Storm toll and local notes from Hawkeye state press
Town reports 26 746 silos storing 2 315 839 tons of silage as state reports update. Milford Bank closes briefly with deposits safe. Colonel Patrick McGuire, noted horseman, dies at Holstein at 63. Johnsons and court cases, rail, crime and local incidents populate a busy Iowa roundup.
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State Department of Agriculture
Charles City
Milford National Bank
Milford
Patrick McGuire
Holstein
Samuel C. Hudson
Missouri River
Hamburg
Fairfield
Harry Skinner
Mayd
F. L. Livingston
Cherokee
Iowa City
Commerce
Yeggs
Ellis Island
Kristiana Johnsen
Alborg
Denmark
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
Farm ‘Bureau Federation
Linn County
Knoxville
Lee
Estherville
H. P. Johnson
Emmetsburg
Johnson
Clara Hamon
Hamon
Ardmore
Okla
Frank Shay
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Atherton B. Clark
George W. Kulhavy
George D. Lareau
Matt W. Daly
Dubuque
Robert William Brown
Reinbeck
Tay bin
Br.als Mo
Germany Offers to Pay Allies As Reparations Debate Rages
Berlin reports that Germany proposes to assume part of allies U S reparations obligations if needed and offers to convert 200 billion gold marks into annuities. Berlin cites arbitration to fix totals and pledges to free German private property abroad. Paris notes deem proposal insufficient and Briand warns Ruhr occupation if May 1 terms fail.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Washington
Treasury
Harding
Hughes
State Department
Paris
Foreign Office
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Briand
Ruhr
Bergdoll Escape Probe Gets Special Counsel
Former Brig. Gen. John H. Sherburne of Boston is named as special counsel by the House committee investigating the Bergdoll draft dodger case. The panel, formed to review the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, announced the appointment on April 28.
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Washington
John H.sherburne
Boston
Speci
House Committee
Grover Cleveland
Philadelphia
Turmoil Claims Several in Turin Rome Atrocities
Several people died in incidents described as extreme nationalists and communists clashing in Turin and Rome on April 28. Reports note fatalities amid political violence and a chaotic scene with conflicting factions.
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Turin
Rome
Athens
U S Weekly Market Report Grain and Dairy Prices
The U S Bureau of Markets reports a weak opening for grain with later cash corn strength amid freeze damage and export demand. Visible supplies show declines in wheat and corn, with Chicago prices for May futures mixed and dairy butter prices soft. Live stock prices in Chicago fell for cattle and hogs while sheep and lambs rose. weekly slaughter and shipment totals are noted.
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U. S
Chicago
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Omaha
Prairie
Northwestern
New York City
Plymouth
Wis
Young Americas
Carle
Immigration Ban Passes in House After Amendments Fail
Washington April 25. The immigration bill was passed by the house. Earlier the house rejected an amendment allowing political refugees from foreign countries to enter the United States. Sabath's amendment to permit D J O Callaghan mayor of Cork to stay was also defeated.
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Washington
House
United States
Sabath
Ilinois
ID. J. O'Callaghan
Cork
Grocer Killed by Daughter's Accuser in St Louis Store
Wotan Howe a 61 year old grocer was shot to death in his St Louis shop by Charles Slaskamp 33 a mechanic whose daughter Virginia 12 had complained of alleged attacks by Howe over two years Slaskamp surrendered to police following the shooting
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St. Louis
Wotan Howe
Charles Slaskamp
Virginia
Howe
Staskamp
France's Oldest Soldier Dies in Paris At 82
Paris reports the death of Charles Surveue described as France's oldest soldier. Veteran of both the Franco Prussian War and World War I, he served in both conflicts as a volunteer and died in the capital at eighty two.
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France
Paris
Charles Surveue
Suyngue
Residents Vote Overwhelmingly in Renthnertal Pleadings
Residents of the province of Nyral in Vienna April 37 participated in a plebiscite regarding relations with Germany. The vote favored the proposal overwhelmingly, signaling strong regional support for the outlined plan.
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Berlin
Vienna
Nyral
Renthnertal
Pletitadte
fuisTin
Germany
United States Demands Germany Accept Full War Reparations
The Harding administration insists Germany must assume full responsibility for the war and pay damages to the extent of its ability. It rejects any move that would let Germany escape pay, while avoiding disclosure of whether Versailles reparations are fair. The stance signals support for allies in European affairs but leaves Versailles ratification with Lodge reservations aside.
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GPA Seinaton
United States
Germany
Harding
Wireless Now Writes Its Own Message Reveals New Autographic Signal Recording
At a Philosophical Society meeting the Cosmos club, Dr. Eckhardt and Dr. Karcher demonstrated autographic recording of radio signals from Lyons France four thousand miles away. The device traces signals and naval time ticks onto a chart with a pen, enabling precise time and longitude determinations without hearing a traditional receiver.
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A. Eckhardt
J. C. Karcher
Bureau of Standards
The
Philosophical Society
Cosmos Club
Eckhardt and
Karcher
Lyons
France
Naval Observatory
Annapolis
United States to Press Germany for Reparations Bill
The United States contends with a proposed bill of 600 to 700 million dollars for reparations claims against Germany. President Wilson sent a detailed claims list to the Senate covering losses from state and private sources, insurance, and government costs, with additional items for lives, injuries, ship losses, and wartime wages.
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Wnermany
Uncle Sam
Wilson
Senate
Germany
United States
State Department
Department of ‘State
Red Cross Veterans Work Grows As War Service Expands
The American Red Cross reports its veterans care program costs about 9.6 million dollars annually and notes rising calls for service. A centralization plan will channel more than 2.6 million dollars from national funds, with the rest from chapters across the country aiding former soldiers and their families.
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American Red Cross
Red ‘Cross
Red’ Cross
National Red Cross
Gatlorsi
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims
Lowell Massachusetts woman Elizabeth Smart recounts anemia since sixteen, irregular cycles, and how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash improved her health. She became strong enough to work, have a natural birth of an eight pound baby, and now recommends the remedy to others. The testimonial cites recovery and fertility gains as proof.
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Lowell
Mass
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E.' Pinkam
Elizabeth Smart
Sixth St
Alcobronze new alloy surpasses bronze in strength
Popular Science Monthly describes alcobronze as a copper aluminum alloy with goldlike luster and enhanced hardness. It can be wrought forged or rolled without deterioration and resists air acids and salt water, making it suitable for ship parts such as propellers.
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Popular Science Monthly
Hall's Catarrh Medicine restores normal conditions
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a tonic and blood purifier. By cleansing the blood and building up the system it restores normal conditions and allows nature to do its work. Circulars free. FB. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
FB. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Breath of Their Life and The Publicity Paradox
A Brevity essay compares actors to a fish out of water, suggesting that theatrical stars do not necessarily crave publicity. The Birmingham Age-Herald presents the quip in a witty exchange highlighting fame and the instinct to thrive in one’s element.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Hawkeye
State News
America
Thomas Horder
London
U. S. Weekly Market Report
Wireless
Bureau
Doctor Eckhardt
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Red Cross
Berge
United States Public Health Service
Federal
Board For Vocational Education
Red
Army
Hanaguageerals
Dean
Iowa
P. Queal
Ames
Dean's
Doan
Foster -Milburn CO
Buffalo, N.Y
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