State expenses rise with new departments and higher supply costs
Iowa biennial audit shows warrants totaling 15 553 653 dollars for the period ending July 1 1916, up from prior years. Growth stems from natural account expansion auto registration funds and the new document editor department costs. The Thirty sixth general assembly spent 219 514 dollars including 158 000 in salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Auditor of State
State Treasury
General Assembly
Iowa
State University
Agricultural Societies
Bacteriological Laboratory
Board of Accountancy
Board of Dental Examiners
Board of Educational Examiners
Code Supplement Commission
Express
Industrial Commission
Pharmacy Commission
Bee Inspection Department
Farmers’ Institute
Board of Control
Women’s Reformatory
Consolidation of Rural Schools Near Lewis
Favor Consolidated Schools reports that Atlantic In Cass county and Lewis area districts consolidated with a new building at Lewis costing over $60 000. Rural residents welcomed the merger to replace one room schools though Poweshiek county townships built nine new houses to resist consolidation fearing it could do more harm.
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Favor
Atlantic
Cass
Lewis
Poweshiek County
Student Held For Thefts In Ames
Ames police say they hold a college engineering division student for investigation after a raid on his room uncovered stolen items identified by victims. His name is being withheld by college authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa Guard Trooper Dies After On Border Accident
George King aged twenty a member of an Iowa guard troop on the border died in Donna Texas hospital after his leg was amputated from an earlier accidental gun wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Guard
Iowa City
George King
Donna
Tex
Kent Death Clarifies False Murder Claim
Webster City reports Prof. D. A. Kent died of tuberculosis in Donna Texas. Earlier reports incorrectly claimed Mexicans killed him, but new dispatch confirms death by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Webster City
Donna
Texas
D. A. Kent
Professor Kent
Killed When Auto Overturns Near Humboldt
William Johnson of Humboldt area died when his car plunged twenty feet down a bank. Four companions escaped unharmed in the Fort Dodge report.
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Fort Dodge
William Johnson
Humboldt
Ames Judging Team Wins at National Dairy Congress
The Iowa State College dairy judging team won third honors at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Springfield Massachusetts. W L Henderson of Randall was second high in individual judging. Over fifteen colleges competed. Nebraska won first and Kansas second. Other Ames members were J A Sturtevant of Sioux City and L V Wilson of Grinnell.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Springfield
Mass
W. L. Henderson
Randall
United States
Nebraska
Kansas
Henderson
J. A. Sturtevant
Sioux City
L. V. Wilson
Grinnell
Iowa Corn Leads in October Crop Estimates
October crop estimates from the U S government show Iowa corn at 377000000 bushels up 5000000 from September and 100000000 above last year. Iowa is nearly the sole state with a normal crop and prices may reach one dollar per bushel. Oats total about 9000000 bushels below the 1915 record and potatoes are forecast at 8000000 bushels with a poor outlook.
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Iowa
Ames
U. S
Iowa Manufacturing Totals From Latest Census
Iowa reports 5 614 manufacturing establishments employing 63 113 workers with wages of 39 960 000 annually. State totals include primary horsepower 191 094 and materials cost 205 451 000 with product value at 3810 750 000. Leading sectors list printing publishing 1 076 bread and baking 518 foundry and machine shop 364 tobacco 304 flour milling 227 others.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
To Hire Farm Expert in Tama County Toledo Meeting
Tama county farmers met in Toledo to form a farm agents organization needing 300 members for three years at $5 yearly. With $1,200 state aid and $300 county aid plus member dues, annual income reaches about $3,000 to hire an agent and start work. Members expect to exceed the 300 threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Tama County
Veteran Kaynor Aims to Celebrate Long Married Parents
Edwin D Kaynor 70, Civil War veteran from Ames, notes both parents are alive at 95 and 90 in the Iowa Soldiers home. The elderly couple share the same residence where they spent their long marriage. Raynor, their son, served in Company K Thirty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Edwin D. Kaynor
Iowa Soldiers
Ames
Kaynor
Raynor
Thirty-ninth
Wisconsin Infantry
Land Brings 265 Per Acre for 173-Acre Farm
Elmer Young purchased the 173 acre farm one mile east of town from M. J. Kennedy at 265 dollars per acre. He plans a home and modern house on the property. The sale marks rising land values, Kennedy having paid 200 dollars per acre five years ago.
