World War I era Britain hails US intervention with rare unity
Britain’s Parliament by unanimous vote in both houses expresses deep gratitude to the United States for entering World War I to defend freedom and humanity. Premier Asquith and Bonar Law lead for the Commons with Earl Curzon for the Lords. Ambassadors and American delegates attend as speakers laud America as disinterested and conscience driven in its entry.
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Union News Service
London
House of Lurds
House of Commons
United States
Andrew Bonar Law
Exchequer
Permer
Asquith
House of Lords
Earl Curzon
Joleston
Council
America
Azqui
Congress
President Wilson urges united action for war effort
President Wilson appeals to Americans to unite for victory in World War I. He urges farmers to boost food production, ships, and materials. stresses efficiency, economy, and national service. He calls for railways to stay open, midmen to low profits, and widespread public duty to support the war and democracy.
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Washington
Wilson
Vatican
Peace Appeal Turned Down by Russia in War Push
Washington reports assurances that Russia will not seek a separate peace with Germany or Austria. Entente embassies express relief at the refusal amid fears of socialist pressure. American engineers to rehabilitate Russian railways, strengthening the new government against concessions. Plans to draw 5.0 billion out of war bonds already formulated to aid the democracy.
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Russia
Sesiia
Washington, D. C
Washington
Universal Brotherhood of Workingmen
Rus- Ela
Germany
Rus Siz
United State
Washington passes foreign recruitment bill in war zones
The bill to permit foreign governments at war with Germany to grant visas to their citizens for service passed the House after Senate approval. It would place enforcement under the secretary of war with voluntary enlistment foremost. Critics warned protections for workers and potential labor impacts.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
House
Senate
Secretary of War
War Loan Subscriptions Reported as Ongoing
War loan subscriptions continue under the ongoing campaign as authorities urge broader participation. The effort aims to secure funds for national wartime needs, with local offices noting steady interest and signups from various districts and demographics.
Hiss Rankine Cemimite faehinetlor in Montina lands
The fragment reports a disputed land grant or control claim by Montina authorities over a tract described as lands in a specified region. Names and places are garbled, but the item indicates a local territorial assertion and a potential contest or administration by a governing body.
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Montina
Eia
Iowa Approves 200000 Grant to Intensify Farming Plan
Des Moines approves a legislative request for 200000 to intensify farming with two county supervisors each. Recommendations include employing two men per county, prioritizing corn, reducing garden crops, central farmer registrations, seed corn lists, livestock census, and mobilizing youths for farm work, with banks aiding rental farmers.
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Legislative
Des Moines
Suport
Suse
Taising
Bankers
Des Moines Mayor Larimer Sends Recruits to Navy
Des Moines area reports show Mayor Horace G. Larimer of Chariton has guided fifteen Charlton youths to enlist in the Navy. Ensign Gillam praises Larimer for active recruiting. In Cedar Rapids, Mrs. W. T. Stocum forced her son Albert E. Slocum to publicly affirm he took the federal oath after returning from Clinton. The family cites multiple generations of military service.
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Navy
Des Moines
Horace G. Larmer
Chariton
Ensign Gillam
Charlton
Larimer Constanutlly
Gillam
Seon
Cedar Rapids
W. T. Stocum
Albert E. Slocum
Clinton
Company C
Star
Bos
Dubuque Sash and Door Plant Hit by Fatal Dust Explosion
A dust explosion destroyed the Farley and Laetsche sash and door factory in Dubuque. One worker, James Rod, was killed and Maurice Heayne injured as over 700 employees were displaced. Property losses approached $25,000.
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Dubuque
Farley & Laetsche
Wrec
Anorier
James Rod
Maurice Heayne
Free dental care for Iowa recruits at state expo clinic
An order by Adjutant General Guy B. Logan offers free teeth repairs at the university dental clinic in Iowa City during the state expo. Recruits not fit except for teeth may be cared for, with the university staff and advanced students providing work without remuneration, while materials are billed at bare cost.
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Iowa City
Guy B. Logan
University Dental Clinic
Tye City
Canned Goods Prices Rise In Ames Report
Ames records note canned goods set to jump about 25 to 20 percent over current levels, reflecting a higher price than a year ago. The emphasis cites ALT. Erwiy, associate specialist at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, as a source.
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Ames
Avery Key
Alt. Erwiy
Triyne Eropa
Towa Agricultural Experiment Station
Navy Recruiting Surges in Des Moines Continues
Recruiting for the army and navy runs high in Des Moines with steady flow of young men to the navy. Ensign Gillam has arranged a Pullman sleeper to depart the city daily. Half the men enlist from the northwestern part of the state, many recently naturalized Norwegians.
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Navy
Des Moies
Army
Des Moines
Gillam
Fatherland
Hines
Germany
War Bills Prompted by Quick Action in Des Moines Senate
In Des Moines the Senate moved rapidly on war bills with swift committee reports and unanimous passage. Measures grant the governor authority to employ a secret service force under Senate Joint Resolution No. 1d, with an amendment capping expansions at 50,000. An espionage bill requiring alien registration and reporting of roaming aliens was adopted. A third measure exempts soldiers from debt collection while in service and for six months after, and shields their homes from taxation or up to 10,000 of other property.
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Deg Moines
Senate
Unfarreys
Alice
Adels
Anotheer
Wessares
Army
Navy
Des Moines Men Charged With Treason at Bridge Standoff
William Grant and Leonard Ziegler of Des Moines face treason charges carrying a possible death penalty after clashing with national guardsmen at the Burlington railroad bridge. They were jailed since the fair and pleaded not guilty, offering no defense or comment on the incident. They reportedly rode a grocery wagon, halted on the bridge, refused orders, and challenged guards, per federal officials.
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Des Moines
William Grant
Leonard Ziegler
Burlington Railroad
United States
Plizsimmona
Loyalty Day Parade Draws Fort Madison Citizens
Flag famine nearly halted a Fort Madison loyalty day parade as about ten thousand residents filled streets. One thousand railroad workers carried red white and blue signals while displays dotted the procession. A recruiting officer addressed two public meetings after the event.
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Fort Madison
Tven
Mon
Hamilton
May Take Over Food Plants Amid Labor Shortage
Amy Curtis, reading from the national agricultural conference in St. Louis, cites Secretary Houstons remarks that the United States never faced a food supply system purely on a market basis. She warns of the greatest labor shortage in the country, with government actions to mobilize plants for distribution and to organize groups for support.
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Amy Curtis
National Agricultural Conference
St. Louis
Rgriculture
Houston
U States
Conn
Cas
Battalion Organized at Drake University
A new battalion is formed at Drake University with Deg Mut iba L Griffith as dean guiding the effort. Experienced officers prepare the unit for service, assembling a(command) for military force as the group organizes its ranks and training.
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Drake
Iba L. Griffith
Dean University
Green's August Flower Claims Digestive Relief
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for stomach troubles. It lists indigestion fermentation sour stomach and headaches as target complaints and promotes 25 cent trial bottles and 75 cent family sizes. Manufactured by G. G. Green of Wondbury New Jersey with international reach to Australia and Canada.
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G. G,. Green, Wondbury
N. da. NO
Australia
Toronto
Canada
Ady
Why Eyes Follow in Photographs and Pictures
A fragment explains a strange perception in which faces in photos and groups seem to follow or glance toward the observer. If the photographed subjects look at the camera, they appear to face you from any position. if they look away, they seem to look to your side. The effect varies with vantage and exposure, producing an unsettling sense of constant motion as if watched.
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America
Iepmead
Phot Waphel
Cm Bickf
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