Fire devastates Storm Lake buildings in historic blaze
A morning fire in Storm Lake destroyed the post office and Masonic temple and damaged many nearby structures. Wind driven flames spread from the Obanion building to the Lumber Company shed and other brick blocks, causing an estimated 150000 dollars in losses across owners including Obanion Fiscus Sattermole Chapman Whitney Deland Faville Blugosch and the Storm Lake Lumber company. Firefighters faced extreme heat and could not control the blaze until the brick block was ruined. Insurance covered about half the losses.
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Storm Lake
E. L. Obanion
Masonic Temple
F. F. Faville
Obanion
Storm Lake Lumber Company
Blugosch
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
E.L. Obanion
B. B. Fiscus
George Sattermole
T. H.chapman
A. L. Whitney
Law
James Deland
G. M. Triplett
E. J. Schultz
Steffen Bros
R. Reynolds
J. C. Cleveland
Sn. S
Man Sues for 10000 Over Wife’s Affections
John Nihlean files suit in Grundy Center seeking 10000 against Rene Nichols for alienation of his wife’s affections. The petition says Nichols began a course of attentions last August, gaining control of Mrs Nihlean’s affections and prompting divorce action.
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Grundy Center
John Nihlean
Rene Nichols
Preston Man Killed By Train In Wisconsin Route
Peter Stuhllman of Preston was decapitated by a passenger train that had halted between Preston and Miles for minor repairs. He leaned over the track and was killed in the accident. The incident occurred near Preston with no further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Clinton
Peter Stuhllman
Miles
Stuhlman
Child killed by brother in Newton tragedy
Chester Koder, 3 years old, died after his 6-year-old brother accidentally shot him through the temple at their Newton home. The gun was unloaded and the shell’s source is unknown. The mother was on a phone call and the family was at church.
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Newton
Chester Koder
John Koder
Iowa Cities Share Public Building Funds Rushed
Secretary McAdoo’s estimates to Congress allocate funds for Iowa post offices with Des Moines receiving 100000 dollars. Car-Toll earns 36000, Cherokee 7500, and Vin ton 71000 dollars. Only Des Moines is listed above other Iowa cities in the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U. S. Des Moines
Des Moines
McAdoo
Congress
Cherokee
Vinton
Clinton slacker John Munco fined for late draft registration
In Des Moines federal court John Munco argued he aimed to register but found the registration center closed. The judge sentenced him to six months citing his failure to register for the selective draft.
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Des Moines
John Munco
Clinton Slacker
Test Anti-Fiat Law Aims at West High Frats in Des Moines
A Polk County suit will test the Iowa anti-fraternity statute against high school groups including West High School fraternities and sororities. Attorney O M Brockett plans to file in the district court to challenge the board’s anti-frat campaign and preserve student access to school privileges.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
O. M. Brockett
West High School
Audubon Man Held as Spy in Des Moines Arrest
Henry Zimmerman an alien enemy and I W W was arrested at Audubon and brought to Des Moines by Deputy Marshal Van derwilt. He is accused of disloyal remarks and suspected as a German agent after quitting a corn busking job.
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Audubon
Des Moines
Henry Zimmerman
United States
Vanderwilt
Zimmerman
Germany
Transfer from Camp Dodge to Camp Pike for Eighty-Eighth Division
Eight thousand soldiers from the Eighty-Eighth Division at Camp Dodge are moved to Camp Pike near Little Rock Arkansas as part of National Army reorganization. Transfers were by lot with rare requests granted and finalize with mustering officers preparing for the final increment.
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Camp Dodge
Eighty-Eighth Division
National Army
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Ark
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Illinois
William Newman
Quartermaster Corps
Newman
Danes Arrival to Join American Aviation Drive
Knud Borge Anderson an 18 year old Danish native with minor military training arrived in America on June 18 seeking aviation work. After moving from Nevada to Des Moines he passed examinations and then the final test in Omaha, now bound for an aviation field in Texas.
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America
Nevada
Knud Borge Anderson
Denmark
Des Moines
Omaha
Texas
Noted Anatomist Dr. Franklin Paine Mall Dies
Dr Franklin Paine Mall a famed anatomist and former Iowan died at Johns Hopkins hospital Baltimore He was born in Belle Plaine and led Johns Hopkins anatomy department for fourteen years He authored several medical works and was a leading figure in his field.
