Iowa reports prosperous farms across counties with drainage plans
The Iowa department of agriculture reports a very good year for farmers in many counties. Wet weather highlighted low spots prompting extensive tiling and drainage projects costing millions. land values rise. hogs, cattle, horses, and sheep increase. corn at about 74 percent of normal with strong hay and apple crops. war demand affects horses but land prices remain high and tiling expands.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Tran Whitted
Pab- Welty Bureau
Whitted
Sitos
Poweskiek
Onta
Tee
van Buren
Davis
Tola
Seralene Johnson
Monroa
Hancock
Cerro Gordo
Llnofs
Piz
Roy
Fayette
County Fair
Tania
Buchanan
Linn
Winneshiek
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Iaris
Pera
Des Moines Drug Firm Shut After Permit Revocation
In Des Moines the Drug company facing a court order bans alcohol sales and revokes its wholesale permit. Judge Hubert Utterback issued a permanent injunction and canceled the firm’s permit, stating the Des Moines camp would remove the plant. The action marks a rare aggressive move against a major regional wholesaler.
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Teterar Drug
Des Moines
Ita Meuor
Enya i Hae
Tews
Seppoles
Sea Dovabe
Jude ‘Hubert Utterbaek
Legal notice misread as appeal harms Doe Moinea Drug
A misinterpreted appeal to the state supreme court is described as a death blow to the Doe Moinea Drug Company. The article outlines that a stay or suspension of the cage cannot be granted in a liquor decision.
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St Prems
Searg
Doe Moinea Drug Company
Iowan Killed On Minnecoty Bigux Route Home
A Iowa resident died while traveling the City12B route from St Pauls to Sioux City to visit his mother for the first time in two years. The incident occurred between Lake Crystal and Mankato.
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Minnecoty _Bigux
St. Pauls
Sioux
Booth
Lake Crystal
Mankato
Open Road to Turkey First Link Formed in Northeast War
From Lertin Germany via London dated Oct 25 a German army bulletin reports a direct Danube connection between Austro German Serbia forces and General Boyadjie’s Bulgarian army. It notes villages taken and crossings near Visegrad and Knjazezac with heavy cannon captured near Kladovo and patrols linking forces east of Braza Palanka. Fighting continues as lines shift.
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Danube
Braza Palanka
Boyadjie
Negotin
Knjazezac
Serbia
Forgan Testifies in Munday Bank Wrecking Trial
James B. Forgan president of the First National Bank of Chicago testifies he urged lender support to avert the Lorimer Munday bank collapse. He claims he warned LaSalle Street National Bank several times and tried to delay the run that doomed the Lorimer Munday institution. He asserts his bank offered help to stabilize deposits amid the crisis.
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Morila
James B. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
Charles B. Munday
William Lorimer
LaSalla Street National Bank
Forgan
Chicago Clearing House
Lorimer-Munday Institution
Lorimer-Monday
Red Cross Man Shot by French in World War II War Report
Berlin reports from Dresden Nachrichten that Red Cross member Hellinger, a German prisoner of war, was shot by a French soldier after he refused to reveal German positions. The incident underscores wartime tensions and the risks faced by aid workers.
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Red Cross
Berlin
Dresden
Ammunition Shortage Reported in Germany
London dispatch notes a Petrograd report that a German shortage of ammunition is becoming critical and contributes to Germany’s failure to date in some military efforts.
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Germany
London
Petrograd
Failura
German Yacht Sunk After British Pursuit Near New York
Roanoke Virginia witnesses recall October 20 when the Australian cruiser Sydney boarded the Bermudian about miles off Sandy Hook on the New York Bermuda run. They report the Sydney sunk the Eclipse on October 15 with the six German officers aboard, while all aboard perished.
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Roanoke
Bermuda
F Rom
Sydney
Sandy Hook
N. J
New York
Eclipse
Kronprinz Wilheim
Gerwa
Estella
Clemmie White
New Fuse for Aerial Bombs Reported by Inventor Maxim
Hudson Maxim, veteran inventor on the naval advisory board, told Secretary Daniels he invented a fuse for aerial bombs that greatly boosts efficiency. He predicts the explosion delay will be reduced to a fraction of a second, with trials at Pensacola’s naval aeronautic experimental station.
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Washington
Hudson Maxim
Naval
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Havy Aeronautic Experimental Station
Pensacola
Arrest Gen Ignacio Rivero in Mexico City murder case
In Vera Cruz on October 30 Ignacio Rivera, a former general under Diaz and financial agent of the Catholic party, was arrested upon stepping ashore from a New Orleans ship. He had lived in the United States for two years and is charged with complicity in Madero’s murder in Mexico City.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Mexico City
Madero
Ignacio Rivera
Diaz
Atholic Party
New Orleans
United States
Floods in France Cause Major Damage to Southern Towns
The Basse river overflow in Perpignan region floods southern France. A railroad bridge at Rivesaltes is washed away. General Joira is noted as a local figure in the affected area.
