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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
2
A recent Safety Council issue highlights near misses from a bursting grinding wheel and a hammerhead in a factory. It discusses safety flanges, unpreventable hazards, and the need for safeguards amid broader notes on industrial health, wages, and yields across regions.
The 45th Iowa Equal Suffrage Association convention in Waterloo pledged to follow national Woman's Suffrage Association policies. It stated it would stay neutral on candidates and not align with the congressional union or Woman's Party. Officers were elected led by President Mrs. Anna B. Lawther and Secretary Miss Tess Etta Caldwell. district chairs include Elizabeth Beccy Thurlineston, Elizabeth Terking, and others across Iowa communities.
Miss Mary Little, 15, of Odebolt, was seriously injured after being struck by an automobile while crossing a street in Des Moines. The student at a local college was confused and received non fatal injuries.
Tom Wilder president of the Tova Mercantile company now in receivership was arrested and sent to Anamosa on a warrant charging complicity in frauds. The 1,500 stockholders have apparently lost their entire investments as the business deficit exceeds $100,000.
Des Moines reports per capita assessed wealth across Iowa from W H Wilmings. Ida County leads with 2 551 while Monroe County records the lowest at 1 360. Overall state total assessed wealth reaches 4 134 542 350 with Polk County at 170 875 719.
General Funston clarified a Dallas conference statement by Dr. Gambrell asserting Baptist preachers could address soldiers only if explaining they were not to be treated as “hosts.” He opposed camp revivals and said soldiers are not special targets for evangelization, defending soldiers as a capable, equal group.
Des Moines Ind September reports that L C1 Chite secretary of the school board appeared before directors to answer charges by Hiram Mickel former bookkeeper. He claimed secretary and Pickel took trips in the school automobile for private use and that others admitted misuse of funds and a cash drawer loan.
Des Moines reports Adjutant General Logan recommends keeping the Iowa regiment at Fort Des Moines for a longer period until muster out. The move aims to use heated barracks rather than tents at Camp Dodge to reduce risks from cold weather and illness after Texas service.
William Schafer of LeMars and Sabina Francis Sullivan of Sheldon Iowa wed in a private ceremony at the Cathedral of the Assumption Louisville conducted by Rev. SP O Mahoney. Schafer known as Jake Schafer, a midwest football figure, and Sullivan, a Sheldon native, eloped after attending Boston prep. Attendants listed include Arthur C Luiz Aliman W Gates Thor J Kinsilla Bullivan and Maenn of Louisville with Sullivan's attendants.
Cedar Rapids authorities report the Marion postmaster Shankjin, a prominent Iowa Democrat and former Marion Democrat editor, shot himself as investigators probe a cash shortage of about 100. Inspectors continue examining accounts while his widow and three sons are left behind.
A controversial patent filing attributed to an inventor named LMestte Gontotor discusses time cure methods. The document, labeled TOS SHEN, appears in fragmented form with unclear details and no verifiable dates or institutions attached.
In a Pennsylvania town residents voted on licensing Junees. Burgees opposed the licensing while the people approved placing them in the church on Sunday. The tally showed 605 in favor and 200 opposed.
In Belerade, Stelve, Mr and Mrs Warren P Cummings are mentioned in a local note dated February 4. The fragment indicates they settled an unknown area and currently reside there.
The text notes Frederick as the builder of the ring on Thig at a castle during a premier event. It mentions the 20 years' war and the town's growth after, with its prominence rising in Europe. The town's presence strengthens after the German Empire's formation, ranking third in European city populations after London and Paris.
Snow fills Waters’ former Main Street site in Winsted Connecticut as Mrs 4 A Snow moves from Huggina pinge to the Pierre house and Henry J H Waters shifts from the Pierre house to the ugeins ples location updates remain unclear due to OCR errors.
In Mason City a crowd including prominent locals gathered for the El Kahir temple ceremonial visit when a circular breacher platform in front of the armory collapsed. Several were injured, some seriously, as wreckage trapped attendees. A Shriner class of over 50 met last evening for further instruction.
Des Moines Sept 23 prominent Democratic orators will campaign in October for national and state tickets. Speakers include Marshall Ollie James of Kentucky Lind of Minnesota Bryan and others as announced by J W Heyfolds chair of the state central committee. Cities and dates span October 2 to 24 with locations to follow.
Mason City reports that policemen and other peace officers no longer draw witness fees for grand jury appearances or other criminal proceedings. The change follows a ruling by the state auditor’s department which handles county accounts and disallows such fees for officials paid by the county. State or municipal employees cannot collect these witness fees.
A mixed column reports on Democratic and Republican club discussions, local elections with presidential ballot results, a winter outing planned for lake shore residents, church services, and potential Bermuda travel. It also covers legal actions, including a liquor injunction in Des Moines, an acquittal in the W S McCulistyh case, a guard's recall from Japan to Washington, a postmeter case in Hamburg with a $300 fine, and school closures in Springville for infantile paralysis precautions.
The Iowa Panel Suffrage association treasurer released figures showing 68 506 16 spent in the campaign for an equal suffrage constitutional amendment. It details county work 37 225 29 organizers and speakers from Iowa 25 000, from outside states 3 480, and postage 1 489 95 with Iowa contributions totaling 19 295 14 and salaries for organizers 10 631 18.
In Jefferson Iowa Sept 23 the McCullough murder defense wrapped up near trial closure. McCullough, a contractor, fatally shot Jones who intruded on his camp claiming self defense. Testimony was salacious and a courtroom disruption occurred when high school girls entered the gallery prompting the judge to order them to leave.
In Dubuque on September 2 the porch on the second floor of a local apartment house swayed and collapsed sending three women to the ground twenty feet below. They were pulled from the wreckage of boards and debris and rushed to a hospital with varying injuries, one serious.
