Seed Corn Survey Maps Statewide Seed Needs in 1915
The Iowa Bankers Association and Iowa State College launch a statewide survey of seed corn to plan next year’s supply. About 1,200 responses from every county show varying stocks of 1913 1914 and 1915 seed, with a goal to seed and distribute good corn across the state. The effort will involve county agents and farm experts visiting counties with shortages to coordinate seed sharing and planting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Iowa State College
Bankers’ Association
Will Hold Fruit Show Des Moines
Three thousand plates of apples will be exhibited at the annual fruit show to be held at the state house Dec. 7 and 9 during the fiftieth annual convention of the Iowa State Horticultural society. Wesley Greene announces the program. The show will be more extensive than ever, aided by a record crop. Iowa yielded 7,000,000 bushels of apples this year, with 4,000,000 bushels sold commercially and the rest used on farms or left to waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State House
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Wesley Greene
Iowa
Widows Receive Ald Des Moines Pension Totals
Polk county reports 108 widows under the widows pension law with 267 children affected. November pensions total $1,224.49. Twelve widows are wives of men sent to the state hospital for inebriates at Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County
Knoxville
Pardoe Brothers Arrested in Nevada Burglaries
Police report three brothers Clifford Percy and Ross Pardoe were arrested at Madrid Nevada amid a string of burglaries in Madrid Woodward Slater Huxley and nearby towns. A home search uncovered stolen goods later identified by owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Clifford
Percy
Ross Pardoe
Madrid
Woodward
Slater
Huxley
Ida Grove Grants Pavement Contract for 25 Blocks
Ida Grove city council has let bids for the first 25 blocks of pavement. Sheet asphalt streets and concrete alleys will be used with an estimated cost of 97000 dollars. Work to begin in spring when weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
Babe Burns Leave TwoYearOld In Gilbert Fall
Margaret Lee reports her two year old daughter Babe fell into a bucket of hot water at the Lee home in Gilbert Nevada and was severely scalded. The mother pulled her from the water and a physician treated the child. The burns are not expected to be fatal.
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Babe
Nevada
Margaret
S. B. Lee
Lee
Gilbert
Fire Destroys Stores in Cedar Rapids
A $70,000 blaze leveled the Kent store the Hubbard Rubber store and the Cedar Rapids Saddlery adjoining. Insurance is about $52,000. Fireman Milo Prusek was knocked down by debris and hospitalized after an interior explosion. Firemen fought the flames through the night and quelled the fire near noon the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kent
Hubbard Rubber
Milo Prusek
Build Memorial Hospital
Memorial supporters envision a hospital dedicated to his wife as a lasting tribute. The plan emphasizes patient care, skilled staff, and dignified treatment for the sick and suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Dion
Gypsies Have Much Money Near Ankeny
Deputy Sheriff Gus Hansing raiding a gypsy camp near Ankeny narrowly escaped injury while packing a sack believed to hold several thousand dollars in gold silver and greenbacks onto a bonfire. The Nomad band fled as deputies pursued them after complaints across the county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankeny
Gus Hansing
Hansing
Doesn’t Notice Broken Rib Perry
At age 98 Patrick Sheehan of Perry suffered a broken rib after slipping on stairs. Despite injuries he remains active on the farm and expects a short recovery before continuing to enjoy life for several years.
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Perry
Patrick Sheehan
Sheehan
War Horses Poisoned in Council Bluffs Plot
Horses gathered for Anglo French shipments to Europe are reportedly poisoned at six to ten daily in Council Bluffs. Agents blame German sympathizers after 1000 horses were released days earlier. authorities urged protection against suspected poisoners.
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Europe
Williams acquitted in father's murder trial
Judge Maxwell directed a verdict of acquittal after a ten day trial of Elmer E. Williams charged with murdering his father John B. Williams a wealthy Redding farmer. The elder Williams body was found in a pasture after disappearance.
