Resta Wins In The Big Race At Chicago Derby
Chicago June 26 United Press reports Resta wins with Porporate second and Rickenbacher third in the first annual International Auto Derby at Speedway Park. The 500 mile race started 10 31 am on a two mile concrete bowl track with a 73 mph turn speed potential and purses totaling 54 000 with $20 000 to the winner.
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United Press
Chicago
Resta
Porporate
Rickenbacher
Speedway Park
To &O
New Speedway
Indianapolis
Gi Anderson
Earl Cooper
Howard Wilcox
Ralph DePalms
Mercedes
Leon Porporato
Charles Marton
Harry Grant
Baward Limberg
Sunbeams
Tony Alley
Ed O'Connell
Willie Houpt
Duesenbergs
Ray Harroun
Maxwell
Bob Burnam
Peugeot
Barney Oldfield
W. W. Brown
du Chesneau
Ralph Mulford
Mulford
DePalma
Burman
Automobile Association of America
Supervisors Let Two Contracts For County Projects
The board awarded two contracts yesterday. Wright Roofing Company of Perry wins the court house roof, tower chimneys, metal work, and five year roof maintenance for 3485. Stanchard Bridge Company of Omaha tops 19 new bridges and 11 repair jobs at 71245, beating Lana Company at 7582.42.
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Board of Supervisors
Court House
Wright Roofing Company
Perry
Stanchard Bridge Company
Omaha
Lana Company
Women’s Toggery Tailoring Ad From Walnut Street
A brief classified notice offers ladies tailoring services at a Walnut Street location. The ad, styled like a News Telegraph want ad, emphasizes women’s garment alteration and tailoring offerings.
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News-Telegraph
Cass County Sees Potential Military Muster Over Three Thousand
County treasurer's office estimates Cass County could muster 2373 men for military duty in wartime, after rejects and eligibility. The countywide tally lists towns such as Anita 133, Massena 125, Cumberland 87, and Cass 110 among others, totaling 8273? cents
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Cass County
Casy County
Auantic
Anita
Griswold
Cumberland
Massena
Lewis
Maine
Viota
Grant
Beaton
Prmosa
Brighton
Washington
Grove
Franklin
Lincoln
Union
Bear Grove
Cass
Pleasant
Noble
Edna
Victoria
Rival Asiatic Cities as Trade Centers
President George C. Taylor of the American Express Company announced plans to expand the round the world office network with new branches to open in Manila and Hongkong. The move follows the Chinese Industrial Commission’s visit to the United States aimed at filling gaps in Chinese commerce amid upheavals in European exporting interests.
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New York
George C. Taylor
American Express Company
Manilla
P. I
Hongkong
Ching
Chinese Industrial Commission
Atlantic Southern to Tear Up Rails Across Road
DeRoo Weber of the Robert Abéles company says Atlantic Southern will begin tearing up rails within days. Work starts at Morton Mills, moving north and south with rails stored in Atlantic for sale. A temporary injunction could halt the project, else construction will proceed within two weeks.
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DeRoo Weber
Robert Abéles Company
Atlantic Southern
Weber
Morton Mills
Grant
Mortons Mills
Atlantic
Local Horse Wins Beatrice Heat for $400 Purse
Peter Dallas, a horse developed by the late George Young, won a fast four heat race at Beatrice Nebraska on Wednesday. The event attracted ten starters with a $400 purse.
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Peter Dallas
George Youngstove
Beatrice
Neb
Daniels Urges Airplanes and Submarines for Warcraft
Secretary Daniels told the War College that old naval methods are obsolete and noted England's battle fleet is confined to harbors. He advocates expanding American use of submarines and aerial craft to develop future warcraft.
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Paweer
United Press
Newport
Daniels
The
War College
England
Five More Testify That Thaw Is Sane
The American Press reports June 24 that proceedings to decide if Harry K Thaw is sane or insane continue. State counsel seek a commission to study Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit, with testimonies from Neal Gulliett and others supporting Thaw’s sanity.
