Army camp site for new army division eyed in Iowa
Des Moines reports a committee of army officers favored Camp Dodge as a training site for the new division. Final selection depends on the war department. Sites visited included Sioux Falls Huron Redfield Aberdeen Watertown Mitchell and other Iowa towns with several Minnesota and Dakota towns toured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Camp
Dodge
Des Moines
Army
Camp Dodge
George H. Morgan
War Department
Morgan
Dan
W. Lockwood
J. L. Bevans
G. E. Houle
W. J. Leahy
St. Paul
Omaha
North Platte
Sioux City
Bismarck
N. D
Girls May Send Missionary to China From Iowa State
The Iowa State University YWCA plans a $7000 fund drive to send Miss Ruth Paxson to China for five years. She will organize YWCA work in government schools, a field recently opened to such efforts. A fall campaign seeks $1400 for the first year, with about half already pledged. Paxson has spent five years in China and is on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
State University
Ruth Paxson
China
Miss Paxson
Masons Plan Big Convention in Waterloo
Waterloo Masons announce the 74th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Iowa to be held June 12 13 and 14 at the Waterloo theater. Organizers plan large crowds with entertainments including baseball games smokers and banquets for visiting Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Waterloo
Grand Lodge of Iowa
Ottumwa Boosts Red Cross and Liberty Loans
Wapello County and Ottumwa pledge strong participation with at least 6000 Red Cross members and a 150000 Liberty loan goal. Ottumwa city alone enrolled about 4000, aiming to meet a 2500 county allotment across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello County
Ottumwa
Red Cross
Odebolt Red Cross Chapter Formed Under Des Moines HQ
The Odebolt Red Cross Chapter is organized with Dr. A F Caldwell as temporary chairman. It will operate under Des Moines headquarters rather than a nearby chapter and starts with fifty members, with a goal of 300.
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Odebolt
Red Cross
Sac City
American Red Cross
A. F. Caldwell
Des Moines
Davenport Diamond Heist Misses 36 Gems Valued at 10000
Davenport police report the Plath Brothers store lost 36 diamonds valued at 10000 as the biggest local jewelry heist. Stones range from one and a half karats to half a karat with no clues yet for the thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Plath Brothers
Eleven Enlist From Greene for National Service
The following Greene youths responded to the call of their country: E. J. Goedert, Chas. Price, Geo. Morey, Lee Hillegas, Andrew Feyereisen, Carl Timblin, Merle Neal, Jesse Pitts, Claude Tack, with Dave Shook and Ralph Kocher joining the regular army, and service in the U. S. Marines indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene. Greene
E. J. Goedert
Chas. Price
Geo. Morey
Lee Hillegas
Andrew Feyereisen
Carl Timblin
Merle Neal
Jesse Pitts
National Guard
Claude Tack
Regular Army
Dave Shook
Ralph Kocher
U. S. Marines
County war emergency committee meets at courthouse
Osceola reports the county war emergency committee with members from every school district met at the courthouse. They received detailed information on crop conditions and prospects. Dr. K. W. Stouder of the agricultural extension department at Ames spoke, along with Chairman W. B. Buck of the state war emergency committee and Clarence Pickard, agricultural agent for the C. B. & Q. railroad.
