Antidote Search for Submarine Drives Inventor Efforts
The article notes Britain and France form invention boards to vet naval ideas while the United States mobilizes its own. It reports U boat discovery poses invisibility and submersion challenges and that two thousand letters offered submarine antidotes in one week, with no assured practical solution yet.
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New York Herald
Rayal
Germany
France
England
America
United States Navy
British Board of Inventions
Flags Raised Underground In Shenandoah Mine
At the Draper colliery inside workers raised two American flags 1000 feet below ground in the mammoth vein gangway to honor Edward Phillips and Robert Hahn who have enlisted. Every employee of the inside workings attended the ceremony at the chute areas.
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Shenandoah
Draper
Mammoth Vein
Edward Phillips
Robert Hahn
Rodin Receives Aztec Sculptures from Mexico City
The Mexican government sent reproductions of renowned Aztec sculptures to Rodin in Paris as a gift. Rodin replied that he would provide a reproduction of one of his works for the National Academy of Fine Arts in return.
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Mexico City
Rodin
National Academy of Fine Arts
Fighting Jimmy Paul of St. Louis Dies in Champagne Action
Paris reports the death of James Paul of St. Louis a member of the French Foreign Legion known as Fighting Jimmy He died in a German ambush after leading a bombing raid in Champagne He was wounded bayoneted and died of a heart wound amid a grieving legion and attending friends Paul had earlier earned a bravery citation at Belloy en Santerre and was remembered for his bold solo defense of a trench and his belief that German soldiers were everywhere in both Paris and St Louis.
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Jimmy” Paul
French Foreign Legion
Paris
James Paul
St. Louis
Paul
Jimmy
Champagne
Legion
Arthur Berry
Boston
Christopher Charles
Brooklyn
Legions
Belloy-en-Santerre
Somme
Japanese Curios Seized as German Trick in Wartime Trade
British authorities reveal a Hamburg curio firm sought to import heavy copper and bronze vases and animals to Japan for Sweden, offering bulk shipments of ten to twenty tons monthly. The letter stresses cheap, massive pieces with the look of curios and even packing cases with raw rubber to conceal the trade.
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Liverpool
Japan
Sweden
Hamburg
West Virginia Bans Loafing
West Virginia passes a wartime labor law requiring every able male aged sixteen to sixty to work at least 36 hours weekly in any lawful employment. Exemptions apply for students during school sessions. Violators face a $100 fine or state work assignment with dependents receiving a small wage.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Italians Build Fine Roads in Albania
Rome says Italo Austrian rivalry will give Albania the Balkans best wagon road system. A 450 kilometer road links Santi Quaranta to Saloniki, including 300 kilometers through mountains. A 110 kilometer section will soon connect Avlona with Saloniki.
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Rome
Albania
Balkan
Greece
Roumania
Santi Quaranta
Saloniki
Avlona
Adriatic
Salonikl
Aluminum Art Objects Attract Public Interest
Aluminum objects of art also in terest us. The fragment suggests a local exhibition or discussion of metal artworks drawing attention from residents. No clear names or dates available.
Secret Service Reports New Counterfeit Gold Certificate
Washington announces discovery of a counterfeit $10 gold certificate from the 1907 series. The note is not as finely executed as the genuine article but is likely to appear deceptive to the untrained eye.
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Washington
Secret Service
Ohio in 1915 saw 463 fatal industrial accidents and 100000 injuries
The year 1915 in Ohio recorded 463 deaths from industrial accidents and about 100000 injuries. This snapshot highlights the high risk of factory and workplace environments during the period.
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Ohio
Iowa Rail Rates Fight and Blocked Shipper Hearings Probed
Des Moines reports delay in intrastate rate decisions as the Iowa railroad commission plans to hear shippers later in summer and fall plus protests from Commercial clubs over branch line train suspensions. The piece also covers crop forecasts, insect research, and state wartime transport costs.
