Aviator Has Close Call Over Newburg
Aviator Billy Robinson and Newton druggist Mr. Mc Bride escaped death at 1 200 feet when a cylinder on the Robinson monoplane broke near Newburg. Mc Bride was cut by flying glass. cylinder fell in a plowed field. The accident, caused by a clogged oil feed pipe, left the plane damaged but repairable in Grinnell after a safe landing.
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Billy Robinson
McBride
Newton
Newburg
Robinson
Grinnell
Mars
Lown
Governor Will Not Veto Livestock Quarantine Bill
Trig learned the governor will not veto the Hil singer bill after its large legislative margin. The act curtails the animal health board power to set livestock quarantine rules.Petitions from livestock interests urged a veto, but the legislature's overwhelming approval likely seals the measure into law.
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Trig
Hilsinger
Animal Heath Board
Money For Iowa Roads In 1915
Iowa towns will receive 4,967,746.87 dollars from direct taxation for road improvements in 1915, per state auditor estimates. This is 300,000 dollars less than 1914. County returns show total valuations at 922,176,000 dollars, over a million above the state fixed valuation, with road fund returns totaling 5,267,166.27 dollars last year.
Ranch Hand Slain in Chino Canyon Shooting
Peter Glennon a ranch hand was killed and Rev Paul Reinfels Catholic priest from Paloma Ill wounded in the right forearm in a battle at Chino canyon five miles from Palm Springs Cal Miss Clara Sherrer nurse attending the priest was also involved Glennon reportedly went to the camp to kill both the priest and Miss Sherrer investigations seek to determine who fired the fatal shot or if a struggle with Miss Sherrer led to Glennon’s death Reinfels was taken to Ben ning for examination where the wound was deemed slight Glennon in love with the nurse. details from priest and nurse accounts point to a deadly confrontation
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Peter Glennon
Paul Reinfels
Paloma
Chino Canyon
Palm Springs
Cal
Glennon
Father Reinfels
Clara Sherrer
Chino
Milwaukee Man Recovers Memory After Two Years
Frank Van Wie of Milwaukee regains his memory at Kenosha after two years of amnesia. He learns he married his former sweetheart Clara Heise during the blank period and a son nearly one year old exists from that union.
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Frank van Wie
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Clara Heise
Gardner Cowles resigns from state education board
Gardner Cowles tendered his resignation from the state board of education, appointed to fill the expired term of James H. Trewin of Cedar Rapids. Governor Clarke is expected to appoint a replacement for the Trewin term, which expires July 1.
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Gardner Cowles
Clarke
James H. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
State Board of Education
Trewin
Thirty Hurt as Interurbans Crash in Ohio Collision
Thirty persons were injured and one probably fatally, when two Lake Shore Electric interurban cars collided near Fremont Ohio. A fire broke out in the wreckage immediately after the crash and both cars burned.
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Lake Shore Electric Railroad
Fremont
No Recognition of Mexicans Policy Cited by U S Officials
The United States government states it will not recognize Mexican factions amid the present uncertain state of affairs, as expressed by high officials. The stance emphasizes nonrecognition of any faction currently in control in Mexico.
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Mexico
United States
FIVE SHIPS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES IN NORTH SEA
German submarines have sunk five merchant ships in the North sea, including the American oil tanker Gulflight. Consul Stephens in Plymouth reported the Gulflight towed into Crow Sound after a torpedo strike. the captain died of heart failure, two crewmen drowned, thirty four saved, ship built in 1914, owned by Gulf Refining. Secretary Bryan to seek facts from Germany, while President Wilson awaits full details. Reports also mention naval actions near Dardanelles, and ongoing engagements on the eastern front and in the western front with limited significant battles. A British eyewitness account claims German gas attack near Ypres on the 22nd followed by a German charge. other notices include the sinking of the British steamer Fulgent, and the torpedoing of the French steamship Europe near Bishop's Rock.
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North Sea
Gulflight
Stephens
Plymouth
England
State Department
Washington
Crowsounsl Scilly
Crow Sound
Camden
N. J
Gulf Refining Company
Bryan
Gerard
Wilson
Dardanelles
Narrows
Petrograd
Riga
London
Dunkirk
Metz
Ypres
Skellig Rocks
Kilrush
Ireland
Recruit
Europe
Barry
St Nazaire
Bishop’s Rock
War News Highlights From Atlantic Fronts
A wide roundup reports the Gulflight torpedoing off Scilly Islands with the captain and two seamen dead as it is towed to Crow Sound. German subs sink several vessels in the North Sea, while British, French and Austrian actions unfold across Flanders and Galicia. naval clashes, bombardments at Dardanelles, and tensions in the Baltic and Carpathians are noted with shifting claims from Berlin and London. The May Day peace demonstration in Amsterdam is mentioned along with U.S. aid to European war sufferers and ongoing bombardments of Metz. St Elmo's Fire explanation closes the item with a short humorous piece about a daughter choosing a husband.
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Gulflight
Scilly Islands
Crow Sound
Bryan
Gerard
North Sea
Baldwin
America
Ellida
Aberdeen
Recruit
Galicia
German War Office
Flanders
Hill No. 60
St. Julien
Ypres
Paris
London
Bertin
Dardanelles
Gaba Teneh
Gallipoli
Udine
Austria
Trentino
Friedrichshafen
France
Amsterdam
United States
Europe
Belgium
Metz
Mitau
Courland
Baltic
Russian War Office
Shavali
Kovno
Libau
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Riga
Carpathians
Poland
Dunkirk
England
Ireland
Les Eparges
British War Office
Strait
War Risk Insurance Proves Valuable in U. S. Office
The federal War Risk Insurance Bureau has written $71,458,666 of policies on 1,121 cases since its organization last year. Outstanding losses total $11,307,295 while premiums paid reach $1,790,207 and total known losses to date, including paid ones, amount to $720,058.
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Federal War Risk Insurance Bureau
Where It Rains Every Day in Distant Islands
A discussion notes near constant rainfall on the Sisters south of New Zealand and Tierra del Fuego with a world belt of frequent rain, plus pockets of scant rain. A comic exchange compares a cigar going out to a man, with Mrs. B agreeing it spoils both.
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New Zealand
Tierra del Fuego
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