Iowa Troops Brace for Border Move at Camp Dodge
At Camp Dodge Iowa National Guard commanders inventory equipment and ready hospitals kitchens and field gear for possible mobilization to the Mexican border. Six new infantry recruits arrive and a Waterloo auto truck aids camp logistics amid measles cases and a fatal grade crossing crash near Des Moines killing three women and injuring a man.
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Camp Dodge
Iowa National Guard
Morgan
War Department
Alen
Waterloo
Hospital Corps
Dr. D. W. Edgar Dies While Driving in Ames
Dr. D. W. Edgar, longtime Ames resident and prominent figure, collapsed at the Iowa State College campus while driving his automobile. Onlookers reported the car slowed and stopped, and his head fell back as his foot slipped off the clutch causing the transmission to disengage. The death was attributed to heart failure.
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Ames
D. W. Edgar
Iowa State College
Dr. Edgar
Centenarian Alonzo Franklin Dies at 104 in Algona
Alonzo Franklin, the 104 year old resident of Algona, Kossuth county, died at his home. Born May 2 1812 in New York State, he retained his faculties to the end. He leaves a son in Creston and two sons in New York. his wife died two years ago.
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Algona
Alonzo
Franklin
Kossuth County
New York State
Creston
Ft. Dodge Rates Cut by Fire Insurance Bureau
A Des Moines inspector will recommend a better rating after examining Ft. Dodge water system fire limits and new fire apparatus, with lower rates expected to save property owners thousands annually.
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Ft. Dodge
Bureau of Insurance Inspector
Des Moines
Rooster Awakens Farmers as Fire Ravages Home
Near Pleasantville Clayton and Oliver Frush escaped a blaze that destroyed their hennery and house four miles from Pleasantville. The crowing rooster and a dozen hens alerted the men, waking them before the kitchen collapsed and they fled with few belongings.
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Pleasantville
Clayton
Oliver Frush
Frush
Apple Crop in Iowa Seen 30 Percent Smaller in 1916
Des Moines reports from state horticulturist Wesley Green indicate the 1916 apple harvest will fall about 30 percent short of 1915. July 1 crop conditions show summer apples 42 percent, fall 44, winter 46, pears 26, American plums 47, domestica plums 26, Japanese plums 20, cherries 35, grapes 65, red raspberries 9, black raspberries 72, blackberries 77, currants 82, gooseberries 69 of a full crop.
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Des Moines
Wesley Green
Shorticulturist
Iowa
Iowa Leads Nation in Auto Registration and Cars per Person
A 1915 report from the Office of Public Roads shows Iowa with 145 5000 motor cars and one car per sixteen people, the highest per population ratio. Iowa ranks fourth in total license revenue at 1 533 054 dollars, with California New York and Pennsylvania higher in revenue. nationwide 2 445 644 vehicles paid 18 345 713 dollars in licenses.
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Des Moines
Iowa
States of the Union
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Office’ of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
United States
Alabama
Oskaloosa Starts Campaign for Penn College Fund
One fourth of the $400000 goal to rebuild Penn college after the fire was raised by Oskaloosa citizens at the inaugural campaign meeting. James A. Devitt led a banquet before a program with about 1000 attendees. Speakers included Attorney General George Cosson BE T Mere dith W L Harding E R Harlan D M Edwards Eugene Chapin and Virgil Renshaw.
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Oskaloosa
Penn College
James A. Devitt
George Cosson
T. Meredith
W. L. Harding
E. R. Harlan
D.M. Edwards
Eugene Chapin
Virgil Renshaw
Travel Rations for Towa Boys Heading to Mexican Border
Travel rations for Towa troops bound for the Mexican border at Camp Dodge include 950 pounds of jam for five days at 10 cents a pound costing 95 dollars. The five day travel contract totals about 8,000 dollars. Rations include 3,000 pounds beans 6,000 pounds canned tomatoes 840 pounds coffee 375 pounds evaporated milk 3800 pounds onions 9,000 pounds canned meat at 25 cents a pound 5,000 loaves soft bread and 00 pounds hard bread.
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Camp Dodge
Towa
Uncle Sam
Pay for Iowa Troops at Camp Dodge
Iowa troops will receive their first pay on July 20 for the last ten days of June. Each enlisted man will average $5.50, with Major Lambert named paymaster. Pay will be in cash, escorted from Des Moines to Camp Dodge. soldiers say they need the money badly and will guard the cash transport.
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Iowa
Camp
Dodge
Lambert
Des Moines
Iowa Infantile Paralysis Deaths by Month 1915
Iowa records from the state board of health show sixteen deaths from infantile paralysis in 1914. The 1915 monthly tally lists January one, April four, May three, June one, August two, September eight, October two, November one.
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Iowa
Des Moines
The
State Board of Health
Gorn Doing Fine Ames Iowa Corn Strong After Warm Weather
Iowa corn is normal in size and healthy after favorable growing conditions in recent weeks according to the Iowa Weather and Crop Service bulletin issued recently.
