Four Die In Fire At Boone County Poor Farm
A three story brick Boone county poorhouse eight miles north of here burned at night with one aged woman and three men, inmates, killed. Thirty six others escaped in night clothes. The boiler room or faulty wiring is blamed. Superintendent Heedwell and staff saved the rest. Mrs Lina Oberg 55 Detles Becker 86 John Allen 86 Pete Peterson 45 perished. Six Story county inmates housed there had escaped earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Boone County Poorhouse
Here
Boone Fire Department
Heedwell
Lina Oberg
Detles Becker
John Allen
Pete Peterson
Story County Poor House
Boone Institution
Record tenancy ends as Coon Rapids renter retires
For twenty nine years Carl Boxmann rented the August Sanders farm in Coon Rapids. The lease ended March 1 when he gave up the farm. He never had a written contract and rented on verbal agreement. He recently inherited an estate in Germany and plans retirement from active farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coon Rapids
Carl Boxmann
August Sanders
Boxmann
Germany
Prison For Hog Theft Hampton County Case
Judge McCall sentenced Art Deyo and Harry Winn to five years at hard labor in the Fort Madison penitentiary. Adrian Marts received a five year term remitted due to age and this being his first offense. They admitted stealing a load of hogs from the stock yards and selling them to Chapin buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
McCall
Art Deyo
Harry Winn
Fort Madison
Adrian Marts
Chapin
Big Prizes for Potatoes at Des Moines Fair
Des Moines ad highlights statewide prizes totaling 320 cash across seven Irish potato varieties and three sweet potato varieties. An additional class invites entry of 10 different potato varieties, offering extra incentive for growers this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Fair Board
Below Zero Weather Puts Strain on Farmers in Iowa Towns
Oldtimers say they never knew such a long cold season. In Postville J. M. Thoma reports forty eight days below zero since December 12. The persistent freeze challenges stock, and farmers await spring with concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
J. M. Thoma
Parole Granted to Waterloo Based Monument Maker E A Boggs
E A Boggs, a Grundy Center monument maker whose bank dealings in Morrison drew state attention, has been granted parole by the state board of parole. He will be paroled to friends in Waterloo with a pardon possible after one year if he follows board rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
E.A. Boggs
Grundy Center
Morrison Bank
State Board of Parole
Boges
Des Moines Troop A Captain Killed on Italian Front
Maj Elvin R Heiberg once commanded Troop A of the Sixth Cavalry in Des Moines during the winter of 1912 13. He played a leading role in the White Sparrow military tournament at the Coliseum in December 1912 before the unit was sent to the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heiberg
Iowa
Des Moines
Elvin R. Heiberg
Sixth Cavalry
Coliseum
Second Regiment Boys Return to Des Moines Camp
The Second Iowa Infantry has returned from the border and has entered camp at Fort Des Moines awaiting muster out of federal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Second
Iowa Infantry
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines Faces Deficit With Potential Tax Revenue Shortfall
Des Moines plans show the city will spend over 140000 beyond revenue for the year ending March 31. A favorable Iowa Supreme Court ruling on the pole and wire tax could cut the shortage by 71000. If no ruling and funds from Iowa Telephone Co. are unavailable, another bond issue may be needed April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Iowa Telephone Company
Fence Surrounds Rock Island Arsenal Shops
Work has begun on a high heavy woven wire fence around all Rock Island arsenal shops. It will be topped with barbed wire and guarded by an increased armed guard force. Thousands of employees will receive identification cards with a description and photograph. entry without the card will be barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Grinnell Men Support Compulsory Military Training Plan
Grinnell College men gathered at a mass meeting to back a petition urging the faculty to establish compulsory military training for freshmen and sophomores with optional upperclass participation. The petition drew over 200 signers and will be discussed at the next faculty meeting. A faculty canvass signals likely approval and only limited opposition among professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Society at Sixty Preserves Iowa History
