State seeks trademark for Iowa butter facing patent office delay
The U S patent office may not issue a trademark for town butter in Iowa. Officials in Washington have declined a state named patent. A workaround considers registering the trademark in the dairy and food commissioner’s name and transferring it to the state. Delays hinder plans for a special Iowa butter grade.
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Tinhled States Patent Office
Iowa
Washington
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Department of
Board grants continuance in Hollenbeck case Osceola
The state board of health gives a continuance to Oct 5 for the case against Osceola physician H W Hollenbeck accused of immorality raised by Osceola druggist J London. Dr O A Young admitting his ads were written too strong keeps certificate after promising not to overstate again.
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H. W. Hollenbeck
Osceola
Hollenbeck
J. London
O. A. Young
Cedar Rapids
Board of Health
Central Iowa Counties Struck by Severe Storm
A powerful storm swept Tama and Grundy counties causing extensive farm damage. Hardin county cropland suffered heavy losses. On George Kiensie’s Tama county farm near Garwin two barns lost roofs, with horses spared in one stall. A calm plow was carried about half a mile by the wind.
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Tama
Grundy
Hardin County
Garwin
Tama County
George Kiensie
Anti Tipping Law Ignored By Some Hotels and Trains
Reports to the attorney general say several hotels restaurants and trains still accept tips despite a new law that took effect July 4. Signs reading No Tipping Allowed appear at some hotels yet tipping continues among travelers.
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Attorney General's Office
Former Iowa Boy Killed In European War
Roy Rydberg formerly of Blanchard who moved to Alberta Canada has been killed in the war. Information reached his aunt Mrs Ada Grafton of Blanchard.
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Iowa
Europe
Roy Rydberg
Blanchard
Alberta
Canada
Ada Grafton
Scene of Russian stand against Mackensen's advancing troops
Scene depicts Russian forces resisting General Mackensen's columns as fighting continues since the fall of Lemberg, the Galician capital, with no clear breakthrough in sight.
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Mackensen
Lemberg
Attorney General Probes 1868 Bedford Murders and Treasure Case
Attorney General Cosson personally leads Iowa inquiry into Bedford murders and the Siam treasure hoard. Key witness Mrs. Maria Porter testifies in Bedford. alleged James gang links surfaced. Evidence cites 1868 Siam killing claims, hidden $45,000 in Dr Galloway’s shack, and a Porter's sister once linked to Bob Little.
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Siam
al. J. Pease
Des Moines
Westboro
William Hedrick
Nathaniel Smith
Cosson
Maria Porter
Quitman
Samuel Scrivner
Bates Huntsman
John
Henry Damewood
J. P. Huntsman
Kesno
Cal
Park Tourists Held Up in Yellowstone In Wide Robbery
Passengers in twelve coaches were halted and robbed in Yellowstone National Park near the western entrance. About 100 people were forced to surrender money and jewelry as soldiers and guards closed in on two suspects. The bandit escaped into woods heading toward Jackson Hole while firearms were banned in the park. The heist occurred along a wooded, narrow road where coaches stretched over more than a mile.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Jackson Hole
Illinois man slain in Clinton Iowa disturbance
Illinoisan Howland, a cement maker from Sterling, Illinois, was found slain behind a Second Street fence in Clinton, Iowa. A blow to the head killed him. Police hold two suspects, John Cooney and W F Rutherford, as investigators pursue a tramp-based motive linked to a Northwestern train to Chicago.
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B. A. Howland
Sterling
Ill
Clinton
Second Street
John Cooney
W. F. Rutherford
Howland
Chicago
Dun's Review of Trade Signals Summer Activity Rise
Dun's Review of Trade notes no midyear lull due to war time shifts. Industrial conditions show sustained summer activity with rising production, fewer idle machines, and more payrolls as iron and steel output nears capacity.
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Dun
Horses Shipped to Europe for War Use from Des Moines
A special Des Moines train carried nearly 500 horses bound for Europe for war use. The animals will be classified in St. Louis and sent to England France Belgium and Italy. One Iowa company sold 383 horses in a single lot to the British government.
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Des Moines
Europe
St. Louis
England
France
Belgium
Italy
Toll from tornadoes tops sixty dead and many injured
Forty five people are known to have been killed by tornadoes last week and fourteen others are missing at Cincinnati, making an estimated total death list of about sixty. Nearly 200 were injured, and about $3,000,000 damage was done. The known dead include thirty one at Cincinnati, one in Illinois, seven in Missouri, four in Kentucky and two in Indiana.
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Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Indiana
Fire on Minnehaha Quenched in Halifax Harbor
The Atlantic liner Minnehaha carrying 15,000 tons of war munitions after an explosion aboard reportedly linked to an internal device placed by Frank Holt, Morgan's alleged attacker, burned on its voyage from New York to London but has now extinguished the blaze as it neared Halifax harbor.
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London
Frank Holt
J. P. Morgan
Halifax Harbor
Half Million Given Tufts College Will of Pearson Funds
The will of Dr. Fred S. Pearson, a Lusitania victim from Great Barrington Mass, leaves $509000 to Tufts College and $100000 for other charitable uses. Pearson's estate totals about $49000000 with most going to two sons and a daughter.
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Tufts College
Fred S. Pearson
Lusitania
Great Barrington
Mass
Pearson
Death sentence of Bulger affirmed by Colorado court
The Colorado supreme court affirmed the death sentence of Colonel James C. Bulger a soldier of fortune convicted of murdering Lloyd L. Nicodemus a Denver hotel manager in Denver on May 17 1914 Bulger is sentenced to be hanged Oct 31
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Bulger
Colorado Supreme Court
James C. Bulger
Lloyd Ll. Nicodemus
Denver
Appointments of Pope Rule United States Bishops Named
Pope Benedict has appointed Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Cusack auxiliary bishop of New York to bishop Albany New York and Rev. Paul P. Rhode auxiliary bishop of Chicago to bishop Green Bay Wisconsin.
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Pope Benedict
United States
Thomas F. Cusack
New York
Albany
N. Y
Paul P. Rhode
Chicago
Green Bay
Wis
Gideons Hold National Convention in Des Moines
The Gideons convention will meet in Des Moines for three days starting July 22 with a large traveling contingent. Founder John H. Nicholson will open meetings. A park corn roast and street meetings are planned with speeches by prominent members and officials. Pulpits will host Gideons on closing days.
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The
Gideons
Des Moines
John H. Nicholson
Iowa Automobile Tax Revenue and State Warrants
The automobile tax collected in Iowa for the year ended July 1 totaled 1 324 344 54 dollars. Most of the receipts go back to counties for road work. The refunds to counties are included in state warrants totaling 6 558 990 15 dollars. The general fund balance exceeds 800 000 dollars.
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Iowa
Animal Health Commission Meets at Des Moines Office
The state animal health commission met in the office of the state veterinarian at Des Moines. They report the state is unusually free of contagious diseases among animals. Some hog cholera exists in places but appears to have run its course. Foot and mouth disease has been eradicated. Exhibits at fairs this fall are under review for rules.
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Animal Health Commission
Des Moines
Jones Improves With New Glasses, Times-Dispatch Notes
A Times Dispatch column quotes Réch mond noting Jones appears healthier, joking about whether his better condition comes from a new suit or new glasses. The item highlights Jones's improved appearance and morale without detailing medical specifics or context.
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