Baby Beef Prizes At Iowa State Fair Open To Local Boys
Four hundred dollars in prize money will be awarded in a special boys baby beef contest at the Iowa state fair. The event is the first of its kind in the state and open only to calves entered in the 1916 Iowa Beef Producers association feeding contest. Prizes total 400 dollars with 200 provided by the association, 100 by Rosenbaum Bros. and Ingwerson Bros. of Chicago, and 100 by the state board of agriculture. County and state prizes favor merit of the calves from the killer's standpoint, not feeding performance. Over 1,100 boys from 84 counties are entered. Henry county groups have formed a cooperative to secure reduced shipping rates to the fair and international. First prize 50 dollars, then 40, 35, 30, 25, and 20 and six 10 dollar prizes.
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Ingwerson Bros
Chicago
State Board of Agriculture
Washington
Iowa
Henry County
The
International
Plans Good Roads Tour Across Iowa and Midwest
Des Moines reports Woodworth Clum secretary of the Greater Iowa association proposes organizing automobile clubs in every Iowa county to sponsor a ten day tour through Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Ohio. He seeks five donated cars per county to carry supervisors and leading farmers along oiled graveled and paved roads to study benefits of hard surfaced highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Simpson College Plans Land Purchase for Campus
Indianola business leaders form the Simpson Extension Association to buy three and one half blocks of city lots directly south of Simpson College to extend the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Simpson College
Simpson Extension Association
Des Moines Leaders Re elected as National Committeemen
Wilbur W. Marsh Democrat and John T. Adams Republican were re elected national committeemen at the Iowa presidential primary. Returns from across the state show about 75 000 Republican votes and 50 000 to 60 000 Democratic votes with overall light interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wilbur W. Marsh
John T. Adams
Iowa
Geese Invade Renwick as Town Lights Attract Flock
Several thousand wild geese invaded Renwick attracted by town lights during a south to north migration. Hunters captured many birds, but numbers remained large. The geese departed only after the lights were turned off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Renwick
Attorney Dies In Auto Crash In Northwood
Richard A. Baxter prominent young attorney was instantly killed when the automobile he rode in overturned. Ernest Butler, from a well known family, was probably fatally hurt. Baxter’s neck was broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Richard A. Baxter
Ernest Butler
Baxter
Explosion Causes Death Near Marshalltown
Mrs Theron Baum, 62, wife of a farmer near Artland in Marshall County, died from burns after attempting to kindle a fire with kerosene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Theron
Baum
Sear ¥Artland
Marshall County
Official Dies Suddenly in Des Moines
Wiley S. Rankin special counsel in the attorney general's office died from bleeding after an artery broke in his head. Born October 6, 1874 in Illinois, he moved to Iowa as a boy and lived in Mason City. He practiced law for the past thirteen years, survived by his widow and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wiley S. Rankin
Speclal
Attorney General’s Office
Rankin
Iowa
Illinois
Mason City
Rankins
Coal Mines in Wapello Closed After 500 Job Losses
Five hundred men lose work as Wapello Coal company miners shut down. Announcement says mines will not reopen. Company operates under Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad control and cites cheaper open market coal as reason for closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Wapello Coal Company
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
National Luther League convenes in Eagle Grove Iowa
The National Luther League annual convention will be in Eagle Grove on August 18 to 20. Delegates from about 1,600 churches and 600 ministers are expected, with a chorus from St Olaf College and speakers of international Lutheran renown scheduled. The Eagle Grove Commercial Club plans a large tent for sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
National Luther League
Eagle Grove
Mr. Okdale
P. C. Danielson
Fort Dodge
St. Olaf’s College
Red Wing
Minn
Lutheran Church
Eagle Grove Woman Sets Rapid Card Distribution Record
Miss Helen Roseland of Eagle Grove nearly breaks a major world record in the railway mail service exam. In Section A Iowa she processed 755 cards with zero errors in fourteen minutes, averaging 54 cards per minute. E L West the division superintendent calls it a remarkable achievement rarely equalled in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grove
Helen Roseland
Miss Roseland
Iowa
E. L. West
Mail Service
Indianola Adopts Modern City Planning Plan
Indianola forms a city plan commission and hires Des Moines planners Ray Floyd Welrick and Ralph E Sawyer for two years to develop town features. Their contract covers school grounds parks courthouse square and Simpson College campus improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Ray Floyd Welrick
Ralph E. Sawyer
Des Moines
Preferred Death to Asylum Near Estherville
Edward Anderson a 40 year old farmer from Wallingford, near Estherville, swallowed parts of green and died after commitment papers were drawn for confinement in an asylum. He had been of unsound mind for years and had previously been a patient at the Cherokee State Asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Edward Anderson
Wallingford
Anderson
Cherokee
Mysterious Death Investigated in Marshall County
Coroner probes death of Henry Alexander found by boys along Linn creek near Marshalltown. Alexander, a Gladbrook resident missing a month, had substantial money on him but only 21 cents remained on his body. Head bruises suggest possible murder.
