Iowa Fire Loss in 1916 Tops in Des Moines Bounds
Iowa fire losses in 1916 totaled 5,991,942 across 4,471 fires, with Des Moines reporting 148,967 in losses and Dubuque the largest city loss at 392,815 from 50 fires. The biggest single event was 412,740 across Cedar Rapids Creston and Osceola, and December saw the year’s largest month loss at 983,328.
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Dubuque
Des Moines
Iowa
Ole P. Roe
Ft. Dodge
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Creston
Oskaloosa
A. A. Cooper Wagon and Buggy Company
Rivermen Brace for Mississippi Breakup
With heavy snow and cold, rivermen fear a rapid Mississippi thaw. Ice runs from thirty inches to nearly two feet thick north and at North McGregor, ice jams of unprecedented size threaten the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul pontoon bridge.
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McGregor
Mississippi
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
North McGregor
Coal Strike Shocks What Cheer Mining Scene
The Carson brothers of What Cheer have struck a rich coal vein near the town. The claim covers at least sixty acres with excellent coal quality. The brothers previously mined here when What Cheer flourished with a population around 7,000, but an earlier mine was abandoned after flooding and gas issues two years ago.
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Carson Brothers
Iowa
Iowa State College offers cheap seeds for young gardeners
The truck crops man at Iowa State College outlines a plan for Iowa children to obtain all seeds needed to plant a red square garden for 10 cents, a 24 by 24 foot garden for 15 cents, or a 30 by 86 foot garden for 20 cents. The college does not supply seeds but provides names of seedmen.
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Iowa
Ames
Iowa State College
Mason City Hard Hit Blizzard Strands Traffic
A severe blizzard swept Mason City worsening conditions from the February storm. Traffic was nearly at a standstill with passenger service halted for days and wires down, leaving Northeast Iowa without toll lines as railroads report further disruption northward.
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Mason City
Iowa
Here
Three Iowa Bands Vie for State Fair Contract
Three Iowa groups pursue the state fair contract for next fall the Sioux City military band the Fort Dodge municipal band and Fischer s Burlington band the last named has performed for the fair the past two years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Fischer
Burlington
Two Armories Sought for Des Moines Ames Colleges
Captain M C Mumma and General J R Lincoln, commandants of cadets at the state university at Ames, urged a bill to appropriate 250000 for armories at Des Moines and Ames. They explained provisions of the national defense act to establish ROTC units if state requirements are met.
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Des Moines
M. C. Mumma
J. R. Lincoln
State University
Ames
Senate Appropriations and Military Committees
Reserve Officers Training Corps
What Cheer Has Costly Fire
What Cheer clay products plant suffered 18000 in damage from a fire that started in the carpenter shop and swept through the blacksmith shop to the lumber department. Three workers were injured two seriously. Losses include 10000 in the plant and near as much from water damage to raw tile. Cause of the fire unknown. Insurance coverage not stated.
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What Cheer Clay Products Company
Senate Kills Chiro Bill After bitter amendments
In Des Moines the chiropractors bill failed in the senate with only fifteen votes in favor after amendments mangled the measure. Senator Henigbaum urged a board of examiners majority for chiropractors, while Senator Thompson struck out the section admitting many practitioners and cited Palmer school disease lists as affecting the defeat.
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Des Moines
Senate
Henigbaum
Thompson
Palmer School
Davenport
Iowa Ready for War, Gen Lincoln Sees Strong State Support
Gen J R Lincoln, at Iowa State College Ames, says Iowans are aroused and ready to supply men and money for national defense. He asserts Iowa’s patriotism rivals 1898 and calls for guards around arsenals and public property, including Rock Island Davenport and related territory.
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Iowa
Ames
Spain
J. R. Lincoln
Iowa State College
Lincoln
Rock Island Arsenal
Island
Rock Island
Davenport
May Continue Liquor Shipments in Des Moines Case
Judge Lawrence DeGraff ruled the law offers no ground to enjoin a railroad as a nuisance and shipments from other states may continue. The Barber versus M. and St. L. railroad decision is the first of its kind filed in Iowa as part of several antisaloon league cases to limit alcohol sales.
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Des Moines
Towa
Lawrence DeGraff
Milwaukee Road
DeGraff
Barber
M. & St. L. Railroad
Antisaloon League
Parents' Day In Polk County Schools Bondurant
Friday March 30 marks Parents and Mothers Day in Polk county schools. All parents are invited to visit their child’s class to hear recitations and compare abilities. Dinner is served at noon followed by an afternoon program and a teacher conference on school needs.
