Iowa Guard Kept On Border Due To Ongoing Conditions
Governor Clarke failed to secure early release of Iowa National Guard units serving on the Mexican border. Adjutant General H R McCall reports troops must remain until border conditions improve, despite Governor Clarke’s push for returning soldiers before the election. McCall says selection of relieved troops rests with General Funston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Clarke
Iowa National Guard
H. R. McCall
Washington
Iowa
Iowa Guard
McCall
War Department
H. P. McCall
Funston
Oakdale Sanitarium Treats 2500 TB Cases in Eight Years
The Oakdale state tuberculosis sanitarium reports 2500 TB cases treated with about half recovering under superintendent Dr. H V Scarborough. Over the past year the lab conducted nearly 26000 bacteriological examinations, 8000 more than any previous year, and now tests for TB diphtheria typhoid fever and rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Oakdale
H. V. Scarborough
Iowans Win Many Prizes at National Dairy Show
Iowa exhibitors captured more prizes than any other state at the Springfield Massachusetts dairy show. W B Barney of the state dairy and food commission reported 40 to 50 Iowa exhibitors won awards on Holsteins and Guernseys, many first prizes. W W Marsh of Waterloo won for the 12 best Holsteins, while E V W French of Davenport and William Galloway of Waterloo combined their herds to win the 12 best Guernseys from another state.
New High School Building Planned for Waterloo
Waterloo school board awarded contracts totaling 291 884 for the East Waterloo high school. Low bid for the building was 238 897, with 49 450 for plumbing and 5 487 for painting. Over thirty contractors bid. completion set for April 1, 1918. The project aims to be one of the largest and best in the central west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New School
Waterloo
East Waterloo
Middle West
War on Cigarettes in Ottumwa Schools
Ottumwa public schools organize permanent boy associations to wage war on cigarettes and immorality after W. L. Sylvester of Waterloo leads a Clean Life campaign. The program included school lectures, two large mass meetings at the opera house, and a street parade during Clean Life week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
W. L. Sylvester
Waterloo
Senator F F Jones Withdraws Damage Suits in Ax Murders Case
Villisca Senator F F Jones withdrew damage suits against eight citizens after claims they circulated stories tying him to the Moore family ax murders. The actions were dismissed without prejudice, allowing reinstitution. Jones had sued Harry Wilkerson, the detective, among others, with total alleged damages around 60,006 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villisca
F. F. Jones
Moore
Jones
Harry Wilkerson
Dective
Iowa Wins Part In 89 Mile Oil Pipeline Project
Iowa rejoices as Fort Madison is chosen for one of three refineries in an 89 mile oil pipeline from Cushing Oklahoma to Chicago. The $10,000,000 project will also place facilities in Chicago and Kansas City and will benefit an Iowa city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fort Madison
F&reat
Cushing
Okla
Chicago
Fort Ma
Iowa City
Corn meal and hominy urged to curb living costs
Iowa state dairy and food department says corn meal and hominy are the cheapest nutritious foods when price and value are weighed. It predicts higher prices for staples and notes canned foods may short in winter. The dish recommends mush and corn cakes, citing corn’s high fat and starch content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
State Dairy and Food Department
Iowa
Delegates Escape as Beam Splits at Eastern Star Session
Delegates to the Iowa Eastern Star convention in Cedar Rapids narrowly escaped injuries when a heavy ceiling beam in the city auditorium broke during the closing session. The next convention site was awarded to Iowa City with Davenport requesting it for two years hence. Officers elected include Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. Fannie B. Hammill Britt and Worthy Grand Patron J. J. Records Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Eastern Star
City Auditorium
Iowa City
Order of Eastern Star
Davenport
Fannie B. Hammill
Britt
J. J. Records
Iowa
