Long American note on Lusitania sinking replies to Germany
The text of a U S note to Germany dated June 9 1913 discusses responses to the Lusitania sinking and the Cushing and Gul flight cases. It urges adherence to neutral rights freedom of the seas and protection of noncombatants and asks Germany for assurances of humane conduct and proper safeguards for American lives and ships.
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Washington, D. C
Ber
Department of State
Washington
Berlin
United States
Cushing
Canada
Great Britain
Imperial German Admiralty
Germany
Leway Mar
Robert Lansing
Printing of Laws 10 and State Plans for Reform
The Iowa supreme court will study the lack of funds and plan to publish the Thirty sixth general assembly session laws, possibly via the state printer with payment after sale. Separate items note delegates appointed for conferences, a free state employment bureau, and moves to condemn land for capitol extension.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
Scott M. Ladd
General Assembly
Executive Council
Historical Department
Free Employment Bureau
Convention of Labor Commissioners
Detroit
Iowa
Capitol Extension
L. A. Jester
Cosson
Elvin Root
Bryan
Wilson
Root
Tait
United States Supreme Herch
County Treasurer Rules On Special Assessment Fees
cC A Robbins assistant attorney general holds the county treasurer may collect three fourths of one percent for special assessment collection only when the tax is payable to the city. No charge is allowed for collection when improvement certificates are issued and contractors are paid for work.
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Industrial Commission
Welker Given
Commission
Cc. A. Robbins
Iowa Exposition Grand Prize Showcases Billion Dollar State Claim
Governor Clarke praised Iowa for winning the Panama-Pacific exposition grand prize for its agricultural exhibit in San Francisco. The display featured a corn horn of plenty from Willard Zeller's farm, with 54 by 30 feet dimensions, and highlighted Iowa’s $1,040,766,915 farm value in 1914. Jon Buchanan of Iowa State College directed the exhibit.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Iowa
San Francisco
Jowa
Willard Zeller
Cooper
Lowa
Union
Barn of Plenty
Ames
Missouri
Kansas
Jon Buchanan
Experiment Association
Iowa State College
Choice Beef for Soldiers Fares From Delaware County
Manchester-Delaware county furnishes a consignment of the choicest beef cattle for French soldiers. Carruthers and Laudeil of Delaware county sold 215 head of choice steers to The Brown of Chicago for shipment to France.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Messrs
T. H
W. L. Carruthers
Charles Laudeil
The
Brown
Armour Company of
Chicago
France
Thayer Girl Dies After Fall While Running Home
Thayer thirteen year old Creston-Miss Maud Scht died from a broken neck after a neighbor’s yard visit. She was running home when she tripped and fell. her mother found her lifeless at the scene.
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Creston
Maud Scht
Thayer
Spectacular Escape From St. Vincent’s Hospital
Sioux City inmate Frank Holmes a Taney prisoner escaped a third story hospital window by sliding down a makeshift rope of shredded sheets tied together. The incident occurred at St. Vincent’s hospital and ended without reported injuries.
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Sioux City
Frank Holmes
St. Vincents Hospital
Nurse Goes to France to Work in French Hospital
Burt M. Stahl a city nurse travels with fifty Chicago nurses and physicians to join a French hospital for service. The group departs to assist medical care overseas in wartime or relief effort.
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France
Burt—M. M. Stahl
City
Chicago
Spanish War Vets Elect Davenport Leader
Henry Halst of Dubuque was chosen department commander of the Iowa Spanish War Veterans by a 22 to 22 vote over W. H. Emerson of Des Moines.
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Davenport
Henry Halst
Dubuque
Iowa
W. H. Emerson
Des Moines
Mystic Store Robbed for Second Time in Two Weeks
Mauman's general store in Mystic was entered by robbers for the second time in two weeks. Jewelry clocks and silver were taken. Bloodhounds are on the case as investigators pursue the culprits.
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Mystic
Cemperville
Mauman
Twenty Years For Assault
Allison James Davidson received a twenty year prison sentence at Fort Madison for assaulting a young girl. The case details the defendant's actions and the judge’s ruling in the Iowa courtroom.
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Allison
James Davidson
Fort Madison
D L Davis Plans Factory Site Move in Fort Madison
Fort Madison report states the D L Davis company, maker of a tire inflator capable of inflating a tire while a car moves, purchased eight acres in the West End for a factory site amid growth plans.
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Big Concern
Fort Madison
D. L. Davis Company
Mrs Stillman in Critical Condition After Electric Shock
Mrs. Stillman Aid of New Market remains in a critical condition after an accidental electric shock while ironing. Local residents report efforts to stabilize her at the scene before transport to a hospital.
