President Wilson Hints at Armed Neutrality to Protect Seas
President Wilson asked Congress for authority and funds to establish armed neutrality against German submarine aggression. He stated diplomacy has failed and pledged readiness to take further steps to safeguard American commerce and maritime rights, noting the sinking of the Housatonic and Law and the need for adequate protection and credit to defend ships and people at sea.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
United States
U. S
Germany
the Congress
Houses of Congress
Great Britain
Ireland
Atlantic
Europe
Mediterranean
Lyman M. Law
London
Frye
Palermo
Sear
America
Mne
Big Liner Sunk Off Irish Coast With 21 Missing
The 18,000-ton Cunard liner Laconia bound from New York to Liverpool was torpedoed and sunk last night off the Irish coast. Of 75 passengers and 216 crew, at least one life is known to be lost and 21 persons are missing. Survivors include 21 Americans among the crew and passengers. The ship carried a defense gun and was the largest liner sunk since the Lusitania.
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New York
Cunard Line
Laconia
Liverpool
Cunard Ine
Crindad
Leconia
Rights and humanitarian duty in wartime speech
A wartime address emphasizes universal human rights above material gain. It argues for freedom of movement and safe seas for noncombatants, workers, and families, linking commerce to compassion and justice as foundations of civilization. It stresses defending these principles with steadfast resolve.
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Aner Jean
Big steamers run blockade near war zones
Three steamers reached New York from ports behind the submarine zone including Alfonso XII with 150 passengers from Vigo, Manxman from Bustia, and Falkland from Manchester. Two freighters sailed toward danger zones to Bordeaux and London carrying heavy munitions. Reports also state the Iner Espagne arrived at Bordeaux with over 60 American citizens aboard, and the Lapland reached Liverpool.
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New York
Peb
Alfonso XII
Vigo
Manxman
Bustia
Manchester
Bordeaux
London
Liverpool
Hner Lapland
Fourteen Die as French Airship Is Shot Down
Berlin reports fourteen French crew members died when an airship was destroyed by German anti aircraft fire. The craft was set ablaze and fell near Weelferdingen west of Saarge mund in Lorraine after its ammunition exploded on landing.
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Berlin
Weelferdingen
Saargemund
Lorraine
Italy's New War Loan Subscriptions Reach 2.2 Billion
Rome reports subscriptions to Italy's new war loan total 2.2 billion lira, with 1.47 billion already paid in. The official announcement notes substantial investor participation as the government seeks to fund wartime needs.
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Italy
Rome
Iowa Reaches Record Farm Prosperity With Billion Dollar Year
Des Moines reports historic farm output as combined value of crops live stock and poultry surpasses one billion dollars for the year. Crops total 597,108,673 with corn leading at 280,410,000 and hay near 60,000,000. livestock valued at 534,012,000 and poultry at about 34,000,000. Statewide prosperity shown in every nook of Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sosa Weather and Crop Service Bureau
Cannot Practice Law In Iowa Bar Admission Hurdle
Des Moines reports Filipino law student Agapico Gaa, a ward of the United States and Drake Law School senior, cannot be admitted to Iowa bar due to state law barring aliens. Gaa, sent to the U.S. to study English and international law, will graduate from Drake in June and plans to take the bar exam in the Philippines upon return.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Agapico Gaa
Drake
United States
Gaa
The
Star University
Drake Law School
Philippines
Plot to Destroy Bridge Under Suspicion in Dubuque
A package with thirty sticks of dynamite two boxes of caps and fuse was found under rubbish near the Iowa end of the rail road bridge and the wagon bridge spanning the Mississippi river. A Great Western secret service man found it and police are quiet while government agents are notified. It is believed the explosives were meant for the railroad bridge.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Mississippi River
Great Western Railroad Company
Fish Stop Power Plant At Adel Dam
Adel Light and Power dam on the Coon River halted when thousands of fish swam through a broken intake screen into the turbine. Wardens and assistants cut a hole in the flume to scoop out tons of fish for distribution to locals.
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Adel
Iowa's Only Eagle Scout Des Moines Boy
Marnes B. Voss of Roadside Settlement is Iowa's sole Eagle Scout. The honor ranks just below the highest, with Voss earning twenty one merit badges. He belongs to a scouts organization with members in England Canada and the United States and aims to become an executive. He leads the Roadside settlement boys club.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Marnes B. Voss
Roadside Settlement
England
Canada
United States
Brewer Quits Mason City After Webb Kenyon Burden
Mason City district sees beer sales collapse under censorship and Webb Kenyon law. Hamm Brewing Company ceases shipping beer to Mason City after a recent downstate county tally of twenty two counts at $1,000 each, with injunction changes and railway handling terms cited as factors.
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Mason City
Webb-Kenyon
Hamm Brewing Company
State
Funston Relatives in Iowa and Washington County
The death of General Funston at San Antonio, Texas is keenly felt in Washington County Iowa where the Funston family has long prominence in Brighton and Clay townships. W R Funston of Brighton is a cousin of the general as their fathers were brothers and an elder Frederick Funston likely inspired the general's name.
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Funston
Iowa
Washington
General Funston
San Antonio
Texas
Washington County
Brighton
Clay Townships
W. R. Funston
Frederick Funston
Jobs For Iowa Guards Mason City
Mason City young men now on the border with Companies A and D Second Iowa infantry are to be assured of jobs at living wages when they get back to their home station. Mayor T A Potter telegraphed Captains Garman and Heffner asking for full information on men who will not find jobs ready and waiting on their return.
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Iowa
Mason City
Second
Iowa Infantry
T. A. Potter
Garman and Heffner
Sioux City Amateurs Catch Berlin Messages At Night
Sioux City operators Sioux City Boyd Nestlerode and Howard White intercept Berlin telegrams most evenings using an arc receiving system not sparks. Messages largely concern money transfers with one note of a British battleship requesting Key West time from the Atlantic.
