Iowa Cavalry Rebuffs Federal Oath Over Mexico Ties
In Iowa City 80 cavalrymen refuse to take a new federal oath for service in Mexico, leaving 112 willing to join under current officers. The dispute could disband the squadron unless enough volunteers are found or a new regiment is formed. The refusal affects 196 of 308 men with bands and crews split on allegiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa Cavalry
Mexico
Wildman
S. A
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Ottumwa
Maren
Ladora
Riverside
Lone Tree
Oxford
Williams‘burg
West ‘Branch
Maj
R. P. Howell
Howell
Farewell Plan For Guards In Des Moines
Des Moines plans a municipal farewell for the Iowa National Guard before they march to answer the country's call. Governor Clarke and Mayor MacVicar direct a music and speeches program to be held the evening before departure, with General Allen urged to send a regimental band.
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Des Moines
Iowa National Guard
Clarke
MacVicar
Allen
Sisters Die Within 90 Minutes at Iowa City Hospital
Iowa City sisters Annie E. Wimer 63 and Theodora J. Wimer 65, longtime Wellman residents, died within an hour and a half of each other at the Iowa City hospital. Both succumbed to the same disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Annie E. Wimer
Theodora J. Wimer
Iowa City Hospital
Wellman
Defeat of Orange City school district bond proposal
The ballot measure to bond the Orange City school district for 150000 dollars to build a gymnasium and manual training room was defeated by 176 votes. Election turnout included 271 women voters.
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Orange City
Shenandoah Pastor Named Head of Grand Island College
Reverend H. E. F. Jorden, pastor of the First M. E. Church in Shenandoah, will become head of Grand Island College in Grand Island Nebraska. His resignation from Shenandoah church is announced to take effect August 1.
State S. S. Convention Draws 1000 Plus in Dubuque
More than 1,000 Sunday school workers from across town gathered for the annual state convention in Dubuque. A featured entertainment event was a steam boat excursion on the Mississippi River.
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S. S
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Bishop Johnson Mobilizes With Iowa National Guard
Sioux City reports Bishop E S Johnson former Sioux City district superintendent and Africa bishop joined Company H Iowa National Guard. He reported to the armory when mobilization order arrived and was mustered in for federal service as he accompanied Sioux City troops to Des Moines.
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Sioux City
E. S. Johnson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Africa
Iowa National Guard
Miner narrates ransom ordeal in Sonora mining camp
Lester Budrow of Yowan describes being held for weeks by Mexican bandits near his Sonora mine. His mining company paid 52000 dollars to secure release, then an armed American group dispersed the bandits and recovered the ransom.
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Lowan
Des Moines
Lester Budrow
Sonora
Mother's death shocks evangelist Billy Sunday family
Ames recalls the death of Mary Jane Stowell age 74 mother of Billy Sunday at the Winona Lake home Indiana. Death came suddenly from heart trouble. she had lived longwith the Sunday family and guided Billy and his brother, later buried on the Ames homestead where Sunday was born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Ind
Sunday
Ottumwa fund to aid militiamen families
Ottumwa business leaders and city officials plan a fund to support families of Third Infantry guardsmen and First Cavalry musicians called to the front. The plan aims to provide $15 per month per dependent until the war ends, with about a hundred residents expected to pledge.
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Ald
Ottumwa
Third Infantry
First Cavalry
Land Makes Big Profit Near Marshalltown
Land owners M. P. Matsen and W. B. Boh en realized a profit of 32 per acre on a farm near Marshalltown in under a year. They bought at 168 per acre last fall and sold 220 acres at 200 per acre, totaling a 7 040 gain. They added 2 000 in improvements, including a new house, since possession.
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Marshalltown
M. P. Matsen
Matsen
Bohen
Four Die In Iowa City Auto Crash At River-to-River Crossing
Four people were killed and one injured when the Rocky Mountain Limited westbound struck a carload of tourists at the River-to-River road crossing at Wilton near Iowa City. The dead include Dr. H. H. Johnson Chas Moss Elmer Here and Henry Lieberenz. Dr. J. S. Barber escaped by jumping before impact.
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Iowa City
Wilton
Rocky Mountain Limited
H. H. Johnson
Chas. Moss
Elmer Here
Henry Lieberenz
J. S. Barber
Vote Bonds for New School in Cumberland
Cumberland votes 181 to 24 to issue 30000 in bonds for a modern high school building. The facility will house agricultural domestic science and manual training departments with two assembly rooms for junior and senior high. Occupancy is expected by February 1.