City
Anna Stillwell
Waukon
Potato Shortage Explained by Ames Expert
Professor A. T. Erwin of the Ames experiment station cites poor yields from dry weather and extreme July August heat as the cause of the potato shortage. He warns the market will face trouble for years due to degraded quality and seed concerns for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
A. T. Erwin
Erwin
Man Enlists in Army to Avoid Prison Sentence
M. W. Gifford of Marshalltown joined the coast artillery branch of the U S army to honor a judge’s promise. After admitting a bad check for a car, he pled guilty and faced Anamosa reformatory time, but the court suspended the sentence if he enlisted for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Cummings
M. W. Gifford
Coast Artillery Branch
United States Army
Gifford
Anamosa Reformatory
107 Year-Old Maria Clingman Dies in Cedarville
Mrs. Maria Simpson Clingman, born December 12 1809 in Sciota County Ohio, died at Cedarville Michigan aged 107. She lived in Illinois since 1885. her husband died in 1865. Survived by two sons and two daughters, nineteen grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Mrs Minnie C Crippen attended the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Minnie C. Crippen
Maria Simpson Clingman
Cedarville
Clingman
Sciota County
Illinois
Postoffice Robberies Hit Bondurant and Berwick
Safe blowers in a single night hit Bondurant and Berwick post offices driving away with 40 dollars in stamps and 10 in cash at Bondurant and 100 dollars in stamps and 25 in cash at Berwick. The Bondurant safe was blown apart by a heavy nitroglycerine charge. Both incidents occurred the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bondurant
Berwick
Big Profit From Cabbage in Shenandoah
Lee Fleming, formerly a cement laborer and sidewalk builder, grows six thousand pounds of cabbage in a truck patch in Shenandoah. He is selling at three cents a pound and expects about $1,800 from the cabbage alone, finding truck farming very profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Lee Fleming
Fleming
Swedish Art Exhibit Reaches Des Moines for Teachers
A M Deyoe ordered county superintendents to notify teachers that the Swedish art exhibit is at the state historical building. The display runs through November 3 to allow teachers attending the convention in Des Moines to view the paintings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. M. Deyoe
W. C. T. U. President Etta Hurford Dies
Indianola report states Mrs. Etta B. Hurford former state W. C. T. U. president died at home after a brief illness. She had retired from active presidency due to health, but served as vice-president at her death and remained a prominent W. C. T. U. figure across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Etta
Hurford
Indianola Banker Worth Dies Suddenly at 81
Indianola banker A. G. Worth 81 died at home from heart disease while writing a letter to a son in Montana. He organized Worth Savings Bank and earlier worked with First National Bank. Survived by sons Craig in Helena Montana and Roy in Seattle Washington.
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Indianola
Graham A. Worth
Ony
Montana
Worth
Worth Savings Bank
First National Bank
Craig
Helena
Mont
Roy
Seattle
Washington
Federal Road Aid Planned for Iowa Highways
Iowa plans a federal aid road program with about 445000 dollars yearly. The Iowa Highway Commission asks supervisors to designate primary and secondary roads across county and township systems. About 104000 miles total exist with 16000 in county roads. 5300 miles may be primary. Government will fund up to 50 percent of project costs and review each project individually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
T. H. MacDonald
Federal Department
Congress
Washington
Ask New Name for College Ames
The Iowa State Student reports a campaign to rename the college Ames University to reflect the widely used name Ames. Officials note alumni and press already refer to the school as Ames, and a trade‑mark approach could boost advertising and recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames University
Ames
Iowa State
New Officers Named for Iowa Eastern Star Session
