Night warfare device in Germany and other news items
The Army and Navy Gazette describes a German night firing device using a rifle torch to project a light beam, with limited range due to accumulator weight. Other notes cover a Paris duel with weapons chosen by the challenger, the largest tree claims in the U.S., and various global stats from Nevada elevations to Japan knit industries and Mexican mining capital.
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Germany
Army and Navy ‘Gazette
Hecht
Iowa Egg Output in 1913 Worth More Than Alaska Gold
Des Moines February 2 Iowa's department of agriculture reports 1913 egg production in Iowa exceeded the annual output of all gold from Alaska California and other states Combined The statement notes Iowa has more fowls than Minnesota and an egg yield of 97 549 732 dozen valued at about 21 53 million for eggs and 34 million for poultry and eggs overall
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Des Moines
Iowa
Alaska
California
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
Iowa Department
Towa
Department
Ainnesota
Harding Predicts 816 Republican Landslide
Iowa political scene reports Lieutenant Governor WW Harding predicting a Republican landslide in next fall's elections. He campaigns across the state and aims to run again for lieutenant governor while critiquing Democratic tax and tariff policies.
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Harding
Perry. Ja
WW. L. Harding
Sioux City
Perry
Iowa
Towa
Républicarn
Logan Limestone Found Good Soil Fertilizer
An Ames report analyzes limestone from the Logan quarry north of Legan. The rock tests high in carbonates and could improve acidic soils if ground into dust. Co. W. Hunt plans to test the rock on his Legan farms. The stone also serves well as building material and resists weathering.
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Logen
Ameés
Co. W. Hunt
Legan
Law Announces Candidacy for Congress in Third Iowa
Waterloo February 20 W Law attorney and former frostmaster declares Republican bid for Congress in Iowa's Third district. Two rivals A D Summner of this city and B E Sweet of Waverly also run. Rev O H Holmes Cedar Falls pastor may seek state senate. He formerly served in Iowa house representing Kossuth county.
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Law
Congress
Waterloo
Frostmaster
Iowa
A. D Summner
B. E. Sweet
Waverly
O. H. Holmes
Cedar Falls
Iowa House
Kossuth County
Correctionville News Sold. Argus and News Unite Rebrand
Correctionville Iowa February 20 Fred W Colvin retires as owner of the Correctionville News the paper is sold to Bergstrom and Freeman who run the Correctionville Argus consolidation will publish as The Sioux Valley News reviving a historic title. The move ends a dispute over the county official newspaper designation. Colvin cites postmaster duties and illness of a foreman as reasons and plans a vacation after handing over the newsroom.
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Correctionville
Correctionville News
Fred W. Couvin
Bergstrom & Freeman
Correctionville Argus
Consolidated Newspapers
Sioux Valley News
Daniel Freeman
Fred Freeman
Consolidated Papers
News
The
Argus
Colvin
B. É. Lée
Sioux Falls Daily Argue-Leader
Chicago Tribune
Underground railroad helper Lemuel Webb dies at Tabor
Lemuel K. Webb aged 1 died in Tabor Iowa on Wednesday night. Webb was a personal friend of John Brown and helped operate the underground railway for runaway slaves with Tabor as a key station on the line.
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Tabor, Ta
Lemuel EK. Webb
Webb
John Brown
Tabor
Federal agency backs spring shooting ban nationwide
Federal and Iowa authorities agree spring shooting is illegal under federal law regardless of licenses. W F Bancroft of the federal bureau says the ban applies nationwide and that state laws must align with federal regulations. The Iowa game warden reportedly concedes that federal rules supplement state laws and urges compliance.
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Federal Bureau
Mason City
W. F. Bancroft
Jack Schell
Central Heights Club
United States
Hefense
Iowa
Buttermakers Score High At Fort Dodge Contest
Fort Dodge Iowa February 20 scoring for the news buttermakers contest at the fourth annual convention opened here with results in the Whole Milk Cheese class J F Brunner Strawberry Point first Der Hoveland Lake Mills second Gathered Cream Class H E Nelson Joice first Herbert Sebatie Contter second runners scores 9644 Nelson 96 in 129 and none scored under zero In Iowa state educational class for eight months for raising standard of butter in JuWa first T E Sadier Oelwein second J J Brunner Strawberry Point.
