Flood does damage as river ice gorge floods farms near Oskaloosa
The Des Moines river rose beyond its 1903 high, six miles of ice gorge flooding Mahaska county. More than twenty farm homes flooded forcing residents to take refuge on high ground. Rescue efforts fail to break the ice using dynamite amid dangerous conditions.
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Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Ice George
Given
Commercial Club of
Clarke
Mahaska County
Charles Thomas
John Ruggenberg
Ruggenberg
Students Vote by Mail in June Primary Iowa City
Under the absent voters law, students at Iowa universities may vote by mail in the June primary and other elections. Attorney General George Cosson issued the opinion to Professor Frank B. Horack. About 1,200 of 2,200 male students at Iowa are eligible. in prior years fewer than fifty voted by going home.
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Iowa City
Iowa
George Cosson
Frank B. Horack
University of Iowa
Dedicate New Church in Jefferson Honors 3000 Attendees
More than 3 000 persons attended the dedication of the new Church of Christ in Jefferson. The church cost 19000 dollars with 11000 owed at the start. Over 13000 dollars was raised to pay the debt and leave a remainder. George L. Snively of Lewiston, Ill. led the services. Elder D B Millard is pastor.
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Jefferson
Small Town to Gain Electric Lights in Iowa Corridor
Mechanicsville population about 750 will receive electric lights making it one of the smallest towns in the state to have illumination. A power and light company at Oxford Junction, using nearby water power, plans to extend electric light and power service to all small towns between Cedar Rapids and Clinton.
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Mechanicsville
Oxford Junction
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Senator Allen Aids Students
Ames State Senator Joe Allen appropriates $660 to send 44 of the 1916 pork winners to the Ames winter shore course next year. This marks the third consecutive year Allen funds the pork winners' travel to Iowa State College.
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Senator Allen
Ames
Joe” Allen
Ames Winter Shore
Iowa State College
Judge Stricken With Paralysis At Court In Knoxville
Knoxville report says district court judge Loren N. Hays suffered a stroke at the courthouse with brain involvement and delirium. He had a minor paralysis two years earlier and currently shows little chance of recovery.
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Knoxville
Loren N. Hays
Death of Iowa's oldest resident Elizabeth Healey
Mrs. Elizabeth Healey died at her Dubuque home at age 96. A pioneer resident, she had lived in the city eighty three years and arrived on the first Mississippi boat from St. Louis to Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Elizabeth Healey
Iowa
Mississippi
St. Louis
Two Iowa City Men Disappear
Iowa City residents report the disappearance of two men. Iowa City Hiram Toms, aged over 70 and Civil War veteran, vanished from his daughter’s Wellman home where he was visiting. Bloodhounds failed to locate him. Albert Garnett, 50, an Ayres Lumber Company employee, also disappeared after leaving work with his weekly pay.
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Iowa City
Hiram Toms
Wellman
Albert Garnett
Ayres Lumber Company
Hardin County Plans Large Road Improvement Program
Hardin county will spend 160000 on graveling grading and draining 175 miles of roads over three years under the board of supervisors and County Engineer E W Dunn. An additional 200000 will build steel and cement bridges and culverts. Upon completion only two U S counties will have as complete a road system.
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Eldora
Hardin County
Board of Supervisors
E. W. Dunn
United States
Hardiy County
Free Ride Weighs Down Illinois Man in Transit Misadventure
H B Rogers aimed for Wyoming with goods in a Rock Island car and a free pass tied to livestock. He bought a pig in Sheffield to qualify, but quarantines blocked travel at Council Bluffs. Union Pacific refused continuation, forcing a costly return to Sheffield and loss of the pass.
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Council Bluffs
Sheffield
Wyoming
H. B. Rogers
Rogers
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Shefield
Illinois Territory
Iowa
Nebraska
Illnois
Flood Claims Victim In Des Moines River Rescue
In Oskaloosa Ray Ellis, 18, saved Charles Thomas from a tree surrounded by flood waters on the Des Moines River. Thomas clung to the tree from 4 PM to 11 PM before rescue. County engineer A E Rommel died when a boat overturning during attempts to dynamite an ice gorge overturned. Rommel's body was not recovered.
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Oskaloosa
Ray Ellis
Charles Thomas
Des Moines
Thomas
Ellis
A. E. Rommel
Mahaska County
Rommel
Aid for Flood Victims in Des Moines Region
Des Moines reports Governor Clarke authorizes Rock Island civil engineer Ww. P. Peterson to travel to Oska loosa to assess flood relief along the Des Moines river. A large ice gorge at Given backs water for miles, forcing riverbank residents to evacuate, with water expected to rise beyond normal high levels unless the blockage is removed.