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Elmer Young
M. J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Farm Fire Destroys Stever Barn West of Fairfield
Fire suspected incendiary origin swept through George Stever's barn on his Jefferson county farm west of Fairfield. Loss estimated at $25,000 with no insurance. The barn housed 500 tons of hay, oats and grain, three buggies, a valuable horse, mare and colt, hogs, harness and farming implements.
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Fairfield
George Stever
Here
Jefferson County
Furnish New Hospital in Ames Nears Opening
Work on Mary Greeley Memorial hospital furnishings is pushed for early operation next month. Twenty one individuals and organizations in Ames request furnishing rights. The Ames Women's club will fit the reception room at a cost of 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hospital
Ames
Mary Greeley Memorial Hospital
Ames Women’s Club
Plan Big Farmers Meeting In Iowa City This December
The Johnson County Farmers institute, typically a January event, will be held December 6 7 and 8. Dairying alfalfa raising and good roads are the chief topics with the usual grain and produce show arranged in connection with the sessions in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County Farmers’ Institute
Judge Theophilus Injured in Streetcar Accident
Davenport reports Judge William Theophilus, a Supreme Court candidate, was struck at a street car corner. He suffered a fractured right hip and other injuries described as painful and serious.
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Theophilus
Davenport
William Theophilus
Supreme Court
High Prices Hit Waterloo
Waterloo reports a broad rise in essential goods with increases from 10 to 100 percent over the prior year. Merchants blame the European war weather fashion living standards and labor shortages for the swollen costs. Many say prices will keep climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Paving Cheaper Than Estimate in Marshalltown
Marshalltown finishes a little over a mile of concrete paving for 14,478.05 dollars, about 5 percent above the engineer's estimate. Actual paving cost 12,789.08 dollars. remaining expenses covered advertising engineering and inspection.
Recommendation to raise Iowa workers compensation minimum
Des Moines reports A B Funk industrial commissioner urges raising minimum weekly compensation from 5 to 6 dollars and maximum from 10 to 12. From 1914 to 1916 Iowa saw 31,742 industrial injuries, but only 6,869 received compensation. many employers lack insurance, leaving injured workers unpaid. The report also calls for a deputy commissioner to handle mounting arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
A. B. Funk
Funk
Industrial Commission
Towa
Guards From 95 Counties Vote by County Ballots
Ninety five Iowa counties supplied men to the state national guard according to Adjutant General Logan. Secretary of state W S Allen must issue ninety five distinct county ballots for soldiers to vote on November 7. Some counties have only one guard member requiring a full printed ballot. Legal questions arise if close results trigger court tests of the 1860 soldiers voting law.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa National Guard
Logan
W. S. Aillen
Secretary of State
Fatal Auto Wreck Claims Union Man
Frank Wirth aged 27 of Union was driving into town when his automobile hit a rut at high speed. He was thrown from the vehicle and broke his neck, dying instantly. He was found beside the road shortly after by another motorist.
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Union
Frank Wirth
Wirth
Greek Royalists Riot Riots in Athens Demand U S Protection
In Athens royalist demonstrations disrupted streets as 4000 malcontents waved Greek and American flags outside the American legation protesting foreign marines and seeking protection for the American minister. French and Italian sailors occupied key sites while 160 sailors with machine guns guarded the municipal theater amid tense conditions.
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London
Reuter
Athens
du Fournet
Mediterranean
Legation
Exchange Telegraph Company
Constantine
Tatoi
Piraeus
Castalla
Maniac Wrecks Fast Train in Wisconsin Yard
The Ashland Limited on the Northwestern from Chicago to Ashland wrecked in Manitowoc yards. Engineer Robert Fitzgerald of Milwaukee was killed and fireman Albert Duchasse of Green Bay is believed buried. Several passengers had minor injuries. The crash followed a switch breach and light indicating a clear track, with the engine overturning and cars sliding into a six foot ditch. It marks a series of attempted wrecks against the same train.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Ashland
Northwestern
Chicago
Robert Fitzgerald
Milwaukee
Albert Duchasse
Green Bay
Begin Corn Harvest In State Center County
Corn picking has started in this county and good weather in the coming weeks should bring in most of the 1916 crop. The corn is a fine quality and quantity, with many farmers predicting sixty to seventy bushels. Dry weather recently has aided rapid drying for crib storage.
Bank Clerk Indicted in Clarinda Fraud Case
Indictment returned against Guy Brent former bookkeeper of the Clarinda Trust and Savings bank charging embezzlement of 5000 dollars. The bank's late president C R Spry left an antemortem statement blaming Brent for his death by his own hand.
