Iowa breeders eye Panama-Pacific exhibit at San Francisco
Des Moines reports strong Iowa interest in sending prize horse and cattle winners to the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco. Dean Curtiss of Iowa State College says the exhibit will feature Iowa State Fair prize winners. Breeders with pure bred horses and cattle weigh options to join the commission’s westward trip, while sheep and hog selections remain undecided.
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Des Moines
Iowa
San Francisco
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Iowa State College
Panama-Pacific Commission
Threshers Demand Raise Near New Richmond
Labor trouble again vexing farmers as threshers seek higher pay. Crews have struck for $2.25 daily with board and shorter hours, and some demand $2.50. In several cases raises were granted when farmers could not fill the positions.
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New Richmond
Davenport First National Bank Account Closed
The oldest Iowa bank account from the First National of Davenport was closed after dissolution papers for the John Soyt Piano & Music Co. The account began July 29 1868 and ran for fifty three years.
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Davenport
Iowa
John Soyt Piano & Music Company
First National Bank
United States
First National of
Autos In Iowa Fort Madison Announcement of factory site
Announcement confirms a Champion automobile factory will locate in Fort Madison Iowa. Seven acres have been purchased for the plant and bids are being sought for a two story 100 by 120 foot first unit. Company officers are linked to the Perfection Tire and Rubber company.
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Iowa
Fort Madison
Champion Automobile Factory
Perfection Tire & Rubber Company
Wedding Rice Causes Fall on Interurban Car
Iowa Jones sues the Iowa City Cedar Rapids interurban railway company for $2000 claiming wedding rice on the car platform caused her to slip and fall while alighting at Coralville injuring her back and nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Farmer Seeks Divorce After Brief Marriage
Le Mars William Van Buskirk seeks divorce from his wife alleging she left after one month of marriage and has refused to live with him since. He is a prominent farmer in Preston township. They married in late March 1913.
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le Mars
William van Buskirk
van Buskirk
Preston Township
Fin March
Will Dedicate New Bridge in Iowa City
A $60,000 concrete bridge spanning the Iowa river near Iowa City will be dedicated around October 1. Builder William Horrahin of Iowa City expects completion by then.
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Iowa City
Iowa River
William Horrahin
Pioneer Banker Dead at 93 in Webster City
L. L. Treat ninety three a longtime banker and partner of the late Kendall Young who left a 350000 estate to Webster City for a library and endowment died of paralysis and was closely allied with regional banking interests in this part of the state.
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Webster City
L. L. Treat
Kendall Young
Four Saved From Fire in Iowa City House Blaze
Fire destroyed the home of Mrs. Anton Holub in Iowa City. Ben Moore broke through a window to rescue Mrs. Holub and her three children just before the roof collapsed.
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Iowa City
Anton Holub
Will Erect New Standpipe in Shenandoah
The Shenandoah city council awarded a contract to erect a standpipe for 12 300 dollars. Construction starts immediately and will take six months. The water tower will be 100 feet high, built of open hearth steel, and hold 400 000 gallons. The old standpipe from 1892 is near collapse.
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Shenandoah
Farmer narrowly escapes drowning on Des Moines bridge
Nes Moines reports Fred McIntyre from near Stuart toppled from the Des Moines Union bridge in darkness and clung to an iron girder for about an hour. Grant Fisher heard cries, retrieved a rope, and police rescued McIntyre from the river.
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Farmer
Nes Moines
Fred McIntyre
Stuart
Des Moines Union Bridge
Grant Fisher
Fisher
Des Moines Man Held as Murder Suspect In Ulery Death
Des Moines resident Andrew Reay is jailed on murder suspicion after police, guided by special agent George A. Bidwell, allege he was hired to shoot Rufus Ulery of Webster near Winterset. Ulery’s body was found in his store on August 26, initially thought to be a tramp murder.
