Insane Farmer Attempts Murder During Night Terror Near Paton
A farmer near Paton suddenly became insane and attacked his wife, daughter, and neighbors. A gun misfired when he fired at Mrs. H. A. Eckhart through a bedroom window, and a rope was used to restrain him. An insanity commission then ordered his confinement at the state hospital in Clarinda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
H. A. Eckhart
Paton
Charles van Pelt
van Pelt
Wekhart
Clarinda
Washington Tackles Tramp Problem With Work System
City authorities say a municipal bureau will aid mendicants and require work for assistance. Each applicant earns a meal ticket after half a day’s labor. Two weeks after the order began, nearby towns complain that hoboes are flocking to Washington to avoid stricter rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Plan Scenic River Highway Across Iowa Bluff Country
Great interest is shown in Jackson Dubuque Clayton and Allamakee counties to build a river highway an automobile trail along bluffs overlooking the Mississippi. The proposal highlights accessible scenic views and positions the route within miles of the river in a region praised for its natural beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Jackson
Clayton
Allamakee
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Vote Against New School In Oskaloosa Bond Election
In a special election in Oskaloosa the $175,000 bond issue to build a new high school was defeated. The total vote was 2,635 with 610 women for and 651 against the measure, while men counted 1,515 against and 819 in favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Town Votes to Sell Local Light Plant to Cedar Rapids Firm
In a special election voters approved selling the municipal electric light plant to the Iowa Railway and Light company of Cedar Rapids. The plant will transfer in two or three weeks and twenty four hour service will begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adair
Iowa Railway and Light Company of
Cedar Rapids
Lightning Hits Storm Lake Station Fire Destroys Contents
Storm Lake's M and St. L station was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. One car of lumber one car of tanks from the local tank factory and one car of transfer merchandise were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
Student Shot in Iowa City Mystery Leaves Freshman Silent
Iowa City police report a state university freshman J Hoyt Driebelis of Monticello found mortally wounded with a bullet to the head. Condition critical, he cannot speak. Authorities seek details as to how the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
J. Hoyt Driebelis
State University
Driebelis
Monticello
Militia in Webster City Faces Loss Over Recruitment
Webster City warns its thirty year militia company must be recruited to full strength and members must attend drill, or the town will lose the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Thieves Raid Monroe Stores Steal Auto Load of Goods
Burglars entered three Monroe shops and stole clothing shoes and suitcases. Police believe the robbers fled in an automobile headed for Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Des Moines
Many Motorists Fined in Sioux City Court
In Sioux City police court seventy one persons were arraigned and fined over 500 dollars. Most were charged with cars lacking proper license tags. When evidence showed tags had been applied, fines were suspended but Judge Foster G. Iddings warned cardboard tags will not be tolerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Foster G. Iddings
Iowa Silo Boom Reaches One Farm In Ten
The article notes a rise to 22 000 silos in Iowa, equating to about one farm in ten with silos. It reports 2 000 silos built in the previous year and predicts widespread adoption despite lingering skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
State farm labor shortage prompts continued need for workers
Des Moines reports the state employment bureau still seeks more farm laborers as all winter and spring applicants have been placed. Farmers offer wages from 25 to 40 dollars monthly. contracts made earlier did not reach many farmers, extending the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State
Free Employment Bureau
A. L. Urick
State Labor
Employment Bureau
Iowa Leads In Oats Corn And Farm Land Value Says Report
Iowa’s April crop report shows it led the nation in oats production in 1915 at 198 million bushels and in corn and hay outputs in various years. The state tops estimates for farm land value with plow land at 135 per acre, good land at 156, and poor land at 161, with improved property rising to 153 per acre in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Hawkeye
United States
Ilinois
Illinois
Uinois
Minnesota
New York
California
Arizona
Washington
Spanish War Hero Dead in Canon City Sanitarium
Stuart Osborn W. Diegnan of Iowa dies in a tuberculosis sanitarium at Canon City Colorado. Born in 1877 in Stuart he grew up amid 1882 Grinnell cyclone devastation after his railroad father died. Diegnan served as a navy seaman and joined the Spanish American War, later riding with Hobson on the Merrimac at Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Osborn W. Diegnan
Iowa
Canon City
Colo
Diegnan
Grinnell
Navy
Hobson
Merrimac
Santiago
Married Sixty Six Years
Forest City celebrates sixty six years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. Jesper Thompson. He founded the current community center and helped build the region. Ages given: Mr Thompson 79 and Mrs Thompson 75. Notes state how the state had one railroad sixty years ago and land values rose from 1.25 to 200 per acre.
