World War News Roundup From Petrograd and Beyond
The official Petrograd communique reports a German fleet attack on Riga repulsed with cruiser and torpedo-boat destroyer damage. Turkish battleship Kheyr-ed Barbarossa sunk by a British submarine off Marmora, most crew saved. Reports from Geneva and Berlin note Russian line breaches, Hooge trench recapture by the British, and gains in Poland. Monte San Michele falls to Italian troops as Russians retreat from Kovno. Refugees pour into Moscow while German forces push in Vosges Lingekopf.
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Sea of Marmora
Constantinople
Vienna
Lubakow
Baranow
Poland
Berlin
Praga
Bausk
Courland
Warsaw
Moscow
Paris
Vosges
Lingekopf
German-American parade opens sixteenth federation convention
Domestic mammoth parade and mass meeting mark the opening in St. Paul Minnesota of the sixteenth annual convention of the Federation of German American Societies. Also in the news White Star liner Arabic tied up in New York with 188 passengers and war ammunition. dynamite found. Government fights foot-and-mouth disease outbreak near Wheeling Illinois. Illinois officials remove two state dental examiners. Mississippi River reaches 16.4 feet flood level at Dubuque Iowa. German Americans observe German Day at San Francisco expo. Des Moines man dies after saucer speedway crash. Ralph Mulford wins auto derby time 3 28 52. Joliet warden resigns after notice from governor. Nineteen hangings reported with Alabama leading. New Britain Connecticut sees Bernard Montvid hanged. F H Juergens arrested in San Antonio on threats against Wilson and Roosevelt.
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St. Paul, Minn
Federation of German-American Societies
Bureau of Combustibles
New York
White Star
U.S. harvest projections and Mexican policy moves
The Agriculture Department reports record 1930s harvest prospects with corn at three billion bushels, oats three and a half billion, and wheat one billion, plus strong yields of rye, potatoes, tobacco, rice and hay. Separately, U.S. policy efforts in Mexico advance under Secretary Lansing with regional diplomacy, while military and political figures move amid heightened Mexican tensions.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Krupp workers granted demands averting strike
Foreign reports from Essen say Krupp employees won all demands, with German military pressure aiding the end. United States naval forces under Admiral Caperton seized control of the national palace and the port office, and Haitian sun port Pacifiere at Fort au Prince. American troops opened fire, killing one Haitian. Pope Benedict XV plans a peace campaign in Europe at the next consistory, likely between late August and mid September.
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Geneva
Essen
Krupp
United States
Admiral Caperton
National Palace
Fort Au Prince
Benedict XV
Europe
Vatican
Rome
Personalities and Deaths In Milwaukees Catholic Clergy
Rev. Edward Kozlowski auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee archdiocese died in St Josephs hospital. George Fitch author of Peoria died at a Berkeley California sanitarium after failing to rally from an appendicitis operation. Fitch, born June 5 1877 at Galya UL, is noted among American humorists with Mark Twain, Bill Nye, George Ade and Finney Peter Dunne.
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Edward Kozlowski
Milwaukee
St Joseph's Hospital
George Fitch
Peoria
Til
Berkeley
Cal
Mark Twain
Bill Nye
George Ade
Finney Peter Dunne
Fitch
Galya
Two North Liberty Bank Robbers Sentenced in Iowa
Defendants William Robert Smith and Will C. Loomis, who confessed to the Warmers bank robbery at North Liberty on July 36, were sentenced to twenty years. Loomis, 26, to the Anamosa reformatory and Smith, 24, to Fort Madison penitentiary, all within 24 hours of return to Iowa City. Both waived examination and pleaded guilty. Loomis had given a full confession after arrest.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Loomis
Smith
Town City
Man Found Slain in Barn Near Council Bluffs
John L. Rogers aged 24 was found with his throat cut in a hayloft of a rarely used barn. He had been dead about a day. Authorities call it murder though no motive is clear as cashing a Creston check was in his pockets. Bloodied fingerprints suggest dragging. A man named Kirt Wilson was taken into custody.
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Council Bluffs
John L. Rogers
Rogers
Creston
Kirt Wilson
Saves Train From Wreck in Iowa Rail Incident
A section man saved Chicago Burlington and Quincy No. 6 from disaster by leaping onto the tracks and stopping the locomotive after a damaged section of track gave way just as the fast train passed. Roadbed repairs followed and the man is praised for bravery with Carnegie medal consideration. Also noted is Miss Martha Steele visiting Mount Ayr, boasting about 285000 miles of travel across land and sea since the year began.