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Andrew Reay
Des Moines
Webster
George A. Bidwell
Attorney General’s Department
Reay
Bidwell
Rufus Ulery
Winterset
Ulery
Three Hurt In Auto Smash Perry Iowa
Jedith Carris of ten miles southwest of Perry lies at the point of death after an auto accident. Her brother Lloyd Carris and Earl Van Fossen of Keota were injured but not fatally. The trio were en route to Perry when a skid to avoid chickens caused the car to overturn and pin them beneath the vehicle.
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Perry
Jedith Carris
U.S. Carris
Lloyd Carris
Earl van Fossen
Keota
North McGregor District to Build $80,000 School
Luana district near here plans an $80,000 school building with gymnasium domestic science and manual training equipment. Several rural schools are being consolidated with it. A modern device will give pupils city-school advantages. Ex County Superintendent H B Smith of Dubuque has been elected to lead the school.
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North McGregor
Luana
H. B. Smith
Dubuque
Fewer Street Car Fares Reported in Des Moines
Des Moines street railway receipts for the fair period show a sharp decline from 1914. The accounting report records 114,306 fewer fares, amounting to $5,720.30 less collected in the ten days this year compared with the same period last year.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Street Railway Company
Stolen Autos Recovered Near Preston Minnesota
Mason City police report autos stolen last fall from J F Kuppinger and C F Potter were recovered by Sheriff Marsh near Preston Minnesota. E V Kehr and Clarence Hunt are jailed on theft charges. All cars missing from Mason City except one have been recovered and authorities hope to locate it.
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Mason City
J. F. Kkuppinger
C. F. Potter
Sheriff Marsh
Preston
Minn
E. V. Kehr
Clarence Hunt
Wife Divorces Pastor in Creston Court
Mrs. Lida E. Moore was granted a divorce from Rev. Henry H. Moore on grounds of cruel treatment. They married in Des Moines and lived in Winterset. She alleged he cursed and beat her. The court awarded custody of the children.
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Creston
Lida E. Moore
Henry H. Moore
Des Moines
Winterset
Moore
Runaway Crash Kills Mrs. Oaken Near LeMars
Mrs. John Oaken age 70 died when a buggy overturned into a ditch after horses were frightened by a threshing machine near LeMars. Claus Mamment and two other occupants suffered injuries including two broken ribs.
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LeMars
John Oaken
Here
Claus Mamment
Le Mars Mother Dies of Grief for Child's Death
Mrs. Charles Tripp dies of grief after her five year old son passes away on August 16. A Stanton township native and the first baby photographed in Le Mars, she leaves a husband and four children.
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le Mars
Charles Tripp
Fatal Auto Crash Takes Stanhope Man
Boone M A Kirscher a 26 year old resident of Stanhope died after his automobile overturned on a road four miles north of here. He was taken to a local hospital where he died a short time later. He reportedly had no close relatives.
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Boone
A. Kirscher
Stanhope
Here
Kirscher
Ten Years for Horse Stealing in Court
Nevada man Henry Fosse captured at Chicago while fleeing to Norway after stealing a horse near Roland and selling it for cash. He pled guilty and received ten years in the Anamosa reformatory.
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Nevada
Henry Fosse
Chicago
Norway
Roland
Anamosa Reformatory
Pioneer Dies in Fort Dodge at Seventy Three
Thomas Doshack, a county pioneer, died in Fort Dodge after a sudden breakdown from chronic ailments. He settled on a local farm fifty five years ago and was seventy three years old.
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Fort Dodge
Thomas Doshack
Tickets Lost Stranded In Sioux City
Mrs. Glenn Teeter of Sault Ste. Marie Michigan and her four children are stranded in Sioux City after a purse containing travel to Los Angeles and a gold watch was dropped from a passenger coach. Section hands failed to locate it. local charity bureau provides care until funds arrive to continue the journey.