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Bondurant
Polk County
Fifteenacre Gift to Penn College From Ames Couple
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Howard of Ames donate 527 acres of rich land in Marshall County to Penn College. The deeds establish an annuity to the couple during their lives, recognizing their support and connection with the Iowa yearly meeting of Friends.
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Penn
Oskaloosa
David M. Edwards
Marshall County
E. B. Howard
Ames
Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends
Penn College
Honor Iowa School Man Mount Vernon Recipient at Winnipeg Luncheon
President Charles W. Flint of Cornell College was honored in Canada. Sir James A. Atkinson, lieutenant governor of Manitoba, hosted a luncheon at Government House in Winnipeg. The guest list included Manitoba’s prominent educators.
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Iowa
Mount Vernon
Charles W. Flint
Cornell College
Canada
James A. Atkins
Manitoba
Government House
Winnipeg
First Woman to Pay Poll Tax in Council Bluffs
Miss Smith deputy city treasurer was believed to be the first and only woman in Iowa to pay poll tax. She paid $2 at the treasury saying she paid to fulfill a citizen duty not for suffrage zeal, while some men lagged in discharging their obligations.
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Miss Smith
Iowa
Plan More Road Work Perry Meeting Speakers and Guests
Lieut. Gov. EB Moore led a good roads gathering in Perry as farmers active in last year's graveling campaign were honored. About 222 farmers joined a banquet at Hotel Pattee after a dinner at the event.
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Perry
EB. R. Moore
Hotel Pattee
Quail Protection Debate Split Iowa Hunters and Farmers
In Des Moines the quail protection fight centers on a proposed five year closed season. Farmers and conservationists urge full protection to restock the birds and aid crops, while hunters argue past closed seasons failed and could harm game revenue.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State House
J. C. Hinshaw
Fish and Game Commission
Iowa Senate Favors Drill Resolution Demands Training Law
Des Moines report shows the Iowa Senate, by unanimous vote, demands from Congress the enactment of general military training laws. The concurrent resolution by Senator J. R. Frailey of Lee County is expected to pass the house, with Frailey stating the matter requires no debate.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Congress
J. R. Frailey
Lee County
House
Frailey
Cabinet Preparing for War
Washington reports the American government plans sweeping measures after Congress declares war on Germany. Officials consider possible mobilization and readiness for an army, noting training time and future uncertainties while preparing for urgent emergencies.
Gardening at Charles City school gardens organized
Charles City reports school gardens supervised by G C Jones high school agriculture teacher. About 200 pupils to garden. Vacant lots to be solicited. Local clubs to assist. An exhibit to be held at Manual Arts school in fall with school credit awarded.
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Charles City
G.C. Jones
Manual Arts School
President May Call Guard Soon
Washington reports strong intimation of an early national guard call. The president can issue it without Congress but is expected to wait until Congress recognizes or declares a state of war.
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Washington, D. C
National Guard
Congress
Tornado Slams New Albany Indiana
A deadly storm struck New Albany Indiana killing between twenty five and fifty people and injuring about a hundred more. The tornado demolished numerous homes and several industrial plants as crews work to clear debris and recover bodies. The city’s lighting system in the residential area was out of service.
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Indiana
New Albany
Taft to Speak at Ames College Commencement
Former President William Howard Taft will deliver the commencement address at Iowa State College on Wednesday evening June 6. The senior class voted unanimously to move the ceremonies from June 7 to June 6 to accommodate Taft's appearance.
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Ames
William Howard Taft
Iowa State College
Taft
Navy Mobilizes as President Approves Big War Spending
Washington reports President Wilson, amid a German warfare crisis, orders rapid naval buildup. He authorizes 115 million dollars for warship construction and torpedo boat destroyers, submarine chasers and airships, and directs 60 submarine chasers from New York Navy Yard. He also fast tracks naval academy graduation to boost officer numbers.
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Washington
Wilson
Prectise
United States
Secretary of the Navy
New York Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Navy
Grand jury to probe Cook County stock board irregularities
Cook County grand jury will examine the stock commissioner's office after Thomas Marshall and Otto B Schram announced plans. Brundage is accused of gross irregularities in cattle inspection causing losses to cattle raisers. Reports say condemned cattle were sold for feed after shipper paid for hide and by products. The inquiry will seek where the money for undelivered cattle ended up.
