Iowa News Roundup Letters and Changes Across Counties
Iowa reports show Davenport teachers and janitors receive a $100 annual raise totaling $40,000. Leta White becomes Simpson college’s first colored graduate in 1919. Dickinson County votes for good roads by a wide margin. bond issue not approved. Harold Foster named secretary of Algona Commercial club. A Corners of tragedy: Herman Young dies from contact with a high tension line near Ryan. Lyon County fills treasurer vacancy with C. F. Smock. Sheldon suffers 25000 dollar loss from fire at ice plant and Scott Logan Milling. Polk County votes for $2 million road bonds. 83 miles of primary roads insured for prompt payment. Walter Squires of Grinnell earns 1400 dollars from strawberry harvest. Hawkeye Highway merges into Grant Highway from Chicago to Yellowstone Park. Marshall County wheat suffers from pink scale blight and corn borer threats. Fort Des Moines to hold major decoration ceremony for soldiers on Fourth of July. Iowa ratifies Susan B Anthony amendment with unanimous senate and near unanimous house. governor signs. Benton County approves hard surfaced highways. 188 miles to be paved. Des Moines’ Herring Motor secures Car Des Tine of Airplanes contract for Iowa and Nebraska.
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Davenport
Leta Juanita White
Simpson College
Dickinson County
Harold §. Foster
Iowa City
Algona Commercial Club
Herman Young
Iowa Electric Company
Ryan
Lyon County Board of Supervisors
C. F. Smock
Rock Rapids
Storjohan
Sheldon
Scott Logan Milling Company
Polk County
Walter Squires
Grinnell
Iowa
Hawkeye Association
Chicago
Yellowstone Park
Northwest
United States
Marshall County
W. A. Buchanan
Fort Des Moines
Juenemann
Joseph A. Buffalo
Three Hundred Fifty-eighth Infantry
John Coakley
Seventeenth Field Artillery
Clyde M. Boyd
One Hundred Sixth Infantry
Senate
Congress
Perry C. Holdeege
Rockwell City
Committee On
Holdoegel
ArchaicFarlane
B. R. Moore
W. L. Harding
Benton County
Herring Motor Company
Des Moines
Clarence. M. Young
Vale
Nebraska
Mr. Young
Department of
Not a hard and fast pact with the French
The Paris newspaper notes the US UK pledge to aid France against unprovoked German aggression. It says the treaty lasts only until the League of Nations can guarantee security, and that it imposes no direct France obligation while its allies commit to necessary guarantees. It stresses the pact serves immediate protection though not an instant league substitute.
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Paris
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Petit Parisien
League of Nations
League
The
Parisien
America
England
Wilson
Mr. Lloyd-George
Motor Train Heads West From Washington for Coast-to-Coast Trial
The first full military motor convoy left Washington for San Francisco led by Col. A. O. Seaman of the motor transport corps. The 63-truck train includes ambulances repair shops and kitchens. The journey, estimated at about sixty days, aims to prove a practical coast to coast motor route and long distance hauling viability.
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Washington
San Francisco
A. O. Seaman
Motor Transport Corps
Weimar Elects President By Popular Vote
The article of the constitution endorsed by the national assembly proposes that any male citizen aged thirty five or older may be elected president of the German republic. The president would be chosen by a popular vote under the new constitution being considered.
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Weimar
German Republic
National Assembly
Pacific Fleet to Sail July 19 for Pacific Voyage
The new Pacific fleet will depart Hampton Roads on July 19 and is expected to reach the Pacific coast by August 10. It will be the largest naval force to pass through the canal, with efforts to move the battleships swiftly to set a record.
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Pacific Fleet
Washington
Hampton Roads
Pacific
New Canada Loan Acquired by New York Bank Syndicate
J P Morgan and a syndicate of New York bankers purchased the new Canadian loan of 75 million dollars. Sir Thomas White, Dominion minister of finance, announced the issuance. Proceeds will retire the 100 million dollar loan issued two years ago and maturing August 1.
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Canada
New York
J. P. Morgan & Company
Thomas White
Dominion
Flag of Abyssinia Arrives at Washington for Delegates
The flag of the ancient Ethiopian government is unfurled in Washington to honor arriving Abyssinian delegates who bring congratulations to President Wilson on the Allied victory and the associated governments.
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Abyssinia
Washington
Sheba
Wilson
Minnesota to Receive Large Flock for Feeding Starved Sheep
In Duluth Minnesota state officials list more than twenty thousand acres of northern land as usable for feeding starving flocks from Montana and Wyoming. Officials expect up to a million head to be shipped here in the coming weeks for fattening aided by rail transport.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
Polk May Go to Paris as Head of American Peace Mission
Announcement states Frank L. Polk acting secretary of state in Washington has been asked to travel to Paris to lead the American peace mission if his health permits. The plan would replace Secretary Lansing as head of the mission if feasible.
