Iowa Exhibit Wins Grand Prize at Panama Exposition
Governor Clarke hailed Iowa as the only billion dollar state in the Union after the Iowa agricultural display at San Francisco won the grand prize. The 54 by 80 foot horn of plenty centerpiece used Iowa corn from Willard Zeller of Cooper and highlighted 1914 farm values of over 1.04 billion dollars. John Buchanan of the Iowa State College led the exhibit planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Clarke
Iowa
San Francisco
Willard Zeller
Cooper
Ames
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
John Buchanan
Experiment Association
Iowa State College
Big Judgment Against Banker in Cerro Gordo County
One of Cerro Gordo county’s largest individual judgments arises against George H. Fuller a Rockwell banker tied to the Colby Motor Co failure. Fuller secured mortgages and notes totaling 112295 during financing of Colby Motor Co and faces a judgment of the same amount. He reportedly offers his 220 acre Rockwell farm to satisfy the judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
George H. Fuller
Rockwell
Colby Motor Co
Willam Colby
Fuller
Cyclone Damage Near Packard Destroys Farm Buildings
A cyclone near Packard Floyd county leveled the Will Nordman farm destroying home and outbuildings. Nordman with his wife and six month old baby sought refuge in a cellar corner and narrowly escaped death as debris fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Packard
Floyd County
Will Nordman
Landmark Razing in Rock Rapids
The old Rock Rapids House built in 1872 and long a town landmark is being torn down to clear space for a new garage on the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
Painter and graduate drown at Skunk River attempt
W. E. Faulkner, a Mount Pleasant painter, and Joseph Schaffner, 1914 high school graduate, were drowned while attempting to shoot the Oakland dam on the Skunk River six miles south of the city. The dam belongs to the Iowa Power company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk River
Mount Pleasant
W. E. Faulkner
Joseph Schaffner
Oakland Dam
Iowa Power Company
Here
Nurse Burt M Stahl Leads Chicago Group to France
Nurse Burt M Stahl of the city sails with fifty Chicago nurses and physicians to serve in a French hospital. The delegation departs to join relief work and aid in medical care abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Burt
M. M. Stahl
Chicago
Knights of Columbus Initiation in Mason City
Over 400 Knights of Columbus from northern Iowa attend initiation of 45 candidates. J. B. Keefe of Sioux City presided over the third degree work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Mason City
Iowa
J. B. Keefe
Sioux City
Storm Claims Two In Waukon Area
A storm near Waukon killed John Lephert and Miss Lephert. The weather disaster caused £ 10,000 damage to a Bert Gast farm near Heytman, with the depot blown into the river and heavy crop and property losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
John Lephert
Miss Lephert
Bert Gast
Heytman
Spanish War Veterans Elect City Commander
Davenport Henry Holst of Dubuque won the Town Spanish War veterans department command with 28 votes to 24 for W B Emerson of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Henry Holst
Dubuque
W. BL. Emerson
Des Moines
Estherville Man Killed in Ada By Bully
Loyd Higley once of Estherville was bored to death by a bully in Ada Minnesota and his body was brought back to Estherville for burial, authorities report a violent homicide in the home community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Loyd Higley
Ada, Minn
Spectacular Escape From St Vincent’s Hospital Window
Frank Holmes, a vag rancy prisoner, escaped from a third story window at St. Vincent's hospital by sliding down a rope made from a sheet ripped into strips and tied end to end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Frank Holmes
St. Vincent's Hospital
Working For Better Roads Guthrie Center
Guthrie County supervisors back the road law and cooperate with the state highway commission. Hills are cut and cement culverts bridges are installed along the county system. A local patrol of drag men equipped with spades and shovels conducts small repairs and reports needed labor to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie Center
Guthrie County
Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Sheldon Prize Slogan Won by Floyd Township Teen
Newman Lyle, 15, of Floyd township, won the Sheldon Commercial Club prize for the best slogan. The club plans a design featuring an outline of the Big Four counties with Sheldon at the center: O'Brien, Lyon, Osceola, and Sioux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Sheldon Commercial Club
Newman Lyle
Floyd Township
Big Four
O’brien
Lyon
Osceola
Sioux
Professor To Leave Ames For California Chair
