War News and Raids Across Europe From December
A mix of front-line actions and political notes outlines ongoing European hostilities. Reports claim British forces briefly pushed Germans from trench lines near Armentieres, with heavy losses on both sides, plus naval torpedoings in the Mediterranean and Balkans activity. Juvenile conscription quarrels, airline and liner sinkings, and domestic incidents follow amid the global conflict landscape with multiple armed actions, trials, and weather-related calamities interwoven.
Washington News Roundup Mixed War and Trade Notes
The state department reports a cable from Consul Bristow at Port Said saying the Japanese liner Ya suke Maru was sunk without warning. The Sinois Coal Operators' association complains of unfair rate adjustments to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Ambassador Penfield in Vienna reports the Ancona case shows the Austrian government seeking a friendly settlement. The Panama Canal reports failure to pay interest and maintenance costs per Gov. Goethals. The Postal Service revenue tops 2.6 billion with a doubling of activity. Britain has built as many warships as the US, and Marines need 7,200 more officers and men per Maj. Gen. Barnett. Britain suspends hospital supplies to Germany and allies. Cincinnati leagues sign to abolish the third circuit. Weeghman buys the Cubs, Tinker to manage, Ball buys the Browns.
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Washington
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Port Said
Penfield
Vienna
Ancona
Revolt News and International War Updates
Mexican revolt figure Victoriana Huérta and his staff are reported ill and moved from Fort Elias to his wife’s residence in El Paso. Reports claim Gen Rafael Egula Lis and staff were executed at Susung, Mexico by a Zapatista order. Mary Baker Eddy’s son George W. Glover dies in Lead, South Dakota after illness. Messine Hall, ambulance corps member, killed by German shell in Vosges. Kaiser William II and health notes. Austrian note on Arcona sinking arbitration discussed.
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Mexico
el Paso
Tex
United States
Fort Elias
Tafael Egula Lis
Iris
Susung
Mex
Emiliano Zapata
Zapatista
Messine Hall
France
Vosges
Lewis P. Hall
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
Irrigation Districts Expand Across Great Lakes Region
The Northwest foresees millions of acres of land now submerged becoming productive again through irrigation and drainage. Manitoba creates its first irrigation district, covering 18 000 acres, signaling broader use of waterways to stabilize farming and reduce reliance on weather.
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Northwest
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Wall Street Journal
Swat the Sparrow Campaign Aims to Save Iowa Crops
Zoologist at Iowa State College urges farmers to wage a vigorous swat the sparrow campaign to protect grain crops next year. Guidance includes feeding sparrows at a fixed spot then using grain soaked in strychnine to kill them, with assurance of low risk to dogs or cats from the poisoned birds.
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Ames
Iowa
E. Guthrie
Iowa State College
Guthrie
McGuthrie
Iowa Celebrates 69th Year Since Statehood
Des Moines notes Iowa is 69 years old after admission in 1846 with population growth from 102,288 in 1846 to about 2,224,772 now. The state shows rapid railroad and agricultural expansion, boasting dairy, wool, poultry output near 10 million dollars and livestock value around 500 million, totaling near a billion dollars in farm wealth.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Inna
Expect Many at Short Course in Ames Iowa State
Plans for the annual winter short course with the extension department of Iowa State College of Agriculture are rapidly being completed. Officials predict enrollment will reach nearly 2020. The course lasts one week from January 1 to February 5, shifting from the holiday season. Several farmers conventions will be held in connection with the course.
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Ames
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Recovers From Petrol Poisoning In Franklin County
Iowa Falls leader C. J. McCrellis recovers from petrol poisoning after accidental exposure in a closed garage. While working under his automobile, he started the motor and collapsed unconscious. His wife pulled him free and doctors treated him, with recovery now expected.
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Iowa Falls
McCrellis
Franklin County
McCreltic
Bankers in Iowa Protest Stamp Tax On Checks
Des Moines reports bankers urge action against a proposed federal stamp tax on all bank checks, writing to the state Bankers' association to aid in the fight. In Rockwell a German Lutheran church burned completely, believed to start from an overheated furnace. built twenty years ago and beyond salvage.
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Des Moines
United States
Towa
Lone Bankers’ Association
Rockwell
Senator Taylor Dead in Centerville Fall
State Senator L Ty Taylor who represented the Appanoose Davis district from the 31st to 34th assembly died after a fall on a pave ment at age 77. He was to have presided over the new Commercial Savings Bank opening soon and was active in church, business, and politics in the area. The fall caused a broken hip and other injuries.
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Centerville
L. Ty. Taylor
Appanoose-Davis
New Commercial Sayings Bank
Fle
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