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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
2
The Florence Agricultural Society notes Mary’s thorough study clears bees of harming fruit. Bees mainly pierce skins to suck damaged juice, aiding pollination and preventing fermentation. Other causes cited for damage include poultry wild birds wind and insects.
Ernest R. Moore president of the American Trust Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids says the army still uses Civil War era methods and that obsolete practices should be discarded. He spoke after a trip to Camp Dodge in Des Moines to discuss the future of military administration.
A man charged with bootlegging allegedly took alcohol to friends during a police seizure. He is out on bonds of 7,000 pending a preliminary hearing as the grand jury weighs the evidence. If convicted, fines up to 560 and a year in jail apply.
State bank examiners completed audit of the Clarinda Trust and Savings bank and directors ordered reopening at once. Funeral services were held for Harvey B. Spry, vice president, who died by his own hand earlier, leaving six children.
Eunice, a longtime resident of Turbique, dies at 76 after a long illness. Fort Dodge railroad worker H. McCarthy plans to move to Dubuque. The first annual Chautauqua opens in LeMars at Cleveland Park starting Sunday July 6.
Secretary Daniels announced formal approval of an increased navy building program. The Senate committee amended the annual appropriation bill passed by the House to provide for four dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers next year, adding Sea Date provisions.
In Des Moines on July 1 five privates from Council Bluffs in company L were stripped of uniforms and driven from camp for refusing the U S oath of allegiance and to fight on the Mexican border. They were forcibly removed, hats seized, gear taken, and painted with mock injuries as others cheered.
The Iowa Supreme Court rules unanimously to sustain the closing of bars as challenged by appellant Jahn Hil. The Davenport case by three saloon operators upheld the repealing statute and defeated objections raised, reinforcing state authority over licensing.
Dubuque authorities initially reported two Mexicans as the killers of John Mullen, but new testimonies show misstatements by distant witnesses. Clifford Wilbur and Frank Winters, Dubuque railroad workers, were arrested as the investigation shifts stance amid conflicting accounts and medical details of the victim’s skull injury.
A note describes a hemiboo tree with 34 varieties. The smallest height is minimal and the tallest reaches about 150 units. Details on species or location are limited in the fragment.
At a weekly Rotary meeting in West Branch Iowa citizens warned Captain J C McGregor of the First Iowa Cavalry not to come back after he allegedly tried to urge Cavalry men to take a federal oath. A telegram invited him to come to Alien where he would be welcomed.
Bridgehampton N Y June 20 Former President Taft was luncheon guest today of Charlie F Hughes at Tremeden, the nominee's summer home. Taft telephoned from Garden City to accept the invitation. He dined with Mr and Mrs Hughes and the Huggies family planned to join the group with Dr Coyle B Carter hosting the occasion.
Major Philpot orders 12 men from the Second regiment to cut heavy logs and bridge a ditch as punishment for refusal to take the oath. The drill escalates to grueling work under the hot June sun, with steadily shifting duties and no rest. He vows harsher action, potentially sending slackers to the border, while referring to an ex regular in a blue suit who refused the oath.
The Iowa weather and crop weekly bulletin for the week ending June 37 reports a cool showery week with rising temperatures at the end and below normal rainfall in most areas. Corn progress is rapid with most fields plowed a second time, though some southeastern fields delayed due to wet weather. spring grains are generally in good condition with oats heading short and potatoes dying yet despite many pests.
An automobile party returning from Darlington to Warren was struck by an east bound Central passenger train at a grade crossing near Warren. Five occupants were killed immediately and a sixth likely fatally injured. Among the injured are A D Chappell a 55 year old music dealer of Warren and Patrick Dery with two children. The car’s driver is reported among the dead.
Spry vice president of the Clarings Trust & Savings bank shot himself. Bookkeeper Guy Brent is jailed on embezzlement charges for allegedly crediting himself about 4000 dollars. Bank solvency not in question. Brent was a personal friend of Spry.
Judge W S Ayres weighs habeas corpus action over whether Donald Parker 17 or 11 enlisted for 1914 guard encampment may be held for Mexican border service with the field hospital corps. Sheriff Griffin testified Parker was arrested for failing to mobilize. militia officers disputed age and discharge terms.