Professor J. B. Davidson founder of the world first college department of agricultural engineering at Iowa State College prepares to move with his family to Davis California to take the chair of agricultural engineering in the University of California College of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
J. B. Davidson
Iowa State College
Davis
Calif
College of Agriculture
University of California
Hot Opposition to School in Mason City
Mason City may not build the $800,000 high school after a bond issue was approved. Organizers switched to a $150,000 structure as opposition grows. If defeated, legality of the election could face court challenges from major taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Masor City
Judge Deemer Considered for Iowa Law Dean Post
Iowa City authorities seek Horace Deemer chief justice and head of the Iowa supreme court for the dean ship of the Iowa law college. The position is vacant after the death of Judge Emlin McClain. Local university officials discuss the appointment and its implications for the law school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Deemer
Iowa City
Horace Deemer
Iowa Supreme Court
State University
Iowa Law College
Emlin McClain
Storm Hits Sioux City Twister Destroys Buildings
A Sioux City twister struck Morningside, the college district, toppled several structures, uprooted trees, and knocked down wires with no loss of life reported. The storm dispels the old legend that tornadoes avoid Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Morningside
College
Cattle Killed by Lightning Near Iowa City
Twenty five cattle belonging to William Wright were killed by a lightning strike in a field northeast of Iowa City. The bolt struck through a fence surrounding the herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
William Wright
Farmers Institute Elects New Officers in Waukon
At a meeting of the Allamakee County Farmers Institute officers were elected Otto Helming named president Theo Gronna secretary D D Ronan treasurer and P F Meier and C P Meiling named to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County Farmers’ Institute
Otto Helming
Theo, Gronna
D. D. Ronan
P. F. Meier
C. P. Meiling
New Telephone Exchange Planned at Estherville
The Western Electric Telephone company will build a new exchange in Estherville costing 65000 dollars. Construction is expected to take at least ten months to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Telephone Exchange
Estherville
Western Electric Telephone Company
Ex-Chief George Pierce Denied New Trial in Graft Conspiracy
Sioux City. Ex Chief of Police George Pierce, convicted of conspiracy in collecting graft from the underworld, was denied a new trial by Judge Anderson. An appeal will be made to the Iowa supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
George Pierce
Anderson
Iowa Equpreme Court
Husband Who Eloped Arrested in Adultery Case
Will H. Lines of Rockford was arrested and jailed in Charles City on an adultery charge filed by his wife. He reportedly eloped with Mrs. Alvin Reems, who has been forgiven by her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Will H. Lines
Rockford
Charles City
Alvin Reems
Fortune for Patent in Mason City
Walter W. Conners, son of William Connors of this city, has disposed of his gasolene engine patent for the sum of 86 250 annually, according to reports reaching here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Walter W. Conners
Wm. Connors
Twenty Years For Assault in Fort Madison
James Davidson received a twenty year sentence in Fort Madison for assaulting a young girl. The case highlights a severe punishment for a serious crime involving a minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
James Davidson
Fort Madison
Depot Destroyed By Fire in Albia
The M. and St. L. depot in Albia was nearly destroyed by a blaze after two prior fires within 24 hours. Firefighters stopped additional damage, and railroad men suspect arson. Loss is put at 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Centerville Plans 15 Miles of Paving This Summer
Centerville has decided to lay 40 blocks of paving this summer. The project will total about 15 miles of new paving once completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Young Groom Charged With Attempted Murder
Audubon Carl Pasley, 19, is bonded at $1000 to await trial or preliminary hearing on a charge of attempting to murder his young bride and threaten suicide. The case involves a domestic incident and potential death by self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Carl Pasley
Three Iowa Boys Drown In Wapsipinicon River
Independence river tragedy as Athe, David Sickles, and James Sickles drown when their boat overturns on the Wapsipinicon. A. Sewell survives by swimming to shore after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Independence
Ray Athe
David Sickles
James Sickles
Wapsipinicon River
A. Sewell
