Iowa Cavalry and Artillery to Move to Mexican Border
Orders received indicate that Iowa First Cavalry and three artillery batteries at Camp Dodge will move to the Mexican border as soon as the regiment can be recruited to full strength. Thirty five men are needed. recruiting posts were set in Fort Dodge Davenport Tama Toledo and Belle Plaine. Troops will travel without fitted horses and receive acclimated stock at the border.
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Camp Dodge
Iowa
Chicago
Washington
Mills
Barry
Fort Dodge
Davenport
Tama
Toledo
Belle Plaine
Cavalry
Hunter
Allen
Cler k released on bonds in bank defalcation case
Clarinda. Guy Brent, bookkeeper at the Clarinda Trust and Savings Bank for four years until Vice President H. R. Spry died by his own hand, was released on 2500 bonds after a preliminary hearing. State witnesses Galloway and Finley testified to defalcations and shortages in cash accounts over several years and Brent's salary increases despite growing concerns. Finley said he acted as sleuth and showed officers Brent paid personal laundry costs from bank funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Guy Brent
Clarinda Trust and Savings ‘Bank
H. R. Spry
Brent
A. F. Galloway
Leslie E. Finley
Finley
State seeks dam height ruling in Anamosa flood case
The state board of control urges joining T E Watters in appealing Iowa Electric and Oxford Junction Light and Power over maintaining a Wapsipinicon dam at Anamosa high enough to flood state land. A May 191? decree required dam owners to limit height to fourteen inches, but flooding continues. Assistant attorney general C A Robbins handles the case for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
State Board of Control
T. E. Watters
Iowa Electric Company
Oxford Junction Light and Power Company
Wapsipinicon River
John T. Moffitt
Tipton
C. A. Robbins
Expose New Swindle in Glenwood Farm ers State Bank Case
Imposter telephoned from Omaha to the Farmers State Bank of Silver City posing as R. E. Long and claiming arrest for speeding. Assistant cashier Lena Bada investigated, found Mr. Long at home, and did not send money. Authorities moved to apprehend the swindler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Omaha
Farmers State Bank of
Silver City
R. E. Long
Lena Bada
Long
Plan Cow Testing Exhibit at the 1916 State Fair
Des Moines will host a novel cow testing exhibit as a major educational feature. Secretary A. R. Corey announced a large tent display with ten cows from Iowa cow testing associations. Each cow will show a graphic demonstration comparing butter fat production to food consumption.
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Ames
Des Moines
A. R. Corey
Iowa
Would Raise Cavalry Troop Under Hay Chamberlain Act
C J Freeman from the secretary of state automobile department will seek Governor Clarke s permission to form two cavalry troops under the Hay Chamberlain act Each troop would have sixty five men all veterans of the regular army Freeman served six years in the army three years with Sixth Cavalry s Company F and three years with Company K
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Freeman
Automobile Department
Secretary of State’s Office
Clarke
Freeman
Sixth Cavalry
Iowa Roads and Bridges Spend Big in 1915
Iowa reports show 1915 road and bridge expenditures totaling 13.53 million dollars. Bridges received 6.63 million, with 4.08 million on permanent structures, while roads used 3.40 million for country routes and 8.5 million for township roads. Average costs per mile and progress on grading and drag operations are noted along with calls for competent supervision. Voters’ law extends to soldiers on duty, and Camp Dodge receives the second clothing shipment for the Iowa National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Jona
Union
Verdun battle tale of Caures wood brave Driant
An officer recounts the Caures wood fighting in Verdun. Lieutenant Colonel Driant stayed behind to cover retreat as shells rained and the assault intensified, later disappearing with his men as the German attack widened.
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Paris
Verdun
Caures Wood
Chasseurs
Driant
Haumont
Caures
Candy for Young Thieves
Mrs R Smith reported a horse and buggy stolen from North Seventh street in Richmond Indiana. Boston marshal captured two youngsters Jesse Smelser age five and Jack Smelser age three driving the buggy south to Boston. Chief Goodwin bought them candy and returned them to their parents who were searching.
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Richmond
Ind
R. Smith
North Seventh Street
Tive
Boston
Chief Goodwin
Jesse Smelser
Jack Smelser
Jesse
Goodwin
Graduate Considers Haberdashery After Socks Gift
Kenton C Floyd Lyman, member of the Kenton graduating class, contemplates starting a haberdashery after receiving 50 pairs of socks as graduation gifts.
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Kenton, C
Floyd Lyman
Kenton
Army grows its own potatoes in effort to ease shortages
The War Office dispatches instructions to commands as the army begins growing potatoes. With military needs high and civilian supplies reduced, prewar potato prices have nearly doubled. Surrey camps start seed potato planting between huts, with men assigned to digging and spare-time help, while Yorkshire camps already began cultivation and further vegetable growing guidance is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Surrey
Yorkshire
Duty and pity clash in Boquillas raid tale from Mar thon
American Cavalry Sergeant L Sturm Wald of Troop A recounts guiding Mexican prisoners Lieut. Col. Alvarez and Manuel Torres from the Rio Grande to Marathon. He describes the boy Torres begging to be shot rather than hanged, and the moral struggle between mercy and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon
Tex
L Sturmwald
Fourteenth Cavalry
Alvarez
Manuel Torres
Boquillas
Rio Grande
McKinney Springs
Torres
Sacramento
Alvaren
Gringo Land
Apain
Farm resident uses handsaw to kill three wolf cubs
Byron Dolan of a farm five miles from Aitken Minnesota roused a wolf from its den with a handsaw as his sole tool. He killed three cubs and captured the fourth, planning to try to tame the animal.
