Judge Wade Delivers 20 Year Espionage Sentence
In Des Moines the federal court sentenced D. T. Blodgett, 49, an espionage act violator and antidraft propagandist, to 20 years in Leavenworth. Judge Wade denounced treason and praised national unity while noting the jury found him guilty after a crowded, tense appearance.
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Les Moines
Martin J. Wade
D. T. Blodgett
Leavenworth
Blodgett
Prisner
Wade
Iowa
Germany
Iowa Woman Sought After Nine Years in Denver Disappearance
Miss Laura Chronister, a Sioux City native, is being hunted from coast to coast after vanishing from Denver nine years ago. An uncle who died in Canada left a vast mining and ranch fortune for the missing woman, renewing the search.
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Iowa
Sioux City
Laura Chronister
Denver
Colo
Canada
Iowa Smith Killed in California Car Crash
Cedar Rapids blacksmith Joe Lilly, 35 years in the trade, famed for shoeing horses, died in an automobile accident in Pasadena California. His wife was seriously injured in the same crash.
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Iowa
Smith
Cedar Rapids
Joe Lilly
California
Pasadena
Cal
Iowa Soldier Dies in France Pneumonia Victim
Odebolt reports Private Herman Roose aged 18 died in France from pneumonia. Son of Ed Roose, he enlisted in Company 8 at Ida Grove last fall as General Pershing announced his death.
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Iowa
Odebolt
Herman Roose
France
Pershing
Ed Roose
Young Roose
Ida Grove
Acquittal in Des Moines for Marshaltown men on fraud charge
William F. Keenan and Franklin McDonald of Marshalltown were acquitted in federal court in Des Moines of defrauding the government. They enlisted last October, received meal tickets and transport to Omaha, enjoyed a trip at government expense, but did not report for duty, saying their intentions were good but they lost nerve after reaching Omaha.
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Merve
Marshalltown
William F. Keenan
Franklin McDonald
Des Moines
Omaha
Nebraska
Marshal Crowder
Adj
Logan
Polk County
Norman Hall Joins U S Forces in France
Colfax flyer James Norman Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille received a commission with twelve fellow pilots and flew front line missions in France. He painted the Stars and Stripes and the Indian head on his combat plane and served as a sergeant under the French tri color before a captaincy or lieutenant’s commission was awarded.
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Norman Hall
U. S. Des Moines
James Norman Hall
France
Lafayette Escadrille
Colfax
United States Air Forces
Hall
Fleetieutenant
Iowa wildlife group pushes for stronger 1918 game laws
At the 30th annual meeting in Des Moines the Iowa Fish and Game Conservation Society adopted six aims for pending legislation. Governor Harding urged unified action, while state wardens with 50 deputies pledged to make 1918 a banner year for saving game. Proposals include ferret hunting ban, defined open and closed rabbit seasons, a $1 license covering hunting trapping and fishing, license exemptions for children under 14 and women, a large state game breeding farm, artificial quail propagation, repeal of prior park laws, and stiffer penalties for violations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Elks
Iowa Fish and Game Conservation Society
Harding
Hinshaw
State Game Department
Negro Convict Fatally Shot by Prison Guard at Fort Madison
In Fort Madison a Black convict, Will Johnson, was shot and fatally wounded in his cell by Guard George Wilkens after menacing the guard. Johnson died about a half hour later. Authorities say he threatened guards and inmates and vowed to kill anyone entering when food was brought.
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Fort Madison
Will Johnson
State Penitentiary
George Wilkens
Johnson
Million and Half Buildings in Iowa City Progress
Improvements totaling about 1.5 million dollars have been completed or are under way in Iowa City over the past year. The summary lists university projects worth 650 000, municipal works 446 640, business buildings 162 000, and churches residences and similar structures 177 400.
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Iowa City
University
Guarding Missouri Bridge Reported At Sioux City
The Missouri river bridge at Sioux City is guarded day and night with men at both ends and others on the ice at night. The reason for the heightened vigilance is not stated, but it is presumed there have been threats or attempts to damage the structure.
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Missouri Bridge
Sioux City
Missouri River
Three Sioux City Nurses Enter Service for Camp McArthur
Three Sioux City nurses Louise Feyersisen Catherine Wagner and Helen Crossent have joined the armed forces. They head to Waco Texas to serve in the base hospital at Camp McArthur. All are registered nurses.
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Sioux City
Louise Feyersisen
Catherine Wagner
Helen Crossent
Waco
Tex
Camp McArthur
Held as disloyal in Texas Perry Seidler arrested in Houston
William Seidler 83 a retired physician born in Germany but American citizen, was arrested in Houston on alleged pro German utterances. He was released on a $2000 bond. The notice states he is an American citizen living in Texas.
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Lowan
Texas
Perry
William Seidler
Houston
Tex
Seidler
Germany
German School Closures Echo County Order in Page County
Following a County Council meeting, three German schools in Page County were ordered closed by the school board. The order also decreed that all church services in the county be conducted in English.
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Clarinda
County Council of Defence
Page County
Underwood Man Up for Disloyalty in Espionage Case
Ed Bannes, an Underwood farmer, was arraigned before a U S commissioner on a charge of violating the espionage act. The hearing was continued and he was held under a $5,000 bond with about a dozen witnesses present.