Iowa's State Historical Society marks sixty years since its 1857 founding noted during the constitutional era. It received a $250 annual state appropriation and has occupied multiple home sites including the old capitol, Mechanics' Academy, an old stone church, and universityliberal Arts Hall since June 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iews
State Historical Society
Iowa
General Assembly
Town City
Mechanics’ Academy
Hall of Liberal Arts
The
State University
Iowa Anti-Saloon League Sues Railways for Statewide Injunctions
W. C. Barber of the Iowa Anti-Saloon League filed nine injunction petitions in District Court. The actions seek restraining orders against several railroads and express companies including Chicago & Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Inter-Urban Railway Wells Fargo Adams Express Chicago Great Western Wabash Chicago Burlington & Quincy and others for the entire state of Iowa with Polk county as a focal point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. C. Barber
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Polky County
Iowa
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Inter-Urban Railway Company
Wells Fargo Express Company
Fort Dodge
Des Moines & Southern
Adams Express Company
Great Western
Wabash
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway
In Passenger Service 50 Years Waterloo
After fifty years as an engineer Henry C. Harper applies for a pension at age 68. He began as a car checker in Cleveland at 17 and became an engine driver after eighteen months. Since 1870 with the Illinois Central he mostly ran passenger trains and has never had a fatal wreck in his fifty years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Henry C. Harper
Illinois Central
Cleveland
Harper
P. O. Robbers Convicted in Federal Case
James O Day and Thomas McGuire were indicted for robbing post offices at Woodward and Extra. They received eight and nine year sentences to Fort Leavenworth. G Riggins was cleared of charges based on confessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O
Council Bluffs
James O’day
Thomas McGuire
Woodward
Extra
Fort Leavenworth
G. Riggins
O'Day
McGuire
Interstate Farmers Association backs livestock disease funding
A resolution passed at the Interstate Farmers and Breeders association convention urges Iowa and four neighboring states to repeal interstate meat shipment inspection laws and to fund farm tuberculosis and disease elimination programs where known to exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Interstate Farmers’ and Breeders’ Association
Record-breaking Shorthorn bull brings $880 at state fair sale
Levi Brothers of Platte South Dakota paid a top price of 880 dollars for a Shorthorn bull at the sale conducted at the state fair grounds. BE R. Silliman of Colo. handled the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Fair Grounds
Levi Brothers
Platte, S. D
BE. R. Silliman
Colo
School Girls Farm Guard at St Katherine’s School
Two companies of girls at St Katherine’s exclusive school practice military drill using wooden rifles. Lieut. H. O. Ward of Davenport’s local national guard field artillery trains the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
St. Katharine’s
H. O. Ward
National Guard Field Artillery
Iowa Land Sells High as McCullough and OMalley Buy
In Waukon Iowa Messrs McCullough and OMalley paid 300 dollars per acre for thirty acres in the northwest part of the city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Waukon—Messrs. McCullough & O’malley
Iowa City votes against commission manager plan
In a special election Iowa City voters defeated the proposal to replace the council and mayor system with a commission manager form. The 899 to 747 result totaled 1 646, with two of five wards supporting the plan. Four years earlier the measure also failed by 195 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Catholics Buy Des Moines College Aims Catholic High School
Des Moines Catholics have purchased Des Moines college property for 130000 dollars. A year from next June it will become a Catholic high school for boys, per an announcement by Bishop Austin Dowl ing. The grounds include a dormitory, school building, and athletic facilities, sold in anticipation of a proposed Baptist college project in the old Cha utauqua park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines College
Des Moines
Des Moines Colleges
Austin Dowling
Baptist College
Chautauqua Park
Army Officers In Charge Of Iowa Training Camps
