Record High Iowa Auto Crash Toll Preface Seven‐Month Totals
An Iowa highway commission table shows 2674 auto accidents in seven months with 2834 injuries and 53 fatalities. Most deaths occurred away from grade crossings. reckless driving and speeding are blamed. The piece urges drivers to curb speed, especially in congested or unknown roads, noting many owners drive carefully but reckless drivers remain many.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa
Union
Dea
Mann
Reduce the Fire Waste Patriotism and Resource Safety
A wartime plea urges citizens to curb fire waste as a patriotic duty. It cites two hundred million dollars wasted yearly and stresses preventing destruction of grain, foodstuffs, and supplies. President Wilson calls for provident use, urging Americans to combat wastefulness as a national obligation.
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Wilson
America
Fire waste blamed on carelessness across farms and grain depots
The past year saw heavy losses on farms and in grain elevators nationwide. Authorities urge owners to clean premises, remove rubbage, control matches and smoking, inspect flues and heating, and perform common sense safety to save life and property and lower insurance rates.
PITY THE POOR BREWER Phelan rails against wartime beer rights
In a recent senate speech Senator Phelan argued that the mass of people want beer with meals, challenging the idea that wartime prohibition suits the public. The piece claims beer interests drive policy and cites railroad rate favors to Milwaukee brewers as evidence of bulldozing tactics. It argues the liquor business should be driven from the country to curb such influence.
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Phelan
Senate
Agalpat Ipersios
Milwaukee
Chicago
Newton
Baldwin Family Faith Quests Across Generations
In Paterson New Jersey around 1828 a boy joined a Baptist Sunday school after a church invitation and was converted. The lineage shows George C. Baldwin, longtime pastor of First Church of Troy New York, whose son Charles J. Baldwin carried the ministry in Chelsea Rochester and Granville for forty four years. Charles J. Baldwin’s two sons, including Arthur C. Baldwin now pastor of Park Avenue Church Rochester, continued the ministry with Arthur baptizing his son at eleven. The fourth generation inheriting the covenant echoes Abraham’s enduring promise.
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Paterson
New Jersey
George C. Baldwin
Troy
New York
Charles J. Baldwin
Chelsea
Rochester
Granville
Arthur C. Baldwin
Park Avenue Church
Abraham
Wabash Train Service Signals and Rail Notices
Wabash trains stop only on signal at Howell Station four miles south of Pella for eastbound No. 2 at 7:34 a m and westbound No. 61 at 9:15 a m with passenger Nos. 50 and 3 times listed. daily service noted through Sunday with signals controlling passenger pickups amid sparse details about other lines and freight highlights. Food and War Demand: Industry calls for immediate government action to secure labor saving farm machinery and skilled labor to meet world food demand during war. National Implement and Vehicle Association warns of material and labor shortages risking 1918 food production and urges equal priority with munitions in raw materials, transportation, and labor.
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S. m
D. Ma
America
Farmers of America
United States
National Implement and Vehicle Association
W. D. Hoard
Wisconsin
American Agriculture
Hoard
Dairyman
Charles §. Brantingham
Association
Shere
Kansas
Disobeying Mother Ends On Frozen River
In mid winter John and Marie beg to visit grandmother across the Big Walnut. Mother refuses the ice trip fearing currents and holes, yet John secretly plans to go. The ice cracks, John falls away, Marie ropes him to shore and both learn not to disobey mother.
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Mrs. Taylor
Grandmother's
John
Marie
Taylor
Johnnie Boy
Sam Phillips
Mother
Sam
Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie
Martie
Presbyterian
Policy terms for military service during war years
Notice from Jas H. Jamison, presiding. policyholders may receive an extra charge if joining the Army and serving abroad, with unused funds returned after the war. Some policies in force over a year may be unrestricted for military service. policyholders are urged to confirm with the Home Office before enlisting.
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United States
Naval
Aviation
Home Office
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Rock Island Train Service
Phasenger
Wabash
Howell
Pella
Army
Jas. H. Jamison
Pres
Hollebrands
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