Providence Journal exposed German plots in United States
The Providence Journal uncovered German and Austrian plots with two wireless stations listening to Berlin from Sayville and Nantucket. Journal reporters shadowed officials, obtained codes and documents, and alerted the U S State Department leading to Dumba's recall and Bernstorff's exposure.
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Providence Journal
Bernstorff
Berlin
New England
United States
America
John QR. Rathom
Canadian Press Association
Toronto
Toronto Star
I. Phillips Oppenheim
Rathom
Point Judith
Block Island
Boy-Ed
von Papen
Dumba
Sayville
Nantucket
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ratham
State Department
Werner Horne
Vanceboro Bridge
Horne
Journal
Falmouth
Heinrich Albert
Austria
Albert
Germany
Mr. Ratham
Knitting as Church Lure At Carpenters Memorial
Glen Cove New York pastor Rev Dr W H Hughes seeks to boost attendance at Carpenters Memorial M E Church by mandating knitting as a group activity Both men and women must knit and newcomers will be taught If prayer fails the plan aims to aid the U S troops crossing the sea by keeping parishioners engaged through crafts
Gray Whale Legend Echoes From Coast
Gray whales return to the West coast in yearly numbers dating back decades. Once called the devil fish for its fearsome presence, the species drew public attention as sightings persisted along shoreline waters near towns and shipping routes.
Uncle Sam Statue Copy Fight Sparks $50,000 Suit
Chicago. Henry Borzone sues Frederick W. Eichorn for 50000 claiming Eichorn sold statues of Uncle Sam with sleeves rolled up that copy Borzone's design showing Uncle Sam carrying a flag, the only change.
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Chicago
Frederick W. Eichorn
Uncle Sam
Henry Borzone
Borzone
Eicorn
Waste Worth $10,000 in Bloomsburg Pennsylvanian Find
A stranger offered 875 a pound for a long considered worthless waste pile from irridium used in diamond painted fountain pens. The material now supports a munitions industry demand and could exceed $10,000 in value.
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Bloomsburg
Whales Believed Extinct Reappear Off Korea
The text recounts tales of Indians fighting great sea creatures from canoes and how whales, once thought extinct after evading harpoons, were later found abundant off Korea by Roy Chapman Andrews in 1912, a naturalist with the American Museum of Natural History.
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Roy Chapman Andrews
American Museum of Natural History
Korea
Des Moines Camp Dodge to Be Expanded as Heavy Artillery Post
Des Moines reports indicate Camp Dodge will become the largest artillery cantonment in the United States with an expanded complement from 40 000 to 45 000 troops. Weitz & Sons plan 180 barracks though blueprints show 152 with steam heating and a central plant. Barracks extend north into surrounding fields as material rushes in, and 2 500 men may be mobilized soon.
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Des Moines
Kowa
United States
Camp Dodge
Weitz & Sons
Butler
Washington
Weitz
American Commissary Department
Wilkerson Bound Over in Vilissca Burglary Case
In Corning a crowded court heard the Villiscaux murders feud case. Wilkerson waived preliminary hearing and was bound to the grand jury under 1000 dollars bond for allegedly hiring three men to burglarize the F P Jones implement store at Villisca and steal documents. State witnesses included F F Jones and his son Albert, plus three burglars from Atlantic. Wilkerson defended himself with a forty five minute argument.
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Montgomery County
Wilkerson
F. F. Jones
Albert
William Walker
Ed Nave
E. Boller
Atlantic
Exhausted Carrier Pigeon Found in Logan Home
A blue carrier pigeon captured in a Logan corn crib at the home of S. S. Dungan carries a silver band on one leg and an enameled band with gold figures and Xs on the other. One band bears 23 and the other 4344X1916X. Deputy U S Marshal Hendricks of Council Bluffs has been notified amid spy pigeon messaging concerns.
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Logan
Dungan
United States
Hendricks
Council Bluffs
Humeston Suffered Severe Windstorm Damage
A furious windstorm struck Humeston causing extensive damage in minutes. The Burlington roundhouse was demolished while silos barns and house roofs were blown off. Trees and windows were damaged across the city.
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Humeston
Burlington Roundhouse
Potato Crop In Iowa Appears Self-Sufficient
Herbert Hoover was informed by Ames expert Prof. C. L. Fitch that Iowa’s potato crop is the best in years. Fitch said wet weather slowed growth but overall the crop is strong and Iowa may avoid imports until December at the earliest.
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Ames
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Washington
C. L. Fitch
Hoover
Fitch
Farmers Demand Speed Limit Relief In Vinton
Twenty five auto drivers were summoned to appear before Mayor Allen on speeding charges. A delegation of twelve prominent farmers from south of town met with Vinton Commercial Club officers and urged action to relieve the tense situation on city streets.
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Vinton
Allen
Vinton Commercial Club
Woman Dies in Auto Accident Near Mount Pleasant
Mrs. P. J. Hurley wife of a local real estate dealer was killed ten miles south of Mount Pleasant when the car rolled backward on a hill while Hurley changed gears. The vehicle turned over. Hurley was unhurt but the three children received minor injuries. Mrs. Hurley was crushed beneath the overturned car.