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Ayr
Maxwell
Elmer E. Williams
John B. Williams
Redding
Williams
Iowa School Reconstruction Surges With 190 New Houses
A. M. Deyoe reports 145 consolidated districts in Iowa built 190 new schoolhouses since 1912, costing average 387000 each. Total three-year investment near 7 million dollars, with districts noting cottages for teachers and plans for more while state aid funds may exhaust by next assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
A. M. Deyoe
Deyoe
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Explosion Wrecks Express Car Near Marion
An explosion and fire destroyed a Cedar Rapids to Milwaukee express car near Marion. Express Messenger C. H. Bronson and assistant Fr. W. Howe, both of Chicago, were severely burned after a clockwork bomb remnants were found. Two safes held $30,000 in currency survived unscathed as investigators weigh wartime plot or robbery theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Marion
C. H. Bronson
Fr. W. Howe
Chicago
Howe
Bronson
Railroad and Express Company
Big Iowa Iron Contract in Waukon
Missouri Iron Co wins a contract to supply 100000 tons of ore from nearby mines. A new six ton steam shovel is in use as mining proceeds, with 10000 tons to be treated and ready for shipment soon. A large crew works on site. full output expected in over six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Iowa Iron
Waukon
Missouri Iron Company
Plans Odd Funeral Service in Shenandoah
Jerry Brown a famous Shenandoah character says he has written a funeral oration and wishes cremated remains cast on the Mississippi in honor of those lost at sea with the other half scattered on the graves of ten friends, to be carried out with his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Mississippi River
Jerry Brown
Iowa Land Sells At Record $400 An Acre
Knoxville farmer John Crozier sells his twenty five acre farm near Knoxville to William Suth erland for ten thousand dollars. The deal sets a Marion county price record at four hundred dollars per acre. The nursery soil will be cleared and the land run as a stock farm by the new owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Knoxville
John Crozier
City
William Sutherland
Marion County
Former Grinnell Student Wins Opera Fame in Chicago
Warren Proctor former Grinnell class of 1912 and ex Grinnell Glee Club member has been engaged by the Chicago Grand Opera Company. His first role was Walter in Thannhauser. Proctor is a noted tenor and has studied under Sandor S. Radanovitz in New York City.
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Grinnell
Warren Proctor
Grinnell Glee Club
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Walter
Thannhauser
Proctor
Sandor §S. Radanovitz
New York City
Col Hepburn Seriously Ill in Clarinda
Col W P Hepburn longtime representative of the Eighth Iowa district is reported dangerously ill in Clarinda from heart and kidney trouble following an attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hepburn Seriously II
Clarinda
W. P. Hepburn
Iowa
Congress
Escaped Convict from Ft Madison Located in California
C P Andrews who fled Ft Madison penitentiary on November 18 1914 has been found at Folsom California where he has served since April this year on a three year sentence. He had twenty months remaining at Ft Madison when he escaped and worked as a book keeper and teacher there. He will be returned to complete his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Madison
C. P. Andrews
Folsom
Cal
J. C. Sanders
Andrews
Iowa Institution
Boys Raise Fine Corn Ames Iowa Winners in Contest
Iowa farm youths led by Iowa State College agricultural extension report forty county winners with dry-corn yields from 56.2 to 150.1 bushels per acre in a challenging year. The forty-one boys averaged 1.9 bushels per acre after deductions for maturity and shrinkage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Prominent Iowa Editor and Politician Dies in Guthrie Center
Alexander H. Grisell, 67, Iowa pioneer and influential press and political figure, died at his Guthrie Center home. He first visited Iowa in 1867, returned in 1880, edited the Menlo Gazette in 1893, bought the Guthrian in 1899, served as Guthrie County Agricultural Society secretary for fifteen years and was a one term director of the Iowa State Fair.
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Guthrie Center
Alexander H. Grisell
Iowa
Ohio
Menlo Gazette
Guthrian
Grisell
Guthrie County Agricultural Society
Mt Ayr Sees Major Upgrades With Paving and New Facilities
Mt Ayr marks progress with 17 blocks of first street paving completed as part of a broad improvement plan. The project includes water works, a $47 000 school, a white way system, a $20 000 Baptist church dedication set for December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Ayr
Des Moines Pioneer Gillette Seriously Ill at Home
H. E. Gillette, one of the historic thirteen greenback congressmen and former seventh Iowa district representative, is seriously ill at his Des Moines area home. He helped lead the push for popular election of U S senators and the initiative and referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. E. Gillette
Iowa Pioneer Lawmakers’ Association
Gillette
Iowa
Saloons Must Quit By Dec 22 In Iowa City
State officials say they cannot grant a request by Iowa City saloon operators to stay open between December 22 and January 1, 1916. The law requires saloons to close on December 22 when their consent petition expires, though operators would prefer to remain open until the year ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Bulgars Capture Priszend and Monastir as Serbs Retreat
Berlin reports Bulgarian forces seized Priszend near the Albanian border with 3000 men and Austro German troops advanced near Mitrovica taking 1000 prisoners. Monastir fell Monday as Serbs and French withdraw along the Cerna river. Roumanian measures curb Russian Danube use and vow defense of neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Balkans
Roumania
Bulgaria
Serbia
Berlin
Priszend
Mitrovitza
Bucharest
Russia
Serbian Macedonia
Sofia
Monastir
Cerna
Consistory to Install Mundelein as Chicago Archbishop
Vatican announces at next consistory Mundelein will succeed Archbishop Quigley as Chicago archbishop, with Brossart named Covington bishop and Doherty moved from the Philippines to Buffalo. Christmas timing noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George William Mundelein
Brooklyn
Chicago
Quigley
Ferdinand Brossart
Covington
Doherty
Jaro
Philippine Islands
Buffalo
New York
New York Central
Vienna
London
War Office
Goritz
Tolmino
Doberdo
Clothing aid for Belgium discussed in Indianapolis
W E Burton secretary of the relief committee for Belgians conferred with Henry Lane Wilson in Indianapolis regarding forwarding a shipload of clothing to Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Indianapolis
Ind
W.E Burton
Committee For the Relief of the
Henry Lane Wilson
Vilareal Arrested in Sedition Trial
Mexico City on December 4 Felicitus Villareal former finance minister under the constitutionalist convention was brought from Vera Cruz to stand trial for sedition reflecting the turbulent political era and cabinet upheaval.