Agitation Over Iowa Age of Consent Bills Stalling
Des Moines reports a wide split among supporters of raising Iowa's age of consent. Bills by Thomas and Bell were altered in committees, creating discord among lobbyists. Proposals ranged from raising to 18 to exemptions for certain men, with 21-year carve outs debated and ultimately failing to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas
Bell
House
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Cyclone devastates farms near Greene Iowa
A northeastern cyclone eight miles southeast of Greene wrecked the Everett Eye farm destroying buildings and goods. Will Nordman and family escaped to a cellar as their house was torn from its foundation and hurled away. Davison and Perry farm buildings were ruined though the house remained intact. Trees were uprooted and a barn blown away leaving a team inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Mather Farm
Shell Rock River
Packard
Everett Eye Farm
Will Nordman
Davison and Perry
Coin Dated 1707 Found In Local Field
A copper coin dated 1707 was found in a corn field near here by H. A. Maneeley. The piece, about the size of a half collar and badly deteriorated, is thought to be a remnant from the era when Chief Black Hawk’s trading days left the region under foreign influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
H. A. Maneeley
Black Hawk
Centenarian Delia Dorchester Celebrates Birthday
Bellevue report Miss Delia Dorchester a former resident reaches her hundredth birthday at Dexter New York. She has two half sisters fourteen nieces eight nephews twelve grand nieces eleven grand nephews and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Delia Dorchester
Dexter
N. Y
Pioneer Teacher Marion Duncan Dies After 48 Years at School
Clear Lake reports the death of Miss Marion Duncan who taught for forty eight years at a single school, a tenure described as possibly the longest in the state. Her career spanned nearly half a century in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Marion Duncan
Amphitheater Destroyed by Fire at West Point
A large amphitheater valued at $1,000 was completely burned in West Point. The fire’s origin is unknown. The loss is a heavy blow to the fair association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
We Fair Association
Adel Plans Fourth of July River-to-River picnic
Adel’s local commercial club gears up to celebrate the Fourth with a lavish River-to-River Road association picnic in the town, inviting community participation and festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adel
Eighteen Die in Wisconsin Storm Across Towns
A violent tornado swept Wisconsin Saturday night from the Mississippi to Lake Michigan. Eighteen people are dead and about sixty injured, with Ferryville and Lansing suffering the heaviest tolls. The river steamer Frontenac struck a bridge at Winona and sank after rescuing its excursion party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Ferryville
Lansing
Mississippi
Racine
Reedsburg
Baraboo
Oshkosh
Madison
Tunnel City
Sparta
Eau Claire
Frontenac
Winona
Zeppelins Raid England Kills Sixteen on East Coast
London reports indicate sixteen killed and at least forty injured as Zeppelins dropped bombs along the east coast Tuesday night in the twentieth aerial raid since the war began. Earlier raids two weeks earlier killed twenty and wounded forty in London. prior tallies varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Britain
Ant
British government pays $300000 on seized American cotton
London pays an installment exceeding 300000 dollars on a cargo of American cotton seized en route to Sweden. In March and April Britain detained 26 ships carrying 200000 bales valued at 12000000 dollars. Drafts against shipments were discounted by New York bankers and trust companies as due dates approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Sweden
Great Britain
Williams Named District Attorney for Panama Zone
Washington June 16 President Wilson appointed Charles B Williams of Georgia as district attorney for the Panama Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal Zone
Washington
Wilson
Charles B. Williams
Georgia
Panama Canal Zone
Belgians Thank American Relief via Consul General
Soren Listoe American consul general at Rotterdam conveyed Belgium gratitude to President Wilson for American relief work in Belgium during a note from Washington dated June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Washington
Belgium
Wilson
Soren Listoe
Rotterdam
More U S Doctors to Front in Holland Aid
Thirty two physicians and surgeons and seventy five nurses from Chicago hospitals volunteered for the French front aboard the Holland American liner Nieuw Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
Chicago
Nieuw Amsterdam
England Seeks Extra War Cost Boost in Parliament
