Iowa War News and Local Events Chronicle
A roundup of Iowa wartime and civic items includes a Moravia bank yeggmen robbery netting 6200, bakery penalties for bread substitutes, law exam passers from Drake University, and a state housing conference call set for September 6. Reports cover crop, dairy, and Hereford calf clubs, aMonument to Chief Johnny Green, and oil prospects in Jackson county.
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E. Tucker
Moravia
W. L. Harding
Iowa
State House
James V. McKinnon
Jay Morton
Sioux City
Henry D. Reed
United States
Women's War League
State University of
Johnny” Green
Pottawattamle
Marshall County
Old Settlers’ Association
Marshalltown
LeRoy Dunn
Des Moines
France
Grand Lodge of Masons
Ottumwa
Waterloo Day
Tom Yokaris
Yokaris
Food Administration
Cherokee County State Bank of Meridian
Farm Bureau
Frst
American Airmen Report Two German Planes Destroyed
American aviators on the Toul front claim two German airplanes destroyed and another driven down out of control. Five U S daylight bombers reportedly raided behind enemy lines, dropping 79 18 pound bombs on Oceans railway station. The mission drove off two attacking German fighters and all crews returned safely. News notes set horns on New York streets to warn of air raids from submarines off the Atlantic coast.
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Toul
Oceans
New York
Atlantic
European War Updates Sinkings and Lost Crews Reported
Vienna confirms the Austrian battleship Szent Istvan torpedoed in the Adriatic with several officers and 80 crew members missing. Norwegian ships Vindeggen and Henrik Lund sunk east of Cape Charles. 68 crew saved by a British ship. New Sweden sinks May 20. Ansonia torpedoed with 90 crew landed on Irish coast. Forty per cent missing.
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Szent Istvan
Adriatic
Vienna
Vindeggen
Henrik Lund
Cape Charles
Ansonia
Cunard Line
Atlantic
Cable
New York
Perecas
Mnisaing
Wilson Urges Senate to Pass Woman Suffrage Amendment
President Wilson expressed hope the senate would pass the woman suffrage amendment during this session. He replied to a memorial from the French Union for Woman Suffrage asking him to proclaim suffrage as a fundamental right for the future. Representative Kahn noted the war department aims to present a draft age expansion to eighteen to forty nine at the winter session.
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Wilson
Senate
Congress
French Union For Woman Suffrage
Kahn
House Committee On Military Affairs
War Department
Defensive battle theory and decisive action in warfare
The text argues that a purely defensive stance, even well executed, yields limited results. It emphasizes that a well planned offensive move at a chosen point, with reserves, can surpass other approaches in intensity and effectiveness, warning against overreliance on theory without clear execution.
Sermonic Fragments on Mary Magdalene and the Resurrection
A fragmented biblical reflection discusses Mary Magdalene at the tomb and the appearance of Christ after resurrection. It notes her faith and devotion as rewarded by the risen Jesus, and mentions the disciples' initial doubt and the commission to preach the gospel to all creatures.
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Galleg
Christ
Mark
Mary
Magdaleng
Emmaus
Luke
Jesus
World War Era Briefs Mixed With Bold Claims
Reports span a sinking and salvage of the British steamer Keenum after a submarine attack off Virginia. Lieut Pat O'Brien, escaped German prison, injured slightly in a Kellyfield Texas crash. A rivet record at Bristol PA for Martin Hahn. German spy Von Rintelen allegedly failed to bribe Tombs prison guards. Henry Ford considers Senate endorsement. Lynching of Ellen Mitchell in Earle Arkansas. Grain trade controls to loosen with price reforms. Navy Secretary Daniels at Albany urges complete loyalty to the flag.
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Pat O'Brien
Royal British Flying Corps
United States
Yell 2
Kellyfield
Texas
Austria Declared in State of Siege Amid War Tensions
A Rome dispatch to Central News from London reports Austria is almost entirely under siege with only select regions exempt. The Finnish government assures the Russian soviets it does not intend to occupy the entire Murma coast, only a portion.
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Austria
London
Rome
Murma Coast
Finland
Girl’s prayer aims to fix state capital in Maine
The Indianapolis News recounts a Seymour Indiana superintendent Thomas A Mott story of a girl who after a tough exam prayed to make Boston the capital of Maine. She had written the line on her paper and wished to correct it. The tale highlights faith and innocence in a classroom moment.
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Thomas. A. Mott
Seymour
Boston
Maine
Indianapolis
Belgian Queen Visits Hospital Front and War Victims
A cablegram reports Belgium’s queen visiting a hospital and comforting the wounded at the front. She inspires soldiers, funds a symphony, and arranges entertainment. Paul Giniaty of Petit Parisian visited a Belgian school at the front housing 600 war victims, describing their suffering and organized hours of work aligned to their ages.
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Belgiah Queen Visite
Belgium
Paul Giniaty
Petit Parisian
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A. M. Deyoe
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Floyd County
Iowa War Savings
H. M. Harris
Grinnell
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Harris
Logan
Crowder
Ment
Morningside College
Harry Dixon
William Cramer
Spirit Lake
Ray Leonard
Dixon
Arnold Park
Otto Boening
St. Ansgar
Office
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Red Cross
Iowa Millera
Buchanan County
Clyde Warburton
W. H. Warburton
Independence
Federal Agricultural Department
Washington
Horace Carter
Corydon
Jackson County
Maquoketa
Perry
Claus Westphalian
Westphalian
Guttenberg
Clayton County
Prairie la Porte
Cincinnati
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Amana
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Cecil M. Crane
Federal
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Henry Miller
California
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Wardell
Internal Revenue
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American Federation of Labor
American Alliance of Labor and Democracy
Lieut. R. Bardwell
Brooke
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Scottfield
Miinola
Charles
Edward Pierce
Pierce
Russia
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Cadet Party
State Department
New Sweden
Harrington
Maryland
Northwest
Great Britain
Italy
Treope
Keenum
Virginia, Capes
Eavy Department
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation
Bristol
Martin ©. Hahn
Franz von Rintelen
Kaiser
Tombs
Henry Ford
Michigan
Ellen Mitchell
Earle
Ark
Mitchell
W. M. Langston
Food Administration Grain Corporation
America
Josephus Daniels
Albany
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