Making Up A Regiment Under New Law
The piece explains that a national defense act redefines an infantry regiment to include 51 commissioned officers and 1 964 enlisted men at war strength. It details exact staffing for the regiment including headquarters, machine gun, supply companies and three battalions with specified ranks and roles. It notes drills and self-care training take time and that mobilization differs from a sudden alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Army and
National Guard
United States
Military unit strength and organization details outlined
The text defines infantry and machine gun company compositions, wagon train needs, and division structure. It estimates peace strength of 2 015 officers and men, notes potential increases by president, and argues for universal service for rapid mobilization and self contained regiments.
Railroads Pledge War Co operation Plan
Washington reports Hairfax Harrison announces a complete plan of cooperation between the railroads and the government for wartime transport. Railway reps will serve at mobilization points and work with Quartermaster officers to move troops and supplies efficiently under government supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hairfax Harrison
National Defense
American Railway Association
Chauncey B. Baker
Quartermaster Corps
Quartermaster General
Committee On National Defense
Special Committee On National Defense
Islip Slow for Banker's Wife Dance Obsessed
New York date line reports Roscoe Clark an assistant cashier in Islip first choice his hometown but his wife Mrs Anni Clark is dance crazy and prefers New York. In domestic relations court she says Islip is too slow and she wants to move while he resists, claiming she spends afternoons dancing in the city and left with the baby six months ago. Also noted four children die in a Merrill area farmhouse fire trapping them on the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roscoe Clark
Isp
L. I
First National Bank
Anni Clark
Islip
Cornell
Clark
New England Raises Its Biggest Flag Over Boston
Huge crowd gathers as the largest Old Glory ever raised by New Englanders waves above Boston Common. A woman sings The Star-Spangled Banner while six bands play and a chorus of about 100,000 fills the public garden and surrounding streets near the statehouse.
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Boston
Congress
New
Tremont and
Boylston
Back Bay
Tack in Lungs for Years
Marion Ohio Mrs Floyd Orahood twenty eight years old of Agosta swallowed a tack when nine years old which lodged in her lungs and rendered her an invalid for years according to her mother
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Marion
Floyd Orahood
Agosta
Woodward Iowa Fire Marshal Warns Elevator Owners
State Fire Marshall Ole O Roe urges mayors and mill owners to guard grain stores after a spike in elevator and mill fires. Deputy marshals probe Crocker and Griswold incidents with several mills and elevators across Henderson McIntire East Mogarty and Griswold affected. Authorities note possible arson while stressing precautionary measures amid rising grain losses.
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Des Moines
Ole O. Roe
Crocker
Griswold
Henderson
Mills County
W. H. Harbon
McIntire
Mitchell County
Cargill Grain Company
East Mogarty
Great Western Round House
Clarion
Roe
Iowa Reservists Examinations Suspended for Training Course
Eight Iowa men were recommended for reserve officer commissions by Maj. Girard Sturtevant after exams in Des Moines since April 1. Names include Park A. Windley Ivan A Blekelhaupt Lawrence R. Walrall John G Qaigley Frank J. Mulkern Louis K W Jackson Holmes Beckwith Grinnell and Loomis O Black Waterloo. They report to St Louis May 6 for training as exams pause during the three month camp course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Girard Sturtevant
Major Sturtevant
War Department
Park A. Windley
Ivan A Blekelhaupt
Lawrence R. Walrall
John G. Qaigley
Frank J. Mulkern
Louis KW. Jackson
Holmes Beckwith
Grinnell College
Loomis O. Black
Waterloo
Hne
Ht. Snelling
Banks Plan New Homes Across Iowa Cities
Des Moines Iowa banks prepare remodeling or new construction plans during a period of financial plenty. Eleven banks and trust companies statewide have designs at no more than 150000 dollars, including multi story and single story structures in Al gota Ains worth Tipton Portmouth Milford El dora DeWitt Randolph Grand Mound and Des Moines Central Trust.
