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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
1
A report notes that students enrolled in a war program at the state college have begun actual training in kt tasks, marking a step forward in wartime preparation.
Iowa State College moves to train 3000 students for war service. Males drill daily 1 hour 15 minutes, class periods shortened, voluntary after 4 pm, and new military courses planned. Women shift to home economics study, gardening, and food production. Seniors enlisting may receive diplomas. campus pledges efficiency and readiness.
In Dubuque the Red Cross operates from the Bank and Insurance building, with a large group of workers producing hospital supplies. One hundred and twenty five khaki kits were completed for the local militia company, each folding like a pocketbook and containing needles thread buttons and other essentials for the soldiers.
The Gravity community funds a tribute to patriotism after teacher Miss Virginia O'Brien made a pupil kiss every stripe of the flag as punishment for a insult. The incident follows a public display of national sentiment and the schoolyard humiliation is noted as a memorable act. Plymouth’s Auto Tax Receipts To Improve Roads In Spring Apportionment. LeMars reports spring auto tax of 15888 allocated to county roads. September share expected larger. Plymouth county year total in 1916 was 21000.
Guards and militia at a pumping station and waterworks plant chased a man who refused to halt. The assailant fled into darkness after being seen near the St Paul area. Police arrested a man named Jim Luak from St Paul, Minn, as events unfolded.
From Parker and the State Sunday School Association comes word of the largest convention in the group’s history to be held in Aberdeen May 1 to 3. About one thousand delegates from over 40 000 students are anticipated with speakers including W C Pearce Dr Gev L Robinson Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell and R O Excell in charge of music. Delegates will be hosted on the Harvard plan with a Tuesday banquet featuring talks on patriotism in Sunday schools.
Fred Metz a German was arraigned on drunkenness charges after being arrested to protect him from mob violence. Ray J W Nook of the Broadway Methodist church saved Metz from the crowd until police arrived. Metz kicked a window with President Wilson’s portrait, provoking strong crowd resentment. He claimed amnesia and remorse, and it was noted Metz is said to have come from Sioux City.
Sheriff raided the Springer road house in Hancock township arresting Keek on nuisance charges. A bond of 55 dollars was furnished. About 20 people were inside including several women. a stampede followed as liquor was seized and witnesses were noted for Keek's upcoming grand jury appearance before Justice G M Smith.
The Cherokee Board of Education and Cherokee Commercial Club unite for a community movement featuring garden clubs summer manual training and supervised playgrounds. George Rausch and wife are hired for the summer and over 150 youths are expected to enroll with prizes including 30 dollars from Gammer elal club.
Authorities thwart a bombing plot at a Des Moines electric company plant after a 40 pound bomb was found in a machinery sled. The device comprised two iron castings tied together with an electric fuse and wax sealing, believed able to wreck buildings over blocks.
Keith Knapps of Sunny Side School Westfield township wins a free trip to the boys camp at the state fair for best essay on Why Agriculture Should Be Taught In Iowa Schools. Bric Kopks of Merrill placed second. Few entries were submitted in the county.
Otto Frang aged 17 employed at Buttell Brothers novelty firm fell four stories into an elevator shaft but escaped with only a scalp wound and remained conscious. Remarkable escape from what could have been fatal, investigators report.
Mrs Stineva mother of Mrs Harry ord hanged herself at the family home near Shannon City. The body was found by Mrs Ford upon returning from town. Ill health is believed to have prompted the act.
Des Moines publisher Meredith, a Democratic candidate for Iowa governor last November, visited the navy recruiting station and signed his 17 year old son Gerald into enlistment.
Ira Pearson of Plymouth died at his farm two miles north of town after a long illness. He had served as a tealgent for 47 years and passed away following heart trouble.
Washington reports fear of Russian collapse as Petrograd struggles with leadership and logistics. German offensives blocked by weather and Allied pressure. once ground dries, Hindenburg could push toward Petrograd while U. S. patrols chase submarines off the Atlantic coast after the torpedo miss near the Smith.
Washington reports enlistments surge across services with the army averaging about 1,484 daily from April 11 to 15 totaling 7,172. Navy shows 1,635 in two days, marine corps at 1,947 in 15 days. Navy total 71,006 enlisted of 87,000. marine corps near its 17,400 authorized strength.
The Senate commerce committee unanimously recommended passage of the Fernald bill granting the president authority to regulate exports for wise economical and profitable distribution abroad. The same day the Senate passed the Colberson bill legalizing recruitment by the Entente allies in the United States by a unanimous vote.
Hamilton college students vote to replace athletic sports with military training. They will drill two hours daily during the spring term.
The state defense council began a minute census of land and labor conditions in Kansas as it meets in Topeka on April 20. Local officials and council members discuss mobilization, production needs, and regional readiness amid wartime demands.
Washington April 20 Emergency orders for 6000 Lewis machine guns have been placed for the army and navy though the weapon is not yet adopted as standard light machine gun. The department said a final decision would not be reached and noted the gun's role in entente forces on the western front.
London reports General von Bissing the German governor general in Belgium died Wednesday evening. General von Zwehl named his temporary successor. Bissing, born 1844, took office in November 1914 after von der Goltz. He figured in incidents such as Edith Cavell's execution and Belgian deportations.
Nicaragua aligns with Latin American nations endorsing U S entry into the war with Germany. In El Paso Texas Prudencio Miranda, leader of a Mexican bandit gang that raided the Conar ranch in New Mexico killing three Americans two months ago, was arrested by federal agents.
New York April 21 report states physicians attending Sarah Bernhardt issued a bulletin noting improvement in her condition after the recent illness. The update confirms a positive trend while details remain guarded.
State removed supervision over insurance rates but reports indicate rates will rise rather than fall. Major fire insurers poised to limit cuts as mutuals may form under the Neff bill, reversing prior limits that kept outsiders out. The Thirty seventh Assembly also empowered fraternal groups to insure children of members, a move not widely favored by commissioners.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a miracle ether drug to remove corns and calluses without pain. It promises rapid, painless results, noting the product shrivels and removes hard and soft corn and irritated skin between toes, and suggests buying from a wholesale house.
Jol Tagmoud of Mulleie served as a clerk to Tachie loans. A young man asked what a clerk does and was told, He files things. The exchange highlights the plain nature of clerical work and a recollection of an auntie who filed documents but was not called a clerk.
An old advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a remedy for coughs throat and lung troubles. It claims fifty years of success and notes the product as a universal favorite available through formal druggists worldwide.
Dr Witem von Gerard a German trained chiropodist was arrested in Cedar Rapids after seven months of shadowing started last summer in Des Moines by federal agents. Authorities say he is a central figure in a German secret service chain and found with topographical maps wireless gear and papers. He had shadowed mobilization at Camp Dodge and traveled to Brownsville with suspected Mexican communications.
The British hospital ships Donegal and Lanfranc were torpedoed without warning. On the Donegal twenty nine wounded men and twelve crew are missing. The Lanfranc carried German wounded as well as British. nineteen British and fifteen Germans are believed dead.
A $250,000 passenger station for interurban railroads is to be built here before June 1, 1918. The depot will be built and used jointly by the Ft. Dodge Des Moines and Southern and the Inter-Urban Railroad companies. Announcement made by C H Brooks general manager of the Ft. Dodge line at Boone.
In Washington the British foreign affairs minister Arthur J. Balfour and his commission arrived to a warm welcome. The party aims to simplify cooperation and advance a landing peace through constructive talks with U.S. officials in the capital.
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