Parole Agent Sees Strong Iowa Jobs With War Amid Busy Factories
G Lancelot, agent for the Iowa State Board of Parole, reports improved business in January with manufacturers in better condition than in the past decade. He notes war-related contracts and sub-contracts in shoes, rain coats, grain and provisions, plus rail equipment for the Russians, aiding parole-related job placement. He cautions retail trade lags behind manufacturing trends and that January often brings idle or reduced factory work.
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Madison
Iowa
G. Lancelot
State Board of Parole
Lancelot
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Extra Detectives Patrolling Iowa Banks Against Forgery
An expanded force of detectives has been hired by the Iowa Bankers' Association to fight a statewide forgery wave. Several arrests have occurred and more are expected as fraudulently signed checks and defrauded stores and banks come to light. One suspect in Des Moines activity is believed detained in Minneapolis after defrauding a department store there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Minneapolis
May Abandon Car Service In Waterloo
Fear grew that the street car company would abandon service after a city council ordinance required two men per car and flagging at railroad crossings. Company officials planned to seek an injunction to block enforcement and warned service could end if denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Dog Saves Family From Flames in Lenox Fire
The Stein kamp family narrowly escaped a Lenox blaze when their dog barked through smoke waking the sleeping father and three children. He rescued the children just before flames burned the bedroom. the house was completely destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
W. F. Steinkamp
Steinkamp
Robbery Case Involves $2200 Missing Between Depot and Office
Investigators probe a theft of 2200 dollars from a package transported from the Burlington depot to the Adams Express office. The bundle, sent by National City Bank of Chicago to the New Farmers bank at Salem Iowa, vanished en route. a second package with 500 dollars in silver remained intact.
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Pleasant
Burlington
Adams Express Company
National City Bank of Chicago
New Farmers’ Bank
Salem
Iowa
Plan New Interurban Line From Iowa City to Keokuk
Iowa City and Washington businessmen discuss an interurban route from Iowa City through Washington to Keokuk. Local capitalists are already constructing a line between here and Muscatine and Montezuma.
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Iowa City
Washington
Mt. Pleasaant
Keokuk
Here
Muscatine
Montezuma
New Hospital Head Chosen Des Moines
Dr C C Huron assistant superintendent of Wesley Memorial Hospital Chicago has been elected superintendent of Iowa Methodist Hospital to succeed W Z Graham who moved to the state hospital at Iowa City Huron age thirty two has four years in Chicago and prior hospital management experience begins duties in a few days.
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Des Moines
C. C. Huron
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Iowa Methodist Hospital
W. Z. Graham
State Hospital
Iowa City
Huron
Chicago Hospital
Contractor William Horrabin Wins Iowa River Bridge Bid
Iowa City contractor William Horrabin will build the new concrete bridge over the Iowa River at Iowa City. His bid of 77400 dollars was presented as five hundred dollars below the next lowest bidder, Widell Construction of Mankato Minnesota, which vows a legal challenge claiming it is not competitive. Eight bids were submitted for the project.
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Iowa City
William Horrabin
Iowa River
Horrabin
Widell Construction Company
Mankato, Minn
Fine church for Marengo near completion
Marengo's new M. B. church nears completion with a total cost of 30 000 dollars. The building features a concrete foundation pressed brick with limestone trim Venetian tile roof and oak interior. It seats 600 in the main auditorium plus a large Sunday school gallery and 17-room division. basement includes dining room kitchen pastor's study and boys club room with showers. A model serving apartment and a large pie counter highlight the kitchen. A pipe organ is being negotiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
M. B
Missing Cashier Arrested in Parnell Embezzlement Case
Charles Moore once cashier and treasurer at Parnell Savings Bank was arrested in Marengo after weeks missing. He is charged with embezzling 1500 dollars from Parnell funds while employed, with accounts previously found short and a bond set at 2000 dollars for the March court term.
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Parnell
Charles Moore
Parnell Savings Bank
Marengo
Moore
Parnell Bank
Series of Accidents injure three workers in Creston shops
Acting Yard Foreman Joseph Sweeney was badly injured when a derailed engine struck the coal pit. Walter Ohlschlager lost sight in one eye from flying steel. Carl E. Johnson suffered a deep laceration to shoulder and arm after colliding with a projecting nail. Sweeney and Ohlschlager were rushed to a hospital.
