Gasoline tractors may replace Iowa horses as demand drains supply
A Des Moines report notes heavy demand for horses bound for France and Britain, with 1,000 to 1,500 shipped weekly and several depots active from Sioux City to St. Louis. Despite scarcity, horse prices stay steady, and experts predict gasoline tractors will largely replace horses on town farms within the next year or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Stallion Killed in Batavia Barn Attacked
A valuable Percheron stallion owned by D. E. Plum was found dead in Batavia after unknown assailants entered the barn and fatally cut the horse's throat and neck. The animal had been recently bought from Singmaster Bros. of Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Batavia
D. EH
Singmaster Bros
Keota
Man Fined $200 For Postal Protest Letter
Iowa City linotype operator John Nusser fined $200 after he failed to receive patent medicine ordered by mail. He wrote a critical letter to Washington provoking Postmaster General Burleson, leading to the Southern District of Iowa judge M J Wade imposing the penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
John Nusser
Nusser
Washington
Burleson
M. J. Wade
Lowa
Cripples Given School Work In Iowa City Hospital
Thirty crippled children ages six to fifteen at the university hospital will receive regular school work in hospital rooms through cooperation of university authorities and the Electa circle of King’s Daughters, a local charitable group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University Hospital
Electa
Postoffice at Talmage Robbed by Three
Three robbers cracked the Talmage postoffice safe and took about 50 dollars. They fled on a Great Western train, spotted by a young man and tailed to the depot by a bloodhound. They had lingered near the general store earlier in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmage
Great Western
First Auto Theft Indictment in County History
Marshalltown reports the grand jury returned the county’s first indictment for automobile theft. Sherman Dawson of Le Grand is charged with stealing a car from Rev. R. Wright of Le Grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Grand
Sherman Dawson
le Grand
Brandon Postoffice Robbery Shocks Town
Robbers blew the Brandon post office safe and escaped with about 75 dollars in cash and 900 dollars in postage stamps. Local authorities investigate the heist and search for clues and suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Postoffice
Brandon
Largest Elevator in Southwest Iowa Burned in Hamburg
Sparks from a switch engine set Noble and Reid's elevator afire in Hamburg. The building burned to the ground in twenty minutes. The elevator, valued at $12,000, was the largest in southwest Iowa and partly insured. Adjacent Waterloo Canning factory structures caught fire but were saved by the fire department aided by a strong wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Noble & Reid
Iowa
Waterloo
Fourteen Year Old Bride Denied Then Licensed in Iowa
Annela Goodwin aged fourteen, claimed as Iowa's youngest legal bride, sought a license in Clarinda with fiancé James William Roberts aged twenty five. After initial denial she obtained written parental consent, traveled to Hepburn for paternal consent, then returned to secure the license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Iowa
Annela Goodwin
Clarinda
James William Roberts
Hepburn
Missing Man Returns Home After Abduction near Marion
Cedar Rapids reports Andrew Boles a farm hand who vanished June 24 near Marion. He recounts being lured by a letter, seized by three men, beaten, bound and placed in a Milwaukee freight car. He awoke in Omaha with memory blank, later recalling events. Father searched from Galena. Boles was engaged to marry nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Boles
Marion
Milwaukee
Omaha
Nebraska
South Dakota
Galena
Young Boles
ISU Vet Dean Says Fake Stock Food Makers Avoid Bulletin
Dr. C H Stanage dean of Iowa State College veterinary school says the college is unpopular with fake stock food makers who ignore warnings printed in the Iowa Experiment Station bulletin. He notes many commendations for exposing fake live stock products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
C. H. Stanage
Veterinary School of
Iowa State College
Iowa Experiment Station
Dean Stanage
Veterinary School
Tramps Fire on Rock Island Train Caboose
A gang of armed tramps fired into a freight train caboose near a Rock Island freight at Glenville, frightening harvest hands aboard. A posse wounded one fugitive who tried to flee. two more suspects were captured at Curtis Junction. Officers link them to a regional robber gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Rock Island
Glenville
Curtis Junction
Northwest
High School Student Fatally Shot in Town
Merle Conley, 17, a Cherokee High sophomore, died hours after being shot by Fred Powers, 18, on a business district sidewalk. Powers, reportedly drinking, displayed a revolver and a dispute over loaned weapon led to a discharge injuring Conley in the abdomen. Powers is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Conley