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Fort Dodge
News
J. Fhrunner
Strawberry Point
Der
Towa
JuWa
T. E. $Adier
Oelwein
J. J. Brunner
Contract Let for Large New Hotel in Dubuque
Dubuque Iowa February 20 the contract for a 540000 hotel to replace the Hotel Julien destroyed by fire last April has been awarded to the Central Engineering company of Davenport. Applications for the long term lease have come from leading hotel men nationwide and work will start once weather moderates.
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Dubuque Puruque
Dubuque
Julien
Central Engineering Company of
Davenport
Woman Arrested in Swindling Case in St Louis
Miss G Maudene Joncas is accused in Justice Joseph's court of obtaining goods under false pretenses. Pinkerton detectives arrested her in St Louis Missouri and she will be brought here for trial. The information alleges she obtained three diamond rings valued at 2500 from the Faoil B Leffert company on November 26.
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Hhiffs
G. Maudene Joncas
Justice Joseph's Court
Pinkerton
St. Louis
Misa Jones
Faoil B. Leffert Company
Death of W Bader Iowa travelors secretary dies at 44
W Bader secretary and treasurer of the Iowa State Traveling Men's association and a leading figure in the Iowa United Commercial Travelers died at his Des Moines home at 44. He had served as secretary for three years and previously worked as a traveling salesman for the Iowa Drug Company and Des Moines Drug Company. Survived by widow and three children Allen Rader of Cincinnati Kirk Rader Mason City and Lucie Rader dean of women at Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant Ia. John T Hamilton to run for governor as a Democrat in June primary.
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Des Moines
W. Bader
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
Iowa United Commercial Travelers
Thirty Sixth Street
Rader
Iowa Travelers’ Association
Mr. Rader
Iowa Drug Company
Des Moines Drug Company
Allen Rader
Cincinnati
Kirk Rader
Mason City
Lucie Rader
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
John T. Hamilton
Cedar, Rapids
Paul Kersch
Davenport
Henry Vollmer
Hamilton
Board of Control
Ames
Iowa State Drainage Association
Fort Ddige
M. F. P. Costelloe
Iowa State College
United States
Fort Dodge
H. D. Walton
Gikaloowas
Charles Brown
Merie Clarke
Tipton
C. E. Wry
Dea Moines
A.C. Fish
Ida Grove
John Bogard
Muscatine
Ba Sigfried
Marion
Cartana
Dr. M. F. Minthorn
Lioyd Hoagan
Dr. Minthorn
Council Bluffs
A. C. Smith
College Springs
Bendron
Arkansas
Smith
Efe
Ottumwa
Chambers
Town National Bank
Charles E. Chambers
Ellendale
D. Henry
Annie Greenwall
Battle Creek
Towa
Columbus
Ken
Gibelstine
Ida
Iowa
Iowa City
Justice of the Peace
John Herring
Connor Vs. Maher
Herring
Big bankruptcy petitions filed by Bonson brothers in Dubuque
Petitions in voluntary bankruptcy were filed yesterday afternoon by Judge Robert Bonson and his brother William Bonson in Dubuque county district court. They list holdings in Benson Pry Concen trator company and real estate including 10,000 acres in Dubuque county. The failure follows the Peter Kiene & Son collapse and mortgage foreclosures tied to Low’s Trot works.
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KIENE
Dubuque
Robert Bonson
Dubuque County
William Bonson
Benson Pry Concentrator Company
Bonson
Peter Kiene & Son
Bonsons
Peter Kiene
Morigares
Lows Trot Works
Inspection at Cherokee Planned for March 16
Cherokee Iowa February 18 the annual inspection of the local military company will be held at the armory March 16 First Lieutenant Sidney D Maite United States Army will be the inspecting officer The company is expected to be recruited to 61 men and three officers Company M has 68 men and three officers L A Wescott captain Fred Denslow first lieutenant and Lyman Simpson second lieutenant
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Cherokee
Sidney D. Maite
United States Army
L. A. Wescott
Fred Denslow
Frst Lientement
Lyman Simpson
Eccondieutenant
Iowa Probies Will Ask All Candidates to State Positions
Des Moines February 1 Iowa candidates for national state and city office will be questioned on temperance by the Towns Anti-Satoon league. Each candidate will be personally interviewed and asked to state his position on temperance issues including the repeal of the mulct law and the prohibitory amendment. A statewide automobile tour will highlight efforts to defeat temperance opponents in primaries.
