Seed Corn Prospects Boost in Black Hawk County
Farmers in Cedar Falls report cool conditions but continue sowing oats and spring wheat while seed corn testing shows Black Hawk County has abundant good seed. Last year’s crop matured well and most seed was selected before frost. Demand rises as Iowa farmers export seed corn to southern counties, Kansas and Nebraska amid optimistic corn prospects for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Wolf capture by two men near Black Hawk creek
John Beck and William Barta captured a mother wolf alive by hand near a den at Black Hawk creek. They corralled her six cubs, wrapping eight folds of fish line around the mother’s foot and pulling her from the den. The wolf snapped at them but could not break free from the cord while they guarded against an attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
John Beck
William Barta
Black Hawk Creek
Des Moines Protest Over Girls Employed in Shoe Shining Shop
A shoe shining shop employing fifteen girls from Omaha opened in Des Moines prompting immediate protests. Citizens and women's clubs urged action while Chief Ed Crawford said he supported restricting women’s employment in such businesses but found no legal method to halt it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Omaha
Ed Crawford
Roland to Have New Church in Nevada
Salem congregation at Roland will build a new church with two proposed costs 14000 and 18000 dollars. The congregation chose the 18000 dollar option and ordered the contract let for the building east of the old structure on the north lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
Nevada
Salem
Macabees Initiate Fifty In Des Moines Convention
Fifty candidates were initiated into the Ladies of the Modern Macabees at the central Iowa convention in Des Moines. Delegates to the national review to be held in Bay City Michigan in June were elected, including Mrs Augusta F Garmer Des Moines and Mrs Martha Hull Eldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Order of the
Ladies of the
Iowa
Bay City
Mich
Augusta F. Garmer
Martha Hull
Eldon
Kirkland Elected President of Regional Association
Chancellor J H Kirkland of Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee was elected president of the Classical Association of the Midwest and South at the convention in Iowa City. Other officers named include vice president Miss Harriett Kirby Columbus Ohio and secretary treasurer H J Barton University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkland
Iowa City
J. H. Kirkland
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Man Dies In Barn Fire at Stratford Livery Barn
Stratford resident John Anderson, 42, died in a blaze that destroyed a livery barn. Seven horses were killed along with harness, feed, and several vehicles in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
John Anderson
Woman Saves Child From Fire in Keokuk
Mrs John Starr rushed into a burning Keokuk home and rescued her 11 month old baby asleep on a bed. The room was filled with smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Myrs
John Starr
Jessen Seeks Nomination for Story County Rep Seat
John C. Jessen of Story City announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the Story County representative seat in the state legislature to succeed M. A. Manning of Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessen
Nevada
John C. Jessen
Story City
Story County
M. A. Manning
Ames
Businessmen Raise Fund for New Opera House
Eighteen thousand dollars have been raised here by local business men for the erection of a new opera house to accommodate all public meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggton
Centerville Gun Club Hosts Intercity Shoot
Centerville Gun Club will stage a club shoot on Thursday April 23 under Interstate Patronage. The association has contributed 56 to the event with entry fees set at 4.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Former Iowa Conductor Killed in Leadville
Leadville Colorado reports the death of J. E. Gawkins a former Burlington system conductor and long time Iowa railway employee. He served as a conductor on the Colorado Midland and was well known in Iowa rail circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Burlington
J. E. Gawkins
Colorado Midland
Leadville
Colo
Burlington Syatem
Iows
Y M C A Organization Formed in Nevada Iowa
A committee of twelve local citizens was named to pursue the Y M C A proposition in Nevada Iowa after a meeting led by Charles Dreher. An executive committee was chosen with E A Fawcett as chair and other members named. A field man will be hired to direct activities and fundraising for a building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Charles Dreher
Story Lane
E. A. Fawcett
J. R. Cougill
E.L. McConkie
F. M. Boardman
D. R. Speiker
W. L. Lobaugh
J. W. Hague
G. A. Klove
E. M. McCall
Lafe McKim
H. G. Ambrose
Dubuque Hospital Sued Over Illegal Detention
Sister Mary Regina Kerr of Kentucky sues St. Josephs Mercy Hospital Dubuque in federal court seeking 175000 dollars damages for unlawful detention from March to July 1912 in the asylum. She alleges prisoner status disrupted her Jeffersonville Indiana hospital business and caused mental anguish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital of
Mary Regina Kerr
Kentucky
Jeffersonville
Ind
Installation of Pastor Elaborate at Marshalltown Presbyterian
Rev. James P. Linn is named as the new pastor and will be formally installed on April 30. Rev. J. A. Marquis of Coe College Cedar Rapids will preach the installation sermon. Dr. E. E. Hastings of Fort Dodge will deliver the charge, and Rev. W. B. Sanford of Waterloo will preach the pastor’s sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