Iowa City will host the grand chapter of the Eastern Star in 1917 with J L Records named grand patron and Mrs Fannie B Hammill elected worthy grand matron. Records and Hammill will preside next year, promising the largest delegation Iowa City has seen at the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
The
Eastern Star
J. L. Records
Order
Iowa
Records
Fannie B. Hammill
Britt
John Hammill
Baptists Elect Officers at Des Moines Convention
H I Foskett Shenandoah banker and state senator from Page Fremont district was chosen president of the Iowa Baptist association at the annual convention succeeding J R Vaughan of Waterloo who held the post four years John G Farmer was named first vice president and F R Sage the second vice president R R Sadler of Pella and J H Cochrane of Des Moines were re elected recording secretary and treasurer respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. I. Foskett
Shenandoah
Page-Fremont
Iowa Baptist Association
J. R. Vaughan
Waterloo
John G. Farmer
F. R. Sage
R. R. Sadler
Pella
J. H. Cochrane
Assaulted By Thieves In Waterloo Chicken Raid
Waterloo report of violent poultry thefts describes Otto Wedemier knocked down by two thieves at his gate while returning home. Mrs Wedemier sheltered inside as missiles were hurled at the door. Fifty chickens were stolen amid the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Otto Wedemier
Iowa Draft Horses Planned Display in Chicago Exposition
Iowa draft horse breeders plan a joint exhibit at the International Live Stock exposition in Chicago. A special building will host the display to attract South American buyers, with Woodworth Clum of the Iowa association and Dean G F Curtis of Iowa State College leading the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
Chicago
Woodworth Clum
Eee Iowa Association
Dean G. F. Curtis
Iowa State College
French Capture Fort Douaumont in Verdun Offensive
Paris reports decisive Verdun front assault with Douaumont village and fort taken. French forces advanced beyond Thiaumont farm and Haudremont quarries, reaching toward La Caillette wood and Damloup area. Prisoners total about 8,400 with 100 officers. material losses not yet estimated. French losses said small.
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Paris
Verdun
Douaumont
Thiaumont
Haudremont
War Office
Bras
la Caillette Wood
Vaux
Fumin Wood
Chenois Wood
Damloup Battery
No Drinkers in the Church Resolution Adopted
The house of deputies of the General Convention urged abstinence from intoxicants among church members, especially at social functions. Rev G L Tucker of Houma La introduced the resolution. Bishop Reese urged carrying the American flag after the cross in all Episcopal services and criticized sensational emotional evangelism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
House of Deputies
General Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church
G. L. Tucker
Houma
Reese
Episcopal Church
Canadian Pacific Rail Strike Called Off After Talks
Winnipeg reports the threatened Canadian Pacific conductors and trainmen strike set for Wednesday night was averted following a conference between employee representatives and railway officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
U. S. Troops Suffer Casualties in Dominican Engagement
In Santo Domingo on Tuesday American troops clashed with rebels. General Ramon Batista was killed, with several Americans reported dead including two officers and one officer wounded.
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Ramon Batista
Santo Domingo
British Mine Sweeper Genisba Sunk With Heavy Loss
London reports the British minesweeper Genisba torpedoed and sunk. All officers and 73 men lost their lives. Only 12 sailors were saved. The announcement came Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U S Professor Honored with French War Cross
E M Lebard formerly of the University of Wisconsin is decorated with the French war cross for bravery He commanded artillery on the Somme front at the time of his service in World War I Madison Wis October 28
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Madison
Wis
E. M. Lebard
University of Wisconsin
Somme
Civilians Evacuate Trieste in Swiss Escape
Civilians flee Trieste as Italian forces push on the Istrian peninsula with many residents already reaching Switzerland.