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Albia
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
No. 6
Iowa
Mount Ayr
America
Martha Steele
Alex Maxwell
Miss Steele
Mason City Donor Funds Denison Pastor Manse Project
F. E. Keeler, who recently gave a large sum for Denison field equipment, donates to the Congregational society to build a pastor’s manse. The plan aims to be among the finest parsonages in the state, supporting recreation for local children.
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Mason City
F. E. Keeler
Denison Field
Congregational Society
Will Attempt to Identify Man in Bank Robbery Case
Cedar Rapids Leo Perrin paying teller at Cedar Rapids National Bank, robbed of 21200 by a lone bandit, is in Chicago aiding detectives with a man’s photograph said to be involved here three months ago. Perrin and investigators left, hoping the image will yield a lead.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Perrin
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Chicago
Perrin
Pertin
Manu
Noted Architect Dies After Illness Across States
James Cox, a prominent Estherville architect, died at his home after more than a year of stomach cancer. He received specialist care in Rochester, Minnesota, Chicago, and New York City.
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Estherville
Rochester
Minn
Chicago
New York City
James Cox
Missing Negro convict at state penitentiary
Fort Madison reports Carl Beckwith, a Black inmate and former trusty, missing after the latest count. Beckwith, once employed as a chauffeur and regarded as an honor man, is the convict described in the incident at the institution.
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Fort, Madison
Carl Beckwith
Beckwith
Flags Presented at Iowa Soldiers' Home Exercises
Flags for the various buildings of the Iowa Soldiers' Home were formally presented in proper exercises by the Ladies of the G A R department of Iowa.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Soldiers’ Homé
G. A. R. Department of Tawa
Seven Buildings Burned in Derby Fire Tale
Derby suffered a disastrous blaze destroying seven frame buildings and nearly all contents. The fire was found shortly after midnight at Morrison's meat market, causing extensive damage to the small city.
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Chariton
Derby
Morrison
Say Checks Were Worthless
Le Mars youth John McCars of St Paul aged 17 was held to the Brand jary on a charge of passing worthless checks after recent work with county farmers.
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le Mars
John McCars
St. Paul
Dynamite accident kills Hallard Sparrowgrove near Mallard
Victor Sparrowgrove was killed when dynamite caps in his lap exploded after he dropped a pocketknife while preparing to set off a charge under a stump south of English River. Mallard and L H Holscher were present and injured but survived as the blast tore away Sparrowgrove’s leg and grievously mutilated him. He lived about an hour, remained conscious to the end, and spoke freely before dying.
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Victor
Hallard Sparrowgrove
English River
Mallard
L. H. Holscher
Sparrowgrove
Robber Steals 339 From Iowa City Woman
An unknown thief entered the basement while Fred Sommer slept upstairs and Mrs. Sommer counted money at a table by an electric light. He crept up behind her. she fled shouting when seen. The robber took 339 from her purse, left 312, and escaped as the woman cried out in hysteria.
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Iowa City
Fred Sommer
Mr. Sommer
Roland Liveryman Killed in Des Moines Speed Way Crash
Dispatches from Ames report another death tied to Des Moines speedway events. Oss car Arentson, Roland livery stable proprietor, died when his car was struck by a Northwestern train about five miles south of Roland while returning from the races. Olaf Arenson and E K Thompson of Roland were injured.
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Roland
Ames
Des Moines
Oscar Arentson
Here
Olaf Arenson
E. K. Thompson
Arentson
Red Oak to Build Women’s Rest Room
Red Oak will add a women’s rest room as the Village Improvement Department of the Monday Club and the Commercial Club worked for months to secure suitable quarters and funds. The city council voted Friday to cooperate and the clubs will raise the remaining funds for a modern facility.
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Red Oak
Monday Club
Commercial Club
Red Oak Names City Doctor and Medical Inspector
Red Oak will again have a city health physician and the schools a medical inspector. Dr. Velura Powell, head of the Powell Institute, named for the office, is a nationally renowned figure in medical and child development circles and a member of the National Medical association.
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Red Oak
Velura Powell
Powell Institute
National Medical Association
Shot In Peculiar Manner Near Kilbourne
Mrs. John A. Craig of Kilbourne vicinity in Van Buren county was shot while crossing a bridge over Lick Creek. Her son Jay was shooting birds from the barn lot, and a stray bullet struck her arm. The incident occurred as she walked toward Kilbourne, yielding a surprising and painful event.
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John A. Craig
Kilbourne
van Buren County
Jay
Suing Car Company for 20000 in Ames District Court
F R Arnold files a district court suit seeking 20000 damages over the loss of his left foot after a Fort Dodge Des Moines Southern street car allegedly ran him down. He claims negligent operation and that the car lacked sand or proper brakes.
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Sues Car Company
Ames
F. R. Arnold
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
Planned Eastland Outing Noted in Narrow Escape
Iowa City resident Vend Vonéra sek, just back from Chicago where he was summoned by a kinsman’s death, was saved from the Eastland disaster by chance. His two daughters and two brothers from Lone Tree accompanied him.
