Week's News in Brief Condensed Highlights
Treasury chief McAdoo blames concerted New York bank action for bond decline to a new low as tariff reform splits Republicans. Progressive Republicans push substitute schedules while Lodge denies Mulhall testimony. Immigration inspector Dixon released. Wilson opposes mediation in Mexico. Parcel post cuts face criticism but Burleson proceeds. Panama rental payments continue. Newport torpedo plant expansion sought. Senate lauds the Senate. vice president hails from Moose banquet. Wisconsin passes radical eugenics measures. deadly copper strikes prompt troop deployment. St. Lawrence drowning victims. Beachey altitude record broken. fire devastates Brock. Major rail collision injures dozen. widespread unrest among miners.
Bomb strikes Tampico gunboat in Mexican harbor
An insurgent dispatch claims a French aviator Didier Mas son dropped a bomb on the gunboat Tampico at Guaymas harbor in Mexico, the first such act in history. Reports say Mas son completed three flights over the harbor before hitting the vessel, amid broader international tensions and other unrelated notes from the era.
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Tampico
Guaymas Harbor
Mexico
Didier Masson
Deaths and Disappearances Across Regions Cited
Obituaries report Dr. W T Linn of Ohio dead at home aged 78 after 72 years of practice and noted as oldest male resident of Nola area. Also found dead are George Robinson and his family at Rumley Alberta from bullet wounds. Cipriano Castro reportedly disappeared from Canary Islands en route to West Indies. Interior Secretary Lane cancels trip due to neuralgia after Billings arrival. William Butler shot by police in Kenvil mistaking him for Corduan. Corduan arrested. Stephen Keeling, 12, killed in Fort Scott when father’s car overturned near Mara ni.
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W. T. Linn
Guernsey County
Ohio
Oconee
Nil
Eva ‘Linn
Nola
United States
George Robinson
Robinson Farm
Rumley
Alberta
William Butler
Kenvil
N. J
William Corduan
Newark
Corduan
Stephen Keeling
Fort. Scott
Kane
Keith
Marao
Iowa National Guard officers foresee possible Mexican invasion
Fifty fifth regiment officers at Camp Castle in Iowa City predict the militia and other states may be ordered to cross the Rio Grande soon. A major says orders could come within three months to proceed to Mexico. Troops are urged to attend drills, with arrests and camp recalls hinted as enforcement of camp training policy. Money interests allegedly drive the push toward war while officers privately fear casualties.
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Chariton
Iowa National Guard
Camp Castle
Iowa
Ross the
Rio Grande
Mexico
Des Moines
War Department
Playmate Rescued By Eight Year Old Hero at Clear Lake
Mason City notes two children under ten acted heroically at Clear Lake when the daughter of W E Gildner fell from a dock. A nearby eight year old son of R E Gibson saw the accident and dragged the girl to the surface, gripping her hair as she rose until rescuers arrived. The water depth exceeded eight feet.
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Mason City
Clear Lake
W. E. Gildner
R. E. Gibson
State Mine Inspector Appointed in Des Moines
W. E. Holland of Albia named state mine inspector by Governor Clarke. He takes over from J. E. Jeffreys of Buxton, whose resignation arrived earlier. Holland will serve until July 3, 1917, as Jeffreys becomes manager of the Consolidated Coal company in Buxton.
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Des Moines
W. E. Holland
Albia
Maple
Clarke
Holland
J. E. Jeffreys
Buxton
Jeffrey
Consolidated Coal Company
Tax report discussion at state auditors meeting
Mason City reports that the annual session of the State Auditors' association will discuss what was done with the Java tax commission report and what should have been done with it. The meeting will convene in Council Bluffs from August 14 to 15, with the program announced by G. E. Frost, secretary of the association.
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Mason City
Java Tax Commission
State Auditors’ Association
Council Bluffs
Therogram
G. E Frost
Association
Will Hunt Gun Toters in Mason City Sparks Action
Mason City police prepare to act on gun permit neglect as 100 licenses issued for carry exist but only thirteen have been registered. Authorities move to enforce registration compliance among weapon holders.
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Toters
Mason City
Young People Alliance Convention at Waterloo Park
The annual convention and camp meeting of the Young People's Alliance of the Evangelical Church will be held at Chautauqua Park in Waterloo from August 18 to 24. Bishop S. Breyfogel of Chicago will be among the principal speakers.
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Young People’s Alliance
Waterloo
Young Peoples Alliance
Elurch
Chautauqua Park
S. . Breyfogel
Chicago
Killed While Hunting Near Buxton
Oskaloosa Casto Price died in a hunting accident in the woods near Buxton while rabbit hunting. He reportedly leaned against his target rifle, which discharged and the bullet pierced his heart.
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Oskaloosa
Casto’ Price
Buxton
Freight House in Hamburg Burns. Records Saved
Burlington freight house at Hamburg was burned by flames of unknown origin. The records and most freight were saved as flames raced up the building before firefighters arrived.
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Hamburg
Burlington
New London City to Issue Water Works Bonds
The city council passed an ordinance to issue fifteen thousand dollars in water works bonds in line with an election held April of the current year.
