Ministers Form Benefit Society At Marshalltown Conference
At the twenty third annual United Evangelical church conference in Marshalltown, the Ministerial Benefit Society was formed to aid disabled and retired ministers and the widows and orphans of ministers. The Men’s Bible class opened a $100 fund, with trustees named and district appointments listed for Cedar Rapids and Des Moines areas.
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Marshalltown
United Evangelical Church
B. H. Niebel
Penbrook
C. H
la Porte City
J. H. Boozer
Lisbon
C. B. Allison
State Street
E. R. McClelland
Manly
W. R. Ouisler
Palo
J. B. Meloy
Waterloo
S. N. Ramige
White Oak
L. A. Jones
Des Moines
J. Auracher
Presiding Elder
Afton
Skogsberg
Anita
H. W. Hendricks
Arispe
R. E. Kerney
Cole
W. C. McKinley
Correctionville
J. A. Campbell
A. A. Couser
Evergreen
M. BE. Shank
Fairview
A. N. Morris
Harlow
H. C. Farley
Iowa Center
D. C. Busenburg
Lawn Hill
J. A. Deedrich
Oakland
E. R. Mitchell
Red Oak
F. R. Blakely
Ringgold
Russell
Washta
G. H. Bamford
Winterset
L. S. Mallory
Zearing
J. M. Bamford
Nevada
Aviator Beach Recovers After 50 Foot Fall in Grinnell Flight
Chicago aviator A C Beach, new Grinnell Aeroplane instructor, escaped serious injury after a monoplane he was testing swerved and fell 50 feet. He will be confined to bed for some time. Beach, moving from biplanes to a monoplane, was about 200 yards aloft when the accident occurred and he was rushed to a hospital with painful injuries.
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Grinnell
A. C. Beach
Chicago
Billy” Robinson
Grinnell Aeroplane Company
Beach
Postmaster Otis Johnson Ends Life After Discrepancy
In Waukon Junction Otis Johnson aged 40 a postmaster who ran a general merchandise store shot himself after an $18 discrepancy was found in his accounts by a Specter post office inspector. He was unmarried.
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Dubuque
Waukon Junction
Otis Johnson
Johnson
Mother of Eleven Seeks Divorce in Iowa City Court
Rosa Schwab petitions the district court for divorce from John Schwab after twenty four years of marriage, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and periods of silence lasting months. The case highlights family strain as she cites repeated mistreatment and long gaps in communication.
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Iowa City
Rosa Schwab
District Court
John Schwab
River Swallows Farm in Shenandoah Bank Takeover
H I Foskitt of the First National Bank of Shenandoah visited to oversee a farm recently acquired by the bank. He reported the Missouri river cut through and swallowed up the land, taking the farm’s title as the major portion.
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Hamburg
H. I. Foskitt
First National Bank of Shenandoah
Foskitt
Appeal in Murder Case From Guthrie County
H L Towne of Guthrie county appeals the eight year maximum murder sentence imposed by the district court for the killing of William Berry on March 13 1915. Towne asks the Iowa Supreme Court to review the conviction and sentence.
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Des Moines
H. L. Towne
Guthrie County
William Berry
Ft. Madison
Supreme Court
Favor Good Roads Bonds for Waterloo County
At a county board meeting the proposal to issue bonds for 300000 to gravel 180 miles of roads in four years was discussed. Taxpayers were surveyed and sentiment appeared favorable, with farmers and commercial clubs backing the plan.
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Waterloo
Commercial Club
Veteran Conductor F. L. Roper Dies at 69 in Fort Dodge
F. L. Roper, a veteran railroad conductor, died at his Fort Dodge home at age 69. He guided the first train on the Ft. Dodge to Mason City line, marking a milestone in local rail service.
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Ft. Dodge
F. L. Roper
Mason City
Wine Oratorical Contest Winner Crowned in Freshman Division
Yowa City reports Harold Merry won first place in the freshman oratorical contest. He is brother of Prof. Glenn N. Merry of the public speaking department, highlighting oratorical ability in the family.