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American Press
New York
Harry K Thaw
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Thaw
Cook
Evelyn Nesbit
Neal & Gulllett
Manchester
N. H
Walter M. Lang
Lang
Eugeny P. Nyte
New Hampshire
Robert P. Onnsen
Lemons for Sale by Sun Kist Box Sale
Advertises 50 boxes of Sun Kist lemons for sale as weather warms. Priced at 25 cents per dozen with emphasis on hot weather demand. Includes a brief sales note and a numeric price.
England charges American shippers with conspiracy
Washington June 26 A flood of letters to the state department protests England's seizure of American ships bound for neutral nations and denounces the act as a British conspiracy. England charges U.S. shippers with conspiring to send goods to Germany via Holland and the Scandinavian states. A sharp note to England is being prepared by Lansing.
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United Press
Washington
State Department
England
Germany
Holland
Scandinavian
Lansing
Governor Clarke Delivers Iowa Day Address at Panama Expo
Governor George W. Clarke spoke as the Iowa day orator at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. He recounted Iowa's history from earliest inhabitants, praised citizenship, and called Iowa the Garden Spot of the World as his staff and state officials arrived late. His daughter Miss Frankes Clarke sang Iowa, followed by a lunch, dinner, and reception.
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San Francisco
George W. Clarke
Iowa
Oak
Bay
Gome
Des Moines
Frankes Clarke
Iowas Lawyers Elect New Officers in 1916 Meeting
The Iowa Lawyers chose new officers and discussed divorce law changes, jury commissions, grand juries, and court procedures. Delegates include Emmet Tinley and Fred Sargent. meeting set for Council Bluffs June 28 29 1916. State officers: Judge A N Hobson president William McNett vice president H C Horack secretary L T Carney treasurer A J Small. Twenty one district judges formed a state association electing W S Springer president H F Fry secretary treasurer.
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Fort Madge
Iowa
Dar Assa
Council Bluffs
American Bar Meeting
Emmet Tinley
County Bluffs
Fred Sargent
Des Moines
H. B. Deemer
Red Oak
F. F. Dawley
A. N. Hobson
West Union
William McNett
Qturtwa
H.C Horack
Iowa City
L. T. Carney
Marshalltown
A. J. Small
Woraran
W.S. Springer
New Champton
H. F. Fry
Boone
Bridge work starts on Corn Belt route in transit area
The project begins on the bridge on the Corn Belt route with plans to repair it temporarily for current use and to replace it with a new bridge later. The notice mentions double headed mallets priced at $1.80 and references Henshaw & Martin and The People's Store with 12014 unknown context.
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Corn Belt
Henshaw & Martin
Tha People’s
Germans Attack Warsaw Bold German Drive Reported
Rapid German assault on Warsaw forces Russians and Poles to pull back as reports claim Teuton advance checks Allied pressure. Victory claims emerge from German sources while frontline battles unfold near Water Valley and surrounding regions.
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Teutona
Ralicia
Wate Ter Vary
War News In Brief From Dniester Front And Europe Fronts
Reports from Petrograd Copenhagen and London describe shifting fortunes along the Dniester in Galicia with Russians claiming retreats and German and Austrian forces countering. French and German statements claim successes on the Western Front as Italian forces move from the east and south in the Fella valley and Tarvis region. Officials say Germany will field eighteen more army corps by July end, mostly second-category landstorm troops, with uncertain results on the Polish front near Warsaw.
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Dniester
Galica
Austria
Germany
United Press
Petrograd
Warsaw
Teutons
Galicia
London
Dowbt
Teutonic Abies
Mme Tadester
Teren
Rombars
Fella
Pred Pass
Tarvis
Gerera Catorna
Chiapiaterny
Tarvia
Latbach
Tolmina Gor jala-Trieste
Liberty Bell Visit Planned for Des Moines on July 7
The Liberty Bell traveling from Philadelphia toward the San Francisco expedition will arrive in Des Moines on July 7. It will be on view in the capital from 6 35 to 8 10 in the morning, allowing residents to view the historic bell before continuing its journey.
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Liberty Bell
Des Moines
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Des Moinés
Capital
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