Audubon Man Released on Bond After Espionage Hearing
Audubon farmer Fred Tenekberg narrowly escaped lynching over alleged disloyal utterances. He faced a U S commissioner on espionage act charges, with the hearing continued and a $5,000 bond posted. He had been driven from Audubon county by a mob and arrested upon return.
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Audubon
Bond
Council Bluffs
Fred Tenekberg
United States
Tenekheig
Audubon County
Soldier Dies in Auto Wreck Near Camp Dodge
Sergeant Brooks Conger of Company B MP unit at Camp Dodge was instantly killed and Private Warren M. Mitchell a horseshoer suffered serious injuries when a Force roadster veered into a ditch on Beaver Road. Clare Wigen the salesman drove the car fleeing glare from headlights and blamed blinding lights for the crash.
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Des Moines
Brooks Conger
Company B
Military Police
Camp Dodge
Warren M. Mitchell
Horseshoer
Beaver Road
Clare Wigen
Wigen
Defer War Census Moves to Other Labor Methods
Iowa defense council plans to forego a full war census. Governor Harding says information on available state labor and industrial capacity will be gathered by district labor heads, with possible use of local employment offices and Ames extension for agricultural data. The committee's final report is awaited.
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Defense Council
Des Moines
Harding
Ohio
Indiana
State Defence Council
State Department of Labor
State Defense Council
Ames
Col. G. Watson French
Davenport
Truman Potter
Mason City
John F. Deeme
Burlington
A. L. Urick
W. E. Coffin
C. C. Deering
H. J. Metcalf
Iowa
United States Fuel Administration
Deyoe
Uncle Sam
Iowa School System Costs and Facilities Reach Across State
Des Moines reports Iowa spent 27 million dollars for public education in the year ending June 30 1917 with 307 652 students enrolled and 507 652 total in the year average cost per pupil 31 86 and 22 843 teachers average teacher salaries 68 66 per month male 99 99 female 39 42 18 227 buildings valued 43 320 562 with 243 new structures nearly 3 million dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank Joseph
Joseph
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Mitchellville
Eldora
Des Moines Soldier Defends Camp Cody Conditions
Des Moines soldier Herbert Cline aboard leave from Camp Cody says conditions are not ideal but adequate. He notes plentiful clothing meals and wood for stoves, sandstorms, and compares Iowa blizzards with the camp’s weather while praising Company C of Des Moines for supplying officer training candidates and describing Capt. Leon Goodman as acting adjutant.
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Des Moines
Cody
Herbert Cline
One Hundred and Ninth Engineers
Att Deming
Hoye
Iowa
Leon Goodman
Harsh Treatment for Bootleggers in Des Moines Court
In Des Moines a war measure allows indictments to be dispensed with in federal court cages where bootleggers sell liquor to U S soldiers. Offenders will be tried on information only. Federal judge M J Wade announced the policy dismissing the petit jury for the current term. Wade said the liquor sale ban aims to keep khaki clad soldiers fit.
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Des Moines
United States
M. J. Wade
Petit Jury
Wade
Eggs reach sixty five cents a dozen in Des Moines
In Des Moines the price of strictly fresh eggs rose to 65 cents per dozen in local retail markets, a thirty year high. Cold storage eggs fetch 50 cents, while New York City has seen $1.00 per dozen.
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Des Moines
Ocal
New York City
Winter Thoughts of the Garden Plan Beauty and Growth
Gardening guidance urges plan for beauty with vines and shrubs visible from the kitchen window. Emphasizes trumpet creeper, screening ugliness, and using well rotted manure to improve soil, while noting fresh manure can be used with deep incorporation.
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Burdock
Fresh and Well Rotated Manure in Garden Practice
Farmers debate fresh versus well rotted manure with emphasis on best immediate results. Well rotted manure is favored for safe, rapid gains though scarce, while properly incorporating fresh manure reduces heat damage and improves soil uniformity through deep tillage and thorough mixing.
Rise Above Small Things Meet Big Problems
Advice emphasizes mental resilience and coping with worries. It warns that small concerns can disrupt mental and nervous health and urges facing troubles with a will to conquer. The message promotes adjusting worries and not letting them dominate personal fate.
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Duck
Starting the Clock How to revive a clock that won’t run
If a clock stops after winding due to needed cleaning, roll a cloth tight, saturate with coal oil, place at clock bottom away from the pendulum, let fumes work for ten to twelve hours, then wind and start the clock. If nothing is damaged, it should run.
Sir Oliver Lodge's Faith Declares Thought Beyond Truth
A quotation reflects Sir Oliver Lodge rejecting belief that human thoughts exceed the real truth of things. The remark emphasizes epistemic humility and the limits of intellect in discerning ultimate reality.
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Sir Oliver Lodge
Canada Hosts Fifty Large Pulp and Paper Plants
Canada operates fifty large pulp and paper plants across its borders. The figure highlights a robust forestry and manufacturing sector with significant regional facilities in multiple provinces. Industry groups note stable output and ongoing modernization efforts.
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Canada
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