Iowa War Time News Highlights From Cedar Rapids to Camp Dodge
A Cedar Rapids man, Joseph Jones, jailed for alleged treasonous remarks toward government policy and Liberty bonds with a $2000 bond required. Des Moines, Camp Dodge, and Grinnell reports cover new conscripts, gymnasium funding, and Red Cross drives. Also noted are pierce of seditious acts, casualties, and local wartime efforts across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jones
Rock Islands
Cedar Rapids
Jones
Nevada
Camp Dodge
Cantonment
Baker
Masons
Knights of Pythias and
Odd Fellows
National Army
Iowa
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Boone
Harris Grove Farmers’ Club
Logan
Percy W. Hall
War Fund
Red Cross
Society
Des Moines
Frank Dole
Unitarian Church
Griswold
John Hughes
Clare
Fort Dodge
Thomas Arthur
Frank Wallace
Glenwood
August Borgers
Cedar Falls
Ameriea
Germany
H. D. Kennedy
Chicago
Iva McCarty
Aly
Santa Fe
Fort Madison
Clear Lake
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
R. L. Tilton
Tilton
Odd Fellows of
Joseph E. Jones
Marion
Healy
A. W. Trout
Perry
Captain Edwards
Dubuque
Mississippi
Uncle Sam
Heets
Grinnell
Eva Newton Rodgers
Kansas City
Omaha
Sioux City
T. S. Perkins
Nebraska
F. A. Schick
Nick Blitgen
Bellevue
W. A. Graham
Granger
George M. Lee
Three Hundred and Fiftieth Infantry
Rockford
Ill
Iowa Boys
Mike Gibbons
D. W. Griffith
Drake University
Griffith
Eberly
Iowa Army Draft Plans Delay to Spring Transport
Camp Dodge preparations delay embarkation of the Iowa citizen soldiery as shipping limits and a required sixteen week training period push departures to spring. Officials say 100,000 soldiers monthly would strain transports, with 500,000 national guard troops headed to France after training and organization completes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Camp Dodge
France
War Department
National Army
National Guard
General Pershing
Hearing Called on Coal Question by Iowa Mayors
A 15 mayor meeting behind closed doors in Des Moines led to a resolution urging Governor Harding to hold a public hearing on the coal situation late in November. The league will be represented by attorney Clifford Thorne. A three member committee to assist the governor in gathering information was formed and includes J. MacVicar M. B. Snyder and R. S. McNutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Webster
State House
W. G. Haskell
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Des Moines
Harding
W. L. Frarding
T. A. Potter
Mason City
Iowa League of Municipalities
League
Clifford Thorne
Gov. Harding
MacVicar
M. B. Snyder
R.S. McNutt
W. R. Law
Waterloo
J. E. Ford
Fort
Mack J. Groves
Estherville
R. J. Andrews
Sioux City
Teachers Must Fight Too At Home Behind The Lines
Miss Julia Lathrop head of the children's bureau urges Des Moines teachers to protect maternity infancy and the social fabric during wartime cautioning women against leaving the home for industry. Patriotism framed morning. Henry Sugrato of the University of Washington urged schools to preach democracy and prepare loyal citizens for a united world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
America
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Commonwealth
Death of Col Henry Boyden Blood in Keokuk
Colonel Henry Boyden Blood died in Keokuk at an advanced age. He was a veteran railroad builder who constructed roads in Cuba and much of Missouri’s Burlington division. A Civil War veteran, he furnished a horse to President Lincoln for Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
War Department
Camp Dodge
Eighty-eighth Division
Er. H. Plummer
C.S. Lincoln
H. B. Cheadle
Plummer
Thair
Cantonment
Charatter
Keokuk
Henry Boyden Blood
Blood
Cuba
Missouri
Burlington
Lincoln
Sheriff Dilley May Quit Over Prisoner Feeding Charge
Sioux City reports Sheriff Dilley asked to resign amid alleged escapade at Cherokee last fall and an overcharge for feeding prisoners, marking another stain on the county courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dilley
Sioux City
Jong ‘Chain of Court House
Honeymoon Tragedy: Harvey Vandrin Dies After Acid Attempt
Harvey Vandrin ordined to die after consuming an acid dose in a suicide attempt two months after his marriage. He had been in poor health and consulted the Mayos at Rochester whose verdict left him despondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Harvey Vandrin
Vandrin
Mayos
Rochester
Americans Victims of Submarine Attack Update
Vice Admiral Sims reports the submarine torpedoing of the transport Finland caused the death of two naval armed guard members two army enlisted men and four civilian crew. A third naval seaman is missing. The Inland had previously been torpedoed but reached a European port under its own power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Finland
Naval Armed Guard
Sims
Navy Department
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed in Patient Testimony
A long testimonial recounts recovery from severe illness after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. The speaker describes initial dread, a fatal prognosis, and subsequent weight gain and restored health after four weeks of treatment. She thanks Dr. Pierce and notes lasting well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Pierce
Sioux City
Iowa
New Weighted Fishhook Aims to Reach Fish Quickly
A newly designed fishhook is heavily weighted so that if dropped toward the bottom the point and bait remain within reach of a fish. This mechanism promises faster catching by keeping the lure accessible in the water.
How Prices Go Up in the Wool Trade
An anecdote explains rising prices while base value stays steady. Dealers resell wool, each making profits, amid camouflage of shortages. A buyer learns owners paid a dollar and asks a higher price, only to discover the wool sits in his own warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Inquirer
Christian Science Monitor
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Hawkeye
A. Chappell
Leonidas
United States Army
Chappell
Town State Association of Economists and Sociologists
Wilson
C. A. Thompson
Council Bluffs
Unilon
Coa College
HW. H. Maynard
Pittsburg
Maynard
May Fenton
Brushy
Independent Township
Appansose County
Zoe Hansey
Bell
Fayette County
Elma Austin
Lakeside
Crystal Township
Hancock County
Quentin Q
Trousdale
Dumont Consolidated Echool
Butler County
Grace Dickinson
Crystal Lake
Clara McGowan
Superior Consolidated School
Dickinson County
Furst
Lawrence Whisler
Farragut
Fremont County
Mildred L. Merton
Garner
Pauline BF
Renshaw
Winfield Public Schools
Henry County
Rae Howman
Shenghdoah High School
Helen Wenderson
Clermont High School
Persia Carney
Greene High School
O. K
Ottumwa
State Fuel Advisory Committee
Uet
Garfield
Highty-eighth Division
Quartermaster
Corps of Women
Maj
BE. D. Craft
Conference of Mayors
U.S. Children’s Bureau
Worthington
J. H. Godfrey
Minon
Stoddard Co
Pera
Tavestigate
Brike & Danvil
Vandalia, Mo
Fletcher
Ness
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