Four Iowa postmasters charged in federal defalcation case
Four southwestern Iowa postmasters and aides were arraigned by US Commissioner Spencer Smith in Council Bluffs on charges of defrauding the federal government. Lead defendant Frank L. Hammer of Model Harrison County faces defalcation charges totaling 4872 dollars. Other suspects include George Williams of Atlantic Virgil E Nelson of Atlantic rural route and Harvey H Turner of Dumfries.
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F Western
Walon News Servieg
Council
Bluffs
Sam
Post Office Department
Iowa
United States
Spencer Smith
Council Bluffs
Lloyd C. Henricks
Frank L. Hammer
Model
Harrison County
George Willams
Atlantic
Virgil E. Nelson
Harvey H. Turner
Dumfries
Nurse Goes to England from Ida Grove
Ida Grove girl Louise Todd a young professional nurse from Chicago sailed from New York with surgeons and nurses to England for six months to care for wounded Allied troops in the war against Germany. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs David Todd and a local high school graduate.
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Ida Grove
Louise Todd
Chicago
New York
Windy City
England
Germany
Miss Todd
David ‘Todd
Presbyterian Hospital Corps
City
Des Moines Italy family homes bombed in mystery
In Des Moines investigators probe two Sunday bombings aimed at Italian families Angeline Ferraro and Tony Abstuzzio. Ferraro was injured lightly. both homes were damaged. The victims, acting as special policemen, reported no warnings or demands. No arrests have been made.
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Des Moines
Angeline Ferraro
Tony Absiuzzio
Ferraro
Abstuzzio
To Drain 900 Acre Swamp Near Wall Lake
C L Vass and Frank Woolston have bought swamp land south of Wall Lake station from Canadian owners for drainage. An Ames College expert will prepare drainage plans. The tract is in the West Boyer river headwaters and has been waterlogged with high weeds.
Grinnell Class of 1865 Fifty-Year Reunion Highlight
Commencement at Grinnell featured a fiftieth anniversary reunion for the class of 1865. Thirteen members formed the earliest Grinnell graduating class after the college moved from Davenport, the largest at that time. Eight survivors attended the reunion, each making a special effort to be present.
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Grinnell
Davenport
Prairie Dog Town and Farm Offers for Colony
Shenandoah prairie dog town of about 2 000 inhabitants on J A Moody’s Walnut township farm marks a unique feature. Moody hopes to persuade Shenandoah park trustees to establish a colony at Wauhouse park and offers to supply the dogs to start it.
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Shenandoah
J. A. Moody
Walnut Township
Iowa News Roundup Shapes of Midwestern Farm Life
A wide survey of Iowa topics reports unplanted corn in Mount Ayr and Grinnell, falling insurance rates in Sioux City, and a cyclone near West Union. It notes Corneil College elects Rev Charles Wesley Flint president, Iowa scholastic awards to Herman von Lackum, and alfalfa yields statewide.
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Mahaska County
Mount ‘Ayr
Robinson
Grinnel
Iowa
Grinnell
Sioux City
B.D. Chandler
West Union
Charles Wesley Flint
New York Avenue
United States Bureau of Soils
Iowa State College
Clinton
Scott
Sioux
van Buren
George M. Chappel
Weather Office
Arthur Parker
Muscatine
State Banking Department
Abe Smith
Liberty Center
Clarke
State House
California
San Francisco
Seattle
Fred Clarke
Buchanan
Linn
Marshalltown
A. A. Swan
State Department
Des Moines
A. R. Corey
State Fair Association
Newton
Towa
Parsons Company
Berlin Reports Air Raid Casualties At Karlsruhe
Berlin Says an enemy air raid on Karlsruhe killed eleven civilians and injured six. One enemy plane was shot down by German flyers, its occupants killed, and another forced to land near Schirmeck. In the western theater the French losses were heavy as they pressed between Lievin and Arras.
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Berlin
Karlsruhe
Schirmects
Lieven
Arras
Moulin Sous
Touvent
Champagne
Perthes
Lesmesnil
Ambassador Gerard to Meet Kaiser Before Germany Replies
Washington reports an anticipated high level meeting as Ambassador Gerard is to confer with Kaiser Wilhelm before Germany’s reply to Washington. Officials stress the meeting’s potential impact amid Berlin’s note that the U S mediation on submarine warfare and foodstuffs to Germany was initially considered untenable.
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Washington
Gerard
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Berlin
United States
England
Russians Admit Loss In Shavli District
The Russian war office acknowledged German occupation of several villages in the Shavli district and areas south of Mariampol. The battle along the San in West Galicia was reported as continuing fiercely with new Austro German troops entering the fight.
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Petrograd
Shavli
Mariampol
War Office
San
Galicia
German U-14 Submarine Sunk by British Confirmed
Berlin reports confirmation from the German admiralty that the British sunk the German submarine U-14. The statement follows A J Balfour's June House of Commons announcement.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
A. J.balfour
House of Commons
Ita
Bridge Collapse Kills Up To Six in Cleveland Ohio
Six men died and several dozen were injured when steel work on a new high level bridge over the Cuyahoga River collapsed in Cleveland Ohio on Thursday.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
Girl’s Threat Cut Shocks Cincinnati Home Death
The body of eleven year old Elizabeth Nolte was found wrapped in a sheet in the rear yard of her home. Her throat had been cut and she had suffered other mistreatment. Authorities label the case a violent homicide with ongoing investigation.
