Iowa farmers report strong year with rising land values and tiling boom
Des Moines reports from Ivan Whitted of the Iowa Department of Agriculture show a prosperous year for farmers with elevated land values, widespread tiling and drainage projects, larger hogs and cattle herds, ample apples and hay crops, and steady land prices across 35 counties amid wartime demand for horses and corn.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Ivan Whitted
Whitted
Poweshiek
Lee
van Buren
Davis
Johnson
Monroe
Jackson
Hancock
Jones
Cerro Gordo
Clinton
Illinois
Marshall
Fayette
Tama
Best
Buchanan
Linn
Winneshiek
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Humboldt
O'Brien
Buena Vista
Des Moines Drug Firm Loses Liquor Permit
The Des Moines Drug company, a major Iowa wholesale firm, had its liquor permit revoked and a permanent injunction issued by District Judge Hubert Utterback forbidding sales of intoxicating liquors. The ruling effectively ends the company's operations in Iowa as appeals would take years and no stay is possible.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Drug Company
Iowa
Hubert Utterback
Supreme Court
Knoxville rejects commission form of government
At the election held in Knoxville the citizens defeated the proposition to switch to the commission form by 803 votes against 49 for the new plan. The change was projected to cost the city nearly $3,000 more per year than the current system.
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Knoxville
Cornerstone Laid at Earlham Presbyterian Church
The cornerstone laying ceremony for the new First Presbyterian Church at Earlham took place, marking a milestone in the church’s construction. Local officials and congregation members attended the event.
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Earlham
First Presbyterian Church
Passenger Thomas Booth Believed Murdered in Minnesota Trip
Thomas D. Booth on a return from St. Paul to Sioux City to visit his mother for the first time in two years is believed murdered between Lake Crystal and Mankato Minnesota while en route home. The investigation centers on the path of his journey and the circumstances of his death.
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Lowan
Minnesota
Sioux City
St. Paul
Thomas D. Booth
Lake Crystal
Mankato
Minn
Thomas
Clarke
Charley Thomas
Board of Parole
Carrell
Mabel Scofield
Dexter minister and charter member lay historic cornerstone
Rev. Goff of Dexter, moderator of Des Moines presbytery, delivered the address. J. R. Tomson, sole charter member of the old church built in 1870, which has recently been torn down, laid the cornerstone.
Forger Wanted Back as Governor Seeks Requisition Papers
Governor Clarke asks Washington for papers to secure the return to Davenport of Harry F. Lemon who is under arrest in Winnipeg Canada for forgery.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Washington, D. C
Davenport
Harry F. Lemon
Winnipeg
Canada
German scientist makes anthracite from peat and cellulose
A German scientist claims success in converting peat and cellulose into anthracite coal. Hopewell Virginia, once a Norfolk and Western flag station eight months ago, now hosts 18,000 people and high priced lots up to 4000 dollars. A mushroom war order city arises around a powder factory. Germany uses most postcards domestically, Yellowstone geysers are among the few notable hot springs, and rubber trees have been transplanted from the Amazon to Brazil interior.
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Hopewell
Norfolk and Western Railway
Germany
Japan
United States
Yellowstone Park
Iceland
New Zealand
Amazon
Brazil
Sir Pertab Singh Aide And Ally To British War Effort
Loyal to the empire the East Indians contribute to the en tente allies great war effort. Sir Pertab Singh a seventy year old Indian prince organized and equipped at his own expense almost an army corps and offered himself and his men to King George. He has distinguished himself with command with British forces in France.
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Sir Pertab Singh
George
France
Terrible Thought on Running for Office
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt asks whether a woman candidate would need to rely on women friends as men rely on male allies, implying few women would run due to perceived risks and social dynamics. It contrasts gendered expectations in political life.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
World owes everybody a living debate with tramp and worker
A tramp asks if the world owes everyone a living and a hard worker replies that if he ruled the world he would declare bankruptcy when faced with such people. The exchange highlights tension between idealism and practicality.
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R Epled
Joke on Salary Raise Provoking Pride
A speaker asks his boss how to make his wife proud and the boss replies by suggesting a raise in salary. The exchange plays on workplace humor and the value of compensation in personal pride.
Iowa Leads Nation in Mineral Output and Cement Growth
Iowa reports a 75 percent ten year rise in mineral production with 1914 the peak year for clay products and gypsum among growths. Coal remains dominant, with major county totals and new cement plants in Mason City and Des Moines boosting output. Foot and mouth disease fears prompt quarantines near West Liberty as state actions expand.
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Des Moines
Towa
Towa Geological Survey
Iowa
PLSG
United States
Cerro Gordo
Wabster County
Polk County
Wapello County
Monroe
Polk
Appanoose
Dallas
Marion
Monroe County
Mason City
Tes Moines
Altho
Webster County
J. J. Gibson
Melvin Brown
West Liberty
Heek
Tila
Muscating
James Dixon
Ipton
Heck
Gibson
Muscatine County
Cedar
Johnson
Brown
Illinois
Iinois
la Salle County
Winois
Ho. Gray
Melvin Crown Farm
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National Rifle Association
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