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Forest City
Jesper Thompson
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Iowa City
Davenport
Rolfe Lawyer Donald Kent Wounded in French Hospital
Donald Kent, a Rolfe resident and Ft. Dodge acquaintance, is recuperating in a French hospital from a war wound. Former Canadian lawyer, he joined the British army at the outbreak of war and served in a non combat role before being sent to the front where he was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowan
Ft. Dodge
Donald Kent
Rolfe
Kent
Canada
End of Pastorate in Iowa City as Wylie Moves
At a 1200 strong audience in the Iowa City Methodist church the Rev. D W Wylie delivered his final sermon after twelve years as pastor of the Presbyterian church. He and his wife have left for Philadelphia where he will become pastor of St Pauls church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Churches of
Methodist Church
D. W.wylie
Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Mr. Wylie
St. Paul’s
Hampton Contractor Killed Waiting For Train
Jesse Miller of Coulter, contractor, died from injuries after a freight locomotive struck him at the Chicago Great Western depot. He was waiting for a train to return home, standing on the edge of the platform with his back to the tracks when the engine hit him, throwing him under the wheels. He leaves a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Jesse Miller
Coulter
Chicago Great Western
Canoe Capsize Drowns Cedar Rapids Nurse
Miss Dorothy Smith nine year night superintendent of St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids drowned when her canoe struck a snag and capsized in the Cedar river Mae Baxter a nurse with her was rescued but Miss Smith's body had not been recovered in the accident on the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Smith
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar River
Mae Baxter
Miss Smith
Third Brummer Death Tied to Trichinosis In Six Weeks
The Dunlap burial of Miss Minnie Brummer marks the third Brummer family death in six weeks from trichinosis. The father and another daughter were previous victims as Minnie endured two months of agony before her passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Miss Minnie Brummer
Brummer
Minnie Brummer
Build Permanent Road for Denison County
Denison county supervisors awarded contracts for permanent road work totaling about 30,000 dollars for the coming season. The project will add fourteen miles to the county system and bring the total to 144,872 yards of improved roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Board of Supervisors
Soldier's Wife Struggles for Living
Fort Dodge story of Edward Paltani a first class sergeant in the automobile artillery fighting somewhere in Austria against the Teutonic allies. His wife works at the local telephone office to support herself and seven month old baby. The Italian government pays Mrs Paltani twenty three cents daily for the baby’s expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Edward Paltani
Austria
Automobile Artillery
Revenue Office Replaced In Ottumwa
Washington reports the federal internal revenue office will be re established immediately after being discontinued July 1 1915 Ottumwa cigars producers expect major gains from re establishment with about half of the 100000 annual take from cigar box stamp sales and the rest from proprietary stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revenue Office
Ottumwa
Washington, D. C
Federal Internal Revenue Collecting Office
Earlham to Build Finest Iowa Consolidated School
A special election in Earlham carried by four votes to create a large new consolidated district. The plan calls for a central modern school to replace old one-room buildings, serving four townships in Madison and Dallas counties with a taxable value around 3.0 to 3.5 million and construction about 75 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlham
Iowa
Harsham
Madison
Dallas
Boys Capture Ten Wolves Near Tiffin
Town City Eldon and Philo Brown, two schoolboys, dug out ten wolf whelps from beneath the schoolhouse north of Tiffin. They received a $40 bounty for their efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon
Philo Brown
Tiffin
Four Osceola women injured in out-of-control auto crash
In Osceola four prominent young women were hurt when a car driven by Miss Violet Harris went over a high embankment and rolled. Victims include Violet Harris with a broken wrist and internal injuries, Sylvia Blakely with a broken arm, Marie Larken with a broken arm, and Hazel Harris with bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Violet Harris
Sylvia Blakely
Marie Larken
Hazel Harris
Waterloo Officials Indicted by County Grand Jury
Indictments returned against former Waterloo city officials include J. H. Meyers former police judge charged with embezzlement O C McCannon former park commissioner indicted for interest in a municipal contract while in office and F J Hacker park commissioner indicted for accepting alleged gratuities while serving as an officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Black Hawk County Grand Jury
J. H. Meyers
O. C. McCannon
F. J. Hacker
Irish Traitor Sir Roger Casement Captured in German Vessel