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Belle Plaine
Franklin Paine Mall
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mall
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Flo
Defective Man Sentenced for Rail Spike Plot
John Seilieski nineteen year old defective was sentenced to life imprisonment and paroled to a relative after placing large spikes on a railroad track to see a train wreck. Section men found the obstructions and halted the fast mail train wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
John Seilieski
Ball Magnate Hayes Missing From Davenport Home
Davenport magnate Davenport James T Hayes vice president of the Three I league and secretary treasurer of the Davenport Blue Sox is sought by relatives and police after his mysterious disappearance from home. He had long suffered from diseases but was cheerful on the day he left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
James T. Hayes
Davenport Blue Sox
Mr. Hayes
Auto Kills Boy After Leaving School in Davenport
Seven year old Daniel Joseph Johnston died when he darted in front of a passing car driven by Dave O Connell manager of Joffrey service station Davenport. O Connell says the boy was pushed into the path of the vehicle near the Sacred Heart school intersection.
Champion Woman Husked 1000 Bushels of Corn
Panora reports Esther Whitehear, a farm resident, husked one thousand bushels of corn this year and averaged sixty bushels per day. After finishing the harvest she milked eight cows daily.
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Panora
Mies
Esther Whitehear
Here
Small Tax Sale in Lorydon Delinquent Taxes Lacking
In Lorydon Wayne county no farm land was listed for tax sale. Only twelve town lots were sold, with delinquent taxes totaling 183.25 dollars.
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Lorydon
Wayne County
Woodburn Woman Cans 321 Quarts
Woodburn resident Mrs. J. P. Rhodes demonstrates patriotism by canning 321 quarts of fruit and vegetables plus three gallons of apple jam. She also canned five gallons sorghum molasses ten gallons apple vinegar and twenty one pounds dried apples. Rhodes plans to preserve apple pumpkin and carrots before winter.
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Woodburn
Perry
Hoover
Kaiser
J. P. Rhodes
Former Congressman Bowman Found Dead in Council Bluffs
Thomas Bowman 69 a former congressman from Iowa’s ninth district was found dead in bed at the home of his nephew Wood Allen in Council Bluffs. Bowman fell ill on the Thanksgiving day train from indigestion but was said to be out of danger afterward. He was a prominent Democrat and attended the Chicago sound money conference of July 23, 1898 that led to the gold standard democracy. He never married.
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Council Bluffs
Thomas Bowman
Iowa
Wood Allen
Bowman
Democratic Sound Money
Chicago
Gold Standard Democracy
Fire safety plea from Iowa defense council warns on fire menace
The Iowa State Council of Defense urges farmers grain men and railroads to curb fire risks to protect food stocks. It warns against bonfires careless fires and sparks from locomotives and compares fire irresponsibility to agitator threats while urging precaution and public cooperation.
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Iowa Council National Defense
H. J. Metcalf
Halifax in Darkness as Destructive Blizzard Rages
Halifax N S endures a fierce blizzard that halts rescue work in the ruined Richmond district and waterfront. Cold, hunger and exposure threaten survivors while improvised barriers and limited lamp light struggle to shield a battered city. Hospitals requisition blankets and comforts for hundreds injured, with pneumonia fears rising.
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Halifax
N. S
Richmond
Farm Produce for Red Cross in Woodbine and Pisgah
Eighty ears of prize corn sold at Siebels store for 19.25 dollars with proceeds given to the Red Cross. Other corn brings 35.74 dollars, totaling 54.99 dollars for the fund. From Pisgah a donation sale including vegetables fruit one horse chickens and four pigs realized 400 dollars for Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Woodbine
Siebels
Red Cross Fund
Pisgah
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims Hatzenbuehler
Arnold Hatzenbuehler, a 0 year old hunter near Dubuque, was accidentally shot when a rock dislodged a stone that hit the trigger of his shotgun after lunch was being prepared. The shot struck his leg and he bled severely despite efforts to stop the wound.
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Dubuque
Arnold Hatzenbuehler
Here
Hatzenbuehler
River Packets Used for Housing Poor Bellevue
Big river packets will house men at the government arsenal on Jock Island. Captain Streckfus offers the steamers St. Paul Dubuque and Quincy to accommodate 1000 plus workers with sleeping quarters dining room and club facilities.
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Bellevue
Streckfus
Streckfng
Ines
St. Paul
Dubuque
Juincy
Government
Jock Island
British halt enemy as American engineers again take part at Cambrai
London war bulletin reports a lull after days of fierce fighting on the Cambrai front. Field Marshal Haig fended off a German breakthrough, marking a second successful defense in four days. Americans in British engineering units again fought near Cambrai and endured losses while earning the unit’s pride.
