Grace Lusk Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Miss Grace Lusk was found guilty last night of the murder of Mrs. David Roberts. The jury classified the offense as second degree murder with assault by a deadly weapon. The verdict announced at 10:15 p.m. prompted a dramatic courtroom scene as Lusk reacted by lunging at the prosecutor, then swooned and was revived.
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Associated Press
Waukesha
Wis
Grace Lusk
David Roberts
Wisconsin
Iaw
Dr. Roberts
Miss Lusk
Tullar
Judge Lueck
Men Transferred to Fill Up Ranks
A Washington dispatch reported to Cedar Rapids says Senators Kenyon and Cummins were told by Secretary Baker and Chief of Staff March that the 34th National Guard division was disrupted due to urgent military necessity. Five hundred men were needed to reinforce a company about to embark and infantrymen from the 34th were chosen for their soldiering excellence.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Evening Gazette
I Kenyon
Cummins
Baker
March
34Th National Guard
Dodge Officer Under Sentence
Captain Daniel H. Sullivan former supply officer of the 850th Infantry was convicted of misappropriation of company funds and sentenced to dismissal from the service and two years at hard labor at Fort Leavenworth penitentiary. Confirmation of the sentence by President Wilson was announced. Sullivan previously served in the regular army.
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Associated Press
Camp Dodge
Daniel H. Sullivan
850Th Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Wilson
Sullivan
Kaiserism Laid Bare By Gerard Film At Grand
A Grand theater program on June 2 3 4 previews a filmed adaptation of James W Gerard's My Four Years in Germany. The viewer witnesses Prussian autocracy exposed through a portrait of Kaiserism Kultur and the German war machine. The piece questions Americas delay in entering World War I and portrays leaders like Bethmann Hollweg Tirpitz and Crown Prince Rupprecht as driving aggression while urging American resolve and support for war aids.
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America
James W. Gerard
Germany
Grand Theater
Gerard
Belgium
Lusitania
Prussia
France
England
Marne
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
Admiral von Tirpitz
Rupprecht
Napoleon
Teacher Meeting of Much Interest in Muscatine
The Muscatine county Sunday school teacher institute at the YMCA drew a large crowd with over thirty teachers present. Rev. G N Mendenhall spoke on standards of a first class Sunday school, while Miss Helen Thompson of Davenport illustrated methods to engage children. Mrs Nellie Sawyer narrated Bible stories including David and Saul and the fiery furnace.
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Muscatine County
G. N. Mendenhall
Grace Lutheran Church
Helen Thompson
Davenport
Sunday School
Nellie Sawyer
David and
Saul
Final meeting ends series plans further talks by out of town speakers
The speaker notes the current gathering concludes the series and outlines two or three additional special meetings planned before June 16. Out of town workers are named as principal speakers for these upcoming events.
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Ing
Two Substitutes Best for Home Demonstration Advice
Muscatino county home demonstration agent Miss Feil urges using two substitutes for best results. She cites combinations like rolled oats with ground flour and barley flour with rice flour, among others, and cautions against hit or miss measuring.
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Muscatino County
Do Not Shoot at Homing Pigeons Warns of Government Pigeon Losses
Chicago May 30 experts warn against slaughter of government homing pigeons amid over a hundred pigeon-lofts and ongoing tests. The Department of Justice investigates crimes against pigeons, with a max $100 fine and six months in jail. United States aims to field a large, pedigreed racing homer fleet for France and allies, with birds delivering messages under heavy anti aircraft fire and sometimes faster than wireless for short messages.
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Chicago
Department, of Signaling
Department of Justice
Congress
France
England
Germany
United States
William Tu. Butler
Central Department
Signal Corps
United States Army
Butler
Measuring Cup Accuracy And Bake Guidance
The text explains standard measures for accuracy warning that a cup equals a half pint. It notes batter consistency varies and that following the table yields good results after baking. It advises slower, longer baking for substitutes, prefers prep biscuits over ground, and says crusts may need patting on and do not require chilling before baking.
Graft Denied in Air Plans Amid Army Debate
Washington May 30. Representative Anthony of Kansas contends graft is unlikely in war department aviation programs as the army appropriation of 12.5 billion dollars advances. He cites delays from experiments on the Liberty motor and plane parts, while officers are praised for integrity despite occasional judgment errors.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Charles I. Hughes
War Department
Anthony
Kansas
Military Affairs Committee
Health conditions in camps improve nationwide
The surgeon general reports generally healthy conditions in home camps for the week ending May 24. Pneumonia remains widespread at Camps Travis Texas Dodge Iowan Gordon Ga, measles prevalent at all cantonments. Death toll declines from 178 to 161.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Travis
Texas
Dodge
Iowan
Gordon
Rain Lifts Drought in Most Iowa Counties
Copious to excessive rains covered nearly all counties except the far northeast last week per Charlon D. Reed, director at the federal weather bureau. Droughts ended in the west and southwest, but too late to save the hay crop. Small grains advance well yet redden in some southern areas.
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Des Moines
Charlon D. Reed
Federal Bureau
Backache relief with Sandp for liver kidneys and bladder
When backache signals a troubled liver kidneys and bladder try Sandp. A 50 cent bottle is recommended and a drug store purchase is suggested to prove its effectiveness.
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