Seed Corn Caution Issued By State Dept For Iowa Farmers
The Iowa State Dairy and Food Department warns farmers against seed corn shipped from southern states. Commissioner W B Barney says southern seed will not mature well in Iowa and urges reliance on home grown seed. The notice explains labeling and germination requirements and advises buying only from reliable dealers if home grown seed is unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Dairy and Food Department
Iowa
W. B. Barney
South
Missouri
Mr. Barney
Plan Large Power Plant in Humboldt Leads to Northern Iowa Power Syndicate
Formation of a major electric power syndicate announced to operate a Humboldt nucleus plant with investments of several millions. The Northern Iowa Gas and Electric company will extend plants to thirteen towns including Humboldt Eagle Grove Sheldon Clarion and Goldfield with eastern capital backing the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Keokuk
Northern Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Northern Iowa Power Company
Eagle Grove
Sheldon
Clarion
Goldfield
Men Hold Convention In Des Moines Trade Group
Des Moines hosts the second annual meeting of the Iowa Wholesale Egg Butter and Poultry Dealers association with over three hundred members attending. The group oversees a $90,009,000 annual poultry and dairy production, the largest in the nation among states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
Towa Wholesale Egg, Butter and Poultry Dealers’ Association
College President Resigns at Parsons College
Lowell M. McAfee of Parsons College tendered his resignation as president at a recent board meeting and it was accepted. No successor was named. Frederick D. Mason of Lincoln Nebraska was chosen to head the board of directors to replace the late Thom as I Foster of Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Lowell M. McAfee
Parsons College
Frederick D. Mason
Lincoln
Neb
Thomas I, Foster
Ottumwa
Woman Lived 103 Years in Fort Dodge
Mrs. Winifred Jenkins, believed to be Iowa’s eldest woman, died in Fort Dodge at 103 after a brief grippe illness. She moved to Iowa in 1856 with her railroad contractor husband. descendants reach a fifth generation. She had ridden in all forms of locomotion except an airplane, which she hoped to try before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Winifred Jenkins
Iowa
Married Over Sixty Years in Bellevue
Bellevue residents Mathias Gohlman and his wife celebrate 61 years of marriage, a long life begun with Gohlman’s 1851 emigration from Schleswig Holstein to America. He crossed by sailing vessel in 39 days and walked from Chicago to the Mississippi River to reach his new home. They wed in 1855.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Mathias Gohlman
Sabula
Schleswig
Holstein
Germany
America
Gohlman
Chicago
Mississippi River
Youth Weds Benefactress in Secret Springfield Wedding
Leroy Gingerich a Manson native on a Morningside College scholarship wed Mrs. A. W. Chapin a wealthy widow who cared for him during illness. The couple, both adults, plan to live on a farm near Springfield South Dakota. Gingerich is 24 and his bride 44.