Kingsway Sunk By German Submarine
The British steamship Kingsway of 3657 tons was sunk by a German submarine on Wednesday. The captain and 21 crew members were saved, but five remain missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsway
London
Paroled Banker After Embezzlement Sentence
William P. Walker former treasurer of the Savings Bank of New Britain paroled after a prison sentence for embezzling about half a million dollars from the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
William P. Walker
Savings Bank of New Britain
Thirty Die in Blast at DuPont Powder Plant
Thirty workmen were killed and seven injured in a blast at the Du Pont powder plant pellet packhouse in Wilmington Delaware on Tuesday. The explosion's cause is unknown but suspected grit in presses sparked the blast. Remains were scattered around the scene and an arm and leg were found across the Brandywine river. A Du Pont resident woman lost three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
E. IL. du Pont de Nemours
Brandy Wine
du Pont Banks
Legislature Recessed Until February Twenty Third
Springfield reports the legislature adjourned for a recess to February 23 after a week of roll calls and a heated debate. The House approved the final emergency appropriation bill and a joint resolution for the break, while the Senate concurred in the February 23 recess. Officials say the move clears emergency measures and resolves previous budget deadlock stemming from the Fergus suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
House
Senate
Assembly
Fergus
$100,000 Blaze Levels Joliet Garage District
Andrew Strutzel, a Joliet garage proprietor, was seriously injured after a gasoline explosion sparked a fire that destroyed most of the business block. Eight people were hurt, Strutzel among the most severely injured, and the flames threatened to wipe out the district before hospitals received the injured.
Mrs. Hearst Becomes Mother of Twins in New York
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst gave birth to twin boys at her Riverside Drive home. The couple now have five sons, reinforcing the Hearst family's growing brood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hearst
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Riverside Drive
Greek Steamer Zarafis Sunk in Mediterranean Submarine Strike
London reports the Greek steamer Zarafis was sunk in the Mediterranean by a submarine. The crew escaped in boats and were rescued by a passing steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zarafis
Mediterranean
Maximilian Follower Dies in San Diego Resident
Charles Edward Rucker aged seventy three, a member of Maximilian's expedition from Austria, died in San Diego where he had lived since the overthrow of Maximilian's regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maximilian
Houston
Tex
Charles Edward Rucker
Austria
San Diego
Italy Joins Allies Pact and Sends Aid to Serbia
Foreign Minister Sonnino announced in parliament that Italy signed the London pact of September 6 promising no separate peace and that Italy would provide assistance to Serbia as part of the allied agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Sonnino
Serbia
Plotters Guilty Defrauding U S to Aid German Fleet
A New York jury found Dr Karl Buenz and three Hamburg American line officials guilty of conspiring to deceive the United States by obtaining clearances for relief ships bound for German cruisers in the Atlantic early in the war. The four defendants face possible penalties up to ten thousand dollars fine and ten years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States District Court
Karl Buenz
United States
Atlantic
Federal Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Liberty
Hamburg-American Line
New ‘York City
George Kotter
Adolph Hachmeister
Joseph Poppinghaus
Felix Leffner
Doctor Buenz
Kotter
Ford peace expedition gains 75 neutral passports issued
Washington reports 75 passports good only in neutral countries issued for Ford peace expedition members. Several refusals cited faulty applications or noncitizenship. Inez Milholland Boissevain refused due to husband’s foreign citizenship. Ford, in New York, outlines plans to sail to Europe with delegates to remain and meet at The Hague for a general conference.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Inez Milholland Boissevain
New York
Louis P. Lochner
Ford Expedition
Henry Ford
Europe
Hague
Millionaire Weds Employee in Akron Ceremony
Ohio Columbus Barber, a seventy four year old Akron millionaire founder of the Diamond Match company with an estimated wealth of six million dollars, wed his private secretary Mary F. Orr, aged thirty eight, in a ceremony attended only by close relatives. The couple left for Old Point Comfort and Washington after the wedding.
