Iowa farmers optimistic on crop yields this year
Iowa State College experts say favorable weather could lift state crops well above prior records with corn near 400 million bushels, oats around 200 million, potatoes at 10 million. Projected farm value tops 677.5 million dollars plus livestock and dairy, with 40.6 million quarts of canned goods donated as war effort.
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Ames
Kowa
Iowa
George Mr. Chappel
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Iowa Woman Visited Denmark During War Fallout
Mrs. Anna Backer of Council Bluffs returned from six months abroad saying war suffering ranks just below Germany, noting Denmark shows similar hardship though its army is not in active conflict. Commerce is nearly at a standstill.
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Iowa
Denmark
Council Bluffs
Germany
Anna Backer
Backall
Carried 150 Feet By Train Near New Hampton
D Lt Mowbrey a Sibley grain buyer narrowly escaped serious injury when his automobile was struck by a train while crossing Milwaukee tracks near New Hampton. The car’s wheels and engine were demolished, but the body was carried about 140 feet and he suffered only a bruised wrist and a wrenched leg.
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New Hampton
Mowbrey
Sibley Grain
Milwaukee
New Trampton
Red Cross Leader Resigns as War Fund Campaign Ends
Des Moines reports J B R Weaver resigns as state director of the Red Cross chapters after May 1. He recommends Dr A I Kepford of the state board of control to succeed him. Weaver says private business interests require his attention as the war fund drive winds down.
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Red Cross
Des Moines
J. BR. Weaver
The
A. I. Kepford
State Board of Control
Weaver
Delivery Cost Too High Cries From Council Bluffs Grocers
Council Bluffs grocers admit high delivery costs hurt business and report a possible agreement to eliminate or greatly reduce delivery charges amid sharp competition.
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Council Bluffs
Iowan Wounded by Torpedo in Med Sea Action
Missouri Valley reports George Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson wounded in Saloniki Greece after the American steamer Grace was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Mediterranean. Cable received here confirms injuries.
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Missouri Valley
George Wilson
Frank Wilson
Saloniki
Greece
Grace
Mediterranean Sea
Cornerstone Laid for New Longfellow School Building
Several hundred people attended as the cornerstone of the new Longfellow school building was laid. The four buildings under construction will total nearly $30,000 in cost when finished.
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Longfellow School
Oldest Red Cross member named in Waukon area
Local enthusiasts in Waukon claim Mrs. Olave Wolden of Center township, aged 97, as the oldest American Red Cross member in this section of the state.
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Red Cross
Waukon
Olave Wolden
Center Township
American Red Cross
Has Two Draft Numbers for Des Moines Man
Des Moines man Louis Edward Schaar may face conscription with two draft numbers after a clerical error doubled his name on the official exemption list. The fourth district board numbered the cards and recorded Schaar twice, creating a double listing unless corrected or a dispensary action is granted.
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Des Moines
Louis Edward Schaar
War Department
Schaar
Fourth District Exemption Board
Plot to Destroy Mines Prompts German Spy Suspicions
In Dubuque reports claims blame for two mine cave ins near Wisconsin and a local mine, Bull Moose No. 2, lies with German spies or sympathizers. Rescue efforts freed trapped miners after a collapse that killed Richard Hines, with similarity to Royce mine incident fueling suspicions and calls for investigation.
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Dubuque
Bull Moose Lend
Wisconsin
Richard Hines
Royce
Telegraphy Instruction Planned in Des Moines Schools
Des Moines Morse and wireless telegraphy will be taught in summer and fall sessions. Principal Maurice Ricker of West High reported after visiting Chicago, where he reviewed the course. The school board authorized Supt. Thornburg to install equipment immediately and start the program likely before summer ends. Pools may be opened to Camp Dodge soldiers.
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Des Moines
Maurice Ricker
Weat High
Chicago
Supt. ZC. Thornburg
Bridge Guard Shot Near Des Moines
Charles Price, private in Company I, First Iowa Infantry, was shot in the calf while patrolling the Co. B Q bridge near Levy seven miles south of Des Moines. The attacker remained unidentified. An ambulance was sent to Fort Des Moines hospital for Price.
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Des Moines
Levy
Charles Price
Wirst Iowa Infantry
Price
Ball
Fort Des Moines
Advise Son to Join Americans
Carroll L. Hungerford and parents report a cablegram from Paris urging John J. Hungerford Jr to enlist in the American Volunteer Infantry and join the front at once. It states French forces advise Americans in Paris to avoid 19 attached French units, while urging his enlistment with American troops.
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Carrolll
John J. Hungerford, Jr
Paris
Lance
Hungerfords
Payette County Farmers Organize County Agent Effort
Over four hundred Miavette county farmers met at Payette to complete the work of OVBA and organize the employment of a county agent in Fayette county. 7 OW, Coverdale, state county agent leader from Ames, assisted in organizing. Payette is the calligraphic county in Iowa to finish organization and qualify for Signo government aid for some time.