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Cumberland
Form New Guard Company Fort Dodge
Additional volunteers are sought in Fort Dodge for a new guard company to operate as a reserve. Forty men drill at the armory under three noncommissioned officers from companies C and G who were discharged due to dependent families.
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Fort Dodge
Seized beer cars at Rock Island depot
Police seized two carloads of beer at the Rock Island freight depot. One car originated with Adelman Mercantile in Rock Island and the other with Des Moines Beer Co, Des Moines. The shipment was largely beer in cases and barrels, consigned to fictitious names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rock Island
Adelman Mercantile Company
Des Moines Beer Company
Park Proposal Scrutiny in Iowa McGregor Region
Senate appropriations committee approves 500 dollars to study a proposed national park near McGregor Iowa. Iowans show strong interest in securing federal aid for park development and preservation efforts.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Iowa
McGregor
Apple Crop Threatened By Scab Across Iowa
Prof. T J Maney of Iowa State College warns the 1916 Iowa apple crop faces destruction from widespread apple scab caused by wet cold weather. Extension workers confirm the condition after surveying Charles City Burlington Council Bluffs and southwestern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
T. J. Maney
Iowa State College
Charles City
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Marshalltown Man Held on Murder Charge
E. C. Tompkins, 45, is jailed on a murder charge for the slaying of Henry Alexander of Ferguson around April 1. Police say robbery was the motive. Alexander's body was found in Linn Creek near Marshalltown, and investigators believe he died before being thrown into the water. Alexander was known to have had a large sum of money shortly before his death.
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Marshalltown
E. C. Tompkins
Henry Alexander
Ferguson
Alexander
Linn Creek
Here
Banker Kills Self Over Embezzlement Case at Clarinda
H R Spry vice president of the Clarinda Trust and Savings Bank shot himself after state bank examiners uncovered an alleged $4100 embezzlement by bookkeeper Guy Brent. Brent is jailed awaiting embezzlement charges while Spry’s death leads to a formal bank investigation. The bank, established 1903, shows solid assets with $75,000 capital and $25,000 surplus. William Orr presides and R F Galloway is cashier. Frank S Shaw was summoned from Des Moines to consult with officials.
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Brent
Spry
Mt. Pleasant
Frank S. Shaw
Des Moines
Clarinda
Guy Brent
H. N. Cormany
B. W. Miller
State Banking Department
William Orr
R. F. Galloway
Camp Dodge Sees Optimism as Mexican Crisis Eases
News from Camp Dodge reports a calm mood after Mexico yielded to President Wilson on the Chihuahua soldiers release. General Allen and officers expect troop movements to be delayed or abandoned, with Iowa units likely to remain near the border to deter further trouble. Officers also secure a pledge of abstinence from alcohol during ongoing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Wilson
Chihuahua
Allen
Iowa
Allies Buy Iowa Hay for Europe
Des Moines reports Iowa hay crop attracts allied buyers for Europe with shipments planned to Russia. Delays hinge on securing suitable bale wire, as steel mills prioritize other production, according to principal buyers and authorities.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Europe
Russia
Plan Drainage Project in Harrison County
An $85 000 engineering drainage project for Willow creek is before Harrison county supervisors. Promoters and objectors are represented as the board and engineers inspect the proposed ditch site and expect to decide whether to reject or authorize construction soon.
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Logan
Willow Creek
Harrison County
Shenandoah aid planned for soldiers' families
The Shenandoah Commercial association plans to aid thirteen families whose support was cut off when the heads of the households enlisted. It aims to provide relief as the community responds to the military call.
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Ald
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Commercial Association
National Guard
Mexicans kill Dubuque contractor after heated argument
Dubuque carpenter and contractor Dubuque Arthur Mullen was murdered by two Mexicans at Host Dubuque Illinois after a quarrel on the Mexican war. One assailant fled, the other was captured and jailed. A posse hunts the remaining Mexican as fear of mob violence rises near East Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Arthur Mullen
Host Dubuque, Ill
Mullen
East Dubuque
Ames Graduate Honored by Rockefeller Institute Fellowship
Ames Dr H E Smillie of the 1913 Town state college veterinary class has earned a prestigious fellowship at the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research in New York City. The program selects top candidates from the country and abroad for specialized work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
H. E. Smillie
Town State College
New York City
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
Smillie
America
Progressive party endorses Hughes for president in split vote
Chicago June 28 The Progressive national committee votes to endorse Charles Evans Hughes as president with 32 in favor 6 against and 9 abstaining The move follows Theodore Roosevelt’s letter and signals the party’s dissolution while the executive committee pledges to aid the Hughes campaign.