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Trieste
Zurich
Istrian
Switzerland
Opens Bids for Fifty Eight Ships in Navy Program
Washington October 27 bids for the first 58 ships to be laid down in 1917 were opened at the navy department. Congress has authorized starting 66 ships in 1917 as part of the navy building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Congress
Teutons Capture Constanza In Dobrudja Breakthrough
German and Bulgarian forces under Field Marshal Mackensen seized Constanza on the Black Sea port, with the Dobrudja in full retreat northward. The official statement notes crossing the Constanza Danube line and advances toward Czernavoda as Russian and Romanian troops resist in multiple fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Constanza
Black Sea
Mackensen
Dobrudja
Danube
Murfattar
von Mackensen
Czernavoda
Petrograd
London
War Office
Trotus
Oituz
Slanic
Moldavia
Causes of high living cost in wartime economy
Secretary of Commerce Redfield said twenty million men fighting in Europe consume food and clothing for vast numbers, driving up costs. He noted belligerent nations and wartime shifts reduce civilian production just as consumption peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Wall Street
Commerce Redfield
U-58 Sinks Five Vessels Off Nantucket
British patrol boat Stanley reportedly destroyed the German submarine U 58 after it raided five merchant ships off Nantucket on October 8. An unofficial Canadian report cited Capt. W G Tudor bringing the information to Boston. The U 53 is believed to have been destroyed near Sydney N S waiting for troop ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Nantucket
Stanley
Canada
W. G. Tudor
Sydney
Police Chief Is Indicted In City Hall Graft Case
Chicago on October 25 reports indictments naming Chief of Police Charles C. Healey his secretary William Luthardt and Charles T Essig secretary of the Sportsmen's club. Indictments issued by State's Attorney Hoyne amid a rapid drive on alleged graft at city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles C. Healey
William Luthardt
Charles T. Essig
Sportsmen’s Club
Hoyne
Flyers Raid Turk Railroad Near Constantinople
London reports British naval aeroplanes attacked the Constantinople Saloniiki line inflicting considerable damage the admiralty announced on Oct 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turk
London
Constantinople-Saloniiki
Admiralty
Detro it Paymaster Theft Loot Recovered in St Louis
Detectives recovered $18,000 of the $32,000 stolen from a Burroughs Adding Machine paymaster in Detroit. The money was found at the Mercantile Trust Company in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Detroit
Mercantile Trust Company
Brig. Gen. Mann Promoted to War Department Post
Brig. Gen. William A. Mann, commander of the army division headquartered at Laredo Texas, was selected Friday as chief of the division of militia affairs in the war department in Washington.
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Mann
Washington
William A. Mann
Army
Laredo
Tex
Militia Affairs
War Department
Chapman Estate Valued at Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
Poughkeepsie N Y Oct 26 Victor Emmanuel Chapman son of John Jay Chapman killed in action at Verdun left an estate of 500000 Conrad Chapman and Chandler Chapman brothers inherit the estate
Two Killed When Train Collides Near Bushnell Nebraska
Two railroad workers died in a collision between the Los Angeles Limited and a freight train near Bushnell Nebraska on October 26. The deceased are John W. Crawford fireman and W A Moore brakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colliston
Cheyenne
Wyo
Los Angeles
War Department Warns of Bandit Attack Tied to Election
Secretary Baker announced definite information that a bandit attack on American troops or a border town was planned between now and Election Day to turn sentiment against U S policy in Mexico. Generals Funston and Pershing were forewarned and placed on alert as authorities noted bandits paid in silver and possible cross border involvement. A second report from Columbus New Mexico says Villa bandits near Watonquipa demanded troop line changes and US withdrawal.
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Washington
Baker
War Department
Mexico
Punston
Pershing
Villa
State
Way
Funston
General Pershing
United States
Columbus
N. M
Watniquipa
Danube Bridge Destroyed in Czernavoda Action
Paris reports a Roumanian blast destroyed the Czernavoda Danube bridge, largest in Europe, completed 1896 at $8 million, extending 12 miles across Danube and marshy terrain. Roumanian defense halted Von Falkenhayn and slowed Mackensen as war office confirms the strike.