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France
Paris
Basse
Perplenan
Rivesaltes
Joira
French Land More Troops In Europe Move
A Central News dispatch from Vienna via Amsterdam quotes the Evank furter Zeitung claiming France has landed 160000 troops and 100 big guns at Seglentht, signaling a major reinforcement of forces. The report notes the troop buildup and armament as of late October.
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London
Vienna
Thuradagé
Amsterdam
Evank
Furter Zeitung
Sglentht
British Warship Argyll Goes Ashore Off Scotland Coast
British cruiser Argyll of 10 850 tons ran aground on the east coast of Scotland during a tense engagement. Crew members are reported unharmed though emergency rescue operations were dispatched.
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London
Argyll
Caase
Scotland
Fire at St John’s Parochial School Kills Dozens in Peabody
A three story brick school building in Peabody Massachusetts housing St John’s parochial school burned trapping about six hundred students. Twenty bodies recovered with twelve from the vestibule where a crushing crowd blocked escape. Sixteen sisters in charge of the pupils escaped. The origin of the fire remained under investigation.
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St John
Peabody
Mass
Peabody, Mags
St.John's Parochial School
James
Greeri
Michael Dung
British transport torpedoed in Aegean Sea
War office reports the British transport Maranetta torpedoed by a submarine in the Aegean Sea. Ninety nine aboard are unaccounted for.
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London
War Office
Aegean Sea
Eagle Pass
Tex
Southern Pacific
Douglas
Aziz
Washington
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Thomas A. 2Dbson
Russian Fleet Bombards Varna Coast
A Bucharest dispatch to the Stefan Naws agency reports that Russian forces opened an attack on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. The Canadian fleet arrived near Varna at four o'clock this morning and began bombardment, with significant damage cited as skirmishes continued at eleven o'clock.
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Rorle
Bucharest
Stefan Naws Agency
Med Wedneady
Black Sea
Bulgaria
Wiras
Varna
Sketling
Girl Found Slain on Tracks in Pittsburgh
The headless body of Miss Sophia McCallin, daughter of the late William Q. McCaflin former Pittsburgh mayor, was found on the Pennsylvania railroad tracks at Roupe station within the city limits. Identification was impossible due to severe crush injuries and the case was referred to authorities for inquiry.
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Pittaburgh
Sophia McCallin
William Q. McCaflin
Pennsylvania
Roup
H. &. Morrow
Compteatiur
Chinese Premier Resigns Amid Monarchy Change Rumors
Washington reports the resignation of Han Shih Chang as Chinese premier amid reports of a monarchy change. The notice notes sympathy and political upheaval surrounding the government transition.
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Realgna
Washington
Han Shih Chang
Alaialtelé Iy
Testing of Inspection Scales Shows Frequent Inaccuracies
A 10 year history of inspection reveals many scales drift. Waterloo and Clarinda scales off by up to 1 and 600 pounds on large loads. Sioux Center and Rock Rapids scales under by tens of pounds. About 40 percent of scales fail due to neglect. Officials warn coal and produce buyers to use weight, not measure, and enforce weigh standards.
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Din Good Coalition
Waterloo
Clarinda
Sioux Center
Rock Rapids
Department
Texsure
BE. W. van Duys
Deater
Barney
Escaped Convicts Listed for Deterrence Booklet
Pt Madison reports the penitentiary plans a detachable booklet listing all current escapees and unaccounted prisoners. Photos and Bertillon data will appear above each description. sheets can be removed when a convict is captured or accounted for. Several escapees have been recaptured in Fort Madison and elsewhere.
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Madison
Fort Madison
Harry Lee
California
Will
Pettihouoigan
Wisconsin
Byrd
Nebraska
Nivert
Kansas ‘City
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Wilson
Mrs. Galt
Chicago Herald
Turkey
Teutonic Forges
Munday
Chisago Financial
la Salle Street Bank
Kronprinz
Touriste Say
MAXIM
Ignacio Rivero
Ptoew School
Czar’s
Alfies
Mish McCallin
Pitts
Burgh
Dablone
Navy
Georgia
Wilson Pean
Shenandoah
Aga
Ant Leala
Goodwin
Jaimes William Roberta
Cleri
Hebburh
John Nusser
Twotyne
Nugear
Ware
Towa
Nusser
Mde Lela
Eixprose
Towne
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