Kaiser Declares No Retreat From Note To Germany
Washington notes published July 21 1915 in full detail the United States response to Germany over submarine warfare. It condemns acts violating neutral rights and calls for adherence to international law while urging disavowal of the Lusitania sinking and protection of American lives. The note stresses continued demand for free seas and neutral protections amid wartime constraints.
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Germany
Foreign Office
Berlin
Gerard
Ambassador Gerard
Department of State
Washington, D. C
United States
High Seas
Great Britain
Lusitania
Lansing
City Attorney General to Address Cerro Gordo Graduates
Cos Bon will speak at Cerro Gordo county eight grade graduation exercises directed by Superintendent Benson. The event takes place in a large tent at the North Iowa fair on August 17.
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Mason ‘City
Cos Bon
Cerro Gordo County
Benson
North Iowa Fair
Furnace Plant Burned at Interstate Manufacturing
Fire destroyed the Interstate Manufacturing plant in Oskainosa, makers of the Marvel furnace, causing about 40000 dollars in losses. The plant will be rebuilt immediately.
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Oskainosa
Interstate Manufacturing
Marvel
Resignation Declared by Linn County Representative
Cedar Rapids reports Linn county legislator Justin Barry resigns from the Iowa House to relocate to Cherokee. Barry states his Walker News interests have been transferred to C. O. Barry.
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Cedar Rapids
Justin Barry
Linn County
Iowa
Cherokee
Walker News
C. O. Barry
Institute Ended After Three Day United Brethren Sessions
The Sunday school and Christian Endeavor institute at the United Brethren church closed here after three sessions daily for three days.
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Chanton
Christian Endeavor Institute
United Brethren Church
Kidnappers Beaten In Dramatic River Raid
11 year old Clara Stumpf was seized from the Mississippi river boat house by Louis O Connell and two men. A crowd intervened rescuing her after a fierce struggle, a gun was knocked from a assailant, and the men fled across the river. The girl has property rights via her father s will and prefers to live with her mother.
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Dubuque
Louis O'Connell
Clara Stumpf
Mississippi River
Elizabeth Stumpf Shierman
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Illinois
Joseph Goss Dies at 80 in Centerville
Local resident Joseph Goss, a well known figure in southern Iowa, died in Centerville at the age of 80. The obituary notes his prominence in the community and his long life among neighbors and neighbors and friends.
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Centerville
Joseph Goss
Iowa
Horse Surprises Car Rescue Sparks Ames Incident
A frightened horse leaned into a car in Ames, snatching the rear seat child away from a Minneapolis girl. The little daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Nowlin was saved from severe injury or death by quick action during the dangerous moment.
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Ames
Ben Nowlin
Minneapolis
Lansing Public School Bonds Bought by Local Bank
The People's State Bank of Lansing purchased 25,000 of the 35,009 dollar bonds for the new Lansing public school and paid a 267,500 dollar premium on the issue.
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Lansing
The
People’s State Bank of
Establish Free Library in Hamburg City
Mayor Richards appointed a nine member library commission after voters approved a free public library by a five to one majority. The commission will guide opening and operation of the new library.
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Free Library
Hamburg
Richards
Stage Driver No More In Iowa Falls
George W. Payne longtime Iowa Falls stage driver who witnessed the shift from stage coach to automobile died at his home. He was one of the state’s pioneer stage drivers with a storied career on early routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
George W. Payne
Payne
General Assembly
Department of Justice
George Cosson
Rioters Shot as Bayonne Strike Spreads Violence
In Bayonne New Jersey two more men die in clashes between Standard Oil strikers and armed guards bringing total fatalities to three. Governor Fielder and federal mediators are invoked as five city commissioners offer to arbitrate wage demands of 15 percent.
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New York
Bayonne
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Eugene Kinkead
J. F. Fielder
Wilbur F. Sadler
Kinkead
Washington
Department of Labor
Henry Wilson
Public Safety
John Surgen
Tidewater Oil Company
Standard
Stanley Murhefko
Nicolay Iwaszkin
French Drive on Colmar Fortified Camp Gains Momentum
London reports a French offensive on Colmar, the German supply base, with gains north of Munster at La Linge and in Schratzmannele quarry areas. French forces also hold a 150 meter trench on Little Reichacker Kopf west of Munster after nine counterattacks.