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Yowa City
Harold Merry
Glenn N. Merry
Experts Locate Good Seed in Humboldt County Iowa
Iowa state extension reports Humboldt county has enough good seed corn to plant twice. Forty thousand bushels tested strong by 108 tests, totaling 110,400 bushels of 1914 crib corn. Over 41 percent tested satisfactory, 18,050 bushels above 70 percent, 36,000 above 50 percent, and 30,900 above 20 percent.
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Ames
Iowa State Extension Department
Humboldt County
No Work No Feed Meal Ticket System in Algona
Algona adopts a meal ticket system for tramps. A hobo presented with the white card must meet conditions before eating. The city marshal assigns a job, signs the card upon completion, and the meal is issued.
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Algona
Stone Found in Child’s Appendix in Columbia Case
Surgeons removing eight year old Mildred Line’s appendix discover a grayish stone the size of a cherry. They report the stone as mineral accumulation. such deposits are rare in the appendix. The child is expected to recover.
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Knoxville
Little Mildred Line
William Line
Columbia
First Trans State Hard Road Debate At Hawkeye Convention
The Hawkeye highway convention discussed making the Fort Dodge route the first trans state hard road. About 100 delegates attended including county engineers from 13 counties. Grading and drainage work for hard surfacing is complete except in a few spots.
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Ft. Dodge
Hawkeye Highway
Iowa City Students Win 44 State Fellowships
Forty four fellowships and scholarships in the State University of Iowa graduate college for 1916 1917 have been awarded by the state board of education to candidates with good records who show promise of development in original work across various subjects.
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Iowa City
Graduate College
State University of Iowa
State Board of Education
Wife Deserters in Custody
Des Moines deputy sheriff John Bonham returned from Colorado with Dr. H. B. Crawford and Stephen Williams two Des Moines men wanted on wife desertion charges. Crawford had been practicing medicine at Beulah Colorado for two years. Williams was a mine engineer located at Victor Colorado.
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Des Moines
John Bonham
Colorado
H. B. Crawford
Stephen Williams
Theft of Des Moines Attorney General Aide’s Car
The auto owned by Jack Fletcher assistant attorney general was stolen from the east entrance of the state house. State police and city police hunt the thief who used poor judgment in the heist.
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Des Moines
Jack Fletcher
Fletcher
State House
Cattle Die After Eating Paint From Pails
Eleven head of cattle belonging to Henry Calvert a farmer died after feeding on red paint from pails in a storage lot. The animals licked the paint and perished within minutes, prompting an investigation into the incident.
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Jefferson
Henry Calvert
Drowned Child Falls in Water Trough Near Denison
A two year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Bert Harvey two miles west of Denison, drowned after falling into a water trough while playing near a sand pile under his mother's watch. He was missed suddenly and the tragedy occurred near the family home.
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Denison
Bert Harvey
Here
Two Year Old Boy Burned Near Wiota
Paul Rathman two year old son of Mr and Mrs John Rathman from six miles from Wiota died from burns after his clothing caught fire from an incubator.
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Wiota
Paul
John Rathman
East Dubuque Votes Wet in Local Referendum
East Dubuque in Davies County Illinois approved a wet status 465 to 113 with women voters supporting 184 wet and 49 dry. The measure passed amid local city township sentiment reflected in the tally.
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East Dubuque
Dubuque
Dundeith
Davies County
Ill
Cedar Valley Hydraulic seeks county franchise expansion
Hampton leaders report Cedar Valley Hydraulic proposes a county wide electric line expansion to be funded by a franchise request to the Iowa railroad commissioners. Six towns would receive lines centered in Hampton with work already partly done. Faulkner and Bradford would remain without service.