An additional estimate of 1.25 billion dollars for England's war costs in the year ending March 1916 was introduced in Parliament. The rise reflects higher demand for munitions and related expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Steamship Arndale Sunk by Mine in White Sea
London June 16. Word reached here of the destruction of the British steamship Arndale 3583 tons by a mine in the White Sea off northern Russia. The Arndale was carrying munitions of war to Archangel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arndale
London
White Sea
Russia
Archangel
City Strike Ends as Mayor Thompson Named Referee
Chicago ends the great street railway strike after Mayor Thompson is chosen as referee. Motormen and conductors on surface and elevated lines return to work while arbitration is agreed upon with a three member board. Conferees from city hall and unions were kept in the mayor’s office overnight to seal the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thompson
Board of Arbitration
Arbitration Board
Thommipson
Henry D. Capitain
James H. Lawley
Willis O. Nance
John A. Richert
W. J. Healy
W. D. Mahon
Edward McMorrow
William Quinlan
John J. Bruce
William Taber
William S. McClenathan
Maurice Lynch
L. D. Bland
Henry A. Blair
Leonard A. Busby
Britten I. Budd
Peace near in Mexico as Wilson and envoy speak hopeful
President Wilson and Manuel Bonilla express optimism for an early peaceful settlement in Mexico. The State Department awaits General Carranza’s reply to Villa’s telegram proposing discussion to establish permanent peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Manuel Bonilla
General Villa
Mexico
Bonilla
State Department
Carranza
Strathnairn Torpedoed in Irish Channel
Word reached that the steamer Strathnairn of 4 336 tons was torpedoed in the Irish channel. Twenty two crew members are thought to have been drowned. The Dutch fishing boat Broskens was blown up by a mine on the Belgian coast with four crew drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Strathnairn
Broskens
Marines to Mexico ready to steam from San Diego
Six hundred Marines and bluejackets are ordered to depart San Diego to rescue about a hundred Americans near Esperanza in Sonora Mexico as Yaqui Indians threaten settlers. Rear Admiral Howard will command the expedition with the Colorado, Raleigh and Buffalo watching Guaymas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Howard
San Diego
Washington
Esperanza
Sonora
Mexico
Howard
Colorado
Raleigh
Buffalo
Guaymas
Hostetter
Hermosillo
Esperanza Valley
Tabari Bay
United States
Galveston
Tex
Villa
Monterey
Carranza
British trawler Argyll sunk by submarine
The North Sea sinking of the British trawler Argyll by a German submarine results in seven crew members drowning. In Maryland Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, 81, is homebound due to a severe asthma attack. Irish leader John E. Redmond suffers stomach poisoning and may miss parliamentary sessions. Thaw sanity trial set for next Tuesday in New York. University of Pennsylvania awards a record 770 degrees in its 175th commencement in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Thaw
Hendrick
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Ambassador Gerard to Meet Kaiser Before German Reply
Washington reports that Ambassador Gerard is to meet Kaiser Wilhelm before Germany responds to Washington. Officials say the meeting is highly important and genuine. Berlin had indicated the United States would not mediate between Germany and England over submarine attacks and foodstuffs restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gerard
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Berlin
United States
England
Illinois Railcar Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The Illinois law requiring railroads to furnish cars promptly after shippers offer property for transport was declared constitutional by the U S Supreme Court. The Mulberry Mill Coal Co of Freeburg IL won $716.92 against Illinois Central Railroad in Illinois courts, a judgment affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Mulberry Mill Coal Company
Freeburg
Ill
Illinois
Illinois Central Railway
Supreme Court of Illinois
French Torpedo Boat Sunk Off Barfleur
French torpedo boat No. 331 was rammed by the British steamship Arleya off Barfleur on Tuesday and sank while being towed into port. Six sailors were lost and the crew was later rescued or accounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Arleya
Barfleur
Bodies of Lusitania Victims Brought to Queenstown
Two Lusitania victims' bodies were recovered at sea and brought to Queenstown by a traveler along with baggage marked Skelling. Identification efforts started immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Skelling
King Honors Buckmaster with Peerage Title
London June 17 the king conferred a peerage on Sir Stanley Buckmaster naming him Baron Buckmaster of Cheddington marking another step in his ascent in public service and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckmaster