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Marshalltown
Marshall County
Henry Alexander
Linn Creek
Alexander
Gladbrook
National Park Appeal for McGregor Prairie du Chien
The National Park Association urges Iowans to back the bill in Congress creating a national park along the Mississippi at McGregor and Prairie du Chien. It highlights the valley’s resources and asks residents to write their representatives in support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Congress
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien
National Park Association
Great
Mississippi Valley
Man Dies After Jumping From Car To Train
Jean Hupp a Carrollton farmer leaped from an ambulance bound for Carroll to seek medical aid and was struck by a Milwaukee passenger train near Coom Rapids dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Carroll
Jean Hupp
Carrollton
Coon Rapids
Hupp
Milwaukee
Post Office Robbery at Lamoille General Store
Police search for thieves who broke into Hans Erickson’s store at Lamoille and stole merchandise and stamps valued around 45 dollars. Erickson serves as postmaster of Lamoille. Suspected tramps connected to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Hans Erickson
Lamoille
Erickson
Fatal Auto Accident Near Clinton Maquoketa
Francis Streets of Maquoketa was killed when an automobile overturned and pinned him beneath the car four miles west of Clinton after the vehicle pitched over an embankment at about 45 miles per hour.
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Clinton
Francis
Maquoketa
Here
Crops Damaged Across Iowa Says Weather Bureau
Des Moines reports indicate winter weather mostly favorable aside from February sleet storms. Farm work progresses rapidly but fall sown grains show serious damage in many localities with estimates of 15 to 30 percent damage and 25 to 60 percent reduction in acreage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Lynnville Editor Dies After Car Crank Injury
Lynnville leader and Congregational minister L. H. Bufkin, 73, died in Des Moines hospital from injuries after starting his automobile. After his wrist broke in the engine kick, blood poisoning developed and caused his death five days later. Bufkin was a long time Lynnville resident and well known across southern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynnville
L. H. Bufkin
Lynnville Leader
Des Moines
Primary Expensive Total Cost of 1914 State Election
Des Moines report estimates the presidential preference primary cost Iowa about 3 dollars per vote with total primary costs around 150 000. 1914 figures show 163 704 state cost and 158 949 for the ninety six counties. Expects 1916 primary to cost similar. Debate over expense statement filings and applicability of general primary rules to the presidential primary continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. J. Small
Iowa
Small
Secretary of State
Iowa Teachers’ group weighs eliminating old subject matter
The Iowa State Teachers Association committee on elimination of subject matter met at the state department of education. Led by chairman G M Wilson the group discussed removing obsolete topics from common branches and prepared a positive plan to implement changes after a negative report at the last convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
State Department of Education
G. M. Wilson
Ames
W. L. Hanson
Burlington
Geo. H. Betts
Mt. Vernon
W. F. Cramer
Atlantic
E. E. Lewis
C. W. Stone
Cedar Falls
John R. Slacks
Sac City
J. H. Beveridge
Council Bluffs
Eugene Henely
Grinnell
F. E. Palmer
Mason City
J. E. Cundy
Milford
A. C. Fuller
Teachers’ Association
Finds Employer Dead Near Whittier
Marion reports farmer W. G. Coppeck found dead in the barn by farm hand W. J. Morris. Coppeck had milking the night before. Morris believed he had visited a neighbor. Apoplexy is given as the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
W. J. Morris
W. G. Coppeck
Whittier
Coppeck
Morris
Evans Quits Peace Job in Des Moines Arrival at Home
Des Moines lawyer H C Evans the last Ford peace delegate to return from the United States aboard the steamship Frederick VIII reports only two Ford peace delegates remain at the Stockholm tribunal Dr Charles F Abed and John D Barry with neutrals pursuing efforts to end the war Henry Ford plans a late month return to Europe per Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Des Moines
H. C. Evans
Ford
United States
Stockholm
Charles F. Abed
John D. Barry
Henry Ford
Europe
Webster County Supervisor John T. Ryan Dies at 48
John T. Ryan longtime Webster county supervisor and county treasurer for one term died at his home after a long illness. He was 48.
