Iowa Legislature Moves Toward Military Training in Schools
Iowa lawmakers open steps toward a military training bill with Shaff of Clinton stating a special order for committee consideration. Senator Rule plans a conference with Iowa National Guard leaders to craft a plan while Governor Harding backs the idea. Guard officers support universal training and urge school inclusion.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Shaff
Clinton
House Committee On
Rule
Mason City
Senate Military Committee
Iowa National Guard
Military Affairs Committee
Harding
National Guard
Guard
Methodist Churches Are Prosperous In Iowa
The Iowa Methodist church reports prosperity for the state with 768 pastors averaging $1234 salary and 19 district superintendents averaging $3046. Iowa Methodists gained 8108 members last year, a 4.61 percent rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Methodists
Iowa
Iowa Methodist
Olin B. Chassel
Mount Vernon
Iowa Methodists
United After Forty Years Visit Reunites Russell Brothers
Two brothers O P Russell of near Numa and J B Russell of Albion Nebraska, who had not met in forty years, are completing a visit in Centerville. Their father died in the Civil War with the Third Iowa Cavalry. O P is 66 and J S 70. they last met at ages 26 and 30. A tip from Winterset prompted the reunion.
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Centerville
O. P. Russell
Numa
Russell
Albion
Neb
Third Iowa Cavalry
Winterset
J. S. Russell
Nebraska
Grain embargo strains Iowa shippers further
Des Moines residents face added trouble as grain shipments to the east are embargoed and freight steamers are tied up by German submarines. J A King of the Great Western Grain Dealers Association says Iowa shippers have struggled for weeks to move grain because eastern elevators are full and loaded cars cannot unload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Guards May See Further Service In Europe
Des Moines reports Major C. M. Worthington commander of the First battalion of the Third Iowa infantry says months of border service have tempered Iowa guardsmen for possible European duty. Rumors suggest guard units may guard Rock Island arsenal or Keokuk power dam due to break with Germany.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guardsmen
Europe
C. M. Worthington
Third Iowa Infantry
Brownsville
Germany
Rock Island Arsenal
Keokuk
Iowa Loses Oldest Bachelor Abraham Barger
Abraham Barger died at his Lehigh area farm near Lehigh Iowa at the age of 100 about to turn 101 He and his brother Henry moved to Iowa in 1863 after driving overland with oxen He served a few years in the Civil War and lived most of his life on the same farm away from urban life
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Iowa
Fort Dodge
Abraham Barger
Lehigh
Barger
Perry County
Indiana
Henry
Dairymen To Tour Iowa States By Special Train
Iowa Dairy association organizes a February 22 to March 15 tour over the Chicago and North Western railroad starting Clinton. The trip visits over fifty towns. One car will serve as a modern dairy barn with dairy animals aboard and lectures on dairying and farming will be given.
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Ames
Iowa Dairy Association
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Clinton
Iowa Eyes State Control of Tuberculosis in Cattle and Hogs
A senate bill proposed by Dr. A. F. Kepford would hand all TB control to the state animal health commission and tax owners per head. The plan includes expert inspectors, tuberculin testing, and compensation up to 300 dollars for fatally harmed animals, with other rules to take effect July 4, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
State Animal Health Commission
Iowa
Senate
A. F E. Kepford
J. I. Gibson
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Ames Corn Show Honors Return for Polk and Others
Wayne W. Polk of Sidney in Fremont county repeated his 30 and 80 ear class wins from last year at Ames to claim grand championships. N I Krizer of Mahaska county won the 10 ear class, Henry Jacobs of Walnut grew the single ear champion, and Fred McCullough of Hartwick won oats. Over 12 000 corn entries were exhibited by Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association members.
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Ames
Wayne W. Polk
Sidney
Fremont County
N. I. Krizer
Mahaska County
Henry Jacobs
Walnut
Fred McCullough
Hartwick
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Keokuk Dam Guarded by Militia
The U S government property and the Mississippi River Power Company plant at Keokuk valued at 27000000 is under militia guard. No one may enter the government reservation after six o clock tonight as six Company L members join plain clothes officers at the power house.
