Mor gan relocates Iowa HQ from Camp Dodge to Fort Des Moines
Washington orders Col Morgan to move headquarters to Fort Des Moines and base all Iowa training there. Recruits entering state service will report to Fort Des Moines. inspectors of small arms from the Iowa National Guard are being mustered out as the national defense act abolishes that role. Major Brookhart and Capt Hird, noted rifle experts, are cited as top trainers with pay held up pending changes. Adjutant General Logan notes many may return home or be folded into officer roles as openings arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Stewart
Mason City
Chas. Rubias
Cedar Rapids
John W. Cogswell
Iowa City
Major Brookhart
Capt. Hird
Maj
Brookhart
Iowa National Guard
War Department
Iowa
Logan
Cholera Fight Progressing in Iowa Counties
Dr J A Koen federal inspector in charge of the hog cholera campaign across twenty seven Iowa counties reports a drop from 25.4 percent hogs infected in 1912 to 1.8 percent in 1915. He notes Dallas county as a success model and says the same methods will be used in the remaining counties. July saw local veterinarians agree on a uniform serum administration price and major serum firms commit to low costs comparable to the state Plant at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
J. A. Koen
Dallas
Bay Line of Elevators Sold in Southwestern Iowa
One of the largest elevator deals in years in southwestern Iowa has been completed. The James Bentley lines of elevators were sold to Clifford and Wint Good of Hamburg for about $50,000. The sale includes two elevators and a large mill at Hamburg, two elevators at McPaul, and one each at Percival and Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Line
Hamburg
Iowa
James Bentley
Clifford
Building Permanent Roads in Story and Buena Vista Counties
Story county had 61 miles of 135 permanently graded before 1916 with 28 miles graded in 1918 leaving 46 miles for 1917. Buena Vista has 167 miles total with 49 miles left to grade in 1917. Both counties race to finish permanent grading of their county road systems by 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Story
Benna Vista
Story County
Buena Vista
Prominent Mason F. L. Currie Dies in Webster City
F L Currie a leading resident of Webster City for over forty years is dead at age sixty six. He was known in the insurance field and his work in the Masonic order. Currie’s passing ends a long local career in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Currie
Masonic Order
Orton Brothers Circus Sold in Bankruptcy
The Adel And Orton brothers three ring circus has been sold for 11000 by a court receiver after a bankruptcy petition by proprietor A Z Orton of Ortonville. The livestock and paraphernalia were sold and the circus ended after failing at Lancaster Missouri follow in weeks. William Hall of Lancaster, a millionaire horse buyer, bought the circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Circus
Adel
Orton Brothers
Orton Circus
Lancaster
A. Z. Orton
Ortonville
William Hall
Insurance report shows Iowa life policy totals and growth
Des Moines reports Iowa residents hold 893.6 million dollars in life insurance with an average 338 per person. In 1915 losses reached 6.83 million on 17.72 million in premiums. Iowa had 111 life concerns and 6,827 agents. deposits rose from 32.9 million in 1909 to 69.1 million in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Department
Three Drown In Whirlpool Near Dayton
Three men drowned while wading Des Moines river near Dayton as a whirlpool pulled them under. The victims are Peter Sternholm Constans Anderson of Gowrie and Albert Swan of Des Moines, all brothers in law, part of a Des Moines reunion party of more than a dozen relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Des Moines
Peter Sternholm
Constans Anderson
Gowrie
Albert Swan
Battle With I W W Members at California Junction
In a pitched battle at California Junction near here between I W W members and others who refused to join, two Swartout brothers James and Geo of Barnes City were shot one in the arm and one in the neck. Three fighters were jailed while the Swartouts were hospitalized. The elevator office was broken into and the safe tampered with so it cannot be unlocked. About 200 men ride through each night on the freights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley
California Junction
Here
James
Geo
Swartout
Barnes City
Heat Death Toll Rises Across Iowa as Heat Wave Persists
Seven people in Iowa died during a weeklong heat wave with six due to prostration. DuBuque reports two deaths while Muscatine records the most with three. Keokuk and Fort Madison report one each, and a Luana farmhand perishes after being overcome in a hayfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Middle West
Dubuque
Muscatine
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Luana
River-to-River road plan launched at state picnic
A movement to surface the River-to-River road across Iowa, a 365 mile route, began at the annual picnic. Frank Carson of Iowa City, VP of the River-to-River Road association, urged the value of a first class road open 385 days a year and prompted expected committee appointments to refine plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Frank Carson