Fred Powers
Powers
Conley
Auto Crash Ends in Tragedy for Humboldt Family
Mrs. Albert Winter of Humboldt died in a car accident when the automobile left the road near a drainage ditch and plunged in. Her husband sustained a fractured arm and serious bruises while their daughter was not described as harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Albert Winter
Winter
Waterloo Selected As Model City
Waterloo chosen from thirty midwestern cities by System magazine as the most representative American city. Stanley A. Dennis of System editorial staff will contribute a detailed study on the city’s business life, to be published later in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Middle West
System
Ife
Stanley A. Dennis
Baptists Elect Officers at Cedar Rapids Convention
The Baptist state convention in session at the First Christian church elected officers including President J. R. Vaughan of Waterloo Vice Presidents H. I. Foskett Shenandoah and John G. Farmer Cedar Rapids Recording secretary Rev. R. R. Sadler Pella and treasurer K. H. Cothrand Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Baptist State Convention
First Christian Church
J. R. Vaughan
Waterloo
H. I. Foskett
Shenandoah
John G. Farmer
R. R. Sadler
Pella
K. H. Cothrand
Des Moines
Order Interurban Sold by Court in Albia
Judge Hunter orders the Albia Interurban road sold to satisfy a $280000 indebtedness. J C Mabry represents the company while stockholders' committee W E Giltner N E Kendall and D W Bates protest and plan to appeal to the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interurban
Albia
Tobacco Is Barred by Sheldon School Board
Sheldon school board adopts strict anti tobacco rules forbidding use in buildings grounds or at school events or gatherings and bans pupils from carrying tobacco while attending school. Citizens are asked to help enforce the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Sheldon Schools
Suspected Robbers Arrested In Des Moines Area
Iowa Bankers Association reports a gang cashing fraudulent money orders drawn on a major company. The suspects traveled in a seven passenger luxury car and were believed captured at Sigourney. Four men were taken into custody and sent back to Minnesota for trial. Officers found burglary tools and about $1,100 in cash on arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Appsociation
Great Northern Express Company
Sigourney
Minnesota
Plan to Save Money Central Cattle Market Proposed by Iowa Official
State veterinarian Dr. J. I. Gibson urges Iowa farmers to form a central market for feeding cattle to cut unnecessary freight. Northwestern cattle feeders ship to Kansas City and buyers return feeders to Iowa, duplicating transport costs. He cites 100 carloads daily through one town and calls for direct town-to-town shipments amid improved yard sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. I. Gibson
Iowa
Kansas City
Gibson
Iowa Farms
Daisy Oden Becomes Railroad District Passenger Agent
Davenport woman Daisy Oden achieves an unusual milestone by becoming a district passenger agent covering a territory of over 250000 people. Formerly in charge of the Burlington city ticket office, she becomes the first woman in this railroad post and the only woman member of the American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Daisy Oden
Burlington Road
International Association of Ticket Agents
American Association of Traveling
Miss Oden
Pers
Auto Dominates County Roads In First Census
Fort Dodge reports the first county road census showing 1,670 automobiles carrying 5,288 passengers and 487 horse drawn vehicles carrying 874 passengers between 7 AM and 7 PM. The share of autos stands at 78 percent versus 22 for horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
G. P. Smith
Children Save Large Sum in Penny Provident Deposits
Des Moines school children totaling 2 663 have 98 631 on deposit in the Penny Provident association for the last year. Mrs H L Carrell, secretary, reports to the mothers congress. Over fourteen years deposits reach 118 000 with 32 000 still on deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Penny Provident Association
H. L. Carrell
Mothers’ Congress
Will Build Model Road in Clear Lake Area
Plans for a meeting of Mason City to Clear Lake road property owners to arrange tree planting along the ten mile paved route. Aim to create one of the west’s most beautiful drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Mason City
Moving pictures puzzle on Mona Lisa
A puzzled remark questions how often the Mona Lisa has been moved between places. The speaker admits they cannot track the painting’s travels or keep up with its movements.
Teachers Granted Privileges in War Service Pension
School teachers who served in the British navy or army during the war may reckon that period as equivalent to service in a public elementary school for pension purposes.