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Keokuk Dam
Keokuk
United States
Mississippi River Power Company
Vote on $150,000 school bond in Webster City election
A $150,000 bond for a new high school will be on the ballot at the March 12 school election. The current high school, built five years ago, would remain in use while the old grade school, deemed dangerous, is to be torn down and the high school expanded onto its site.
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Webster City
State Historical Society of Iowa marks sixtieth anniversary
Iowa City observes the sixtieth anniversary of the State Historical Society of Iowa founded by the 1857 legislature. The society began in the historic old capitol and has since occupied multiple state buildings in Iowa City with an annual $250 appropriation for support.
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Iowa City
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Old Capitol
Aged Weather Observer Resigns in Iowa
St. Charles resident R. D. Minard, Iowa’s oldest weather observer, resigns at nearly ninety-two. He has sent daily reports to the Des Moines station for almost three decades.
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St. Charles
R. D. Minard
Iowa
Des Moines
Earlham Mill Fire Destroys Mill and Lumber Yard
A blaze in Earlham destroyed the Earlham flour mill and the S. C. Moreland & Co lumber yards, totaling about 25,000 dollars in loss. Investigators believe spontaneous combustion of coal in the mill started the fire.
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Earlham
S. C. Moreland & Co
Hogs Starved to Death in Blizzard Loss
A car of stock hogs shipped from Arkansas to Matt Edwards at Moulton arrived four days late after a blizzard. Forty five hogs had starved and frozen to death, and the remaining two hundred were in poor condition.
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Moulton
Arkansas
Matt Edwards
Waukon Woman Bridget Rea Celebrates 100th Birthday
Waukon reports Mrs. Bridget Rea has reached her one hundredth birthday. Born in Ireland she emigrated to America in 1846 amid the famine era.
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Waukon
Bridget Rea
Rea
Ireland
America
Soldiers Refuse Early Return of Second Iowa Regiment
Telegrams from commissioned officers of the Second Iowa regiment at Brownsville Texas express displeasure at attempts to recall the unit. The signers say the regiment does not want to leave Brownsville until ordered. A Fort Dodge movement seeks influence to bring the unit home.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Brownsville
Tex
Many Telephones In Iowa Lead World With Farm Links
A survey by Iowa State College's telephone engineering department finds 400000 telephones in Iowa, about one for every five residents. The figure is twenty times the world per capita average and twice the U S rate, with nearly half of the telephones on farms.
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Iowa
Ames
Iowa State College
United States
Deficit Explained In State Treasury Strain
Des Moines report shows the state used funds from the automobile and fish and game accounts to cover warrants during cash shortfalls. Deputy treasurer Quincy A. Willis says a working balance of 1.5 million is needed to avoid future deficits and that appropriations will require borrowing or better cash management in 1917 and 1918. A detailed financial statement is requested by the retrenchment and reform committee.
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Des Moines
Quincy A. Willis
Willis
Thirtyseventh General Assembly
House
Senate
Ball
Americans Withdraw From Belgian Relief Work
The American commission for relief in Belgium notified German authorities that Americans will withdraw from relief activities in Belgium and northern France in response to an order demanding withdrawal from those provinces. Lead by Brand Whitlock in Brussels, a few representatives remain.
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London
American Commission For Relief In
Belgium
Relef
France
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Big Naval Bill Advances in Congress for 368 Million Installment
Washington February 14 Two major moves toward naval readiness emerged as a navy commission report proposed a submarine training base in Los Angeles harbor and a submarine war operating base in San Diego while the house passed a record 368 million plus naval appropriation for the second payment of the three year program. The measure, 353 to 28, includes authority to seize private shipyards and munitions plants and to buy basic aircraft patents. Representative Mann inserted an amendment urging settlement of international disputes by mediation or arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Los Angeles
San Diego
Special Navy Commission
Helm
Navy Department
House
Senate
Kitchin
Mann
United States
Hardware Dealers Elect Des Moines Leaders
The Iowa Retail Hardware Association closed its convention at the Coliseum calling it the largest and most satisfactory. B M Healy of Dubuque became president F B Lomas Cresco was named vice president and A R Sale Mason City re elected secretary treasurer. The old board of directors were re elected. Next years convention will be held in Des Moines on February 12 18 14 and 15.
