Germany must heed law and lives over force in Lusitania crisis
A public admonition condemns Germany for sinking the Lusitania with American passengers. It argues the act violated international law and humanity, cites Bernhardi and German threats to English commerce, and urges the United States to stand for neutral rights and necessary reparations rather than backing war-mad aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Admiral Bernhardt
United States
Bernhardi
Belgium
America
Lusitania
Roosevelt Escalates War Rhetoric as Nation Seeks Restraint
The piece notes Roosevelt's sharp remarks amid wartime tensions, acknowledging a single indiscreet line in an otherwise measured speech. It argues patience is needed while demanding strong action from the president, insisting no rush to declare war is warranted despite insults and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gol. Roosevelt
Senator Lafe Young Arrested as Spy in War Zone
The piece reports Senator Lafe Young, acting as a war correspondent, was arrested as a spy but released after about thirty minutes in a hotel bar room. It contrasts his restraint with Richard Harding Davis and notes All Iowa expects him to go the limit in China and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafe Young
Lafe
Richard Harding Davis
Aga Martyr
China
Japan
Iowa
Comment on Christianity and church attendance in wartime rhetoric
The Lincoln Journal critiques churchgoing as a component of Christianity and notes editors may shift political alignments when editing options are constrained. The piece argues neutrality and civilian lives matter amid Germanys wartime torpedoing of merchant ships, risking sympathy for its aims.
Dubuque Aims $100,000 For Y M C A Building
Dubuque backers seek a $100,000 fund to erect and endow a premier Y M C A home in the state. A Bellevue man is jailed on a suspicion linked to a stash of savings hidden in a bandbox, echoing a tale of a woman who hid cash in the stove and later forgot it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Friends of the Movement
Bellevue
Prairie Support for Cummins Stirs Mirage of Fame
The passage notes enthusiasm for Cummins as president appears inflated like a mirage from an observer. It frames public support as potentially illusory rather than solid backing.
Iowa City Republican Condemns Cummins Vote Record
The Iowa City Republican bans Cummins by declaring the candidate will be one who did not vote for Roosevelt. The statement signals a party line shift and frames the selection as a stand on Roosevelt era policy.
Iowa urged to avoid Kos-like presidential trickery
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Senator Cummins touring Hawaii faces circulating petitions to use his name for president next year. It recalls Roosevelt's 1904 maneuver and argues Cummins should state his intent rather than endure behind the scenes pressure. It doubts an Iowa man will endure the exposure but says a clear declaration would be better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Springfield
Mags
Cummins
Hawaiian Islands
Iowa
Col. Roosevelt
London
Welcome to the Journal and the Eureka
Anamosa Eureka welcomes the Journal's new publisher with hearty good will and hopes for healthy competition between the two local papers. The piece notes mutual benefits of rivalry and urges disagreement without turmoil, while upholding city ideals and community progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Eureka
Eureka
Cash
Peace terms not those of victor or loser, says Dernburg
The New York Tribune quotes Dr. Dernburg saying the peace terms discussed are neither what Germany would impose if victorious nor what it would accept if defeated. He argues the proposed terms are not even what a stalemate would logically require and criticizes calls for peaceful compromises as insubstantial rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Dernburg
Germany
Local Notes Highlight Losses and Achievements Across Iowa
Tama county gains 600 residents in five years. O J Keve of Arlington dies at 82 with daughter Mrs Johnson of Morley among survivors. Drake over State 65 53 in Iowa City track meet. Marion’s Carl Reichart dies after six days illness. Cedar Rapids Ben Zimmer injured in motorcycle crash. Auto crash injures Davis and Mathews. two serious. Morrison new Tipton superintendent at 1450 salary, age 40, Drake graduate. Intercollegiate oratorical at Iowa City won by CG Painter Minnesota. Frances Hickok of Michigan takes second. Mrs Thomas Nicholson buried at Mt Vernon. husband Dr Nicholson linked to Cornell College. Mrs C H Kent of Marion killed in auto crash near Oxford Junction. Ruth Davis Jefferson drowned in Iowa River. Dean Harmon nearly drowns. Davis had recent surgery. old story of danger at State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake University
