New Building 26: State Dairy Department Space in Jeopardy
Des Moines reports structural failure fears as the Dairy and Food Department building buckles under added weight from laboratory equipment. Adjutant General Logan and the state architect will decide whether to abandon or reinforce. Commissioner W. B. Barney has long pushed for a new state office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dairy and Food Commission
Department
State House
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Logan
State Dairy and
State Department
State Laboratory
W. B. Barney
Will Seek Museum Specimens in West Indies Expedition
Iowa City plans a second expedition to the West Indies to collect zoological specimens for the state university museums and laboratories. Prof. C. C. Nutting has returned from the east with information on potential visiting locales. The 1893 Bahama expedition provided material aiding the marine invertebrate exhibit, a highlight for the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
West Indian Islands
State University Museums and Laboratories
C. C. Nutting
Zoological Department
Bahama
State University
County Board Refuses Wilkerson Bill in Villiscaux Case
The Red Oak supervisors meeting heated as Senator Jones accused Wilkerson and opposed paying 2800 for work in the Villiscaux murder case. They followed County Attorney Wentrland's advice and rejected the claim. An unfinished 700 from prior funds was allotted to the sheriff and county attorney with Wilkerson to assist those officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkerson
Red Oak
County Board of Supervisors
Villiscaux
Senator Jones
Wenstrand
Iowa Draft Horse Sale at State Fair Grounds
Des Moines reports a successful show and sale under the Iowa Draft Horse Breeders' association. G. E. O'Brien says 100 horses changed ownership with top price of 1875 dollars and second highest at 1100. Total sales reached 30000 dollars, averaging 300 per horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Fair Grounds
Iowa Draft Horse Breeders’ Association
G. E. O’brien
Sale of Defunct Railroad Asset Totals 56,000
County records show the Chicago Anamosa North railroad deeds transferred to Hermann Sonken, Kansas City junk dealer. The sale price was $56,000 and the transfer includes depots fences culverts rolling stock and right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kenyon
Chicago, Anamosa & Northerman
Hermann Sonken
Kansas City
Epidemic Closes Tracy Consolidated School
Scarlet fever outbreak closes Tracy Consolidated School in Knoxville. A child tied to John Masterson’s family is reportedly dying, the illness is widespread, and A L Johnson, Burlington station agent, is in serious condition as the town records the sole local case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tracy
John Masterson
A. L. Johnson
Burlington
Sioux City Coal Dealers Stand Firm in Pay Dispute
Coal dealers in Sioux City refuse increases for teamsters and helpers and threaten to close shops rather than concede. An ultimatum was delivered to a committee after a conference with all local dealers present. Dealers reject union recognition and say each business will handle its own employees under a prior plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Teamsters
Dynamite Blast Blinds Two Electric Crews
Menlo-Ed Shelton of Tama lost both eyes and part of his jaw while H. W. Stewart of Toledo was blinded in one eye and head lacerations after a dynamite explosion. They were stringing power lines for the Iowa Electric company in Cedar Rapids and blasting holes for poles with an ignition device out of service. A match was used to try to light the fuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menlo
Ed Shelton
Tama
H. W. Stewart
Toledo
Iowa Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court Upholds Iowa Blue Sky Law
The U S Supreme Court sustains Iowa blue sky securities regulation as constitutional. Justice McKenna writes the decision upholding state power to curb get rich quick schemes, with Cosson leading the model statute adopted by thirteen states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Supreme Court of the United States
McKenna
Polk County
William H. McHenry
Cosson
National Association of Attorneys Genera
South Dakota
Michigan
Ohio
National Association of Attorneys General
Iowa Professor Honored for French Study Mission
Iowa City professor Stephen H. Bush of the state university’s French department is named chairman of a newly formed organization to encourage American students to study in French universities. The committee will include many university presidents and will arrange housing and clubs and provide information to students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa City
Stephen H. Bush
The
State University
Alleged Blackmailer Held in Iowa Arrival
Cedar Rapids police held Harold W. Jirka a Chicago lawyer sought on a malicious threat to extort 15000 dollars from F. Junkermann. He was arrested in Springfield Illinois after governor Lowden signed extradition papers, brought to Marion County Jail, arraigned before Judge Milo P. Smith, pleaded not guilty, and returned to custody on a 5000 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Harold W. Jirka
Chicago
F. Junkermann
Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Marion
Milo P. Smith
Escaped Convicts Caught Near Ontario
Earl W. Lindsay and Arnold Zimmer, long at large after fleeing the state penitentiary, were captured in Bowmanville Ontario. Lindsay, a Colfax man, had been convicted of attacking a girl from Jasper County. Zimmer was sentenced for life for murder in Henry County.
