Note on German American sentiment and US note to Berlin
A long editorial collage discusses US President Wilson's note to Berlin and American public reaction across major papers, praising the tone while noting possible hard lines. It includes various editorials from New York World to San Francisco Chronicle, and closes with local obituaries and a school consolidation critique. The piece reflects a national mood of measured diplomacy versus wartime rhetoric and ends with a local reflection on German American identity and civic unity.
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New York
York Sun
Louisville
Anzeiger
Germany
England
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Herald
Indianapolis Star
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Staatz Zeitung
United States
Philadelphia Inquirer
Richmond
San Francisco Chronicle
Threats loom as farmers oppose consolidation plan
A citizen wrote to the Marsh alltown Times-Republican that the issue of a consolidated schoolhouse was before the people. A Nextown businessman learned some farmers in the proposed district were opposing the project and threatening a boycott.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Nextown
Note on German demands draws mixed editorials
Leading newspapers react to the note on German demands with mixed tones. Some applaud the president’s stance as frank and firm, while others call it a justified reminder of America’s cause and demand clearer action from Berlin.
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Salt Lake City
Bozeman
Mont
Chronicle
America
Anneonds
Rock Island Railroad: A Transcontinental Line in Financial Turmoil
The Rock Island system spans eight thousand miles of tracks and links Chicago with Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Colorado. In 1918 it earned seventy one million dollars but remains burdened by debts and complex holding-company ownership. Geo Mitch signs off with cautious optimism about a return to prosperity once restructuring unfolds.
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Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Uncle Tom
Simon Degree
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Shell the Pen
Rock Island Company
C. R. 1. & PL Railway
C. R. I. & P. Railway
C. RI. & P. Railway
Rock Island System
Chicago
Rock Island, Jr
Mississippi River
Iowa
South Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Colorado
New York
London
Irisco
Civil War Horse Alive At 55 In New York
In Horseheads New York a Civil War veteran horse aged about sixty five stands as the nation’s oldest. Owned by P A McIntosh a fellow veteran the horse bears government branding J C 1865 on its hip. The animal still eats oats and travels to town several times weekly despite age and worn teeth.
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Horseheads
N. Y
P. A. MclIntosh
McIntosh
J. C
Min
Two Sudden Deaths Reported in West Bend and Emmet County
The week brings a fatal accident in West Bend where four year old Marguerite Pertl was struck by a car driven by Joseph Thill on Main Street. In Emmet County, Peter Klein reportedly took his own life by carbolic acid after earlier injuries. County authorities, including the sheriff and a jury, ruled the West Bend death accidental. Klein’s funeral was held at the Christian church.
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Emmet
Marguerite
Alex Pertl
West Bend
Mr. Thill
Methodist
Cullen
West
Joseph Thill
Iowa
Joseph 'Hill
Thill
Emmet County
Peter Klein
Estherville
Mr. Klein
Christian Church
Hurd
New Home in Spencer by Gus Andersons on North Main
Mr and Mrs Gus Anderson recently completed a new residence on North Main Street Spencer. Exterior features grey rough cast walls, red tile roof, and a large front porch leading to a reception hall finished in fumed oak. An artistic mission staircase rises from the hall to the lance room with cheerful light and bright walls.
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Anderson
Spencer News
Gus Anderson
North Main Street
Women to vote topic to be put before voters
The Iowa legislature passed a law to submit woman suffrage to voters in the primary. Miss Perkins of Sioux City will speak on Why Should Women Vote at the Hawkeye next Tuesday night, with Emmetsburg Civic Club members accompanying. No admission, special music, and a strong turnout urged for both Emmetsburg and Graettinger events.
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Iowa
Miss Perkins
Sioux City
Graettinger
Hawkeye
Opera House
Emmetsburg
Death of Mrs. Jane McFarland Former West Bend Resident
Mr Franklin notes the death of his sister Mrs Jane McFarland a former West Bend resident who died Monday at her daughter Mrs E Hadley s home in LaVerne Oklahoma Born August 28 1834 she married R M J McFarland in 1862 and lived on a farm west of West Bend later moving to town and then to Des Moines in 1910 before settling in Oklahoma His death ends a long illness and Mr Franklin expresses sympathy to the bereaved family
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Grachtinger
T. J. Yoss
Mary Cullen
Mrs. Yoss
Kinrose
Voss
Little Creek Cemetery
Mary Ellen Cullen
Sag Harbor
New York
Palo Alto County
Graetlinger
Thomas Joseph Yoss
Iowa
Yoss
Marion
Eugene Cullen
Mr. Cullen
Charles
Otis
Albertine
Ellen Cullen
Thomas
Peter
James
Zita
Mary
Graettinger
Cullen
Franklin
Jane McFarland
West Bend
B. Franklin
E. Hadley
LaVerne
Oklahoma
R. M. J. McFarland
Five Sets of Triplets Down in Kansas Story
Mr and Mrs Frank Scott of Highland Kansas raise nineteen children in ten years five sets of triplets and two sets of twins all under five years old Thirteen boys live while six are girls The family once traveled with thirteen boys on a single first class ticket and the conductor only relented after seeing the family bible The Scotts deserve notice to Theodore Roosevelt for their remarkable brood.
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Kansas
Frank Scott
Highland
Stork
Scott
Theodore Roosevelt
Terril votes yes on municipal waterworks plan
Terril approved a proposition for municipal waterworks after a recent vote, marking the town as among the region's more progressive communities. The decision aligns with local improvements and future infrastructure efforts led by city officials and residents.
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Terril
Tervil
Here
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