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Akron, O
Ohio
Columbus
Akron
Mary F. Orr
Speaker Champ Clark In Seaboard Train Wreck
The seaboard train bringing Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark to Washington derailed with all cars off the tracks. No injuries reported and the Clarks slept in a different car, which remained on the rails.
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Clark
Washington
Seaboard
Speaker
Champ Clark
Clarks
Train Wreck Near Freeman Kills One Brakeman
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul passenger train No. 18, the Columbian, east bound, was wrecked by a broken rail one mile east of Freeman Washington. One brakeman was killed in the collision and injuries are reported from the wreck.
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Spokane
Wash
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Columbian
Freeman
Oldest Prohibition Editor William F. Clark Dies
Indianapolis dispatch reports William F. Clark seventy four the oldest prohibition editor in the United States has died at his home from heart disease. He leaves a widow and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William F. Clark
United States
William H Bemis Dies at Glenspey Home
William H Bemis multimillionaire vice president and director of Standard Oil died suddenly of heart disease on Monday at his summer home in Glenspey Port Jervis N J. The death leaves a prominent industrialist and benefactor in mourning in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Bemis
Port Jervis
N. J
William H. Bemis
Standard Oil Company
Glenspey
Bulgarians take Prisrend as Serbian forces are captured
An official Bulgarian army report says Prisrend fell after a short decisive engagement with 16 000 to 17 000 Serbians captured along with 60 field guns 20 000 rifles and other material. Monastir formally surrendered to Bulgarians with negotiations ongoing. 50 000 Austro German troops are preparing along the Danube near Rustchuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Priszend
Prisrend
London
Monastir
Athens
Daily Telegraph
Vassitch
Florina
Bucharest
Rustchuk
Danube
Roumania
Jane Addams Stricken With Illness in Chicago
Jane Addams is seriously ill at Presbyterian hospital after a busy day and public remarks on peace and the Ford plan. The activist, noted for pro peace advocacy, appeared exhausted after her Sunday speech and recalled the Ford ship project amid applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jane Addams
Presbyterian Hospital
Miss Addams
Ford
Austrian ministers resign. Francis Joseph approves replacements
Emperor Francis Joseph confirmed the resignations of three ministers in Vienna. Dr Karl Heinold d Udynski interior minister, Dr Rudolf Schuster von Bennett commerce minister, and Baron Engel von Mainfelden finance minister depart. Prince Hohenlohe Schillingfuerst becomes interior minister. Ritter von Leth to finance and post savings bank role. Herr von Spitzmiller named commerce minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Holland
Francis Joseph
Wiener Zeitung
Vienna
Karl Heinold d'Udynski
Rudolf Schuster von Bennett
Baron Engel von Mainfelden
Finance
Prince Hohenlohe Schillingfuerst
Supreme Court of Accounts
Villa generals shot after Sonora battle
Two Villa generals Orestes Pereyra and QB Jiminez with fifty officers were court martialed and executed after a battle on the Fuerte river in Sonora. A telegram to the Carranza commercial agent in Los Angeles confirmed the executions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
Los Angeles
Cal
Orestes Pereyra
Jiminez
Fuerte River
Sonora
Carranza Commercial
Fire destroys Stuart hall at College of Emporia
Fire in Emporia Kansas destroyed Stuart hall the College of Emporia main building on Thursday causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. Officials believe defective wiring started the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kan
Stuart Hall
College of Emporia
Dillingham Safe After Mexican Escape Report
Washington December 4 Admiral Winslow informed the Navy Department by wire that J. D. Dillingham an American has escaped from Indians near Las Mochis Mexico. The incident was confirmed by naval authorities and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Dillingham
Washington
Winslow
Navy Department
Las Mochis
Mex
Paul Fuller Dies
Paul Fuller international lawyer and adviser to President Wilson on Mexican affairs died suddenly in his Hotel Van Rensselaer apartment. Heart failure was given as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fuller
New York
Wilson
van Rensselaer
Germany Buys U S Copper
New York December 2 German representatives have placed orders for about 200 million pounds of copper with U S copper firms, nearly one fifth of the annual production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
U. S
New York
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Peter
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