Senate approves broad espionage bill after fierce debate
After three weeks of debate the Senate passed the administration espionage bill by 77 to 6, calling it one of the most drastic measures in U S history. The bill expands mail censorship and penalties, limits false reporting, restricts arms exports, and broadens search warrant powers, with conference expected to shape provisions further.
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Union News Service
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Post Ofice Department
United States
Mental Hygiene Society formed in Iowa
A statewide Mental Hygiene society founded by physicians and others aims to improve mental health, study mental defects, educate the public, raise standards of care, and establish free county dispensaries for nervous and mental disorders. The report notes broad farm activity increases, spring planting progress, and weather challenges across Iowa.
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Iowa
Cora
Dusane
Commuunity Club of
Glidden
South Su America
Bert Brown
Adel
Ames Coliege
Aiton
Army
Navy
Morrow of
Allon
Des Moines
Towa University
W. B. Klawens
Chicago
Klawens
Imarine
Washington
Donald Graves
Tama
Decorah
Ragette
Bellevue
Waukon
Waterloo
M. L. Tones
Hospital Corps of Theavy
Thas
Lake Forest
Ill
Dee Maines
Mac
Third Installment of Loan to Great Britain
Washington reports a third installment of 25 million dollars to Great Britain, part of a 106 million program to finance British purchases in the United States during May. Total aid to allies reaches 275 million, excluding 75 million for Belgium feeding, with 200 million shared by France and Italy. McAdoo notes funds cover purchases by Britain for other allies. Britain is buying for Russia here, no loan to Russia has been made.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
United States
Belgium
France
Italy
McAdoo
Russia
Killed by Own Invention in Rochester Home
Carl P. Van Vechten, 26, son of the president of a large milling company, was electrocuted while testing a device like an electric chair at his residence. He wore an improvised straitjacket, attached chains and handcuffs, and managed the current by teeth on a chain. The failing chain broke as he turned on the current and he died alone.
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M. McCall
District Court
Webster City
United States
Centerville
Association of Commerce
Boone
Iowa State University
Davenport
Des Moines
State Extension Department
Iowa State College
Sutherland
Carl Mather
Army
Navy
Knoxville
Albert Golditon
Dubuque
S&pensive
Frank Woodward
Norwood-White Company
Woodward
Betsy Ross
America
Philip F. Roan
Fort Madison
France
Kate Robinson
Grinnell
Taenty
Drake University
George A. Jewett
Drake
Shenandoah
Pocahontas
Waterloo
Mary Dickinson
Ella Ashrenner
Law College
The
State University
Fort Snelling
Iowa
Navy Recruiting Department
University of Iowa
Officers’ Reserve
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Frank Hutchins
Delmar
Chicago
Milwaukee
Rochester
Carl P. van Vechten
Four
Dutch grain vessels ordered to proceed homeward
The Dutch government has instructed grain vessels held up in American ports to proceed homeward. They will call at Halifax for examination by British authorities.
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Washington, D. C
Halifax
Americans Arrive in Berne and Vienna From Turkish Lands
Eighteen more Americans from Constantinople Smyrna and Jerusalem have arrived in Berne after weeks of journeying. Twenty three others including several from the Constantinople embassy have reached Vienna and may be expected here soon. Several men of military age were held back by the Turks and feared unable to leave Turkish territory.
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Sene
Berne
Paris
Constantinople
Symma
Jerusalem
Vienus
Intemperance in Wine Warns of Samaria’s Fall
A lesson on wine in scripture outlines four aspects social medicinal sacrificial and its production of woe. Isaiah warns Samaria’s pride and Samaria’s downfall from intemperance, contrasts Jerusalem’s state, and urges childlike receptive teaching to rebuke drunkenness and its social and spiritual harms.
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Cana
Isaiah
Samaria
Judah
Jerusalem
A. V
Doctors Against Alcohol Confront Michigan Doctors
A physician in Michigan confesses to killing patients via alcohol use, prompting Henry Stauffer to publish an open letter. One hundred eleven doctors sign a statement condemning all alcoholic liquors, arguing they harm germ plasm, reduce efficiency, threaten unborn children, and make moderation impossible.
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Michigan
Henry Stauffer
Fox River Valley Efficiency League
Hotels Grow With Dry State Prosperity Plan
The New Washington Improvement company of Seattle plans a new wing for the New Washington hotel, doubling capacity and income after dry-state experiences. They issued 800,000 dollars in bonds to fund the expansion as tourists continue to flock and hotel demand outstrips supply. The hotel doubts a saloon is necessary to profit in prohibition era conditions.
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New Washington Improvement Company of
Seattle
Washington
New Washington
Viewpoint of Distiller Shows Temperance Paradox
A distiller writes that new anti whiskey laws chill ties with brewers and mocks Milwaukee beer gardens. He recalls childhood exposure to beer and a brewing strike over rations, arguing beer strangely appears a temperance drink while it sustains a cultural appetite.
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Milwaukee
Plato
Homer
Distillers to make alcohol. reform and reformers featured
Judge Gemmil cites that at least 75 percent of family desertions stem from intoxicants and urges banning licensed drinking to protect youth. Jack London’s call to treat John Barleycorn as harmful echoes in public debate. Four Kentucky distilleries to produce industrial alcohol for export, amid saloon opponents. Fort Covington petition text reveals illiteracy among signers and tax figures amid anti saloon activism.
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William N. Gemmil
Chicago
Court of Domestic Relations
John Barleycorn
Jack London
Kentucky
Europe
Cattle to Raise for Beef University of Wisconsin
An expert discusses selecting cattle for profitable beef. Emphasizes feeding efficiency, conformation, and ancestry. Stresses breeding quality and the value of purebred sires for building good working herds. Describes gradual crossbreeding with purebreds as a continuing method.
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J. . Tormey
University of
Breeding Value of Purebred Ancestors Highlighted
The text notes that crossbred cows show improved type and quality when bred to vigorous purebred Shorthorn, Hereford, or Aberdeen Angus bulls. It emphasizes that the grade value stems from characters inherited from purebred ancestors.
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Hereford
Aberdeen
Different Ration for Sows in Breeding Pens
Brood sows suffer more from overfeeding and fat here, not underfeeding. Three good rations are: one part high grade tankage with twelve parts corn. or skim milk or buttermilk and corn. or a mix of wheat and shorts. Provide alfalfa hay access at all times and minerals. Dump ashes in the lot. A mixing of charcoal, lime, sulphur with ballast aids returns if kept handy.
Change in Sheep Industry Prompts Shift to Meat Focus
The article notes a long term shift in the U S sheep industry over 35 years from two thirds Merino wool producers to two thirds English mutton sheep raised for meat with wool as the incidental product. Wool price declines edged many out, while remaining producers benefit from the new meat orientation.
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United States
Give Hogs More Attention
Farmers face thinner margins as grain prices rise and hog income lags. The article urges sow owners to increase litter sizes to protect profitability, warning that traditional methods fail under current market conditions.
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Cummins
Hawkeye
State News
Unele Sam
England
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Moody Bible Inste
Pepe
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Fort Covington
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