State University
Iowa City
Carl F. Reichart
Marion
Ben Zimmer
Cedar Rapids
B. F. Davis
J. F. Mathews
Mediapolis
M. C. Morrison
Greene
Tipton
Ruth Davis
Jefferson
Iowa
College of Liberal Arts
Dean Harmon
Iowa pays half foot and mouth losses to farmers
The state issued checks covering one half of losses from foot and mouth kill orders, with the national government paying the other half. The listed payouts include numerous individuals and firms across Cedar, Clinton, Buchanan, Jackson, Jones, Linn, and Dubuque counties with amounts ranging from a few hundred to several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar County
Christ Schroeder
Pater Hiselstein
S. A. Maley
Boling & Gebrils
Clinton County
Will Holstein
Earnest Dohrmann
John Troy
Buchanan County
Theo.j.schmidt
Frank Polarw, Jr
Henry Scihtacale
Jackson County
Lynch Bros
Arthur J. Fogram
W. T. Streets
M. 8. Bolling
Jones County
James Skinner
N. B. Lathrop
Louis Kula
Mathias Sazma
Wm. D. Hall
Miller Bros
Linn County
Mike Larsen
T. A Daniels
Dubuque County
J. F. Lebner
John Federspeil
Patrick
Brady
Robert Hyde
Philip W. Grace
Druggists in Delaware County Face Injunction Actions
Eleven injunctions have been started against druggists including WN A Gearhart Hopkinton L M Barnes O A Kendall Earlville J V Zastera and R A Barry of Ryan A M Selvie Masonville T M Armstrong of Greeley W O Amsden A O Phillipp H O Smith and B W Grems of Manchester The Delaware County Temperance association drives the action and detectives may testify about sale conditions in past cases from Jones County where silenced drug stores led to injunctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
WN. A. Gearhart
Hopkinton
L. M. Barnes
O. A. Kendall
Earlville
J. V. Zastera
R. A. Barry
Ryan
A. M. Selvie
Masonville
T. M. Armstrong
Greeley
W. O. Amsden
A. O. Phillipp
H. O. Smith
B. W. Grems
Manchester
Delaware County Temperance Association
Jones County
Ain't No Such Animal Law Giver Quote
A child questions what a law giver is and is told by an elder that law is not given but sold in small quantities at high prices. The exchange frames a stance on law as something costly and scarce rather than bestowed. The mood suggests skepticism about formal legislative authority.
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Johnny
Topeka Capital Reflects Wealth in a Wife’s Wardrobe
A Topeka Capital observation notes that a prosperous man’s wife tends to wear clothes that mirror his financial status, a behavior described as as accurate a gauge as credit or business reports.
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Topeka
Bradstreet
Had The Power But No Right
The piece argues Germany had no international right to kill Americans aboard the Lusitania, only power to do so, and stresses no nation consented to any change in rules of war. It calls the act murder and condemns appeals to warnings or risk as invalid excuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Lusitania
Germany
United States
America can shape Europe by staying poised for settlement
The piece urges Americans to remain passive yet influential as war winds down, arguing European reestablishment hinges on U S financial leverage. It claims America should avoid pledging to any side, preserve neutrality, and be ready to enforce disarmament and a neutral sea when the moment to act arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Europe
Mexico
America
Anamosa Political Statement Corrects Residence Claim
EB Moore responds to a published statement about his future plans clarifying that his permanent home remains Anamosa Iowa. He notes he will live in Dubuque during his incumbency but insists Anamosa stays his home with ties in Jones county and the Fifth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. R. Moore
Anamoga
Dubuque
Anamosa
Jones County
Contempt for Foolish Laws Op-Ed in Cedar Rapids Republican
The Cedar Rapids Republican decries anti tip laws as unenforceable and leading to widespread contempt for laws. It argues lawmakers should enact only enforceable statutes and warns that penalties will encourage evasion and cynicism among the public.
