Wilson calls for funds to defend seas as diplomacy fails
President Wilson urged Congress to authorize armed neutrality and funds to protect American interests on the high seas. He noted German submarine actions have sunk U S vessels Housatonic and Lyman M Law and outlined steps beyond diplomacy to restore commerce and safeguard ships.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
United States
U. S
Germany
The
Houses of Congress
Great Britain
Ireland
Atlantic
Europe
Mediterranean
Lyman M. Law
Housatonic
London
Palermo
Lincoln Draf t Speech Warns of Armed Neutrality Possibility
The speech warns of grave dangers to neutral rights amid German submarine actions and congestion of commerce. It calls for authority and credit to defend merchant shipping and preserve peace, while expressing hope that armed force may not be needed.
Laconia Sunk with 75 Passengers and 216 Crew
The Cunard liner Laconia bound from New York to Liverpool was torpedoed off the Irish coast. Seventy five passengers were aboard with 216 crew members. At least one life is reported lost and about 21 aboard are unaccounted for. Survivors total around 270. Americans on board include Sir Floyd P. Gibbons and Mrs. I. C. Harris.
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New York
Cunard Line
Laconia
N York
Sidverpool
Cunard
Trinidad
Lacconia
Floyd P. Gibbons
Chicago
I. C.° Harris
AG. Kirby
Bonebridge
N. Y
Joseph Waring
Laeconia
Hiner
Defending Fundamental Human Rights at Sea
The speaker frames commerce and sea passage within a broader defense of basic human rights. He stresses compassion and protection for noncombatants, workers, women and children, arguing rights beyond material interests form the core of civilization and liberty. He insists American principles require defense of these rights.
Big steamers run blockade
Three steamers reached New York safely from ports behind the submarine zone. The Alfonso NII carried 150 passengers from Vigo. Manxman sailed from Bastia and Falkland from Manchester. Two freighters left for danger zones, Honduras to Bordeaux and Toyama Maru to London, both laden with munitions. Cables note Espagne reaching Bordeaux with over 60 American citizens and Lapland arriving at Liverpool.
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New York
Alfonso Nii
Vigo
Manxman
Bastia
Falkland
Manchester
Honduras
Bordeaux
London
Liverpool
French Airship Destroyed Over Lorraine Killing Fourteen
Berlin reports fourteen crewmen died when a French airship was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire. The airship landed near Weelferdingen west of Saarge nsund in Lorraine and exploded as ammunition aboard detonated.
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Berlin
Weelferdingen
Saargensund
Lorraine
Italy Announces New War Loan Subscriptions
Rome February 27 official statement reports subscriptions to the new Italian war loan totaling 2.2 billion lire with 1.47 billion lire in new money.
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Qitaly
Rome
Iowa Crops and Livestock Surpass Billion Dollar Mark
Des Moines reports the combined value of farm crops, livestock and poultry for the year at 1.163 billion dollars. Crops lead with 597 million including grain, oats, hay and vegetables. livestock valued at 54 million. poultry at 24 million. Also notes Filipino law student Agapico Gaa ward of the United States cannot be admitted to Iowa bar.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Agapico Gaa
Drake
United States
Gaa
Drake Law School
Philippines
Plot to Destroy Bridge in Dubuque Found
A secret-service found thirty sticks of dynamite two boxes of caps and fuse under rubbish near the Mississippi railroad bridge in Dubuque. Police silence on details. Government agents notified. suspected plan to blow the bridge.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Mississippi River
Great Western Railroad Company
Secret Service
Fish Stop Power Plant at Adel Dam Turbine
Adel Light and Power’s dam on the Coon River used a flume fed turbine wheel. A broken intake screen let thousands of fish pass into the wheel, stopping it. A game warden and helpers cut a hole in the flume and scooped out tons of fish, then distributed them to residents.
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Adel
Brewer Quits Mason City After Webb Kenyon Impact
Mason City reports Hamm Brewing Company will cease shipping beer due to censorship of intoxicating liquors locally and the Webb Kenyon law. The firm faced twenty two counts at a thousand dollars each in a downstate county and awaits injunction modifications affecting railway handling terms.
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Mason City
Webb-Kenyon
Hamm Brewing Company
State
Iowa's Only Eagle Scout Barnes E Voss
Des Moines reports Barnes E Voss of Roadside Settlement is Iowa's only Eagle Scout. He earned twenty one merit badges and hopes to become an executive. He leads the boys club at Roadside Settlement and belongs to the Invinciblian organization with scouts in England Canada and the United States.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Barnes E. Voss
Roadside Settlement
Funston Kin in Iowa and Washington React to General Funston’s Death
In Washington county Iowa families recall General Funston after his death in San Antonio Texas. Brighton and Clay townships house the Funston name with W R Funston of Brighton as a cousin of the general. Frederick Funston, an elder relative, presumably 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 men of Companies A and D, Second Iowa infantry, will receive living wage jobs upon return to their home station. Mayor T. A. Potter sent telegrams to Captains Garman and Heffner requesting full information on men who will lack ready employment 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 Nightly
Boyd Nestlerode and Howard White, amateur wireless operators in Sioux City, report nightly messages to and from Berlin using an arc receiving system. Most messages relate to money transfers. They recently intercepted a request for Key West time from a British battleship in the Atlantic.
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Berlin
Sioux City
Boyd Nestlerode
Howard White
Nestlerode
Key West
Atlantic Ocean
Iowa's First Creamery Builder Dies at 95 in Manchester
Matthew Van Deusen who helped build and operate Iowa's first creamery in Manchester has died at his home at 95. He came from New York in 1862 and in 1872 partnered with John Stewart to establish what is believed to be the first creamery west of the Mississippi.
