Heflin’s fiery claim on disloyalty in Congress
The speaker compares an aggressive congressman Heflin to a fire-eater. He notes Heflin could name a dozen disloyal lawmakers but accuses him of tying the claim to German influence funds in the U S. The critic argues the general assertion will be believed, while the specific list may not be provable.
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la Vollette
la Follette
Wisconsin
United States
I. W. Ws
Heflin
Congress
Upper Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clinton
Board of Bishops
Thomas Truston Stewart
J. J. Wood
Anamosa
Stewart
Ohio
John Nachtman
Bremen Township
Delaware County
Major Carr Reconsiders Bryan Era in Current Paper Lead
The Manchester Democrat's Major Carr writes a double lead column arguing silver outruns gold under a 16 to 1 ratio, revisiting Bryan era issues. The note adds a nudge that today’s pressing business should take precedence over revisiting old political battles.
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Major Carr
Manchester Democrat
Bryan
Major
I W W Leaders Indicted in Chicago Jail Await Trial
The leaders of the I W W organization that denies God and government are indicted in Chicago and held in jail awaiting trial. They are likely to be kept where they belong during the war.
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Chicago
I W W Conspiracy Exposed Across States
Witnesses in Oklahoma Washington and Texas describe a planned uprising by the I W W and allied groups including the Working Class Union. The plot aimed to seize towns banks and cities, with weapons stockpiled and calls for revolution against conscription. Authorities vow legal action and punishment.
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New York Sun
Oklahoma
Washington State
Texas
I. W.W
Industrial Workers of the World
California
New York
War Loan Urged As Vital War Effort and National Sacrifice
The New Republic argues the key wartime work is mobilizing financial resources through a new loan to fund supplies for allies and troops. Success hinges on broad support from farmers, workers, and wealth holders, with proceeds aimed at American farms factories and mines. Mason City Globe-Gazette notes conscript James Schaefer, 21, from Howard County, leaving for Camp Dodge marking his first railroad trip beyond the county.
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New Republic
Mason City
The Average Man Poem Tribute
Poem celebrates the ordinary worker as the reliable daily hero who shares burdens, faces peril with wisdom, and earns an honest wage. The piece praises the commonplace man who pilots society forward, standing steadfast through shadow and shine with dignity and effort.
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Margaret BE
Sangster
A Soldier's Prayer by S Dunlop
A short devotional verse from S Dunlop in the New York Herald seeks divine guidance for inner strength courage and faith. It asks for fear to fade and for the ability to bring cheer to others while pursuing brotherhood and truth. The poem emphasizes humility service and spiritual resolve.
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S. Dunlop
New York Herald
Townley Bankruptcy Linked to North Dakota Crop Failures
Cedar Rapids opinion links Townley founder of the non partisan league to recent North Dakota crop failures and drought. It notes his bankruptcy with 479 dollars in assets and 79 thousand dollars in liabilities, and argues misfortune should not be blamed on the government or big corporations.
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Cedar Rapids
North Dakota
Townley
Mr. Townley
Kansas
Washington
Temperance Amendment hinges on turnout and organization
The Marshalltown Times-Republican argues the amendment’s fate rests on voter turnout rather than flamboyant campaigns. It urges concrete organization across counties and townships to mobilize the apathetic temperance vote, noting supporters will not be easily summoned to the polls.
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Marshalltown
Times
Republican
Germany's Opinion of America Frames a Nation as Puppets
The Waterloo Times-Tribune argues that Germany viewed the United States as a rag flag and a mob of gullible individuals, easy to manipulate by the so called kulturist. The piece depicts Americans as a conglomerated mass swayed by others and easily led.
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Waterloo
Sharp witty exchange in a Cornell Widow strip
The dialogue features Jack noting Kitty is sharp and Percy recalling a street cut from Kitty, highlighting a brisk campus humor moment in the Cornell Widow.
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Cornell
Jack
Kitty
Percy
Fields in the Battle Over Omaha Resource Lands
A World-Herald analysis notes fields across oil coal corn and pasture are tied to the broader struggle for control and access to regional resources, shaping local power and policy debates.
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Omaha World-Herald
Pro German Newspapers in U S Lose Kaiser's Funds Count
In a World period inquiry, the article notes that several pro German newspapers operating in the United States failed to receive any of the Kaiser's funds, highlighting financial isolation amid wartime propaganda shifts.