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London
Colmar
Teuton
la Linge
Munster
Schratzmannele
Barren Kopf
Reichacker Kopf
Rhine
Express Rates Raised by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted about a 3.86 percent rate increase for Adams, American, Southern, and Wells Fargo Express companies. The plan raises the collection and delivery charge from 20 to 25 cents and reduces the terminal allowance by about one twentieth of a cent per pound, with shifts paid by the express firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Adams
American
Southern
Wells Fargo
Aviators Fall Into Bay in Pensacola Flight
In Pensacola Florida on July 24 Lieut Kenneth Whiting of the navy aero corps and civilian aviator Walter Brookings fell into the bay while testing a new aircraft. Both escaped unharmed.
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Bay
Pensacola
Fla
Lieut
Kenneth Whiting
Navy Aero Corps
Walter Brookings
Death of Rt. Rev. Frederic Linneborn at East Bengal
Heart failure caused the death of Rt. Rev. Frederic Linneborn former rector of Holy Cross hall at Notre Dame University according to a cablegram received in Notre Dame Indiana.
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Father Linneborn
Notre Dame
Ind
Frederic Linneborn
Holy Cross Hall
Notre Dame University
East Bengal
India
Kaiserin to Visit Front in Eastern Campaign
Berlin dispatch reports the Kaiserin has been invited by the Kaiser to visit him soon on the eastern front, with the trip to include London and other destinations as announced in Amsterdam.
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Kaiserin
Front
London
Amsterdam
Hexchange
Berlin
Kaiser
Dix Admits Insolvency in Bankruptcy Filing
Former New York Governor John A. Dix concedes insolvency in a statement filed during an involuntary bankruptcy petition in Utica New York.
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Dix
Utica
N. Y
John A. Dix
German Austrian armies sweep toward Warsaw in Russian collapse
July 22 London dispatch reports Austro German forces victorious along the Russian front. Radom, 57 miles south of Warsaw, occupied. Lublin threatened with evacuation. Allied cavalry advances on the Radom to Ivangorod rail line. Lublin-Cholm line believed held by Russians but likely to fall soon. Warsaw appears certain to fall as Austro German forces surge toward the capital.
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London
Radom
Warsaw
Ivangorod
Lublin
Lublin-Cholm
Double Murder at Jackson in Cemetery Path Shooting
John Carson, son-in-law of Mary H. Palmer, age 70, killed Mary Palmer and Edward Madden, ages about 50, firing about twelve shots along a path by Catholic and Woodlawn cemeteries in Jackson Michigan. Five bullets hit Madden and three struck Mrs. Palmer who died instantly. Carson blamed Madden and his mother-in-law for the estrangement with his wife.
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Jackson, Mich
Mary H. Palmer
Edward Madden
John Carson
Shipbuilding boom in United States as war drives demand
Washington announces a wartime surge in shipbuilding with 125 vessels under construction on July 1. Of these, 65 are steel ships totaling 298,426 tons and 60 are wooden vessels totaling 288,701 tons, marking the highest activity since early 1900s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Isaac Raymond Former Illinois Trustee Dies at 66
Isaac Stuart Raymond once served as University of Illinois trustee from 1892 to 1899. He was a bank president and landowner owning about 1 000 acres. He died at his Urbana home aged sixty six.
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Isaac Stuart Raymond
Urbana
University of Illinois
Here
Enver Pasha Reported Suffering From Cholera
Telegram from Constantinople reports Enver Pasha has cholera and is treated in his palace by German doctors. Cholera is said to be raging in Turkish camps.
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Enver Pasha
Athens
Constantinople
Crown Prince Narrowly Escapes Death in Shell Burst
A dispatch from Northern France reports the German crown prince escaping death as a shell burst within thirty yards behind him near London. The event underscores the dangers faced by royal figures amid ongoing fighting on the Western Front.
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London
Central News
France
Canton Flood Toll Reaches Up To One Hundred Thousand
Washington reports 80 000 to 100 000 lives lost near Canton China in floods. Consul General Cheshire appeals for aid to the State Department based on a Peking telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Washington
Canton
Annblegram
State Department
Peking
Cheshire
Franz Josef’s Mind Affected Sparks Grave Anxiety
Geneva July 22 reports the health of Franz Josef, Austrian emperor, causing grave anxiety. Advices say he suffers nervous excitement and his mind is profoundly affected.