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Sioux City
Leroy Gingerich
Manson
Morningside College
A. W. Chapin
Gingerich
Iowa Towns Install Water Works and Sewage Plants
Des Moines reports that from July 1 1914 to Jan 1 1916 seventy three Iowa towns invested millions in water systems and sewerage plants. Plans approved include Humeston Edenville Knoxville Grand Mound Stanton Sioux Rapids Yale Osceola Northwood Dixon Goldfield Parkersburg Crawfordsville Maynard Spillville Morning Sun Sanborn Onslow Orange City Lowlon Riverside Chariton Keota Denison Urbana Kanawha Germania Sheldon Boyden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Lafe Higgins
State Board of Health
Humegston
Fdenville
Knoxville
Grand Mound
Stanton
Sioux Rapids
Yale
Osceola
Northwood
Dixon
Goldfield
Parkersburg
Crawfordsville
Maynard
Spillville
Morning Sun
Sanborn
Onslow
Orange City
Lowlon
Riverside
Chariton
Keota
Denison
Urbana
Kanawha
Germania
Sheldon
Boyden
Holstein
Algona
Creston
Onawa
Tripoli
Grinnell
Audubon
Hartley
Woodbine
Decorah
Garner
What Cheer
Postville
Lake Mills
State Center
Lake View
Jewell
Carroll
la Porte City
Spencer
Mount Ayr
Newton
McGregor
Riceville
Peterson
Brooklyn
Lenox
Primghar
Elliott
Ogden
Charter Oak
Mason City
Dayton
Oskaloosa
Ackley
Bedford
Taxes Due on Remitted County Bonuses in Polk County
Des Moines reports 1915 taxes must be paid by firms that received county remittance for locating in Polk. The total is 22288.27 dollars on 1028855 dollars of property. List includes Town Portland Cement, R O Stutsman, Des Moines Packing, Des Moines Casket, Hoopes Manufacturing, Coliseum, Auditorium, Aluminum Manufacturing, Des Moines Baseball, Beaver Milling, Ankeny Lin seed, D I Brody, Adel Manufacturing, Central Anadillo Silo, W E Ashby Telephone Cut Out, Merrill Soule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Polk County
Town Portland Cement Company
R. O. Stutsman Company
Des Moines Packing Company
Des Moines Casket Company
Hoopes Manufacturing Company
Coliseum Company
Auditorium Company
Aluminum Manufacturing Company
Republicans Plan Dual Conventions In Iowa
The Republican preferential primary convention is set for Cedar Rapids and the regular state convention will occur in Des Moines at dates to be fixed by the state central committee. Uncertainty over AG ruling prompted the committee to hold both conventions to ensure legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Executive Committee
State Central Committee
Attorney General's Office
Statewide seed corn program planned by Ames extension
Iowa extension crews from Towa state college plan a big state wide seed corn organization to locate test and distribute seed corn in every county. The three extension crews have just closed their short course work and will be enlisted in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Agricultural Extension Department of
Towa State College
Iowa Corn Crop Report Reveals Low Quality and Stocks Gap
Iowa's 1915 corn crop was only 36 percent merchantable per USDA. A March 1 stock check shows a shortfall of 52 295 000 bushels from 1914. Town farms held 87 900 000 bushels in cribs, vs 140 193 000 in 1914. Producers paid 61 cents per bushel on March 1, down from 65 cents and 1 dollar two years ago. Wheat, oat and barley stocks on Iowa farms exceeded 1914 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Webster City Quarantine Hits Light Plant
Webster City municipal electric light plant is quarantined after a plant engineer contracts diphtheria. With no hospital for contagious cases, the office is converted into a temporary hospital, fueling calls for a dedicated contagious disease hospital.
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Webster City
Aged Woman Burned To Death In Fire
Ackley Mrs Bernard Blom aged 85 years old burned to death in a fire that destroyed her home. The pioneer lived alone. In trying to enter the burning house her daughter-in-law Mrs Barney Blom was burned on hands and face but not seriously. Mrs Blom leaves seven children.
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Ackley
Bernard Blom
Barney Blom
Good Roads Special to Tour Iowa Rail Lines
Des Moines reports a Good Roads Special train tour by the Burlington Northwestern and Rock Island lines to teach road day construction. The first train departs March 18 with speakers and models of road building machinery and standard road types. Government officials will accompany to lecture on road topics.
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Des Moines
Burlington, Northwestern and
Rock Island
Iowa
Good Roads
Auto Wreck Victim May Recover
Towa City report says Clarence Carrell, Iowa City newspaperman, is critically injured in an auto smash at Rock Island but may recover. Harry Monahan died of injuries from the crash, and his fiancée Catherine Foley Audubon reached Rock Island shortly after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa Citty
Clarence Carrell
Iowa City
Rock Island
Harry Monahan
Catherine Foley
Audubon
Pioneer Educator L M Hastings Dies in Iowa City
L M Hastings a former president of the Iowa State Teachers association and a pioneer in Iowa education died at his Ottumwa home He founded the present graded school system in Ottumwa and helped shape the state’s early teaching profession.