James P. Linn
The
Presbyterian Church
J. A. Marquis
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
E. E. Hastings
Fort Dodge
W. B. Sanford
Waterloo
Road Fund Increased in Marshall County and Steam Shovel Moved
Marshalltown reports an $38,885 road fund distribution by Treasurer S. M. Gause, up $8,780 from last year. The first county owned steam shovel in Iowa has been moved under its own power to a steep Lincoln highway hill west of town to reduce the grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
S. M. Gause
Iowa
Lincoln Highway
Conductor Loses a Foot in Train Accident
J. J. Brause a freight conductor on the line between here and Council Bluffs lost his right foot when he slipped and fell under the wheels. The leg was severed between the knee and ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
J. J. Brause
Here
Council Bluffs
New Bank Organizer in Sioux City Approved
The controller of the currency approved the applications of T. F. Harrington F. E. Gill D. C. Shull and J. H. Martin to organize the Continental National Bank of Sioux City with a capital of $100 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Continental National Bank of
T. F. Harrington
F. E. Gill
D. C. Shull
J. H. Martin
Joy Riders Break Into Garage Steal Two New Machines
Damaged by Joy riders in Webster City a garage was broken into and two new machines were stolen. The engines were burned out and other damages totaled about $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Joy Riders
Golden Wedding for Waukon Pioneers Robert and wife
Mr and Mrs Robert Wampler of Waukon celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Allamakee County. The couple are longtime community pioneers and were honored with a reception hosted by members of the G A R and Women’s Relief corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Robert Wampler
Allamakee County
G. A. R. and Women’s Relief Corps
Summer School Plans at Buena Vista College
Rev. R. L. Barackman arrived from Sac City to serve as vice president and dean of Buena Vista college. He and President R. D. Echiin are formulating plans for the summer program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
R. L. Barackman
Sac City
Buena Vista College
R. D. Echiin
Prisoner William Richards May Be Returned to Penitentiary
Des Moines reports former deputy U S marshal William Richards aged 60, convicted of concealed weapons, seeks to prove his burglary case as he faces possible re sentence to finish a twenty year term. He claims police framed him and reveals motive to uncover blackmailing schemes. Richards has served seven and a half years at Fort Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
District Court
William
Bill”) Richards
United States
Third Street
Police Department
Richards
Fort Madison
Southern Iowa Editors Set Spring Meeting Agenda
Grinnell hosts the Southern Iowa Editorial association April 23 and 24 at the Hicks club. O E Hull of Leon announces programs with speakers from Grinnell Oskaloosa Albia Colfax and other towns. Topics include advertising the local paper and the value of personal acquaintance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Southern Iowa Editorial Association
Hiks’ Club
O. E. Hull of
Leon
F. R. Conaway
Mason City Times
D. A. Hopkins
National Harness Dealers’ Association
B. J. Ricker
Morrison-Ricker Manufacturing Company
Grin
Ham Robinson
Colfax Clipper
J. N. Lewis
Delta Press
China is Seeking Teachers
Des Moines colleges report urgent appeals from Shanghai for instructors in political economy pedagogy and the natural sciences. President John A Earl of Des Moines college received a personal letter posted in the main building hall urging colleges nationwide to recommend qualified teachers for Chinese higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
China
Shanghai
John A. Earl
Des Moines College
Earl
Independence Champ Debaters
Independence high school debaters won the eastern Iowa championship from Sigourney by unanimous decision, at Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Waterloo
Independence High School
Iowa
Sigourney
Allamakee County Pioneer Samuel Smith Dies
Waukon reports the death of Samuel Smith aged 85 at his Rossville home after sixty four years of residence in Allamakee county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allamakee County
Waukon
Samuel Smith
Rossville
Posses Fail In Search
Posses conducted an unsuccessful search for the man who attacked Mrs. Clifford Hansen of Clear Lake at her home in Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Clifford Hansen
Clear Lake
Keokuk Votes Tax on Saloon Stock and Fixtures
Keokuk city council approves a tax on saloon stock and fixtures alongside the regular $1,500 license fee. Saloonkeepers are not expected to protest the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Residents Protest K and W Train Withdrawal
Des Moines residents along the Burlington K and W branch appeared before the state railroad commission to oppose the planned withdrawal of a passenger train running from Osceola to Clarinda and Shenandoah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Burlington
State Railroad Commission
Osceola
Clarinda
Shenandoah
Methodists Meet at Iowa Falls for Annual Convention
Iowa Falls hosts the Marshalltown district Methodist conference for its thirty fourth annual convention April 27 28 and 29 A large attendance is expected as an excellent program has been prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Marshalltown District Methodist Conference