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Paris
Frank L. Polk
Washington
Lansing
Mr. Polk
Delegates Plan One Big Union Across Labor Sectors
Workers from Montana and the northwest plus Canada met to organize a federation bringing together all crafts trades and locals of the American Federation of Labor and independent unions.
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Butte
Montana
Northwestern States
Canada
Allcrafts
American Federation of Labor and Independent Labor Unions
Explosion damages pay office at Ana Copper Mining
A dynamite explosion shook the pay office of the Ana Copper Mining company in Butte damaging the entrance and injuring or scattering belongings around the area. Authorities investigated the incident as worksite sabotage and called for security checks.
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Butte
Ana Copper
Mining
Gamage
Pnd Ang
Wet Leaders Target Prohibition Bill with Four Demands
Wet leaders in the house plan four main moves on the national prohibition bill. They seek higher alcohol limits in beverages, removal of the war-time prohibition clause, a definition of unfit for patent medicines, and a search and seizure section to curb private stock. Judiciary committee members deny plans to add stringent new provisions despite Democratic pressure. The fight will center on beer limits and war-time law repeal with support from administration Democrats.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Wilson
Claud Kitchin
Kidnapping Charge In Bisbee Deportation Case
Arizona officials allege kidnapping in the July 1917 Bisbee deportation. Prominent Arizonans named in criminal complaints, with warrants to be issued for more than a hundred individuals. Justice of the Peace Jacks to preside in Bisbee and formalize warrants.
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Douglas
Ariz
Arizona
Bisbea
Justice of the Peace
Jacks
Justice Jacks
Bisbee
Probe of Meat Deal Targets War Department Ties
Chairman Reavis says hearings in Chicago will probe meat packers relations with the war department. Packers who met with Brigadier General Kiskern about selling millions of pounds of beef abroad will be called. Secretary Baker initially approved the sales plan but later withdrew approval.
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Washington
Reavis
House
War Department
Chicago
Kiskern
Baker
Mexican businessmen form Bonilla presidential club
A group of prominent Mexican businessmen creates a club to back Ambassador Bonilla for the presidency against Obre Fon and Gonzales. They argue Bonilla has strong chances as Mexicans tire of revolution and fear another upheaval if the military chiefs win, noting U S opposition to further revolutions.
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Mexico City
Bonilla
Obre
Fon
Gonzales
United States
Ex Kaiser London Prince Henry Pleads to Britain
Prince Henry of Prussia joins calls to abandon plans for trying the former German ruler at a trial court. He telegrams King George urging the British government to desist and offers help to reveal the truth about the war and its consequences.
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London
Prince Henry
Prussia
King George
Army Air Service Sets San Francisco to San Diego Nonstop Record
Captain Lowell H. Smith flew 616 miles from San Francisco to San Diego at 14814 miles per hour to set a new nonstop speed record for the Army Air Service.
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Washington
Army Air Service
Lowell H. Smith
San Francisco
San Diego
Six Hundred Medical Corps Vacancies Open in Army
Six hundred vacancies in the army medical corps will be filled by appointments from the emergency officers. Tow in the Bers.
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Washington
Army
Bers
Wilson sails to New York with German peace treaty draft
President Wilson arrives in Hoboken aboard the George Washington and is welcomed by ten thousand children. He proceeds to New York for speeches at Carnegie Hall, presenting the American draft of the German peace treaty and protocols. He calls Paris peace just and world safeguarding if preserved. He comments on political opponents and the Paris negotiations, urging attention to the broader voices of the nation.
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New York
Wilson
George Washington
Hoboken
Smith
Hylan
Carnegie
United States
Paris
Missing Gashler Probed: Kans. Bank Cashier Varied Alibis
Authorities seek H. J. Lefferdink cashier of the Kansas State Bank tied to the Salina bank looting. He was in Salina May 26 then traveled to Lincoln Nebraska for at least two days after a warrant issued. He telegraphed from Lincoln promising to repay the shortage. the attorney general presses the case.
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Gashler
State Bank Commissioner
Kansas
Hig
Lefferdink
Senators Oppose Immediate End to Wheat Guarantee
Washington reports growing opposition to repealing the government wheat guarantee. Senators Hitchcock Nebraska Curtis Kansas and Capper Kansas say their constituents want the guarantee kept for now. Opponents warn that banks rely on the guarantee and its removal could trigger a financial panic.