Iowa City
Carson
Iowa
Improvements at New Hampton Sewage Tank Project
New Hampton undertakes extensive summer improvements led by building a new sewage disposal tank. Construction will start late this season with plans to finish around the first of next month. Bids are expected about August 15 and the plant cost is estimated between 18 000 and 20 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
Potato Crop Damaged in Ames Heat Loss
Half of Iowa potato crop valued at 4250000 is lost and late potatoes burned by heat. The crop will not register more than fifty percent, down from a 97 percent estimate on July 1 by United States expert George M. Chappell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
George M. Chappell
United States
Winders Sells 35 Acre Farm Near LeMars for 15000
W H Winders of LeMars sold a 35 acre tract adjoining the town to a buyer for 15000 dollars, equaling 428 dollars per acre. The sale underscores a record price for farm land in the vicinity and will likely impact local land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
W. H. Winders
Iowan Joins Rifles in Iowa City
Robert Shaw of Hayesville a 1916 Iowa University graduate sails soon for France to join the American Ambulance Service Shaw formerly led the Northern Oratorical League in Iowa City will report to duty shortly while awaiting departure details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowan
Rlfles
Iowa City
Robert Shaw
Hayesville
Iowa University
Frarté6
American Ambulance Service
Shaw
Northern Oratorical League
Iowa property taxes rise as school funds swipe more
Iowa property owners face higher levies with an average rate near 49.36 mills and total taxes of 50,050,164 dollars this year. State taxes fell from 4.9 to 4.5 mills though overall levies climbed, driven by counties and townships seeking larger school and local funds, with 1917 expected to exceed 50 mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Executive Council
F. S. Shaw
Recruiting Held Back By War Department Transport Delays
Iowa National Guard recruiting stalls as the war department fails to provide rail transportation to move recruits from twelve points to the Fort Des Moines camp. Col. George Morgan has relocated to Fort Des Moines and is ready to muster and train new arrivals, but investors await orders. About 2,000 men will be accepted to reach full war strength, with Adj. Gen. Logan pressing for transportation to prepare each recruit for field service before leaving Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
War Department
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
George Morgan
Camp Dodge
Iowa Military Department
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Increased Examinations At Iowa State Lab
Dr Henry Albert reports 40 486 exams and preventive treatments by the state board of health laboratories at the University of Iowa over two years. Last year 25 795 exams, 6 000 more than any prior year. diphtheria 18 597. typhoid 4 372. tuberculosis 6 681. rabies 146. 96 people received Pasteur rabies prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Henry Albert
State Board of Health
State University of Iowa
Big Packing Plant Quits in Marshalltown
Brittain and Co. pork packers who ran an independent plant since 1882 announce quitting business and will attempt to sell the plant. Illness of principal stockholder T L Boyd of London, England, and his urge to sell holdings is given as the cause. It is not stated if the plant will reopen under current management, but it is believed not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Brittain & Co
Pork Packers
T. L. Boyd
London
Eng
Plan to Build Hard Surface Road Between McGregor and North McGregor
The McGregor Commercial club plans a hard surfaced road linking McGregor and North McGregor over about a mile along the river between Milwaukee tracks and the bluffs. Previous upgrades by the club improved the route but funds are needed to complete and maintain the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
McGregor Commercial Club
North
Bluffs
Eft
Reha
Battle near Fort Hancock ends with multiple deaths
A clash near Fort Hancock Texas results in two American deaths and five Mexican bandits killed while resisting arrest near San Chez ranch. Two Americans die, one wounded, and a sergeant is injured as fighting ends with no reported Mexican survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Fort Hancock
Tex
Funston
Department
Bell
San Chez Ranch
el Paso
John J. Twoomey
Eighth
Massachusetts Cavalry
Robert Woods
Sergt
Lewis Thompson
President’s stance on woman suffrage unchanged
White House officials deny reports that President Wilson will reverse his position and back a federal amendment to grant women the ballot. They state he favors suffrage but believes it is up to each state to decide, and he will not alter his stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
White House
Brittanic Sunk and War Updates Reported
Lloyds announces the sinking of the Cocker line steamship Brittanic of 3,487 tons gross in London. Paris reports six American Field Ambulance drivers awarded the Croix de Guerre. Mount Etna and Stromboli erupt violently, boiling nearby sea. New York records a new high in infantile paralysis mortality with 57 deaths and 150 new cases in 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cocker Line
