Hilsinger quarantine bill delays Clarke signature in Iowa
Gov George W Clarke delays signing the Hilsinger quarantine bill until thorough review of foot and mouth disease controls and potential statewide impact is completed. The measure authorizes armed guards within a three mile infected zone and extends exposure safeguards, risking broader state quarantine per officials.
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Western
Noweraner
Ala News
Des Moines
George W. Clarke
Iowa
State Veterinary Department
Clarke
Hilsinger
Dean C. F. Curtiss
State Agricultural College
George W. French
Waterloo
Harry Hull
George Hilsinger
Sabula
Lightning Storm Kills Farmer As property burned
A severe electrical storm struck the Muscatine area on Thursday killing Charles Bentz 36 on his Washington area farm. Iqnarles Welsh and Arthur Cacherell were knocked unconscious when lightning hit a frame building on their farm, destroying the structure and causing additional property damage.
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Muscatine
Charles Bentz
Washington
Iqnarles Welsh
Arthur Cacherell
Denison's Charles Bullock Celebrates Golden Wedding
Denison resident Charles Bullock, a prominent figure in the city, marked his golden wedding anniversary on April 17. He arrived in Denison more than forty five years ago, entered business, and served as a Democrat in the state legislature and twice as a delegate to national conventions.
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Denison
Charles Bullock
Iowa
Marsh Elected Democratic National Committeeman
Wilbur W. Marsh of Waterloo Iowa was chosen by the state central committee to succeed Martin J. Wade as Democratic national committeeman. The vote was 6 to 4 amid numerous ballots and a plan to defer selecting a third district committeeman until the 1916 primary.
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I’. P. Hagemann
Waverly
Henry Bronson
Manchester
Wade
Burned to Death by Oil in Rock Rapids Cafe
Mrs. Brenzing, cook at a Rock Rapids Iowa cafe, was fatally burned when an oil can of Jjresena oil exploded and spread burning liquid. She died after hemorrhages and was survived by three young children. In Sioux City, Industrial Workers of the World known as wobblies plan to use the city as harvest season headquarters with Joseph Foley denouncing press and the AFL.
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Sheldon
Brenzing
Rock Rapids
Sioux City
Wobblies
Industrial Workers of the World
Joseph Foley
American Federation of Labor
Northwestern Iowa Teachers Institute Sees 210 Attendance
The O'Brien County Teachers Institute in Sheldon attracted 210 attendees with lectures by Professor O'Shea from Wisconsin University Professor Cosgrove of Cedar Falls Dean Jesup of the University of Iowa Miss Osborne Cedar Falls domestic science instructor and Professor Bishop from Ames on Friday.
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Northwestern Iowa
Sheldon
O'Brien County
O'Shea
Wisconsin University
Cosgrove
Cedar Fails
Jesup
Miss Osborne
Cedar Falls
Bishop
Ames
Father and Son Banquet Fetes Man and Boy Theme
The Methodist Brotherhood hosted a Father and Son banquet on Monday evening April 19. Toasts centered on the theme The Man and the Boy with a man urged to bring a boy to future gatherings.
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Hampton
Methodist Brotherhood
Baby's Body Found in Mason City Sewer Trench
Mason City reports the discovery of a baby girl's body in a sewer trench. Excavation had resumed after a halt last December. the body was buried about three weeks and found wrapped in a newspaper. Nearby Iowa City notes reveal university enrollment figures for 1914-29, totaling 3,995 not counting duplicates.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Mason City
Jowan Murder Tied to Wrights In Colorado Shooting
Report states Jowan, once of Wapello, was shot in Reaver Colorado on Sunday. Authorities say his wife led him to the incident area and later was described as prostrated. Relatives initially heard Wright was dead before confirmation of the shooting.
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Jowan
Wliez Makentine
John Wright
Wapello
Reaver
Colo
Wright
Strikes and Accidents Highlight Mixed State News
A Muscatine child of four dies from burns after playing with matches when a box ignites her dress. In Des Moines a state official contemplates a strike amid budget cuts and personnel shifts including a hotel inspector role and sanitary engineer board changes.
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Clara Stender
Des Moines
Satatylo
Ofsipalth
Fort Dodge Club Launches Drive to 11,000 Members
The Fort Dodge Commercial Club will inaugurate a campaign to grow membership to 11,000. Current membership stands at 610, with organizers aiming to expand outreach and community involvement.
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Port Dodge
Fort Dodge Commercial Club
Iowa News Notes and Local Club Elections
Iowa notes list a Tiger Athletic Club in Pella electing officers and Buller & Son's 6000 ice plant at Bellevue producing five tons daily. It covers a delayed will contest in Humboldt, Cedar Falls May Day changes, and Big Four Medical Society formation in Sheldon by 35 physicians from Lyon Osceola Sioux and O'Brien counties. It notes drag day at Bedford with 266 horses and judges, plus ages of drivers, and local church edifice work and a 30000 tabernacle project with community involvement.