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Fort Madison
Wingland
France
Earl W. Lindsay
Arnold Zimmer
Bowmanville
Ontario
Lindsey
Jasper County
Zimmer
Henry County
Farmer Michael Ehr Unconscious After Lighting Plant Explosion
Michael Ehr, a farmer near Raymond, lay unconscious for 288 hours after a lighting plant exploded while he attempted to thaw it. He was brought to the hospital with a crushed forehead and multiple bone fragments removed. his condition remained unchanged and food was given in tablet form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Michael Ehr
Raymond
Ehr
Land Brings High Price in Marion County Deal
Harvey James and James Hartley of Dallas township completed a record Marion county land transaction without agents. Hartley bought James' 810 acre farm for 184000 dollars, then James bought Reynolds' 410 acre farm four miles southeast of Pleasantville at 164 dollars per acre. James had sold his farm at 225 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Harvey James
James Hartley
Dallas Township
Marion County
Hartley
James
James Reynolds
Pleasantville
Potato Shortage Threatens Local Produce Market
Sioux City dealers warn of a looming potato famine as no new shipments arrive for weeks. About 20,000 bushels remain in storage and will last roughly forty days. The latest shipment came from Canada, with a large portion frozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Canada
Pioneer Woolen Merchant Dead
Leopold Sheuermann founder of the first Iowa woolen mill and head of Sheuerman Bros Inc died in Los Angeles at age 79. He led Capital City Woolen Mills and was a prominent Des Moines businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DesMoines
Leopold Sheuermann
Iowa
Sheuerman Bros. Inc
Capital City
Des Moines
Los Angeles
Recount Sought For 15 Sioux City Precincts To Challenge Leads
Republican Congress man-elect George Scott demanded a full recount of all 15 Sioux City precincts arguing it will overturn the apparent lead of Democrat Tom Steele in the Eleventh district. Scott also seeks a recount in Plymouth County as the see saw contest remains in doubt.
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Sioux City
George Scott
Scott
Tom Steele
Plymouth County
Steele
Steele Leads Election Contest in Sioux City Precinct
Recount in the second Sioux City precinct favors Tom Steele by 56 votes versus George C. Scott’s 151 plurality on the official count. Scott’s attorneys argue ballot boxes in the county auditor's office may have been accessible and possibly tampered with since the election.
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Steele
Sioux City
Tom Steele
Aleventh
George C. Scott
Scott
Iowa Dairy Report Highlights Profitable Cows Amid Unpaid Herds
Iowa has 1.4 million dairy cows with only about a third profitable. The 1916 dairy value totals 84.5 million dollars across creamery butter, farm butter, milk, ice cream, cheese, condensed milk, and byproducts. The Iowa State Dairy Association, founded in 1876, surveys outreach across 94 counties and 521 audiences, promoting education and dairy events statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Towa State Dairy Association
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Iowa State Dairy Association
United States
Dairy Association
National Dairy Congress
Waterloo
The
Agricultural College At
United States Department of Agriculture
Contesting Association
Iowa official hails blue sky law as model for nation
Des Moines notes Secretary of State W S Allen reports the blue sky law curbs fraud and imposition and may prompt similar laws nationwide. During the first biennial period 89 stock sale permits were issued with 1883.83 dollars in fees, agent licenses 615 dollars, three brokers licenses 125 dollars. total receipts 3675.83 with expenditures 5671.16 from 1915 to 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. S. Allen
Pioneer Bloomfield Merchant Jacob R. Sheaffer Dies
Jacob R. Sheaffer, Bloomfield's oldest merchant and longtime jeweler, collapsed dead at home. He had operated there for fifty five years and was the oldest past master of Franklin Lodge of masons, recently awarded a fifty year certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Jacob R. Sheaffer
Franklin Lodge of Masons
Break Up Auto Booze Line
Des Moines reports the destruction of an auto liquor supply route to Des Moines after two men James Dickerson and L. Harris were arrested in Shelby county with a carload of liquor. They claimed railroads refused liquor shipments except for personal use and an Omaha Des Moines auto line operated. only one load succeeded.
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Des Moines
Shelby County
James Dickerson
L. Harris
Omaha
Brent Trial Begins Over Bank Embezzlement Charge
In Clarinda the district court opens the trial of Guy Brent former bookkeeper at the Clarinda Trust and Savings Bank charged with embezzling 5000 dollars. The case stems from a note by H R Spry bank president who died by suicide June 28 1916 saying Brent’s speculation caused his act.
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Brent
Clarinda
Guy Brent
Clarinda Trust and Savings Bank
H. R. Spry
Spry
Loss of Destroyer in North Sea Battle Report
London reports that German torpedo boats attempted to break out from Zeebrugge but were attacked by a British squadron in thick ice. The destroyer V-69 bridge was blown away by a direct hit, its commander and two officers killed, and seven more German vessels reportedly sunk.