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Des Moines
Kossuth County Rate Bank
Algona
Ainsworth Savings )Bank
Ainsworth
Warmers and Merchants Savings Bank
Tipton
Wairfeld Bank
State Bank
Portamouth
Milford National Bank
Milford
Hardin County National Bank
Eldora
DeWitt Savings ‘Bank
DeWitt
Randolph ‘State Bank
Randolph
People’s Savings ‘Bank
Grand ‘Mound
Central Trust Company of
Suspects Arrested After Bridge Attack Near Carroll
Two men named Darleigh Diamond and Clarence Mason were arrested at Manning by State Agent W B Griffin for suspected attempted theft of funds at the Great Western depot Har bur. Officials scoured Carroll county for the man who torn a tailing from the wooden wagon bridge over the Great Western tracks six miles from Carroll. The beam fell onto the tracks but no train was wrecked. Griffin believed the intent was to collapse the bridge and damage the next train. No trace found after an all night search.
Des Moines Official Brackett Seriously Injured in Ames Crash
A. M. Brackett secretary and treasurer of the United Commercial Travelers from Des Moines was badly hurt when his car was hit by Northwestern train No. 7 east of Ames. His left leg and knee were damaged his nose broken and his head badly cut. He and Mrs. Brackett were with Shriners at a Masonic dedicatory in Ames. The gates reportedly closed with Brackett between them. Automobile wreckage was complete. The accident’s exact cause remains undetermined.
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Ames
A. M. Brackett
Des Moines
United Commercial Travelers
Northwestern
Ames Hospital
Mr. Brackett
House Rejects Roosevelt Plan To Raise Volunteer Division
Washington D C congress votes 106 to 170 against amending the army bill to allow Colonel Roosevelt to organize a European service division. The Rough Rider leader and his volunteers faced rejection though Wilson may still appoint him brigadier or major in the army. The proposed division reportedly numbered about 125000 volunteers.
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House
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Congress
House of Representatives
Rough Riders
Spain
Wilson
Ready for Farm Work in Iowa City
Seventy five high school boys await calls from farmers to work on county farms to boost production. The Rotary club and the Commercial club organized the plan with endorsement from the board of education, which will grant school credit for enlisting in the work.
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East
Iowa
Astern College
State Department of Labor
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Pittsburgh Public Schools
Chicago
James
Mr. Nietzel
State Employment Bureau
Iowa City
Rotary Club
Commercial Club
Board of Education
The Nemesis of Sin and the Path to Salvation
A sermon-style piece interprets Moses warning Reuben and God and warns that hidden sins will be exposed by memory and conscience. It argues sin pursues individuals across years, corrupts body and soul, and urges turning to Jesus Christ for salvation as the only escape from judgment.
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Moses
Reuben
God
Israel
Jordan
Ind
Ant
Herod
Jesus
John the Baptist
Tam
Jesus Christ
Great Commandment quotation from Jesus on love and mercy
A compact quotation emphasizes loving one another as Jesus taught. It urges blessing enemies and doing good to those who hate, mirroring the golden rule to treat others as you wish to be treated.
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Jesus
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Leutenant
United States Army
Charlestown
Mass.) Navy Yard
Saginaw
Mich
William
Hartstein
Merrill
Saginaw County
New England
State Supreme Court
A. G. Whitney
Harding
Charles Witt
State Board of Health
State of
Iowa League of Municipalities
Funk
Workmen's Compensation Law
A. B. Funk
Ralph Young
Valley Junction
Charles Sherlock
Young
Industrial Commissioners
Sherlock
Drake University Law School
Guy K. Logan
Davenport
Logan
General Assembly
Red Oak
Wilkerson
Wester Road Patrol IH
Towa
Ngor Vital Statistics
S, I
Ss. J. RR
Midora
Senate
Executive Council
W. B. Barney
J. F. Abbott
Abbott
W. L. Harding
National Defense League
National Board of Defense
A. L. Urick
Board of Parole
State Free Employment Bureau
Carroll
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