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Des Moines
P. Peterson
Rock Island Railroad
Clarke
Oskaloosa
Des Moines River
Given
Escaped Convict Dodge Captured in Hannibal Missouri
Dodge, an escaped convict from the state penitentiary, was arrested on Hannibal main street two hours after police received his description. He admitted identity without resistance and was returned to the local institution under tight guard.
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Ft. Madison
Smith Dodge
Hannibal
Missouri
Dodge
Water System Sold At Auction In Fort Madison
Fort Madison water works system was bid in by C. F. Street of New York for $33,000 at foreclosure sale. The Citizens' Water company offered $32,000 as the only other bid. The Citizens' firm, granted a franchise in December, plans a new plant to be installed next summer.
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Fort Madison
C. F. Street
New York
Citizens’ Water Company
Citizens’ Company
Sunday School Exhibit at Iowa State Fair
Iowa Sunday schools plan an exhibit at the Iowa State fair showcasing lesson materials and young student crafts after a conference in Dubuque. The exhibit awaits approval from the state convention of the Iowa Sunday School Association.
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Des Moines
Iowa Sunday Schools
Iowa Sunday School Association
Dubuque
Will Manufacture Auto Plates in Ackley
Local capitalists plan a new plant in Ackley to manufacture license plates for automobiles. They cite strong demand and the state’s difficulty in securing plates, expecting the facility to be profitable from the start.
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Ackley
Wapello Farmer Claims Oil Discovery Across River
L C James reports oil on his farm northwest of Wapello after securing samples for testing. He notes Aledo Illinois, opposite the river, may share similar geological conditions and consulted with assistant state geologist James H Lees about the county's geology.
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Wapello
L. C. James
Aledo
Ill
James
Farm Brings Big Price In Liberty Township Sale
Mundy & Scott sold a 3 1/2 acre farm three miles north of Clemens in Liberty township for 63000 dollars to T Lockard and Mrs Sara Bueghly of Liscomb. The land brought 200 dollars per acre, eight years after Mundy & Scott bought it for 70 dollars per acre, with improvements added at an estimated 8000 to 10000 dollars.
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Marshballtown
Mundy & Scott
T. &. Lockard
Sara Bueghly
Liscomb
Liberty Township
Clemens
Iowa Land Speculation Drives Tenant Farm Growth
Iowa reports show emigration down and tenant farming rising, spurred by land price inflation and farm size growth. O. O. Lloyd notes tenancy increased from 1880 to 1910, with 37.8 percent rented in 1910 and land values more than doubling since 1900, pushing larger farm operations and delaying ownership.
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Ames
Iowa
O. O. Lloyd
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
United States Department of Agriculture
Lloyd
Large Increase in Taxes Across Iowa Counties in 1916
Des Moines reports total county taxes to be collected in 1916 exceed 50 million dollars, about four million more than 1915. School taxes rise by roughly 1.2 million, road taxes by 316 thousand, and bridge taxes by 225 thousand. State tax levy sits near last year at 4.33 mills versus 4.4 mills in 1915.
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Des Moines
W. H. Williams
The
Auditor of State’s
Nonagenarian Harrison County Farmer Turns 90
Uncle Jim Kennedy, Harrison county's oldest active farmer, marked his ninetieth birthday this month. He owns a 320 acre stock farm, which he has tended since 1836, remaining as active and careful as in younger years.
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Logan
Jim” Kennedy
Harrison County
Woman Dies After Swinging Parlor Car Door Accident
Mrs. A. J. McClelland dies from injuries after a door swing aboard a Des Moines bound parlor car from St. Joseph Missouri. A porter rushed through as she crossed causing a fall and pelvic injury. She was treated at Mercy hospital where tests confirmed the injury.
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Des Moines
St. Joseph
A. J. McClelland
Workman Unearths Snake Nest Near Knoxville
While J. T. Jones quarrying rock three miles west of Knoxville unearthed a nest of twenty one snakes in a fissure of a stone ledge. The snakes included fifteen blue racers five garters and one viper with an eight inch lizard squeezed in the center. Racers measured about four feet and others varied in length.
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Knoxville
J. T. Jones
Dynamite Blast Destroys Maplewood Homes In St Louis
Five cases of dynamite exploded at Maplewood sewer project injuring twenty eight people including seven seriously. At least two dead, about thirty houses demolished, windows shattered for miles, and a sixty foot crater formed as rescuers searched wreckage. The Cooney Construction powder house owned the dynamite and cause remains unknown.
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St. Louis
Maplewood
Cooney Construction Company
NO ORDERS TO SINK DIVERS
London reports Lord Robert Cecil states Britain’s view on armed merchant ships in the approaching submarine campaign. Defensively armed merchantmen may not fire unless in self defense, and may not attack unless a submarine shows unmistakable hostile intent. Germans misinterpret a transport document to imply offensive instructions.
