State Finances in Good Shape as Biennial Ends
Des Moines reports show a general fund balance of 717 825 26 dollars and 232 000 in the institutional fund. Expenditures for the just closed two year period are estimated at 14 million dollars, higher than the prior period, aided by the auto registration fund used for road work with the state as custodian. The institutional fund supports the epileptic colony at Woodward and the women’s reformatory at Rockwell City.
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Des Moines
Q. A. Willis
Institutional
B Board of Control
Willis
State Board of Control
Woodward
Rockwell City
Prominent Pioneer Jurist Dead
Judge Frederick Mott of Winterset a pioneer resident of Madison County and a noted jurist and educator died aged 8? He was born January 14, 1828 in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania and moved to Winterset in 1857. He served in the Civil War as quartermaster and assistant adjutant general in the Thirty-ninth Iowa Infantry. He led as circuit court judge and taught law at the State University and at the University of Des Moines, later Baptist college. He was a leader in the Baptist church and served as president of the Baptist State Convention in 1870 1871 and 1872.
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Winterset
Frederick Mott
Madison County
Judge Mott
Susquehana County
Thirty-ninth Iowa Infantry
The
State University
University of Des Moines
Building boom reshapes Atlantic growth waves
Atlantic advances with new public and private buildings valued at 180000. A 50000 hotel is underway with a 15000 addition near completion, the 30000 city hall excavation started, and 30000 hospital building planned. Numerous residences rise and about two miles of paving will extend the town to twenty miles total.
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Atlantic
Atlantic Hospital Association
Johnson County Pioneer Dead at 92 in Iowa City
Jacob Y. Stover, one of Johnson county’s oldest pioneers, died at his Iowa City home at age 92. He arrived in 1838 with his parents from St. Joseph Indiana, crossed prairie trails by ox team, and joined young men heading to California in 1849 before returning to Iowa City after three prosperous years.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Jacob Y. Stover
Mr. Stover
Prairies
St. Joseph
Ind
California
Plains
County Attorneys Elect Officers At Iowa Convention
At the closing session of the Iowa county attorneys convention in Dubuque, officials elected include President J. Wenner of Waterloo and Vice President H. G. Lyman of Grinnell. Secretary-treasurer C. E. Swanson of Council Bluffs also chosen. district judges re elected include President Judge J. W. Springer of New Hampton and Secretary-treasurer Judge E. B. Fry of Boone.
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Dubuque
Iowa
J. Wenner
Waterloo
H. G. Ly
Grinnell
C. E. Swanson
Council Bluffs
J.W. Springer
New Hampton
E. 3B
Fry
Boone
Hampton Township Faces Second Bond Election for Schools
A technical error in the previous vote requires a new election in Morgan township Franklin county on a $14,000 bond issue for new schoolhouses. The district had earlier sparked attention for planning nine houses at roughly $1,500 each rather than adopting consolidation common in the county.
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Hampton
Morgan Township
Franklin County
Slackers Remain In Guard Duty At Camp Dodge
Colonel Morgan declares slackers in the national guard must stay in service and be deployed anywhere in the United States. If sent to the Mexican border troops will perform camp duty and be kept in federal muster. An artillery officer had requested transport home for several slackers.
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Camp Dodge
National Guard
United States
Morgan
Waterloo Jail Empties As Two Prisoners Walk Free
For the first time in years the Waterloo County jail released two prisoners whose terms expired. Sheriff D B Henderson opened the doors and left the gates ajar hoping for a long vacation. Arrests for drunkenness declined since the saloons closed December 31 and overall crime dropped. The city jail has also been largely empty.
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Waterloo
Jess
D. B. Henderson
Mexican Trouble May End Camp Dodge Seeks Settlement
Word from Camp Dodge hints at a friendly settlement of border disputes with Mexico. General H A Allen refuses to comment, saying troops must follow war department orders. Adjutant General Logan hopes for a state friendly outcome but will await Mexico’s stated good faith before opinion.
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Camp Dodge
H. A. Allen
Mexico
War Department
Logan
Iowa
United States
Frees Married Men From Guard Service to Return Home
Washington reports that five thousand former regulars will replace militiamen who have dependent families and wish to return home. Secretary Baker orders discharge with honor for guardsmen with dependents and calls up 4,000 to 5,000 regulars to fill new regiments under the National Defense Act. The move aims to relieve destitution among families while maintaining border defense.