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Chicago
Cook County Grand Jury
Thomas Marshall
Otto B. Schram
Brundnage
Brundage
Schram
Grand Jury
Tornado Kills Seven in Arkansas Near Delurde
A tornado swept the Delurde area near Little Rock Arkansas killing seven people and injuring eight as it struck March 22. Emergency crews battled wreckage and responders reported extensive damage across several farms and homes.
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Little Rock
Ark
Delurde
Germans Break Through Russian Front Near Lida
On the Russian front east of Lida German detachments advanced to the second Russian trenches over a four kilometer front and captured more than 200 Russian soldiers.
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Teutons
Berlin
Lida
U S Forces Clash With Germans in Peking Quarter
Washington reports that since breaking with Germany American and German troops in the Peking legation quarter have clashed once. The Germans also quarreled with allied troops.
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U. S
Washington
Germany
Peking Legation
Argentine Officials Arrested as Spies in Chile
Buenos Aires reports two Argentine officials were arrested at Antuco Chile charged with spying. Newspapers denounce the arrests as a scandal and note a prior Argentine official was arrested four years earlier.
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Chile
Buenos Aires
Antuco
Portrait of ex Czar Nicholas Removed From Consulate Wall
In Chicago on March 22 the portrait of ex Czar Nicholas and related Romanoff pictures were taken down from the Russian consulate wall. The removal forms part of the changes following the era.
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Chicago
Nicholas
German Sailors Escape From Interned Raiders Reported With Aid
Philadelphia reports that German sailors who escaped from the Prinz Hitel Friedrich and Kronprinz Wilhelm had a list of conspirators and were supplied with thousands of dollars for escape. Detectives say three to ten crew members escaped at night. four were captured and ten men may be at large. They swam 8,000 yards to shore and were found with ten ten dollar bills sewn into undershirts. In Washington, Lt Chorth and Machinist M ate Hermann Schroder from interned crews are believed drowned attempting another escape.
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Philadelphia
Prinz Hitel Friedrich
Kronprinz Wilhelm
League Island
Philadelphia Detective Bureau
Washington
Chorth
Hermann Schroder
Philadelphia Navy Yards
United States Recognizes New Russian Government
Petrograd reports the United States becomes the first nation to formally recognize the new Russian government. Ambassador Francis called on Foreign Minister Milyukov and later presented congratulations at the Marinsky Palace with naval and military attaches in attendance.
German plotters sentenced in Atlanta penitentiary case
Albert C. Sander and Charles W. Wannenberg pleaded guilty to conducting a military enterprise against Great Britain. They were sentenced to two years in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta and fined $2,500 each.
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Sander and
Wannenberg
Atlanta
New York
Albert C. Sander
Charles W. Wannenberg
Great Britain
Federal
Students sign for France ambulances in Champaign
Twenty one students in Champaign sign up to drive ambulances with the American corps. A subscription fund will be raised to send the volunteers to France.
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France
Champaign
Ill
Noted German Flyer Killed on Western Front
London reports the death of Friz Miunnschott, one of Germanys leading military aviators, killed in an air fight on the western front per a Berlin dispatch via the Sixchange Telegraph company.
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London
Germany
Friz Miunnschott
Western Front
Berlin
Sixchange Telegraph Company
Insane Intruder Confronts Lloyd George at Home
A man believed insane forced his way into Premier Lloyd Georges London home on Wednesday and was overpowered with difficulty when he demanded to see the premier.
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Crank
Lloyd-George
London
Government Sets 3 Percent War Risk Insurance Rate
The War Risk Insurance Bureau fixed a flat rate of 3 percent for insurance on vessels leaving U S ports for belligerent nations. The previous highest rate was 2 percent.
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Washington
Government
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Nations mobilize industry for war effort led by Ford and Schwab
Washington reports rapid mobilization of industrial and military resources as the nation readies for possible war. The navy arms merchant ships and builds submarine chasers while Congress funds $115 million for naval construction. Henry Ford offers his plant to operate for the government without profit. Charles M Schwab pledges Bethlehem as a government asset. United States Steel and hundreds of firms coordinate to support national defense.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Congress
Annapolis
Wilson
Council of National Defense
Henry Ford
Detroit Automobile
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem
Krupp’s
United States Steel Corporation
Carranza Plan Rejected by U S on Neutrality
The State Department note to Mexico rejects General Carranza s call for all neutrals to declare an embargo on European belligerents supplies. Secretary Lansing denounces German diplomacy for abuses on American soil and protection, and says changes to current policy would violate international law. Carranza is informed that recent events halt steps toward his lofty aims.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Mexico
Carranza
Lansing
Wilson
Moewe Sinks 27 Ships On Second Atlantic Cruise
Berlin reports German auxiliary cruiser Moewe returned to a navy port after a second Atlantic voyage. Under Burgrave von Dohnanyi she captured twenty two steamers and five sailing ships totaling 123100 tons, including the English Voltaire Hallbjorg and Mount Temple.
