13 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
1
The column assembles opinions on the European war, economics, and politics. It laments costs of war, notes banker influence, praises restraint at the border, discusses Roosevelt, Wilson, and the Panama canal, and surveys impacts on America and society. It references figures like Hearst, Carnegie, and Roosevelts.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson wife of the U S president died at the White House on Thursday August 6 at 5 pm after a complication of diseases. The president three daughters and Francis B Sayre were at the bedside. She had long been beloved by White House staff and friends across Washington and had contributed to chari table work in the capital.
At its Ames meeting last week the building and business committee of the state board of education voted to provide for the erection of new structures at Town State College as funds become available from the special millage tax. Proposals include an Animal Husbandry building at 880000 dollars a Bacteriology and zoology building at 65000 dollars and a Hospital at 30000 dollars. The recommendation will go to the next session of the legislature.
Iowa reports automobile numbers now reach six figures with the 100000 mark recently passed. Books for another season will soon open as checks are tallied. The auto tax fund will later be distributed to townships for road work. A dog biting a dairy cow deprives the owner of cash. A man who brags is a soloist.
A Chicago Record Herald editorial urges Americans to avoid action amid global tensions. It extols strong U S stability, vast grain, gold reserves, and a sound financial system while warning that war would change demand. It urges neutrality, calm support for administration, and avoidance of disruptions.
The article notes that the Towa people have paid more than half of their half-mill tax, with over $265,000 collected for each half mill aimed at educational work. It explains a half-mill levy would yield about $450,000, implying most taxes were paid before June. It contrasts this with typical full tax payment timing and adds a line about Congress spending $90,000,000 on Mississippi River improvements.
A Brussels dispatch reports German 10 000 troops occupied Liege through fort gaps, with Emmich warning civilians against firing. The London admiralty notes a submarine attack on a main fleet squadron. U-15 sunk with 12 crew. Austrian fleet speeds toward the Strait of Otranto to aid Goeben and Breslau. A Belgian air effort targets a Zeiselin, Christianite? losses, and French skirmishes near Altikireh. Cavalry retreats noted as French forces gain ground.
The board of control locates a Milwaukee railroad sidetrack for the state epileptic colony in Boone county near Woodward. Construction will begin next fall with convict labor at the colony farm this summer. Plans for first buildings will be submitted to the legislature, ensuring favorable contract terms through sidings onto the grounds.
A grand jury report absolved Tracy R. Bangs former United States attorney for North Dakota of bribery charges linked to the 2 year old McLain Cooper murder acquittal. The panel also cleared others and noted Caas M. Cooley, once of Decorah, was involved indirectly.
The attorney general's office rules Sunday hunting is illegal while fishing is not mentioned in the statutes. The opinion responds to northern Town lake officers asking whether dancing hunting shooting and horse racing are forbidden on Sundays. The excerpt adds a proverb about repayment with interest and a German saying about counsel.
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