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London
Germany
Veserls
Robert Cecil
Wilson urges early action on armed merchant ships warning
President Wilson asks Congress for an early vote on a resolution to warn Americans not to sail armed merchant ships as Germany begins sinking ships without warning. He cites foreign capitals misusing reports of congressional disagreement.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Quaker of War Fame Dead
Henry D. Swift aged 84 died of heart weakness in Worcester Massachusetts on March 3. A Civil War veteran he was court martialed and sentenced to death but was paroled by President Lincoln remains noted for wartime service.
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Worcester
Mass
Henry D. Swift
Lincoln
Siegel Freed Rearrested in Rochester Case
Henry Siegel, a New York banker, who finished a ten month term in Monroe county penitentiary, was rearrested on a warrant issued by District Attorney Wheeler in Rochester, New York.
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Siegel
Rochester
N. Y
Henry Siegel
New York
Monroe County
Wheeler
Bulgaria warns Austria over Wied restoration to Albanian throne
A Rome dispatch reports Bulgaria informed Austria that restoring Prince William of Wied to the Albanian throne will be treated as an act of hostility.
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Prince William
London
Rome
Bulgaria
Austria
Prince William of Wied
Albania
Explosives Ignite in Mass. Factory Blast
Three large vats of explosives being manufactured exploded at the New England Chemical company in Weburn Massachusetts. The blast wrecked a two story brick and concrete building. Gavrus is reported missing.
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Weburn
Mass
Iingiand Chemical Company
Gavrus
Sinking of French liner Provence claims 900 lives
Paris reports the French auxiliary cruiser Provence, formerly a transatlantic liner, sank in the middle Mediterranean. More than 1,800 aboard. about 870 saved, 296 crew reached Malta, 400 survivors landed at Milo. Unclear if submarine mine or accident caused the disaster amid mid Mediterranean torpedoing news.
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Paris
Middle Mediterranean
Ministy of
Marine
Milo
Malta
Admiralty
Ministry of Marine
London
mid-Mediterranean
Fastnet
St. Nazaire
la Provence
Mauretania
Provence
Saloniki
Mail Robbery Involves $200000 Packages On Ferry
A US mail truck on a ferry from Communipaw New Jersey to Liberty Street New York was robbed Saturday morning. Four registered mail sacks were taken, three from Washington and one from Baltimore. One Washington package reportedly held $200000. The incident aims at stealing up to $1,000,000 in currency.
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New York
United States Mail
New Jersey Central Railroad
Communipaw
N. J
Liberty Street
Washington
Baltimore
Kentucky Republicans Name Fairbanks Delegates At Chicago
Louisville reports the Kentucky Republican state convention instructed its delegates at large to vote for Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana for the presidential nomination in Chicago this June. In Kempton West Virginia thirteen men are dead and fifty two rescued from mine No 42 of the Davis Coal and Coke company after an explosion as workers arrived for their shift. The shaft sits 427 feet deep but the mine was not badly wrecked.
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Louisville
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Chicago
Kempton
W. Va
Davis Coal and Coke Company
Here
Food Shortage Deepens in War-Torn Russia
In Petrograd on March 4 the food shortage worsens as the ministry of agriculture declares meat may be eaten on only five days each week, reflecting wartime scarcity and rising demand.
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Russia
Petrograd
Ministry of Agriculture
Buffalo Machinists Strike Authorized in Buffalo
About 30 000 union machinists were authorized to strike at a meeting in Buffalo New York Wednesday night attended by 350 men representing roughly 10 000 workers in Buffalo and other cities The action follows discussions on work and wages amid the regional labor dispute.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Briton Wins Air Fight Over Enemy Plane
London reports Flight Sub lieutenant Simms attacked and brought down a hostile aircraft. The plane fell in flames a short distance in front of the Belgian lines.
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London
The
Admiralty
Flight Sublieutenant Simms
Mutiny Among British Soldiers Hits Sydney Camp
Fifteen thousand British soldiers in a Sydney training camp mutinied, reports reach Honolulu via the liner Sonoma. One soldier was killed and six injured in the incident.
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Honolulu
Sydney
Australia
Sonoma
British ships sunk as German submarine war opens
London reports the Kaiser's U-boat campaign against British shipping began at midnight. The Thornsby of West Hartlepool, 1782 tons, and the Malvina of Leith, 1244 tons, were torpedoed with reports that all crew aboard the Thornsby were killed or drowned. Insurance rates rise. fears mount over armed merchant ship attacks.