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Mount Pleasant
P. J. Hurley
Here
Hurley
Lightning Strikes Iowa City Area Causing Stock Deaths
A severe storm in Johnson county killed cattle and other stock south of Iowa City. The same storm delivered up to two and a half inches of rain in some areas and struck Alderman J. W. Murphy’s residence, causing damage and shocking the family. Crops reported undamaged.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
J. W. Murphy
Wool fetches record high price in Shellsburg area
The sheep shearing season ends with A. I. Erbe of Springdale completing work. Farmers received 60 1 2 cents per pound for wool, the highest price ever paid locally. Over 600 sheep, plus young, are in the vicinity.
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Shellsburg
A. I. Erbe
Springdale
Lightning Kills Bloomfield Man in Des Moines
Robert Slaughter of Bloomfield was struck by lightning and killed instantly in Des Moines after arriving by car and starting toward O. A. Helcker’s home. He was about 24 years old.
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Bloomfield
Des Moines
Robert Slaughter
Slaughter
O. A. Helcker
Car Found Buried Under Abandoned Bridge Near Green Mountain
A stolen car driven at high speed through an obstruction lies in an excavation of an abandoned bridge four miles north of Green Mountain. The vehicle was stolen overnight from W. F. Roundy of Marshalltown.
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Marshalltown
County Bridge
Green Mountain
Iowa Guardsman Drowns Near Camp Robbins
Cedar Rapids Gordon Dryland of Company D Iowa national guard stationed at Sabula drowns while swimming in a pond near Camp Robbins. He becomes exhausted and drowns before aid could reach him. A Coe college junior and active in YMCA circles, he was a popular student.
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Iowa
Woman Burned At Home In Fire From Oil Stove Explosion
Mrs Ida DeBord of Patterson, a telephone agent for the Iowa Telephone Co, was fatally burned at her home when an oil stove exploded and set her dress on fire. She was the wife of the Rock Island passenger agent in town.
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Burnea
Patterson
Ida DeBord
Iowa Telephone Company
Temp Brewers Must Pay in Keokuk Fines
Twenty seven former Keokuk bar proprietors were notified to pay fines from December for maintaining disorderly premises or face jail. Men were given six months to pay fines from 150 to 300 dollars, and failure to pay triggered the notices.
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Temp
Keokuk
Bellevue Dam Repairs Planned To Boost Trade
The Commercial club reports U. S. engineer 8S Edwards will visit Bellevue with a club committee to inspect government dams opposite the city. Repairs aim to make the dams usable during high water, increasing trade from the Illinois side as boats can travel at all water levels.
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Wiii Repaire Federal Dama
Bellevue
Commercial Club
Edwards
U. S
Ilinois
Marshalltown Man Sentenced in Indiana Prison
A Marshalltown man, 80 year old Franklin Paul Carr, was arrested in La Porte Indiana then pleaded guilty and received a 11 to 13 year sentence at the Michigan City prison after lodging a silk dress theft at the Fairview hotel.
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Marshalltown
Indiana
la Porte
Ind
Michigan City
Franklin Paul Carr
Fairview
McCord Sent to Squantum for Aviation Class
Paul McCord eldest son of Mr and Mrs J C McCord of Mount Pleasant receives instructions to report to Squantum Massachusetts to join a new aviation class organized there.
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McCoid
Mount Pleasant
Paul McCord
J. C. McCord
Squantum
Mass
Boy Killed as Car Skids and Overturns near Greenfield
Wayne Wambold a 16 year old, son of Frank Wambold, was instantly killed when the car carrying his family skidded and rolled near Greenfield. Father Frank Wambold was seriously injured, mother bruised with internal injuries, and younger children bruised but not seriously hurt.
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Greenfield
Wayne Wambold
Frank Wambold
Big Price For Farm Near West Liberty
S. B. Stucker sold a West Liberty area farm to George Vanatta for 213 per acre, netting a profit of 207 per acre after 17 years. The tract, on the River to River road east of town, was bought for 6 per acre and is noted for high land and strong crop returns.
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West Liberty
George Vanatta
S. B. Stucker
Stucket
Messenger Returns as State Bank Commissioner in Des Moines
Des Moines reports George H. Messenger has begun duties as state bank commissioner under the new bank commission law. He will operate from the state auditor's office, moving to a basement room soon prepared for the bank department. He sold his Linden bank stake to partners and associates, with L. W. Flack and Park L., Charles G. and P. C. Cockerill, and Mrs. Mary Warrington named among buyers.
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R. T. Puller
Mason City
W. W. Miller
Cedar Rapids
W. C. Redd
Hibtorn
Fred J. Bole
Hancock
Vern R. Martin
Oelwein
H. B. Schlee
Parry
RA F Wilson
Fairfield
Charles A. Mains
Waterloo Loan and Trust Company
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