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Cles
Ft. Dodge
John T. Ryan
Webster County Board of Supervisors
Red Oak Guards Lead Iowa National Guard Rankings
Red Oak Company M tops the Iowa National Guard standings after statewide inspections. Captain Lloyd Ross reports Adjutant General Guy Logan of Des Moines says the Red Oak unit posted the highest inspection marks. Fairfield’s Company M wins second, Cedar Rapids’ Company C third.
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Red Oak Guards
Red Oak
Iowa National Guard
Lloyd Ross
Guy Logan
Des Moines
Logan
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Prosecute Food Law Violators Wins Prosecutions
Three persons who violated pure food laws were prosecuted recently per reports to W B Barney dairy and food commissioner. One in Ossian operated a lunch room in a pool hall, another in Hartley sold meat from an animal injured before slaughter, and a third in Eagle Grove ran a cream station under insanitary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Ossian
Hartley
Eagle Grove
Germans Gain Ground in Verdun Front Fights
Paris reports renewed German assaults northeast of Verdun near Le Mort Homme and Hill 304. The war office says Germans held 500 yards of an advanced trench, underscoring the frightful losses on the Verdun front as French troops defend Dead Man's Hill with notable valor.
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Paris
le Mort Homme
Dead Man’s Hill
Teutons
War Office
Verdun
Meuse
Dead Man's Hill
Kansas Democrats settle convention and elect delegates
In Hutchinson Kansas on April 13 Kansas Democrats closed a bitter national committee contest by electing W F Sapp of Galena as national committee man and naming four delegates at large Mrs W A Harris Lawrence United States Senator W H Thompson Kansas City Kan A A Doerr Larned and Judge A M Jackson Winfield The presidential electors at large are Frank L Britton Topeka and Judge W T McBride Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
W. F. Sapp
Galena
J. W. Orr
Atchison
W. A. Harris
Lawrence
United States
W. H. Thompson
Kansas City
A. A. Doerr
Larned
A. M. Jackson
Winfield
Frank L
Oklahoma Democrats in convention pledge support for Wilson
Oklahoma Democrats in convention chose delegates to the Democratic National Convention to vote for President Wilson's renomination. Thomas L. Wade of Marlow was named national committeeman. The state adopted a platform pledging to preserve the national and state administrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Wilson
Thomas L. Wade
Marlow
Greece Refuses Passage for Allied Troops Amid Cholera Claim
Overseas News Agency reports Greece blocked Entente requests to move troops through Greek territory from Corfu to Saloniki due to a cholera threat. London dispatch notes British and French ministers said they would land forces on Cephalonia but Greece protests sovereignty infringement.
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Petrograd
London
Dvina
Ikskull
Dvinsk
Erzerum
Berlin
Athens
Corfu
Saloniki
Reuter
Skouloudis
Argostoli
Cephalonia
Ionian Islands
Greece
Millions Spent for Reform In 1915 Funds Totaled
Topeka reports that 1915 temperance reform funds gathered and spent in the United States amount to $1,693,125.49 with several organizations not reporting. Figures were released by the Federal Council of Churches with 30 denominations and 17,500,000 communicants involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
United States
Federal Council of Churches
National Temperance Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
German note claims four ships torpedoed under maritime law
Berlin reports that the steamers Englishman Eagle Point Manchester Engineer and Berwindvale were destroyed by submarines after signaling to halt. It argues the Sussex was not torpedoed by the same submarine, suggesting a mine caused the Sussex damage. The note notes 26 mines destroyed that day and says crews were saved.