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Hampton
Cedar Valley Hydraulic Company
Iowa Railroad Commissioners
Faulkner
Bradford
Clean Up Week Set Across Iowa April 24 29
Des Moines reports Iowa will observe Clean-Up Week from April 24 to 29. The state federation of women's clubs urges clubs in towns and cities to participate. Fire prevention will be emphasized with cooperation from State Fire Marshal Ole O Roe and civic commission chair Mrs Dar ling of Marshalltown.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ole O. Roe
G. W. Darling
Marshalltown
Civic’s Commission of the
Stde
Iowa factory gains 50 million in five years per census
Iowa factory output rises from 259.2 million in 1909 to about 300 million in 1914, a 16.6 percent increase. Seventeen cities reported 1,609 establishments with 170.963 million in output, with Sioux City leading in new plants and Mason City in capital and payroll gains.
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Des Moines
United States Bureau of Census
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Davenport
Iowa
Sioux City
Clnton
Muscatine
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Clinton
Keokuk
Boone
Council Bluffs
Seed corn buying urged by Ames station bulletin
Ames farmers advised to buy seed corn now after seed testing guidance from the Iowa State College Ames agricultural experiment station. The bulletin warns that many farmers must purchase seed and urges direct dealings with reputable firms and immediate testing of seed efficiency.
Fire Fiend Burns Mt Ayr Home Ruins Kitchen Roof
The third blaze in ten hours struck Mt Ayr as George Haas’s large dwelling caught fire from a defective flue. Firefighters gained control after the roof of the kitchen was destroyed.
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Mt. Ayr
George Haas
Paving Plan Cleared by Mt. Ayr City Council
Mt. Ayr council approves a paving project for 19 blocks at its first meeting with no votes against. The move signals immediate street improvement plans for the town. Local officials confirmed funding and contractor allocations will follow.
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Mt. Ayr
Shortage Found in Crooked Creek Railroad Accounts
Webster City officials report a $2500 shortage in the Crooked Creek railroad accounts kept by Roy W. Clark who has been missing for several days. Clark led the road for three years and the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern interurban line will take over May 1, at which time the shortage would have been detected.
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Webster City
Roy W. Clark
Crooked Creek
Clark
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Despondent Atlantic Man Ends Life on Missouri River Bridge
H G Strickler of Atlantic shot himself on the Missouri river bridge in Council Bluffs. The act occurred before about fifty witnesses as he removed his coat and placed a revolver to his breast. He died instantly, body dropping into the river. He had lived in Atlantic three years and is survived by a widow and three children. Despondency is given as cause.
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Council Bluffs
H. G. Strickler
Atlantic
Missouri River
Strickler
Holland near war as Dutch mobilize troops after ship sinkings
Secretary Lansing said the Netherlands is mobilizing additional troops beyond prewar levels. Officials downplay Parliament’s meeting, focusing on mobilization orders. The uproar traces to the Palembang and Tubantia sinkings, though a diplomat says Germany or Holland would not go to war over these incidents.
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Washington
Lansing
State Department
Holland
Netherlands
Palembang
Tubantia
Germany
French Halt Attack South of Douaumont
Berlin War Office reports a major German assault against French lines south of Douaumont was repulsed with German retreat toward Chauffeur wood. French artillery hit withdrawing forces with heavy losses, while west Meuse fighting near Haucourt failed and Alsace saw French shells hit a German supply train between Thann and Muelhausen.
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Paris
Douaumont
Chauffeur Wood
French War Office
Meuse
Haucourt
Argonne
Montfaucon
Malancourt
Avecourt
Vaux
la Pretre
Alsace
Thann
Muelhausen
Martial law in Winnipeg after weekend riots
Winnipeg is effectively under martial law after Saturday riots left four soldiers and one civilian seriously injured. Over fifty soldiers were arrested and handed to authorities as clashes continued for seven hours with civilians and soldiers fighting in the streets.
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Winnipeg
Man
Women at Work in Munitions Factories Reported
London announces 195000 women manufacturing munitions. Paris notes a cure for exanthematous typhus from Professor Roux reported to the Academy of Medicine. Senate proceeds with army reorganization bill, Chamberlain pressing for faster progress and possible night sessions.