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Chicago
Progressive National Committee
Charles Evans Hughes
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Hughes
National Committee
Progressive National Convention
Roosevelt
Charles H. Hughes
New York
Republican Party
U-Boat Sinks Two Warships in Strait of Otranto
Paris reports the Italian cruiser Citta di Messina and the French destroyer Fourche torpedoed in the Strait of Otranto. The Italian ship was first struck while Fourche escorted it and later disappeared after attacking the submarine. The Fourche was then torpedoed.
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Paris
Minister of Marine
Lux Ary
Citta di Messina
Strait of Otranto
Italian Warships Torpedoed in Strait of Otranto
Vienna reports the torpedoing of two Italian warships in the Strait of Otranto. Rome states two Austrian transports carrying troops and equipment were sunk in Durazzo harbor by Italian forces. London notes J Bruce Ismay resigns from International Mercantile Marine directorship.
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Vienna
Strait of Otranto
Admiralty
London
J. Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
International Mercantile Marine
Rome
Durazzo
More Trucks for Funston
San Antonio on June 30 reports War Department advices to General Funston stating 95 motor trucks were sent to him. The force already in service includes 640 motor trucks.
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Funston
San Antonio
Tex
War Department
Austro-Hungarian Airplanes Bomb Adria Italy
Austrian naval aircraft bombarded military works and factories in Adria Italy as announced by the war office Adria lies on the Bologna railway 52 miles northeast of Bologna
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Adria
Vienna
War Office
Bologna
Mexican lights shift warns ships at sea
Washington June 29 The navy department announced a wireless message has been sent to ships at sea warning them not to use all lighthouses on the Mexican coasts for guidance.
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Washington
Navy Department
Johnson Backs Hughes as Johnson Endorses Hughes
Sacramento June 20 Gov Hiram Johnson once Roosevelt running mate declares full support for Charles Evans Hughes in the forthcoming presidential race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Hughes
Sacramento
Cal
Hiram Johnson
Colonel Roosevelt
Moose
Charles 8
Take All of Bukowina as Russians Capture Five Towns
Petrograd officially reports that all Bukowina is under Russian control after a rapid campaign. The 7,700 square mile region fell in less than four weeks, with 2,000 more prisoners added to the 175,000 already taken and substantial loot seized.
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Petrograd
London
Bukowina
Pflanzer
Carpathians
Kililkhof
Toulokhof
Sniatyn
Kimpolung
Kuty
Viscnuts
Will Orpet Takes Stand In Marlon Lambert Case
In Waukegan Illinois William Orpet testifies about the February death of Marlon Lambert describing a rambling woods walk and his alleged actions. He claims a molasses and water mixture was offered as solace and discarded after her death while denying cyanide accusations.
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Waukegan
William Orpet
Marlon Lambert
Helm's Woods
Marian
Orpet
Kenneth B. Hawkins
H. G. Carlin
Hawkins
Helm’s Woods
Allies use gas and bombardments in Argonne and Somme front
Berlin reports continued Franco British and northern French actions along the Franco Belgian front. Gas and smoke clouds drifted toward attackers with little damage. A French bombardment at Nesle killed 22 of its own men. In the Meuse Vaux region French raids were repelled. Russian Volhynia positions were stormed by General von Hindenburg's troops. In Argonne near Bolante the French seized the crater edge from a German mine.
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Berlin
War Office
Ines
Somme
Verdun
Thiaumont
Nesle
Meuse
Fort Vaux
Cchapitre Wood
Volhynia
von Vinsingen
Paris
Argonne
Bolante
Tix
Fleury
Mamsenpelle
Steenstraete
Dixmude
Two Bankers Are Drowned in Lake Huron Canoe Trip
James Q Hurty and Charles Marcelle, New York bankers, vanished after setting out from Cheboygan on a 10,000 mile canoe voyage. A gasoline can and paddles were found, suggesting they perished en route to Sault Ste. Marie. Both had resigned as managers of New York branch offices due to ill health.
