Storm Lake Denounces Disloyalty In Civic Labor Threats
Storm Lake records reveal a radical pledge from the Sons of Liberty vowing loyalty to the United States and promising to expose disloyal acts. The communique condemns sympathy with enemies, defines an undesirable citizen, and pressures support for enlistment and Liberty loans.
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Sons of Liberty
Storm Lake
Henning
H. E. Miller
Ihe
Storm Lake Register
United States
America
Germany
Austria
Zone System in Effect on Stock Shipments
The zone system of stock shipments begins this week in the territory to regulate movement and stabilize prices. It aims to maximize train equipment use and steady packing house employment, following a successful trial in Kansas City and extension to Chicago. Shipments must arrive on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, with no shipments on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, reducing Monday glut and distributing activity across the week.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Ossian Red Cross Festival Net Brings $442 Profit
Ossian's Thanksgiving social and financial event marked the era as the Red Cross ladies ran a successful affair. Donations overflowed with cooperation from outside members. net receipts totaled 513.15 with expenses 71.14, yielding a net profit of 442.01.
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Ossian
Attorney General Rules Liquor Carrying Not Unlawful
Pending a court decision Gregory rules it is not unlawful for a traveler to carry liquor as personal baggage into dry territory and orders federal agents to stop baggage searches without a permit. He argues the bone dry law targets bootleggers, not individual liberty, though many have been arrested and few convicted.
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Gregory
Enger Named Chair of Winneshiek Public Service Reserve
L M Enger is appointed by Governor Harding as chair man of the United States public service reserve in Winneshiek County. His duty is to identify local skilled workers such as chauffeurs mechanics shipbuilders and other artisans for government needs and forward names to H J Metcalf Iowa state council secretary. Enger will have assistants if needed and will serve without pay, seeking to do his bit for the government and enroll a fine group of Winneshiek skilled men.
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L. M. Enger
United States Public Service Reserve
Winneshiek County
Harding
Enger
H. J. Metcalf
Iowa State Council of National Defense
Public Service Reserve
From Water Boy to Governor in Porto Rico
Howard J. Kern of Charles City rose from water boy during the interurban construction to chief clerk and assistant attorney general in Porto Rico. Three years ago he went to the island and, recently, President Wilson appointed him governor. He is under 32, educated at Charles City schools, Cornell College, and Michigan Law. He is married to Edna Francis of Muscatine and they have a three year old daughter.
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Howard J. Kern
S. L. Kern
Charles City
Waterloo
Waverly
Wilson
Porto Rico
Cornell College
Michigan State University
Island
Gov. Kern
Edna Francis
Muscatine
Emory wheel burst injures New Hampton man
Frank Stansberry of east of town suffered a skull fracture above the right eye when a heavy emery wheel fragment struck him while working in the back yard with his son Tra present. He was rendered unconscious, carried indoors, revived, and surgical aid was summoned to reduce the fracture.
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New Hampton
Frank Stansberry
Town
Stansberry
Tra
Iowa Horses Win Prizes at Chicago Show
The Bel gian horses owned by H. Lefebvre & Sons of Fairfax, Linn County, impressed at the International stock show in Chicago. Among four classes judged, eight of the twelve Lefebvre horses captured prizes, bringing added fame to the region.
Local items and incidents from across the region
A Rockwell trap shoot raised 102.50 on Thanksgiving. Deputy Shogren resigns to enter the draft. Mason City wins the state high school title. Arlington touts the youngest soldier, Leo Bachtell, 16. Westgate residents donate per capita to Red Cross. Tama scraps decorations for needy families. R D Reines home in Independence gutted by fire, loss over 5000. Storm Lake fire suspected incendiary. Lamont club plans Red Cross lunch. Three-year-old Chester Koder dies in accidental shooting. B A Lange sells 11 hogs for 806.40. Egg-O-Foam produced in Oelwein. Marshalltown jewelry store robbed of 2000 in goods. Story county hogs fetch 3378.94 in Chicago. Old iron drive for Red Cross near Glidden. J L White killed by accidental gun discharge near Swan. New Charles City post office opens, cost 50,000. Victor Kriz killed and son injured in auto crash near Little Turkey from Lawler. West Union thieves steal hides from Mittlestad storehouse. Wright county con men pose as food agents but misled. George Dankenbring pleads guilty to forgery. 15 years. Grinnell College observes meatless and wheatless days. Oelwein to open skating rink on suitable weather.