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Aitken
Minn
Byron Dolan
Woman Chokes Rats in Chick Feed Barrel
Mrs T. Garvey of Atchison Kansas killed six full grown rats found in a barrel of chick feed. A canvas covering with a small hole allowed the rats to emerge, and she seized them by the neck and choked them to death one by one.
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Atchison, Kon
T. 2. Garvey
Australia Holds One Sixth Of World Sheep Herd
Australia accounts for about one sixth of the global sheep population. The statistic highlights the country’s dominant role in wool production and livestock farming.
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Austraia
World
Russians Claim Gains on Front as Slavs Check Offensive
Berlin and Vienna reports say Slav forces checked the Russian advance with significant prisoner gains across June. An official war office statement notes rail line disruption near Lemberg and heavy engagements along the Dniester and Styr fronts, with numerous Russian officers and men captured.
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Kolomen
Delatyn
Sudgadka
Lower Styr
Styr
Stokhod
Lower Lipa
Kolki
Zaturze
Volin Sadoyska
Schkline
Lower
Lipa
Peremel
Gulf of Riga
Vienna
London
Whereben
Berlin
Hne
Pripet
Monterey Arrives Safe with 261 Refugees from Vera Cruz
The steamer Monterey reached Havana from Vera Cruz with 261 passengers, mostly American refugees. Officials reported the vessel was struck by a hurricane near the Cuban coast but sustained no damage. Passengers said conditions in Mexico were quiet as they departed and that Americans remained in the country.
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Havana
Monterey
Vera Cruz
Mexico
U S Ship Sinks In Collision Off Dover
The American steamship Jacob Lueckenbach sank after a collision with an unidentified vessel off Dover. All 31 crew members were rescued. The ship, 822 feet long and 2 798 tons gross, built in 1881 in Sunderland, arrived at Queenstown on June 27 from San Francisco.
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Dover
England
Jacob Lueckenbach
Jacob Luckenbach
Queenstown
San Francisco
Sunderland
New York
Admiral Winslow to Quit Navy on July 29
Washington July 7. Orders issued by the navy department announce retirement for Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow, commander of the Pacific fleet, on July 29 when he reaches the mandatory age limit.
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Pacific Fleet
Washington
Cameron McRae Winslow
Navy Department
Four Drown In Kentucky River Near Frankfort
Four youths, two girls and two men, drowned when a boat capsized on the Kentucky river at Frankfort on July 7. Names listed: Frances Camp, Ann Embry, Carrol Dale, Eugene Bushignant.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Frances Camp
Ann Embry
Carrol Dale
Eugene Bushignant
Bandit Holds Up Four Stages in Yosemite Valley Robbery
A lone bandit stopped four stages at Wawona near Yosemite Valley and robbed 28 passengers of 100 dollars in cash and assorted jewelry. The incident occurred July 27 in Cal. authorities investigate the holdup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yosemite Valley
Cal
Wawona
Yosemite Valley National Park
Record Lynchings Drop in First Half of Year
Tuskegee Institute records show 25 lynchings in the United States during the first six months of this year versus 84 in the same period last year, highlighting a sharp decline in such violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
United States
U.S. Buys More Diamonds In Fiscal Year
New York reports diamonds and other precious stones imported for the government fiscal year ending June 30 totaling 44,887,820 dollars. The 1916 figures show a gain of approximately 30 million dollars in revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
Lord Jesus as Savior and Lord in Believer Life
The piece explores the meaning of the term Lord Jesus, arguing Jesus saves from sin, Satan, and death, and that his lordship must govern body, mind, affections, will, time, influence, and possessions for a Christian life. It emphasizes supreme lordship and obedience in all aspects of life.
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Lord Jesus
God
Savior
Son of God
Jesus
Satan
Lfe
Ag Wayl
Jesus Christ
The Still Small Voice Quote by John Burroughs
An excerpt from John Burroughs extols the still small voice as a potent force. It argues that strength lies in calm meditative moments over noise and materialism, emphasizing the value of restraint in speech and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
Proper Use of Riches Trust and Happiness
Quote from William C. Schaeffer on wealth as a divine trust. It urges using riches for God and others without letting money define happiness or control life.
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Clarinda Bank
Harry E.stampson
Southland
Iowa National Guard
Iowa Guard
First Cavalry
West Branch
R. P. Howell
Iowa Supreme Court
Murphy
Continental Insurance Company
State Dairy and Food Commission
W. L. Barney
Missouri
W. Brookhart
Iowa Brigade
Colonel Driant
Renouard
Vincent
Hamel
Portugal
Duchess de Vizen
Anita Stewart
Portugual
Rhinelander Stewart
ARMY
Petrograd
Lemberg
Hungary
Admiral Winslow
the Lord
Willam C. Shaeffer
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