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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
9
A large town directory style listing from Decorah Iowa includes several physicians and surgeons with offices, hours, and phone numbers. also mentions attorneys, publishing houses, insurance, clothing and dry goods merchants, and various local services. Names include Albert E. Conrad M D and Parriette B Amy M D among others with street addresses and business details.
A long reflective piece discusses public duty, economic policy, and war mobilization. It references Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, tariff debates, food speculation, U boats, and the importance of agriculture vs city life, urging steady national resolve and prudent taxation.
President Woodrow Wilson proclaims the week ending June 25 1917 as Red Cross Week calling all Americans to serve by supporting relief for armed forces at home and abroad. The proclamation elevates the Red Cross as the official agency for voluntary effort in this national need.
The US Department of Agriculture estimates the 1916 wheat crop at 656 million bushels, revised winter wheat damage and first spring wheat estimates. May weather improved winter wheat prospects, with 373 million bushels forecast, while spring wheat area grows to 19.0 million acres aiming for 283 million bushels. Overall all wheat at 78.5 percent normal conditions on June 1 with varied readings across crops and staples.
Six masked attackers ambushed Iowa National Guard soldiers guarding a Fort Dodge bridge. The ensuing firefight lasted over twenty minutes with one shooter reportedly hit. No guards injured. Secret service men arrived as investigators probe the incident.
A wartime editorial urges Liberty Bond purchases as patriotic duty and thrift. It argues bonds are safe government investments, explains per person and per family targets, warns savings banks liquidity, and notes a telegram pressuring local committees to boost subscriptions quickly.
Leaders at the St. Paul 1917 convention fuse the Hauge Synod Norwegian Synod and United Lutheran Church into one organization. The event marks the Quadri Centennial of the Reformation and shifts colleges and church structure in Minnesota and the Northwest.
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