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Iowa City
Grinnell Students Prepare to Go to China
A group of eleven Grinnell men will travel to China to lead educational work in a region with 30 million people. The initiative was announced by A. B. DeHaan Grinnell 06 in a chapel address during Grinnell China day. The team is being selected from current students and recent graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
China
A. B. DeHaan
Grinnell College
Des Moines Clergyman Dr Beedman Dies After Illness
Dr H G Beedman a prominent Baptist preacher and Des Moines college trustee died in St Paul Minnesota after a brief illness thought to be apoplexy. He had long served in Iowa Baptist circles and was pastor of the Waterloo church for 14 years before accepting a call at Portland Oregon's White Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. G. Beedman
Des Moines College
First Baptist Church
St. Paul
Minn
Beedman
Iowa
Waterloo
White Temple
Portland
Ore
Boys Build Bird Houses For City Prize Exhibit
The women’s club beauty department offers prizes to sixth, seventh and eighth graders who finish bird houses by April 20 for the industrial art exhibit. All city boys in those grades may enter.
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Nodge
Women of the
City Beautiful
Women’s Club
Local group to build auditorium at cost ten thousand
A cooperative of businessmen and farmers forms to raise funds and start work immediately on an auditorium here. The project is budgeted at 10009 dollars and construction will begin at once.
Grinnell Students Begin Chinese Lessons
Grinnell college senior Entang Hou teaches a class of about twenty in Chinese at Grinnell. The course, possibly the first in an Iowa college, offers a glimpse of the language and aims to prepare students for more in depth study later.
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Grinnell
Entang Hou
Grinnell College
Iowa Falls Plans Citywide Improvement Drive
Iowa Falls outlines a season long program with the city and county building a ravine road near River Street bridge to form a scenic drive from Ellsworth Zoo to Chautauqua Park. The project includes new residences and contracts for over fifty blocks of housing this summer.
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Iowa Falls
River Street
Ellsworth Zoo
Chautauqua Park
House Kills Measure Big Victory for President Wilson
The House of Representatives passes against the measure tabling the Melemore resolution by 27 to 142, showing firm support for President Wilson. Early votes indicated administration backing and the final tally reflected unity behind Wilson’s stance on armed ships amid warnings of division and potential war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Wilson
House
Swedes Reject Peace Plan in Parliament
The first chamber rejected a proposal to invite the government to seek a conference of neutral powers for lasting peace. M Trygger argued such a conference would harm prospects for an early peace and undermine Swedish sentiment.
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Stockholm
Rigsdag
M. Trygger
Treasury Conscience Fund Receives Record $30,000
The conscience fund in Washington received a record 30000 with a Philadelphia dated letter postmarked New York. The writer claimed the money repaid money stolen years ago though details of the theft were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
New York
Washington
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
German and U S prisoners in UK count and pay
Telegraphic notes report 18 821 prisoners in the United Kingdom including naval and military personnel to receive the same pay as British soldiers. In Washington Senator Martine of New Jersey says he will not seek a delegate at large at the Democratic convention and will run for the Senate, urging Wilson's renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lension
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Harold J. Tennant
Washington
Martine
New Jersey
Senate
Wilson
German Town Swept by Fire
Amsterdam reports a large fire destroying warehouses and much merchandise at Muenchen Gladbach in Rhenish Prussia sixteen miles southwest of Dusseldorf. Damage described as extensive and the blaze widespread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Muenchen
Gladbach
Rhenish
Prussia
Dusseldorf
White Star Liner Freight Space Bound for Wartime Needs
Officials of the White Star line admitted that their transatlantic steamships' freight space has been commandeered by the British government to transport munitions and grain.