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Des Moines
Anti-Satoon League
Iowa
W. C. Barber
League
Cherokee County Settles Damage Claim For 1100
The Fassier brothers sued Cherokee county for 3900 to cover engine damages 1010 for personal injury and time loss and 2900 for engine damage after a threshing engine crashed through East Main street bridge. The case was moved to Lyon county court but settled with the county paying 1100 to resolve all claims.
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Cherokee. Ia
P. J
Frank Fassier
Cherokee County
Fassiers
East Main Street
Sait
Lyon County
Board of Supervisors
Fasslers
Neighbors Warn Fire Struck House in Cherokee Illinois
In Cherokee Illinois on February 18, George Casey and family relaxed in the living area as a kitchen blaze grew. Neighbor Mrs Elfrink alerted them, firemen arrived quickly and saved the main house while the kitchen was nearly destroyed.
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George Casey
Elfrink
Dubuque Plans Second Militia Company
Dubuque plans a second militia company in June led by Captain Higgbee and local organizers. Efforts focus on securing larger quarters to accommodate the new unit. With Clinton’s battery reassignment creating a vacancy in the Fifty-fifth regiment, regimental officers support forming the Dubuque company.
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Dubuque
Higgbee
Clinton
Murder Probe In Dubuque Strike Street Car Conductor
Private detectives work on the murder of street car man Charles Uraxzell in Dubuque Iowa three weeks after his brutal killing. An offer of a state reward was rejected by Governor Ipke who said no suspects exist to warrant a reward.
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Dubuque
Charles Uraxzell
Ipke
Low bids submitted for 14 concrete bridges
Mason City February 18 contracts for 34 bridges all concrete except one were awarded by the Iowa highway commission and county supervisors to William Henkel local contractor for a total of 19000 dollars. The bids range from 4000 to 9000 dollars. W H Hoot division engineer says the 10 bids opened are the best in Iowa this year.
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Mason City
Iowa Highway
William Henkel
W. HH. Hoot
The
Highway Commission
Iowa
Bids Sought For Des Moines River Bridge Plans
Estherville Feb 1 Notices by the county board invite bids for a new Des Moines River bridge. Bids must be filed by March, and unlike usual practice each bidder must supply its own structural plans for a bridge cost not more than $15,000.
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Estherville
County Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Decree Orders Dubuque Clubs to Close Bars
A Dubuque decree states private club bars must cease operation by February 18 with suits to follow in the March district court term. The move ends the clubs’ personal locker system at social organization HQs, marking a statewide last.
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Dubuque
Iowa News in Brief Highlights Statewide Events
An Ames program outlines a session of the Iowa State Drainage Association in Fort Dodge February 25 with talks by experts from Iowa State College and state agencies. Across cities, reports note accidents, trials, obituaries, school consolidations, a bank cashier’s death, a priest’s passing, and upcoming cultural and civic events.
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Jacques Bertilon
Nevada
Wheeler Peak
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Grand Rapids
Mich
con‘Biste
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Immiseum of Agriculture
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London
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India
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Pike National Forest
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Syracuse
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Sheffield
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Promised County
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A. W. Bader
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Thirty-Fifth General Assembly
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Ivan Coulthard
Iowa News
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Pullman Free School of Manual Training
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Ime
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Mar o'Dennell
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O Donnell
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Peter Schmidt
Sheldahl
Sheldah
Iran
Scott
Iowa Citt
Marie Thomas
University of Iown
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Bir Lal
Lyon County Fair
Wooddbine
H. Fuller
Topeka
Kan
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Mareh
Rockwell City
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Manson
Marshalltown
Mabel Bowen Jackson
Albert Jackson
Tama
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