Iowa fair cowtest exhibit and health notes in Iowa
The state fair featured a cowtest exhibit managed by the Iowa State Dairy association and Iowa College of Agriculture officials. Top cows included Lucy Queen Alcarira yielding 5041 pounds milk and 554 pounds butterfat, with other cows showing varied profits. County health reports note infantile paralysis cases across 36 counties, Mason City most affected.
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Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa College of Agriculture
Holland
Lucy Queen Alcarira
Jersey
Kossuth
State Board of Health
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City
Buchanan County
Wapello
Polk
Hancock
Story
Cass
Scott
Hardin
Boone County
Worth County
Upper Iowa
Waterloo
Francis J. McConnell
McConnell
W. S. Lewis
Shanghai
China
H. C. Culver
West Union
Perry Millar
Janesville
Wis
P. A. Majesty
A. W. Harris
P. Shafer
William H. Fleming
Des Moines
Iowa
University of Nebraska
South Dakota Agricultural College
University of Idaho
Iowa State College
General Parker
Consolidated School
Sheldahl
C. L. White
Ray Courtney
Martin Billick
Oskaloosa
W. C. Barber
Iowa Antisaloon League
Barber
Rock Island
George T. W. Patrick
Greenfield
Hancock County
Kossuth County
Merrill
Cedar Rapids
Griswold
Cumberland
State hospital treats crippled children for infantile paralysis
Dr Henry Albert of Iowa City announced at a Washington conference that the state university hospital has achieved marked success in curing cripples crippled by infantile paralysis. For over a year the hospital has treated children with promising cures, under Dr Arthur Steindler’s orthopaedic team.
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Henry Albert
Iowa City
State Board of Health Laboratory
University Hospital
Albert
Washington, D. C
State University Hospital
General Assembly
Arthur Steindler
Des Moines
State University
State
Iowa
Iowa Sets Illiteracy Record As State Tops Nations
Des Moines reports 1 percent of Iowans over age ten are illiterate, the lowest among states. The state census shows improvements since 1905 and 1910, with the United States average at 7.7 percent. Noted is elephants once lived in Iowa based on fossils found near Denison.
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A. Vosberg
America
Rock Island
Eloise Parsons
Clarinda
United States
Iowa
Eloise
Federal Department of Agriculture
Bloomfield
Iowa City
George W. Koontz
Koontz
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa Association For the Advancement of the Deaf
Des Moines
R. EK. Stewart
Jews School For
Council Bluffs
Villisca
Villisca Company
Casey
Brownsville
New State University Solution Hospital
Usnally
Ora Williams
George F. Kay
James Hu» Lee
Crawford County
Denison
Towa
Mr. Lee
Siberia
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Pennsylvania
California
Nebraska
Robert Shedenhelm
Ladora
H. S. Butler
Iowa National Bank
Spaulding Manufacturing Company
Grinnell
Shedenhelm
Butler
Butler and Swedenhelm
Roumania Declares War on Austria Hungary
Bucharest and Paris report Romania has declared war on Austria Hungary and severed diplomatic ties with Germany Turkey and Bulgaria. Rome notes ministers left Bucharest with the Austrian envoy as Berlin confirms hostilities and Romanian troops move into Transylvania.
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Rome
Bucharest
Messagero
Roumania
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Berlin
Transylvania
Hungary
German War Office
Archduke Karl
Stebenburgen
Garantee
Italy Declares War on Germany As War Spreads
Rome reports Baron Sonnino announced Italy is in a state of war with Germany effective August 28. Berlin confirms reception of Italy’s declaration while London notes Italian troops fight Germans in Greece, enabling potential actions on the Western Front. The move follows Italy’s exit from the triple alliance and cooperation with Entente forces in the Balkans.
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Roumania
Hungary
Transylvania
Galicia
Bulgaria
Serbia
Greece
Ferdinand
Romania
Rome
Berlin
Sayville
Italy
Germany
London
France
Joffre
Balkans
Salonik
Austria
Europe
Staly
Steam Dervens? Submarines Under European Construction
Information from Washington says that atenn submarines are under construction in Europe closely resembling the 20 knot boats designed by the navy department a year ago. The navy general board disapproved the boats characteristics and Congress was not asked to authorize experimental construction.
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Washington
Navy Department
Atenn
Europe
Department
Navy General Board
Congress
Flag Restored On Transpacific Ecuador Departure
The Pacific mail liner Ecuador sailed for the Far East with over five thousand tons of freight and full passengers. The flag’s return was celebrated with government officials, the battleship Oregon, and the quarantine steamer Argonaut guiding the ship through the Golden Gate. The event marks a shift as Pacific Mail exited transpacific service two years ago, leaving Tokyo Kaisha as the primary operator.
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San Francisco
Cal
Transpacific
Pacific Mall
Ecuador
Far East
Oregon
Argonaut
Golden Gate
Pacific Mail Company
Tokyo Kisen Kaisha
Funston Perturbed by Border Militia Discharges
San Antonio dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston troubled by rapid decline of border militia with 1,601 discharges recorded to date not counting those from state mobilization camps.
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Funston
San Antonio
Tex
Frederick Funston
Garment Workers Strike Demands Eight Hour Day
Five to six thousand members of the Water-proof Garment Workers' union struck in New York demanding an eight hour workday and higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garment Workers
New York
Waterproof Garment Workers' Union
Aeroplanes Sink Italian Ship in Ionian Sea
Vienna reports three Austro Hungarian seaplanes bombarded Italian patrol steamers in the Ionian Sea sinking one vessel. The admiralty announced the loss as Italian patrol boats faced aerial attack in the Mediterranean theater.
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Vienna
Ionian Sea
Admiralty
British Steamer Leandrosse Sunk in Fresh Sea Blow
London August 20 The sinking of the British steamer Leandrosse was reported by Lloyds The crew was saved and no casualties were announced The vessel’s destination and cargo were not disclosed in available text
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London
Lloyds
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First National Bank
Iowa Falls
Burlingame
Harriet
Peter Hendrickson
Battery A
Clinton
San Benito
Johnson
Second Infantry
Hendrickson
Emil Hendrickson
Lowa
Iowa Brigade
Allen
Clark
The
Engineers
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Fort Madison Penitentiary
Roumanian
Paris
Russia
Sofia
Vidin
Preshinva
Greek Macedonia
U. S
Pacific
Frisco
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