Patriotic Red Cross Meeting Draws 2000 at City Park
A large Sunday turnout exceeded two thirds full in the city park amphitheater for a Red Cross rally. Judge Ellison and Col. Palmer urged loyalty, patriotism, and generous Red Cross donations as war demands tighten.
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Red Cross
Scotch Grove Band
Monticello Orchestra
Improvement Club
E. E. Reed
Defense Committee
F. O. Ellison
Anamosa
David Palmer
Washington
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic of the United States
F. O. Wilson
Jones County
France
Belgium
Judge Fallison
Ellison
United States
Wilson
Germany
Europe
Palmer
Ation
Col. Palmer
America
Kaiser
Cuban
Maine
Havana Harbor
Miss Clara Stevenson Hit By Northwestern Train
Stenographer Miss Clara Stevenson was struck by a Northwestern train at Cedar Rapids and sustained critical injuries. The report notes other local items from Waterloo to Monmouth, including Red Cross drives and obituaries.
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Clara Stevenson
Northwestern
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Grand Lodge
Waterloo
Red Cross
Monmouth
B. H. Bailey
Coe College
Professor Bailey
Coe
Farley
Cascade Pioneer
Nita Baker
Arthur Lowe
Volga City
R. W. Baker
I. Q. Brown
Epworth Seminary
Maquoketa
Missouri furnishes better mules than statesmen
The report from Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes a sharp editorial line praising Missouri offerings over state officials. It quotes Perry Chief urging dropping the expression as being of little value.
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Council Bluffs
Missouri
Roasting The Bankers At Wisconsin State Bankers Meet
President J R Wheeler of the Wisconsin State Bankers association denounces bankers who refused Liberty loan support as cowardly bordering on treason. He cites threats to business and vows no further intimidation will deter patriotic effort at the annual Milwaukee convention.
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F. L. Sly
Manchester
Methodists
Homer C. Stuntz
Omaha
Iowa City
State University
Wanda Lewis
Clark Lewis
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ferguson
Iowa
Gertrude Harvey Moreland
H. W. Flenniken
Olin
Geneva
Wisconsin
W. W. Flenniken
A. B. Moreland
Herman Henningsen
J. T. Hansen
Clinton
Preston
Henningsen
Nenningsen
Hansen
Ludicek
Joseph Ludicek
James
Albert
Helen
Toledo
Albert Ludicek
Thompson
Tama’ County
Nellie Carpenter
Rockford College
Illinois
William Helgen
Antonetta Herren
Thomas Garrels
Wayne Township
Zelma Farwell
Europe
Harry Preston
W. M. Preston
Lizzie Wernli
Jacob Wernli
Monticello
W. WH. Gregory
Adolph Grassmeyer
Germany
Nettie Eberhart
J. M. Eberhart
David P. Young
J. W. Davis
Paul Warner
Maquoketa
Mr. Arduser
Milwaukee
Wis
Liberty Loan
J. R. Wheeler
Wisconsin State Bankers’ Association
Iowa Enacts Law Prohibiting Dogs from Running at Large
The 1917 Iowa law signed by the governor on March 8 prohibits dogs from running at large from sunset to sunrise unless with an owner or trainer. It requires registration with the county auditor and a collar tag, sets a 50 cent fee, and provides penalties for tag removal. Trespasser dogs off owner lands may be killed, with city limits exempt where local dog rules exist.
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General Assembly
State of
Iowa
Jeopardy the Servant and the Dynamite Fire Tale
A Hudson Maxim story recalls a servant named Jeopardy who spilled kerosene on a lit fire and disappeared after discovering a fifty pound case of dynamite sticks in the woodshed. The tale notes dynamite is dangerous and not suitable for burning.
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Hudson Maxim
Jeopardy
Iowa and Its People a Century Ago Census Snapshot
A historical census survey shows Iowa with 10 000 miles of rail 600 miles of interurban rail 199765 farms in 1915 down 10 000 from ten years earlier. It lists coal cement dairy crops and poultry values plus church members newspapers libraries and foreign born populations. It notes Civil War veterans 13059 survivors and state property value at 175 million.
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Towa
Iowa
Jawa
Allerton
Remsen
Dyersville
Dubuque
Cascade
Sioux Center
Adel
Moulton and
Jokes and banter from a 19th century periodical
A collection of light anecdotes and quips about fashion tailsors cooks and a benevolent Jersey man. The snippets mention a boy with a black eye a training camp and a hardworking mindset. The tone mimics humorous newspaper miscellany with dated slang and punchlines.
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Jersey
Sammy
Everybody’s Magazine
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the Park
F. Q. Ellison
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Neighborhood News
Thomas Dillon
Jerald Lahay
Singlish
Kalona
Washington County
George Heineman
Amana Society
Marengo
M. Dean Roller
Amana
Seineman
Red Cross News and Notes
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Chamber of Commerce
New York
August Belmont
Martha Washington
George J. Whelan
United Cigar Stores
Mount Vernon
John J. Pershing
Perry Chief
Monticello State Bank
Burr
Higbert
Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Josh Willin
Washington Star
Red Cross Movement
The
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
Eclipse Lumber Co
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