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Washington
National Guard
Baker
War Department
Army Department
Regular Army
National Defense Act
Scott
Endowment Campaign Success at Iowa Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant leaders and the Mount Pleasant Commercial club raised 500000 for Iowa Wesleyan College in a record educational drive. The local club boosted its pledge by 50000 to ensure victory, signaling the school’s rise as a dominant educational institution in southeastern Iowa.
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Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Commercial Club
Iowa Wesleyan
West
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Oskaloosa Opens Campaign for Penn College Fund
Citizens of Oskaloosa subscribe nearly a quarter of the 400 000 goal to replace Penn college buildings destroyed by fire. James A. Devitt presided at the banquet before a speaking program attended by about 1 000 residents and visitors. Speakers included Attorney General George Cosson E T Meredith W L Harding E R Harlan Penn college president D M Edwards Eugene Chapin and Virgil Renshaw.
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Oskaloosa
Penn College
James A. Devitt
George Cosson
E. T. Meredith
W. L. Harding
E. R. Harlan
D. M. Edwards
Eugene Chapin
Virgil Renshaw
Mansfield Released On Bond
William Mansfield, arrested in Kansas City Kansas, in connection with the Villiscaux murders, is released on $5000 bond by order of Wyandotte County district court. His attorney said the case was called twice without adequate proof of charges by Iowa authorities seeking Mansfield’s return for trial.
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Mansfield
Red Oak
William Mansfield
Kansas City
Kan
Liberty
Wyandotte County
Iowa
Victim of Clever Swindler in Ft Madison
H J Marshall former second hand store proprietor traded his business for land receiving deeds and abstracts. Within a week new owners sold the business and Marshall found only papers. he estimates loss about 1200 dollars. Swindler left for parts unknown.
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Ft. Madison
H. J. Marshall
Marshall
Electrify Railroad to Reach Webster City by Fall
Webster City officials and Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Interurban Company executives, led by Chief Clerk Samuel Dime and Manager Crooks, announced plans to electrify the line. A crew of thirty will arrive within a month to lay track and perform construction, with new coaches and box cars ordered from Michigan Southern shops.
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Webster City
Samuel Dime
Crooks
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Interurban Company
Michigan Southern
New Post Office Building Planned in Grinnell
The Grinnell government building contract is let with a cost of $50 500 excluding furnishings. Construction must be completed within fourteen months.
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Grinnell
Mile of Cement Paving Let in Traer at $1.74 C yd
The Traer paving contract covers one mile of cement road at 1.74 dollars per cubic yard with an estimated total cost around 33,300 dollars. A separate 4,500 foot sewer project was let at 3,786 dollars.
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Traer
Camp Dodge Economy Seen in Camp Improvements
Indications of the camp program show Guardsmen building kitchens for the Second and Third regiments and constructing an entertainment stage and pavilion. An officer notes the new kitchens save labor and reduce costs while providing meals and leisure facilities.
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Camp Dodge
Government Aids Soil Surveys In Iowa Counties
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station cooperates with the U S Department of Agriculture on soil surveys of Mitchell and Ringgold counties with W E Tharp in charge of Mitchell and E C Hall in charge of Ringgold. A similar Clay county survey is planned soon.
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Ames
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
United States Department of Agriculture
Mitchell
Ringgold
W. E. Tharp
Federal Department
Mitchell Survey
Agricultural Experiment Station
E. C. Haljl
Clay County
Lloyd George named Secretary of War after Kitchener death
London July 8 David Lloyd George, minister of munitions, is appointed secretary of state for war succeeding the late Lord Kitchener, who drowned when a cruiser carrying him to Russia was sunk. Sir Edward Grey is raised to the peerage. Lloyd George had been minister of munitions since May 1915 after criticism over ammunition supplies. he previously served seven years as chancellor of the exchequer.
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London
David Lloyd George
Lorditchener
Russia
Edward Grey
Lloyd George
Lord Kitchener
Will Orpet Defense Reframes Death as Cyanide Case
In Waukegan Illinois on July 8 the defense for Will Orpet challenged the murder charge against Marian Lambert. Evidence showed the poison used was sodium cyanide while two state experts argued potassium cyanide caused the death. Dr. William O Krohn suggested Marian’s death stemmed from personal crisis and hysteria.
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Waukegan
wWill Orpet
Marian Lambert
William O. Krohn
Marian
Aley Named President of National Educational Association
New York July 8 Dr. Robert J. Aley president of the University of Maine was unanimously named as the next president of the National Educational Association by the nominating committee.