Fifteen Stolen Rifles Recovered Near Rock Island Tracks
Fifteen 1899 model army rifles were found by workers plowing a field near the Rock Island tracks in Columbus Junction. The weapons were in good condition due to oiling and rust prevention. It is believed they were stolen from a train about two years ago during a shipment from Burlington to Cedar Rapids, when fifty rifles were reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Rock Island
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Volunteer Food Growers Hit 30000 In Iowa Drive
Iowa State College extension reports 30000 volunteers signed for farm garden and canning tasks with 65000 for garden work and 38000 for canning across about forty five counties. Officials expect 50000 volunteers statewide soon and forecast a 34 million bushel corn crop increase if weather cooperates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Iowa
V. IF. P
Webster County In Lead In Canine? No
Webster County leads in the boys and girls canning and pig clubs in Iowa with eight clubs organized under County Agent H R Richardson. J E Wooters of the State College Extension department notes the county’s high efficiency and strong organization in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster County
Lead
Fort Dodge
Iowa
J. E. Wooters
State Agricultural College
H. R. Richardson
Auto Crash Kills West Liberty Man Near Iowa City
West Liberty Lee Windrem of Iowa City died instantly two miles east of town when his runabout overturned at a culvert end. A nearby farmer heard the crash and found Windrem beneath the wreckage with fatal head injuries. he was dead at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Lee Windrem
Iowa City
Windrem
Windrém
Bankers of Mahaska County Back Liberty Loan Purchase
Liberty Loan support approved by Oskaloosa bankers meeting here. Mahaska county banks will subscribe 10 percent of their capital surplus undivided profits to buy Liberty loan bonds, totaling about 125000 dollars. A large enthusiasm noted among bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Davenport Selling War Bonds Through Liberty Loan Drive
Davenport's Liberty loan committee headed by bankers and bond company managers is selling war bonds. Banks have pledged subscriptions totaling $800,000, with less than half of that amount resold so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Liberty Loan Committee
Gas Fatality in Sioux City: Krueger Dies at Home
S J Krueger a 50 year old longtime Sioux City resident and senior K and K Grocery member was overcome by gas while repairing a cellar jet. He died shortly after his wife found him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
S. J. Krueger
K. & K. Grocery Company
Grinnell Announces Week of June Commencement Events
Grinnell College reveals the annual commencement schedule from June 8 to June 13. The week features a senior chapel service and ends with commencement day address by Hon. Theodore Marburg, former American minister to Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Theodore Marburg
Belgium
Liberal to Y M C A Centerville Canvass Report
Appanoose county conducted its YMCA canvass with Centerville leading. Centerville raised its share by five percent, receiving $800, while the county as a whole is set to surpass $2,000 in subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Appanoose County
Penn College Receives Mahaska County Farm From I N Taylor
I N Taylor of Mahaska county deeds a $20 000 Mahaska farm to Penn college. He will receive an annuity on the 20 000 as long as he lives. He is active in the Friends church and on Governor Harding's food production committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn College
Oskaloosa
I. N. Taylor
Mahaska County
Meteor Falls Near Bedford Missouri Border
Reports describe a meteor explosion near Bedford as a loud blast followed by a shock. Scores of residents within fifty miles saw the atmospheric event but investigators have yet to locate the meteor fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Lowal Missouri State Line
Manufacturers Pick Davenport for 1918 Iowa Meet
Iowa manufacturers' convention adjourned after naming Davenport as the 1918 meeting site. Officers elected were President J. R. Mulrooney Fort Dodge and Vice-President E. J. Walton Sioux City. The Liberty loan received strong endorsement and cooperation with the government on munitions production was pledged. A high patriotism tone prevailed throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Clinton
Iowa Manufacturers’ Convention
J. R. Mulrooney
Fort Dodge
E. J. Walton
Sioux City
Cost of Iowa coal and mine output in 1916
Iowa mined 7,217,979 tons of coal in 1916 across 248 mines employing 15,195 men. Production cost averaged 1.42 per ton, while retail price stood at 5 to 6 per ton. Monroe county led in output, Polk county second with 1,697,097 tons and 2,692 workers earning 2,500,242 in gross wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Mining Department
Monroe County
Polk County
Plot Against Draft Aimed at Stiff Resistance in Texas Network
Washington reports a plot to hinder registration and resist conscription through armed uprising. Eleven arrests and nine indictments reflect a Texas based society enforcing secret oaths to oppose the draft. Notable defendants include William McCoy and J W Phipps with links to broader IW W inspired actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Texas
