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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
2
The report discusses grass and poplar stock in Mexico and the United States. It notes bleaching powder use in bleaching processes, tobacco labeling requirements, kelp bed values, and annual revenue projections. It mentions travel times between Penang and Siam, life insurance in Japan, and a depth drill in Western China.
Des Moines April 24 officials clash over election method for the June 5 suffrage amendment. DOJ says one board handles both primary and amendment, others want separate boards. debate centers on unified or separate administration and timing for the two elections.
April filings close for state and congress offices at the Secretary of State. About 150 will file, with 20 more expected. Dubuque and Polk counties show active races for two representatives each. In Dubuque five Democrats compete. Polk has five Republicans for two seats.
Col C Wy Horton former commander at Soldiers Home died April 24 after long career in the Union cavalry and state and federal offices. Born 1844 in Gughing he rose from lieutenant to colonel for distinguished service. He later led roles in the States land office and for Lexutuiner bureau before retirement.
A man was fined in Kansas for selling stocks tied to Iowa gas. The report notes the interstate aspects of the case and details unclear agency actions. Authorities describe prior dealings and the sequence leading to the penalty.
German societies of Trubuggee hold a Thursday night meeting to arrange a peace parade and demonstration around May Day. Speakers from abroad are expected and suffrage day was designated for May 1. In Buc City, officials plan a delegation to Bromley evangelistic meetings in Carroll on Friday afternoon.
Keokuk authorities seek J M Riley of St Johns Kansas on multiple bad checks in Lee County. He left his 16 year old wife and an $800 mortgageed car in his rush. Riley reportedly married in Oklahoma and may have fled toward Kansas. Kansans authorities are also hunting him.
About 100 Iowa editors attend the county news paper men short course in Ames. Prof F W Beckman urges focus on country news fields and rural needs while speakers from The Register Tribune The Algona Advance and others discuss design advertising and rural business for country newspapers.
Tests of 300 soil samples from all parts of the state reveal widespread soil acidity from slight to very strong. Experts at Iowa State College report the problem is universal and Ames specialists will test new samples, determine limestone needs, and direct farmers to nearby sources and current prices.
At a South Prairie Grange meeting near West Liberty Iowa on April 12 resolutions were adopted to issue bonds for road improvements. About 100 farmers attended, with the resolutions drafted by committee members F. D. Breen J. E Nichols and W. H. Birkett.
In Des Moines on April 22 a committee formed to back Harry H. Polk a millionaire preparedness advocate running for Congress. Polk has not decided yet as backers push universal military training and a national defense budget overseen by a defense council. Analysts Dowell and Payne note other Republicans in the district contest.
Feuclington April 22 Torrey superintendent of motive power for the Chicago Burlington System says the Burlington road will spend 1 500 000 to extend railroad shops at West Burlington work to start next week. The new shops will greatly increase employment and become the largest railroad shops in America. A fire in a German coal field has burned for years showing 13 veins of blazing coal.
Ottumwa Iowa April 21 Judge Hobson found Sheriff C C Cremer guilty of maladministration extortion and incompetency overcharging for prisoner care and serving papers Assistant Attorney General John T Fletcher prosecuted the case The office was vacated immediately with H A Spilman coroner acting temporarily
Arkansas progressives at the state convention endorse Theodore Roosevelt for president while delegates to the national convention are instructed on nominations. The federal meat inspection year reports 55,000, six meal cadets, with 290,958 wholly condemned and 644,403 partially affected.
Final settlement in the William Rainsbarger will case was reached in Hardin County district court after a lengthy dispute dating to December 1912. The widow received a third dower interest. the contestants Mary Ellen Robinson and George Rainsbarger received 6510 plus litigation costs. estate valued at 70060.
Fred H. Overton, once a Des Moines resident and city election candidate, sued John G. Stadler for slander asking 10000 dollars. Stadler confessed judgment and tendered ten dollars in open court, ending the district court case in Keokuk Iowa. Overton stated his aim was vindication.
About 4000 to 5000 Republicans have joined 169 Cosson for Governor clubs across Iowa to boost the attorney general candidate. Polk county's group is strong and expects votes to outpace rivals. Notables H. W. Byers and A. E. Minetor support the effort.
In Muscatine Iowa on April 21 the coroner investigated the death of Willie Winkler aged 7 following tetanus infections. The inquest found no causal link between injuries from a teacher's beating with a car hose and the boy's death. Family friends threatened violence during the hearing.