Des Moines reports the Iowa Division of the Military Training Camp association formed with Major H. H. Polk as president and John MacVicar as vice president. Camps for boys ages 15 to 18 will be held at Fort Des Moines Fort Snelling Fort A. D. Russell and three adult camps at Fort Sheridan Benjamin Harrison and Fort Riley supervised by the War Department with 2000 to 3000 boys per camp expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Des Moines
Fort Snelling
St. Paul
Fort A. D. Russell
Wyoming
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
Benjamin Larrison
Indianapolis
Fort Riley
Kansas
Iowa Association
Des Moines
War Department
United States Army
Governor Reviews Troops at Capitol Grounds Parade
Gov. Harding and state officials reviewed the Iowa Second Infantry at the capitol grounds after the Third Infantry parade was canceled by bad weather. Thousands gathered as the troops, eight months on border duty, marched from Fort Des Moines and assembled at Seventh and Mulberry streets before the review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second
Iowa Infantry
Harding
Senate
House
Iowa shoe dealers to hold eighth annual convention in Ottumwa
Des Moines reports that Iowa shoe dealers will hold their eighth annual convention in Ottumwa in 1818 after a closing Des Moines session. Officers elected for the coming year include R. E. Stevens of Ottumwa as president, R. G. Wang of Waterloo as vice president, G. S. Delaplane of Cherokee as treasurer, and I. F. Nebe of Atlantic as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Ottumwa
R. E. Stevens
R. G. Wang
Waterloo
G. S. Delaplane
Cherokee
IF. M. Nebe
Atlantic
Wilson Orders Arming of Merchant Ships and Calls Congress
President Wilson, invoking constitutional authority, orders arming of American merchant ships and issues a proclamation calling a special session of Congress for April 16 in Washington. The move aims to address pressing legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
White House
Farmers' Elevator Declares 50 Percent Dividend
At the annual meeting of the Farmers' Elevator company the reports showed the last year to be a very successful one with substantial grain handled and a rising market. The board of directors declared a 50 percent dividend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Elevator
Greene
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Consolidated Schools Opened Across Iowa
Des Moines reports M R Fayran dedicated a 75000 dollar consolidated school at Swea City Sioux county. A 31000 pound cost Sheldahl Polk county building nears dedication. Galva Ida county finished a 52000 dollar consolidated school on a 10 acre site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. R. Fayran
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Swea City
Sioux County
Sheldahl
Polk County
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Galva
Ida County
Change County Boards Contemplated by House Bill
A bill by Keppie of Chickasaw proposes new members for county boards of education. The current board includes the county superintendent, county auditor, and board of supervisors members. The bill adds the county superintendent as member, the chairman of the board of supervisors, the city’s superintendent of schools with largest enrollment, a primary teacher, and a rural teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keppie
Chickasaw
Board of Supervisors
Prisoner in Hoboken Reveals Bomb Plot to Wreck War Supplies
Fritz Kolb, a German reservist, was arrested in Hoboken on March 7 as authorities say he and associates planned to detonate bombs at munition plants aiding the Entente. Police found two bombs in Kolb's room and believe the aim was to destroy war supplies, not kill President Wilson. The case may aid investigations into the Black Tom and Kingsland explosions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. J
Fritz Solb
Germany
Kolb
Wilson
Kingsland
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Entente
Vienna Note Defiant Says Armed Ships Are Pirates
The Austrian government replies to the American note on unrestricted submarine warfare, holding armed merchant ships as pirates and declaring neutrals bear losses when entering active war zones. It distances warnings from armed vessels and asserts beligerents decide their own sea measures, amid disputes over the British blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
March S
Vienna
Austria
Washington Cabinet
Five Chinese Tongs Clash Across West Coast Cities
