German Leaders Boost Peace Talk Optimism
A semiofficial Berlin telegram reports German and Austrian leaders welcome Count Czernin’s call for an honorable peace. The message says officials in Germany and Austria-Hungary support peace negotiations and distrust Allied aims to crush them, insisting they will persevere on all fronts toward a true peace.
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Berlin
Count Czernin
Xeampeper
Bala
Neas Servier Lender
Reuter
Amsterdam
Son Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Russia
Czernin
Let’s Be Men Says Shaw At Iowa Society
Leslie M Shaw told the Iowa Society of Washington that the United States must take a man’s part in the war and stand by President Wilson to protect American rights. He praised about 90 percent of the people and many representatives as ready to act while avoiding reference to two Iowa senators. He rejected lending a billion dollars to the Allies and urged decisive involvement.
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Washington, D. C
Leslie M Shaw
Iowa Society of Washington
United States
Wilson
Shaw
Iowa
Lucy
Perry
Hans Geise
Geise
Germany
Des Moines
Alfred Abtett
Ankeny
Dexter
Forest P. Hagan
Leon
Cuba
Vera Hawbaker
Dalas Center
Mars Uth Eatinger
Kient
John A. ReArmand
Davenport
DeArmand
David DeArmand
Missouri
James A DeArmand
L G DeArmand
Knoxville
Marion County Fair Association
Sheldon
Company E
Second Iowa Infantry
Fort Des Moines
Rock Island Arsenal
Webster City
Fort Madison
Miller and Wurzbacher
Morley
Sarah Brawner
Shellrock
Decorah
Victim of Tong War Shooting in Seattle
Seattle George McLaren nineteen and two companions stopped to rattle a tin box outside a Chinese laundry when a volley of pistol bullets struck him in the lungs probably fatally. Police broke in to find four Chinese inside. three were arrested and the fourth injured by a stray bullet. The prisoners are members of a society in the ongoing coast tong war. McLaren is the second white casualty of the hostilities.
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Seattle
Wash
George McLaren
Mclaren
Soldier Loses Leg in Switch Engine Accident at Missouri River Bridge
Sergeant Walter Knobbs of Company E Fourth Nebraska National Guard details guard duty at the Union Pacific bridge spanning the Missouri River in Omaha when a switch engine strike amputates his right leg at the knee.
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Omaha
Neb
Walter Knobbs
Nebraska National Guard
Union Pacific
Missouri River
German Plot Reported In Central America Frontier
A report from Guatemala City claims German reservists are concentrating on the Mexico Salvadorean frontier. It is also alleged a wireless telegraph plant has been sent into El Salvador from Mexico enabling communication with Germany.
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Guatemala City
Mex
Salvador
Mexico
Germany
Record of Great Iowa Floods and War Era Notes
Cedar River overflow floods Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls causing widespread destruction with property losses over 75 000 dollars and rail connections severed including an Illinois Central trestle washout. U S Navy recruiting draws few volunteers as towns weigh German flags and wartime tensions.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Illinois Central
Waverly
Great Western
United State
Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works
Mississippi River
United States Revenue
William Windom
Second
Iowa Infantry
Mason City
Fort Des Moines
Cedar Falls
Mabel Enes
Clarice Gautier
Arthur M
C H Kruckman
F. W Kruckman
Fort Dodge
Sanders
Des Moines
Tennant
Fort Madison
New Towns
Iowa
United States Navy
Swift & Co
Keokuk
Ogden
Hans Geise
Germany
A. Peddicord
McGregor
Commanche
DeWitt
Belmond
Fairbanks
William Gable
Dr Pierce's Pellets Ad for Laxative and Cathartic
An old newspaper ad proclaims Dr Pierce's Pellets as best for liver bowels and stomach urging one pellet for laxative three for cathartic. A Montana obituary notes a long time moderate smoker who died recently after smoking one cigar per birthday. An unrelated ad fragment mentions alfalfa seed and sweet clover with prices and Sioux City Iowa.
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Montana
Freckles and the new car mortgage
Freckles shows off a new car amid gossip about a farmer mortgaging his last bushel of potatoes to buy it. The exchange highlights community speculation and rural pride in a small town setting.
What Are Bitts On A Vessel For In A Gale
A brief maritime line explains bitts functions on a ship used to secure lines and rigging. It notes they help withstand strong winds and heavy seas, keeping deck gear in place during storms.
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Indorse
Iowan
People
TONG
Iowa State News
Commonwealth
Iowa National Guard
Sylvia Messersmith Boldry
Oskaloosa
Iowa Falls
George Pemberston
John G. Johnson
Newport
Turkey
Elkader
South Elkader
Atlantic
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W L. Douglas
San Francisco
New York
America
Brockton
Mass
Boys’ Shoes
Plad
G W.L. Douglas Shoe Co
Spark St
Brockton, Alass
Western Canada
Government of Canada
Gary
M. J. Johnstone
Watertown
R. A. Garrett
Jackson St
St. Paul
Minz
J. W. Mulhall
Sioux City
Marine Eye Remedy
Doroggiste
Marine Eye Remedy CO
Chicago
U. S
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cal
Ee Parker
Drugriste
Patatron E. Coleman
Ratostonable
Elgpestvelarenne Best Services
Oklahoma
OL & EL
Olishems
Hub
Northwest
Rice Brothers Live Stock Commission
Kansas
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