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London
Germany
United States
Kentish
West Hartlepool
Leith
British
Americans Sail on Armed Liner Giuseppe Verdi from New York
The Giuseppe Verdi carrying 173 passengers to Naples and Genoa departed New York, with two naturalized Americans aboard. It is the first armed vessel to leave U.S. shores since the submarine campaign began, mounting two naval guns and fitting copper air tanks in lifeboats. The Italian liner America is believed in the war zone with 82 cabin and 1,732 steerage passengers. Twelve major lines are near the war zone, and White Star has canceled March reservations on the Lapland, Baltic and Adriatic.
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New York
Admiralty
Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi
Naples
Genoa
Valy
America
Lave
White Star Tina
Lapland
Baltic
Adriatic
Germany to Fight Portugal After Ultimatum Demands
Germany sent an ultimatum to Portugal demanding the restoration within 48 hours of seized ships. Madrid dispatches indicate Portugal will likely reject the demand. Amsterdam reports a German declaration of war against Portugal is imminent.
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London
Germany
Portugal
Madrid
Reuter
Amsterdam
Italy May Fight Germany War Claim Stirs London
Italy seized thirty four of thirty seven German ships interned in Italian ports as reported in Parliament. Dispatches say Rome decided to declare war on Germany and would act once the Italian parliament reconvenes.
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London
Italy
House of Commons
Gercliny
Rome
Attempt on Ruler's Life in Rome
A failed assassination attempt targeted Czar Ferdinand. Reports say his illness is caused by wounds from the would be attacker, not a natural ailment.
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Rome
Ferdinand
Germans Use Floating Mines With Periscopes
Baltimore March 4 Officials report the German use of floating mines equipped with periscopes to sight and destroy enemy ships, as described by Capt. B. J. Keelty of England.
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Baltimore
B. J. Keelty
England
Madrid Riots Rise as Bakers Strike Paralyzes City
A Reuters dispatch says Madrid bakers strike has escalated into a general walkout, halting trade as riots occur and the city faces paralysis.
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Madrid
London
Reuter
Fourth German War Loan Opens March 4 to 22
Amsterdam reports the fourth German war loan will be open for subscription from March 4 to March 22 in two forms. A five percent imperial loan will be offered at 98.50.
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Germany
Amsterdam
British Gains Near Ypres and Verdun Reported
London reports a British recapture of trenches near the Ypres Comines canal and a small German salient. Paris says French repulsed violent German assaults north of Verdun while Berlin claims 170 square kilometers of French positions captured with minimal losses.
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London
Ypres-Comines Canal
Ypres
French War Office
Fresnes
Berlin
Fresnel
Teutons
Amsterdam
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Paris
War Office
Cenmry
Germany
Champagne
West Front
Senator Gore Warns on Belligerent Merchant Men
Senator Gore cites a reported White House remark suggesting a war with Germany could end the European conflict by midsummer. Senator Stone denies the president made any such statement. A White House denial asserts no utterance carried such meaning.
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Washington
Gore
Senate
Wilson
United States
Germany
Stone
White House
Queen Mother Elizabeth of Roumania Dies in Romania
Queen mother Elizabeth of Romania known as Carmen Sylva died on Thursday in Bucharest after illness from pneumonia. Born December 29, 1843, she chose the pen name Carmen Sylva to reflect her love of song and the woods. The dispatch notes her birthplace as Wied, a German principality, and describes her youth as humble and cheerful.
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Elizabeth of
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
London
Bucharest
Reuter
Amsterdam
Germany
Italian ships to keep arms on merchant vessels
Rome reports ambassador Count Marchi notified Washington that Italian merchant ships will continue to carry armament. The instruction comes as tensions rise and Italy maintains ready defenses for its maritime commerce.
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Rome
Count Marchi
Washington
Harriman Named Secretary of Embassy at Berlin
O B Harriman of New York is appointed secretary of embassy at Berlin to succeed Alexander Comstock Kirk of Chicago, who moves to Constantinople. The change is announced from Washington on March 4.
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O. B. Harriman
Berlin
Washington
New York
Alexander Comstock Kirk
Chicago
Constantinople
Poisoning at San Francisco Methodist Banquet Leaves Dozens Sick
More than forty guests at a San Francisco banquet, including Methodist ministers and their wives, became seriously ill after consuming food believed to be poisoned. Authorities investigate possible foul play or contamination.
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San Francisco
German Raiders in Atlantic Target Atlantic Shipping
Wireless warnings received by the Standard Telegram report a German commerce raider possibly aided by consorts attacking Atlantic shipping near New York on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
New York
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Lord Cecil
House Committee
Mediterranean Sea
Ferry
Jersey City
Valian
Kaiser
Vaux
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