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Hitchcock
Washington
Nebraska
Curtis and
Capper
Kansas
League Will Protect Jews Paris
French Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon told deputies that the League of Nations and special treaties would safeguard minority peoples, especially Jews, amid reports of pogroms and persecutions in eastern Europe.
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League
Paris
League of Nations
Stephen Pichon
Europe
I. W. W. Leader Out on Bonds in Chicago
William D. Haywood, head of the ninety three I. W. W. members convicted last August, has obtained bonds for release while appealing the case before the U. S. Court of Appeals, sanctioned by the U. S. district attorney. He is the fifteenth of the ninety three released on bonds.
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Chicago
Wm. D. Haywood
Landis
United States Court of Appeals
United States
Cost of the War to Date in United States
Secretary Glass estimates the war cost to the United States at 30.177 billion dollars through June 30, 1919. The figure, submitted to congressional appropriations committees with treasury statements on the nation’s finances, is derived by comparing wartime outlays to average peacetime expenses of equivalent period.
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Washington
United States
Glass
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Treasury
Wheat farmers protest government price support and miller profits
Senator Gronna signals possible repeal of the wheat guarantee as farmers flood Washington with letters. Julius Barnes cites a 23 million dollar revolving fund and argues prewar pricing would raise wheat to 2.26 per bushel while flour and by products yield higher profits for mills. Cattle prices also fall for stock raisers while consumer prices hold steady.
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Washington
Great Wheat Delta
Gronna
North Dakota
Senate’ Agricultural Committee
Julius Barnes
Government Grain Corporation
Autopsy Disproves Claim in Lesser Killing
An autopsy on Frieda Lesser refutes Harry S. New’s claim she was pregnant. New shot Lesser and drove her body to the police in his mother’s car. Relatives seek alienist examination for an insanity defense as his mother travels to assist.
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Los Angeles
Frieda Lesser
Harry S. New
New
Miss Lesser
Lulu Burger
Indianapolis
United States
Dirigible R-34 Lands Safely at Mineola After 108 Hours
Britain's R-34 completed a 108 hour 12 minute Atlantic crossing from East Fortune Scotland to Mineola New York. The airship traveled about 3600 miles, landed at Roosevelt field with only enough petrol for 90 minutes more. The crew endured sleepless days, fatigue, and strain yet expressed joy at the triumph.
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Mineola
N. F
Great Britain
Mission Returned Satisfied Manila
Thousands of Filipinos greeted Manuel Quezon and the mission upon return from the United States where they sought independence. Quezon said Congress doubts Filipino self government is possible but global turmoil means a change is unwise now. he predicts definite action within a year.
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Manila
P. 1
Manuel Quezon
United States
Philippines
Mr. Quezon
Congress
Charge for Handling Grain Washington
The inter state commerce commission approves a charge of 2.00 per car for holding grain and seed out for inspection when disposition orders are not furnished before six p.m. on the day of inspection. Hay or straw inspections incur 2.00 per car without time limitation. Service for setting out cars may not incur an extra charge.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Treasury certificates reach 862 million in next installment
Washington reports subscriptions of 826.488 million to July 1 treasury certificates maturing September 15. The total outstanding certs now stand at 862.606 million for income and excess profit tax payment dates.
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Washington
Treasury
Bull Bella for Record Price in Belvidere Sale
A 1 year old Holstein bull named Bull Bella set a price record at a Belvidere sale, with buyers from Pontiac and nearby regions bidding on the standout animal. The event highlighted rising demand for high quality dairy bulls and strong pedigrees.
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Belvidere
Holstein
Hull
King
Pontiac
Proud cooks recall blueberry pie thrill
A note about tasting a blueberry pie you made not from your own berries. The piece urges remember you did not grow the blueberries yourself and celebrates the delicious flavor.
Meals for Occasions From an Old Cook Book Menu
A list of kitchen recipes and tips including Squabs Mirabeau with buttered crumb topping, Codfish Bonnefemme baked with potato balls, and Raepberries a la Astor with cream and pistachios. Also includes Braised Tongue in tomato gravy, Cherry Olives in vinegar, and notes on using leftovers in potato salad. Ends with a quote about inward beauty from Dana and a remark on enjoying life on the run.
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Mirabeau
Dana
Miss Cellaneous and the Cost of Small Purchases
A cautionary piece on thrift urging Miss Cellaneous to curb tiny daily spends that add up monthly. It warns against riotous spending, notes the link between small leaks and larger needs, and stresses training in budgeting, marketing, and shared learning for households with limited income.
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Miss Cellaneous
Rto Dlaite
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