
State Board of Control
Newton
Jasper County
Milton Tudor
Iowa City
United States
Glen C. Forgy
Logansport
Ind
Frank W. Bristol
Omaha
Episcopal
Chattanooga
Tenn
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Nebraska
Wildheads
Fremont
Board of Trade
Tne H
Blonk
Desmeine
Berand End
Searnine Anen
George Blnegsr
Poweshler
Lis Howe
Happenings of the World Tersely Told
War reports detail French counterattacks near Cumieres and fort areas on the Meuse front, German advances southwest of Givenchy, and a major Italian depot blast at Roverto. Other items note Florina station occupation by Entente forces, Verdun and Isonzo actions, and a London vote approving large war credits.
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Cumieres
Meuse
Vardun
War Office
Berlin
Fort Douaumont
Haudremont
Givenchy-En-Gebelle
Verdun
Waite case wanders through defense witnesses in murder trial
In New York Dr. Arthur W. Waite defended himself against charges in the murder of his father in law John E. Peck, a Grand Rapids drug magnate. The testimony framed a tale of theft. Other items note Louis Werstein’s alleged double homicide and suicide, a teen confession in Illinois, a Tuskegee appointment, a White House wedding, and a Supreme Court ruling on a Wisconsin foreign corporation law and a Michigan public employment tax case.
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Albertin Adair Moore
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Peck
Arthur Waite
New York
Waite
Arthur W. Waite
Grand Rapids, Mich
Fort Sam Houston urged to push troops to border
General Funston ordered rapid advance to the border from Fort Sam Houston as tensions rise. A note from Mexico's de facto government to Washington demands immediate U S troop withdrawal, stating Mexicans prefer war to honor and sovereignty being trampled.
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Funston
Fort Sam Houston
Mexico
United States
Washington
Foreign king grants bill signings and Dublin court verdicts
King George signed the military service bill after parliament passed it in London. John MacNeill, Sinn Fein volunteers leader and law professor, was found guilty of complicity in the Irish uprising by a Dublin court martial and faces sentencing later this week. Miss Stillemann, an American instructor at Roberts College, was released from Warnemunde detention and departs for America. Ambassador Gerard reported Berlin. Telegraph learns Prince von Buelow goes to Washington with a special mission from Emperor William.
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King George
London
John MacNeill
Sinn Fein Volunteers
National University
Dublin
Miss Stillemann
Roberts College
Warnemunde
America
Gerard
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Prince von Buelow
Washington
William
Texas National Guard members to face court martial
Secretary Baker in Washington announced that 116 Texas National Guard members who did not appear for muster into federal service will be court-martialed under current law. The article notes related votes on river and harbor funding, land grant bills, and large naval and army appropriation figures in sessional debate.
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Baker
Washington
Texas National Guard
Des Moines eyed as site for new Baptist college of Iowa
A 16 member committee proposes locating the Baptist college of Iowa in Des Moines, contingent on raising 200000 for construction. The plan envisions abandoning Des Moines College and moving to a forty acre site at old Chautauqua Park, purchased by the Baptist church. Local business groups back the fund drive and a Greater Des Moines committee will take up the proposal. A special joint committee will report to the chambers and boards involved.
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Des Moines
New Baptist College of Iowa
Central West
Central College
Pella Des Moines College
Board of Education
Northern Baptist Convention
Greater Des Moines
Directory Board
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines Commercial Association
Des Moines College
Old Chautauqua Park
Baptista
Absent Voters Instructed On Cedar Rapids Primary Ballots
Absentee voting rules are explained with steps for Iowa Cedar Rapids residents to obtain an official primary ballot. Voters must apply to the county auditor on a blank, receive the ballot and affidavit, swear to it before an officer, seal it, and mail or deliver it in person.
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Cedar Rapida
Clark
Exports Rise Sharply As Trade Outlook Brightens
Washington reports exports for ten months ending April at 3.401 billion dollars, up 1.175 billion from last year, with a potential year end trade balance near 2 billion. Imports reach 1.722 billion, up 248 million, and free entry of raw materials climbs to 67 percent. In Webster City, a jury awards Minnie Meyers 200 dollars after suing for 20,000 for injuries from a defective sidewalk.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Webster City
Minnie Meyers
Grain Man Held as Embezzler in Fremont Case
Will Rhoads, grain dealer of Fremont, jailed on embezzlement charges alleging theft of 15000 to 25000 dollars by selling grain around his elevator and gambling on the board of trade. The case implicates an illicit scheme involving grain sales and market bets.
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Onkaloosa
Will Rhoads
Fremont
Board of Trade
Abolish Pratal Banks Waterloo Abandonment in Iowa Banking Distitutions
A postal report notes widespread abandonment of pratal savings depositories in Iowa towns as a government action. It cites Texas as second in depository closures with 79, and references a broader decline across several states. The text suggests a sweeping banking contraction impacting numerous institutions.
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Pratal
Waterloo
Abtax
Lowa
Lows
Pnion
Texas
Jona Mwibpeth
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Boston
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Ellott City
Virgil James Montani
Joseph Montani
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Louis Werstein
Leopold Werstein
Battle Creek
Mich
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Will J. Skinner
Jack Armstrong
Gwendolyn Holden
Aurora, II
Robert T. Moton
Tuskegee, Ala
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