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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
1
A wide ranging college of editorials critiques neutrality in World War I, praises public duty to government, comments on German, Japanese and Spanish affairs, plus notes on the Lusitania disaster, American exports, and a tax law beer incentive in Bernsgrun.
Willard Zeller of Greene County received the Panama Pacific exposition gold medal for the best corn in the world. His farm supplied corn used at the Town building for display. The Zeller family has won multiple major prizes, including national titles in Dallas 1914 and Town shows in 1912 1913 and 1914. Earl Zeller, 18, won the national junior championship last year and earned a trip to Washington D C with a reception by the president through the federal agriculture department.
The visible grain supply in the United States as of May 24 shows declines in several grains and minor changes in in bond categories. Wheat down 2,681,000 bushels, corn down 2,343,000, oats down 2,812,000, rye down 54,000, barley down 329,000. wheat in bond up 112,000, oats in bond down 38,000, barley in bond up 1,000.
In South Dakota an automobile becomes a new tool for prairie dog extermination. A device releases exhaust into the burrow for minutes before covering the hole with soil, killing the animal.
A famous physician Dr Weir Mitchell states that diseases are symptoms of underlying conditions and that lowering a person's vitality makes them susceptible to illnesses. The remark highlights vitality as a key factor in disease susceptibility.
A wartime proposal claims an Allied secret pact to govern Europe after conflict. It outlines continued fighting until terms are imposed, and a four-power mandate on peace. It assigns Europe into Class A Britain Russia France Italy Class B and Class C blocs with varying autonomy and military limits.
The customs court sustained the five per cent clause in the tariff law granting a five per cent rebate on goods imported in American ships and on all goods entering from nations with favored nation treaties. The ruling threatens reduced duties, possible refunds of about 15 million dollars, and a retroactive effect that could affect imports withdrawn on bond. Government officials fear major impacts on fiscal policy and treasury balances.
A Washington Herald correspondent cites a Rome based insider claiming an allied secret understanding in the European war. The informant says Germany and Austria warned Italy of striking Russia via Serbia, prompting early Italian mobilization and secured terms.
A census bureau report ranks New York as having the greatest total wealth at 25.011 billion dollars. California and Iowa also show high totals with California at 87 to 88 billion in implied figures and Iowa second in per capita wealth.
Washington observers note the Republican State Committee endorsed Senator Cummins for 1916. Eastern papers show wide candidate consideration with many aspirants still in play. The Root movement wanes after Aldrich and Barnes events, Roosevelt’s nomination odds unclear, while Cummins’ Iowa backing could position him as a leading contender.
Paraguay tea seeds are treated with an acid bath before planting to soften the shell around the kernel and speed sprouting to three or four months, compared to three or four years if planted untreated.
The text notes wide winter temperature ranges in northern Norway and Sweden reaching Arctic latitudes while southern areas near Glasgow latitudes. It also mentions similar patterns in Canada. It adds a remark about insurance solicitors easing up on a man after a certain age and observes widespread use of metal railway ties in Switzerland.
The complete vanity box used by women around 2000 B C is on display at the University of Pennsylvania museum. It was donated by the British School of Archaeology in Egypt and highlights ancient cosmetics and grooming practices.
The state board of control accepts the resignation of A. E. Kepford state lecturer of tuberculosis. Kepford, a minister, will undertake evangelistic work with a party on a tour of union tabernacle efforts. Resignation takes effect July 1.
The text claims Papua is the world’s largest island if Australia is a continent and laments its varied climate as suitable for many. It describes inhabitants as simioid anthropophagi with a harsh view of Europeans and ends with a provocative call to accept or improve one’s condition.
Germany sends a reply to the American note on the Lusitania case. It expresses a wish to cooperate to clear up misunderstandings and denies intent to attack neutral ships without hostile acts. It claims past attacks resulted from misidentification and says reparation will be made under international law.
The first man to sail around the world was Juan Sebastian del Cano who completed Magellan’s voyage from 1519 to 1522. Fernando Magellan conceived the expedition and nearly completed it before being killed in the Philippines. Del Cano captained the Vittoria back to its starting port. Cook began his voyage in 1786, 264 years after Magellan.
The writer compares Peter the Great to Alfred the Great, arguing that Peter’s crude yet defining leadership mirrors the Slavic nation’s expressiveness. The passage frames Peter as the central figure embodying Russia’s character.
A quirky note on loafers as social ornament from the Atchison Globe. The piece mentions two Pacific islands rising after an earthquake, with a prediction they will reappear elsewhere.
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