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Des Moines
Iowa Retail HardWare Association
Coliseum
B. M. Healy
Dubuque
F. B. Lomas
Cresco
A. R. Sale
Mason City
G. S. Merriam
Keokuk
L. E B. Lewis
West Liberty
Record Prices at Sale Logan Farm Auction
The John Graves farm sale set a record with 5500 dollars of livestock grain and machinery sold between 1 and 3 pm. Two teams of horses brought 1000 dollars, 1000 bushels of corn sold for 945 dollars, calves sold up to 40 dollars and milk cows to 100 dollars. Attendance was large, near 1000 people.
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Logan
John Graves
Grain backlog blocks Des Moines rail shipments
Has Grain Troup, Des Moines reports nearly 3000 cars of grain idle on side tracks of the Chicago Northwestern Railway due to no unloading space. James C. Davis of the Northwestern says elevators in large cities are full and shipments are held up on major lines.
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Des Moines
Chicago, Northwestern Railway Company
James C. Davis
Northwestern Company
Davis
Iowa Permanent School Fund and land missteps
Iowa now has a permanent school fund of 4.805 million dollars. The text laments that 1.5 million acres received from the federal government were largely dissipated and sold for 1.25 an acre, while current land would be worth 200 dollars an acre or more. It notes other states profiting from Iowa's example by retaining land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Aids Farm Societies Bill Introduced
Representative Walter Anderson of Greene introduces a bill to provide state aid to the Iowa State Dairy Association the Iowa Beef Producers Association and the Iowa Corn and Small Grain associations. Each group would be official with five directors and come under state direction and aid.
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Walter Anderson
Greene
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa Beef Producers’ Association
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Associations
Cuba Calls Volunteers as Revolt Intensifies
President Menocal issues a decree inviting volunteers aged eighteen to forty five for ninety days whether or not they are Cuban or literate in Spanish. Reports say Gen Jose Miguel Gomez may have landed at Camaguey and Quinones may have revolted with his forces. Rebels under Baldomero Acosta were attacked and fled toward Canus. Government troops clash with rebels in Mantanzas where the rebels were defeated and Col Miguel Lores captured. The United States offers five thousand rifles and five million cartridges to Cuba.
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Havana
Menocal
Jose Miguel Gomez
Camaguey
Quinones
Camaaguey
Baldomero Acosta
Mariano
Canus
Mantanzas
Miguel Lores
United States
Lindbergh charges high crimes against federal reserve board
Representative Lindbergh of Minnesota impeaches five active members of the federal reserve board W P G Harding Paul M Warburg Frederick A Delano Adolph G Miller and Charles S Hamlin before the house claiming they administer the federal reserve act to aid big business and speculation. He alleges a nationwide conspiracy includes reserve board members and advisory council financiers and that governors and officials of the 12 banks aided a boycott of nonmembers.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Advisory Council
Lindbergh
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
Ohio Senate Passes Reynolds Bill Giving Women Presidential Vote
In Columbus on February 16 the Ohio senate approved the Reynolds bill 26 to 16 granting women the right to vote for president. The bill had already cleared the house and Governor Cox signaled he would sign it.
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State Senate
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Reynolds
Ohio
House
Cox
Rochambeau Reaches Bordeaux Safe Passage End
The French liner Rochambeau arrived safely at Bordeaux on Thursday afternoon. The ship carried seventy two American passengers and the arrival was announced by the line’s office.
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Rochambeau
New York
Lier Rochambeau
Bordeaux
Office of the Line
Defenses at Chesapeake Bay Fortify Cape Henry
Coast artillery from Fortress Monroe begin work to fortify Cape Henry and guard Chesapeake Bay entrances against submarine attack. The move marks preparations at these strategic points with U boats a concern for security.