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London
House of Commons
Paris
Serbia
Roux
Academy of Medicine
Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
200 Killed as Kent Powder Factory Explosions Rail to Fire
A large fire at a Kent government powder factory caused numerous explosions and about 200 casualties as the minister of munitions reported. The blaze, discovered at noon, spread to powder houses before being brought under control and officially deemed accidental.
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London
Kent
Meat Card Plan Introduced in Bavaria and Saxony
Berlin reports the introduction of meat cards in Bavaria and Saxony starting April 15 allowing one third pound per capita daily with two meatless days each week.
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Berlin
Bavaria
Saxony
Supreme Court upholds North Dakota pure food lard law
Washington April 5 The Supreme Court sustained North Dakota net weight pure food provisions requiring lard to be sold in 1 3 or 5 pound packages with a special label. Armour & Co. challenged the law as unconstitutional.
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Washington
North Dakota
Supreme Court
Armour & Co
Rebels Seize Swatow City Amid Panic in Amoy April
Rebels hold all of Swatow as of April 8 reports. Panic grips the native population who fear a Canton government assault. Government troops may strike from Canton, adding to local unease.
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Swatow
Amoy
Canton
Danish Ship Wrecks Near Cape Naze Off Norway
A Danish ship believed to be the Slesvig of 901 tons from Copenhagen wrecked off Cape Naze at Norway’s southern tip. The vessel was reported sailing from this port when the incident occurred on April 6.
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Copenhagen
Slesvig
Cape Naze
Norway
Norwegian Steamer Reported in Distress Off Spain
A Valencia dispatch says a Norwegian steamer was seen thirty miles off the Spanish coast signaling for help. The vessel’s fate remains unknown.
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Paris
Havas
Valencia
Spain
Woman Hacked to Death in Chicago Home
The mutilated body of Mrs. Agnes Middleton was found in her bedroom at 267 Armitage Avenue. Authorities report she was beaten and hacked to death, a brutal homicide.
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Chicago
Agnes Middleton
Armitage Avenue
Deserters Drown While Attempting Escape at Fort Frances
Three American members of the Ninety fourth battalion stationed at Fort Frances Ontario were drowned while trying to escape. A fourth deserter successfully escaped to the American side.
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Fort Frances
Ont
German Seaplane Towed to Dunkirk After Breakup
A German seaplane with a broken wing fell into the North Sea and was towed to Dunkirk by a FrenchDestroyer. The two occupants were captured.
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Paris
North Sea
Dunkirk
General Ivanoff Retired From Russian Army
General Ivanoff, noted Russian artillery commander who played a leading role in the Galician campaign and the capture of Przemysl, was retired on Tuesday in Petrograd on April 6.
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Ivanoff
Petrograd
Przemysl
No War With U S Offered Peace to Allies in Reichstag
German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg warned in a Reichstag address that peace on terms destroying German military power is unacceptable and Germany would defend itself. He denied plans to attack the United States and insisted Belgium must be renewed while Poland should not be returned to Russia.
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von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Poland
Russia
Berlin
Sayville
L I
Reichstigen
Germany
Europe
United States
American
Canada
Verdun
Belgium
Spanish Ship Vigo Sunk in Bay of Biscay
Survivors report the Spanish steamer Vigo was torpedoed and sunk after the German commander refused to allow boats to be lowered. Eight crewmen drowned. Lloyds reports the British steamer Benden from Liverpool lost one crew member. In the last 24 hours the Norwegian tanker Arena was sunk in the Cattegat. its crew were saved and brought to Ymuiden.
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Gibraltar
Vigo
Bay of Biscay
Algeciras
London
Lloyds
Benden
Liverpool
Arena
Cattegat
Ymuiden
Claire
Missouri Mob Burns Negro in St. Charles Barn
Lafayette Chandler, 35, the man who shot and killed Sheriff John H. Dicker of St. Charles County, was trapped in a barn seven miles from St. Charles on Wednesday and slain by a posse of more than 500. After wounding the sheriff and deputy, he set the barn on fire and waved for surrender before disappearing inside as the flames raged. Sheriff Dieker died of his wounds.