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Berlin
Eagle Point
Manchester
Berwindvale
Sussex
Nagle Point
Four Germans Arrested in Plot Against Ships
New York April 14 authorities arrested four Germans on charges of manufacturing liquid fire bombs and placing them in sugar bags on the steamship Kirk Oswald. They reportedly acted for higher leaders than Capt. Robert Fay and his group, with confessions naming Capt. Erno Bode Captain E W von Kleist and Capt. Otto Wolpert along with Ernest Becker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Fay
Kirk Oswald
Fabre Line
Marseilles
Ernest Becker
Erno Bode
Glen Ridge
N. J
E. W. von Kleist
Hoboken
Otto Wolpert
Bloomfield
Boode
Franz von Papen
Becker
von Kleist
Suit for Divorce Against Harry Kendall Thaw Filed
Mrs Christina Thaw of St. Louis sues for maintenance and child custody, alleging marriage in Buffalo in 1902, residence in New York, absence of a home, and Thaw keeping their twelve year old daughter Lady Gwendoline Clement beneath. The petitioner is a native of Alton and has lived in St. Louis for twelve years. The petition outlines Thaw’s alleged refusal to recognize her as wife and to establish a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St., Louis
Harry Kendall Thaw
Christina Thaw
St. Louis
Gwendoline Clemmens
Alton
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Savoy Hotel
Thaw
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passes House in $40 Million Measure
Washington April 13 the rivers and harbors appropriation bill carrying 40 million dollars was passed by the house by 210 to 133. The measure now goes to the senate. The senate approved its substitute for the house free sugar repeal resolution extending the sugar duty to May 1920 by a 40 to 32 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Portuguese Cabinet Resigns After Almeida Dispute
Lisbon dispatches report the Portuguese cabinet resigns as Premier Almeida's proposals fail to satisfy colleagues. In Washington, Carranza’s agency says Villa is surrounded by Carranzista and American forces with capture or death expected soon. Villa’s force reduced to about 160 men.
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Madrid
Lisbon
Almeida
Washington
Carranza
Villa
Princes Pray for Peace Pilgrimage by Austrian Imperial Family
Sixteen members of the Austrian imperial family joined a peace pilgrimage to the Madonna of Zell sanctuary, seeking divine intervention for peace, per a Rome dispatch from Paris dated April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Madonna of Zell
Rome
Davis Dies of Heart Disease in Mount Kisco
Renowned novelist and war correspondent Richard Harding Davis died at his home in Mount Kisco New York on Tuesday night from heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Harding Davis
Mount Kisco
N. Y
Russian Vessel Imperator Torpedoed in Mediterranean
The Russian sailing vessel Imperator was torpedoed by an Austrian submarine in the Mediterranean. None of the crew, some wounded, have been landed here by a Dutch steamship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Imperator
Mediterranean
Navy Enlisted Strength Reaches New High
The Navy reports a total enlisted force of 64,011 after recruits, the highest level in history. Secretary Daniels announced the April figure marking a rise in manpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Washington
U. S. Navy
Daniels
Sinking of Two British Steamers by German Submarines
Harwich reports the sinking of two British steamships by German submarines. The Robert Adamson of Sunderland, 2,978 tons, and the Angus of Dundee, 3,619 tons, were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwich
Robert Adamson
Sunderland
Angus
Dundee
Frederik VIII Arrives in New York Missing Mail
Danish steamer Frederik VIII reaches port in New York without 507 sacks of mail. The mail was seized by British authorities at Kirkwall before departure from Copenhagen and Christiania.
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Port
New York
Frederik VIII
Copenhagen
Christiania
Kirkwall
Turks Stop Armenian Deportations Says Constantinople Note
Washington April 15 the Turkish government via the American charge in Constantinople informed the state department it had ceased sending Armenians from towns to interior areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turka
Washington
Constantinople
State Department
Transport Carries Cane Sugar to San Francisco
The United States transport Logan sails from Honolulu for San Francisco with 1,954 tons of cane sugar in its first such cargo ever carried on a transport.