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Rockwell
Shogren
Wankon
Mason City
Tama
R. D. Reines
Independence
Storm Lake
Lamont Business Girls’ Club
Red Cross
Chester Koder
Newton
B. A. Lange
Bellevue
Oclwein
Wm. Hellberg
Marshalltown
Story County
Chicago
Glidden
Carroll County
Swan
Marion County
J. L. White
Charles City
Victor Kriz
Little Turkey
Lawler
Grant Mittlestad
West Union
Wright County
George Dankenbring
Hobson
Grinnell College
Oelwein
Rock Island Railroad
War Thrift Stamps Explain Government Loan At Post Office
Inquiry at the post office shows the new 25 cent thrift stamps and $5 certificates earn 4 percent interest compounded monthly. Investments free from tying money, with redeemable cards and certificates at any time upon notice, and loss or recovery handled by the post office.
Masked Robber Steals Small Sum Near Caledonia
A masked robber entered the home of Thomas Dailey on the Spring Grove road and demanded cash from Mrs. Dailey who was alone. She handed over about six dollars from a purse. the assailant fled. Dailey had sold a horse for 175 dollars that day, which may have misled the robber about available money.
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Spring Grove
Thos. Dailey
Caledonia
Spring Grove Road
Fifty Years Ago in Decorah Notes and Local Feats
S W Potter reports Conover fire losses at 6500 dollars. Moore couple injured in Lake Shore railroad accident. Decorah gains two daily mails to aid business. School exam credits for living scholars include Sanford, Willett, Bradish, Hughes, Lawrence, Coleman, Gibson. John McMartin finds cedar wood sample two ce buried 42 feet deep while digging a well in Bloomfield township.
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S. W. Potter
Conover
W. H. Moore
Trout Run
Lake Shore
Slack
Decorah
Wm. Sanford
Norman Willett
John Bradish
Lou Hughes
Amy Lawrence
Viola Coleman
Harold Gibson
John McMartin
Bloomfield Township
Canned Corn Falls from Train Along Illinois Central Right of Way
About 150 cases of canned corn spilled from a car along the Illinois Central right of way between Doris and Manchester. A door broke open during loading, the cargo spilled for roughly 20 miles, and a train crew member spotted it and alerted workers who recovered intact and dented cans alike.
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Doris
Manchester
Forced to Salute the Flag Incident at Parsonage
Reverend William Schumann, pastor of the German Evangelical church in Pomeroy Calhoun county, was forced to salute the American flag by about 150 public school pupils gathered before his home. A flag was later raised over the parsonage and he was warned not to remove it.
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William Schumann
Pomeroy
Calhoun County
Minnesota Saloons Closed in Border Town Reprieve
Minnesota Safety Commission last week closed saloons in Owatonna and Blooming Prairie after a petition signed by thousands of Minnesota residents and many Iowa citizens along the border. The move marks a final response to the era of dry conditions in the region.
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Minnesota
Towa
Minnesota Safety Commission
Owatonna
Blooming Prairie
Great American Desert
Ready Now at Old Prices Foley's Honey and Tar
Ready Now at Old Prices. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound advertised as a convenient cough remedy selling below wartime prices. Promotes quick relief from coughs colds and grippe and highlights home-use savings. Engbertson's Pharmacy promotes the product. Dean's Ointment also advertised for skin troubles including itching piles eczema and scabies at 60 cents a box.
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Foley
Engbertson’s Pharmacy
Adv
This Was No Joke Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad
A letter from J E Colver of Los Angeles praises Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation, claiming decades of experience with remedies and declaring Foley the best with no unpleasant after effects. Engbertson's Pharmacy advertises.
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J. E. Colver
Labor Temple
Los Angeles
Cal
Engbertson
Ady
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Red Crosse
Y. M. C. A. Army
Water Boy
Iowa
Washington
M. J. Soukup
Victor Company
Victor” Records
Republican
Herbert
Victrolas
Victor Records
Upper Iowa Power CO
Standard Telephone Company
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