Villa Loses Thirty Men In Second Fight With Cavalry
San Antonio April 6 Villa forces were beaten by Col W G Brown Tenth Cavalry . The bandits lost thirty to forty killed and equal number of horses captured. Pershing reported the engagement but lacked full confirmation. Troopers pursued Villa’s followers through canyons and mountains, with no American casualties.
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Colonel Brown
Aguas Calientes
U. S
Dispatch
Villa
San Antonio
Tex
Guerrero
Tenth Cavalry
W. G. Brown
Pershing
Funston
Brown
Rubio
Evans
Major Evans
Grown
Bachinava
San Geronimo
Chihuahua
Colonia Dublan
Columbus
N. M
Col. W. C. Brown
Manuel Lopez
General Pershing
Dodd
Gachiniba Pass
Bachiniba
Blaz
el Paso
Juarez
Felix Diaz
Gavira
Luis Gutierrez
Carranza
U. 8
Rancho San Geronimo
Namiquipa
Mex
Casas Grandes
Seventh Cavalry
George A. Dodd
Villistas
Satevo
Gabriel Gavira
Jose Cavazos
Looting at Fort Sheridan prompts troop guard plan
After thieves looted Fort Sheridan following the last troop withdrawal to Mexico, reports say burglars hit officer and enlisted quarters and stole valuables. To deter further indents, 2 companies of the Thirtieth Infantry, recently in Alaska, may be sent to Fort Sheridan as guards. Maj. William F. Grote confirmed no formal burglaries were reported this week.
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Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Mexico
Thirtieth Infantry
Alaska
Port Sheridan
William F. Grote
Sanders
State Board of Control
Fort Madison
George Leopold
Denison
Anamosa
Board of Control
Leopard Save
McCloughry
Many New Towns Add to Iowa List of 23 Unincorporated
Iowa adds twenty three new towns to the census roll though eighteen lack state incorporation records. Centralia Dubuque county 88 inhabitants Dawson Dallas county 306 Cerneey Baweshield county 177 Hxiford Warren 288 Hartwick Poweshiek 113 Hill's Siding Johnson 210 Maysville Scott 58 Middletown Des Moines 106 Northboro Page 219 North Tabor Mills 160 Ot tson Humboldte 15% Ovens Plymouth 82 Quimby Cherokee 280 Quincy Adama 77 Treasner Jasper 205 Robins Linn 125 Royal Clay 312 Walton Clinton 76. Blanks sent for annual municipal reports through March 31 1916. There are 105 cities on file, 728 towns total, up 23. Some towns may be dropped due to post office closures and lack of officers.
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Des Moinés
Census Department
Municipal Accounting Department
Iowa
State House
Centralia
Dubuque
Dawson
Dallas County
Cerneey
Baweshield
Hxiford
Jasper County
Robins
Linn County
Royal
Clay County
Walton
Clinton County
County roads plan adopted with bonds for 20 years
The Commercial Club of Charles City led a county meeting pushing complete road grades and gravel, plus permanent bridges. Bonds maturing in twenty years will fund the improvements with no vote against. Each township represented and enthusiastic. F M Hubbell paid about 75000 in Polk County taxes. Des Moines Gas Co paid 25592 tax through the treasurer.
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County Good Roads Mnags
Charles City Commercial Club
F. M. Hubbell
Polk County
Martin
Des Moines Gas Company
Iowa National Bank
Hubbell
M. N. Donegan
Scott County District Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
Davenport
Aloankeepers
Iowa Liquor Dealers’ Association
Donegan Grante
Elevator Hollow
I FF. Kelley
Sam McClure
Lehigh
Des Moines
United Evangelical Church
Marshalltown
J. G. Walz
Cedar Rapids
Fred Ingwergen
Dub
Floyd County
Hellevue
Henry Hand
Shenandoah
Hand
Is Mars
Blind wrecking man defies limits in Berkeley
Gerald Cloutman, blind since age three, wrecks houses on San Pablo and Sixty fourth streets in Berkeley. He built a broom business from a Calaveras homestead and works alone, proving blind people can do skilled tasks with patience, compassion, and effort.
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Berkeley
Cal
Gerald Cloutman
Dilsworth Street
California School For the Blind
A& House
Sixty-fourth Street
San Pablo Avenue
Avan
Cloutman
Tiny Baby Weighs Just Twenty Four Ounces
In Titonoville Ohio a newborn son of Joseph Benson, 24, and his 18-year-old wife, weighs only 24 ounces yet appears perfectly formed. The infant is fed with a medicine dropper and a small ring can slide over its hand to the elbow. The physician says with seven months of care the child may have normal prospects.
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Titonaville, O
Joseph Benson
Makes His Home a Hotel
In San Francisco Gretchen Best is granted a divorce from Otto Best a Los Angeles diarist. The judge notes the husband treated the home as a hotel and his wife as an encumbrance. He adds that too many men view homes as mere sleeping eating places and wives as servants, a view he says is wrong.
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San Francisco
Gretchen
Best
Otto Best
Los Angeles
Killed by His Own Wolf Trap Accident
Alfred L. Cook died when a wolf trap he was setting on a ranch near Austin Texas discharged and killed him. The incident occurred while he handled the weapon he planned to use on a wolf. Local authorities investigated the accident and ruled it accidental.
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Austin
Tex
Alfred L. Cook
Grand Crops Report From Saskatchewan Farmer
A Saskatchewan settler born in Illinois describes 46 years near Lee and Briercrest. He cultivated 1480 acres, produced 160 acres of wheat at 40 bushels per acre in 1914, selling at 1 50 per bushel. He reports low taxes, strong schooling, and pride in Canadian life for seven children. He contrasts independence with Milnois while praising local laws.
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Lee
Minolta
Saskatchewan
Briercrest
Wince
Heighbours
Milnois
M. P.dyndal
The Way It Goes Says A Man Lives Three Lives
The quote from Professor Pate presents a three life view of a man youth manhood and age. Youth imagines grand prospects while manhood doubts himself and age reflects on past deeds with nostalgia. Judge’s remark frames the idea as a cyclical self view.
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Pate
Important to Mothers Warn About Castoria Bottles
An editoral style note urges careful examination of Castoria bottles for infants and children, highlighting the safety claim and long use of 30 years. A humorous exchange follows with Uncle Braggles claiming past baseball prowess and a child noting the focus on baseball rather than amateur theatricals.
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Fletcher
Uncle Down
Stop Eating Meat If Kidney or Back Hurt Ad
A public service style ad warns that regular meat consumption may stress kidneys, causing backache and urinary issues. It touts Jad Salta as a remedy to flush kidneys and normalize function, claiming it neutralizes urine acids and prevents bladder disorders. The copy concludes with a quip about men and women balancing style and comfort.
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Itat
P. KE. McClenahan
State University of Iowa
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State Teachers’ College
Buena Vista
Central
Cog
Cornell
Drake
Klaworth
Grinnell
Highland Park
Iowa Wesleyan
Leander Clark
Lenox
Luther
Morningside
Paroona
Penn
Simpson
Upper Iowa
McClenahan
Iowa National Guard
Camp Dodge
National Guard
Jacksonville
Fla
Guard
Wesley Greene
State Horticultural Society
State Parole Board
State Automobile Department
State Food and Dairy Department
J. B. Wilson
Shaw
Charles A. Mains
John L. Bleally
Wil- Ron
California
Calaveras County
Western
Canada
Ecomplete
Saskatchewan Farmar
Moose Jaw
United States
Dominion
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