Iowa War Effort Updates and Local Civic Actions
The Clinan public schools vote to discontinue German teaching by year end. Iowa State College hosts farm and home week with thousands attending to learn conservation and production for the war. Governor Harding joins national Naval Reserve efforts and Adj. Gen. Logan is named for aviation duty at Rich Field. Barracks at Camp Dodge ready for 14,484 men due Feb 23, with quarantines planned. Local coal shortages force school closings and adjusted terms.
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J. M. Fisk
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Texas
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Thornburg
State Board of Health
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Des Monnce College
Iowa Newspaper Association
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Iowa City
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Kirk Jacobe
United States
Nick Reed
Washington, D. C
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Lafayette Young
State Council of Defense
Des Moines
Germans American Patriotic Association
Germany
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Cedar County
Turner
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Hoover
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Grinnell
John Rafferty
Swell City
Dex Moines
R. W. Snall
Eleven Spies Found Guilty in Plot to Aid Germany
Franz Rintelen and ten co-defendants were convicted of conspiring to destroy munitions and damage ships for the Entente. Each received 18 months in Atlanta federal prison and a $2,000 fine, described as the maximum penalty. The case cited a $500,000 bank fund and planned bomb shipments to the Pacific for oriental vessels. President Wilson proposed sweeping wartime powers to reorganize government for centralization of war efforts.
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New York
Franz Rinteten
Nil Germnns
Atlanta
United States
James W. Osborne, Jr
Osborne
Atorney
Rintelen
Pacific
Orient
Washington
Wilson
Congress
U-Boat Fails to Sink Cunard Ship Aurania
The Cunard liner Aurania, 18400 tons, was torpedoed by a German submarine while bound for the United States. Damaged but not sunk, the ship is returning to port with government escort. Fourteen passengers were aboard. the Aurania is a sister ship to the Anchor liner Anant.
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Aurania
United States
New York
Cunard One
Bread Ration In Effect For Hotels Restaurants
Washington February 7 bread ration order set two ounces per person for patrons in hotels restaurants and dining cars. The measure follows a similar ration observed in England and reflects ongoing wartime food controls.
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The
Food Administration
England
British ships sunk by mine or submarine in last week
Admiralty reports fifteen British merchant vessels sunk last week. Ten exceeded 1000 tons while five were under 1600 tons. Fishing boats also lost. Censor prohibits all news on an air accident investigation linked to deaths of Lieutenants Stamps and Looints.
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Passengers From Dutch Steamer Nieuw Amsterdam Arrive
Sixteen passengers from the Dutch steamer Nieuw Amsterdam were taken to Wig Island by teledevil officers after the vessel reached Atlantic port. Authorities reported the facts but details remain unclear due to partial the text.
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New York
Nieuw Amsterdam
Atlantc
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Senate panel approves 21 year draft registration plan
Washington February 11 The war department plan to register men at twenty one and base quotas on class one numbers rather than state populations won quick Senate military committee action. A second bill allowing the president to call into immediate service skilled industry and agricultural experts in emergencies was also favorably reported.
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War Department
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Senate Military Committee
Krupps Fear Air Attacks Underground in Holland
E O Murdock a Brooklyn electrical representative says parts of Krupp works at By fen are buried underground as a precaution against raids. He notes deserters from German ranks are increasingly crossing the border to Rotterdam after months in Holland.
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By Fen
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Brooklyn
Holland
Rotterdim
Austrian Premier von Suya ter Resigns Cabinet to Emperor
A Vienna dispatch reports Austrian Premier von Suya ter has offered the resignation of the entire cabinet to Emperor Charles in Vienna. The move comes amid events in Austria Hungary as noted by correspondents in Amsterdam.
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Vienna
von Suyater
Charles
Austria-Hungary
Chicago Grain Trade EmbarGo Lifted by Railroad
The transportation department of the Chicago Board of Trade announced that the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad lifted its embargo on shipment of grain to Chicago.
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Tradian Portation Department
Chicago Board of Trade
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Taltroad
Pralu
Government to guarantee 945 millions for railroads under measure
Senate committee report backs administration railroad bill promising annual government guarantees of 95 million dollars with a 5.32 percent return. It allows the president to relinquish control up to July 1 and outlines how taxes and government improvements would transfer to carriers after wartime operations.
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Smith
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Administration Railroad
Cummings
la Follette
Tony
Wso
Red Cross Christus drive yields large membership gains
Washington DC editors report the Red Cross Christus drive crossing 2875,000 members, about 22 percent of the U S population, with roughly 17,500,000 new members to the total since the drive began. Chicago leads central division with strong gains across Atlantic Central Gulf Luke Mountain New England Northern Northwestern Tueste Pennsylvania Potomac Southern Southwestern divisions show notable increases despite severe winter weather. Final counts are unlikely to alter the broad estimates.
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Strikers Win as Street Car Tie Ends in Victory
St Louis Feb 9 The street car strike is settled after five days. Cars operate on all lines now under a union victory with open shop provision. Wages and hours to be arbitrated. Union leaders accept the agreement.
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St. Louis
Ao Victory
Workless Day Suspensions Reported Across Several States
Washington reports workless Morklays suspended in North and South Caroling Georgia Florida Alabama Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana by Maul Admistrator Gur field an Wiiing.
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North
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Caroling
Georgia
Florida
Alabam
Tennesse
Mississippi
Louisiana
Maul
Gurfield An Wiiing
Wilson Names Hawaii Justices and Washington Nominees
President Wilson nominates James Lake and Samuel Kemp of Honolulu for the Hawaiian supreme court as chief justice and associate justice. The nominations come amid the administration’s judicial appointments on the Pacific coast.
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Hawaii
Washington
James Lake
Samuel
Kemp
Honolulu
Clef
Wawaiian Supreme Court
Woman's Work Promoted by Tanlac Cure Claims Relief
Mrs. May Hull of Des Moines reports Entarrh and throat pain improved by Tanlac, a tonic made from barks and berries. She says her digestion and nerves strengthened, work in her ten room house now feels easy, and her head is clear. Ads note Tanlac is sold by leading druggists with wholesale supply if needed. An Iowa ad also touts corn bread as improving appearance and aiding war effort.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Many children suffer ailments and a powder mission claims quick relief. The copy touts 21 hour cold break up and relief from feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders and worms with a pleasant taste for children. Distributed by Mother Gray o Le Roy New York with a sample free and 5 cent price at all druggists.
Paradoxical One Opens With Wedge Metaphor on Congestion
The remark frames a closing order as an opening wedge provoking debate on traffic impact. It contrasts paradoxical logic with practical effects, suggesting officials weigh unintended congestion shifts and route changes. Further context clarifies the evolving policy stance.
Unclear fragment hints at couplets and ads
Text fragment mentions a dialogue about love and trust with quotes and a signature, plus an ad line praising Garfield Tea for constipation. Sparse readable items provide no clear event or entity beyond generic names and phrases.
From Miss Tonsils to Mine Tonsils in Opera
An interviewer jokes about a performer’s transition from musical comedy to grand opera. The star quips that she is now “wedded to my art,” noting art sustains her more than a husband. Published in Everybody's Magazine.
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