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New York
White Star Line
Tragedy in Matagorda: Man Kills Wife and Himself
In Matagorda Texas on March 9 P K Ginetis attempted to shoot his son in law Count Ge Ja Coralla. Failing that he killed his wife Mrs Ginetis and then fatally shot himself ending the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matagorda
Tex
P. K. Ginetis
Ge Ja Coralla
Four Die in Steam Vat Collapse at Connellsville Shops
Four men were scalded to death and two others seriously injured when a root collapse at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad shops in Connellsville Pennsylvania sent workers into a steam vat. The incident occurred March 8 and involved the B&O shop crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connellsville
Baltimore & Ohio
New War Secretary Newton Baker Named to Lead War Office
President Wilson selects Newton D. Baker former mayor of Cleveland to succeed Lindley M. Garrison as secretary of war. Baker, a Wilson supporter and ally of Tom Johnson, is 44, born in Martinsburg West Virginia, and has long been a prominent Ohio lawyer and public figure. He plans to move to Washington to assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Wilson
Lindley M. Garrison
Baker
Tom Johnson
Baltimore
Interior
War Office
Martinsburg
W. Va
Johns Hopkins
Washington and Lee
Ohio
McCumber Withdraws Uboat Resolution Amid Settlement Hints
Senator McCumber moved to warn Americans off armed ships in the U S Senate but withdrew the measure after citing an authoritative State Department statement from Lansing. He said indications point to a settlement of the Uboat issue without congressional action and that his purpose was accomplished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mc Cumber
Senate
McCumber
Lansing
Gore
Orpet Indicted as Slayer in Wisconsin Girl Murder
Chicago reports William H Orpet University of Wisconsin student was indicted Monday for the murder of Marian Frances Lambert a Lake Forest high school girl whose body was found in Helm s woods The case draws national attention as prosecutors seek a fast trial and justice for the victim and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Frances Lambert
Lake Forest
Helm's Woods
Mrs. Heflin Dies In Lafayette Home
Lafayette Alabama March 10 Mrs. Thomas J. Heflin wife of Congressman Heflin of the Fifth Alabama district died at their home in Lafayette.
This One Breaks Record Washington March 11
A terse item notes a record break linked to a treasury letter dated Philadelphia on March 11, signaling a notable financial or governmental record event.
Austrian Ships For Turks Prepare To Break Adriatic Blockade
Dalmatian ports host two Austrian dreadnoughts ready to sail for the Turks and force the allies to ease the Adriatic blockade in order to reach the Dardanelles.
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Rome
Dalmatian
Tribuna
Adriatic
Dardanelles
Austrians Capture 1000 Yards of Russian Trenches
An official Austrian war office statement telegraphs that 1000 yards of Russian trenches northwest of Tarnopol were captured on Wednesday as Berlin reports.
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Berlin
Tarnopol
Villa Holds Three Americans Reported Prisoners
Francisco Villa leads 200 to 300 men near the Boca Grande river in Chihuahua with three American cattlemen reportedly held as prisoners.
Portugal Declares War on Germany Over Neutrality Breaches
Germany declares war on Portugal citing repeated neutral violations such as English troop passage through Mozambique and English use of Madeira. The step follows an ultimatum and seizure of ships, with Portugal accused of serving England’s interests and provoking Germany. Lisbon reports many Germans leaving, while Portugal’s armed forces total about 30,000 active troops and up to 400,000 with reserves. navy includes one old battleship, five cruisers, and about thirty small vessels.
