Iowa Health Board Sets Vigilance Amid Paralyzing News
Dr. G H Sumner prepares a bulletin on infantile paralysis from Burlington case amid ongoing epidemic concerns. The state fights dam disputes in Anamosa and supports Camp Dodge militiamen with subscriptions while transport wagons are prepared for Iowa guard deployment.
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Ione Association
Jona
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8. C. Jones
Edgar W. Anderson
Minneapolis & At. Louis
Laurel
Greater or Lesser Import Includes What Is Going On
The column surveys national issues and reports on economic, political, and social topics in Washington and other sections of the country. It highlights trends and notable events shaping public discourse across regions.
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Washington
Battles and troop movements across the Mexican border escalate tensions
Reports detail a bloody clash at Jiminez with heavy losses on both sides, a deadly rear end collision near Catorce, and large Carranzista mobilizations across Bustillo Villa Ahumada Guzman and the Sonora border. American and Mexican forces pursue actions amid evolving diplomacy.
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Ramos
Jiminez
Carranza
Catorce Station
San Luis Potosi
Saltillo
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Bustillo
Villa Ahumada
Guzman
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Chihuahua
Dry Pierre ends saloons in general the dry vote
General South Dakota town Pierre ends saloon operations after a local option election last spring. The piece notes nationwide costs, court actions, storms, and public notices including the National Guard transport bill and various incidents surrounding the era.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Kansas Harvest Labor Shortage Triggers High Wages and Recruitment
Kansas faces a severe harvest labor shortage with 45 000 workers needed. Salaries of 3 to 6 dollars a day plus board are offered near Great Bend. A special representative may be sent east to recruit from foreign colonies, stated by State Labor Commissioner McBride.
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Kansas
Great Bend
McBride
Washington briefs on military, tariffs and pensions
The customs bureau begins a probe into arms exports to Mexico last year. Congress votes $1 million for Appleton forest reserve this year and $2 million next year. The war department plans to keep border militiamen, despite war fears easing. Census Bureau estimates 21 million men 18 to 45. National Guard discharged if relatives depend on them. Foreign service pay increases of 20 percent for enlisted and 10 percent for officers. Postmaster General Burleson draws a record $54,253,962.31 for three months’ running expenses. A nonpartisan tariff commission of six would be created to aid revenue, with surtax reclassification and new taxes on estates and war munitions plants.
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Texas
Dona
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Leslie E. Finley
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Waterloo
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Des Moines
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Raccoon
Omaha
Farmers State Bank
Sliver City
R. EH. Long
Silver City
Lena Bada
Long
Iowa League of Postmasters
Clear Lake
Ed Whitehead
Rhoda Whitehead
Rhoda Miller
Valley Junction
Waykes
Tariff Commission
Representative Mann
House
Iowa Troops Ready to Move to Mexican Border At Camp Dodge
Iowa National Guard units at Camp Dodge prepare for potential deployment to the Mexican border. Col Morgan reports no war department orders yet but all gear and hospital facilities are staged. Six new infantry recruits join. measles case prompts isolation tent setup.
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Iowa National Guard
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War Department
Allen
Waterloo
C. A. Morris
Willam Galloway
Dodge
Hospital Corps
Iowa tops states in autos with 145000 motor cars
Des Moines Iowa leads the nation in motor car registrations with 145 000 vehicles in 1915 and ranks fourth in revenue from licenses. Total Iowa fees reached 1 533 034 dollars while nationwide totals climbed to 18 345 713 dollars for drivers and dealers licenses.
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Iowa
States of the Union
Towa
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Office of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States
Alabama
Russian troops seize Mikuliczyn cutting Austrian lines
Petrograd reports Russian forces captured Mikuliczyn village and railway station south of Stanislau, isolating a major Austrian communication line to Lemberg. German war office confirms French capture of Belloy En Santerre and evacuation of Hem. Verdun sees Thlaumont work retaken amid heavy bombardment and repeated attacks. Casualty and prisoner totals rise as Brussiloff advances reshape fronts. The Kaiser reportedly arrives on the western front with his staff to direct defense.
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Mikuliczyn
Stanislau
Lemberg
Belloy-En-Santerre
Somme
Hem
Kaiser
Ataf
Mansfield Brought to Iowa From Kansas City
Red Oak sheriffs and Iowa officials transported Wm Mansfield held in Kansas City to Iowa after governor’s requisition. Mansfield suspected in the Villisca Moore killings. Sheriff Jackson and County Attorney Gillet accompanied the arrest and transfer following the governor’s approval.
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Mansfield
Iowa
Red Osake
Kansas City
Moore
Villisca
Lows
Jackson
Gillet
Red Oak
Kanana
Largest Walnut Mill to Reopen at Keokuk
The Taber lumber mill will be reopened to produce hardwood at Keokuk. Iowa Walnut Mills, Inc. will operate the former white pine mill along the river. Initial output includes mill run lumber for southern markets. Kiln and scroll saw facilities may enable stock orders later.
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U. 8
Keokuk
Taber
Iowa Walnut Mills, Incorporated
Fortune-hunter Mr Boxleigh in Boston Transcript
Experienced Willie Pa remarks on what follows a mil len as Mr Boxleigh the fortune-hunter, sharpening a parlor clash with his son in a Boston Transcript excerpt.
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Willie
Boxleigh
Boston Transcript
Free Rheumatism Book Offer by Jesse A. Case Brockton Mass
Suffering with rheumatism or neuritis, acute or chronic, can obtain a free book on its causes and cure. Jesse A. Case, Dept. C. W., Brockton, Massachusetts, states the work is absolutely free.
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Jesse A. Casé
Dept. C. W
Brockton
Mass
Not to Be Caught in The Passing Show Fragment
A brief gag from The Passing Show mocks a British Medical Corps recruit who refuses treatment for trench feet, quipping he would not treat the man at all under new liquor licensing laws.
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British Medical Corps
Count One for Small Boy from Chicago News
A small boy on a donkey delivered supplies to a Texas army camp just as marching soldiers passed. When teased about enlistment, the boy replied he feared his donkey might enlist, a remark captured by the Chicago News.
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Iad
Chicago News
The Lazy Sexton Prank at the Graveyard
A gravedigger feigns burial by hiding in a grave after tilting soil back in place. A visitor alerts others thinking the sexton is buried alive. A rapid dig reveals the prank as the sexton emerges from a hedge with a grin and thanks them.
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Seston
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