Iowa Sportsmen Meet To Seek Law Changes
Des Moines Iowa sportsmen will hold a meeting August 28 at the fairground preserve to consider proposed changes in state game laws to be urged on the next general assembly. Changes include daily quail and prairie chicken limits, extended season for imported birds, migration law alignment, and greater net and seine regulation powers. Also announced are Iowa state fair special days from August 29 to September 4 with designated themes each day.
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General Assembly
Iowa Sportsmen's Association
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Nine Miles of Paving Completed in Clarinda
With the street paving contract finished this week Clarinda boasts nine miles of paved city streets two miles show the finest double parking in western Iowa. The Clarinda Boulevard system now complete comprises twenty blocks of concrete paving each side of a twenty foot park way creating a modern sixty foot street through two miles of the residence section.
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Clarinda Houlevard
Freaks In Horticulture Ackley Snowball Blooming Twice
Ackley resident H J Smith possesses two horticultural oddities a snowball bush blooming a second time this season with many blossoms and a iridal wreaths bush flowering in an unusual period, both noted as curios from local observations. Accident Under New Law Manchester reports injuries under the new compensation act including Isaac Hammond who fell on the third floor of the War Bank building, losing a pulley and injuring a thumb with medical bills to be addressed. Hammond’s injury and other case details are outlined as local records show. Arrested, Greek Beatson found in county jail for alleged theft and forgery after being brought to the county for arraignment.
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H. J. Smith
Manchester
Abs
Sisaac Tlammond
War Bank
Hammond
Boosting Good Roads Hosts and Local FarmersMeet
Ottumwa guests Des Moines secretary Long and brother David state director spoke to directors about organizing Wapello county into the Good Roads federation plans. Pleasantville barn fire destroys livestock and gear with nearly 5000 dollars in losses. Indianola sale of a 212 acre farm to W H Downey at 260 per acre. Ames to get new safe signals on the Northwestern line between Ames and Des Moines. Oldest resident died after illness. Vogt’s death shocks friends.
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Joe L. Long
Des Moines
Iowa Good Roads Federation
David
Commercial Association
Theong
Indianola
J. M. Graham
Igo Place
W. H. Downey
N. W. Ames
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Ames
Towa
FARM HAND KILLS EMPLOYER IN IOWA FARMHOUSE
Mrs. John Cummings a widow about 60 near Grinnell was shot by Lester Noble aged 60 a farm hand who then killed himself. Noble had worked five years since Mr Cummings died and had just been discharged. He returned after 5 pm put up the team went to his room fired twice hitting Mrs Cummings the second bullet in the head and instantly killed her. He then fired into his own head.
County Officers Meet Closes in Cedar Rapids Des Moines
County officers convene in Cedar Rapids. A committee to draft a bill to authorize counties to join the commission plan was named. P T L Martin of Polk county was elected president of the treasurers. Assistant Attorney General Henry F E Sampson spoke to the supervisors association.
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Des Moines
P. Tl. Martin
Polk County
Henry F E. Sampson
Drowned Family of Four at Leclaire Picnic Park
Davenport Thomas a farmer near Leclaire and his three daughters Dorothy 21 Elizabeth 17 and Katharine 11 drowned in the Mississippi river during a picnic at I and I park north of Leclaire. Thomas and two daughters Elizabeth and Katharine tried to save Dorothy from drowning as they slipped into deeper water and all four bodies were recovered.
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Thomas Thomas
Leclaire
Dorothy
Elizabeth
Katheine
Mississippi River
Thomas
Katherine
Het
Realty Deals Near Battle Creek Reported
Ida Grove reports two major land transactions near Battle Creek. Referee John Marshall sells a quarter section with improvements near the village at 275 per acre and an 80 acre tract across the road at 200 per acre. JE P Wallace, with A B Wallace heirs consent, sells the old home farm of 358 acres along the Battle Creek Holstein road for 50000. Purchasers are Ed H Campbell and Jed H Campbell.
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Battle Creek
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Henning M. Schmidt
JE. P. Wallace
A. B. Wallace
Holstein
Ed H. Campbell
Jed H. Campbell
Tragic Car Crash Corners William Gritten Near Greerville
William Gritten died in an automobile accident while visiting his uncle George Critten on a farm northwest of Greerville. Riding with his cousin, they were returning with ice cream for a picnic when the vehicle, driven by a 16 year old, lost control and overturned. Gritten, pinned beneath the car, was removed unconscious and died at once.
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William Gritten
George Critten
Greerville
Gritten
May Ward Broadprice Moves Stir Market Prospects
May Ward reports price shifts in groceries as wartime factors push certain items up or down. Potatoes fall 5 cents, canned goods rise slightly, beans and peas gain, and fruit canning faces weather and supply pressures. Also notes farmers, taxes, and a state price probe and regulatory actions across Iowa.
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Tee
California
Norway
France and Britain defend border as German advance stalls
Paris reports the French and English have retired to covering positions after a failed attack plan. French forces repelled an African brigade advance near Meuse, then pressed a renewed assault before falling back south of Semels. Joffre ordered a withdrawal to defensive lines amid stiff fighting. London notes a somber mood as British regiments face a protracted battle with many casualties anticipated.
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French War Office
Meuse
Semels
Joffre
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed in Letters
Plover resident Martin Helvig thanks Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring his wife, noting she recovered from weakness. The letter praising the remedy highlights rapid improvement and brings many similar notes of gratitude. The ad urges readers to seek special advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Plover
Lydia Ham
Lydia E. Pinkham
German Army Defeats French at Neufchateau in WWI
Berlin reports Grand Duke Albrecht of Wuertemberg leads a German victory over a French army at Neufchateau. German forces under Rupprecht and the Crown Prince Wilhelm pursue the French, seizing 150 guns at Luneville Blamont and Chev. They advance west of the Meuse toward Mabeuge and have defeated a British cavalry brigade.
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Albrecht
Luneville
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Chey
Meurthe and Moselle
Longwy
Meuse
Maubeuge
World War News From Fronts In Europe And Asia
Allied forces clash with German troops near Mons Belgium while Vienna reports Austrians may shift to face Russian advances. Paris notes German activity around Nancy as Tsingtau bombardment begins per Tokio. Count Bernstorff denies crown prince shot while Austria agrees to cede the cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth to Tsingtau. Washington dispatches relay the ongoing global military movements.
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Tsing Tau
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Alsace
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Ag Talsa
Frederick William
Berlin
Liege
Bernstorff
Austria
His Interpretation of Art Explores a Child’s Explosive Image
In a passing scene Shimmerpate shows Sammie a drawing book and the lad studies a single page showing arms legs feet and heads. Sammie’s response imagines an awful explosion as the father asks for his view in a quiet moment.
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Sammie
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