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Fayette
Payette
OVBA
Fayette County
Coverdale
Ames
Rairtieth
Iowa
Farmers Expect 1. W. W. defense councils in Missouri Valley
Partners near California Junction and this city plan to organize four defense councils to prep for a clash with 1. W. W. similar to last year’s upheaval. The aim is to counter disturbances affecting local employers and stability in the area. Local coverage notes the scare and anticipates further actions by authorities.
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Missouri Valley
California Junction
Waukon Starts National Defense Council
Waukon city was chosen president of the national defense council organized by Miss Anna Helahan county organizer. Her committee has been appointed and work will start immediately on defense efforts in the locality.
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Waukon
Council of National Defense
Anna Helahan
Alo
Stage Amateur Fair at Waukon Shares County Benefit
The Red Cross and the local library join in a county fair staged by amateur performers in Waukon. Only 150 local residents will participate in the event.
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Waukon
Red Cross
Organize For Prohibition Drive In Iowa
Des Moines reports former R Hanna chosen to organize the state for constitutional prohibition. The allied temperance committee opened Des Moines offices and plans an aggressive campaign. C N McMillan of Woodbury County to assist, with Mayor James.
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Des Moines
R. Hanna
Towa
Allied Temperance Committee
C. N. McMillan
Woodbury County
Ayor James
Canneries Plan to Hire Pupils as Shortage Grows
Des Moines IA labor commissioner A L L Urick outlines a plan to recruit high school pupils for cannery work to address a looming labor shortage. He seeks school credit for pupils who leave to work, notes training can be rapid, and cites federal child labor rules affecting under age 14 and under 16s working long hours. Urick will attend a Washington conference on enforcement with federal officials.
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Des Moines
A. l L. Urick
Iowa
Urick
Canning
Washington D. C
MAC VICAR TO CAMP DODGE DES MOINES DES MOINES
Capt John MacVicar QM US is named tie between Des Moines and the Thirteenth Division Cantonment as 15000 troops prepare to deploy. He will assist Maj M A Butler at the construction quartermaster office and push municipal military cooperation and tighter morale. City council may seek police reorganization to fight vice during the period.
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Des Moines
John MacVicar
Ss. RR
Terteenth Division
Ft. Douglas
Utah
M. A. Butler
War Department
MacVicar
Iowans Receive War Department Officer Commissions
Des Moines and other Iowa towns are listed with new commissions from the War Department. Names include medical officers Daniel Johnson Glomset of Des Moines, William L Hoffman of Gilbert, and Edwin J Kitts of Muscatine, among others, with first lieutenants, second lieutenants, and a captain listed from several cities.
Boy Dies After Hay Fork Accident In Osage
Marvin West, 13, died in Osage from a peculiar injury while using a hay fork in a field. The harness tug snapped and the whiffletree struck his abdomen, causing fatal injuries after thirty six hours of suffering.
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Osage
Marvin West
President Opposes Advisory Board in Food Control Bill
President Wilson asks Congress to strike a senate amendment that would create a joint committee of senators and representatives to confer with executive officials on war expenditures. In a letter to House Agriculture Chair Lever he warns the panel would harass those responsible for the conduct of the war effort in Europe.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Lever
House Agriculture Committee
Food Bill Passes After Verbal clash Over Hoover
A bipartisan food control bill was adopted by the Senate by 60 to 16 as a substitute for administration measures. It empowers government control of feeds, foods, and fuels and sets up a three member food administration board. Amendments targeting Mr Hoover were rejected and the clash centered on Senator Reed’s proposals and remarks about Mr Hoover.
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Washington
Senate
Board of Food Administration
Husting
NeWawa Wows
Ove Seenator
Reed
Tierbert C. Toover
Frank Ivy
Hoover
Joly
Missouri
DHE
Mr. Hoover
Trollis
Williams
Reichstag Votes For Peace In German Parliament
Copenhagen July 23 Reichstag adopts majority peace resolution by 214 to 116 with 17 not voting. Chancellor Michaelis vows not to prolong the war for an honorable peace and says America's intervention is not of serious concern. He asserts the fleet especially submarines will master the situation.
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Copenhagen
Reichstag
Chancelor
Michaelis
Germany
America
War effort hinges on manpower not secret inventions
Savannah July 21 Maj Gen Leonard Wood commanding the Southeast department says victory in the war will come through human effort, not any mysterious Edison invention or other genius device. He notes that all wars have been won with man power.
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Savannah
Leonard Wood
Department of the Southeast
Mr. Edison
Convoys Thanks of Nation in Tokyo July 24
Admiral Austin Knight arrives in Tokyo to convey U S thanks to the Japanese government for sending home Ambassador Guthrie's body on a warship. The message commends Japan's courtesy and cooperation in the gesture. The voyage underscores ongoing allied communications and postwar reconciliation efforts.