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Clarinda
Guy Brent
Clarinda Trust and Savings Bank
C. R. Spry
Brent
Spry
Fifty Years With One Road In Keokuk
Thomas F. Riley of Keokuk marked his fiftieth year with the Keokuk Des Moines railroad on October 4 this year, tracing the longest continuous service record in Iowa. He is a familiar figure along the line and among travelers who recall riding with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Thomas F. Riley
Keokuk & Des Moines Railroad
Iowa
Riley
Keokuk & Des Moines
Iowa Day Observed Across Ames and State Schools
Iowa Day was observed by teachers and pupils in nearly every school in the state. Under A. M. Deyoe, superintendent of public instruction, special programs highlighted Iowa resources and progress since 1846. Over 27,000 teachers and 522,000 pupils participated in the nationwide observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
A. M. Deyoe
Fire at Union Stockyards Kills Twenty Horses
A Monday fire in the hayloft of barn 24 at the Union Stockyards and Transit company in Chicago swept the interior of the 209 by 60 feet brick barn and killed twenty horses while threatening nearby structures. The blaze caused extensive damage and prompted emergency response as authorities fought to prevent further destruction.
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Chicago
Union Stockyards
Union Stockyards and Transit Company
Blizzard Deluges Ellsworth Nebraska With Blizzard Conditions
A Thursday morning snow storm in Ellsworth Nebraska covered ground with a high north west wind and sub freezing temperatures registering 22 below zero. The event described as a blizzard disrupted plans and blanketed the area.
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Nebraska
Ellsworth
Neb
Evangeline Booth Stricken With Neuritis
In New York on October 21 Commander Evangeline Booth leader of the Salvation Army in the United States is reported gravely ill with a severe neuritis attack causing concern at army headquarters.
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Evangeline Booth
New York
Salvation Army
Zeppelin raid kills 400 at Grimsby barracks
Eyewitnesses report that during the September 23 Zeppelin attack on England bombs struck the Grimsby barracks, resulting in the deaths of more than 400 soldiers, according to the Overseas agency.
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Berlin
England
Overseas Agency
Grimsby
Notorious Swindler Rochette Arrest Cleared Up
Paris reports the disappearance of Henri Rochette the bucket shop swindler once jailed for 20 million dollars in 1912 has ended with his arrest at Granville authorities say the case is solved after years of pursuit.
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Paris
Henri Rochette
Granville
Roumanian Second Army Annihilated in Transylvania Retreat
Overseas News Agency reports the Roumanian Second Army in Transylvania suffered near total destruction during a retreat after Austro German attacks at Hermannstadt. Isolated detachments were rounded up, and only fragments were rescued as Roumanians fled through Torzburger and Predeal passes leaving Transylvania clear except for small border pockets.
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Berlin
Transylvania
Hermannstadt
Torzburger
Nine Die In New York Factory Fire In Queens District
A blaze at the Oakes Dye Manufacturing plant in Steinway Long Island City trapped six girls and three men, killing nine. The loss is estimated at 180000. Missing include Henry C Cook treasurer and Christian Frederick head bookkeeper. Bodies recovered of six stenographers and telegraph operators. Firefighters found victims after debris cooled.
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New York
Oakes Dye Manufacturing Company
Steinway
Long Island City
Henry C. Cook
Oakes Company
Christian Frederick
Teutons Defeat Russian Army at Lemberg Front
German war office reports a crushing victory over Russian forces along the Lemberg defense lines. Teutons seized trenches over a mile and a half, taking 1,930 prisoners and ten machine guns. contemporaneous Petrograd dispatch notes Austro German counter-attacks southeast of Lemberg after bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lemberg
War Office
Teutons
Petrograd
Armored Railroad Car Trial At Sandy Hook Grounds
An armored railroad car designed for U S army patrols and action against mobile troop groups was tested at the Sandy Hook proving grounds in New York on October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Italians Press Offensive Toward Trieste
Rome reports continued Italian push toward Trieste as Austrian losses reach about 40,000 in killed wounded and captured since the offensive began.
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Rome
Trieste
Russians Defeat Turks in Armenian Cavalry Battle
Russian forces defeated Turkish troops in a cavalry engagement 50 miles west of Erzerum Armenia, the war office reported. The Turkish port of Bolu was also under bombardment as events unfolded.
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Torks
Petrograd
Erzerum
Armenia
War Office
Bolu
Swiss Ban on Exports to Entente From German Made Goods
Berne October 19 Swiss government issues decree prohibiting exports to entente countries of munitions manufactured by German machines and coal supplied by Germany.