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Pella
Buller & Son
Bellevue
Ellen ©. Cotby
Humboldt
Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Lyon
Osceola
Sioux
O'Brien
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Sheldon
Arlington Hotel
District Medical Society
Big Four Medical Society
Bedford
Clayton Township
Ross Township
Benton
CG Mohler
Thomas Parkey
Dinney Wys
Buf” Robinson
Haverland
Dodge
Ang
Leree
Abe
Tabernacle
Roosevelt under cross exam reveals campaigns and alliances
Syracuse April 22 Roosevelt testifies for two days about Republican funding and aims. He says money from Morgan Harriman Frick and others supported the 1904 NY state campaign with no implied obligations. He contrasts Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in Barnes case and recalls efforts to reform Barnes.
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Syracuse
William Barnes
Theodore Roosevelt
Cragg
Republican
J. P. Morgan
D. A. Harriman
H. G. Frick
Jacob Behift
Wall Street
Roosevelt
New York State
B. H. Harriman
Republican Fund
Bil
H. Harriman
Chicago
Damon
Pythias
David
Jonathan
Barnes
Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Hyd
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Barnes
3000000 Mile Comet Tail Revealed At Lowell Observatory
A direct photograph of Mellish's comet from Lowell Observatory shows a tail with two divergent branches, the longer likely at least 3,000,000 miles long. Spectral analysis notes cyanogen as a prominent constituent in an unusual form, with hydrocarbons more prominent than in most comets. Other gases are detected through strong spectral bands, though exact identities remain unknown.
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Plageta
Aziz
Mellish
Lowell Observatory
Cynbogen
Mayor in Prison Holds Terre Haute Office From Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kan April 24 Mayor Donn M Roberta of Terre Haute Ind serving a six year federal penitentiary term continues to exercise the functions of mayor He has telegraphed Terre Haute regarding police appointments and is said to have ordered a police force cut and plans to send a letter to reduce city expenses Other Terre Haute officials are not attempting to run their offices While in prison he remains mayor by administrative action
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Leavenworth
Kan
Donn M. Roberta
Terre Haute
Ind
Terra Haute
Terdia
William Thaw II Safe as Cable Delivers News
The report from Pittsburgh dated April 26 states William Thaw II, serving as an aviator with foreign volunteers in France, was unharmed after his father received a cablegram reading William safe. The message confirms his status amid ongoing war service.
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William Thaw la
Pittebursh
Fearn
Wilama Thaw II
France
William- Safe
Air Brake Firm Secures Major New York Order
The Air Brake Company announces a huge order for its the feeding of air brakes destined for New York. The contract values are not fully clear but reach a substantial sum, signaling strong demand and production scale.
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New York
Estinghouse Air Brake Company
Executive Denies Embargo on Arms and Neutrality Change
Washington April 23. The United States will not impose an arms embargo or alter neutrality laws during the war. President Wilson replies to Count von Bethmann-Hollweg’s memorandum via Counselor Lansing, reaffirming U S neutrality and rejecting proposals to pressure England or force food shipments to Germany. The note shows a calm, dignified stance and upholds U S rights against belligerents.
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Waalington
Apri
United States
Wilson
Vou ‘Borsstorff
Lansing
England
Germany
Great Britain
Mrs Story Heads D A R With Re‑election Victory
Memorial hall rang with cheers as Mrs William Cumming Story was reelected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution and carried her full ticket to victory by a 234 vote margin. Ten vice presidents general were chosen including Mrs George E Tinnadell treasurer general Mrs William A Smoot organizing secretary general and others.
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Washington
Memorial Hall
William Cumming Story
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Story
George T. Guernsey
Independence
Ken
George E. Tinnadell
Louisiana
William A. Smoot
Virginia
Grace “H. Pierce
New York
Misa Natalie Sumner Lincoln
D. A. R. Magazine
Wilson declines visit to Southern Commercial congress
President Wilson will not attend the annual convention of the Southern Commercial congress in Muskogee Oklahoma from April 26 to 29. Secretary of Labor Wilson will be the only cabinet member present with other Washington officials including Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Malburn and Assistant Secretaries Swett and Vrooman attending.
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Southern Commercial Congress
Muskogee
Washington
Wilson
Ohia
Laber Wilson
the Treasury
Malburn
Commerce Swett
Agriculture
Vrooman
Washington Starball Player Jailed For Streetcar Assault
Eddie Ainsmith catcher for the Washington American League team received 30 days in the workhouse for assaulting a streetcar motorman. Teammate Joe Engel was fined $60 for taking part in the incident.