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Iowa’s
Manchester
Matthew van Deusen
Iowa
van Deusen
New York State
John Stewart
Mississippi
Drainage Convention Names Officers at Ames Meeting
Dodge-Ames was chosen as the 1918 meeting place of the State Drainage association at their closing session of the annual convention here. The following officers were elected James Drug Stratford Iowa president H M Sparbee Webster City M F P Oates
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Ames
Fort
Dodge
James Drug
Stratford
Iowa
H. M. Sparbee
Webster City
F. P. Oates
Health Survey In Wapello Iowa City
At the request of the Wapello school board University of Iowa experts will inspect over 400 local children as part of a demonstration project. The study aims to show what can be accomplished with the current facilities.
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Wapello
Iowa City
School Board of
University of Iowa
Twenty One Residents to Become U S Citizens
Twenty one residents from Dex Moines communities will become United States citizens on May 21. They will be examined by Federal Judge Martin Wade and, if of good character, will receive certificates of citizenship.
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WII
U. S
Dex _ Moines
United States
Martin “J.wade
Big Prices For Hogs In Solon Sale
One of the largest Poland China hog sales in years occurred at Hol Yessler’s farm near Solon. Forty sows averaged 87.75 dollars with top price 147.57. Of the forty, twenty five sold to Linn and Johnson counties, fourteen to other Iowa counties, and only one to out of state.
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Solon
Poland
Hol Yessler
Linn
Johnson
Iowa
Socialists Protest War at Davenport Mass Meeting
A Davenport Socialist party mass meeting drawn 800 people adopted resolutions opposing U S involvement in Europe’s war. The event conveyed strong anti war sentiment and united protesters in a public display.
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Iowa
Davenport
United
States
Cherokee County to Build 125 Bridges in 1917
The county board of supervisors awarded contracts for 125 bridges and culverts in Cherokee County for 1917. The total cost is $117,863, one of the state's largest letings with unusually favorable prices.
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Cherokee
County Board of Supervisors
Cherokee County
Campaign aids Belgian children through Cedar Rapids drive
Verne Marshall editor of the Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette and Bob Toms of Marion launched a relief fund campaign. Both served six months in the ambulance corps in France Verdun and Belgium. Cedar Rapids contributed 1800 to aid two Belgian children whose mother is dead and who have a father in the army.
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Towans
Cedar Rapids
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette
Bob Toms
Marion
Ambulance Corps
France
Marshall
Verdun
Toms
Belgium
Fund For Relief of
Dairy Special On Road Iowa Trip Promotes Dairying
The Iowa state dairy special led by State Expert B. C. Estell of Waterloo will tour for three weeks to promote better and more profitable dairying across the state.
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Clinton
Iowa
B. C. Estell
Waterloo
Iowa Delegates and Inauguration Hope
Des Moines report says Iowa may send delegates to President Wilson's inauguration if they meet certain qualifications. Governor Harding has not committed to attending in person but promises credentials and official look for delegates who will cover their own expenses.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Wilson
Democratic Organization
Harding
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Laxative
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a gentle fruit laxative for children and adults. It claims to cure feverish, cranky children by cleansing stomach, liver, and bowels within hours and notes a 50 cent bottle with directions.
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California
Thirteen Lucky Miles in Swiss Railroad Tunnels
A report notes that thirteen percent of a Swiss railroad project will pass through tunnels. The speaker jokes that superstition would deem thirteen unlucky, while acknowledging practical progress on engineering.
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Patience
Switzerland
Patrice
Sufferers From Kidney Ailments Should Remember This
A 1916 testimonial from Geo P Shiley Druggist Missouri Valley Ia endorses Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. Readers are invited to send ten cents for a sample and booklet, with notices of fifty cent and one dollar bottles in stores.
Strong Material Question Sparks Cheesy Reply
A professor asks students what is the strongest building material. A quick reply from a student humorously suggests Limburger cheese as the answer, highlighting a playful classroom moment.
$2 988 75 Grows on 50 Acre Farm
Esanaba Mich Feb 28 Just $2 988 75 was the total sum which Kelly Johnson of Delta county in Clover Land received for products raised on his fifty acre farm He claims he paid out 350 for labor thus netting him a profit of 2 638 75 Johnsons crop follows 1 100 bushels potatoes at 1 15 1 2685 200 bushels onions at 1 20 280 00 200 bushels rutabagas at 40 80 00 250 bushels tomatoes at 90 220 00 800 bushels cucumbers at 1 25 375 00 150 bushels table beets at 75 112 50 75 bushels cow beets at 35 26 25 15 bushels beans at 7 00 105 00 6% tons cabbage at 40 260 00 200 dozen ears corn at 12 14 . note 200 00 Total receipts 992 088 75 Less labor amount 350 00 Net receipts be ceneee 1 2 0388 70 Mr Johnson also raised a large supply of grains and hay and his pasture also brought in returns but he can give no figures on these crops He has many more acres of land to clear Clover Land is the fifteen counties of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan who have realized the folly of paying high rents or large rates of interest when they could secure good sized farms in Clover Land through the Upper Peninsula Development area Marquette Michigan 100 Bacon Block Adv
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Escanaba
Mich
Kelly Johnson
Delta County
Clover Land
Johnson
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Marquette
Sarcasm of the Rejected in Boston Tran Script
A brief, witty line from a Boston Tran script mocks editors as the speaker asks about publication and responds that the writing is for deviation among editors.
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Boston Transcript
Garfield Tea Purifies Blood to Cure Rheumatism
Purported remedy Garfield Tea claims to purify the blood and eradicate rheumatism dyspepsia and many chronic ailments according to an advertisement.
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Garfield
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