World War Briefs From The Front and Sea
Berlin reports two British divisions about 40,000 men were practically annihilated in a Balkan campaign defeat. Russian artillery destroyed a Zeppelin over Balkum near the Libau Romni railway with all crew killed. British steamer Orteric sunk by a submarine. Berlin says Anglo French troops retreating toward Greek frontier after defeats. English battalions surrounded and surrendering. Greece to withdraw troops from Saloniki. England to have 4,000,000 men under arms by April 1, 1916. Bethmann-Hollweg says Germany will discuss terms only if compatible with dignity and safety.
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Balkum
Libau-Romin
Petrograd
Berlin
Todoroff
England
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Notable deaths and incidents across the nation
Personal Francis Marion Cockrell, former U S senator from Missouri, died in Washington after a long illness. Other reports include a high level auto-fatality, a police raid crime tied to pawn tickets, a public school official's self-inflicted shooting, and multiple political and labor notes. President Wilson delivered two speeches in Columbus urging business mobilization and international justice as fires and disasters affect cities from Erie to La Crosse, with various legal and criminal actions noted.
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Cockrell
United States
Missouri
Washington
Mexican Revolt Update From Juarez Garrison Leader
Manuel Ochoa commander at Juarez says he received a report that General Francisco Villa was killed by troops allied with General Jose Rodriguez at Casas Grandes Chihuahua. The claim shapes ongoing tensions in northern Mexico amid the revolt.
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Manuel Ochoa
Juarez
Francisco Villa
Jose Rodriguez
Casas Grandes
Chihuahua
Hidden Serbian crown jewels found in ministers’ houses
Overseas News agency reports in Berlin that the hidden Serbian crown jewels and the crown have been recovered from former ministers' houses. An Indianapolis man named Arthur Francis received a nine month London prison sentence for defrauding British soldiers. An Amsterdam dispatch notes Austrian anger over the Ancona sinking rumors and a possible diplomatic rupture. Britain plans mobilizing American securities valued between 1.5 and 4.9 billion dollars to maintain wartime trade balance, to be purchased or borrowed.
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Berlin
Arthur Francis
Indianapolis
London
United States Army
Amsterdam
Vienna
Ancona
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Washington Caps Karl Boy Ed and Papen Sails Dec 28
German naval attaché Karl Boy Ed and military attaché Franz von Papen recalled, to sail from New York for Germany on December 28. State department to protest Descartes seizure of German Austrians from American ships. note to Austria warns of breaking relations over Ancona sinking. British interference inquiry and Bromwell case probe unfold. Wilson wedding gifts flow despite wish for no presents.
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New York
Germany
Washington
State Department
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Coamo
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Norman Galt
Judge Tests Grapes for Alcohol in So-Called Temperance Drinks
Des Moines dairy and food commissioner W B Barney probes grape juice to define Iowa beverage status. Inspectors sample all grape juice brands. any drink exceeding 0.5 percent alcohol risks sale prohibition. Some temperance drinks analyzed show over 4 percent alcohol, stronger than beer, triggering possible prosecutions. Officials plan conference on extracts and retailer rates to ease dealer concerns.
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Des Moines
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Iowa
Barney
State Department
Department
Department of Justice
Why Iowa Market Is Wanted in Corn Belt Meat Trade
Des Moines reports on the recent meeting of the Iowa association of meat producers. It describes cattle raised in Iowa fed with Iowa corn, shipped to Chicago as feeders, bought by Iowa farmers, and returned to Iowa for feeding and slaughter. The meat then goes back to Iowa, arguing for a stronger Iowa market.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Srief
Corn Belt Meat Producers” Association of Iowa
Savery Hotel
Chicago
Towa
Remarkable Jersey Cow From Pleasantville Delivers Milky Record
Knoxville resident Jonah E Flanagan reports his full blooded registered Jersey cow weighed 825 pounds and produced 915 pounds of milk in November, averaging over 30 pounds daily. Milk fat tested at 3.12 percent while the animal subsisted largely on grass with no special feed.
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Knoxville
Jonah E. Flanagan
Pleasantville
Bank Officers Sentenced in Dubuque Case
Three former Dubuque National Bank officers Joseph Herrigan George Homan and Charles Siege pled guilty to false entries and misappropriation totaling about 13000 dollars. Judge Reed sentenced each to five years in Fort Leavenworth Kansas federal penitentiary.
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Dubuque
Joseph Herrigan
George Homan
Charles Siege
Dubuque National Bank
Reed
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Man Shot for Highwayman in Sioux City
L. L. Harrison, a railroad fireman, was mistaken for a holdup man and shot by police in Sioux City. He was in critical condition after reportedly drawing a gun attempt, and Captain Guermier fired two shots through Harrison’s body.
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Sioux City
L. L. Harrison
Harrison
Guermier
Tady
Farmer Killed by Hogs Near Northwood
Ole A. Tonga, a prominent farmer living near Northwood, was killed when struck by hogs in his hog lot. He suffered an apoplexy while among the swine, and his body was found fearfully mutilated.