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Cedar Rapids
No help For Some Folks. Blues Sky Law Rhetoric Cautions Dark Schemes
A fragment from the Marshalltown Times-Republican argues the blues sky law won t stop daylight robbery schemes yet notes it may loosen schemes and force caution in fish companies while predicting some failure of con artists to escape scrutiny.
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Marshalltown
Hague Conference Shows No Peace Despite Hopes
The Omaha Bee notes the The Hague conference ends with a sobering view that cries for peace do not guarantee it. The piece emphasizes that both ladies and gentlemen may seek peace, but the reality remains unsettled for mankind’s destiny amid war.
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Omaha Bee
the Hague
Greatest battle of the war referenced in Louisville report
The Louisville Courier-Journal frames a famed battle as the greatest of the war noting huge expenditures and massive casualties. The article emphasizes shifting front lines with inches won and lost, reflecting the scale of conflict.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Lusitania Sinks After German Submarine Torpedoing
The Lusitania, a British steamship with over 2000 aboard, was torpedoed off the Ireland coast last Saturday. At least two torpedoes sent it to the sea within minutes, drowning more than 1600 passengers and crew, including Albert Hubbard and Alfred G. Vanderbilt, as life boats were rescued by passing ships.
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Ireland
Atruck
Albert Hubbard
Germany
United States
Wilson
Lusitania
Free Summer Courses For Rural and Regional Teachers
Hundreds of rural and town teachers plan to attend Iowa State College summer sessions without tuition to prepare in agriculture home economics and manual training. Courses run 12 weeks over two sessions June 14 to July 23 and July 26 to September 3. Certificates issued with no exam, based on lab field and shop work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State
Iowa State College
State Educational Board of Examiners
Everlasting Champion Dominates Ring As Great Boxer
The article lauds a fighter who outboxed Jack Johnson and defeated legends John L. Sullivan and Fitzsimmons. It credits John Barleycorn and Jess Willard as defining rivals and predicts the champion never loses, combining brain and brawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
John Barleycorn
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Thea
John L. Sullivan
Fitzsimmons
Various For Sale and Lost and Found Notices
A collection of classified notices lists for sale calves farms and a two story residence near Monticello and Grantsburg Wisconsin plus a Jaffrey auto and a 4 cylinder Cedar Rapids car Both a lost silver mesh bag near Monticello and a found ladies purse near Monti cello are noted Public bid notices invite sealed offers for the old Center Junction school building due May 17 1915 with cash sale and required removal details
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Center Junction
M. Q. Alsever
Early spring sale at Betarse Lumber Company Dutton
The notice promotes building supplies and home improvement items from Betarse Lumber in Dutton. It touts cement feeds, Northwestern cement floors, fir drop siding, fencing with Peerless, clay lawn drier, plastic roofing cement, roof paint, and Sunshine Windows for hog houses. Manager Dutton encourages customers to visit and discuss bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusitania
Kaiser
Lud
Northwestern
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Roosevelt
Neighborhood News
Tama County
O. J. Keve
Arlington
Johnson
Morley
Owa
CG. W. Painter
University of Minnesota
Frances Hickok
Michigan
Thomas Nicholson
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
Methodist Educational Board
New York
C. H. Kent
W. F. Jones
Wapsie River
Oxford Junction
L. G. Stubber
James Mead
Herford
Lestus L. Kubos
Scotch Grove
My Place
Monticello
Henry Faber
O. HK. Brainerd
Minnesota
Grand Meadow
Chestnut Street
William D. Mages
Onslow
A. James
W. D. Magee
J. W. Arduser
RE. F. D. No
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Grantsburg
Wisconsin
Monticello State Bank
Lowell State Bank
Betarse Lumber Company
Dutton
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