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Cincinnati
Eliizabeth “Nolte
Marines to Mexico Warned in Sonora Clash
Six hundred sailors and Marines are ordered to aid about one hundred Americans near Esperanza Sonora as Yaqui Indians threaten settlers. Rear Admiral Howard leads the expedition from the Colorado with Raleigh and Buffalo nearby for support. Consul Hostetter reports crops and horses destroyed and lives at risk. Villa's forces reportedly occupy Monterey after a 12 hour battle with Carranza’s troops. casualties and arms captured fueling Villa aid.
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Washington
Esperanza
Hostetter
Hermositla
Esperanza Valley
United States
Galveston
Tex
Villa
Monterey
Carranza
Allied Forces Score Early Berlin Battle Wins
British forces claim destruction of a counterattack north of the La Bassée canal with few retreating survivors. French troops press the Alsace offensive crossing the Fecht, nearing Metz, while east of Festubert gains and Ypres positions are reported held.
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Berlin
Germany
Ofela
LaBaasee Canal
London
Alsace
Fecht
Metzéeral
Munstein
Sir John French
Festubert
Ypres
Turkish Transports Sunk by British Submarine
London dispatch reports three Turkish transports sunk in the Golden Horn near Constantinople by a British submarine. Nearly five thousand men perished with only a few survivors.
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Golden Horn
Veessels
London
Constantinople
Tetedos
Baseball as Insanity Cure Trial At State Hospital
Baseball as a treatment for insanity is to be tried at the state hospital in San Bernardino California on June 21. The first game of a serial will be played by patients and attendants and its effects will be carefully observed.
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San Bernardino
Cal
State Hospital
Wabash Receivers Report Debts and Cash in Court Filing
In St. Louis on June 21 the JPA liabilities of the Wabash railroad were listed at 30,579,482 dollars while cash on hand stood a little over 12,000 dollars according to a report filed in federal court by the Wabash receivers.
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Wabash
St. Louis
Wabash Railroad
Httle
The
German Agents Named In Lusitania Crisis Report
A New York to Berlin drift links detective agencies to German claims about Dr. Meyer-Gerhard. Officials deny the Meyer-Gerhard alias and say the charges were planted to disrupt U S German talks over the Lusitania affair. The State Department cites embassy denials and notes the aim of peace talks remains intact.
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Berlin
London
Anton’. Meyer-Gerhard
New, York
von Jagow
Bolt
Colonial Office
Meyer-Gerhard
Alfred Meyer
Washington
Developmenta
State Department
Germany
Cedarhurst
V. 1
Hkaly
Into
Department of State
Thea
Gerhard
Red Cross
United States
Captain Storen Guilty in Maxwell Street Burglary Case
Capt James O D Storen and Detective Sergeant Michael Weissbaum were found guilty of conspiracy to commit burglary in Judge Dever's court. Sergeant Frederick Roth was acquitted. Storen fined $1000 and Weissbaum three years Joliet penitentiary. Prosecution cited Nathan Steinberg Isadore Waxler and others as members of a million dollar burglar trust.
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Chicago
James O'Dea Storen
Michael Weissbaum
Maxwell
Isadore Waxler
Maxwell Street
Allies' ships flee Turks at Gallipoli coast
A Constantinople report says the British fleet has taken refuge in Kerala bay on Imbros northeast of Gallipoli to escape German submarines. The Turks reportedly mined British vessels while in refuge on three occasions. Also noted is the death of E. B. Buck former head of the Davenport G A R department.
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Berlin
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Kerala Bay
Imbros Island
Davenport, Ja
The
Miinais
Rock Island
Germans Sink Norwegian Lumber Ship off Christiansand
Copenhagen reports German war cruiser Meteor sank the Norwegian lumber ship Granem about 15 miles south of Christiansand on Friday morning. The incident follows other naval actions in the area as listed in local papers.
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Copenhagen
Meteor
Christiansand
Trio of youths jailed for Iowa burglary and escape histories
The article recounts Osborne Monif and Ryan leaving New York in fall then ending in Valley Junction Iowa where they broke into a deserted dining room, stole jewelry, and were arrested. Sentenced to a reform school up to ten years. Murphy and Osborne endured prior prison escapes and parole woes, with plans to return after serving sentences.
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Osborne
Monif
Ryan
New York
En Routi
Chicago
Iowa
Murphy
Hast
Ita
New, Ya
Hastern Reformatory
A Murphy
California
Great Grinnell cyclone tale told at anniversary gathering
Grinnell residents recall the 1882 cyclone at a 33rd anniversary event. Henry R. Baker of Grinnell recounts the peril as the old college building collapsed trapping several inside. A rescue saved a life though one student died from injuries. Other news notes include two young girls killed by a lightning strike near a traveling family and a man named Joyce alleged to have forged a check.
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Grinnell
Ted
Henry R. Baker
Penacook
Blair -Hall
Thas
Nebraska
Forte Fort “Dodge
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Marshall County
Valley Junction
State Department of Agriculture
Weldon
W. A. Haney
Webster City
Harold Murphy
Huron
Keokuk
LI News
Kaiser
San River
Teutons
Mexico
Sonora
Bernstorfe
Gerhard 18
Galls
Ene
Miles
von Jagow Seco
Capt. Storen
Joliet
Fleet
Qid College
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