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Berlin
Sioux City
Boyd Nestlerode
Howard White
Nestlerode
Key West
Atlantic Ocean
Pioneer Iowa creamery founder dies at 95 in Manchester
Matthew Van Deusen, who helped build and run Iowa’s first creamery, died at his Manchester home at age 95. He came from New York in 1862 and, with John Stewart in 1872, operated what is believed to be the first creamery west of the Mississippi.
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Iowa
Manchester
Matthew van Deusen
Mr. van Deusen
New York State
John Stewart
Mississippi
Drainage Convention To Ames At 1918 Meeting
At the closing session of the annual convention the State Drainage association chose Fort Dodge Ames as the meeting place for the next convention. Officers elected were James Drug of Stratford Iowa as president H M Sparbee of Webster City as vice president and M F P Costelloe of Ames re elected secretary treasurer.
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Ames
Fort Dodge
State Drainage Association
James Drug
Stratford
Iowa
H. M. Sparbee
Webster City
M. F. P. Costelloe
Health survey of Wapello school children begins
At the request of the Wapello school board, University of Iowa experts conduct a health survey of the city’s school children. More than 400 children will be inspected during the investigation to demonstrate what can be accomplished with current facilities.
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Wapello
Iowa City
School Board of
University of Iowa
Twenty-one Des Moines Residents to Become Citizens
Des Moines and nearby community residents will take naturalization exams on May 21. Federal Judge Martin J. Wade will oversee proceedings and grant certificates of citizenship to those deemed of good character.
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U. S
Des Moines
United States
Martin J. Wade
Big Prices For Hogs At Solon Farm Sale
One of the biggest Poland China hog sales in years occurred at Ed Yessler’s Solon farm. Forty head of sows averaged 87.75 dollars with a top price of 147 dollars. Twenty five of the hogs went to Linn and Johnson counties, fourteen to other Iowa counties, and only one left the state.
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Solon
Poland
Ed Yessler
Linn
Johnson
Iowa
Iowa Socialists Protest War in Davenport Meeting
At Davenport a mass meeting of about 800 people adopted a resolution opposing the United States involvement in the European war, reflecting a strong Socialist protest against the conflict.
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Iowa
Davenport
United States
Europe
Socialist Party
County awards 125 bridges in Cherokee County project
The county board of supervisors announced contracts for 125 bridges and culverts to be built in Cherokee County in 1917. The aggregate cost reached 117,863 dollars, one of the largest lettings in the state, with prices deemed exceptionally good.
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Cherokee
County Board of Supervisors
Cherokee County
Belgian Children Aid Campaign Aids Cedar Rapids Fund
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette editor Verne Marshall and Marion helper Bob Toms led a drive to raise funds for Belgian child relief. Cedar Rapids contributed 1800 dollars to aid two Belgian children whose mother is dead or ill and whose father is in the army or dead.
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Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette
Bob Toms
Marion
Ambulance Corps
France
Marshall
Verdun
Toms
Belgium
Fund For Relief of
Dairy Special On Road In Iowa To Boost Dairying
The Iowa state dairy special led by State Expert EB O Estell of Waterloo is on a three weeks tour to promote better and more profitable dairying in Iowa. Iowa Delegates to Inauguration: Des Moines offers a path for qualified seekers to represent Iowa at President Wilsons inauguration. Governors credentials may be provided for delegates paying own expenses, though Harding has not committed to attending in person.
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Clinton
Iowa State Dairy Special
EB. O. Estell
Waterloo
Iowa
Des Moines
Wilson
Democratic Organization
Harding
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promises Safe Constipation Relief
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless remedy for children’s constipation. It claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels, relieves feverishness and sickness, and promises quick results for a 150 rent bottle with directions for all ages.
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California
Patience and Patrice Comment on Swiss Railroad Tunnels
A brief dialogue notes that thirteen percent of a Swiss railroad will pass through tunnels, with Patrice remarking the superstition around thirteen is unfounded and that no girl would deem it unlucky.
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Switzerland
Patrice
Sufferers From Kidney Ailments Should Remember This
An aged 1910 advertisement notes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver bladder remedy praised by a Missouri Valley Iowa pharmacist Geo P Shiley. The letter promotes sending ten cents for a sample and a booklet on kidneys with instruction to mention the newspaper. Bottles are offered in 50 cent and one dollar sizes at drug stores.
Strongest building material joke teaches class
A professor asks what is the strongest material for a house. A student replies “Timburger cheese” from experience, delivering a humorous misdirection about construction materials.
$2,988.75 Grows on 50 Acre Farm in Clover Land
Escanaba Mich Feb 28 Just $2,988.75 was the total sum Kelly Johnson of Delta county Clover Land received for products raised on his fifty acre farm He nets $2,638.75 after labor costs Potatoes onions rutabagas tomatoes cucumbers table beets cowpeas beans and cabbage contributed to receipts Johnsons grain and hay also added returns with more land to clear The Clover Land region in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is promoted by the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau to encourage farming over high rents or interest.
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Escanaba
Mich
Kelly Johnson
Delta County
Clover Land
Johnson
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Marquette
Adv
Sarcasm of the Rejected in Boston Transcript
A snippet notes editors' sarcasm about publication writing with a quip that asks if one writes for publication and replies that they write only for escalation among editors.
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Boston Transcript
Garfield Tea Purifies Hood Powers Cure Claims
A historical note claims Garfield Tea purifies the Hood and eradicates rheumatism dyspepsia and many chronic ailments. It cites 1916 exports from France to the United States valued at $110,304,051.
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Garfield
France
United States
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