Department
Roanoke
William Vernon McCoy
J. W. Phipps
Middle West
Storm kills 76 as Missouri tornadoes sweep towns
Southeast Missouri endures a deadly storm with 76 killed and 151 injured as tornadoes strike about thirty towns. Wires down hinder reports while crops burn and hunger grows. Red Cross relief is urged as counties like Poplar Bluff and Sikeston report heavy losses and multiple fatalities.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Red Cross
Poplar Bluffs
Zalama
Piney River
Texas County
J. C. Jackson
James Metcher
Jackson
Fletcher
Chaonia
Ben Montgomery
Montgomery
Will Ward
Granite Bend
Jones
Miss Jones
Graniteville
Delania Hammel
Belleville
J. Hurt
Salem
John Flitz
Flitz
Goode
Miss Goode
Mineral Point
Thomas Lemaster
August Bohn
Frank Lechance
Otis Goff
Dongola
Ed Seabeigh
John Shell
Robert Harris
Killian
Fulton Cooper
DeSoto
Matthew Cunningham
Sikeston
Metcalf
St. Genevieve
Henry Armbruster
Tornado Toll Rises Across Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri
A string of tornadoes struck southeastern Kansas north central Oklahoma and southern Missouri causing at least twenty one deaths and injuring more than one hundred. Coal County Oklahoma saw thirteen dead and wide western town damage while Coffeyville Kansas reported extensive destruction and two hundred houses leveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Coalgate
Okla
Coal County
Coffeyville
Kan
Drake
Morse
Kansas ‘City
Ottawa
Franklin County
Buffalo
Ino
Lebanon
Aliens Ordered to Exit Vicinity of Des Moines War Material Firms
Des Moines officials order all aliens within a half mile of factories with government war material contracts to obtain permits from the U S marshal or move. A Washington secret service operative issued the directive with a June 9 deadline. those unable to show credentials after that date face arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Secret Service
Washington, D. C
Two Commencements at University of Iowa
Two commencement exercises will close the school year at the State University of Iowa. President Jessup will go to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on June 16 to confer degrees on seniors at the officers training camp. It is believed no other university has conferred degrees in this manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Jessup
Fort Snelling
Minn
Des Moines Recruit Sets Size Records for Army
Charles Edwards Sargent of Adair Iowa becomes the largest rookie to join the local regular army recruiting office. Measured at 73.5 inches in enlistment papers and 73.75 inches in shoes he stands 4 feet 3.75 inches tall and weighs 174 pounds according to official records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Des Moines
Charles Edwards Sargent
Adair
Iowa
Meteor Flashes Across State Sparks Bombardment Fear
A flaming meteor trailed southwest from nearly overhead and exploded near the horizon. Witnesses across the state and in South Dakota heard the blast and feared a bombing or dynamite explosion before scientists concluded the meteor burned out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Sheldon
South Dakota
Many Eggs Stored in Des Moines Cold Storage
Des Moines officials report 15,066 cases of eggs put in cold storage. Food commissioner Nat C. Edenburn notes 451,980 dozens equals 5,428,760 eggs in storage, based on thirty dozen per case. Acting Mayor Tom Fairweather received the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tom Fairweather
Nat C. Edenburn
Federal Agencies to Report Anti Draft Meetings
The Justice Department orders all federal agencies to attend and report on any anti registration meetings. Attorney General Gregory promises vigorous prosecutions for disloyal speech or action and directs U S attorneys and marshals to cooperate with local police. Officials believe German money influences such manifestos but see no organized national movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gregory
United States
Provisional Russia Looks to Raise One Billion Dollars
Petrograd reports the temporary finance minister Terest chenko won government approval to raise 1 billion dollars and secure treasury access to paper money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ
Petrograd
Terestchenko
Quakers Urge Prohibition Legislation From Meeting
New York June 2 Friends liberal branch adopts a message urging the president and Congress to enact prohibition legislation. The annual meeting calls for broader national enforcement and a constitutional approach through federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
Religious Society of Friends
Leonard Knocks Out Welsh For Lightweight Title
Benny Leonard of New York knocked out Freddie Welsh in the fourth round on Monday night and won the world lightweight championship. The contest drew a large crowd.
Morgenthau cites Armenian deaths in war
Henry Morgenthau declared in New York that more than one million Armenians have been killed since the war began due to Turks practicing inhuman barbarities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Morgenthau
Chevrolet Wins Memorial Day 250 Race at Cincinnati
Louis Chevrolet won the Memorial day 250-mile race in 2 26 47 at an average speed of 102.1 mph driving a Frontenac. His brother Gaston Chevrolet finished second, Ira Vail was third in a Hudson. Twenty eight drivers started for a $29 000 prize fund. De Palma retired due to engine trouble.
