German bonds seized from Newton farmer in wartime drive
August Tierman of near Newton surrendered German bonds worth 5000 to federal agents and bought 8000 in War Savings Stamps while returning three sacks of flour and ten pounds of sugar beyond allowance. The item notes arrests, prosecutions, and state efforts to conserve wheat and prevent hoarding amid war efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Tierman
Newton
Amos W. Brunk
Camp Dodge
United States Army
J. A. Robinson
Church of the Brethren
Des Foines
United States
Robinson
Iowa
Dee Moines
Carlisle
Iowa Food Administration
James Sperato
Red Cross
Warren County
Department of Agriculture
Sioux City
Iawa
Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Edwin H. Hoyt
German Telephone Company
Marshall County
State Executive Council
Owen C. Hawkins
Red Oak
Rainbow Division
Deems of Burington
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Food Administration
Deems
Iowa Engineering Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Ames
Woodbury County
The
Department of Justice
Illinois
Des Moines
Tierman
Allhough
Germany
Americas
Greater or less import includes what is going on
A digest of war news notes Canada lowers draft age to nineteen. Mrs. Potter Palmer dies in Sarasota leaving a 15 million estate. Wilson supports draft credit limits. Rail service cuts planned. May troop movements expected to surpass April. British sink a German U boat. Western front losses near 250,000. U.S. reporters expelled from Mexico. War funding and aircraft production issues cited. Liberty loan progress and local wartime drives noted. Major battles, enlistment targets, and policy shifts outlined.
Scale of Fates of Increase and Wage Rates
A long OCR page lists present and new monthly wage rates for road workers and various pay scales. It shows multiple ranges with revised monthly amounts and numerous figures, suggesting a wage commission update across labor categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin K. Lane
the Interior
Charles C. McChord
J. Harry Covington
William R. Willcox
Europe
Rail wage increases await McAdoo approval
A Washington report outlines wage boosts for 1,039,399 railroad employees, from 1 to 48 percent, totaling about 300 million dollars. Director General McAdoo may approve only part of the plan amid pressure from four railroad brotherhoods seeking higher raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Railroad Wage Commission
Washington, D. C
Proper Light Important For Worker Health And Efficiency
The article argues that correct illumination is crucial for eye health and worker happiness. It links fatigue to poor sight, notes losses from inefficiency, and stresses that sharp near and distant vision is needed for accurate perception of details.
Memory Lapse Causes Laugh at Club Tale
A quip at a social club ends with a judge’s joke about a member losing his memory. The humorous exchange notes the man left the club with a memory and forgot it before reaching home, illustrating a lighthearted incident at a gathering.
Chinese peanuts and tradition of women cracking them
A fragment notes Chinese peanuts are typically cracked by women after being boiled and shelled, reflecting a cultural habit observed in certain regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Broadway Theater Hat Crisis Sparks Comedy Amid Crushed Headgear
In a Buffalo Courier account, two women in a Broadway cinema crowd caused a comic scene as parcels and hats toppled from laps into the aisle. A middle aged man sat on one hat while shoppers battled to reclaim belongings, ending with cheers as the hat was freed from beneath the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alysent
Hany
Lucy
Madge Arthur
Buffalo Courier
German Delegation Requests Honor and Harmlessness
The text quotes Caesar on German tribes in 65 B C and a later Outlook note. It discusses truces, deceit, and refusals to honor terms, illustrating a historical example of diplomacy and coercion. The piece frames the historical account as a caution to current powers observing Germany Gaul relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
Caesar
Gaul
Suffragette Addresses at Trafalgar Square Lions
A fragmented report notes suffragette activity in London before the war with Miss Pankhurst and her daughters addressing crowds from the Trafalgar Square lions platform. Strandside shops faced militant attention and some windows were boarded in response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
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Hawkeye State! News
Canada
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Sarasota, Inn
Wilson
War Department
Railroad Administration
Atlantic
Mexico
Carranza
Baker
House Military Affairs Committee
Nicaragua
Republica
Ormada
James C. Dahman
Cowboy
House Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
Gutzon Borglum
Boy Scouts of America
Zeebrugge
West Liunga, Skinner & Eddy Co
Satttle
Wash
Norway
Nebraska
Sebastopol
Crimea
Berlino
Antioch
Neb
John Rosenwald
University of Minnesota
France
Benedict
Vatican
Rome
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
Council Bluffs
Supreme Court
Norman Hall
Colfax
Lafayette Escadrile
Federal Reserve District
Kansas
Aberdeen
8. D
FP. W. Sullett
Dakota Freie Presse
Switzerland
Persia
Brussels
Belgium
South
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Cecil
Western Front
House
Gommutes
M’adoo
B. C
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