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Creston
Burlington
Joseph Sweeney
Walter Ohlschlager
Carl E. Johnson
Sweeney
Ohlschlager
Hotel Destroyed By Fire In Pocahontas
A fire gutted the Wolfe hotel and the Waugh and Seeley implement house in Pocahontas. Most rooms were occupied and guests fled into the cold with little belongings. The origin remains unknown. Loss estimated around $10,000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Pocahontas
Wolfe
Waugh and Seeley
Street Car Crash Injures Many in Sioux City
In Sioux City thirty six men were injured and one likely fatally when two Morningside street cars collided on an incline. A rolling car struck a stalled car at the hill bottom. The wrecks left both cars demolished and the workers, about 150 men heading to the ice harvest, stranded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Morningside
West Liberty Plans Fireproof School Replacement
The West Liberty school board approves building a thoroughly fireproof modern school to replace the recently destroyed structure. Steps toward a bond issue will be taken quickly and a contract hoped to be let within a few weeks.
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West Liberty
West Liberty School Board
Census Shows Gain in Des Moines Forty-Eight Counties
Census figures certified for forty-eight Iowa counties show a total gain of 56,295 people from 1910 to 1915. The population rises to 1,075,948 in 1915, up from 1,019,633 in 1910.
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Des Moines
Secretary of State
Census Department
Unnaturalized Voter Seeks Naturalization Papers
Webster City resident A. W. Anderson, longtime Republican supporter for over forty years, discovers he never possessed citizenship and has requested naturalization papers to legalize his voting status.
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Webster City
A. W. Anderson
Seed corn price hits 4.50 a bushel in Sheldon area
Sheldon resident C W Hentges recently sold seed corn at 4.50 dollars per bushel, showing strong demand for quality seed. Last year corn from his crop brought sixty cents per bushel at the same time, reflecting market changes in the local seed trade.
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Sheldon
C. W. Hentges
Lving
Iowa City Technician Contracts Hydrophobia After Mad Dog Bite
Iowa City technician Harvey Chensky of the state board of health at the University of Iowa laboratories contracted hydrophobia after a cut on his hand while handling the brain of a dead mad dog. Prompt Pasteur treatment saved his life. The animal was from Blanchard and had been attacking stock.
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Iowa City
Harvey Chensky
State Board of Health
University of Iowa Laboratories
Chensky
Pasteur
University Laboratories
Blanchard
Proper medical aid urged to help backward children
Forty percent of backward children can be made normal by proper medical attention and application of psychology laws. Dr. R. H. Sylvester of the state university psychological clinic calls for medical treatment, school and home cooperation, and clinic help as cures for backwardness in Iowa students.
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Iowa City
R. H. Sylvester
State University Psychological Clinic
Inspectors Enforce Full Weights Across Iowa Stores
Iowa inspectors tighten weights and measures across dry goods and produce sales. Chief Lytton will inspect cloth weights in stores. Sioux City prosecutes meat dealers for improper protection. Auto weighing machines face confiscation if not corrected. net weight must be shown on produce bags and bushel lots.
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Des Moines
Edward C. Lytton
Sioux City
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
J. H. Strief
Iowa Federation of Labor
State Department
Lytton
Insanity Expert Claims Habeas Corpus Action in Iowa City
Dr Luther B H Widen a noted insanity expert and psychologist says he is being held at a psychopathic hospital and faces transfer to the Elgin asylum He says he was seized placed in a padded cell and that he once volunteered to study Eskimo psychology with Stefansson He communicated with a friend who secured a lawyer for him.
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Iowa City
Luther BH. Widen
Elgin Asylum
Widen
University of Iowa
Stefansson
County Initiates Liquor Case in Dry Johnson County
Iowa City reports the county attorney I B Wilson has filed for a permanent injunction against Jerome More of Lone Tree to stop selling intoxicating liquors. Violations would count as a second bootlegging offense, carrying harsher penalties.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
I. B. Wilson
Jerome
Lone Tree
Serum Manufacturers Meet in Sioux City Discussion
Thirty five hog serum manufacturers from the middle west met in Sioux City to press for uniform and reasonable legislation. They plan to oppose the federal rule demanding private serum inspection and seek to witness inspections themselves. The rule would require erecting a government inspection structure by manufacturers.
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Sioux City
Middle West
No Trace of Mail Robbers in Newton Heist
No trace of the robbers who stole a mail pouch carrying over $70,000 in bank paper and cash in Newton has been found. Railroad detectives post office inspectors the sheriff and the city marshal continue investigating but admit they are baffled for the time being.
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Newton
Spring Cattle Show in Des Moines Dates Set
The Iowa Shorthorn Breeders' association plans a spring show and sale at the state fair grounds in Des Moines on February 28 with premiums between 250 and 300 dollars. The executive committee met to arrange details. It is the first spring show held in Iowa, with many entries expected. A spring stallion show and sale is scheduled at the same fair grounds on February 8, 9 and 10.