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Guard Bay
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Fortress Monroe
Cape Henry
Fire in Piraeus Factory Kills Many in Greece
A major fire at a munition factory in Piraeus on Monday night swept through a large section of the city causing heavy loss of life. Firefighters fought the blaze as it spread rapidly over a wide area near the plant.
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Piraeus
Greece
Robbers Hold Up San Jose Street Railway
Three men robbed barns of the San Jose Street Railway company in California taking about $3,000 after overpowering and binding five employees and blowing open three safes.
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San Jose
Cal
San Jose Street Railway Company
Mexicans Raid U S Ranches Near Hachita
Armed Mexicans believed to be Villa followers crossed near Hachita New Mexico and captured three Mormons and ranch hands, taking 35 mules and $1500 in stores. The Corner Ranch of Palomas Land and Cattle Co suffered losses as well. A Nogales ranch raid on the Mexican side left ten dead horses and several employees taken prisoner.
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el Paso
Tex
Hachita
N. M
Morehead
Corner
Palomas Land and Cattle Company
C.K. Warren
Three Oaks
Mich
Columbus
Nogales Ranch
N. A
Pacifists Targeted as War Referendum Plan Attacked
In Washington on February 17 Representative Gardner of Massachusetts attacked pacifists led by William Jennings Bryan in the house. He defended the allies and condemned the pacifists for stirring agitation and appealing to cowardice while denouncing Bryan's referendum proposal on war as a bid to divide the nation.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Gardner
Massachusetts
Moore
Pennsylvania
Great Britain
United States
Bryan
Germans Admit Small Retirements on Somme Front
Berlin reports February 16 that the German war office acknowledged small retirements on the Somme front during ongoing operations.
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Somme
Berlin
German War Office
Interstate Commerce Commission Upholds Double Fare Rule
The ICC ruled railroads may charge two fares for a single passenger in a Pullman drawing room. Henry H. Carter of Boston had challenged the tariff in the case.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henry H. Carter
Boston
Germans Win in the East Capture 1200 Prisoners
German troops attacking in the Mestecanesci sector on the eastern front capture several Russian positions after intense fighting and take over 1,200 prisoners including 23 officers.
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Berlin
Mestecanesci
Eastern Front
Gotham Foreign Trade Big
New York chamber of commerce announced foreign trade at this port for the fiscal year ended June 30 last totaled 3,805,882,189 dollars, up from 2,255,072,244 dollars the prior year.
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Gotham
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Dominion railway head seeks coal relief from Buffalo
Sir Harry Drayton, chairman of the Dominion railway board, left Toronto for Buffalo to arrange relief of congestion so coal deliveries can reach Toronto where the fuel is urgently needed.
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Canada
Toronto
Can
Harry Drayton
Dominion Railway Board
Buffalo
Salazar Threatens to Attack Border Town After Rancher Ransom
Nine Americans killed and three found on the Mexican side near Monument No. 53 as Salazar threatens to attack a border village. Rancher Buck Spencer demands $5,000 in gold for his and his wife’s safe release amid a tense border situation and reports of further raids.
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Salazar
Columbus
Hachita
N.M
Andrew P. Peterson
Hugh Acord
Burton Jensen
Monument No. 53
Corner Ranch
Lem Spillsbury
Pershing
Spillsbury
Acord
Andrew Peterson
Peterson
Washington
Prudencio Miranda
Jensen
Lang
Ed “Bunk" Spencer
E. K. Warren & Sons
Jose Ynez Salazar
Ojitos
Chihuahua
Villa
N. M
Gringoland
Spencer
Warren Ranch
Buck” Spencer
Senate PASSES Postal Amendment Targeting Liquor Transport
In Washington on February 17 the Senate approved a strict postal bill amendment making it a crime with a $1,000 fine and six months to two years in prison to order transport or import intoxicants into dry states. It also bars liquor advertising in the mails. the measure awaits House action. The Webb resolution on a national prohibition constitutional amendment moves forward with a split party endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Jones
House
United States
Congress
Friend of J. J. Hill Dies in Morris Minnesota
Jacob C. Tensten, eighty three, longtime intimate friend of the late James J. Hill and a veteran resident of Morris, Minnesota, died at his home on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hill
Morris, Minn
Jacob Christenson
James J. Hill
Embargo on Carload Shipments to the East
Denver officials for the Santa Fe and Burlington railroads announced an embargo on carload shipments to the East for all non perishable goods and coal effective immediately.