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New London
Iowa Greeks Affected in Mason City Call
Mason City cites a three year reserve call affecting 150 Greeks in Iowa. Members must report by September 20 to address the relocation and eligibility implications for the group.
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Iowa
Mason City
Greece
Fox to Head Painters in Iowa Association
Sioux City reports W. E. Fox of Dubuque was elected president of the Iowa Association of House Painters and Decorators. Oscar Block of Davenport won the vice president post, with Bert Everest of Marshalltown serving as secretary and treasurer.
Boost Harvest Festival Ringsted Adverts Tour
Ninety Ringsted boosters in seventeen autos covered 107 miles across three counties visiting twelve towns to advertise the harvest festival to be held there August 6 and 7.
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Ringsted
Wan Shot By Side Of His Bride in New Virginia
T J Allen meat market owner was shot and killed while seated beside his bride of a week on a Osceola bound train. Ex husband W S Shetterly was arrested in Osceola on murder charges after the shooting. Witnesses say Shetterly fired as soon as he saw Allen with his former wife.
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New Virginia
T. J. Alen
Osceola
Allen
Mysterious attacks threaten Mrs Meyers in Alvord
Mrs Carl Meyers lies near death after a second brutal assault on her home in Alvord. Six months earlier she was struck on the head with a buggy spoke. The unknown assailant remains a mystery, with community suspicion centering on a resentful woman. Bloodhounds are being used by Sheriff Wheatly to track the culprit.
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Alvord
Carl .Meyer
Meyer
Sheriff Wheatly
Boa Constrictor Escape Near Fonda Tramples Fort Dodge Worker
Train men of Illinois Central report Bag gagemaster Hurlburt of Fort Dodge escaped death from a twelve foot boa constrictor that slipped from a cage at Fonda. Conductor Nugent and others rushed to help and freed him as the serpent tightened around his legs and attempted to wrap around his body.
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Cails
Waterloo
Ilinois
Hurlburt
Fort Dodge
Fonda
Nugent
Brother seeks reward in Tom Moore murder case
Dan Moore of Donahue believes his brother Tom Moore was killed, not a suicide, and offers a $50 reward for the arrest of the assailant. Tom's body was recovered from the Mississippi on April 18, with only a few cents found in his pockets. The brother cites a $50 note on Tom when last seen.
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Davenport
Dan Moore
Donahue
Tom Moore
Mississippi
Moore
Woman Crushed When Bees Spark Wagon Plunge
Mrs. S Strand, 30, wife of a Thompson-area farmer, was killed at home when a hay wagon swerved as bees attacked the horses. The wheel passed over her head, crushing it instantly.
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Mason City
S. Strand
Thompson
Waldorf College Expands as Enrollment Grows
Forest City Waldorf college is expanding facilities with additions to buildings and equipment for next year. The rapid growth has outpaced space, with a new $40,000 building finished last year already proving inadequate to house students.
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Waldorf College
Forest City
Bees Swarms at Glidden High School Building
Glidden high school building is reportedly occupied by five swarms of bees this summer. Bees have taken residence in the caps above the windows as the school board seeks methods to evict the tenants.
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Glianen—seez
Glidden High School
Jewell Claims No Business Failures In Town History
Mayor William Anderson asserts Jewell, a 1200 resident town almost 50 years old, has never suffered a business failure, highlighting local economic resilience and a notable boast from the community.
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Jewell
William Anderson
Woman Dies In Suspected Drowning Cistern Incident
Jefferson Mrs Oscar Magnusen committed death by own action by drowning in a cistern. When found there was about a foot of water in the cistern and the supposition is that Mrs Magnusen dove into the cistern head first.
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Jefferson
Oscar
Magnusen
Cedar Rapids Pastor Accepts First Baptist Call
The Rev James McGee, parish pastor of First Baptist Church in Marshalltown for six years, has accepted a call to lead the First Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids. He will begin duties September 7.
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Cedar, Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Rooms Packed With Liquor In Mason City Court House
Vacant rooms at the Mason City courthouse used for storing liquor are full to the ceiling. A carload of beer was seized on Saturday as the latest addition to the illicit supply.
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Mason City
Court House
Alleged Knucks Arrest Under New Law in Springfield Ky
Two young men, John Lohne of Council Bluffs and N B Swiker of Zanesville, were arrested in Springfield Kentucky and held to the grand jury under a new law defining knucks as dangerous weapons and prescribing a penitentiary sentence upon conviction.
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Knucks
Council Bluffs
John Lohne
Springfield
N. B. Swiker
Zanesville, C
Mangled Body Found Near Creston
A track walker discovered a mangled body near Creston with no identification. The remains were found in a remote area and local authorities are investigating the death as a possible accident or foul play. No further details about the victim or circumstances are available at this time.
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Creston
Ketchum urges civil engineers to value railroads for tax base
Iowa railroad commissioner Ketchum argues for a change in how public utilities are valued for taxation. He proposes counties hire civil engineers to perform physical valuations of railroad and telegraph properties, using construction costs as a base and counting land value across counties to derive an accurate state figure. He notes widespread unfamiliarity with local miles of track and predicts benefits from training engineers and exposing citizens to property use by common carriers.
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Ketchum
Tounell
Executive Council
Savery County
Mr. Ketchum
Mec
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