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Ames
Iowa Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
State Fair Grounds
Des Moines
Iowa
Fair Grounds
No Mine Suspension Expected in Centerville Iowa
Local miners expect no suspension of work on April 1 after the Indianapolis miners convention voted against a stoppage pending a new wage scale. John P. White of the United Mine Workers opposes a strike. Iowa miners support the national body and will not strike if eastern men do not.
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Centerville
Indianapolis
Iowa
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Turks Crush British Efforts to Reach Kut el Amara
London reports heavy casualties as British and Indian troops push toward Kut el Amara while Russian forces strike Turkish lines to prevent Ottoman aid to the besieged British. Reinforcements clash near Menlake with six hours of fighting on January 21.
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London
Kut-el Amara
Townshend
F&Rzérum
Reuter
Kut el-Amara
Tigris
Sheik
Wilson Speaks in Gotham Urges Army Readjustment
President Wilson warned the nation from the Waldorf hotel that readjustment of the U S army must be immediate. He spoke before 1500 New York clergy emphasizing readiness and defense while stressing peace with justice and unity at home. He also refused to commit on federal woman suffrage, reiterating state level support as feasible.
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New York
United States
Wilson
Railroad Business Association
Waldorf Hotel
America
Congressional Union For
Montenegrin Generals Surrender Reported at Danilovgrad
Vienna advices reported January 29 that General Vukovitch and several Montenegrin generals surrendered to Austrian forces at Danilovgrad. The Berlin dispatch transmitted the news via wireless to Sayville.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. 1
Vienna
Vukovitch
Danilovgrad
Russian Duma to Discuss Duma Members Visit England
Petrograd reports the upper and lower houses of the Russian parliament will confer soon on a visit by Duma members to England. The talks indicate the trip likely to occur around Easter.
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England
Petrograd
Duma
Italian Front Report Claims Troops Seize Italian Positions
An official statement from Vienna says Austrian Hungarian forces after combats near Calavia have occupied part of the Italian positions and taken 1 197 prisoners including 45 officers.
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Vienna
Calavia
German Air Raid Kills Thirty Nine at Dover
A Hamburg Fremdenblatt report via wireless from Berlin says thirty nine people died in a German air raid on Dover, including one officer and twenty four soldiers.
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Berlin
Sayville
Dover
Hamburg
Fremdenblatt
Supreme Court Upholds Income Tax Constitutional
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutionality of the income tax law in the Brushaber case. Chief Justice White rejected multiple objections, ruling the tax is not retroactive and that exemptions do not reveal a new power, reaffirming long-standing federal taxing authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
White
Frank R. Brushaber
Union Pacific Railroad
Justice White
Mexicans Seize U S Men Near Brownsville
Two American soldiers were captured by Mexicans while swimming the Rio Grande at Progreso Texas. Four others were shot at and drowned during the encounter. Three US Army officers who led the rescue were arrested. Missing Private William C Wheeler and Private B Peterson. The drowned were Sergeant Owen L Clement Corporal Michael F King Private Henry A Rohde and Private Charles D Wilton. An immediate relief expedition failed to locate the captured men.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Progreso
United States Army
Mexico
William C. Wheeler
B. Peterson
Owen L. Clement
Michael F. King
Henry A. Rohde
Charles D. Wilton
Five Youthful Bandits Rob Bank of 15000 Dollars
In Chicago on Thursday five young robbers blasted a Washington Park National Bank heist taking fifteen thousand dollars from the paying teller. Bank president H. W. Mahan said the institution was fully protected against loss. The thieves fled in an automobile.
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Chicago
Washington Park National Bank
H. W. Mahan
Canada grants women over twenty one right to vote
In Winnipeg Manitoba on January 29 the woman's suffrage bill was passed by the legislature making Canada’s first law granting women the vote. The measure follows decades of advocacy and marks a historic milestone for Canadian democracy.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Dynamiter Ends His Term
George Anderson, tied to the Indianapolis dynamite plot of 1912, is released from the federal penitentiary after serving a three year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
George Anderson
Indianapolis
Federal Penitentiary
Weyler Named President of Spanish Army Central Staff
Paris Jan 27 General Valeriano Weyler has been named president of a central general staff for the Spanish army created by royal decree according to a Madrid dispatch.
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Weyler
Paris
Valeriano Weyler
Madrid
British Prisoners Held by Turks Reported
London January 27 47 British officers and 598 men are in Turkish captivity, H J Tennant announced in reply to a question on prisoner counts.
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London
H. J. Tennant
U S Protest Denies Britain Right to Seize Neutral Mails
The State Department notes Britain cannot search neutral mails on the high seas and refuses Britain’s jurisdiction over neutral sealed mails. The protest calls British actions vexatiously inquisitorial and urges a prompt reply while warning of international friction. Britain says it must consult allies before a final answer.