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Chevrolet
Cincinnati
Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac
Gaston Chevrolet
Ira Vail
de Palma
Financier Donates Steam Yacht to Navy Department
Henry Walters, noted financier and yachtsman, turns over his steam yacht to the Navy Department. The gift to the U S Navy at Newport R I is announced, with Walters cited as the donor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8
Newport
Henry Walters
Navy Department
Sousa Enlists in U S Navy at Great Lakes Training Camp
Chicago June 2 John Philip Sousa began duties as an enlisted man in the Naval Reserves at Great Lakes Training station. His enlistment was a formality to qualify him to conduct the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sousa
U. S. Navy
Chicago
John Phillip Sousa
Naval
Great Lakes Training Station
Navy Receives 13 German Ships For Navy Use
President Wilson by executive order transferred five German merchant ships to the American navy to be converted into cruisers and eight to be used as colliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Washington
Wilson
Eggs found in storage plants near Denver flood market fears
Denver officials announced the discovery of about 100 carloads of eggs totaling 14 400 000 in storage at three plants under investigation. Secretary of State James R. Noland led the inspection uncovering the large stockpile and prompting scrutiny of handling and supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
James R. Noland
Kohl Dies From Heart Disease In Wisconsin
Oconomowoc Wisconsin June 1 coroner Schaef announced autopsy results confirm C B Kohl millionaire vaudeville magnate died of heart disease despite circulating rumors of a violet death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohl
Oconomowoc
Wis
C. B. Kohl
Schaeffel
America Will Show Herself Greater Than Ever in World Struggle
President Wilson at Arlington Memorial urged immediate action in World War I declaring America must serve mankind and defend liberty. He framed the conflict as an American and world struggle, promising aid and a fulfilled national purpose through sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Arlington
Washington
WilsOn
Arlington Cemetery
Race War at East St. Louis
Riots in East St Louis after a meeting protesting the importation of black laborers. Three white men and three black individuals wounded as Illinois National Guardsmen patrol the streets. Mayor Mollman appeals to Southern governors to halt the exodus of blacks to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Ill
Illinois ‘National
133 Die on Spanish Ship Eizaguirre
A Reuters dispatch reports that the Spanish steamer Eizaguirre sank with 133 people dead awaiting confirmation. The second officer said the vessel went down in five minutes after a great noise woke him, and all boats were swept away except the one from which he escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eizaguirre
Mreuter
Hizaguirre
Food Survey Measure Passes in House Without Vote
The Lever bill for a food survey was approved Monday by the House without a roll call. It authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to spend 14,522,000 dollars to fund a national food survey and to stimulate production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Subs Sink 102 Greek Ships In German Sub Attacks
The Patris lists 102 Greek ships sunk by German submarines totaling 3 800 000 tons. Greece now has 149 ships remaining with a displacement of 500 000 tons.
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Athens
the Patris
Greece
Ww J Lampton Poet Dies in New York
William J Lampton noted poet satirist and newspaper man died of heart affections in New York. He was a native of Ohio and did newspaper work in Ohio and Kentucky.
Senate orders probe into Mongolia accident inquiry
The senate mandated a searching inquiry into the Mongolia accident that caused two Red Cross nurses to die. The naval affairs committee will conduct the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mongolia
Washington
Senate
Red Cross
Naval Affairs Committee
War Will Involve World Says Terauchi
Tokyo May 30 Field Marshal Count Terauchi warned the war threat would involve the entire world and noted Japan was satisfied with United States participation in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Count Terauchi
United States
Japan
Draft Law Upheld as Officials Push Registration Nationwide
In Missouri and across the country the federal draft law is enforced with arrests reported in multiple states. In Kansas City on June 2 Judge Daniel Bird denied an injunction stopping registration and urged petitioners to enlist. Petitions seek appeals and writs, but court finds the law valid and war powers extend to state actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Daniel Bird
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Missouri
Republic
Congress
Bird
Wilson To Outline War Aims For No Annexations Policy
President Wilson plans to publish his war aims upon acknowledgment by Ambassador Francis that he has a copy. The statement responds to Russia’s demand for allied attitudes on no annexations and no indemnities. Belgium’s position likely helps illustrate the administration’s stance on restitution and restoration for conquered nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Francis
Petrograd
Belgium
Senate panel backs two cent coffee tax in war bill
Washington June 2 The senate finance committee decided to raise 80 million dollars by a two cent per pound coffee tax five cents per pound on tea one half cent on sugar and three cents on cocoa The panel also agreed to drop the present 12 44 cents tax on war munitions which now yields 25 million dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Dutch Steamer Pomona Seized En Route to Amsterdam
The Dutch steamer Pomona of 786 tons bound from Copenhagen to Amsterdam was seized at Swinemunde per Maashod reports. The vessel is owned in Amsterdam and is described as a small ship in Dutch service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Swinemuende
Night Prowler Identified In Calumet River Bridge Death
Chicago June 2 a man killed by Private Homer Merwin of the First Illinois infantry was identified as Frederick W Studer a former inmate of the Elgin Insane asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Homer Merwin
First
Illinois Infantry
Calumet River
Frederick W. Studer
Elgin Insane Asylum
Russian Fleet Raids Turks Near Sam sun
Russian Black Sea fleet sailors landed at Chivi east of Samsun on the Anatolian coast, destroyed a Turkish post, and burned a grain store and two large sailboats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Chivi
Samsun
Brazil Act Seen as War Move by Neutrality Revocation
Washington reports Brazil’s decision to revoke its neutrality decree is viewed as almost a declaration of war. The move is said to signal a broader shift as German propaganda impact wanes amid the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Washington
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