Brittanic
Lloyd’s Shipping Agency
Paris
Rome
Mount Etna
Stromboli
New York
Health Department
Car Men Deliver Ultimatum
In New York on August 5 a street railway strike looms as union leaders press an ultimatum to railway companies, threatening to halt all surface lines in Manhattan and the Bronx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Cholera Ravages Jap Ship Quarantined at Yokohama
Yokohama August 5 report states the Japanese steamer Hawaii Maru en route from Oriental ports to Tacoma is quarantined after an outbreak of cholera aboard. Indefinite detention follows as health authorities isolate the vessel to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Japan
Oriental
Tacoma
Wash
Atran
Bs Acturer
Amri-wtatte
Igentiah Didiaranite
Xiomarines
Englisti
England
Hughes Itinerary of Western Trip
Itinerary for Charles E. Hughes outlines travel from August 5 in New York through September 7 en route to Maine. Stops include Niagara Falls Detroit Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Grand Forks Vargo Helena Butte Missoula Spokane Coeur d Alene Tacoma Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Reno Ogden Salt Lake Cheyenne Denver Estes Park Topeka Kansas City St Louis Lexington and arrival in Portland then Portland to Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Grand Forks
N. D
Vargo
Helena
Mont
Butte
Missoula
Spokane
Wash
Coeur d’Alene
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Reno
Nev
Ogden
Utah
Salt Lake
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Estes Park
Colo
Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
St. Louis
Lexington
Maine
Storm In Peoria Causes 200000 In Damage
A severe thunderstorm ending 38 days of drought struck Peoria Illinois on August 2. The storm damaged businesses and factories, knocked out hundreds of telephones, struck ten street cars with lightning, toppled poles, and halted streetcar service for about 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Illi
Page and Mrs Page Sail From London to New York
Walter H. Page United States ambassador and Mrs Page departed London on August 5 carrying diplomatic documents for the state department. They embarked for Liverpool to sail for New York aboard the new Philadelphia.
Government Releases Seized International Securities
London reports the government will release a number of consignments of international securities it had claimed as contraband. The decision allows these items to be forwarded to their destinations without waiving the seizure rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Former Muskegon football star wed in Ohio ceremony
Former Muskegon high school athlete and football sensation Fred O Morea married Miss Leogadie Crispi of Oak Park Alabama in Ohio. The ceremony drew local attention as a notable union of two prominent regional figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon, Mich
Muskegon
Fred O. Morea
Leogadie Crispi
Oak Park
Ohio
Advanced in the Travignola Valley Scene
Forces advanced in the Travignola valley and occupied the village of Panevggio as part of ongoing military operations. The maneuver aimed to secure the area and disrupt enemy positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanced
Travignola Valley
Panevggio
The Trial of Sir Roger Casement Ends in Pentonville
Sir Roger Casement was executed as a traitor at Pentonville prison in the yard. The private hanging was conducted by Hills of Rochdale, a barber by trade, after a Catholic priest offered last rites. Casement, who had recently embraced Catholicism, met his fate as the clergyman prayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentonville Prison
London
Roger Casement
Pentonville
Hills
Rochdale
Ellis
Bilis
Casement
O. R. M. Davis
Sir Roger
Rail Men Seek Mediation After Resuming Talks
Labor leaders for major trunk line railroad workers informed the U S board of mediation that talks will resume in New York on August 8 to settle differences and avert a nationwide strike. About half of the 400000 ballots cast in New York show favoring a strike, with the South showing strongest support at 99 percent among four southern railway unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Big Trunk Line Railroad
United States Board of Mediation and
Southern Association of Trainmen
Railway Workers of
South
Italian steamer Letimbro sunk by U boat
The Italian mail steamer Letimbro was sunk by a submarine. Twenty eight survivors arrived at Malta and two boatloads reached Syracuse. The ship carried 67 crew and 113 passengers including women and children. many are believed lost. Survivors say a warning shot preceded the chase and continued firing for about thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Letimbro
Malta
Reuter
Syracuse
Knights of Pythias elect leaders after long nominations
John L Brown of Vandalia Illinois was chosen supreme chancellor and Charles E Davis of Denver was elected supreme vice chancellor after a lengthy session of speeches and nominations by the supreme lodge in Portland Oregon.
