Loyalty and vigilance urged by Iowa leaders in wartime
Governor Harding declares no middle ground for loyalty at a statewide gathering of sheriffs county attorneys mayors and defense council members. He calls for organized loyalty efforts to prepare citizens for war and to protect Iowa’s name, praising German-american loyalty and urging local groups to bolster patriotism and war support.
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Des Moines
Harding
Iowa
State ‘Council of Defense
United States
Union
Red Cross
Towa
General Assembly
Mexican Independence Day Celebrated Quietly In North
The brief notes celebrations in northern Mexico passed without incident. Reports from Cincinnati mourn the death of Krankox, bank president and noted American horse breeder, in California. Rail disruptions followed a strike with a damaged railway bridge halting troop movements and several robberies in Climax Michigan yielding $70. A US submarine reportedly sunk at an Atlantic port with no loss of life. Mildred Dewey accepts honorary Navy League chair role. Federal authorities disrupt a Hartford peace council meeting and arrest speakers. Soap factories face economy campaign effects. A Cincinnati soap maker reports household waste reduction to Hoover. German textbooks face censoring in Cincinnati public schools. Fort Bliss investigates Richard von Dohlen over impersonation charges. A national federal employees union forms, aiming for 15,000 members. A third Quebec bridge span attempt ends in tragedy. Two accidents total losses near $8 million.
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Mexico
Cincinnati
California
Krankox
Climax
Mich
United States
Atlantic
Navy Department
Washington
Mildred McLean Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Comforts Committee
Navy League
People's Peace Council
Hartford
Conn
Food Administration
Wiliun
Proctor
Hoover
Germain Textbouk
Cincionath Public Schools
von Grossen Koenig
Fort Bliss
Vex
Richard’ von Dohlen
T. von Miller
Federal Grand Jury
Federal Employees’ Union
Quebec Entiilever Bridge
Take Wheat Rate to Wilson Conference on Price
Washington reports representatives of farming and other interests from Oregon Washington and Idaho will meet President Wilson to discuss a fixed price for wheat. Farmers must sell at 80 cents below Chicago standard amid rail cost concerns. Rumor of government seizure of food persists. agriculture department issues explicit denial to county agents for wide publicity.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Wilson
Tristate Grange
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Ship Kept Safe by Torpedo Mechanism
Atlantic port dispatch reports Sept 17 that a defective torpedo mechanism averted disaster to a large American steamship arriving from a British port. Also dated Sept 15 London states the American ship Wilmore was sunk by a German submarine on Sept 12 per British admiralty.
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Atlantic
Berkish
U. S
London
Wilmore
Admiralty
Market Report Highlights Wheat and Livestock Prices
Chicago markets show mixed futures for corn and wheat with May and Sept bids, while flour grades list various patent and patent-like wheat prices. Cattle and hogs top values range from about 14 to 18 dollars for steers and butchers, with lambs and sheep also quoted across several grades.
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Chicago
Pacifists Labeled Traitors At Chicago War Rally
Elihu Root blasts pacifists as enemy supporters of Germany at a Chicago Coliseum gathering attended by 15,000. Samuel Gompers, labor leaders, and Durbin leaders condemned antiwar arguments as treasonous, urging full war effort and removal of German influence.
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Chicago
Elihu Root
Germany
Ceremany
Dead aviator honored with sky tribute at funeral
In San Antonio on September 17, Lieut. Allen Floyd House, assistant adjutant at Reilly Meld Aviation Training Camp, was killed in a motorcar crash. Comrades paid homage with 15 warplanes dropping blossoms on the flag draped casket as they formed a cross above the funeral procession from chapel to depot along a four mile route.
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San Antonio
Tex
Allen Floyd House
Reilly Meld Aviation Training Camp
Big Ship Strike Settled After Eight-Week Wage Row
James J. Hughes of the U S labor department announces a settlement between Standard Shipbuilding Corp on Shooters Island and 2000 workers, ending an eight week strike. Members of the Marine Trades council will receive substantial wage increases. In Newport, a Japanese war mission laid a wreath at Commodore Perry’s grave in reverence to his 19th century opening of Japan to America.
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New York
James J. Hughes
United States Department of Labor
Standard Shipbuilding Corporation
Shooters’ Island
Marine Trades Council
Commodore Perry
Newport
Count Juhi
Japan
We Can All Do Something to Help
A brief line underscores collective effort with stark contrast between action and inaction. The mood hints at social duty and practical steps, urging participation and responsibility amid community challenges. The quotation frames a call to contribute rather than merely observe, aligning with civic engagement themes.
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France
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Camp Cody
N. M
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Milford
Afty
Ninstean
Adjutant General's Office
Uncle Sam
Adjutant General
Mineola
Lst
State Free Employment Bureau
D. C.nietzel
State Dairy and Food Commission
District Board
Northwestern
Gompers
Mr. Root
Sanuel Gospers
Dames
National Security League
My. Gompers
Teuton
Belgium
Jones
Inbor
Samuel Tasull
State Council of Defense
Orrin G. Garter
State Supreme Court
Samuel Gompers
Victor Olander
Ltton O'Donnell
Texas
Calason
A. F. House
Ralse
Wrigleys
Aids
Flanders
Prusianism
America
Department of the Interior
Chanda
Department of Labor and Agriculture
Okla
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canada
Thi Nabous
Ottawa
C. J. Bronglise
Adama
M. ¥. Maclines
Jefonen
Deir
SAXON
Wagner
Continental
Hyatt
Schebler
Detroit
Saxon Motor Car Corp
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