Five Chinese men were killed and several injured in tong wars spanning San Francisco Oakland Stockton San Jose and Seattle. Gunmen from Hop Sing Suey Sing and Be Ong Sings opposed fighters from Suey On Sen Suey Ying and Bing Kong. The killings occurred just after 1 pm near a planned peace conference with heavy caliber bullets found on the bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oakland
Stockton
San Jose
Cal
Seattle
Wash
Hop Sing
Suey Sing
Be Ong Sings
Sen Suey Ying
Bing Kong
U. S. Envoy to Japan George W. Guthrie Dies
George W. Guthrie, American ambassador to Tokyo, died in Washington on Thursday from apoplexy. Appointed May 20, 1913, he served at Tokyo with Mrs. Guthrie, who was in Tokyo at the time. Dispatch from the embassy confirmed the death to the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George W. Guthrie
Pittsburgh
Tokyo
State Department
Japan
Post Wheeler
Guthrie
Edison Theratons to Quit Over Lab Site Dispute
Thomas A. Edison may resign as chairman of the naval advisory board if the naval experimenting laboratory is not built at Sandy Hook. Edison filed a minority report with Secretary Daniels favoring the New York site for the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Theratons
Annapolis
Thomas A. Edison
Naval Advisory Board
Naval Experimenting Laboratory
Sandy Hook
Prisoners Taken in Raids as Artillery Clashes Continue
Spirited artillery actions persisted between the Oise and the Aisne. The official report notes French troops captured prisoners in raids in Lorraine while a German attack failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Oise
Aisne
Lorraine
Four Die in Poorhouse Fire Reported Near Boone
Four persons are known to be dead and several others reported missing after a fire destroyed the Boone county farm six miles from Boone Illinois on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone, Ill
Boone County
Roma Arrives Safely at Lisbon After Transatlantic Voyage
Fabre line steamer Roma left New York February 18 with 77 passengers and reached Lisbon on March 2, the line announced on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safe
New York
Fabre Line
Roma
Lisbon
Continental and Commercial weighs new loan to China
Chicago March 9 The Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings bank which lent China 5 million dollars is considering advising on a new loan of 25 million dollars to that government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chicago
Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
British Win Steamer Appam Case At Newport News
The British claimants won a Supreme Court suit at Newport News Virginia to regain possession of the prize ship Appam and its cargo. The court sustained the British libel and held the Appam violated American neutrality, rejecting German prize rights to indefinite U.S. court jurisdiction without a captor warship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Appam
Newport News
Supreme Court
United States
Germany
Waddill
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Hans Berg
Gopher Antifight Bill Fails in Minnesota Senate
St. Paul Minn March 7 Senator Sagen's bill to repeal the law permitting boxing in Minnesota was defeated in the state senate by 85 to 381 after a brief debate. Friends of boxing had expected passage in the senate and planned to push the fight in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Sagen
Minnesota
State
Senate
Friends of Boxing
House
Germans to Halt Brewing In Northern Germany
The Berliner Tageblatt reports an imminent suspension of all beer brewing in northern Germany to save malt and bread for food instead of coffee. The move reflects wartime shortages and efforts to redirect grain resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Berliner Tageblatt
Germany
Imakze
Liner Rochambeau Arrives in New York Under Guard
The French liner Rochambeau docked in New York after passing the German barred zone. A rapid-fire gun was mounted on the bow in addition to the stern armament.
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Rochambeau
New York
Bulgarian Minister Panmeteff Denies U S Break Reports
Minister Panmeteff of Bulgaria says he has no information supporting reports that Bulgaria planned to break diplomatic relations with the United States near Washington on March 8. He denies any decision or action toward severing ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Panmeteff
Bulgaria
America
Germans Down Eighteen Planes Over Somme Front
Berlin March 8 report states eighteen hostile airplanes were shot down by German guns Sunday. Twelve of the planes were accounted for north of the Somme.