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London
Ymiuiden
Reuter
Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Zeebrugge
Morgan Leak Aid to Envoy Steers to Court Brief
A New York brief alleges a Morgan & Co. insider conspired with a Washington lawyer friend of Ambassador von Bernstorff to relay inside information to France and Britain for government use. Count von Bernstorff denies any knowledge of the alleged pact as Burns and Egan face wire tapping charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan Firm
von Bernstorff
William J. Burns
Martin Egan
Count von Bernstorff
British Denies Shell Contract Work to Hadfields
London reports that Hadfields Ltd. cannot proceed with shell production for the U S Navy while wartime needs persist. The notice cites government control of steel output and notes Hadfields won the bid by $200 per shell but is halted due to exigencies of war.
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London
Hadfields, Ltd
Ano
Christopher Addison
United States Navy
U S Marine Dies in Fight in Dominican Republic
A night clash between native bandits and American marines in the Dominican Republic left Private J R Olson dead and Corporal George Wilson wounded in the neck. Captain Knapp reported the incident occurred near the Porvenir sugar plantation near Macoris, the site of two prior encounters.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
Navy Department
Knapp
Porvenir
Macoris
J. R. Olson
Fiftieth Company
George Wilson
Fifty-Second Company
West Virginia House Bill Targets Cigarette Smoking
A bill introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates would make cigarette smoking a criminal offense and possession a misdemeanor if enacted. The measure seeks to curb smoking by imposing criminal penalties for the act.
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W. Va
Charleston
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Back Pay To Michigan Mailways Workers Approved
Jackson Michigan January 27 58 000 back pay to be divided among more than 600 employees of the Michigan Mailways company under an arbitration board decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Michigan Mailways Company
Bethlehem Steel declares 10 percent cash dividend and 200 percent stock dividend
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation announced a quarterly cash dividend of 10 percent, up 2 percent from the prior disbursement, and a stock dividend of 200 percent. The announcement came from New York on January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Arrange to Find Work for Guards
The United States employment bureau announced plans to obtain employment for National Guardsmen returning from the border who may be out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Employment Bureau
Troopship Hits Mine Off British Channel Sinks
Wireless distress from a British transport carrying 1 800 troops says the ship struck a mine and was sinking in the British Channel. Reports from Rotterdam cite Overseas News agency. Other items note a Black Sea submarine sinking enemy vessels and U S inquiry on neutral sailors aboard the Yarrowdale.
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Berlin
Rotterdam
Overseas
Petrograd
Black Sea
Bosporus
Washington
Germany
Yarrowdale
State Department
Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Prensa
Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
Glasgow
Para
Probers Hear Noble In Leaks Inquiry At Customhouse
The house rules committee resumed the leak investigation in New York with TH. G. 8. Noble, president of the New York Stock Exchange, as the first witness. He explained exchange workings to help assess possible engineering deals for large profits and discussed requests for client transaction records from December 10 to 28. Officials resisted but agreed to reveal names only if wrongdoing was found.
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New York
House Rules Committee
Noble
New York Stock Exchange
Sherman L. Whipple
Stock Exchange
Board of Governors of
The
LEAR QUIZ IS ADJOURNED
New York brokers will provide customer records to the rules committee as it suspends its leak inquiry to review dealings during the unsettled peace period. The committee plans to reconvene next Tuesday to examine accounts and identify big operators with possible advance information on the president's peace note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Rules Committee of the
House
Washington
Arkansas House Passes Senate Prohibition Bill
Little Rock January 26 the Arkansas house of representatives approved the senate prohibition bill declaring the state bone dry Gov C H Brough said he would sign the act this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas House of Representatives
C. H. Brough
Auto Crash Kills Man Girl Injured Near Chicago
Spencer G. Koe necke of Chicago was killed and sixteen year old Mrs. Hisse Smith Shields was injured when their car struck a telephone pole. The auto was wrecked in the incident near Chicago on January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Spencer G. Koenecke
Boxing Bill in Iowa Started in House
Des Moines Iowa January 25 A boxing bill was introduced in the Iowa house by Representative Lake of Woodbury to permit and regulate sparring matches now prohibited in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
House of Representatives
Lake
Woodbury County
Player Cleared in Robbery Case
Ralph E. Hap Myers former major league and Pacific coast ball player was acquitted in El Paso Texas January 25 of robbery linked to the disappearance of two valuable diamond rings ending the case against him.