Vote for New Light Franchise in Iowa Falls
Citizens of Iowa Falls approve a franchise for a new heat light and power company. The existing grant is held by Oscar F. Peterson of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Heat, Light and Power Company
Oscar F. Peterson
Des Moines
Brant Quits Republican for Clinton Herald Editor Post
Irving Brant, city editor of the Iowa City Republican, resigns to become city editor of the Clinton Herald. He is the son of David Brant, a recognized figure in state politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brant
Iowa City
Irving Brant
Iowa City Republican
Clinton Herald
David Brant
Presbyterians Meet at Winterset Des Moines District
Over sixty Presbyterian ministers from Des Moines and surrounding district attended the annual meeting at Winterset last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Convention
Des Moines
Winterset
City Grants Interurban Franchise for Line Extension
Woodward voters approved a near unanimous measure to grant a franchise to an interurban company extending its line to a site five miles north chosen for the state epileptic colony. The decision paves the way for service to the new facility and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interurban
Woodward
Tailor's assistant injures fingers in sewing machine mishap
Miss Pearl Thompson of Des Moines, a tailor's assistant, stitched three fingers of her right hand together in a power sewing machine accident. She walked to a physician's office after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Villa wins bloodiest battle of Mexican war at San Pedro
Gen Francisco Villa and his rebel army defeat 15,000 Federals after nine days of fighting at San Pedro de las Colonias Coahuila with reports of heavy losses. Rebels claim 650 to 5,000 killed and wounded with 700 prisoners taken while the federal toll ranges from 6,000 to 8,500 across telegram updates from Carranza officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Villa
San Pedro de Las Colonias
Coahuila
Torreon
Tampico
Valesco
Maas
Hidalgo
de Mours
Monterey
General Villa
Carranza
Rafael Zubaran
Interior
Chihuahua
Benavides
Four Gunmen Executed for Rosenthal Slaying at Sing Sing
Four New York gunmen convicted of Herman Rosenthal's murder were electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining. Dago Frank Cirofici and three others faced the chair after days of final appeals. Seidenshner spoke last but died mid sentence as current was applied. The group was known by nicknames Gyp the Blood Lefty Louie Whitey Lewis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Dago Frank
Cirofici
Sing Sing Prison
Clancey
Horowitz
Louie” Rosenberg
Harry Wallon
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Sing Sing
Frank Cirofici
Jacob Seidenshner
Frank Muller
Whitey Lewis
Harry Horowitz
Gyp the Blood
Louis Rosenberg
Lefty Louie
Seidenshner
Kansas Couple Sentenced in Mail Fraud Case
D A Mounday received two years in a federal penitentiary plus a $1,000 fine and costs for using the mails to defraud in promoting a land and localization company in New Mexico. His wife L D W Mounday was fined $300 and costs and avoided jail. Judge Pollock overruled a new trial motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
D. A. Mounday
United States
New Mexico
L. D. W. Mounday
Pollock
Ex-Governor's Daughter Engaged in Springfield News
Engagement announced in Springfield Illinois between Miss Catherine Yates daughter of former Governor Richard Yates and John Lyle Pickering Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Pickering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Catherine Yates
Richard Yates
John Lyle Pickering, Jr
John L. Pickering
Senate approves bill to upgrade US legation to Argentina
Washington April 16 The senate passed the bill raising the United States legation in Argentina to embassy status. The measure already cleared the house and now goes to President Wilson for signing into law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Washington
Senate
United States
House
Wilson
Okuma Accepts Japanese Premiership Forming New Cabinet
Tokyo reports Count Shigenobu Okuma has accepted the premiership and immediately began forming a cabinet. Okuma is described as progressive and respected by all factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WIII
Tokyo
Shigenobu Okuma
Japan
Count Okuma
Two Die In Auto Crash Near Whittier California
Los Angeles April 15 Georgie I Ham a Mexico City banker and Dad Elder son of a millionaire were killed in an auto accident near Whittier Ham was father of Harry Ham the auto racer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Georgie I. Ham
Mexico City
Elder
Whittier
Ham
Harry Ham
Steamer Kite Believed Lost in Blizzard Sealing Disaster
Telegraphic notes report the steamer Kite with 70 crew aboard may be lost after a blizzard that destroyed sealers Newfoundland and Southern Cross. Captain Windsor of the Bloodhound found dead crew on an ice floe amid the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
N. F
Kite
Newfoundland
Southern Cross
Captain Windsor
Bloodhound
Washington
E. P. Holcombe
Indian Bureau
Naval Strength in Mexican Waters Reported by Washington
The article lists U S naval forces available in Mexican waters with counts by region and ship type. It notes increased fighting strength since the Spanish American War and cites battleships transports cruisers destroyers gunboats and tenders along the East and West Coasts. It also notes 15 000 troops along the border and 3 000 on the east coast 1 000 on the west coast for possible landing use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