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St. Charles
Lafayette Chandler
John H. Dicker
St. Charles County
Dicker
Olendorff
Dieker
Germans Lose Forty Two Airships in March
Official war office reports revise German losses for March from 14 to 42 aeroplanes, correcting earlier Thursday announcements.
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London
War Office
Bread Monopoly Enacted in New South Wales
The New South Wales legislature passed a bill on Thursday afternoon establishing a monopoly in breadmaking and the gelling of bread throughout the state. The measure, reported from Sydney, aims to control bread production and distribution under state authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Sydney
New South Wales
Fighting Near Saloniki Reported as Artillery Active
The Saloniki dispatch notes ongoing artillery exchanges. Small skirmishes on the Gievgeli front led to the capture of a few German and Bulgarian prisoners by French forces.
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Saloniki
Paris
Havas
Gievgeli Front
Senate panel backs Owen Keating bill on child-labor goods
Washington April 7 the senate interstate commerce committee voted 6 to 5 to recommend passage of the Owen Keating bill prohibiting interstate or foreign shipment of child labor products.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Defense Bill U. K. Authorizes Coast Defenses Funding
The fortifications bill reported to the House carries 34.3 million dollars for Coast defenses and armaments. It directs 21.99 million in direct appropriations and 12.3 million in war department contracts, with major boosts in ammunition, anti aircraft guns, radio controlled torpedo, and 16 and 12 inch coastal guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
War Department
Congress
New York
Chesapeake Bays
Boston
San Francisco
Hawaii
Philippines
Los Angeles
San Diego
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Fishers Inland
N. Y
French Attacks Gain Ground Near Avocourt Front
French troops fought hand to hand southwest of Fort Douaumont, pushing German passages and works along a 500 meter front to 200 meters depth. A large portion of Bois Carre north of Avocourt was reportedly captured while Germans gained footing in Haucourt and penetrated French lines at another point along the Avecourt Bethincourt line.
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Paris
Fort Douaumont
Avocourt
Bois Carre
German Submarine Sunk by Allied Warships
Paris reports a German submarine sunk by a squadron of French and British ships with the crew captured. The British steamer Zent, 3890 tons, torpedoed west of Fastnet. 48 crew missing, presumed drowned, two killed. Captain Martin and nine crew landed.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Zent
Fastnet
Martin
Germany Sets Clocks Ahead May First for Longer Daylight
The German federal council approved a May 1 clock change to set all clocks one hour ahead. The move aims to extend daylight for health and economic reasons by reducing artificial lighting needs.
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Germany
Berlin
German Federal Council
Airmen Bombard Turkish Forts Near Smyrna
Allied air squadron struck Turkish encampments near Smyrna and Fort Kastlaki guarding the Gulf of Smyrna on Thursday, causing heavy damage to the positions.
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Athens
Smyrna
Kastlaki
Gulf of Smyrna
Consul Confirms Norwegian Ship Sunk by Mine or Torpedo
Washington April 8 United States Consul Osborne at Havre France reports to the state department that the Norwegian ship Baus was sunk by a mine or torpedo. Four persons perished.
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Washington
United States
Osborne
Havre
France
State Department
Baus
British Rout Turk Force on Tigris Below KutElAmata
British forces report victory over Turkish troops on the Tigris below Kut el Amata. General Lake says the Turkish entrenched position at Umm el Henna was attacked and carried.
German General Gotlieb von Dorrer Reported Killed
Amsterdam April 7 reports from the Vossische Zeitung Berlin that Lieut Gen Gotlieb Ferdinand von Dorrer of the German army died of wounds received on the Verdun battlefield in the Verdun region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Gotlieb Ferdinand von Dorrer
Verdun
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