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State Department
America
High Seas
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Ambassador Page
London
Flashes on the Wire Chronicle From Border and City
News briefs report Provost guard removals near El Paso bridges after a guard shootout warns of unease among customs inspectors. Also notes a New York confidence man pleading guilty to a $200 life membership swindle, plus a Rockford quake, Paris prisoner exchanges for tuberculosis patients, Cowboys bodies found near Cusihuirachic, the death of Eugene Van Schaick, Roosevelt cousin and Knickerbocker Oil head, by his own hand in New York City.
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el Paso
Tex
International Bridges
J. J. Pershing
New York
Jules Waterbury
H. Allen Starr
Gridiron Club
Washington
Rockford
Paris
International Red Cross Commission Exchange
Benjamin Snell
Frank Woods
Cusihuirachic
Chihuahua
Snell
Woods
Roy
John Kramer
David Kramer
Eugene van Schaick
Knickerbocker Oil and Gas Company
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
East Forty-second Street
van Schaick
WIFE AND DAUGHTER SLAIN IN BRONX APARTMENT
Nathan Pullman a wealthy Chicago real estate retiree is accused of killing his wife and daughter Mrs Bozella in a furnished room at 774 Dawson Street Bronx. He then leaped from a third story hotel window at Forty third street and Third avenue suffering fatal injuries.
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New York
Nathan Pullman
Chicago
Bozella
Dawson Street
Bronx
Pullman
Forty-third Street
Third Avenue
Doctor Purvell Shows Improvement After Sleep Disease
New York January 28 Dr Albert Purvell of Brooklyn formerly critically ill from sleeping sickness contracted from a tsetse fly bite has been reported much improved on Wednesday.
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A. C. Purvell
New York
Albert ©. Purvell
Brooklyn
British Attack Failed in Mesopotamia Report
Berlin date Jan 28 official Turkish statement says British forces in Mesopotamia attacked the Turks again but abandoned the effort after suffering heavy losses and lodging injuries.
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Berlin
Mesopotamia
Must Have Woman Farmers Declared by Lord Selborne
London Jan 27 Lord Selborne president of the government board of agriculture warns that Great Britain must have woman farmers for the country to survive the war. The remark underscores a push for broader female participation in farming amid wartime shortages.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Selborne
Government Board of Agriculture
Bandits Defeat Soldiers in Mexican Copper Belt
Bandits terrorize the copper-producing belt around Torreon in southern Chihuahua. Carrancista soldiers were defeated in battle.
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Ei Paso
Tex
Torreon
Chihuahua
Conscription Bill Advances Through Lords with Broad Support
London and Bristol reports confirm the conscription bill clears the Lords on its third reading by 383 to 36. It excludes Ireland, targets bachelors and widowers aged 18 to 41, and includes England Scotland and Wales with exemptions for married men, clergy, essential workers, dependents, and the sick. The king is expected to sign, respalded by Premier Asquith and a large Labour conference vote of 1,847,000 to 206,000 in favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
House of Lords
House of Commons
Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
Asquith
George
Bristol
British Labor Conference
Germans Cut French Line Near Yser and Arras-Lens
German offensives renewed after a failed breakthrough near the Yser, gaining footholds on the Arras-Lens road while French troops retook positions. Berlin reports cathedral destruction at Nieuport and bombardment raids targeted Nancy and Dunkirk with hospital districts noted.
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London
Yser
Arras-Lens
Berlin
Nieuport
Cemplo
Neuville
Nancy
Baccara
Dunkirk
France
Admiralty
Mann Sees England as Foe in Preparedness Talk
Congressman Mann of Illinois urged national preparedness in the House, praising readiness for any future trouble. He noted a small navy bias but argued for preparation despite costs, saying he fears a war with England more than with Germany. He and many Republicans and some Democrats applauded the stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mann
Illinois
House
England
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Celebrates 57th Birthday Abroad
Kaiser Wilhelm marked his fifty seventh birthday on Thursday in the field with troops in Berlin. At the Kaiser's request the grand celebrations of prewar years were not repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
French Losses Cited At British Trade Union Meet
French Socialist deputy M. Long ust told the Bristol conference that France suffered 800000 killed 1400000 wounded and 300000 captured in the war.
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Bristol
England
M. Longust
Montenegrin Army Agrees to Lay Down Arms
Vienna report says Montenegrin government representatives signed articles accepting the army will lay down its arms. Official field headquarters announcement released Wednesday confirms the accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
New 17-inch Krupp Naval Gun Reported Ready
A Swiss newspaper reports Krupp has produced a 17 inch naval gun with a 22 mile firing radius. The weapon has been mounted and tested as suitable for a warship.
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Germany
Paris
Krupp
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