Clarence Anderson a prominent young electrician was electrocuted while working atop a pole near the greenhouse south of Spencer. He married two weeks ago and had just moved into a new home Tuesday night.
In Remsen the so called Jack the Peeper was identified after dropping a coat during a chase. Walter Harris, age 11, confessed and was sent to the Eldora state reform school for four years. Other notes include Centerville steam pipe panic and injuries at Strawberry Point.
Twenty one by wireless reports from the Overseas News Agency say the 6400 Greek troops under Berlin Soper will be lodged in Goer, a town in Russian Silesia. The force of 460 officers and 6009 men will be housed in boarding houses, hotels, and army barracks.
A historical census snapshot notes a child born every four minutes in Texas and seven homes built each working hour. It estimates 24 percent of women aged 15 to 24 unmarried, 166,562 men never married, and 26,000 spinsters. Average Texas family size is four point nine.
Fragmentary lines show a rural exchange about pies near a house and a doctor’s warning. Characters Sottacer and a man discuss risk and harm to items, with uncertain outcome. Content remains sparse and context limited.
Fragmentary dialogue describes a woman labeled a famed train robber. Characters Omar and Henry discuss crossing the street and a plan involving a sawed off skirt, with mention of a desperate criminal.
A well known actress in a Christian Register shop asked for a traveling bag made from alligator kin. The shopkeeper offered smooth leather instead. The dealer quips that wrinkles are out of fashion and the current alligator comes from skin of an allegedly managed alligator.
The Iowa Weather and Crop Service reports a cool dry week ending Sept 14 with temperatures near normal. A killing frost on Sept 18 damaged tender garden crops in central and eastern counties while most of the state escaped major losses. Fall plowing slows in dry south central areas, risk to winter wheat increases without rains. Some wheat is emerging and appears healthy in spots.
In Dubuque, the Telegraph Herald faces a new libel action filed by Atty. L. G. Hurd for five alleged defamatory editorials. The suit seeks $5,000 per offense, stemming from prior Ayers libel cases and ongoing editor changes at the paper over several years.
In Dubuque Iowa Sister of Charity Mother Gertrude of Mt. Carmel marks 75 years as a nun and 73 years in Dubuque. Born in Ireland in 1527 she joined the order in 1841 and will have Pontifical High Mass with Archbishop James Keane presiding. The celebration draws clergy from the Midwest as she remains active and alert.
Ames Fourth ward business leaders push to secede the Town State college area and form a new town. Petitions signed by about ten percent of property owners, including several professors, aim for a district court action in Nevada. Meanwhile Iowa Municipalities gather for a session with Davenport delegates aboard the Helen Blair.
Readable fragments describe water in a river bending its bed and sediments shifting. A note mentions one third of the workers in an institution or county area affected, suggesting local employment impact.
New York September 28. Threats of a general strike by striking street car workers prompted city officials to mobilize civil and military power to end disorder. Mayor Mitchel vowed firm action while police expanded patrols to protect key transit routes. Supervising unions planned a meeting to decide on a possible broad strike. Commotion persisted with attacks on elevated trains injuring several passengers.
London report says a committee led by Baron Famingdon recommended creating a British foreign trading bank with £10,000,000 capital. The bank would bridge gaps between home banks and colonial and foreign British institutions to finance large overseas postwar contracts and expand facilities not offered by the existing system.
Washington dispatch reports civilians may enter the national rifle matches in Jacksonville Florida starting October 11 under War Department auspices. Each state governor should name one or more teams besides those from the national guard. government transport paid for one team or funds shared if multiple teams participate.
New York September 22 Theodore Roosevelt and William E Taft have accepted invitations to attend a reception in honor of Charles E Hughes at the Union League club October 2. Elihu Root president of the club will preside.
Paris reports the agricultural situation after harvest with wheat slightly below average nationally but favorable in the west central and southeast. Potatoes suffered from dryness yet many regions yielded well. beets were unsatisfactory. Vineyards suffered from heat but overall yield deemed satisfactory.
A wage increase of about 20 percent for workers in window glass factories was decided at a Cleveland conference between the National Window Glass association wage committee and factory representatives. The raise impacts about 20,000 men across West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Oklahoma and Indiana.
Miami Florida September 22 authorities believed at least two of four bank robbers from Homestead fled with wounded, but two suspects may be surrounded on Key Lares island south of Miami. A running fight left one bandit killed and another wounded as three men fled into thick subtropical brush.
New York September petitions urge a special congressional session to halt food exports. About 30 000 retailers and small dealers received forms to sign, aiming for 1 106 000 consumer signatures. The Master Bakers Association leads a nationwide campaign to curb rising prices claiming men won’t act.
Chicago September 28 Housewives urged to attend a mass meeting to form an organization to resist food price hikes. Bread price increase from one cent to a cent loaf spurred the call, noting men profit motives and urging women to act to stop unwarranted rises.
Washington dispatch reports Fiora McDonald Thompson, president of the Housekeepers' alliances, blaming housewives for high meat and bread waste. She urges scientific breadmaking by women and notes wasteful practices by butchers and wealthy buyers, calling immigrant housekeepers to curb waste.
The Hughes National College alumni league accepts a challenge from the National Woodrow Wilson College Men’s league for a debate series on campaign issues. A committee led by Had Behr will arrange details with a Democratic representation. A separate plan calls for Judge D D Woodmansee to debate Senator Robert L Owen at Albuquerque at the New Mexico State fair opening on September 28.
Washington reports the war department has ordered two incoming National Guard infantry battalions along with Troop A of the Kansas cavalry and Troop E of the Wisconsin cavalry to the Mexican border today.
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