Budget plans and state notices from Iowa report
Governor Clarke moves to prepare Iowa state budget for the Thirty seventh general assembly. The piece notes wage changes for Captain Hird, 16 dollar monthly pay, and a shift to an ordnance role. It also covers Iowa health bulletins, guard officer transfers, new bank examiner search, and several military return and recruitment updates.
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General Assembly
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Jagt General Assembly
Prison Congress elegies and Iowa political notes
Governor Clarke names dalogaies to the American Prison Association congress in Buffalo. Iowa pursues auction of swindle cases, census shows mortgage load on homes at nearly 3 trillion dollars, education survey delayed, tax values readjusted with hogs rising, state hospital wheat yields, Iowa center of population near Story county, hail damage light, GC A Mains named chief bank examiner to replace the late Wolover. Mains previously Cedar Rapids examiner.
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Prison Congress
Clarke
The
American Prison Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Get. T
W. & Withrow
Mount Pleasant
W. J. Dixon
Des Moines
G. McClaughry
Anamosa
L. E. Francis
Snirit Lake
Joseph R. Failey
Fort Madison
T. J. B. Rabinscn
Hampton
James M. Wilson
Centerville
W. If. Williams
Auditor of State’s
Axecurity
Iowa
Story County
Nevada
Frank
Shaw
GC. A. Mains
Cedar Rapids
A. O. Wolover
Mains
John L. Blankly
Williamsburge
Cédar Rapids
Russians Capture Zborov After Fierce Fighting Near Lemberg
Vienna reports the Russians seized Zborov on the Strypa, 49 miles from Lemberg, as their right wing pushed toward the Galician capital. Letehinsky’s left wing closed on Halicz, taking Turtobaby. Austro German forces resisted west of Stanislau, while Berlin notes Russia suffered guard losses in Volhynia.
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Zborov
Strypa
Sakharoff
Galicia
Ines
Lemberg
Letehitsky
Halicz
Turtobaby
Lustobaby
Zlota Lipa
Petrograd
Berlin
Stanislau
Russian War Office
Stobychna
Kovel
Volhynia
British destroyer Lassoo sunk off Dutch coast report
The latest official statement says the British torpedo boat destroyer Lassoo was sunk Sunday off the Dutch coast. Six men are missing and two were wounded. A Swedish cruiser reportedly sank a German submarine between Stockholm and Skargarrdas as Swedish warships were ordered to fire on foreign vessels entering Swedish waters.
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Stockholm
Skargarrdas
Copenhagen
Soldier Says Life At Border Camps Suits Red Blooded Men
A San Benito Texas letter from a Company F First town infantry private describes life at Mexican border camps as the kind young men with red blood in their veins would like to lead. The writer, unnamed, defends camp life against criticisms of mail service being politicized and fed to political material.
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Washington
Towa Infantry
Company F
First Town Infantry
San Benito
Tex
Girl's assailant captured near Morris
Guy O'Brien, who shot and wounded Miss Ida Torkelson of Morris, has been captured and is in Yorkville county jail. He was taken at midnight Sunday while walking a country road west of Lee. Authorities feared farmers around Lee might lynch him and moved him to Me Konedad county jail for safety.
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Morris
Japs and Chinese Clash Near Cheng Chinma Rescue
Japanese troops sent to aid a besieged small force at Cheng Chinma fought off Chinese attackers in a defile on Sunday. Hokyo August Li reports a clash where the rescuers repelled the assault and maintained their position amid the siege.
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Cheng- Chinma
Three Die in Wreck at Vances Station
Washington Aug 17 three men are known to have been killed and at least six injured in a head on collision of double header freight trains on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Vances Station.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Vances Station
Import Seed From Other Regions To Fight Leaf Roll
W Orton argues that leaf roll control depends on better seed stocks. Three approaches are outlined: import seed from districts without disease, bill selection to breed resistant lines, and developing new varieties from seed. European researchers favor inheritance of the disease, while local results are uncertain. The piece suggests cautious use of seed from Minnesota and Wisconsin where leaf roll appeared.
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von Lochow
Wohl
Agricultural Department
Greeley
Colorado
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Use Repellent for Gad Fly on Sheep
In summer or early fall the gid fly lays eggs that cause grub in the sheep’s head. Prevent egg laying by smearing tar and lard on noses. On a large scale, force sheep to take salt from auger holes in lag boxes then keep these holes tarred. A dark barn also helps, as flies trouble the sheep less there.
Land Rested and Improved on Timothy Cropping
The article argues that resting land after timothy seeding does not improve soil, unlike corn or wheat. It compares land to a horse slowed for testing and notes timothy removes plant food more slowly, yet still depletes nutrients.
Plan for Shocking Wheat Process Described
The instructions describe a traditional method of shocking wheat. Twelve bundles form a stock with three bundles per row, two bundles on each side fill the gaps, and the tops are drawn together in a hug to secure the shock. The tops and buts of two bundles are spread and placed on top to shed water and protect the grain.
Portable grain stacking machine debuts after 1915 losses
A portable grain stacking machine designed for large acreage is shown in a recent feature. Two Oklahoma inventors patent the device aimed at reducing grain loss from the wet year 1915. The setup uses front and rear trucks with a conveyor delivering bundles to a stack or barn and an engine mounted on the front truck drives the system.
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Oklahoma
Molting Period in Hens Affects Winter Egg Supply
The annual molt begins with the dog days and lasts about four months. First feathers shed around July 2, egg production stays steady briefly, then declines toward September. If hens are through molt by mid November, they will lay through winter, aiding winter egg supplies.
Best Quality Drives Peach Profits Despite Picking Costs
Peach profits hinge on fruit quality, with little chance of profit from lower grade fruit. Packing and shipping costs are similar for culls and fancy fruit, so thinning to reduce culls remains the key factor for margin in the peach business.
Causes for Scours in Pigs
Scours in pigs indicate digestion trouble and stem from excess or altered feed, dirty peas, or chilling the sow in cold rain or wind. Keep pens clean with sun and ventilation. if scours occur despite precautions, follow Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station guidance: better sanitation, reduce sow feed, add a tablespoon of sulphur per feed for days, and provide epsom salts. Give individual pigs a teaspoon of castor oil or epsom salts if possible, and keep charcoal available.
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Aissouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Intensive methods on farm show berry yields comparison
The article compares typical and maximum yields for straw berries per acre, noting an average of 1,700 quarts and a record of 16,600 quarts. It remarks that the variation is likely larger for this crop and questions applicability to rust farm crops and fruit.
Love Separated Artist Couple In Los Angeles Trial
The Los Angeles artist couple Ligila Lama and B W Widner end a three to six month trial separation amid jealousy and gossip. Widner's desire to return clashes with Lama's wish to stay apart, leaving her unhappy with social isolation and the label grass widows.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ligila Lama
Clawson
San Francisco
Los’ Angeles
B. W W. Widner
Chicago
Widner
Kentucky Youth Terrorizes Ohio Onion District
A 14 year old Kentucky lad Charles Hale of Greensburg drew a cannonade on Alger Ohio wounding none but causing chaos as officers attempted arrest. He threatened to shoot hats off and fled after a confrontation. Hale was sent to the Lunenberger industrial school.
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Scioto Marsh
Ohio
Charles 8. Hale
Greensburg
Hardin County
Offcers
Harvey Porter
Luneneter
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