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Des Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
Iowa Roads
Iowa Commission
Express
State Railroad Commission
Railway Council On National Defense
State Commission
Cedar Halls
Storage of Coal Urged by State Defense Council
Following a meeting with Iowa coal operators the state defense council sub-committee urged summer storage of coal by households and all consumers to avert a winter shortage. The committee seeks data on production cost and supply from coal operators and calls for nation wide cooperation to maximize summer production and expedite coal equipment movement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State House
of Industrial Survey
State Defense Council
Industrhal Committee
State G A R meeting votes bonds and new officers named
Davenport and Burnside camp No 21 leaders attended the state G A R gathering in Davenport with 95 000 bonds ordered for Hearty bonds. Woman's Relief Corps approves Aberly bonds. New officers include Laura Borger Cedar Rapids president and Iva Winkley Davenport senior VP. Daughters of Veterans elect Iva Dodd Credlus president and Emma Nielson Davenport inspector.
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Davenport
Towa Sons of Veterans
A. D. Munger
Des Moines
Department of Iowa
Sons of Veterans
Munger
Burnside Camp No. 21
Woman's Relief Corps
Treasury
State Corps
Laura Borger
Cedar Rapids
Iva Winkley
Lucinda Trow
LeMars
Jimma Sheetz
Willamsburg
Margaret Ganty
Fairfield
Daughters of Veterans
Mra
Iva Dodd Credlus
Maude Fladliffe
Ottumwa
K. Murphy
Ames
Dorothea Driegs
Marengo
McGinnley
Emma Nielson
Four Steps in the Path of Grace
Four Steps in the Path of Divine grace outline repentance remission of sins refreshing from the Lord and the reward of Christ. Peter urges turning to Jesus, faith, and obedience for forgiveness and future glory. The piece emphasizes repentance belief cleansing and ongoing spiritual renewal through the Holy Spirit.
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Grace
Christ
Jesus
Jucht Xenophon
Demosthenes
Aeschylus
Herodotus
God
Peter
Mei
Samaria
Cornelius
Phesos
Apostle
Jesus Christ
Arrests Over Nonregistration in Red Oak Area
Peter Liberty a Greek man was arrested for not registering to fight for Liberty and claims he was in Chicago on June 6 for his brother's funeral. Frank McIntosh a farm hand surrendered and is charged with evading the registration law. William Pappas another Greek man is also under arrest for non-registration.
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Red Oak
Liberty
Peter Liberty
Chicago
Frank McIntosh
William Pappas
Iowa Sunday School Convention to Meet in Oskaloosa
The Iowa State Sunday School convention elected Oskaloosa to host next year with no opposition. Secretary Stem reported the largest school as University Church of Christ of Des Moines with 2,064 active scholars and a cradle roll of 2,131.
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Oskaloosa Geta S
Council Bluffgs
Iowa State Sunday School Association
Oskaloosa
Stem
States University Church of Christ of
Liberty Loan Surpasses Quota in Washington Oversubscription
Subscriptions totaled 3 005 226 850 dollars with an oversubscription near 52 percent. Final tabulation shows over 4 090 000 purchasers, 93 percent of total subscriptions ranging from 50 to 10 000 dollars, and twenty one subscribers seeking 5 000 000 dollars or more. The oversubscription underscores strong American patriotism.
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Liberty Loan
Washington
Delay Calling National Guard for War Service
Washington D C draft plans may delay drafting the national guard into federal service until August 5 to avoid creating an unfair officer rank order under a three increments scheme July 15 July 25 and August 5 The War Department may revert to original draft plans under the National Defense Act provisions on officer rank.
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National Guard
Washington, D. C
War Department
Discovery of Bleached Pulp Transforms English Paper
A long established English paper industry used for over a century before scientists found a way to bleach pulp to produce white paper. The discovery changed production processes and likely shifted market dynamics for mills and printers across England.
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England
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Iowa Child Research Station
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