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Honolulu
T. H
United States
Logan
San Francisco
Buried Treasure Found by Carranzista Agents
Advices from Juarez report Carranzista agents discovering buried treasure on the Las Nievas ranch west of Parral. Estimates range from 500000 to 5000000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Las Nievas Ranch
Parral
Juarez
Woman Mayor Seen in Sawtelle California
Ellen French Aldrich a Sawtelle club woman formerly of Dayton Ohio won the official count as the first woman mayor of Sawtelle California receiving the largest vote in the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Sawtelle
Cal
Ellen French Aldrich
Dayton, C
Warships Michigan and South Carolina Clash in Harbor
A collision between the battleships Michigan and South Carolina occurred in Washington on Thursday. Neither vessel sustained serious damage and no injuries were reported, according to Admiral Fletcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Michigan
South Carolina
Fletcher
British award 100 howitzers contract to Midware Steel
Philadelphia report states the British government awarded Midware Steel and Ordnance a contract for 100 howitzers worth 2 700 000 dollars. The order was announced in London on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Midware Steel and Ordnance Company
Germany's Gold Reserve Declines in Reichsbank Total
Berlin reports the Reichsbank gold reserve at 615.2 million dollars per weekly statement while the finance ministry notes 1.72236 billion dollars paid in on the fourth war loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Reichsbank
Ministry of Finance
Wilson Delivers Political Address at Jefferson Day Banquet
President Wilson spoke at a Jefferson day banquet in Washington urging nonpartisan service in foreign and domestic affairs. He referenced Europe and Mexico, avoided pledging plans, and faced cheers as senators and representatives hailed him as the next president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
United States
America
Democratic Party
Prncident
Mexico
Senate
Hough
Senattors Hollis and Walsh
Representative Glass
Sugar Famine Forecast Looms Over U.S. Market
Chicago reports warn sugar could rise to 10 cents a pound with a possible famine. Grocers refuse to be quoted on current conditions, while Cuba’s drought cuts its sugar crop by about 100,000 tons. Visible supply falls to 2.9 million tons against a 4 million ton demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
German Attack on Meuse Left Bank Fails Near Paris
German forces, after initiating a left bank Meuse assault near Paris, are reported beaten. The enemy has shifted back to smaller alternate strokes against French positions on both riverbanks and resumed artillery operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meuse
Paris
Attorney General Gregory declines to provide Standard Oil data
In Washington April 15 Attorney General Gregory refused to furnish information about Standard Oil to the committee investigating the company. He says disclosure conflicts with public interests and the matter was raised by the Kenyon Constitution challenge. The action centers on government data and public welfare concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Hington
Jess
Standard Oil Company
Kenyo N Ution
Zapata Leaders Shot in Tepextlan
General Manuel Palafox and General Francisco Patheco, two leaders in Emiliano Zapata's revolution, were murdered at Tepextlan on April 15 as reported from Xalapa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zapata
Xico ‘City
Manuel Palafox
Francisco Patheco i
Hmil{an
Zapa‘a
Mu‘derest Tepextlan
Turks Repulse the British in Fezzie Battle
Turkish headquarters report says British Mesopotamian force was repulsed near Feabie in a sanguinary clash. British casualties listed as 30 000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlin
Feabie
Narrow Escape for Kaiser at Potsdam
Rome dispatch says the German emperor is recovering at Potsdam from nervous shock after a Verdun shell explosion destroyed the imperial motor car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
London
Emperor of Germany
Potsdam
Verdun
Imperial Motor
Rome
Torpedo Sinks Spanish Steamer Santanderino
Madrid April 18 Spanish steamer Santanderino sunk by a torpedo with four lives lost. Thirty six survivors, including several women, landed at the French promontory of Socoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Socoa
Unclear OCR fragment on wartime ship incident
Fragmentary report describes an incident near Zamboanga with a British cruiser and German officers involved, details incomplete and names unclear due to damaged text. The source lacks verifiable dates, ranks, or outcomes to confirm.
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Farmer Boys of
Luther League of Nation
State Teachers’ Association
G’ Louis Republic
Trench
Russ Report
Caucasus
Overseas
Temperance
U S
R. Harding Davis
Attor
Tanila
Henry S
Zamboanga
Tear
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