Spain Takes Over Austro-Hungarian Interests in U S
The State Department announced Sweden will assume Austro-Hungarian interests in the United States as Vienna cuts diplomatic ties. Austria-Hungary has severed relations with the United States under German pressure, with British, Japanese, Italian, French, and other interests to be reassigned.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
Germany
United States
Erich Zwiedinek
State Department
Stovall
Berne
Vienna
Penfield
Spain
Austria- Hungary
Sweden
Zwiedinek
Bulgaria
Turkey
Austria
Cnier
Backa
France
Great Britain
Russia
Serbia
Japan
Greece
Morocco
Egypt
Anateia
Notable Parliament Presiding Officer Praised for Efficiency
The speaker underscores the presiding officer's swift, firm rulings and deep parliamentary expertise. He is described as one of the best, with 80 wall versed in parliamentary usage and a kindly manner that carries clear conviction.
County agents bill eyed to boost food yield
Des Moines notes that A. R. Corey secretary of the board of agriculture favors the county agent bill passed by the assembly. The measure lets boards of supervisors appropriate up to 2500 yearly for county agent work with 200 association members each contributing 500. It would bring 1200 federal aid totaling 4200 per county to aid farming and food conservation efforts.
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Des Moines
A. R. Corey
Board of Agriculture
Assembly
Harding
Board of Supervisors
Corey
Iowa Farm Loans Cut 5 Percent Rate Aims Big Savings
The farm loan board projects $4,221,567 yearly savings for Iowa farmers by offering loans at a 5 percent flat rate. In the Omaha Land Bank district, nearly $10,000,000 in annual interest would be saved, with Iowa loans totaling about $469,083,000 at 5.9 percent, reducing the average rate by about one percentage point.
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Iowa
Dea Moines
Omaha Land Bank
Farm Loan Board
Wyoming
Towa
Iow a Ice Dealers Elect Officers at 1917 Meeting
J G Black of Des Moines Ice and Cold Storage was reelected president of the Iowa Ice Dealers association at the closing session. Officers reappointed include T J Conlin of Dubuque as vice president John Simpson of Waterloo Davenport as treasurer and I C Plane of Independence. Executive committee members are W W Wise Des Moines C M Kueh Davenport R T Pendra Oskaloosa W L Lee Mason City and J T Kearns Dubuque Ottumwa will host the 1918 convention.
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Iee
Des Moines
J. G. Black
Davenport
R. T. Pendra
Oskaloosa
W. L. Lee
Mason City
J. T. Kearns
Dubuque, Ottumwa
Dubuque Boat Yard Bids on Sub Chasers for US Navy
The Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works plans to bid on building submarine chasers for the United States government. The firm has long experience in boat construction and has built most large Mississippi River steel hull vessels. It also built the revenue cutter William Windom which served in the Spanish American War.
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Lowans
Sdubuque
Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works
United States
Dubuqua
Mississippi River
United States Revenue
William Windom
Dragged to Death by Horse Near Centerville
Centerville near here. The 12 year old son of Joseph Banks Jr a farmer was killed when dragged more than a quarter mile by a horse that balked as he tried to alight. A search found the horse and the boy’s body with his foot still in the stirrup.
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Centerville
Harry Banks
Joseph Banks, Jr
Here
University Offers Three Companies for War Prep
At a meeting of state university faculty in Iowa City an offer to raise two cavalry companies and one engineers unit in case of war was approved. State university authorities are conducting a military census of students, faculty and alumni as part of inter-collegiate preparedness plans. Andrew Jackson Pale Grove veteran, who helped guard the Springfield State house during Lincoln’s body lying in state, died at 77. This is the fifth death in the family over five months.
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University Ofere
Towa City
State University
Lincoln
Cliinton
Andrew Jackson Palegrove
Springfeld State House
Humboldt County
Nevada
Missouri
Iowa
D. C. Chase
Webster City
Senate
Senator Chase
Chase
Wm. T. Hornaday
New York
Yeal
Harding
G. L. Caswell
Idaho
Montana
M. B. Stine
Fleming
District Court
We Won’t Start War But Will Do Our Best
A defiant note promises strong effort to resist aggression. The speaker asserts determination to endure and persevere despite looming conflict, framing resolve as a collective duty. No specific dates or figures are provided.
Quail Season Debate and Nevada Livestock Growth
The article discusses a closed season on quail and a pro open season stance with Senator Ed M. Smith opposing the bill. It highlights Governor Harding's signature potential and calls for quail protection, plus notes Humboldt County cattle improvements and Nevada's livestock expansion with water-rich valleys supporting agriculture.
Des Moines Daily News praised for patriotism and editor leadership
A reader praises the Des Moines Daily News under new management for patriotism and fair editorials led by W. B. Battenfield and James E. Day. The letter argues for enforcement of quail protection laws, criticizes stray cats as bird threats, and notes a local cancer cure work by Dr. M. B. Stine.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Messrs
W. B. Battenfield
James E. Day
Rankin in Des Moines Stirs Interest as War Vote Draws Eyes
Miss Jeannette Rankin the Montana congresswoman faced fatigue and scrutiny in Des Moines on her voyage east. As the first woman in Congress she balanced a strong antiwar stance with public expectations, drawing admiration for her poise and feminine presence. The writer praises Frank L. Mott’s Grand Junction Globe as a model newspaper with strong original editorials. A fur trader in northeastern Iowa is expected to profit as demand rises for fur bearers, skunk and coon, amid war-time scarcity.
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Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Des Moines
Congress
Frank L. Mott
Grand Junction Globe
Mott
Towa
North Woods
Iowa
Skunk
Coon
C. C. Pugh
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promises Quick Relief
Forget your aches with Sloan's Liniment the universal remedy for rheumatism gout lumbago neuralgia and sore muscles It penetrates without rubbing provides relief from strains sprains and wrenched ligaments Keep it on hand for emergencies at your druggist's Adv 250
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Sloan
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