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Eddie Ainsmith
Washington
Jod Engel Finch
Wash’ington
Joe Engel
Sweep Allies Back Near Meuse In Fierce Meuse Front
Berlitz reports allied advances and German counter maneuvers along the Meuse and Yser fronts. French and British prisoners exceed 1,600 with four heavy guns captured. Germans regain ground near Ypres after asphyxiating bomb attacks and reclaim trenches near Embremeuil and St Kilbiel.
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Berlty
Toudon
Berltz
Steenstrante
Langemarck
Ypres
Filken
Douon
Yser
Steenstraate
Het Sua
Meuse
Mdelle
Combres
St. Mihiel
Apremont
Filrey
Ailly
Tinues
Embremeuil
Agincourt
French War Office
Belgium
Dix
Vicogue
Yser Canal
St. Kilbiel
Teutons Hunt Sea For FOB Battle In North Sea
Berlin says the German high seas fleet is scouring the North Sea for the British fleet to meet Admiral Beatty in what would be a historic naval battle. The statement notes German cruises in English waters but no observed British vessels.
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Berlin
North Sea
Beatty
Montreat
Que
Montreal
Thaw Wins Court Battle Over Sanity Hearing
In New York on April 26 Justice Hendrick granted Harry K. Thaw a hearing to determine Sanity for the Stanford White slayer. The trial will proceed before a jury on May 17, with Thaw’s lawyers claiming the ruling secures his freedom and that they can persuade a jury of his sanity.
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Slayer
Hendrick
New York
Harry EK
Thaw
Justice Hendrick
Supreme Court
Stanford White
Marsh elected Democratic committeeman
Des Moines reports W. W. Marsh of Waterloo was elected national Democratic committeeman on Wednesday to succeed Martin J. Wade recently appointed district judge at the United States court for the southern district of Iowa.
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Des ‘Moines
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
National ‘Democratic
Martin J. Wade
United States Court of the Southern
Ietriet
Towa
Violent Earthquake Recorded at Canisius College
An extremely severe quake was recorded on the seismograph at Canisius College on Friday. Officials estimate the center of disturbance about 2,700 miles south.
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Buffalo
Canisius College
Navy secretary confirms Atlantic Fleet to pass through Panama Canal
Secretary Daniels reiterated that the Atlantic Fleet will transit the Panama Canal in July with plans to reach the Pacific by July 4. He stated decisive timing for the canal passage and movement to the Pacific theater.
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Washington
Daniels
Panama Canal
Dantetel
Exports Rise in March Trade Figures Reported
Government data show exports in March totaling about 200 million dollars, up from the previous year. Imports also rise, reflecting March activity with notable totals and comparisons to last year’s Base month.
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Washington
Tide of war fears as Italy-Austria frontier tensions grow
Report from April 24 describes Italy sending notes to Austria seen as an ultimatum. Italy readies frontier troops around Asti while German and Austrian subjects in Switzerland are recalled. Transatlantic service to the United States ends. ships dispatch cutoffs isolate Britain Netherlands sea routes, signaling escalating war mobilization.
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Tome
Rome
Italy
Austria
Asti
Switzerland
Nei
Lugano
United States
Great Britain
Netherlands
Holland
Germany
British Submarines Said Sunk German Fleet Patrols
British submarines operating in the Helgoland Bight were attacked by German forces on April 1 and April 17. The Admiralty announced that one or more submarines were sunk and others possibly destroyed, marking the first noted British submarine activity in the area.
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Helgoland
Berlina
Amsterdam
Helgoland Bight
Ane
Admiralty
Iwa
Gunk
Steam Defender and Gascony Collide on Mersey
Reports from Liverpool dated April 23 describe a collision between the steam Defender and Gascony with severe damage above the water line. Both vessels were eventually sent to Calgary, Alberta by April 25 amid snowstorms and heavy drifts affecting highways. In related dispatches, Paris notes 29 French generals added to reserves to make way for younger officers as the official journal lists those relieved from active service. Philadelphia covers the eleventh international convention of the Brotherhood of Andrew and Full, discussing an interdenominational federation plans amid attendees from 11 chapters across the eastern United States Capote, and Jamaica.
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Liverpool
Gascony
Mersey
Calgary
Alberta
Northwest
Parla
Philadelphia
United States
Capote
Jamaica
Brotherhood of Andrew
YPRES FRONT RATTLE CONTINUES WITH LETHAL LOSSES
London reports heavy fighting at Ypres on the western front with estimates of British casualties over 2,000 and German losses said to exceed 4,000 as shelling and counterattacks persist. disruption and destruction continue amid shifting fronts.
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London
Ypres
Fire destroys multiple buildings in Elk River area blaze
Firefighters from nearby departments battled a blaze that destroyed several buildings in Elk River Minn on April 24. The fire caused extensive damage and prompted mutual aid response to control the flames.
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Elk ‘River
Muam Ele River
Minn
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