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Franz Josef
Geneva
Mexico City Taken as Carranzistas Evacuate
Washington reports Mexico City fully evacuated by Carranzistas under General Gonzales and now under Zapatista control. Zapatistas appoint city authorities and promise order while the Cházaro government remains away in Cuernavaca. Rail service between Vera Cruz and Mexico City is suspended and Torreon communications reopen.
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Washington
Mexico City
Carranzistas
Gonzales
Zapatistas
State Department
Chazaro
Convention
Cuernavaca
Vera Cruz
Piedras Negras
Blocker
Torreon
Repulic Metal Ware Refuses $80 Million War Contract
Buffalo July 28 3 The Republic Metal Ware company refused an 80 million dollar contract to manufacture cartridges for the Allies. Director J F Foster said the directors decided not to undertake articles for this war that would involve loss of human life citing higher standards in business than profits.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Republic Metal Ware Company
J. F. Foster
Open 900 More Coke Ovens Boost Connellsville Output
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on July 23 nine hundred coke ovens were added to the region's capacity raising potential weekly production to 400000 tons if fully utilized. Current output reached 371000 tons with shipments 5000 tons above the prior week.
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Connelsville
Connellsville
Warfield nephew sails to Russia on confidential mission
William Warfield of Baltimore, nephew of ex Gov S Davies Warfield, has been sent by the American state department on a confidential mission to Russia. He will sail Saturday.
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William Warfield
Baltimore
Russia
American State Department
Washington
S. Davies Warfield
Maryland
Cattle Car Disinfection Order Lifted in New Mexico
The cattle sanitary board rescinded the order requiring disinfection of cattle cars entering New Mexico. The action takes effect immediately in Albuquerque and ends a period of cattle transport restrictions.
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Albuquerque
N. M
The
Cattle Sanitary Board
New Mexico
Russian Armies Lose Fifteen Thousand Machine Guns
Berlin reports from Russian headquarters indicate the Russian armies have lost 15 000 machine guns. Most of the weapons are badly damaged.
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Berlin
Frank Out of Danger
Leo M. Frank is out of danger in Milledgeville Georgia on July 24 no further bulletins will be issued unless his condition worsens unexpectedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Milledgeville, Ga
Leo M. Frank
Leave of Absence Stopped in German Army
Amsterdam reports that all leave of absence in the German army has been halted. The order is believed to foreshadow major developments on the western front and at the Italian border.
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Amsterdam
Riot at War Meeting in Queen's Hall London
Riotous scenes occurred at a Socialist labor demonstration in Queen's Hall London in support of prosecuting the war to a successful conclusion. The meeting broke up in a free fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen’s Hall
Iowa Fixes State Levy At 4.5 Mills For 1916
Des Moines Iowa fixed the 1916 state tax levy at 4.5 mills a reduction of .4 mills from 1915. Net taxable value rose to 940 416542000 with 270000000 reported on money and credits. Allocations cover capitol extension 150000, educational institutions 1966600 and general state purposes 2100000. Mortality report notes 2034 deaths in April with organic heart trouble leading, pneumonia second. The article also covers highway commission plans, labor bureau readiness and other state matters.
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Des Moines
Capitol Extension
Guilford H. Sumner
State Board of Health
Department of Vital Statistics
Bright
State Labor Agency
Thirty-sixth
General Assembly of
Iowa
State Free Employment Bureau
Bureau of ‘Labor Statistics
State Capitol
County Accounting Department
The
Auditor of State’s Office
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
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Girl
Sasere
Hindenburg
Lublin-Chelm
Jackson
Buffalo Concern
Executive Council
Dean Marston
State Highway Commission
Clarke
Highway Commission
C. F. Haney
Secretary of State
Rock Island
State Employment Bureau
Haney
Iinterstate Commerce Commission
Iested
Treasury
Congress
W. S. Allen
State
Iowa City
Dental
State University
College For the Blind
Winton
State Railroad Commission
Atlantic Southern
Red Oak
J. I. Gibson
Capitol Extension Bonds
George F. Bechtel & Co
Davenport
WIII
Capitol
Food and Dairy Department
H. H. Stipp
Western Display Company of
St. Paul
State Executive Council
Borreson Manufacturing Company
Western Display Company
Borreson
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