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New York
James Q. Fhtarty
Charles Marcelle
Lake Huron
Henry O. Clews & Co
First National Bank of
Cheboygan
Mich
Hurty
Marcelle
Sault Ste. Marie
Bankers
Germans Stop the Russians in Western Front Invasion
Berlin reports Russian positions penetrated by German armies of Von Hindenburg and Von Linsingen. On the western front the French renew attacks against German lines at Verdun, but all assaults are repulsed.
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Berlin
Wield Marshal von Hindenburg
von Linsingen
War Office
Verdun
Pancho Villa Alive and Negotiating with Carranza
Washington reports Pancho Villa is alive and negotiating with Carranza from Iscalon near Parral. Villa allegedly offers an army of several hundred if Carranza accepts him back with a command in his forces against the United States.
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Washington
Pancho Villa
Columbus
N. M
Carranza
United States
State Department
Villa
I’scalon
Parral
Wilcox Named Chairman of Republican National Committee
William R. Wilcox former New York postmaster and later public service commissioner was appointed chairman of the Republican national committee on Tuesday. He was the choice of Charles E Hughes. Austrians Flee Into Roumania. Ten Austrian officers and 800 soldiers fled into Roumania before the Russian advance in Bukovina and were disarmed by Roumanian authorities on Wednesday afternoon.
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New York
Republican National Committee
William R. Wilcox
Wilcox
Charles E. Hughes
Roumania
Bucharest
Bukovina
Russians Evacuate Chilan Fortified Town
The war office announced that the fortified town of Chilan in Constantinople has been evacuated after Turkish counter-attacks during the Russian offensive drive.
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Turk Town
Constantinople
Chilan
War Office
Shell German Ships Off Belgian Coast
Paris reports three French aero planes armed with war office provided cannons hurled 65 shells at German ships off the Belgian coast on Monday. The action underscores Allied air naval cooperation in the early phase of the conflict.
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Paris
War Office
Belgium
Billy Sunday’s Mother Mrs Mary Stowell Dies in Warsaw
Mrs Mary Jane Stowell mother of evangelist Billy Sunday died at her Warsaw Indiana home of heart disease. She was seventy six. Mr Sunday was with his mother at the time of her death.
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Billy Sunday
Warsaw
Ind
Mary Jane Stowell
Billy Sunday, the Evangelist
Mr. Sunday
Casement Found Guilty of High Treason in Ireland Arrest
London reports Sir Roger Casement was found guilty of high treason by a jury that deliberated fifty minutes. He was arrested in April while attempting to land arms and ammunition in Ireland.
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Casement
London
Sir Roger Casement
High Court of Justice
Sir Roger
Ireland
Spencer legislator dies at son's wedding in Terre Haute
John L. Duncan of Spencer, Indiana state legislator, died suddenly in Terre Haute after attending his son's wedding held in the evening. The death occurred Wednesday after his arrival for the ceremony.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John L. Duncan
Spencer
Aviator Charles Niles Dies After Looping Flight
Oshkosh Wis June 28 Charles Do Anything Niles the aviator who fell here Sunday while looping the loop in a war monoplane died at St Marys hospital of brain hemorrhage from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Charles
Niles
St. Mary's Hospital
Carrariza General Removed in Border Incident
Laredo Texas June 28 General Alfred Ricaut Carranza commander has been relieved for refusing to order his troops to fire on American border crossers. He is replaced by Nafarette and the change follows the border clash.
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Carrariza
Laredo
Tex
Alfred Ricaut
Carranza
Nafarette
First Iowa Infantry Cleared for Mexico Trip
Major Nelson arrives at Camp Dodge to complete medical inspections of the First Iowa Infantry before mobilization. Col. Morgan overrules a delay, signaling a southbound move soon as exams are approved. Artillery battalion also camps, with second infantry to follow.
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Iowa
Mexico
Nelson
South
Morgan
Ridenour
Bitilly
Town National Guard
Camp Dodge
Nas
War Department
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Will Orpet
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WLCOX
G. O. P. Body
State Geological Survey
Econl
Audubon
Shelby
Cass
Union
Adams
Calhoun
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State Board of Control
Woodward
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
Guy HE
H. A. Allen
State Fair Association
Grinnell
State Fair Board
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