Two Sides to Every Question Quip Credits Kodger
A village tale quotes an old Codger who says there are two sides to every question but refuses to explain either side to the village bore. The Kansas City Star framing adds a wry note on insoluble debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Codger
Kansas City Star
One Certainty in a Desk Pigeonhole Note
A quote from the Toledo Blade reflects on certainty and the quiet maintenance of a letter kept in a desk pigeonhole as assurance against future use or need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Seven Americans Hit Mexicans in Big Battle on the Border
General Villa renewed the assault on Agua Prieta with two attacking columns. U S troops under General Funston tightened control by closing the customhouse and ordering civilians and soldiers to evacuate attacked zones. Private Harry Jones of Company C died from wounds. nine others were wounded. Villa withdrew after night attacks. Carranza officers report 400 Villista dead or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Ariz
Villa
Agua Prieta
Funston
United States
Harry Jones
Eleventh Infantry
Jones
Calles
Carranza
Political Upheaval in Ten States with Suffrage Defeats
New York and Massachusetts voters crushed woman suffrage amendments while Republicans gained in several states. Albany and Poughkeepsie elected Republican mayors. Massachusetts backed Samuel W. McCall over Walsh. Maryland chose Emerson Harrington, Ohio rejected statewide prohibition, and Kentucky sided with Augustus O. Stanley over Edwin P. Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New York State
Albany
Poughkeepsie
Samuel W. McCall
David I. Walsh
Maryland
Emerson C. Harrington
P. L. Goldsborough
Ohio
Kentucky
Augustus QO. Stanley
Edwin P. Morrow
Teutons in retreat as Russian assaults push toward Dvinsk
London reports Terrific Russian attacks force Field Marshal von Hindenburg to pull back between Swenton and Ilsen lakes on the northern Russian front. Berlin confirms the Russian onslaught at Dvinsk with four heavy assaults repulsed elsewhere and the occupation of Mikulischki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
von Hindenburg
Swenton
Ilsen Lakes
Berlin
Dvinsk
Iloukst
Garbunovka
Iisen Lakes
Mikulischki
Field Workers Reinstated by Labor Secretary
Washington reports Secretary of Labor Wilson has reversed a year old order. 800 field workers in the migration department are to be rehired after layoffs of three months annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Minigration Department
Germany Plans New Loan of Two and Half Billion
Copenhagen dispatch reports German financial authorities preparing a new loan totaling 2.5 billion dollars. The prospectus is slated for issue in January and will be released to investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London
Copenhagen
French Flyers Bombard German Forts and Depot
French aviators flew over Mechlin and Liege and attacked a German munition depot. Three additional planes targeted German defense works on the Franco Belgian frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Mechlen
Liege
Asquith Addresses Commons on War Policy
Premier Asquith spoke in the house of commons, defending allied conduct and outlining Britain’s grave financial strains. He announced Sir Frederick Edward Smith as attorney general, blamed Sir Ian Hamilton for the Dardanelles failure, and warned of possible compulsory enlistment to ensure Allied victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Asquith
Frederick Edward Smith
Edward Carson
Edward
Ian Hamilton
George
Great Britain
France
Serbia
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Sir John French
Flanders
Dardanelles
Venizelos
Greece
Maunoury Appointed Paris Military Governor
Paris dispatch reports General Maunoury named military governor of Paris succeeding General Gallieni who becomes war minister. Also notes the other items from North America and the Denver & Rio Grande leadership election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Maunoury
Gallieni
Winnipeg
Man
Benjamin Ferguson
Walter Baker Cocoa Company
Fort Garry
el Paso
Tex
Lauro M. Guerra
Monterey
Felipe Angeles
Juarez
New York
Arthur Coppel
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Kingdon Gould
I. T. Jeffery
Road
Gould
H. A. Mudge
The
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Dutch Take Submarine From German Salvage
Amsterdam reports a disabled German submarine was captured by Dutch warships on Thursday afternoon. The vessel will be held for government decision on its disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Marines Report Haiti Clash Kills Five Cacos and One Marine
Rear Admiral Caperton states Marine Private W. L. Dudshek died in a Haiti engagement while five native revetments were killed in the same fight with American Marines on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marines Kni
Cacos
Washington
W. L. Dudshek
Haiti
Caperton
Willard to Defend Title in New Orleans in March
World heavyweight champion Jess Willard signed to defend his title in New Orleans during the first week of March. An opponent will be chosen by promoters by December 10.