London reports Sir Roger Casement, the Irish separatist leader and former British pensioner, captured after a German auxiliary ship sank while attempting to land arms in Ireland. The incident occurred April 20–21 in conjunction with a German submarine, with several prisoners taken. Casement had long been a British concern since his Berlin activities and alleged German-Irish cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roger Casement
Ireland
Roger
Berlin
Edward Grey
Germany
United States
Scott to Meet Obregon in Border Conference
Washington reports arrangements for Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott and Gen. Alvaro Obregon to confer in Juarez or El Paso on Villa pursuit and U S Mexican relations. The talks aim to advance strategic discussions between the two governments military staffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Villa
United States
Mexico
Hugh L. Scott
Alvaro Obregon
Juarez
el Paso
German Warships Raid Hit British Vessels at Daybreak
London reports two British light cruisers and a destroyer were struck in a 20 minute clash with German cruiser forces after a raid on Lowestoft. The German squadron fled and four people were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lowestoft
Morris Sails for U S. Magruder Acts as Minister
J N Morris sails for the United States on two months leave from Stockholm via London. Ira Nelson Morris returns on leave while Alexander R Magruder serves as acting minister in Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Morris
U. Ss
Stockholm
London
Ira Nelson Morris
Sweden
United States
Alexander R. Magruder
Streetcar Crash In Cincinnati Kills Woman, Injures 88
A crowded street car ran out of control on a downhill six blocks, jumped the track and struck a telegraph pole, causing one death and 88 injuries in Cincinnati on April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
German Powder Plant Blown Up in Bulgaria Dispatch
A large German powder factory at Dedengatch exploded, killing many, including a grandson of Bulgarian Premier Radoslavoff, according to a dispatch from Athens dated April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Dedengatch
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
French Prisoners Isolated In Berlin Reprisals
Berlin reports that as retaliation for ill treatment of German captives in North Africa the German government has cut off all intercourse with French prisoners, leaving them in isolation with no communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Africa
Dublin unrest and German raid tied to Sinn Fein revolt
London reports Dublin disturbances as Sinn Fein forces seize Stephen’s Green and the post office while telegraph links are cut. Casualties include military officers and volunteers. Cork and other cities report no disturbances. Augustine Birrell says troops moved in and order is being restored. The raid is linked in public minds to German actions and Casement’s Irish landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Stephen’s Green
Sackville Street
Abbey Street
Curragh
Sinn Fenners
Cork
Limerick
Ennis
Tralee
Tipperary
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
House of Commons
Scarborough
Hartlepool
Roger Casement
Irish
Ida Sniffen Rogers Found Not Guilty by Insanity Verdict
In New York Mrs Ida Sniffen Rogers is freed after a Bronx Supreme Court jury finds her not guilty by reason of insanity for poisoning her two children. The ruling declares she was not in her right mind at the time of the atrocious crime. The case draws sharp public attention and questions about motherhood and mental health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ida Sniffen Rogers
Bronx
Patten Dies in Chicago During AMA Suit Hearings
John A. Patten, famed patent medicine figure, died in Chicago after attending several weeks of hearings over his lawsuit against the American Medical Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John A. Patten
Patent Medicine
Patten
American Medical Association
Republicans Unpledged From Chicago Convention
Trenton April 28 Republicans to the national convention in Chicago will go unpledged following Tuesday's primary. The Democratic "big four" are pledged to President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Chicago
Wilson
Rising Tigris Saves British in Istanbul
Official dispatch from Constantinople dated April 27 reports the rising Tigris has made pursuit impossible after a Saturday defeat. The flood hindered operations at several points, delaying response to enemy actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
British Socialist Party Adopts Peace Resolutions
In Salford England on April 27 the British socialist party met after 30 delegates protested an antiwar policy and adopted resolutions favoring a speedy termination of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salford
England
British Socialist Party
British Note Demands Teleage of 38 Axis Prisoners
Secretary Lansing announced the United States sent a note to Great Britain demanding teleage of 38 Austrians Germans and Turks seized from the American steamship China by a British cruiser off Shanghai. Britain says the men were engaged in plots against the British government and fled to Manila to continue efforts risking U.S neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lansing
United States
Great Britain
China
Shanghai