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New York World
United States
October 1897 brief notes from Monticello press
Monticello files record a Chicago hospital surgery for Mrs. Newton Parrot on the 29th, two weddings including Donald Sinclair and Minne Rice, and Nicola Maurice with James Bowie on the 20th. Deaths include William Fairbanks’s son and Samuel Grover. Also note a 600 bushel potato yield sold at 50 cents, and a runaways’ injury to Joachim Lange.
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Monticelloxpress
Newton Parrot
Chicago
Donald O. Sinclair
Minne I. Rice
Scotch Grove
Walliam
Charles Fairbanks
Harriet Hall
J. S. Hall
Nicola Maurice
James M. Bowie
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Opera House
Idd Brazelton
Nellie Carpenter
Monticello
Europe
Samuel Grover
New Hampshire
W. B. Allen
Joachim Lange
Scotch Grove Township
KF. D. McLaughlin
Castle Grove
Elizabeth A. Heil
Monmouth
Philip Palmer
Presbyterian Church
Onslow
David Smith
York State
Col. C. J. Rider
Ezra Clark
Denver
Colorado
West
Sophia Mecum
Canada
Reformatory
Fred McLaughlin
Marshal Miller
Clinton
Grand Jury
Wimer Hubbard
Viscount Milner paints somber Germany at London luncheon
The New York Sun reports Viscount Milner telling guests in London that Germany has lost one third of its manhood with troops dead or disabled. He warns of deteriorated women, a halved birth rate, and a pariah nation isolated morally and economically. He calls German society ruined by war and punishment for its perceived crime of forcing war on Europe.
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New York Sun
Viscount Milner
Germany
London
Europe
Persistence Outsmarts Bootlegger Thief
Des Moines Register notes persistence outdoes a bootlegger in a chase. Omaha World-Herald quotes witty advice directing readers to attend to knitting or acquire it if none.
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Des Moines Register
Omaha World-Herald
Neighborhood News Briefs Across Iowa Localities
Obituaries note Charles Prabel of Ryan and James G McNeal of Traer. Anniversaries mark Farley couple Jonathan Atkinson and William Hockaday. A cooperative formed near Earlville to buy feed and coal. Assembly of local fatalities and incidents across Jesup, Anamosa, Hopkinton, Dubuque, and Stanwood.
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Charles Prabel
Ryan
Jonathan Atkinson
Farley
Earlville
James GC. McNeeil
Traer
Ruby
Charles Brown
Hopkinton
William Hockaday
Manchester
Hamvillea
Dean Morgan
C. C. Morgan
United States Army
Camp Dodge
Bank Ledger Charges and Officers Listed
The document lists numerous monetary figures including 22 796 and 7 834 733 with totals such as 1 659 556 57 and 457 529 68. It names officers Henry M. Carpenter president Richardson cashier William Stuhler vice president J F Docker assistant cashier G H George vice president Innistead M Carpenter assistant cashier among others.
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Henry M. Carpenter
Richardson
William Stuhler
J. F. Docker
Ass’t
G. H. George
Innistead M. Carpenter
Eclipse Corner Urges Feeding Corn For Meat Shortage
The column argues farmers should feed corn to hogs and cattle to maximize meat amid shortages. It notes rising Chicago prices, urges proper hog housing, and promotes seed corn storage and a dry ventilated seed house. It also advises cold storage for potatoes and vegetables in slatted crates.
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Town State College
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Ames
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Dubuque County
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A. A. Cooper, Jr
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Jackson County
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Muhlenhoff
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Siegel
D. M. Kelleher
W. L. Fallsworth
West Union
Dubuque Seminary
Plattville Normal
Coe College
St. Ambrose
Iowa State College
Simpson
Cornell College
Augustana College
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Joseph F. Brems
St. Martin’s Church
Cascade
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Marengo
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Federal Grand Jury
University of Iowa
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Lowmound
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W. W. Dice
Dice
EH Avenue West
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AVL
Warnodd
Rwal Estath
Banking House
Dopoalts
John A. McLaugle
Henry George William Stuller
M. W. Norrick IE S, Richardson HW
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H.W. Hoagi, J. Hicks
J. W. Schwaitzer
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
J. H. J. Stutt
F. E. Stimson Cashier
J. J. Locher
G. W. Ireland
Harry
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