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Denver
Santa Fe
Burlington Railroads
French Liner Espagne Sails with 67 Americans aboard
The French liner Espagne departed for Bordeaux carrying 230 passengers including 67 Americans. The ship must navigate through the burred zone to reach its destination.
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New York
Bordeaux
Northcliffe Presses Cabinet as Lloyd George Feels Pressure
Northcliffe papers show growing impatience and veiled hostility toward Premier Lloyd George and his ministers. The papers hint at seeking a new prime minister amid cabinet criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northcliffe
London
Lloyd-George
U S Warns Cuba on Government by Violence
Washington reports say Secretary Lansing warned that the United States will not recognize any Cuban government established by force. The message circulated island wide, stressing legal methods and U S support for constitutional governments. The note followed a Cuban arms sale approval and rising rebel activity.
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Washington
Cuba
Lansing
Republic
United States
Gonaules
Havana
Baker
Menocal
Gonzales
Costa Rica
Baldomero Acosta
Mariano
Enrique Loynaz del Castillo
Castillo
Santiago
Indictments Filed Against About 160 Over Election Laws
Indianapolis federal grand jury returned indictments against about 160 persons for election law violations. The probe led by Frank C. Dailey, special assistant at torney general, fears public release of names until arrests. Reports name high Democratic officials in Indianapolis and party members in Evansville Frankfort and Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Federal Grand Jury
Frank C. Dailey
Evansville
Frankfort
Gary
Regan Recalls Tumulty Peace Note Talk Denial
New York hotel proprietor James B Regan testified at the leak inquiry that he never received advance information about the peace note from Joseph P Tumulty. Regan said Tumulty stayed at his hotel on December 17 and had a conversation but gave no hint of the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James B. Regan
Joseph P. Tumulty
Regan
Tumulty
House Passes Pension Bill Quickly in the House
Washington February 14 The house approved the annual general pension bill at a rate of ten million dollars per minute totaling 160 million dollars. The vote took just over 15 minutes to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
British Aviators Kill Children Skating Party
Berlin reports British aviators bombed a children's skating party near Brugge last Saturday killing ten children. Overseas News Agency cites the casualty figure and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bruegge
Sayville Station Accepts Business Messages Only
The Postal Telegraph Cable company announced that the station at Sayville has advised only messages referring to business matters, while press dispatches will be accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Sayville
Germans Advance Into Russian Lines Near Zloczov Tarnopol
German war office reports a 100 yard breakthrough south of the Zloczov Tarnopol railway with several prisoners captured during the operation in Berlin on February 17.
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Berlin
Zloczov-Tnarnopol
War Office
New York Trooper Killed in Catskills Accident
Kingston N Y Feb 16 Hugh Taylor a private of Company C Albany patrolling the Catskill aqueduct near New Paltz was accidentally killed by a companion while on guard duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kingston
N. Y
Hugh Taylor
Company C
Albany
Catskill Aqueduct
New Paltz
Teuton Airmen Raid Targeted Italian Ports
Vienna reports Austro-Hungarian planes attacked Valone Santiquaranta and Corfu with success. Seaplanes bombed Brindisi in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teuton
Vienna
Valone
Santiquaranta
Corfu
Brindisi
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Treasury
U. S
Remalin
Solon
Rep. Lindbergh
U.S
Villistas
Hachita, N. M
Mexico
Gen. Pershing
Prohibition
Guba
Sayville Wireless
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