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Society
R. J. Aley
New York
Robert J. Aley
University of Maine
National Educational Association
Water rights dispute turns fatal in Durango double murder
In Durango Colorado on July 8 Henry Ludwig shot and killed Abner Lowell and his eighteen year old son Hugh during a water rights quarrel. Ludwig also wounded another son and then killed himself.
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Durango
Colo
Henry Ludwig
Abner Lowell
Hugh
Rob Kansas Bank Heist Ends With Gun Battle
Three men in an automobile robbed St. Marys Bank on July 7 of 2400 dollars. A gun battle with pursuing citizens left four civilians wounded before the robbers escaped.
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Kansas Bank
St. Mary’s Bank
British seize United States mail bags at Kirkwall
Official report states 948 bags of first class mail were seized by British authorities at Kirkwall from the American liner United States. The vessel was en route from New York to Copenhagen when interception occurred.
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Berlin
Kirkwall
United States
New York
Copenhagen
Hetty Green Dies Wealthy Financier Who Lived Frugally
Hetty Green, reputedly the world’s richest woman with an estimated fortune near 100 million dollars, died at eighty one after strokes of paralysis. She spent years in poverty while maintaining a grand home in Bellows Falls Vermont and was known for frugal living, shunning comforts to amass wealth.
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New York
Hetty Green
Col
Edward H. R. Green
Bellows Falls
Green
Going to Canada Made Simple for American Tourists
Canadian government clarifies that there is no general conscription for visitors and that Americans may travel freely to Canada. Only British-born subjects in England face conscription. Canada recruits natives and naturalized Canadians. US tourists face no travel hurdles beyond standard customs checks and may not need passports.
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Ottawa
Canada
Europe
England
United States
Steamer Ryndam Hits Rock Off Kirkwall
The steamship Ryndam of the Holland American line arrived at Rotterdam with a hole in her forepeak after striking a rock near Kirkwall in dense fog while proceeding slowly from New York via Falmouth. Bill Posters Association dissolved in Chicago as Judge Landis issues the decree ending the Associated Bill Posters and Distributors of the United States and Canada.
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Kirkwall
Rotterdam
Holland
Holland-American Line
Ryndam
New York
Falmouth
Bill Posters’ Association
Chicago
Earthquake Kills Nearly 300 in Sicily Mines
A Rome dispatch reports a violent earthquake at Caltanissetta Sicily killing nearly 300 people. Victims were believed to be workers in three sulphur mines.
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London
Caltanissetta
Sicily
Rome
German Americans Will Aid Convention Resolution
The state convention of the German American Alliance closed in Buffalo New York with a resolution stating members offer their lives in service to the nation during the Mexican crisis.
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Buffalo
Fire destroys four story Moose building in Dubuque
A large blaze gutted the four story building purchased by the Moose lodge in Dubuque for a home and lodge rooms. The loss is about 25000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Dubuque
Dubuque, Ill
Moose Lodge
Lloyd George outlines provisional home rule for Ireland
London July 7 The plan centers on converting 78 English Commons seats for 26 Irish counties into an Irish house of commons while 76 of the transferred members are Nationalists or Independents and two Unionists Sir Edward Carson and J H Campbell consent to sit in the home rule parliament.
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London
Lloyd- George
Ireland
Irish Commons
Irish Senate
Senate
Dillon Knocks Out Flynn In Fourth Round Fight
Indiana heavyweight Jack Dillon stopped Colorado fireman Jim Flynn in the fourth round of a 15 round bout. Flynn was floored three times in the fourth, taking nine counts on two knockdowns, and failed to defend as a short right sent him down for the third time.
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Dewey
Okla
Jack Dillon
Indiana
Jim Flynn
Colorado
Flynn
Ed Cochrane
East
Chicago
Ind
Johnny Dundee
Ever Hammer
Petrograd reports torpedo boats sink 54 enemy ships
Official statement from Petrograd says Russian torpedo boats destroyed 54 enemy sailing vessels in the Black sea near the Anatolian coast on June 29. Saloniki reports patrols renewed toward Loumnitza and French planes bombarding Fort Ruppel. In Eau Claire, Mayor King resigns over a municipal saloon project with Alderman Sleghorst expected to resign.
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Petrograd
Black Sea
Anatolian
Saloniki
Loumnitza
Ruppel
Strumnitz
Eau Claire
Wis
C. G. King
Altoona
Slegethorst
Breslau Sinks Vessel in Turkish Service Action
Dispatches from Sotehy report the former German cruiser Breslau now the Midulla torpedoed a Turkish supplies transport and sank a sailing vessel during an operational action.