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Berlin
Overseas
Somme
GLOTURE RULE WINS Clearing Way for Extra Session
The senate lifted a filibuster enabling potential presidential action on armed ships and a broader emergency bill. Voting record shows 76 in favor 3 against with Gronna La Follette and Sherman dissenting. La Follette called the president an iron hand and warned of a rubber stamp congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
James Hamilton Lewis
Congress
Itayson
Gronna
North Dakota
la Follette
Wisconsin
Sherman
Inois
Stone
Count Zeppelin Dead at Charlottenburg
Berlin reports Count Ferdinand Zeppelin died aged 75 after lung inflammation at Charlottenburg. The aeronaut and dirigible balloon pioneer built the first practical airship and led bombardments of Great Britain during the war, causing extensive property loss and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Charlottenburg
Wurttemberg
Ferdinand Zeppelin
Great Britain
London
Paris
Marines Land in Cuba Protect Santiago City
Four hundred servicemen from American warships have landed in Santiago and assumed control. cane fields and the Union Sugar mill at San Luis ten miles north are burning as rebels threaten the area. Garcia Munez, civil governor, asked the American consul for marines to safeguard the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cuba
Union
San Luis
Garcia Munez
Churchill Led Dardanelles Expedition, Commission Finds
The Dardanelles expedition was undertaken on the initiative of Col. Winston Churchill, according to a majority report of the commission appointed to inquire into the responsibility for the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dardanelles
Winston Churchill
American Steamer Mongolia Arrives Safely in London
The American steamship Mongolia left New York February 20 as the first American mail ship to depart since the German war zone declaration and reached London on March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mongolia
London
Indictment for Improper Letter to President Wilson
Federal grand jury returns an indictment against Frank Arnold of Houston charging he mailed an improper letter to President Wilson on February 4. The case highlights federal scrutiny of communications with the White House during late 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Houston
Tex
Federal Grand Jury
Frank Arnold
President Wilson
Kern Nominated for Joint International Commission
Former Senator John W. Kern of Indiana as Democratic floor leader in the Sixty-fourth congress is slated for nomination to the joint international commission to fill a vacancy in Washington on March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kern
Washington
Sormer
John W. Kern
Indiana
Joint International Commission
Cuban Rebel Commander Jose Miguel Gomez Captured
Gen Jose Miguel Gomez leader of the Cuba rebellion and his entire staff were captured in a running battle in Santa Clara. Officials in Havana hailed the victory with cheering as government troops surrounded the rebels and pressed the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Jose Miguel Gomez
Cuba
Menocal
Santa Clara
Colluzo
Jose Miguel Gomes
Quiencuds
Solano
Gomez
Maximo Gomez
Republic
Wilson to Arm U S Ships in Extra Session
The Senate approved curbing filibusters and President Wilson plans an April 1 extra session to arm merchant ships. Congress may authorize him to use other instruments and methods to protect American vessels and citizens on the high seas and provide a $100,000,000 appropriation via 3 percent bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate of the
United States
Wilson
Congress
Berlin to Release Peace Terms
Berlin plans to publish Germanys terms of peace Belgium would be independent with permanent German garrisons at Antwerp Liege and Namur and Germany control of ports and railways Belgium would have no national army but would be policed by a gendarmerie under the proposed terms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Rance
Germany
Belgium
Antwerp
Liege
Namur
Wife and two children die in Lansing house fire
Mrs. Emelia Van Epps thirty and her two children Louis six and Everett three months burned to death when their Lansing home caught fire on Sunday. Her husband Wilbur Van Iepps was badly burned after pouring oil into a stove. The flames consumed the house in an instant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Emelia van Epps
Louis
Everett
Wilbur van Iepps
van Epps
German Submarines Report Sinking 204000 Tons
Overseas News Agency reports German submarines returning March 1 to 8 indicate sinking vessels totaling 204000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Overseas
Mrs J M Dickinson Dies
Chicago March 9 news reached the Rock Island lines offices of the death of Mrs Jacob M Dickinson wife of Jacob M Dickinson receiver of the road and former secretary of war at Nashville Tennessee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Dickinson
Chicago
Rock Island Lines
Jacob M. Dickinson
Nashville
Tenn
Suffrage Bill Passed in Arkansas House for Primaries
The Arkansas House approves the Riggs suffrage bill by 54 to 27 granting women the right to vote in primary elections. Governor Brought is expected to sign the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas House of Representatives
Brought
Brunkman Elected President of St. Louis Nationals
St. Louis March 8 Ben G Brunkman vice president of a bank was elected president of the St. Louis Nationals as part of the reorganization plan fostered by J C Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis National Club
St. Louis
Ben, G. Brjnckman
St. Louis Nationals
J. C. Jones
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Boone County Poor House
Boggs
Ft. Des Moines
Philadelphia Record
George H. Guthrie
WIN
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Senate
la Follete
Kaiser
Lay
Churchill
Province of
Neve Ls
France
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