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Tokyo
Austin Knight
Asiatic Squadron
United States
Japan
Ambassador Guthrie
Woman voters league accuses salesman of dumping food into Missouri River
In Omaha on July 24 the woman voters' conservation league charged that commission men dump food into the Missouri River to prop up prices. The allegation centers on deliberate disposal to influence markets.
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Omaha
Neb
Woman Voters’ Conservation League
Missouri River
Eleven Die In Raid Over Felixstowe And Harwich
London dispatch reports eleven killed and twenty seven injured as daylight raid by about twenty German planes drops bombs on Felixstowe and Harwich. British fighters later counterattacked along the coast and over the sea, forcing a retreat amid improved defense though low visibility handicapped operations.
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London
England
Felixstowe
Harwich
Channel
Daniels Rebutts Admiral Cleaves Report On Sub Attack
Secretary Daniels explains the so called elaborator of the Cleaves report on the submarine attack on Pershing transports. He sent a letter to Senator Tilman defending his version of the incident and accepting full responsibility for what reached the public. He labels the Creel bureau produced statement as the one he gave to the public.
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Washington
Daniels
Admiral Cleaves
Pershing
Senator Tilman
War
Navy
Cleaves
Eade
Embargo Decided to Cut Food Exports to Germany
Washington reports the president and advisors have ordered a strict food export embargo aimed at hindering German armed forces. Exports central will implement the policy soon, warning shippers to prepare. Officials say the move targets military needs, not the German civilian population, amid past leakage through Norway and Sweden.
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Washington
Counel
Germany
Germain
Tolland
Scandinavia
Forage Poisoning Solved by Kentucky Experiment Station
Officials of the Kentucky experiment station under the US government announced they solved the seven year forage poisoning mystery. Bacillus capable of producing ptomaines in humans was identified as the cause and serum treatment proved effective by inoculating hundreds of livestock. An interstate conference of the middle Western states will be called.
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Lexington
Kentucky
United States
Middle Western States
Gardens Add to Nation's Wealth Campaign Report
Washington July 21 The emergency food garden commission announced a $350000000 crop value nearly $1000000 a day from vacant lot and home garden efforts. The middle western states lead in the Increase with New Hampshire second eastern states third and the South Atlantic group fourth.
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Washington
Emergency Food Garden Commission
Middle Western
New Haeyland
South Atlantic
Havoc Wrought by Storm Along Electric Railroad
A cyclone tore across a 30 mile stretch of the Chicazon and Joliet Electric railroad Sunday afternoon injuring ten or more people and likely causing fatalities. It unroofed houses toppled trees and telegraph poles and sent panicked crowds fleeing in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicazon & Joliet
Chancellor Mich aelis Declares War Will End Soon
Berlin July 23 Chancellor Michaelis told the Reichstag Germany would not continue the war a day longer and could obtain an honorable peace. He said U S intervention is not regarded as serious.
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Berlin
Michaelis
Reichstag
Germany
Split In Reichstag Deepens German Political Rift
July 28 report says the Liberal faction in the Reichstag and the military caste led by the Kaiser crown prince and Von Fin d enburg have completed their break.
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Reichstag
Zurich
Germany
Kaiser
von Findenburg
Des Moines and Iowa counties report WWI draft figures
A garbled OCR summary shows Des Moines and Story County contributions to WWI draft quotas. It notes 749 men for the tee and 672 men in the Regular Army, with cities and counties furnishing shares of the 25 and 10? quotas. The table lists credits and net figures by city and county and notes Des Moines in the state table.
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Des Moines
Germany
Fae
Story County
Pre
Rapids
Coun
Appeals Board Members Named For Iowa District Exemption
The Iowa exemption board announced members for the northern district including William Coe of Red Oak and D M Kenney of Fort Dodge among others. They will be examined before exemption boards about ten days from now and may join the National Guard or marine corps. drafted men will likely be detailed to the regular army.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Wilson
Juthero
William Coe
Red Oak
D. Ely
Davennert
Harry Hayles
Dubuque
Jao
Neral Crowder
Marine Corps
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Camp Dodge
Buty
Cantonment
E. E. Pratt
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Ex- Ports Council
Hollis
Ashurst
Food Board Commissioners
General Wood
Teuton
Dispatch
Uroup
Adjutant Pares
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Watarloo
Ubu
Wiesvae
Jies Moines
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Sioux City
Adams
Allamarine
Appanooyve
Black Hawk
Boa Bremer
Puchenan
Uena Vista
Butler
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Carroll
Cedar
Fayette Waveee
Franklin Fremont
Ty Groene
Guthrie
Fearmilton Mancock
Nardin
Harrigan
Henry
Wees Howard
Empoldt van Idu Shew
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Jasper
Jefferson Ae
Johnson
Jones Sesere Ab of
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Lyon
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Mahaska
Marlon Tee
Marshal
Mitchell
Montgomery
Brien
Lou Onceola
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Polk
LHD
Pottuwattamie Poweshick
Scott Os Wee
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Aero
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Union
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Warren Dee
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Woodbury
Wright
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