The DuBuque Sunday School association opened a four day convention with a parade of 50 schools from Dubuque and nearby counties drawing more than 6 000 participants. Five bands and one drum corps played as 25 000 spectators watched before a mass picnic at Tinton Park.
The minister of marine says the Uruguayan ship is not in serviceable condition and no other suitable Argentine vessel is available. Officials fear chances of rescuing the stranded Shackleton party this season are slim.
London reports four vessels lost: the Japanese steamship Daigetsu Maru and the Italian steamer Clara sunk by hostile warships, the Italian ship Aventine sunk, and the Dutch steamship Waealstroom lost with crew landed. The Daiyetsu Maru was sunk by a submarine off Barcelona per Madrid dispatch.
Lord Robert Cecil told the house of commons that after Paris conferences the French and British governments will discontinue partial enforcement of the declaration of London governing maritime trade. He hopes allied governments will concur and withdraw successive orders under the declaration with a formal statement of reasons.
Washington reports May exports reached 472 million dollars, surpassing the previous May record by 61 million and exceeding the 1911 to 1914 May average by 300 million. The year to May totals 4.1265 billion. May imports also rose to a record 229 million.
Chicago packing houses have closed contracts with the army quartermaster for a monthly supply of 1,600,000 pounds of meat. Packers are already preparing to fulfill the order and arrange shipments, with deliveries to Fort Sam Houston and Fort Kiowa.
London July 1 The Manchester Guardian urges clemency for Sir Roger Casement, arguing death would not deter fanaticism and that mercy could aid Ireland's future. Other papers echo the mercy plea as British execution is debated after Casement's treason conviction. Washington June 30 A Senate resolution asks President to request a stay of execution pending new facts, referring the matter to Foreign Relations Committee.
Washington July 1 President Wilson will not permit Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to command a volunteer division for border defense, nor will General Wood be sent to command on the border. Political considerations bar both leaders from military emergencies. Congress cannot act alone in officer appointments. Roosevelt has been assembling a volunteer division for over two years with retired regulars and former officers, aiming for infantry and cavalry roles.
Walter J. Kayes reports a deluge of telegrams and letters from men seeking to join a proposed voluntary army division organized by Col. Theodore Roosevelt. He says applications will be filed for future reference if hostilities arise. Equipment offers include shoes slitomobiles and aeroplanes.
Washington June 30 The five members of the farm loan board under the new rural credits act will be nominated to the Senate in a few days. President Wilson is weighing a long list of candidates for the positions.
In Philadelphia on June 30 Judge Mc Pherson of the United States court of Appeals refused to interfere with Bethlehem Steel’s plan to acquire Pennsylvania Steel Company of New Jersey and its subsidiaries. The ruling came in an appeal by Clarence H. Yenett of New York a stockholder who argued the consolidation violates federal antitrust laws.
Roswell New Mexico on June 20 reports the city plans to reduce the four thousand five hundred six hundred sixty six dollars yearly Fourth of July celebration budget to support dependents and veterans.
A London congress of 60 delegates from 00000 workers passed a resolution calling government action to regulate prices of food and fuel. It proposes price regulation by a department with powers to commandeer supplies, fix freight rates, requisition crops, and set fuel prices, plus government ownership of merchant ships as an alternative. It also demands wage increases and a 30 percent rise in old age pensions amid rising costs.
Paris June 30. Corp Victor Chapman of New York, a member of the Franco American aviation corps, was killed last week while aiding a wounded comrade. He attacked four German planes, downed two, then was shot down by another enemy aircraft. A religious service will honor this citizen of the United States for his sacrifice. Other squad members receive promotions and honors.
Cambridge June 30 William H Wedford Dorchester County clerk and Republican figure is thought murdered on a lonely road. His body missing. car found by farmer Fred Hudley, who was guided by a stranger claiming the rider lost control and jumped into the river before vanishing.
Sing Sing N Y June 30 Oresta Shilitani was executed for the murder of two New York policemen during an arrest attempt for a third man in a girl dispute. He showed no insanity at trial but grew terrorized in the death house and briefly escaped after seizing a revolver.
Chicago June 20 reports indicate final preparations for pre saving National Guardsmen to entrain for the border are near completion in 74 states. Inventories of property have been taken in Missouri Kansas Indiana Colorado and Nebraska as part of mustering in troops under Major General Rarty at army headquarters.
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