Spain
United States
Mexican
Mexico
Fleet details of the North Atlantic Fleet commanded by Rear Admiral Badger
The document lists ships under Rear Admiral Badger in Displace No. of South Carolina with 16,000 men and 84 Michigan 34, and accompanying vessels, fuel ships, and flotillas. Preparatory orders assign Third, Second, Fourth and Fifth divisions under Rear Admirals Beatty, Boush, and others, detailing battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and tenders with displacements and numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Metcalf
Raleigh
Glacier
Justin
Topolobampo
Yorktown
Atlantic
Texas
New York
North Dakota
Guaymas
New Orleans
Delaware
Peveees
Kansas
South Carolina
Michigan
Louisiana
Cseseeeeee
New Hampshire
Vermont
Nashville
Hancock
Marine Transp
Vulcan Vice
Frank EB. Beatty
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Fepiows
Virginia
Georgia
Arkansas
Clifford J. Boush
William
Ss. Sims
Birmingham
Dixie
Patterson
Thippe
William L. Little
W. Henley
Drayton
Stiveeene
McCall
H. R. Doyle
Spaulding
N. Jeffers
Fanning
Cesversseeees
Beale
Jenkins
Ecw
Ccc
Navy order of battle details by fleets and ships
The document lists the Pacific Fleet and Fourth division dispositions under Rear Admirals Fletcher Mayo and T B Howard. It names ships such as Cyclops Solace Utahoo Connecticut Minnesota Des Moines Dolphin and Iris with corresponding tonnage figures and unit counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utahoo
Connecticut
Minnesota
Chester
Des Moines
Dolphin
T. B. Howard
Pittsburgh
Maryland
Eeese
B. H. Dodd
Iris
U S Senate Receives Veterans Aid Memorial
Governor Hari Brewer of Mississippi presented to the senate a memorial urging federal aid for Union and Confederate veterans at the upcoming semi centennial peace celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hari Brewer
Mississippi
Senate
Two Dead and a Woman Wounded in Haswell Shooting
Johnstown report says Joseph De Franke and George Lobert are dead and Mrs. De Franke, Joseph’s mother, is probably fatally wounded after a shooting affray at Haswell, south of the city. The incident occurred on April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Joseph de Franke
George Lobert
de Franke
Joseph
Haswell
Here
Decatur Considers Liquor Ban and Parlor Closures
Decatur Illinois officials plan to prohibit liquor sales for any purpose and close soft drink parlors. The move aims to curb alcohol flow into the city during drought conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ill
Prison Trusty James Hogan Escapes Fort Madison
James Hogan a trusted inmate at Fort Madison penitentiary escapes the Iowa prison. He was serving a ten year burglary sentence from Dickinson county and fled on April 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
James Hogan
The
Penitentiary
Dickinson County
Mining In Korea Shows Limited Prospect for Wealth
The article notes gold exists in Korea but is unlikely to affect world supply. Iron, coal, graphite, silver and copper are present but not yet exploited enough to gauge impact on wealth. Laws forbidding mining limit activity to primitive placer operations by small groups, with heavy fees and poor returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Enlarging Suez Canal Aims to Raise 30 Million Bonds
Improvements progressing on the Suez Canal enable the company to raise 30 million dollars through bonds. Completion is anticipated in 1918 to 1919 with a plan for 40 feet of depth throughout and widening to 196 feet 8 inches in the south section. The project includes new sidings in the north and central sections. No special engineering difficulties are foreseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
Wilson Defends U S Stance On Mexico Crisis
The official statement presents President Wilson's views on Mexico. It cites Tampico as a catalyst and notes abuses by Mexican authorities including arresting a U S orderly, withholding an official dispatch, and singled out U S representatives for affronts while other nations faced none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Mexico
Washington
Tampico
United States
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Government of
Insult at Tampico Triggers US Marines Arrest
On Friday morning April 10 a Delphine crew led by Assistant Paymaster Charles C. Copp landed at Tampico to refuel. The US flag flew as they were arrested without cause, prompting Rear Admiral Mayo to demand their release. Only a brief regret followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Copp
Delphine
Tampico
United States
Copp
Mayo
Young Man Seeks Heart's Judgment Beyond Knowledge
A proverb-like line suggests a young man should not judge his beloved by his own limited insight, emphasizing deeper feeling over self awareness. The phrase hints at romantic caution and inner conflict in choosing love.
Against the Rules Unemployed Reply to Orders
A Buffalo Express quote depicts a contrast between a dismissive rule and an unemployed worker’s plea. The man claims allegiance to the army of the unemployed, saying leaders won’t allow work and that they merely eat and sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
The Reason Reveals Actor at Stock Yards
A manager notes the young actor was seen at the stock yards and critics speculate his hubris affected the performance. The exchange hints at tensions over casting and stage presence during the show.
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