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Sioux City
Los Angeles
Cal
Glenn Teeter
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Teeter
Denison Court Grants Alimony in Marshall Divorce
Judge Hutchison held a special term to hear Mrs. Clark T. Marshall's divorce suit seeking alimony and property valued at sixty thousand dollars. The defendant, a long time Crawford county resident near Charter Oak, received weekly alimony of three dollars pending the case outcome. The plaintiff, a second wife, has been married ten years.
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Denison
Hutchison
Clark T. Marshall
Crawford County
Charter Oak
Marshall
German Note Denies Indemnity for Arabic Sinking
Germany tells Washington that no indemnity will be paid for the loss of American lives in the Arabic sinking. The note says the submarine commander acted to prevent an anticipated attack and would submit the dispute to The Hague for arbitration if needed.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Germany
United States
Dunsley
Kinsale
Irish Sea
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Hague Tribunal For Arbitration
Peril of Lead in Battery Factories Reported
A U S Bureau of Labor Statistics report details industrial conditions in lead storage battery plants. Workers face lead dust and fumes during grid construction, with hoods and exhausts reducing risk. Lead oxide production also poses danger, but mechanized, enclosed processes lessen exposure. Overall U S conditions deemed worse than Germany and Britain.
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United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Sign Proclaims Bounderbys Enter Society At Last
The sign suggests the Bounderby family has finally entered mainstream society, implying relatives and old friends now speak ill of them as a sign of social acceptance reversed.
Nothing Personal. A Chicago man recalls a slaughterhouse scene
A Chicago man recalls standing in a slaughterhouse while hogs were killed around him. A tenderhearted girl asks if he was afraid, a period-era exchange noted by Puck in a vivid glimpse of frontier humor.
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Chicago
Puck
Luck Is One Thing Anyway Says Uncle Eben
A passing remark from Uncle Eben on luck and character, noting that a man is judged by the company he keeps rather than by the stories he reads or the shows he attends.
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Uncle Eben
Avoid Everything Gloomy in Cheerful Company
A cheerful reminder to seek upbeat influence from pleasant people. The quote urges earnest effort to spread joy and to avoid uttering gloom, citing Lydia M. Child as the source of the counsel.
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Lydia M
Post Office Clerks Inspect Letters For Multi Sheet Proof
A historic note recalls London clerks at the post office once examining every letter by candle to ensure it did not consist of more than one sheet of paper, a duty tied to mail security and handling.
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London Post Office
Hesperian Sunk After Submarine Attack Off Irish Coast
The Allan liner Hesperian, torpedoed off the Irish coast Saturday evening, sank at 6:47 am Monday about 160 miles west of Queenstown. Captain Main and 20 crew stayed aboard to try to save the ship. 35 to 40 lives unaccounted for, including passengers, with total aboard 650. Several steamers stood by and 4,000 sacks of mail went down.
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London
Queenstown
Main
Allan Line
Frost
Liverpool
Montreal
Hesperian
Emperor Nicholas Takes Command of Russian Armies
The czar has personally assumed leadership of the Russian forces, a move kept secret in Petrograd. The czar sent a discreet dispatch to President Poincare expressing wishes for France's grandeur and victory of its army.
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Poincare
France
Petrograd
Paris
Nicholas
Train crash in Johnston City kills four theater troupe members
Four people died and two were fatally injured when Chicago and Eastern Illinois No 120 struck an automobile in Johnston City, Illinois. The dead were A Brownall Tom McDonald Harry F Dixon and A Brown all from San Francisco. Fatally injured were A Brown Jr of San Francisco and Oscar Mooneyham of West Frankfort. Mooneyham drove the others to Johnston City for a planned performance.
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Johnston City
Ill
Chicago & Eastern Ilinois
A. Brownall
Tom McDonald
Harry F. Dixon
A. Brown
San Francisco
A. Brown, Jr
Oscar Mooneyham
West Frankfort
Mooneyham
Mrs Durand's Herd Doomed in Foot-and-Mouth Case
Chicago reports Mrs Scott Durand ownership of a $60,000 herd of blooded cattle on her estate five miles south of Waukegan diagnosed with foot-and-mouth disease and slated for destruction.