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London
Cambrai Front
War Office
France
Marshal Haig
Cambrait Front
Lfe
Haig
Italy
Cambrai
PLAN NEW DRIVE ON ITALY
Rome reports enemy attack on the Astago plateau with minimal territorial gains and Italian lines holding. Austrians and Germans mass forces in the Asiago sector as a resumed offensive is anticipated. Allied airmen arrive in Italy with British and French troops ready for action.
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Rome
Astago
War Office
Talian
Italy
Asiago
Seven Die in English Air Raid Attacks
London reports seven dead and 21 injured in a major air raid. About 25 German planes participated, six reached London, two raiders were shot down, and enemy crewmen were captured. Bombs started several fires quickly controlled.
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London
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Cost to Allies to End Hohenzollern Threat
Washington reports figures from reliable sources showing allied annual war expense at forty billion dollars, five times Germany's outlay. The estimate characterizes the cost to eliminate the Hohenzollern menace as enormous, reflecting the scale of Allied mobilization and financing.
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Washington
Chicago Slayer to Hang in Payroll Robbery Case
Edward Ammunition Wheed found guilty of murder in the Winslow Brothers payroll heist and sentenced to hang. Walter J. Therfen given life imprisonment in the same case.
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Chicago
Edward
Campaign to Raise $5 Million for Jewish Relief in NY
Forty five campaign teams with six hundred workers began a two week effort in New York City to raise five million dollars for the Jewish war relief committee and the Jewish welfare board.
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New York
New York City
Jewish War Relief Committee
Jewish Welfare Board
Norway Suffered Losses as Submarines Sink Ships
Copenhagen dispatch reports several Norwegian ships sunk by submarines in recent days. Norway has lost about 800 ships to submarine attacks to date.
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Norway
London
Copenhagen
Government May Seize All U S Railroads for War Effort
The Interstate Commerce Commission urges Congress to conscript the rail system. It offers two options: pool all lines under a central authority or have the president operate them as a wartime measure. The report calls for government financing and regulation of securities, guaranteeing investor returns.
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Congress
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Wilson
Commmission
Sabath
Tlinois
Conquest and Kultur Warn of German Power
An ominous 1914 declaration urges readers to count themselves blessed as they denounce England Belgium France Russia and praise the German people. Pastor J Rump cites Kriegsbetstunden 1014 II 75 urging an end to this generation of vipers with German blows and thrusts.
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England
Belgium
France
Russia
Pastor J. Rump
Fire in Barred Zone Destroys Morse Dock
A $1,000,000 fire and preceding explosion on the Brooklyn waterfront trapped 1,800 Morse Dry Dock workers for examination by federal authorities. The blaze started in the B. P. Morse carpenter shop at Fifty-sixth Street and spread to sleeping quarters, with eight ships including President Grant at risk before tugs towed them to safety. Company K Twenty-second Infantry aided police in cordons and keeping order.
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New York
Brooklyn
Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company
Fifty-sixth Street
lLunner
Grant
Morse
Company .K. Twenty-second Infantry
Phone Girls for the Army Forming 156 Operators
Washington dispatch reports a 156 member unit of telephone operators fluent in French and English will be formed under the army signal corps for immediate service in France. Recruit applicants should mail to room 826 Building Annex Washington District of Columbia.
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Washington
France
Army Signal Corps
Washington, D. Co
Married men not exempt from draft say government
Washington reports that no man will be exempt from military service because he has dependents. Provost Marshal General Crowder stated that war requires sacrifice for all. The selective service law exempts no one for dependency, and reclassification defers those chiefly dependent until others are called.
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Washington
Crowder
BILLIONS REQUESTED FOR RAILROAD EQUIPMENT
Washington December 8 Senator Newlands chairman of the joint congressional railroad board committee says American railroads must receive one billion dollars from the government for new equipment during 1918. This conclusion follows a conference with the railroad war board on Thursday.
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Washington
Senator Newlands
Joint’ Congressional Railroade Committee
Railroad War Board
German cruiser blown up in the Sound
Copenhagen reports a large German auxiliary cruiser, likely the Russian steamer Bothnia, seized and armed by Germany, was blown up in the Sound.
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Bothnia
Copenhagen
Inter Allied Transport Body Plans Ship Allocations
London reports an inter allied organization aims to coordinate transport facilities to avoid hampering national resources and restrict imports to release maximum tonnage for American troop transport.
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London
Inter-Allied National Organization
Its
Queen Sends Autographed Portrait to Mrs Morris
Queen Maurie of Roumania mails autographed portrait to Mrs Ira Nelson Morris wife of the American minister thanking her for services to Roumanians in Stockholm in December.
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Morris
Stockholm
Dec
Queen Maurie of
Roumania
Ira Nelson Morris
Roumanians
Queensbury Heir Io Weds Miss Irene Richards
Viscount Drumlanrig heir to the Queensberry title married Irene Richards a musical comedy actress in London. He serves as a lieutenant in the Black Watch regiment.