Former congressman William P. Hepburn leaves an estate of about 250000 with over 3000 acres of Iowa farm land and a Washington home. The will provides income to Mrs Hepburn and equal division between their daughter and son.
Four companies of state militia controlled Hastings on Hudson after a strike at National Conduit and Cable. Rioters attacked a trooper at a bridge. a mob of about 200 men and 30 women was dispersed at bayonet point. Three men wounded, two strikers jailed as military prisoners. Militia extended to housing areas of most strikers. Geological survey notes Colorado River discharge to the gulf of California at about 339,300,000 tons annually.
Tieran Echenel of Holland Mich notes a strange age twist as Schepel's grandfather Thomas Vandenbosch, 72, marries Mrs Gertrude Nyboer, 15, in Grand Haven. The bride is 15 while the groom is 72, highlighting a remarkable age gap in the ceremony.
An aviator in France has developed an instrument that displays the aircraft’s speed, wind velocity, attack angle, and ascent or descent status. The device promises more precise control and safer aerial navigation amid evolving aviation tech.
A California inventor patents a document envelope with an inner lining of alumina covered with carbon paper to receive and retain copies of inscriptions on an outer paper covering in case the outer layer is destroyed by fire.
Dr. Erwin B. Smith of the Federal Plant Industry reports to the National Academy of Sciences that cancer originates from a germ found in plants and animals. He advocates isolating the germ as key to future treatment while noting no immediate therapies. The academy plans a long range Pacific exploration over 10 to 20 years.
Surgeons report the French helmet shows strong effectiveness with head injuries dropping, a surge in minor scalp wounds indicates more men survive head hits. Dr Roussy cites hospital data: August introduction to January partial rollout.
A fire of unknown origin razed the grain elevator of the C. A. Gambrill Manufacturing Co. at Elliott City near Baltimore today, destroying 15 000 bushels of wheat. Loss estimated at about 206 008 dollars.
The Interstate Commerce Commission required all U S telegraph telephone and cable companies with annual operating revenues above 950 000 to file monthly reports detailing revenues expenses and capital charges. Alaska mining shows 1916 prosperity with total output around 32.6 million dollars, far above 1904 figures, with prior peak in 1968 at over 523 million in minerals.
On his 70th birthday Magnus Qualaf Mittag Leffier bequeathed his entire fortune to establish an International institution for pure mathematics. Work on the new institute will start six months after his death. A list of 12 countries with the least blindness follows, noting Belgium’s prewar figures of 43 blind or toroe ration, and others.
An uncensored dispatch describes American forces ready to defend against possible aggression as German official meetings with Carranza unfold. The report notes widespread hostility toward Gringoes and a nation unsettled by tensions, with attacks feared as only a matter of time.
From headquarters in Columbus and Mexico City reports on April 21 22 outline a stalled Villa pursuit with General Pershing constrained by supply lines and eroding rail access. Von Eckhardt Carranza talks yield no light, while Washington gathers data for cabinet review amid tense US Mexico Germany relations.
El Paso reports American forces shifting from border points to Columbus New Mexico to prepare for reinforcement of General Pershing. Dispatches say front is quiet and plans hinge on Washington guidance while Carranza troops move to protect order and property. Mexican consul Andres Garcia claims the expedition nears completion and Villa’s remaining forces are dwindling.
New York April 21 Army recruiting offices report a surge in applicants as volunteers may go to the front at once. The increase follows the entry of regular forces into Mexico, prompting more enlistment interest.
Public interest centers on a conference in San Antonio between General Scott chief of staff and General Furnston on the Mexican situation. General Scott arrives tonight. The Seventeenth Infantry moved from Eagle Pass to Columbus. The Sixth cavalry is due to depart Harlington tomorrow as Pershing strengthens his command.
Washington DC April 21 The German government agrees to permit export of 5000 tons of dyestuffs to the United States easing dye shortages for American textile makers. Count Von Bernstorff delivered the note to Secretary Lansing outlining the exception and that dyestuffs must not be reexported to Britain or its allies. The State Department will press Britain to ensure safe arrival of shipments.
Paterson N J April 25 An announcement of a campaign for a universal nine hour day in manufacturing industries by the Federation of Labor was granted recently.
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