Insurance Official Appointed to Missouri Supreme Court
Governor Major announces Charles G. Revelle as state insurance commissioner named to fill the late Justice John C. Brown on the Missouri supreme court.
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St. Louis
Major
Charles G. Revelle
Missouri Supreme Court
John C. Brown
Police Chief of Russ City Slain in Athens Dispatch
Athens dispatch reports Petrograd official announcement that Berlin city police chief has been assassinated. The incident is described as a targeted killing and connected to broader unrest. Further details are not provided in the dispatch.
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Russ
Berlin
Athens
Petrograd
Five Hurt In Topeka Gas Explosion
A blast caused by a natural gas explosion in Topeka Kansas on Tuesday damaged business property estimated at 75000 dollars. Five men sustained minor injuries from the incident.
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Topeka
Kan
May Pacify Mexico Final Meeting Set for Decisive Action
Secretary Lansing said A B C Mexican peace mediators will meet him soon to discuss next moves in the Mexican situation. The session is viewed as likely the final one with plans for decisive action, amid border raids and Carranza’s silence on peace proposals. Generals Funston and border commanders fear an outbreak as troops face Carranza forces across the line.
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Washington
Lansing
Carranza
Funston
Crop breaks U S records in grain production
Washington reports new all time high for grain output with September crop totals at 5.641 billion bushels. Wheat, corn and oats lead at 5.374 billion, up 689 million from last year and 94 million from August. Trade sources expect wheat over 1 billion, though official 1.0 billion target stands.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Germans Halt Final Argonne Push After Paring Lines
Berlin reports a bold crown prince attack in the Argonne reached about a quarter mile deep on a mile and a quarter front, taking over 1100 prisoners including 38 officers, with 48 machine guns and over 60 mine throwers captured, then halted. Paris says French lines held except east of Layon-de-Biarville where a trench section was taken.
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London
Argonne
Berlin
Paris
Layon-de-Biiarville
Ermans
Machinists Strike At Torris Wold & Co Shops
About 150 machinists in Chicago left their jobs at Torris Wold & Co demanding higher pay. The strike coincides with intensified activity in machine plants due to war orders.
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Chicago
Torris, Wold & Co
Midshipmen Hazers Must Go
Eight Naval Academy midshipmen are recommended for dismissal for hazing or related falsehoods in hazing investigations. Names were not released.
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Hazers
Washington
Naval Academy
Union Labor Backs Britain War Policy
The Trades Union Congress approves the British war policy and pledges support from all trades to aid in achieving final victory. The announcement comes with representatives from every trade backing the government’s war effort.
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Britain
Bristol
England
Trades Union Congress
Zapatistas Blow Up Train Near Cordoba
Ten people were killed and many injured when Zapatistas attacked a train near Cordoba last Monday. Consul Stillman in Vera Cruz reported the incident to the state department on Wednesday.
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Zapatistas
Washington
Cordoba
Silliman
Vera Cruz
State Department
Air Raid on London and East England injures forty three
German airships dropped incendiaries over eastern counties and London district. Fires were controlled with few casualties reported. Tuesday night raids on western counties killed ten and injured forty three, with three missing. Zeppelins faced anti aircraft fire but evaded capture. Fifteen homes damaged and many doors and windows broken. Civilian victims included two men and three women killed and numerous others wounded or missing.
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London
England
Widow Murder Arrest After $10,000 Gem Robbery
Owney Talas, a Russian Finn, held for the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, an aged widow, after two masked men robbed her home and looted gems valued at about 10,000 dollars. Talas reportedly confessed and was charged. Nichols, founder of Austin Nichols & Co, was said to be worth around 2 million, with gems as a major asset.