Manila
London
British Submarine H-22 Sunk in Naval Engagement
Berlin reported the British submarine H-22 was sunk in a clash with German forces on April 25. A British cruiser of the Arethusa class was torpedoed and damaged, with two survivors captured by the Germans. Arethusa class cruisers include Arethusa, Aurora, Galatea, Inconstant, Royalist, Penelope, Phaeton, and Undaunted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Admiralty
Arethusa
Aurora
Galatea
Inconstant
Royalist
Penelope
Phaeton
Draft Bill Rejected in Commons on Conscription Plan
In London on April 29 the bill proposing universal conscription for all unmarried men aged eighteen to forty five was withdrawn after a vigorous attack. Prime Minister Asquith said the government would not press the measure introduced by Walter Hume Long. Debate showed broad opposition as unfair and calls for full universal compulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Universal Service Advocates
Asquith
Walter Hume Long
Local Government Board
Senator Husting Demands Senate Investigation Into Telegram Flood
Senator Husting of Wisconsin urged a congressional inquiry into a flood of telegrams about the German American situation. He accused a central source of scheming to sway public opinion toward war, calling the effort a deep laid plot to poison the people’s minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husting
Wisconsin
Washington
Senate
Congress
Hasting
German Taken From Ship In New York Detained By Feds
A German suspect named Auffenwasser was seized from the steamer Colon in New York on April 29 and detained by federal authorities for allegedly taking photographs of Panama Canal fortifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Auffenwasser
Colon
Panama Canal
24000 Mine Strikers Return to Work in Pennsylvania
New York reports 24 000 coal miners in Pennsylvania end their strike after an agreement reached between John P White for the miners and W K Field for the operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
John P. White
W. K Field
Train Collision Kills Man in New Albany Mississippi
A north bound Frisco passenger train collided head on with a southbound freight near New Albany Mississippi on April 28. One man was killed identified as a negro and several passengers sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Miss
Flag Day Association Meet in Chicago Draws Governors’ Letters
The twelfth annual convention of the American Flag Day Association was held in Chicago with many members present. Letters from the governors of 30 states were read to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flag Day Association
Chicago
American Flag Day Association
U S Army Rout Solves Tomachio Villa Ambush
Report from April 27 28 describes Col George A Dodd's four troop Seventh Cavalry engagement near Tomachio in the Sierra Madres. Two Americans killed three wounded and twenty five horses captured while six Villistas killed nineteen wounded. Dodd commended for bold action and pursuit toward Minaca. General Pershing and Funston forwarded the reports to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field
Headquarters
Columbus
N M
George A.dodd
Tomachio
Sierra Madres
Baca
Cercantes
Dominguez
Rios
Villa
Colonel Dodd
Dodd
Minaca
Pershing
Army
San Antonio
Tex
Funston
Washington
Villistas
Ralp A. Raw
Seventh Cavalry
Irwin
Cocomorachic
Taggart Nominated as Democratic Senator for Short Term
Indianapolis April 28 United States Senator Thomas Taggart was nominated on Wednesday by the Democratic state convention for United States senator for the short term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Kent factory blast kills 106 in Kent factory explosion
London officials announced 106 people were killed and 66 injured in a Kent county munitions factory blast. No women were among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent County
London
No Troops Sought for Anchorage Railroad Strike
Secretary of the Interior Lane announced that no troops will be sent to Anchorage Alaska to break a strike by laborers on the government railroad. The action reflects a stance against military intervention in the labor dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Alaska
Four Vila Men Shot After Escape Bid at Casas Grandes
Columbus New Mexico reports four Mexican prisoners at Casas Grandes were killed by American sentries as they tried to escape. Scores of bandits captured are held at various points, authorities say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
N. M
Casas Grandes
Lawyers Fight Ends in Death in Nashville
Nashville April 28 Harry M Stokes a prominent Nashville attorney was shot and killed by Charles Trahue a legal opponent. Both men were well known throughout the state and the incident marks a deadly confrontation between two senior figures in the local legal community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Harry 3. Stokes
Charles Trahue
Austria Prepares Major Offensive on Italian Front
Rome reports Archduke Charles Francis supervises Austrians as they ready a major assault along the Isonzo and in Trentino, while inspecting troops and formations for the planned push against Italian lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Rome
Archduke Charles Francis
Isonzo
Trentino
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