Polk widens Iowa show wins in grain and stock state
Wayne W. Polk of Sidney wins the states top honor in ten ear, thirty ear and bushel class es at the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association show in Ames. Victor Pierrot of Lee county claims grand champion single ear. Also reported are farm crop yields, livestock value standings, and a U.S. bank robbery attempt near Clarinda thwarted by a sheriff.
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Winterset
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Clarinda
Ames Seeds Company
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Nels Jenkins
Muscatine
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Cole
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Clarence
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England
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Alta Consolidated High
Iowa News Highlights Mix of Education and Rail Issues
Aurner's discovery shows Iowa State University began non coeducational then shifted to admit women. Other items report Chicago Anamosa and Northern railroad hearings, drug law enforcement, parole denial, and fire losses. Census counts, parish and farm data, and official shifts in inspectors accompany updates on state affairs and President Wilson's Iowa visit.
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Dea Moines
R. Aurner
Iowa
Aurner
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Reed
State Commerce Counsel
Roe
Ottumwa
Lusitania Deception Ends on Berlin Declaration
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing announced acceptance of a German note that retires the Lusitania dispute. Germany admits no disavowal but offers indemnity for American lives lost and aims to deter further attacks on neutrals. The move shifts focus to pressuring Allies to disarm merchant ships or risk protection withdrawal for American travelers.
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Lansing
Asquith Bars Aid to Polish Relief Scheme
London press on February 8 reports the Foreign Office releasing letters about a proposed Poland relief plan. Sir Edward Gray says relief is blocked until Germany and Austria halt food export to Russian Poland and protect native stocks from army use. A Chicago cable from 600,000 Americans and 4 million Polish speakers urged lifting blockades for Poland’s war-stricken districts.
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Foreign Office
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Hoover
Belgian Relief Commission
Edward Gray
Russian
Asquith
Chicago
United States
Shina
Wealthy New York Woman Indicted for Fraud Claim
Mrs. Charlotte A. Warren wife of Whitney Warren of New York was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of making a fraudulent statement to customs authorities.
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New York
Charlotte A. Warren
Whitney Warren
Federal Grand Jury
Former Tammany Chief Dies in New York
John J. Sheehan, once a Tammany Hall leader and former police commissioner, died in New York. Croker, upon retirement, named Sheehan as his successor.
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John
Sheehan
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Gascarets Ad Promises Clean Bowels and Liver
An old advertising blurb touts Cascarets as a ten cent box remedy for bowel and liver cleansing. It claims the product purges sour fermenting food and foul gases overnight without gripe, improves digestion, and ends headaches and indigestion for millions of users.
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Bowals
Good Reason for Stopping From the Riverbank
An old man of fishing fame chides a boy for quitting early. The lad, pale with sorrow, explains he must go home though he has patience, but lacks bait. The veteran ribbing continues as the boy departs with his rod over his shoulder.
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Conny
Veteran storyteller and actor among shells and their contents
A Postmaster General Burleson recounts a veteran’s vivid battlefield tale as a stranger among listeners asks how it feels to have shells bursting around. The stranger reveals he is an actor, not a soldier, prompting surprised responses about battlefield experience and performance.
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A. B. Funk
Henry E. Sampson
Burleson
Philadelphia Ledger
Boston Pigeon Haulout Remark Sparks City Curiosity
A Boston Post reader notes a pigeon habit of nightly foraging near the old Boston City Club along Beacon Street. The caller finds it unusual for pigeons to raid at midnight and questions their roosting behavior, prompting local amusement.
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Boston
Beacon Street
Storm Brings Tense Night Aboard Ship
Onboard animals brace for impact as the crew juggles the perilous voyage. Leopards and other creatures appear mostly unseen while a tense watch unfolds before noon.
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Shem
Getting Bald Haircut Decision in Household
Benham remarks on losing hair and opts for a haircut while Mrs. Benham agrees. The exchange shows domestic humor as a light moment in daily life.
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Benham
Mrs. Benham
Physician credits Grape-Nuts for recovery and strength
A Georgia doctor shares a personal trial showing rapid gains in weight, nerve and brain function, digestion, and energy after switching to Grape-Nuts. He notes two months in the mountains worsened his illness before using the product and urges others to try a 10 day trial when regular foods fail.
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Elven
Postum Co
Battle Crash
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