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Paris
von Hindenburg
Roumania
Bucharest
von Falkenhayn
Dobrudja
Petrograd
von Mackensen
Danube
Czernovoda
Europe
Berlin
Sayville Wireless
War Office
Czernavoda
Twenty Die In Hospital Fire In Farnham Que
Twenty are dead and sixteen missing after a fire at St Elizabeth hospital and its laundry in Farnham Quebec on Wednesday night. Three hundred fifty inmates slept inside. many injured jumping from windows as smoke and flames spread. Loss estimated at 250000 with about 80000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnham
Que
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Man Held in Bemidji for Killing Deer Mistake
Richard Martin of Grant Valley Beltrami county Minnesota is held on manslaughter charges after shooting and killing Eugene Preston whom he mistook for a deer near Bemidji Minnesota on October 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
Bemidji
Minn
Eugene Preston
Richard Martin
Grant Valley
Beltrami County
Minnesota
Bank Official Is Arrested for Bank Robbery
New York on October 28 Henry J Dor gelch long time assistant cashier at the Coal and Iron National Bank was arrested by federal authorities charged with robbing the bank of 200,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry J. Dorgelch
Coal and Iron National Bank
McNamara Parole Sought From State Board
San Francisco date Oct 27 Parole for John J McNamara who helped dynamite the Los Angeles Times building in 1910 likely will be requested Saturday from the state prison board directors and officials.
Cotton Sars Then Drops in New York Market
In New York on Wednesday October 27 a sensational break in the cotton market pulled prices down 4.50 a date after an earlier rise above 20 cents, the highest level since the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Refugees Reach El Paso as Chihuahua Turmoil Grows
Reports from El Paso indicate General Bell confirms a large refugee influx from Chihuahua including Mrs Trevino. Trevino warns residents to evacuate as Villa forces threaten Juarez while troops amass near Chihuahua City and shipments of tools and sandbags arrive in Columbus for the Mexican expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua
Army
George Bell
el Paso
Bell
Trévino
Washington
Chihuahua City
Villa
Gonzales
Juarez
Jacinto ‘Trevino
Trevino
Haycotte
Columbus
N. M
Mexico
World wheat prices surge on global shortage
The world wheat shortage pushes Chicago board prices above the Leiter corner. December wheat climbs to 1.86 and May to 1.85 as the wheat market nears Civil War era highs. The Leiter affair is cited as a major driver of the rally, with 1888s Hutchinson corner previously producing the only higher level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Leiter
Joseph Leiter
B. P. Hutchinson
Old Hutch
HAS GOLD TO MEET DEMAND
A. C. Miller of Washington a Federal Reserve Board member told the Indiana State Bankers Association that the United States will meet all foreign drain demands after the war. He spoke in Indianapolis on Tuesday about the country’s gold supply management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
A. C. Miller
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Indiana State Bankers’ Association
United States
British Loan Arranged by American Bankers
J P Morgan & Co announced a new British loan arranged by American bankers totaling 800 million dollars with 6 percent interest. The disclosure came Wednesday from the firm in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Russian Army Casualties Reach 1.79 Million Since June
Berlin reports 1,797,522 Russian army casualties since June according to central identification office Kiev data cited by Overseas News agency. The figures reflect wartime losses through late October amid ongoing hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kiev
Subway Bombing Wrecks Station. Two Injured in NYC
Two people were injured when a dynamite bomb exploded in the New York subway at the One Hundred Tenth Street station. Police blamed the attack on strikers, causing extensive damage to the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
One Hundred and Tenth Street
Britain to Lift Tobacco Ban
Washington reports representations for American tobacco shippers bearing 1 5 million dollars of leaf tied up led Britain to take action bringing relief to the trade with Britain set to lift the ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Washington
Trade Interned Captives Between Britain and Germany
Oct 26 report from London states Baron Newton announces in the House of Lords that the British and German governments have agreed to exchange all interned prisoners over the age of forty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
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Baptists
Sten
Dobrudjn
Central Powers
Transylvania
Protestant Episcopal Convention
U. S
Teutons
Take City
Dobrudjas
Villistas
Danube Bridge
Hall Teutons
Quebec
Willistas
Garranza
Paso
Hutchinson
A. G. Miller
Reserve Board
Tella Bankers Country
Morgan & Company
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