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Berne
Entente
Alaunia Sunk by Mine Off English Channel
The Cunard liner Alaunia bound from New York to Falmouth and London struck a mine in the English Channel and sank. Four crew members were lost, 243 passengers were landed at Falmouth, and most of the ship’s 18,000 ton cargo was aboard. The ship carried ten Americans and had Marconi wireless, submarine signaling, and space for 2140 passengers.
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New York
Cunard
Falmouth
London
English Channel
Cunardine
Cunard Line
P. W. Whatmough
Steamship Line
Alaunia
Sulley Docks
Alcunta
H. M. Denison
Newport Harbor
Amafila
Roberts
R. L. Walker
Denison
Newport
Greenock
Marconi
Bremen Given Up as Lost
Washington reports that German officials conceded the loss of the submarine merchantman Bremen. The vessel, overdue by a month, sailed from Bremerhaven for America with a crew of 25 and nothing is known of its fate or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bremen
Teutonic
Berlin
America
Bremenhaven
Retired German Field Marshal von Kiluck Wounded Veteran
Berlin via London Oct 21 Field Marshal Alexander H R von Kiluck who led the right wing toward Paris in 1914 has been placed on the retired list at his own request. He has not returned to the front since a shrapnel wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Alexander H. R. von Kiluck
Paris
American Schooner Richard W. Clarke Captured Near Iceland
The U S fishing schooner Richard W Clarke, 503 gross tons, has been captured in Icelandic waters and taken to Grimsby. The event was reported from London on October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Iceland
London
Richard W. Clarke
Grimsby
Pensacola Aeronautical Station Damaged In Gulf Storm
The Navy Department received the first official report detailing extensive damage to the Pensacola naval aeronautical station caused by the Gulf storm sweeping the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Station
Washington
Naval Aeronautical
Pensacola
Gulf States
Navy Department
Hand Band Leader Dies in Chicago Sanitarium
Johnny Hand veteran bandmaster dies in a private Chicago sanitarium on Wednesday. Born October 26, 1831, in Wadern on the Moselle in the Rhine province of Prussia.
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Hand
Chicago
Johnny Hand
Wadern
Moselle
Rhensk
Prussia
U S Appeals Court Rules Militia Still In Service
Boston Oct 20 The United States circuit court of appeals ruled that militia members remain in federal service for military purposes despite not taking the oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Controls Guard
Boston
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
South shaken by quake and hurricane storms
A southwide tremor and tropical hurricane struck Georgia Alabama and Tennessee with 114 mph winds at Pensacola and Mobile causing widespread damage. One death reported in Alabama and Mobile losses estimated at 150000. Ships sunk and roofs torn as offices emptied in Montgomery and Birmingham.
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Atlanta
Gulf Coast
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Montgomery Snd
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville
Augusta
New Orleans
Burrwood
Montgomery
Opp
Troy
Wilson Fails to Rally Allies for Poland Relief
President Wilson reports no agreement among the major powers on relief for Poland after July 20 1916 letters seeking friendly mediation. He notes continued differences between Allied and Central Powers on terms for delivering relief supplies and no definite settlement achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Poland
England
France
Russia
Germany
Austria
Mob kills two Black men in Paducah lynching
In Paducah Kentucky on Monday a mob of about six thousand dragged two Black men from jail and on the street. One man was shown to a white woman for identification and the other was killed by a rope noose at a tree. The mob later hanged the second man after identifying him as the assailant.
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Paducah
Autos Value Over Million Parked At Oklahoma Ranch
In Cherokee Oklahoma on October 20 a crowd of farmers from Alfalfa County gathered at A T Barnard's ranch where more than a million dollars worth of automobiles were parked for a community meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Cherokee
Okla
A. T. Bearnard
Royal Mail Steam Packet Cancels Sailings Indefinitely
The Royal Mail Steam Packet company canceled all its sailings for an indefinite period. The British government is understood to have requisitioned the companys steamships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ship Company
New York
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Refusal to Make Munitions Spreads to Ghent Workers
Amsterdam reports 300 Ghent factory workers who refused to work in German munition plants in Belgium were arrested and sent to Germany. The note reflects wartime pressure on resistance in occupied territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amsterdam
Ghent
Belgium
Germany
Big War Loan Total Reached by Large Subscriptions
Berlin reports the fifth war loan hit 2.1 billion dollars due to large subscribers funding loans over 10,000 dollars each while individual gifts under 10 dollars declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
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