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Gorn
Ames
Iowa
The
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Pioneer Woman Lawyer Mary A Terrell Sanders Dies
Iowa City widow Mary A Terrell Sanders one of Iowa's first women lawyers died of heart failure. She was married to Euclid Sanders president of the Iowa City State Bank and graduated from the university law school in 1877.
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Iowa City
Mary A. Terrell Sanders
Iowa
Pres. Euclid Sanders
Iowa City State Bank
The
University Law School
Y M C A Camp Prosperity Report from Spirit Lake
The state boys department of the Y M C A reports a prosperous year at Camp Foster on East Okoboji. Harry Goodrich leads the boys department in charge.
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Spirit Lake
State Boys’ Department
Camp Foster
East Okoboji
Harry Goodrich
Attorney John McKinnon Dies After Heroic Rescue
Mount Pleasant reports John McKinnon a well known attorney drowned in New York City after saving a young woman from drowning. The Iowa Wesleyan alumnus, ten years graduated, practiced law in New York and worked for the Rockefeller interests.
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Lowan
Mount Pleasant
John McKinnon
New York City
McKinnon
Iowa Wesleyan
John D. Rockefeller
Largest Mill to Rise in Keokuk for Walnut Lumber
The old Taber lumber mill in Keokuk will reopen as the largest hardwood mill in the United States. Walnut will be used exclusively with Town Walnut mills, incorporated, reopening the former white pine mill along the river. Initial production targets run lumber for southern markets, with gun stock orders possible after kilns and scroll saws are added.
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U. S. Keokuk
Keokuk
Taber
Town Walnut Mills, Incorporated
Departure of regiments for the Mexican border
Pathetic scenes mark the departure as regiments leave amid smiles cheers and waving flags. Once entrained mothers sisters and sweethearts break down and weep, highlighting the emotional toll of mobilization.
Miss Gladys Receives Six Gold-Headed Umbrellas
The Signs notes Gladys on her birthday with six gold-headed umbrellas as gifts. It adds she must be a reigning belle.
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Gladys
The Way of It: Bill Seeks Quick Cash
A fragment notes Bill arrives only briefly to borrow money, then faces a fragile, touch and go situation. The line hints at urgency and uncertainty surrounding his visit and financial prospects.
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Bill
The Hopeless Task of Explaining Baseball to His Wife
A comic exchange shows Becker recalling a failed attempt to explain the Mexican situation to his wife. She ends up thinking the man on first base is chasing Villa, highlighting a muddled grasp of current events through a humorous lens.
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Becker
Villa
Fashion’s Way in Society Dining Habits
Fashion's Way notes women feed their dogs at restaurant tables while children remain in separate rooms. The exchange suggests evolving social norms around public dining and child seating.
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Patrice
Notable Early 20th Century Industrial Snapshots
China imports almost 200 million gallons of kerosene yearly. Salt can absorb air spots on clothing. Austria showcased paper products as cold protection and textile substitutes. Compressed air cleans dynamos and delicate machinery, yielding better results than handwork. Quartz glass now produced domestically, using Nebraska sand. Swiss law protects rare plants. possession of illegally collected specimens is a penalty. A Massachusetts inventor patents a tool to hold a wall in hard to reach places until driven.
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China
Austria
Germany
Nebraska
Switzerland
Massachusetts
Law Favors Releasing Bootlegger Punishments
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court invalidates jail terms for liquor injunction violations under the new law, reinstating pre existing contempt rules. Five inmates currently in the town penitentiary for such injunctions may be affected and Mika Flanagan of Sioux City is central to the ruling.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Planagan
High Court
Wanagan
Woodbury County
Wapallo
Supreme Court
Murphy
Continental Insurance Company
Halted Decis ion to Trust Christ In Salvation
Readers facing conviction of sin hesitate to confess Jesus as Lord and Redeemer. The article lists obstacles like hypocrites in church, cost of following Christ, fear of failing, and delaying due to seeking felt assurance rather than God’s record of eternal life in his Son. It warns against waiting for a convenient season and urges immediate faith.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Augustine
Fife
Ielix
Paul
Daily Living and the Shape of Our Character
A brief reflection on daily habits shaping future character. It urges choosing patience gentleness truth love over impatience harshness falsehood and selfishness. By aiming upward walking erect and feeding the soul from life’s tree, one grows toward spirituality and heaven.
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J. R. Miller
Temptation Resisted Strengthens Resolve Against Temptation
Quote emphasizes that resisting every temptation weakens the devil and makes future temptations easier to conquer, portraying steadfast self-control as a defense against evil. The message frames restraint as power, enabling ongoing moral victory.
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International Bridge
Rio Grande
el Paso
Juarez
National Guard
United States Army
I. Duran
U. S
Mexico
Clarke
W. 8S. Withrow
Town Supreme Court
Atatea Board of Parole
PF. WM. Mavillo
Storm Lake
Withrow
Towa Supreme Court
Adj
Guy EK. Logan
Adjutant General
Washington
Iowa Animal Health Commission
State House
J. Gibson
State Executive Council
Interurbans
Kepford
A. E. Kepford
State Board of Control
James M. Gray
D.D
Mandy Diblo Institute of Chicago
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