Gardner and Swanger Named
St. Louis returns show Frederick D. Gardner of St. Louis winning the Democratic nomination for governor by about 12 000 votes Sedalia’s John Swanger appears safely nominated by the Republicans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Swanger
St. Louis
Frederick D. Gardner
St. Louie
John Swanger
Sedalia
Berliner Tageblatt Suspended by Military Authorities
London reports the Berliner Tageblatt was suspended by military authorities per an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Berlin received via Copenhagen. The move blocks the newspaper under wartime controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berliner Tageblatt
Berlin
Copenhagen
Only U. S. Can Save Casement
Michael J. Boyle, advisor to Roger Casement, told Secretary Taft that Casement would die unless the United States intervened. The Aug. 3 report notes Boyle highlighted his warning during a conference with the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Casement
Washington
Michael JF
Boyle
Roger Casement
Tumulty
Knights of Pythias Hold Biennial Convention in Portland
The supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias began its biennial convention in Portland Oregon on August 8. Walter B ae of Ylingis, past supreme chancellor, repeated an address he delivered at the golden jubilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Lodge
K. of P
Portland
Ore
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Walter B.ae
Ylingis
French win at Fleury front in Verdun clash gains vast trench system
London Aug 5 French forces reported major gains on the Verdun front after three days of fighting. Fleury village and trenches from Thiaumont to Hill 820 were recaptured, with over 650 prisoners taken. German lines near Monaco Farm and Thiaumont also suffered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Verdun
Fort Douamont
Fleury
Thiaumont
Berlin
Fort Souville
Paris
Somme
Chenois
Ancre
Albert- Bapaume Road
Trones Wood
Maurepas
Monaco Farm
Barleux
Estrees
Pepper Ridge
Seury
Thiaumont Work
Russians Fail To Break Through Stokhod Salient
German war office reports Russian assaults along the Stokhod salient near Witonicz Tura Turia and southwest of Pinsk were repulsed under heavy fire. Russian actions west of Wisniowczya and near Wilesnio also failed while small German detachments attempting attacks on the western front were repelled by Russian rifle fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stokhod
Kovel-Rovina
War Office
Berlin
Witonicz
Tura Turia
Pinsk
Lake Nobel
Turkish general leads 20 officers toward Galicia
A Cracow dispatch reports a Turkish general and twenty officers traveled through Cracow en route to Galicia via Amsterdam and London, dated August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galicia
Amsterdam
London
Cracow
President Wilson Urges Congress to Adjourn Before September
President Wilson sent word to Congress urging an adjournment by September 1. Senator James Hamilton Lewis was summoned to the White House to receive the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Wilson
James Hamilton Lewis
White House
Four Guilty In Treason Plot In Vienna Trial
After a fortnight's trial before the landwehr divisional tribunal of the reichstag Deputies Croe Burival Vojna and Netolicky have been convicted as accessories to high treason of Professor Masanyk in Vienna on August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Landwehr
Reichstag
Croe
Burival
Vojna
Netolicky
Masanyk
Representative Helgesen seeks repeal of Peary rear admiral honor
Washington August 4 Representative Helgesen of North Dakota introduced a resolution to repeal the act of Congress that conferred the rank of rear admiral on Robert H. Peary for his discovery of the North Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denies Peary
Pole
Washington
Helgesen
North Dakota
Congress
Robert HW. Peary
Packers Would Halt Probe Into Meat Industry
Borland faced charges of packing interests trying to squash a House Judiciary Committee resolution calling for a federal investigation into the meat industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packers
Washington
Borland
House Judiciary Committee
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Germany
Hughes
Monte Cimone
Sir Roger Casement
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Russ
Stokhood
Kovel
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