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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
3
The text presents a jumble of scattered phrases about wars, travel, geography, and statistics with names and places like Australia New Zealand Poland and Sacramenty. It references graduation citizenship exams and thermal waters but lacks coherent events or clear subjects.
Des Moines and 110 plus cities report CE shortages worsened by heat. Officials work to relieve supply as trains move ice and passengers amid disruption. Reports from Council Bluffs and Des Moines detail hunger, stranded travelers, and efforts to stabilize distribution.
Incomplete OCR shows a brief mention of Bass Overed and Pweed with a reference to a shot and an indeterminate event. Details are unreadable and no clear action or outcome is available.
A fragment from the Water Star hints at a real state of life and movement with unclear context and minimal readable facts.
Fragmentary chronicle text discusses place names and name changes related to Petersborg Yeddo and the mikado residence. It references 1868 events and a town’s renaming origins with minimal readable context.
About 100 people on a booster excursion from Dubuque are confined to beds after ingesting tainted ice cream blamed on a sugar or cream mix. Investigators say several codes and delays hinder the case as more victims are watched for a week or longer.
Fragmented local report details a chaotic sequence of events including a missing wife substitute, a traveling man in New York, and a vandalism scare near a ditch. The piece references civic meetings, a banquet at the Commercial club, and a gathering of regional figures with plans for a large fair and various races.
Creston Iowa Aug 4 Alva Lilley Lewie of Seal Davis charged with using the mail to defraud was jailed in default of 2000 bond after no hearing by United States commissioner Hunt. She is said to be part of a group insuring blooded horses for large sums, killing animals, substituting bodies, and collecting insurance. The case cites a conspiracy across the central west with other arrests expected.
Secretary B. M. Adug Lemerday appeared before Congress to discuss deficient 1914 and 1916 postal funding requests totaling 250000 and 255600 dollars to cover railroad mail transportation costs. The grand expense was tied to weight limit issues and related transport costs.
The suite measurer prepares to send warrants to 99 counties for the second distribution of the automobile registration fund. Each county will receive $151 per township, totaling $250,000. The 1916 total distributed is $1,407,138, up from 1,187,106 in 1915, due to higher registrations.
Five suspects were retained in custody by a grand jury today in San Francisco tied to the July 22 preparedness parade bombing. Authorities reported the group remains under arrest as investigations continue into the disruption.
London August 2 The Bank of Fing papers report bullion shortages amid disrupted imports and limited minting capacity affecting trade and currency stability. Officials warned continued constraints could impact financial markets and merchant activity.
London marks the two year war anniversary with rallies and speeches urging victory. In New York and Philadelphia transit workers threaten a strike to press demands for recognition and higher pay, potentially halting 500000 daily riders.
Russian forces capture Hudka Mirvirshain on the Stavek river and claim a village turnover after stubborn bayonet fighting near Budka Mirykaia. Berlin reports Austro German troops recaptured lost ground east of Kovel and advanced in the Carpathians.
Mrs Kate Wailer Barrett, a sociologist and federal labor department representative, warns during a meeting that the lack of industry organization and poor working conditions threaten women in the workforce. She supports establishing a women's department in the free government labor bureau to address a rising unemployment and risk of harsh job loss.
Chicago plans a large reception for candidate Hughes hosted by the Hamilton club and committee chairmen. The event follows a strenuous day as Hughes arrives in the city and departs for St. Paul at 10:10 p.m. The social program signals the opening of the Republican campaign in the antiddie west.
Washington remarks indicate radical changes are possible as the revenue bill is reviewed by the Senate finance committee. Simmons said amendments could not be publicly released until the committee acts. Copper may be removed from the munition tax section and other items added to the tax base. Minor edits are reported in income and inheritance tax provisions.
Berlin reports that on July 23 a German submarine sank eight English motor sling vessels and a Feingusiy stem imnawler off the British east coast.
Louis, Aug. 4. Returns from Missouri counties are incomplete and the Republican subornatorial nomination result is uncertain. Henry Lamm leads John B. Swanger by about 25,500 votes in a total Republican vote of 147,006.
A shooting incident in Nogales Auc involving Private Howard and Steilner G from the Twelfth United States unit. The report details a sniper fire outcome and subsequent investigation by military authorities.
Admiral von Holtzendorff presents a review of the second year of war, citing British sea power as hindering neutral rights and detailing German losses. He notes 38 allied merchant-ship incidents against German submarines and lists battleships and cruisers sunk, with overall war losses reaching large tonnage.
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