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Iowa City
Vend Vonérasek
Chicago
Lone Tree
City Buys Pulmotor After River Drownings
City purchases a pulmotor for 3150 to be used in emergencies following a recent spate of drownings in the Iowa river at this location. The action aims to improve rapid rescues and safety for river users and residents.
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Pulmotor. Jty
Iowa River
Robinson To Fly To Aid Bath Regiment Encampment
Grinnell aviator Robinson will perform flights over Iowa City and conduct military scouting in support of the Bath regiment encampment of the national guard starting August 16.
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Robinson
Iowa City
Grinnell
Bath Regiment
National Guard
Debut of 21-year-old as airship aide ends high above Muscatine
In Muscatine Charles Rose aged 21 assisted at a gas bag ascent along the Riverside. His foot snagged in rigging and he was hurled upward, carried about 1,068 feet before stabilizing. The incident marked his unexpected debut in aerial duties.
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Muscatine
Chas. Rose
Riverside
Bank Robbers Jailed for Twenty Year Term
In Towa City prosecutors secured a twenty year sentence for W. R. Smith and W. C. Loomis the two men who robbed the North Liberty bank last month netting over 30090 dollars.
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Towa City
W. R. Smith
W. C. Loomis
North Liberty Bank
Protests over county salaries in Iowa counties
Iowa counties protest higher pay for county clerks auditors treasurers sheriffs and deputies arguing legislatures lacked power to set raises and that the law does not truly raise salaries. The attorney general was asked for ruling as the matter heads to court testing authority.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
George Cosson
State Department
County Accounting Department
Department of Justice
Convicts to Work at Fort Madison and Iowa Factory Directory
Warden J. C. Sanders seeks forty five convicts for labor at Woodward under Bailey Marsh Construction with a plan to double to seventy five. pay is two dollars daily for common labor and skilled work at the same rate as free tradesmen. Also, plan calls for more work at Cherokee and Mitchellville, plus a display of prison goods at the state fair. Over 4,000 Iowa factories are listed in a forthcoming directory by state labor commissioner A L Urick, the first complete index of the state's factories.
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AD. G. Whitney
Supreme Court
C. 8
Wilcox
State House
Whitney
J. ©. Sanders
Fort Madison
Bailey-Marsh Construction Company
Woodward
Board of Control
Sanders
Cherokee
Mitchellville
Iowa
Towa
A. L. Urick
Urick
J. C. Sanders
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Des Moines
Des Moines Park
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Moxtozzo
Trent
Hooge
Sir John French
London
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Goritz
London Daily Mail
Copenhagen
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London Exchange
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Germany
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Leopold
Bavaria
Black Sea
Henry Pearson
Wheeling
Ill
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Ilinois
N. W. Cox
Cairo
B. A. Smith
Champaign
State Board of Dental Examiners
Dubuque
San Francisco
Ila
Jos Cooper
Cooper
Ralph Mulford
de Palma
O’donnell
E. M. Allen
Joliet, Il
Alabama
Bernard Montvid
Joseph Zebris
St. Andrew's
New Britain
Eva Gilwanaitie
Wethersfield
Conn
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
F. H. Juergens
San Antonio
Tex
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Cape Haitier
Mexico
Lansing
Argentina
Brazil
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Armmguay
Guatemala
George Goethals
Canal Zone
United States Army
Solon Menos
State Lansing
Hugh L. Scott
el Paso
Francisco Villa
Adbread
State
G. H. Edmunds
John Griffin
Polk County
Polk County District Court
Edmunds
Colorado
Clarkson
Clarke
Lafayette Higgins
State Board of Health
Marion County
Knoxville
FL W. Smith
Davenport
John P. Risley
M. H. Byers
Risley
Des Alpines
International Congress For Thrift
J. L. Edwards
Burlington
Fred S. Risser
E. B. Myers
Sheldon
Morton Wilbur
Charles City
Barney
William B. Barney
National Association of Dairy and Food Officials
Ual
Jude Horace E. Deemer
Iowa Supreme Court
Board of Appraisers
State Board of Education
Iowa University
Cosson
F. FB. Everest
Alexander Mardin
Corydon
Parley Finch
Humboldt
Ed Hichin
Wapello
Ben Wood
Atlantic
W. F. Ray
Allizon
D. C. Rock
Logan
C. L. Anderson
Montgomery County
Will
North Liberty
W. &. Allen
Mississippi River
North
Buena Vista
Clayton County
J. I. Gibson
Dwight Lewis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Warshauski
Sioux City
Nebraska
Warshawski
State Board
State Board of Control
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