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Berlin
Moewe
Atlantic Ocean
Burgrave
Count von Dohnachinchen
Admiralty
Hallbjorg
Boston Harbor Guarded at Night by Navy Launch Patrol
Navy yard officials ordered to rush into service high powered navy steam launches with picked men to patrol Boston harbor and the waterfront of the navy yard from sunset to sunrise.
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Boston Harbor
Boston
Navy Yard
French Liner Espagne Arrives With Passengers In New York
The French steamship Espagne arrived from Bordeaux carrying 231 passengers. The vessel entered armed with an automatic rapid-firer on the bow and four large guns aft.
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New York
Espagne
Bordeaux
German raids kill over a thousand civilians in Bucharest
An Allied dispatch from Jassy reports that German air attacks on Bucharest killed more than 1,000 civilians before Romanian forces evacuated the city. The raid details were released as part of daily war summaries from Jassy.
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London
Bucharest
Jassy
Studebaker Heir Estate Valued Over Million
J M Studebaker Sr probate filing reveals estate valued at more than $1,000,000 in St Joseph circuit court South Bend Indiana. The will and testament were submitted for probate as of March 28.
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South Bend
Ind
J. M. Studebaker
St. Joseph
War sentiment at Madison Square Garden calls for immediate U S action
A rally led by 40 civic and college groups at Madison Square Garden backed President Wilson and urged no delay in entering World War I. Dr John Grier Hibben, Col Theodore Roosevelt and others urged action, calling for universal military training and a declaration of war on Germany.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Wilson
United States
Germany
Root
Congress
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
von Hindenburg
France
Theodore Roosevelt
Guilty Pleas Dominant in Indiana Election Case
United States district court reported 67 of 153 defendants in Indiana election law cases pled guilty. Thirty-nine remained not guilty or absent, with four bonds forfeited for no shows. Regional tallies show Evansville Republicans 41 guilty 89 not guilty. Lake county seven not guilty. Indianapolis six guilty seven not guilty. Frankfort two guilty five not guilty. Hivansville and other counties listed with mixed pleas.
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Indianapolis
United States District Court
Indiana
A. B. Anderson
Evansville
Hivansville
Lake County
Frankfort
Finland Officials Quit En Masse Over Revolution News
Nearly all district governors and officials in Finland resigned after learning of the revolution. A Copenhagen dispatch to Reuters, citing Berlingske Tidende, notes little opposition to the new order.
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London
Finland
Copenhagen
Reuter
Berlingske Tidende
French Danton-class battleship sunk in Mediterranean
Berlin reports a large Danton class battleship of France was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean. The loss was officially announced on Tuesday and confirms heavy naval action in the region.
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Berlin
Mediterranean
Airship Sighted Over Terre Haute
A group of reputable citizens reported seeing a dirigible pass high over Terre Haute Indiana on March 23 moving westward past the city before disappearing toward the northwest.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Switchmen to Receive 8 Hour Day Under Adamson Law
New York March 23 switchmen on the New York Central railroad will receive the eight hour day benefits dating from January 1 on the same basis as other union members, it was announced by officials.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Brotherhoods
Allies Lift Greek Blockade Opens Wheat Shipment to Greece
The discharge of a cargo of wheat bound for Piraeus began in Athens marking the admission of wheat to Greece and signaling the lifting of the blockade that had stood for several weeks.
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Athens
Piraeus
Greece
Woolsey Named Solicitor for State Department
Washington dispatch reports Lester H. Woolsey, law adviser to the state department, selected to become solicitor for the department, succeeding Cono Johnson.
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L. H. Woolsey
Washington
Lester H. Woolsey
State Department
Cono Johnson
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Tars
Russia
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Ford
Studebaker
Madison. Square Garden
J. G. Hibben
Roosevelt
Anderson
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