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London
Viscount Drumlanrig
Marquis of Queensberry
Irene Richards
Black Watch Regiment
Seventeen British Ships Sunk in Last Week
Royal Navy report says sixteen merchantmen over 1,600 tons were sunk by mines or submarines in the past week, with one smaller vessel also lost.
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London
Dec
Admiralty
Naval Surgeon Richard B. Williams Ends Life in Norfolk Hotel
Lieutenant Commander Richard B. Williams, a naval surgeon, shot himself in a Norfolk hotel after being relieved from duty for eye treatment. He feared losing sight and did not want to become blind.
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Norfolk
Richard B. Williams
Milwaukee Gimble Brothers manager dies after illness
William MacLaren manager of Gimble Brothers Milwaukee store died at his home after about three weeks illness. He was born in Chriscout ism Quebec Canada.
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Gimble Brothers
Milwaukee
William MacLaren
Mr. MacLaren
Chriscoutism
Quebec
Canada
Miss Gordon Re-elected WCTU President for Fourth Term
Miss Anna A. Gordon of Evanston Illinois was re-elected president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union for a fourth term at the national convention in Washington. The decision caps a lengthy tenure as head of the organization.
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Miss Gordon
Washington
Anna A. Gordon
Evanston
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Moline Man Named To War Industries Board
George N. Peek of Moline Illinois appointed industrial representative of the War Industries Board to direct conversion of manufacturing facilities to war work in Washington December 7.
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Moline
Man On War Board
Washington
George N., Peek of
Moline, I
War Industries Board
Indict Motion Picture Producer in Espionage Case
Robert Goldstein, producer of a motion picture banned for wartime content, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on charges of violating the Espionage Act. The December 7 filing accuses the producer of distributing subversive material during a time of national tension.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Robert Goldstein
Federal Grand Jury
Armistice Talks and Russia Front Pause on War
Berlin declares a ten day ceasefire on the Russian front beginning Friday. In Brest-Litovsk Russian officials meet with German Austrian Turkish and Bulgarian representatives to discuss terms while rejection of a general all-front armistice is voiced by the enemy. Russian delegates push for a comprehensive peace with all belligerents invited.
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Berlin
War Office
Petrograd
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Brest-Litovsk
Moon, Sound
Russia
Black Sea
Baltic
TO RESTRICT GERMAN WOMEN
Attorney General Gregory urged an amendment to the alien enemy act to cover German women over fourteen. President Wilson consulted officials as war with Austria looms, with estimates that alien enemies in the U S would rise by about 1,200,000, totaling near 1,800,000. Hungarians Croatians Slovaks and Czechs might be exempted due to hostility to Austria. Many work in coal iron and steel industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dec. G
Gregory
Department of Justice
Wilson
Congress
Austria
United States
State Department
British liner Apapa torpedoed and sunk in war action
The British steamship Apapa was torpedoed and sunk with eighty dead and about 120 saved. Reports say armed boats fired on women and children. Built in Glasgow 1914, 8320 tons, twin screw, owned by African Steamship Company, master J C Hannay. Norwegian legation cites 18 Norwegian ships lost in November due to war. 41 Norwegian lives lost.
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London
Apapa
Glasgow
African Steamship Company
J. C. Hannay
Norwegian Legation
Aviators Lost Compass Found 650 Miles Off Irish Coast
Two American aviators who lost their compass and bearings during a recent flight were found at sea 650 miles off the Irish coast by a steamship that reached Atlantic Port.
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Atlantic
Boxing Instructor Charles White Transferred to Camp Custer
Charles White, boxing instructor, moves from Rockford and Camp Grant to Camp Custer in Battle Creek Michigan on December 7 to serve as official boxing instructor there.
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White
Camp Custer
Camp Grant
Rockford
Charles White
Battle Creek
Mich
British Casualties Reported for Week Ending Today
British casualties total 28 822 for the week ending today in London with officers killed or died of wounds 169 and men 6158. Wounded or missing include officers 491 and men 22006.
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London
Eight Die in Bevo Plant Electric Accident
At the Bevo plant in St Louis fourteen workers were struck by a heavily charged wire. Eight men were killed outright while three were revived by pulmotors.
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St. Louis
Bevo
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Postoffice
DODGE
State Defense Council
Frederick H. Gillett
Massachusetts
James St. Mann
Gillett
Committee On Appropriations
Commerce
York
Cosmo Gordon Lang
U. S
Newlands
Paris
Yankees
Queensbury
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