London
Sir Stanley Buckmaster
Baron Buckmaster
Cheddington
Grand Duke Constantin dies in Petrograd
Russian Grand Duke Constantin Constantinovitch, president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences and head of the department of military schools, dies in Petrograd of heart disease at age fifty seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Constantin Constantinovitch
Imperial Academy of Sciences
Gorgas Receives Georgetown Honorary Degree
Washington June 18 Surgeon General William G Gorgas has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Georgetown University for his work in the Panama Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorgas
Washington
William G. Gorgas
Georgetown University
Panama Canal Zone
Twenty One Shipwrecked Arrive at Port from Duranger Loss
Advices from Stoormoway Scotland report twenty one shipwrecked men reaching the port of Stoornoway. Their vessel the Norwegian steamer Duranger was lost at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stoornoway
Scotland
President Wilson makes two customs and China postings
President Wilson appoints William H Clare of Jolet as appraiser of merchandise in customs collection. He also appoints Lester Babcock of Michigan as marshal at Foochow China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
William H. Clare
Jolet
Lester Babcock
Michigan
Foochow
China
Bombs kill eleven in Berlin as enemy air raids flare
Berlin reports eleven civilians killed and six injured when bombs dropped by enemy airmen hit Karlsruhe far from front lines. One enemy aircraft was brought down by our pilots and others forced to land or retreat. In western battles French forces suffer heavy losses near Arras and Lieven while Russian advances falter on other fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Karlsruhe
Schirmeck
Lieven
Arras
Gadmoroszec
Chorzele
Czerwonagera
Bolimow
von Mackensen
Jaworow
Przemysl-Lemberg
von der Marwitz
Mosciska
Linsingen
Zokol
Mariampole
Captain Storen Found Guilty of Burglary Conspiracy
Captain James O Dea Storen and Detective Sergeant Michael Weissbaum were found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to commit burglary in Judge Dever's court. Sergeant Frederick Roth was acquitted. Storen faces a $1000 fine while Weissbaum receives a three year Joliet penitentiary sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James O’dea Storen
Michael Weissbaum
Maxwell
Isadore Wexler
Maxwell Street
Declares She's No Quitter Miss McAdoo Returns to France
New York June 16 aboard the French liner Rochambeau Misa Nona McAdoo daughter of the secretary of the treasury said she would stay in France to nurse wounded soldiers but her father blocked it. She insisted I am not quitter and I am going back as soon as I can. The petite woman weighs less than 100 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rochambeau
Misa Nona McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Red Cross
France
Miss McAdoo
U-14 Submarine Sunk by British Navy Confirmed
Berlin reports the German admiralty confirms the loss of submarine U-14. The claim follows A. J. Balfour’s statement in the house of commons that a German submarine was sunk by British forces. The June 17 dispatch notes the U-14 as the last submarine accounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Amsterdam
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Urge Cotton Conservation
German papers publish a notice urging restriction of cotton goods production as luxuries. It states cotton supply is sufficient for war needs and calls for conservative use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Turks Destroy Fortification on Dardanelles Front
War office statement says artillery destroyed enemy positions opposite Ari on the Dardanelles front, with bomb throwers and machine guns and fortifications neutralized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
War Office
Dardanelles
Ari
Andrew Carnegie in Seclusion at Bar Harbor
Mrs. Carnegie says Mr. Carnegie is to have absolute quiet at Bar Harbor. He has been ill, suffering from an attack of grippe. Andrew Carnegie remains away from public view for rest and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Harbor
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Greece War Party Victor
The war party is set to dominate the Greek government after the general elections. Returns show Venizelos supporters winning 200 seats in parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece War Party
Athens
War Party
Venizelos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Horn OF Plenty
Hawkeye
Gallipoli Peninsula
Miles
Eskikenig
Gr.maidos
Edde& Bahr
Wephel Burny
Kaiser
Chicago Street Railway
Republic
Warpath
Count Zeppelin
Stuttgart
Teuton
Capt. Storen
Joliet
Nona McAdoo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!