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New Market
Iowa Preacher Big Hunter Sheldon Doctor Hollenbeck
Dr Henry S Hollenbeck medical missionary born in Sheldon and now stationed in Kamundongo Angola Africa is famed as a hunter of big game His hippo hunt story rivals Roosevelt and he serves five stations on the mission under the American Board His education spans Sheldon Beloit Iowa University Northwestern and he joins the Sioux Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches of Iowa.
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Henry S. Hollenbeck
Angola
Africa
Roosevelt
Hollenbeck
American Board
Kamundongo
Sheldon High School
Beloit College
Iowa University
Northwestern University
Congregational Church
Sioux Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches of
Iowa
Woman's Body Found Near Glenwood After Missing Since May
The body of Dora Wailing Riley 27 of Glenwood was found in Keg Creek mud near Glenwood after an extensive search. She had been missing from home since May and it is believed she took her own life.
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Council Bluffs
Dora Wailing Riley
Glanwood
Keg Creek
Glenwood
Riley
Want Judge Deemer for Head
Judge Horace Deemer of the Lowa Supreme Court has been approached by state university authorities as a candidate for the dean ship of the Tawa Law College vacant after the death of Judge Emlin McClain.
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Deemer
Towa City
Horace Deemer
Lawa Supreme Court
State University
Tawa Law College
Emlin McClain
Gas Plant Destroyed in Knoxville Fire Loss Estimated
The Knoxville Gas Co plant in Knoxville was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 1000 dollars. Engineer Harry Smith discovered the blaze in the coal bunkers. It marks the third fire at this site in ten years, with a plan to restore the plant in a few days.
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Knoxville
Knoxville Gas Co
Harry Smith
Two Killed In Storm Near Waukon
Two people, John Lephert and Miss Lephert, died in a storm near Waukon. The storm caused $10,000 damage to a house and barn on Bert Gast’s Heytman farm, and wrecked the depot into the river with heavy crop and property losses reported.
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Waukon
John Lephert
Miss Lephert
Bert Gast
Heytman
Espot Depot Destroyed by Fire in Albia
Albia's M. & St. L. railroad depot was nearly leveled by a blaze that followed two earlier fires in 24 hours. Firefighters or railroad workers contained the flames. investigators suspect arson. Loss estimated at 4000 dollars.
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Espot
Albia
Bull Gores Former Estherville Resident to Death
Estherville born life ended by an enraged bull in Ada Minnesota. Body transported to Estherville for burial.
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Estherville
Boyd Higley
Ada
Minn
Audubon Youth Bound on Attempted Murder Charge
Carl Pasley aged 19 is held on bond of 1000 dollars awaiting trial or preliminary hearing on a charge of attempted murder of his young bride and possible self harm in Audubon.
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Audubon
Carl Pasley
Three Iowa Boys Drown in River Accident
Three Iowa boys, Independence-Ray Athe David Sickles and James Sickles, drowned when their boat overturned in the Wapsipinicon river near here A Sewell survived by swimming ashore.
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Iowa
Independence
Ray Athe
David Sickles
James Sickles
Wapsipinicon River
A. Sewell
Centerville Plans 15 Miles of Paving This Summer
Centerville will pave 40 blocks this summer, expanding the city’s road network to about 15 miles once the project is finished. The work highlights ongoing improvements to local infrastructure and transportation.
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Centerville
LeMars man found dead in Centerville home
R M Varnum aged 90 was found dead in bed at his son James Varnum’s home near Centerville Iowa. He homesteaded northeast of LeMars in 1870 and lived a long life in the area.
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LeMars
R. M. Varnum
James Varnum
Centerville
Dope Charge Bound Over in Iowa Drug Case
Dr. E. E. White of Sumner was bound over to the federal grand jury in Dubuque on charges of selling drugs. The action follows a Mason City investigation into alleged narcotics distribution linked to the physician.
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Mason City
E. E. White
Sumner
Federal
Dubuque
G A R Endorses Wilson in German Situation Stand
Sioux City report notes the state encampment of the G A R adopted a resolution endorsing President Wilson's stance on the German situation and his attitude toward Merico.
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Wilson
Sioux City
Merico
Ras Assailant Arrested In Marble Rock Quarrel
Rev. James Rees suffered a missing tooth and facial injuries after a neighborhood quarrel with Gus Hammel in Marble Rock. Police arrested the assailant, ending a dispute that left Rees battered and shocked the community.
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Marble Rock
James Rees
Gus Hammel
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