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Marshalstown
Ole A. Tonga
Northwood
Street Railway Owner Dead in Cedar Rapids
P. E. Halk, longtime owner of Cedar Rapids street railway lines, has died. He sold his interests about three years ago to the United Railways and Light company of Grand Rapids Michigan.
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P. E. Halk
Cedar Rapids Street Railway
United Railways and Light Company of
Grand Rapids
Mich
Not knowing what to do after fort Madison prison
Davenport reports a former inmate Gus Eisenberg wandering into the police station seeking to be returned to prison. He says Governor Clarke pardoned him six months ago and that he refused, preferring to stay in prison, claiming he is old and spent his best years there while being released now feels unjust.
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Davenport
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Gus Eisenberg
Dent
Clarke
Eisenberg
Higher Passenger Fares To Hit Iowa Rail Users
Interstate commerce commission granted authority for railroads to raise passenger rates in Iowa and other midwestern states. Current rates are 2 cents a mile. new tariffs set to 2.4 cents per mile. Iowa’s annual passenger fares total about 20 million dollars, with half from interstate traffic. expected annual cost to Iowa could reach about 2 million dollars.
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Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middle Western
Wayna E Jis
Iowa Railroad Commission
Large Sum Found On Corpse In Drexel Hotel
An impoverished man found dead at the Drexel hotel wore overalls with more than $4400 in cash bank checks and deposit certificates sewn into the lining. The undertaker uncovered the money while preparing the body. His mother Mrs. Christi Junge of DeForest Michigan identified him as Henry Junge and shed light on the past.
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Valley Junction
Drexel
Christi Junge
DeForest, Mich
Henry Junge
Former State Officer Davis Dies in Chicago at 84
Des Moines reports longtime Iowa public official John M. Davis, aged 84, died at his son’s Chicago home. Davis served as deputy secretary of state from 1854 to 1863 and later held roles under national and state administrations, including deputy register of state and land office duties until 1897.
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Des Moines
John M. Davis
Chicago
Mr. Davis
Washington
Iowa
Col. Carpenter
Register of State
Department
Secretary of State
Keep Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant Urged
A large Mount Pleasant mass meeting urged preserving Iowa Wesleyan College in the town. The group expressed willingness to meet conditions for a $100,000 Hen Ty county endowment to support the college.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Hen Ty
Dubuque Bankers Indicted for Embezzlement
Three Dubuque National Bank officials—Vice-president F Harragan, Cashier George Homan, and Teller Charles Siege—have been indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzlement. They were arrested by federal examiners earlier and are expected to plead quietly. The penalty cited is five years in prison.
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Dubuque National Bank
F. Harragan
George Homan
Charles Siege
Former Solos Mayor on Trial in Solon District Court
The trial of Charles Wolfe, former mayor of Solos, charged with the attempted murder of Frank Kreger, editor of the Solon Economy, has begun in district court here. Jury selection filled much of the session as reporters and the public watched, with pretrial publicity complicating juror impartiality.
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Lowa City
Charles Wolfe
Solos
Frank Kreger
Solon
Radcliffe Banker Sam Weimer Dies Suddenly at Home
Sam Weimer of the First National Bank of Radcliffe died very suddenly at his home after breakfast while reading the morning paper. The shock was felt across northern Story and southern Hardin counties as the community mourned the loss of a local banker.
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Radcliffe
Radecliffe
Story
Hardin Counties
Sam Weimer
First National Bank of
Veteran Traveler Dead in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge reports the death of 76 year old Uncle Joe Bliss a veteran traveling man in northern Iowa for 35 years He served in the Civil War in the Twenty third New York battery which fired the last cannon shot of the War He died suddenly at his home in Fort Dodge Iowa
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Fort Dodge
Joe” Bliss
Iowa
New York Battery
Lives After Long Leap Waterloo Hotel Robbery Escape
A stranger charged with robbery leaped from the third floor of the Washburn hotel in Waterloo and survived, though one ankle broken and several bruises. The incident follows a dramatic escape that authorities call miraculous.
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Waterloo
Washburn Hotel
No Need of Tax Sale in Marshall County
Absence of listed properties signals prosperity as under $1,000 worth of property was offered at the annual tax sale. If not for legal obligations, there would hardly be a sale at all, marking the smallest sale amount in many years for this county.
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Clarinda
Max BE. Witte
State Horticultural Society
Jonathan
Ben Davis
Rome Beauty
Electrical Engineer Urged for Iowa Rail Commission
Des Moines report from the Iowa railroad commission urges appointing an electrical engineer to oversee franchise grants for electricity. It calls for a larger statistical department, notes 49,877 railroad workers earned $37,980,937 last year, with rising franchise applications and safety concerns amid 473,805 cars and widespread power brakes.
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Town Railroad Commission
Statistical Department
Clarke
General Assembly
State House
Iowa Railroad Commission
Iowa
Gains in Iowa urban population rise in 1915 figures
Unofficial census data show Iowa urban population at 1,262,193 in 1915, up 14 percent from 1910. City and town total 1,118,356 in 1910, with a gain of 140,535. A. U. Swan overseeing release, official figures to be confirmed by the executive council. Salary increases tied to population changes may start Jan 1.
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Iowa
A. U. Swan
Executive Council
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