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Breslau
London
Sotehy
Fire in Downtown Pittsburgh Costs $200,000
A blaze in the downtown business district of Pittsburgh caused $200,000 in losses destroying several small buildings including a theater storehouse. Fire crews battled the flames in the July 8 incident.
Italians Capture Peaks in Italy War Advance
The war office announced new Italian successes as troops occupy the summit of Monte Corno northwest of Pasubio and capture the crest of Monte Sellugio.
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Rome
War Office
Monte Corno
Pasublo
Monte Sellugio
Kaiser Loses Half Million in Last Month War Losses
Paris dispatch reports German and Austro Hungarian casualties total about 500000 in the last month. The Mahn notes Russian forces captured 282300 unwounded prisoners, reflecting heavy action on the front.
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Kaiser
Paris
Mafin
Carranza pledges to avoid new incidents amid war talk end
Washington notes cabinet plans frame U.S. reply to Carranza note. The United States may withdraw troops from Mexico and push for elections, mediation, or direct talks, while recalling militia and clarifying guard status. Carranza admits frontier insecurity prompts U.S. concern. Copy sent to President Wilson.
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Washington
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Revina
Aguilar
General Carranza
Poison Experts Clash Over Form of Cyanide in Orpet Trial
In Waukegan on July 7, attorneys debated whether Marion Lambert died from powdered or liquid cyanide. Defense expert Dr. John W. Wesener testified for powder cyanide, while Dr. Ralph Webster supported liquid cyanide. The state aims to produce Celestia Yonker on the stand, with prosecutors signaling possible use of Yonker letters.
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Waukegan, II
Marion Lambert
John W. Wesener
Ralph Webster
Celestia Yonker
Joslyn
Yonker
Miss Yonker
Fire in downtown Pittsburgh costs $200,000
A downtown Pittsburgh fire early today destroyed several small buildings in the business district with a total loss of 200000 dollars. The blaze damaged a theatre and a storehouse among other structures.
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Pittsburgh
Millionaires Go to the Front for Air Front
New York July 7 Squadron 4A New York's millionaire cavalry organization has been in camp at Cortlandt Park and left today for the Air.
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New York
York
Millionaire Cavalry Organation
An Cortland Park
Azorean youths seek U.S. university aid and costs
Young men and women of the Azores look to the United States for university training and wonder about costs and chances of earning a living here.
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United States
Azores
Habit That Always Pays Printers Ink Ad Quote
A brief advertising note proclaims that the habit of advertising pays, likening it to steady winnings. The line frames advertising as a constant success, contrasting it with gambling by emphasizing persistent returns.
British Seize 1,000 Yards in New Somme Offensive
The British announced the capture of a German trench about 1,000 yards east of La Boisselle in the Somme. British forces resumed offensive east of Albert while Germans launched heavy attacks near Ancre and Thiepval. fighting raged along the front with gains near Ovillers Contalmaison La Boisselle and near Thiepval.
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London
England
la Boisselle
Somme
Albert
Ancre
Ovillers
Contalmaison
Thiepval
Fricourt
Montauban
Bernaffay
Loos Salient
Hulluch
Auchy
May Bar Arms to Rebels in Latin America
The FBI weighs an embargo on munitions to nonrecognized governments in Latin American nations. The move aims to curb insurgent forces in Central and South America by halting arms shipments, with officials noting likely favorable views from dominant parties and a goal to stabilize regional governments.
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South America
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Central
Marines Patrol Santiago After Unopposed Entry
Naval officials say American marines under Col. Joseph H. Pendleton entered Santiago Santo Domingo without opposition and are patrolling the city. President Wilson confirms dismissal sentence for First Lieut. John S. McCleery of the infantry for embezzlement, imposed by a Fort Leavenworth court martial.
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Washington
Col
Joseph H. Pendleton
Santiago
Santo Domingo
Wilson
John S. McCleery
Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
McCleery
Pedestrian's Error Captures Car Miscommunication
A Buffalo Express report describes a man in goggles pulling a victim from under a front axle after a horn sounded. The victim admits hearing the horn but misreads the situation, thinking the driver was joking.
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Buffalo Express
Distilled Water Supplied to Soldiers by Wagon Mounted Apparatus
Distilled water is supplied to the men in the United States army. An ingenious sterilizing and distilling apparatus is mounted on an army wagon and carried wherever the troops go.
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United States
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Dillon
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Dundee
State Department
White House
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Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Mexico City
Meuse
France
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Chenois
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Mezieres
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