War era notes and local happenings from Fort Dodge
War department reports notify families of Iowa soldiers while towns mark gardens with US flags. Storm Lake welcomes newborn twins as families await return. indictments for murder issued in Muscatine. a storm of local sales, farm losses, and highway patrol preparations fill the page with scattered Iowa events.
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Liddid
Waterloo
Fremont County
Charles Walters
Camp Dodge
Sioux City
Teachers’ Association
Rar
P. Nelson
Manley
J. N. Nelson
War Department
Fort Dodge
United States
Quilford HH. Gumner
Étate Board
Earth
Iowa
Barnest Stafford
Clear Lake
France
Rainbow Division
Stafford
National Guard
Seattle
Fair Grounds
Dea Moiney
H. R. Silliman
Cole
Willam Myers
Beaman
Muscatine
Herman Moore
Oliver Lamphere
Henry ‘Rebehn
Franklin Freeman
James Haney
Rosenfield Bitten
Irvington
Kossuth County
Dolph Raney
John Franks
Algona
Frank Schmitz
Illinois Central
Storm Lake
Hardtack
John Call
One Hundred Fifty-third
New York Regiment
Memorial Hall
Shelby County
Shelby
Licely
Logan Saye
Clayton
Dubuque
Herman Felhafer
John Seidel
Towa
Jacob’ Zahn
Mc. Gregor
Ayette Retaken and British Advances in Somme Front
British forces report successful counter attacks and gains along the Somme front including recapture of Ayette southwest of Arras and advances near Hebuterne. German assaults were heavy but largely repulsed, with losses and several pockets of ground gained by the enemy in places like Hamel and the area east of Amiens. Canadian cavalry distinguished itself in multiple actions.
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London
Somme
Amiens
Villiers- Brettonnieux
Albert-Amiens
Paris
Grivesnes
Armiens-Roye
Mailly-Ratneval
Morises
War Office
British
Hamel
Bois de Vaire
Rivera Luce
Avre
Haig
France
Ayre Rivers
Harly
Albert
Luce
Ayette
British War Office
Arras
Bomme
Hebuterne
Austra
Array
Senate House reach 30 year sabotage war penalties
Washington reports conferees from the senate and house agreed on a bill imposing severe penalties for destruction of war material and sabotage. The act carries thirty years in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine for acts intended to injure or destroy war supplies, including rails, plants, engines, vessels, dams, and more. It allows employees to strike for wage gains but punishes interference with war production. The measure, passed by the senate last year and broadened by the house at Justice Department request, awaits final action.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Department of Justice
Lenroot Wins in Wisconsin Senate Race
Milwaukee April 4 Loyalists claim a smashing win for Irving L. Lenroot as United States senator. In unofficial tallies from sixty six of seventy one counties Lenroot leads by over 10 000 votes with 143 527 to 182 203 for Davies and Berger far behind. Socialist Daniel Hoan faces obstruction from Milwaukee defense officials who vow to block his oath.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Irving L. Lenroot
United States
Milwaukee County Council of Defense
Wheeler P. Bloodgood
Daniel Hoan
Lenroot
Joseph E. ‘Davies
Berger
Bergerersseense
Germans Land 40,000 Troops at Hango Finland
British report notes thirty German transports with troops reaching Hango on the southern coast of Bj and southeast of Helsingfors. Berlin claims the landing force totals 40,000 under General Sasnity with 800 artillery guns and 2,100 machine guns.
Three Landon Family Victims in Paris Church Strike
Paris reports indicate three members of the Landon family from New York were killed when a long ranged German shell struck a church on Good Friday. The bombardment of Paris began at 10 10 o clock Tuesday and caused extensive damage across the city. Ruth Landon and her sister and mother are named among the deceased.
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Paris
Landon
New York
Ruth Landon
Third Liberty Loan Details and Campaign Schedule
The treasury announces the third Liberty loan with a $3.09 billion issue bearing 4 percent interest. Subscriptions run four weeks from April to May 4 with delivery May 9, and bonds mature September 15, 1928, paying semiannual interest on September 16 and March 16. The issue, not convertible or callable, gains tax exemption like the second loan and allows bank depositories to credit subscriptions.
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Washington
Wilson
Transury Department
Treasury Départment
Treasury
Banka
United States
U S Draft Program To Speed Up Measures
Washington reports a contemplated measure to accelerate the draft in response to the France emergency. An official announcement is expected soon. About 800,000 men to be summoned this year, with no plan for many more beyond that, as shipping remains limited. Armies in U S and Europe exceed 1,500,000 and may reach about 2,600,000 by year end.
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France
Washington
Europe
Japanese land at Vladivostok to protect lives
Washington reports April 6 that a small Japanese naval force landed at Vladivostok to protect lives and property after five Russians attacked a Japanese officer, killing one and wounding two. The action was to prevent further disorders and has no political significance according to official sources.
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Washington
Vladivostok
Ife
State Department
Indiana flyer killed in Ellington air crash
Lieuts. Carl B. Ekstrand of Brooklyn and Russell H. Ewiggins of Waynetown were killed in aviation accidents at Ellington Field Houston. They were in the dome machine, meaning a bomber or observation craft.
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R. H. Ewiggins
Waynetown
C. E. Ekstrand
Brooklyn
Texas
Houston, Tex
Carl B. Ekstrand
N. Y
Russel H. Ewiggins
Ind
Ellington Field
Energy' In Swat Too The Public Must Be Educated
A Salem New Jersey column argues for public education on dangers like malaria carrying mosquitos, stating the insect changes without mercy and urging awareness. The writer describes a harsh reality of disease vectors and the need for informed prevention.
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Swat
Salem
N. J
Bunbeam
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Promoted for Kidney and Urinary Health
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil as a remedy for backache rheumatism and urinary problems. The copy claims the oil purifies blood by aiding kidney and bladder function, promises renewed vitality, and suggests taking capsules daily to prevent relapse. It appeals to reliability and family usage across generations.
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Haarlem
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Weat
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Bureau of War Tiek Insurance
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Hango
Mise
Big Shell
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U.S
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Wiston
Wrigleys
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David Robe
Fiushin
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Vat. Co
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Saale
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Volsteins
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