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Berlin
Germany
Portugal
Mozambique
Madeira
Africa
Angola
England
Lisbon
Watson Admits Defeat in Republican Senate Contest
Indianapolis March 11 with 2 794 of 3 177 precincts reporting Harry S New led by 8 202 votes James E Watson admitted defeat on the first choice votes in Tuesday's Republican primary for United States senator James P Goodrich and John A M Adair widened their leads for governor the others conceded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry S. New
James ©. Watson
United States
James P. Goodrich
John A. M. Adair
Rates Hike Approved for Western Railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission grants substantial rate increases to western railroads in western advance rate case No. 8. The decision justifies a proposed minimum carload weight increase for grain from 30 000 to 40 000 pounds and follows favorable earlier rulings on commodities.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Western
Refugee Sea Transport Moves Serbians Across Europe
A dispatch reports all destitute Serbian refugees have been removed from Greece and Albania and are being transported mainly to Corsica and Corfu. The exchange reflects wartime relief efforts and refugee redistribution.
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Washington
Greece
Albania
Corsica
Corfu
Roosevelt Not a Candidate for Party Nomination
New York March 11 Colonel Roosevelt announced in an interview he is not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in any state primaries and does not wish the nomination.
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Roosevelt
New York
Anglo-French Note Sent Over Mail Detention Issue
The joint Anglo French reply to the American note on detention of mails has been mailed to Washington and will be presented to the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Washington
State Department
Russians seize Riza and Sehna on Black Sea coast
Petrograd reports Russian forces captured Riza on the Black Sea, about 35 miles east of Trebizond, and now occupy Sehna according to an official dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riza
Petrograd
London
Rizeh
Black Sea
Trebizond
Sehna
Bernstorff Delivers German View on Submarine War to Lansing
German ambassador Count von Bernstorff presented Secretary Lansing with a memorandum detailing Germany’s stance on armed merchant ships and submarine warfare. It accuses Britain of provocative actions and argues international law offers no clear guidance for submarines, while asserting Germany’s actions are a justified response to Britain’s blockade and British violations of neutral rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Great Britain
United States
Cecil Spring-Rice
Germany
Steel firms indicted over wage fixing trust in Ohio
Mahoning county grand jury indicted Youngstown Sheet and Tube Republic Iron and Steel Brier Hill Steel Youngstown Iron and Steel United States Steel and EH H Gary for forming a wage fixing trust under Ohio law. Also indicted were East Youngstown officials for financial interest in village property purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Mahoning County
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Brier Hill Steel Company
Youngstown Iron and Steel Company
United States Steel Company
EH. H. Gary
Ohio
East Youngstown
W. H. Cunningham
Ratify Miners Wage Pact Across Western States
New York March 10. After a long debate the interstate joint conference of miners and operators from western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois representing about 200 000 workers adopted the new wage contract. It raises workers income by about 6 million dollars over the two year term and will influence wage talks in other bituminous fields across multiple states.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Tallinois
West Virgin
Michigan
Iowa
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
Endowment Aims to Pension Ministers in Kansas
A $109,000 endowment to pension aged Methodist ministers was started on Wednesday afternoon at the Southwest Kansas conference of Methodist ministers in Wichita. The initiative lays groundwork for supporting clergy retirement with funds secured through local donors and conference leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Southwest Kansas
Earl Curzon Hurt in Accident in London
Earl Curzon of Kedleston lord of the privy seal is confined to his residence with a fractured left elbow after an accident. An official statement confirms the injury and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Curzon
London
Earl Curzon of
Kedleston
Privy Seal
Tornado kills girl at rural school near Danville
A tornado hit a schoolhouse six miles east of Danville on Tuesday, killing a student and seriously injuring the teacher Miss Sarah Hollingworth. Local officials identified the school as the one-teacher facility serving the area and cordoned off the damaged building as rescue teams worked.
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Danville
Sarah Hollingworth
Here
Martine Declines Delegate Bid to Seek Senate Seat
Senator Martine, a Democrat from New Jersey, will not run as a delegate at large to the national convention. He chooses to pursue reelection to the Senate to succeed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martine
Washington
New Jersey
Senate
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Garrison
M’cumber
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Orpet
Wisconsin
South Africa
J. E. Watson
Goodrich and
Adair
U. S
Bernstorff
E. H. Gary
U.S. Company
Wage Trust
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