War cabinet labeled incapable to carry on war
London on November 4 Sird ward Carson told the house of commons that the cabinet is an organization and machine utterly unable to carry on the war under present conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Sirdward Carson
House of Commons
U S Envoy Whitlock to Return Home Over Health
Brand Whitlock United States minister to Belgium will return to the United States citing ill health and advice from his physician. The move follows German protests over his efforts to save nurse Edith Cavell and his publicized report on the Cavell execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brand Whitlock
United States
Belgium
Whitlock
Brussels
Edith Cavell
State Department
Germany
Cavell
Foreign Office
Gibson
Miss Cavell
Two Illinois Towns Vote Wet After Prohibition Era
In southern Illinois, Percy in Randolph County and Willisville in Perry County swung to wet status, restoring saloons after dry years. Percy led by 38 votes and Willisville by 153, while Beardstown and Mounds remained wet. Other dry towns that chose no saloons included Grand Chain Allin Coulterville Baldwin Metropolis Thebes and Pinckneyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Percy
Randolph County
Willisville
Perry County
Beardstown
Mounds
Grand Chain
Allin
Coulterville
Baldwin
Metropolis Thebes
Pinckneyville
Germans Win on Hill 199 in Somme Champagne Fighting
Paris reports a war statement detailing German mining works destroyed near Frise on the Somme and a German attack south of the Chausson farm in Massignes. French forces repelled the assault on Hill 199 and inflicted heavy losses while stopping further advances elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Somme
Frise
Champagne
Chausson Farm
Massignes
No Peace Till Allies Win Says Briand in Paris
Premier Briand told the French chamber that France would not pursue a peace with conquest in mind and that serious peace talks were distant. He set conditions that Germany must evacuate all martyred nations, cease being a predatory power, and render itself unable to threaten world peace for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
France
M. Briand
Germany
Serbia
Man kills wife and son then commits suicide in New York home
Edward Mc Manus killed his wife and four year old son by slashing throats with a razor and then took his own life at 446 West 164th Street. This tragic domestic crime ends in the family’s deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward McManus
West One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Street
British Gallipoli retreat rumors denied by Constantinople
Dispatch from Constantinople denies rumors that Britain has begun to retire from Gallipoli peninsula. The report notes a Russian fleet has appeared off the coast of Asia Minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Gallipoli
Constantinople
Asia Minor
British man Abdon Jappe jailed for three years
Abdon Jappe, described as a former New York telephone inspector, was sent to prison for three years in Plymouth England on charges of communicating information to enemy warships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Cails
U. 8
Plymouth
England
Abdon Jappe
New York
Typhoon Threat Reaches Southern Luzon Again
A fresh typhoon sweeps southern Luzon, area hit last month, causing about 200 deaths and property losses near 1 million dollars. Local authorities issue warnings as rescue and relief efforts begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Manila
Greece May Change War Policy As Venizelos Returns
In London a Greek parliamentary vote toppled Premier Zaimis as King Constantine reportedly invited Venizelos to form a new cabinet. Paris observers expect Greece to enter the war, while Venizelos accuses the government of harmful policy and says Greece could mobilize about 400,000 troops if it joins the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Greece
Alexander Zaimis
Balkan
Constantine
Eleutherious Venizelos
Saloniki
Athens
Roumania
Serbia
Grece
Venizelos
Paris
Yanakitsas
Zaimis
M. Venizelos
Teutons Turn On Russians Near Nish and Champagne
Berlin reports General Boyadjieff is within six miles of Nish as Bulgarian troops storm Kalafat near the Serbian capital. Serbian losses total six hundred fifty in attacks north of Kraljevo. In the east Hindenburg drives Russians from Mikulischki near Dvinsk. In the west Germans seize 800 yards of French trenchwork north of Massiges in Champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Boyadjieff
Nish
Serbia
Kalafat
Kraljevo
von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Mikulischki
Massiges
Champagne
Four Americans slain aiding Villa at Agua Prieta battle
General Villa rode into Naco Sonora to report four Americans killed while aiding Villistas at Agua Prieta. The dead are Doctors Tighen and Miller of Cananea Copper staff and chauffeurs Nat Wilson and Joe Pylant of Naco. They died while carrying medical supplies and seeking the Villa field hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naco
Ariz
Villistas
Agua Prieta
Villa
Sonora
Mule
Tighen and Miller
Cananea Copper Company
Cananea
Mexico
Nat Wilson
Joe Pylant
Mexican forces fire on American officers at Douglas
General Funston reported that forces under General Calles at Agua Prieta deliberately fired on American officers in Douglas Arizona. He demanded explanations and received regrets and assurances that the incident would not recur. Villa's troops did not fire on American soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Calles
Carranza
Agua Prieta
Douglas
Ariz
Funston
War Department
Villa
Exposition to Close December 4 in San Francisco
The Panama Pacific Exposition will close December 4. President Moore announced the decision on Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco.
Kitchener Gets Appeal to Enlist in Error
Lord Derby, in a New Castle speech on Wednesday, said Lord Kitchener had by mistake been served with a copy of an appeal to enlist, an error not affecting his position or authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
New Castle
England
Lord Derby
Lord Kitchener
Canadian Officer Dismissed by Court Martial
London reports Lieut. Col. Robert Ryan of the Sixth Canadian Mounted Rifles has been dismissed from the service by court martial. The notice appears in the London Gazette and confirms the discharge of the officer from military duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Gazette
Robert Ryan
Sixth
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Germany Mourns Ridder Death in Berlin Necrologies
Berlin reports Herman Ridder died and newspapers dedicate necrologies. Ridder is praised for his truth and appreciation of Germany, with widespread expressions of regret across the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ridder
Berlin
Sayville
Herman Ridder
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U. S
McCall
Bay State
Teutons
Odessa
Petrograd
Black Hundred
Russia
Alles
U.S
Chambers
Czar
U. S. Army
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