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el Paso
Tex
Ralph E
Hap) Myers
Wilson Rebukes Maryland Defense Delegation on Universal Training
President Wilson told a Maryland League for National Defense delegation that their language hindered discussion of universal military training. He defended congressional efforts to strengthen the military service, while noting compulsory service is not necessary for progress. The memorial criticized the National Guard and border mobilization as inadequate and wasteful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Maryland League For National Defense
National Guard
Randolph Barton
Maryland
Massachusetts
Congress
John Walter Smith
Borah Seeks Monroe Doctrine Renewal Amid Peace Debate
Idaho Senator Borah introduced a resolution urging the Senate to reaffirm the Monroe Doctrine and Washington's entangling alliances warning. The measure was read and tabled by request with no debate, aiming to limit peace talks to Borah’s international peace league plan and extend the doctrine globally.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Indiana House Passes Dry Bill In Prohibition Push
Indianapolis January 27 the Indiana lower house approved statewide prohibition by a 0 to 28 vote. Prohibition workers filled galleries cheering as the bill moves to the senate. It bars manufacture sale or distribution of intoxicating liquor after January 1 1918 with specified exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Senate
House
Train Collision Kills Father and Son Near Satan Missouri
In St. Joseph Missouri on January 27 a passenger train struck an automobile near Satan causing the deaths of George Burt forty five and his son Benton fifteen from Woodruff Missouri. Three other men were seriously injured in the crash.
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St. Joseph
George Burt
Woodruff
Benton
Satan
Pope Bents Plan Backing Wilson Doctrine Extension
Rome January 27 Pope Benedict fully approves President Wilsons plan to extend the Monroe doctrine to the dealings of all nations. Vatican circles cite an apparently well authorized report confirming the support.
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Rome
Pope Benedict
Wilson
Vatican
Minnesota Senate Debates Potatoes Monopoly Bill
A bill introduced in the Minnesota senate would make it a crime to exploit the high cost of living by attempting to create a potato monopoly. The measure targets individuals dealing in potatoes and aims to curb price manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Senate
Belgians Receive 400000 In Three Gifts For Relief
The Belgian relief commission in New York reports three latest gifts totaling 400000 dollars for its special fund for Belgian school children two gifts of 100000 dollars each and one gift of 200000 dollars received over the last three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commission For Relief In
Belgium
Wilson Considers Post Senate Speech Tour Plan
President Wilson weighs a nationwide speaking tour after Congress adjourns to educate about his peace address. The Cummins resolution to restrict debate until all views are voiced was deferred and placed on the calendar amid procedural maneuvers by Cummins and Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
Cummins
Sergitor Cummins
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Bopp Must Serve Two Years For Neutrality Violation
Franz Bopp former German consul general in San Francisco faces two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for violation of American neutrality. Judge Hunt imposed concurrent sentences after overruling a motion for a new trial. Bopp and associates were convicted on two counts with a total penalty of two years and $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Franz Bopp
United States
Hunt
Bopp
LAW BARS WILSONS PLAN
A Bonar Law declares in Bristol that Wilson’s peace aims are shared by the Entente but urges other means to obtain peace and insists Germany’s military machine must be broken for any lasting settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. Bonar Law
Exchequer
British War Council
Bristol
Wilson
Germany
Ship Blown to Pieces off Dominican Coast
Three men were killed seven injured and one missing after the Dominican coast steamer Carib exploded near Santo Domingo. No American aboard. vessel blown to pieces by boiler explosion. Radio gram from Consul Zielinski to the State Department reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominican
Carib
Washington
Santo Domingo
State Department
United States
von Zielinski
US Troops Move Toward Border After Juarez Expedition
American punitive expedition forces march from Valle to Colonia Dublan and camp there before continuing toward the Mexican border, according to a Casas Grandes message received in Juarez on January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonia Dublan
Valle
Greece Tenders Apology to Entente Powers
London Jan 26 The Greek government handed to entente ministers a note formally expressing regret for the December shooting of entente forces at Athens as part of now complied with entente demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
London
Entente
Athens
Wilson to Be Officially Re-Elected
President Wilson will be officially re elected on February 14 when the house and senate hold a joint session to count the electoral votes in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
House
Senate
Diver Proves U S Craft After Submarine Sighting
Newport Rhode Island January 27 a submarine sighting near Beaver Tail led to identification as the United States submarine G 1 rather than the German liner Deutschland confirming a U S craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Newport, R. L
Deutschland
Beaver Tail
United States
Rockefeller Foundation elects Vincent president in New York
Dr. George E. Vincent head of the University of Minnesota was chosen president of the Rockefeller Foundation at the annual meeting in New York. Rockefeller Jr. was elected chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Board
New York
George E. Vincent
University of Minnesota
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller, Jr
Central Powers Parliaments Issue Victory Manifesto
A Berlin dispatch reports that the presidents of the parliaments of the central powers have issued a manifesto declaring their nations are resolved on any sacrifice required for victory. The statement signals united war aims during the ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teutons
London
Central Powers
Berlin
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