New Draft Bill Clears House Reverses on Amendments
The House passed a widened selective draft bill 336 to 2 after rejecting amendments aimed at exempting members of Congress and certain government workers. A work or fight proposal failed 91 to 52, and the Senate later approved the 18 to 45 age range with the anti strike Thomas-Reed provision kept inoperative if workers submit disputes to the war labor board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
War Department
London
New York
Gordon
Ohio
Senate
Chamberlain
Dent
Military Committee
Congress
Madéen
Illinois
Representative Smith
Administration
McKellar
Tennessee
Cummins
Iowa
War, Labor Board
Old Ball Game Remembrance Amid Yellow Fever Era
A faded bill found at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Faright recalls a late 19th century baseball game between Decorah teachers and a group of local preachers and lawyers. The unsigned note names players, suggests the year as roughly forty years prior to its discovery during a yellow fever outbreak linked to New Orleans and other southern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick. Faright
Decorah
J. L. Tucker
M. A. Harmon
Geo. Wanless
N. Kessey
Ab. Tucker
A. M. Mclntosh
W. R. Lane
J. L. Coffeenec
Win
J. 8. Tucker
Minneapolis
M. McIntosh
DeWitt Moore
Grafton
N. D
Rev. Tainton
New Orleans
Union buy shields clothes from dust and rain protection
A brief notice promotes purchasing a Union garment that guards clothing from dust and protects against rain, emphasizing its value for keeping attire clean and dry.
Reminiscences of Decorah and Winneshiek County Roots
Forty years ago in August 1918 a Manchester Iowa editor recalls visiting Decorah and Winneshiek County in 1878. He recounts early journeys with Will Willson, notes local businesses and landmarks, memories of the Bertwrnican Republican editor and Bible class with Ansel Bailey, and a lost hat episode at the Winneshiek hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. Y
Deconan Republican
Winneshiek County
Will H. Willson
Iowa
Decorah
Adventures with Billy and the Ice Cave Trip
Carlos P. Osgood recounts a journey after dining with companions. They attach a horse named Billy to a wagon and travel down the street, cross the river, and proceed toward locations including the ice cave, Freeport, and Glenwood with further adventures implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Billy
Freeport
Glenwood
Carlos P. Osgood
Birth Registrations Add Several New Local Babies
County clerk records list births since last report. Entries include Loretta, Frances Humpall, Ernie Albert, Caroline Margaret, Arland Canart, Rodney Jr, Lydia Lewella, Catherine Marie, Clarence Alonzo, Theodore, Frances May, Carl Engwald, Adolph Alois, Hildmar Elias, Andrew Raphael and others from Spring field, Decorah, Glenwood, Military, Ossian, Madison, and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feby
Wim, Schwader
Jackson
Loretta
Albert Andera
Calmar
Frances Humpall
Kuhse
Springfield
H. M. Miller
Bluffton
Ernie Albert
Carl Jacobson
Caroline Margaret
C. Kroshus
Highland
Arland Canart
Julius Rude
Glenwood
Rodney Nicholson
Rodney, Jr
Bert L. Perry
Orleans
Lydia Lewella
Leo K. Huber
Washington
Catherine Marie
E. Engbretson
Madison
Bijorne Berentsen
Ossian
Hildmar Elias
Clarence A. Rovang
Decorah
Henry Zweibohmer
Andrew Raphael
Winneshiek County Apple Crop Declines Sharply
The 1917 county apple harvest was weak with many townships reporting no apples. Total production shows a drop of 3 298 bushels from 1916 across 765 acres, prompting concerns over the crop’s long term decline and limited orchard attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Township
Sumner Township
Jackson
Burr Oak Township
Madison Township
Calmar Township
Washington Township
Hesper Township
Canoe Township
Decorah Township
Springfield Township
Pleasant Township
Glenwood
Bloomfield Township
Ridgeway Corporation
Fort Atkinson Corporation
Corn Prospects Bright With Favourable Weather in Winneshiek
A Madison township farmer predicts a stronger corn crop than last year if frost delays past the full moon on September 20. Almanac and old moon prophecies point to excellent prospects for all of Winneshiek if frosts hold off until then. Recent weather has been ideal for corn maturation and the outlook is very favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Glen Cynthia
Winneshiek
Bertwrican
Grand Old Party
Crconan Republican
Ansel K. Bailey
Decorah
Ridgeway
Bob Greer
Billy
Madison
Dugway
Addickon
West Decorah
Lutheran College
Ammon, Scott & Co
Madison Township
Knitting Prospects for the Red Cross in 1917 18
National Headquarters notes yarn stock at 1 400 000 pounds with more to be obtained and far under last year’s 10 000 000 pound usage. Red Cross ready for distribution includes 1 000 000 sweaters 14 000 mufflers 384 000 wristlets 228 000 helmets and 1 328 000 pairs of socks. From Sept 1 1917 to June 30 1918 it distributed 6 875 000 knitted items to the army and navy and sent 870 000 to Red Cross commissioners in France and Italy. War Industries Board asks chapters to source yarn through the Division Bureau of Supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Army
France
Italy
War Industries Board
Division Bureau of Supplies
Paul Koren
Registrars Named for 18 to 45 Draft by Local Board
The Local Board for Winneshiek County lists registrars for each precinct with addresses and assigns assistants if needed. Names include Groff Decorah Ward 1, Bucknell Ward 2, Waterbury Ward 3, Portman Ward 4, plus numerous registrars across Cresco Calmar Decorah and surrounding townships with townships and routes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek Co
N. R. Groff
Decorah
Towa
R. E. Bucknell
E. A. Waterbury
F. B. Portman
