Lone Tree men charged with sedition in Iowa hearing
Davenport Iowa June 7 threatened with mob violence and arrested on orders from the justice department two Lone Tree farmers Frederick and Lowke Lemke faced federal charges for seditious remarks in violation of the espionage act. Witnesses claimed they disparaged Liberty loan workers and refused Red Cross support while pledging minor bonds. The hearing before United States Commissioner A G Bush was continued to June 29 with bonds posted and government agents promised evidence.
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Lemke
America
Interiad
Bush
Red Cross
United States
Davenport
Iowa
Department of Justice
Collinsville
Redertek
Lows Lemke
Lone Tree
A. G. Bush
Tothar
Gones
E. G. Moon
Moon
Liberty
Tonikenentor
Liberty Loan
Louis
Desres
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Lomke
O Deores
Doores
Blacks Royalty League
Loyalty League
Lemkes
Louis Lemke
Deeres
Lenikes
Tina
Mitter
Louis FE. Roddenly
Patterson carnival draws huge crowds amid rain eased grounds
The Patterson carnival drew the largest crowds of the week last evening despite frequent rains. Workers used sawdust to keep the grounds dry while attractions included an animal show with hippopotamus, Joan of Arc, The Snake Hater, The Bug House, a Swiss Guy, and a French field battle picturing act along with the Ferris wheel and a merry-go-round.
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Joan of Arc” Company
Prenchfield
Plan to Cut Hotel Meats Aims at War Time Hunger
Charles R. Warner leads Muscatine in a food campaign urging hotels and restaurants to drop roast and steaks from most menus, with only rare exceptions. Herbert Hoover endorses meat conservation to save supplies for American soldiers, while John MacBowman notes reduced menu variety lowers labor, stock, and waste. June to August targets focus on beef reduction without replacing with pork or poultry due to shortages.
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Charles R. Warner
Muscatine
Herbert Hoover
J. Ln Grealor
Ib Te
John MacBowman
Fedorn Food Administration
Sry
The
Food Administration
Father John’s Medicine Promoted Across Nation
An aging advertisement touts Father John’s Medicine as a safe tonic and body builder used in thousands of homes. It claims the first successful submarine and the telephone were invented in 1875, cites military casualty rates, and quotes Mrs Charles M Briggs praising its effects on her children amid a wartime context.
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John
Charlea M. Briggs
York Avenue
Pawtucket
KR. L
Export Reduces Meat Variety in Menus
The report notes limited exports favoring meat cuts and seafood, vegetables, and fruit, with menus likely to drop steaks and roast beef except for a few occasions for the wealthy. The text mentions kidneys, sweat breads, tripe, and brains as byproducts spared for export use while overall menu options shrink.
Vo Canniss Returns From Muscatine County Primary
The board of supervisors will study Mondays a canvassing board to verify the returns of the primary election held recently in Muscatine county.
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Vo Canniss
Board of Supervisors
Std
Mondawas
Canvarsing Board
Canvars
Muscatne
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Lone Tree Men
Fred and
U.S. Court
Nou
C. W. Kranz
Tang ‘Troo
Ment
Eter Ees
City Meat Market
J. Zoller & Son
Boston
Transcript
M.C. A
Minnesota
Thompson
Smith
Toyo
Smith’s Emporium
France
Belgium
Serbia
American Red Cross
Army
Navy
First National Bank
First Trust
Savings Bank
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