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New York
Owney "Talas
Elizabeth Nichols
Nichols
Maitland F. Griggs
Berlin Awaits Clear Facts On Hesperian Sinking
Berlin reports no information yet from the German admiralty on the Hesperian case. Officials say it is advisable to await definite news on whether the liner was torpedoed and under what conditions. In Washington the White House and State Department suspended judgment and will act only after full facts are received.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Washington
White House
State Department
Beaux Arts Students Killed in War Toll
Paris reports 128 students from the Ecole des Beaux Arts killed to date in the ongoing war. The figure underscores the heavy losses among French art students as conflict continues.
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Paris
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Worker Killed in Powder Blast at Peoria Plant
Peoria Illinois September 11 William Moon an employee was killed when an explosion wrecked one mill of the Western Powder companys plant near the city Officials could not explain the blast and its cause remained under investigation
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Peoria
William Moon
Western Powder Company
U S Cruiser Tennessee Sets Record With 28000 Mile Voyage
The cruiser Tennessee arrives at Philadelphia navy yard from Haiti after a 13 month voyage covering 28000 miles. The move is regarded as a record for ships of her class.
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U S
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Haiti
Cholera Rages Through Turkish Army in September News
Cholera sweeps Turkish forces with thousands stricken as Berlin receives a request from German commanders for more nurses to aid Turkish troops in the field.
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Athens
Berlin
British Steamship The Corony Sunk Off Cape Belaines
The Corony, a British steamship, was sunk by a German submarine off Cape Belaines near La Rochelle France on Sept 10. The crew were rescued and landed here by a fishing boat.
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la Rochelle
France
Corony
Cape Belaines
U S Demands Recall of Austro-Hungarian Ambassador Dumba
Secretary Lansing announced that Ambassador Constantin Dumba admitted planning to spur strikes against U S munitions plants and used an American bearer to send dispatches. The United States asked for his recall, citing breach of diplomatic propriety and intent to cripple American industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Penfield
Vienna
Constantin Dumba
United States
Lansing
U. S
Department
Archibald
Dumba
Austria-Hungary
Envoys Recalled For Political And Neutrality Violations
A Washington list traces recall charges against foreign ministers from France Spain Russia Nicaragua and Britain. Accusations include neutrality violations, interference in domestic affairs, press manipulation, and insults to U S government dating 1849 through 1909.
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Count DE Moustier
France
Court of
Prussia
M. Edmond C. Genet
Great Britain
MR. Marcoleta
Nicaragua
United States
Costa Rica
Henry Segur
Salvador
Guatemala
Catacazy
Russia
Senor DU Puy DE Lomb
Spain
McKinley
Marquis OF Casa Yrugo
F. J. Jackson
M. Poussin
MR. Crampton
Lord Sackville-West
Balkans Reach Agreement
Geneva Sept 11 The Tribune reports Premier Venizelos of Greece formed a pact among Greece Serbia Romania and Bulgaria and the agreement will be ratified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Geneva
the Tribune
Venizelos
Greece
Grand Duke Nicholas Heads to Lead Caucasus Troops
Petrograd reports Grand Duke Nicholas departed on Wednesday night and set course for Tiflis to assume command of the Caucasus forces. Emperor Nicholas bade his cousin farewell as the journey began.
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Petrograd
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Tiflis
Caucasus
Dardanelles Near Fall As Sultan Requests Reinforcements
Paris reports the Dardanelles stronghold may fall soon as the sultan appeals for urgent reinforcements per an Athens correspondent to the Petit Parisien.
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Dardanelles
Paris
Athens
Petit Parisien
Germans Killed as Zeebrugge bombardment reported
Advices from Bruges say forty Germans were killed and hundreds of troops wounded when a British fleet bombarded Zeebrugge. The report comes from Amsterdam dated September 11.
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Amsterdam
Bruges
Zeebrugge
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Frisco
Pioneer
Chicago Journal
Czar
San Francisco Theatrical Company
Mexico
U.S
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