Walter Sanders
Iowa
W. A. Dasham
Cresco
Fremont
FE. Kippe
Burr Oak
Frank Pouska
Ft. Atkinson
Washington
John Schupanitz
Calmar
Rt. 1
Ist
L. A. Jirak
Jackson Junction
Jackson Township
W. Linnevold
Frankville
C. O. Lomen
Springfield Township
A. Novak
Spillville
H. Bush
C. Huber
Sumner
T. Johnson
Bluffton Township
E. M. Jerviss
Eae Towa
Canoe Township
Henry Hoover
Pleasant Township
Theodore Schjeldah
Highlandville
George J. Cooper
Ossian
Military Township
A . Christofferson
Castalia
Bloomfield Township
Pigs is Pigs Pig Club Members Listed in Winneshiek County
A Winneshiek County Pig Club update shows ongoing member growth with weekly joiners. Castalia and Ville branches list numerous members and note a correction for Philip DeGrave of Fremont. Members are urged to obtain pigs, boytons, and markers from Treasurer Bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneshiek County
Pig Club
Castalia
Bloomfield Tp
Joe Bodensteiner
William A. Hemesath
Heckman
A. M. Jones
H. Mundt
Frank Walden
Albert Novak
J. C. Stadie
H. J. Cooper
W. A. Fisher
W. Cekal
Philip de Vere
Philip DeGrave
Fremont
Tto
Oldest Douglas fir specimen found in Portland records
The Oregon forestry office received a 515 year old Douglas fir sample from a Washington ranger. The tree, felled at 125, left a cedar log that grew for 200 years and was cut into shingles. The fir’s 515 rings mark it as possibly the oldest of its kind known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry’ Office
Portland
Ore
Washington Rangers
Weekly Weather Report Shows Warm, Sunny Week
The past week was unusually warm and bright with five clear days and two partly cloudy. Average maximum temperature reached 87.1 degrees, 4.5 degrees above normal and 8 degrees higher than last year, aiding corn maturation and farm work.
Uncle Tom's Cabin to be staged in Decorah
The Terry company, touring Decorah for twenty years, will present Uncle Tom in a tent on the city hitching grounds on September 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Terry Company
Band Concerts in the Park Next Sunday
Public invited to two band concerts in the park next Sunday at 2 30 and 7 30 p m Clara Hoyt will perform as soloist with the band The editor quotes a patriotic motto and notes a clothing sale at 8100 816 50 and 18 dollars with unclear details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Hoyt
Bali
Liberty loan: a call to saving and patriotism for war bonds
The editor urges every reader to join the Liberty loan program, arguing small savers can participate through monthly pledges. It frames bond purchases as patriotic, tax relief, and a means to secure a nest egg, highlighting the social stakes and widespread public involvement.
If We All Buy Bonds We Help End the War Now
The speaker urges every American to loan the government all they can, insisting that united individual action will force the Prussian war lords to yield. It is not a matter of if but when we end the war and the key is each citizen doing their part and investing the maximum, turning savings into a deluge of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bargate
Denis
Yoursef
Liberty Loan
United States
You
U boats use oil camouflage in depth charge games
London reports a German U boat tactic to fake wreckage after a depth charge. Oil released by the submarine surfacing falsely signals a kill, prompting destroyer crews to halt attacks while the sub escapes, a deception noted by American and British shipmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Women Handle Big Shells in Liverpool Factory
In Liverpool a shell factory run largely by daughters of professionals and businessmen shows women can handle heavier shells. A young mother proves the load is lighter than her baby, addressing doubts about female strength. The operation is nonprofit and a Cunard reply to the Lusitania sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Cunard Company
Lusitania
New York Red Cross volunteer and son meet in Paris
A New York woman aiding wounded in Paris as an American Red Cross volunteer discovers her son, a young American lieutenant, is among the injured. He has shrapnel in the leg and she accompanies him to a hospital before returning to comfort other soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
American Red Cross
Red Cross
France
Manager Slugs Patron Over Hat Refusal at Park Band
Miami Oklahoma. Riverside park manager A H De Vaux knocked off a patron's hat after three requests to remove it during The Star Spangled Banner. The upset man was knocked down by a right uppercut and recovered. he also received a blue envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Okla
Riverside Park
A. H. de Vaux
American war munitions output and orders rise
The article notes rapid U S production of shrapnel shells and other powders and explosives for the Allies before and during World War I. It cites factories turning out hundreds of thousands of shells weekly and large annual powder output, with vast allied orders and major financing by J P Morgan & Co. It mentions new anchor technology for guy wires as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
J. P.morgan & Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. Taintor
C. P. Brown P
Willett S. S. H. H. Horn
G. Smith
Granger
W. EB
Akers
Benedict
C. P. Osgood
Manchester, N. Y
J. J. Marsh
Dickerman & Matteson
C. BE
Dickerman
Centennial Clothing Store
Ben Bear
Joseph
Benjamin
Corn Prospects
Knitting Prospects For the Red Cross
National Headquarters
Karl D. Fisk
Winneshiek Hotel
Ice Sventoy, Hiatal
Tod
Weekly Weather Report
Edward Bok
Son
Fred J. Rosenthal
F. J. Rosenthal
River and
Jefferson Street
Mia E. Cutler
J. H. McDonald
Waucoma
Rud Bros
Lehigh
N. H. Adams
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