Iowa Teacher Arrested for Inciting Hostilities Claims
Oak Grove school teacher near Greeley faced a preliminary hearing on charges of inciting hostility to the United States. Bond set at 5005 was posted. County Superintendent Walker testified the teacher refused to raise the flag citing lack of rope. Pupils testified the teacher disparaged the United States and praised Germany, implying opposition to U.S. entry into war.
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Eric Western
Manchester
Sam von Talga
Oak Grove
Greeley
A. E. Peterson
United States
M. J. Yoran
Flpb
Walker
von Taige
van Talge
United Atatza
Germany
Cross gang recapture details updated in Colfax report
Accounts of the Carter gang recapture align on most points with two or three exceptions. Dutch Cross reportedly not seen at the raid scene. Deputy Mabie of Colfax tracked the gang and alerted Des Moines officials before Shari Griffin effected arrests. Oros location remains unknown as local and county officers continue the search.
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Colfax
Carter
Dutch Cross
Houge
Mabie
Des Moines
Shari
Griffin
Oros
Firefighters Demand Raise as City Council Stands Firm
The city fire department members demanded a monthly $10 raise and one extra day off in five, while the council offered a 45 raise and one day off in six. Salaries currently run from $65 to $80 monthly with one day off weekly. high living costs are cited as the cause. City commissioners are seeking to replace the men.
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Magoniuy
River Improvement Plans Near Bellevue And Dubuque
The government will begin river improvement work for winter at a cost around 60 000 dollars. Projects include areas above Dubuque and below Bellevue while repairs to revetment near Maquoketa near completion. The government fleet will return to Winter quarters at Dubuque after the work.
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Bellevue
Dubuque
Dubudue
Pig Collision Injures Stuart Couple Near Vailley Junction
Mr and Mrs George Gers of Stuart were returning from Vailley Junction when a pig interfered with their auto crossing and recrossing the road. The vehicle crashed and the couple were extracted with minor injuries by a nearby officer. They later returned to Stuart by train.
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Stuart
George Gers
Vailley Junction
Gere Gelyer
Meg
Iowa foreign born population and naturalization efforts 1910
A Washington bureau report on Iowa shows 62 201 foreign born residents in 1910, 52 3 10 percent of the total, with 27 401 foreign born voting age whites and 15 272 native born whites. Night schools teach Americanism in 23 communities as part of a broader alien instruction program.
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Iowa
United States
Bureau of Nauralization
Washington
Tewa
Dex Moines
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Davenport
Waterloo
Mason City
Tarrington
Carney
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Cherokee
Clayworks
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Muncazine
Dubuque
Myatic
Fort Dodge
High Bridge
Lyons
Yoder
Oelwein
Scandia
Weat
Burlington
Delaware
Bloomfield
Enterprise
Bureau of Naturalization Workers
the Sun
Malor
Bureau of Naturalization
Union
Bureau
Foreign Horn
Cornstalk Disease Warning For Iowa Cattle
The Iowa State College veterinary department warns farmers to watch for cornstalk disease in herds from now until January. A herd of 20 steers saw 37 die, and another of 20 to 12 died. A December corn show will accompany the Johnson County farmers Institute set for December 12 to 14 with sizable prizes for county boys participation.
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Ames
Iowa
Department of Veterinary Investigation
Iowa State College
Jons City
Johnson County Farmers’ Institute
Sugar Cache at Capital Des Moines Seized Pending Distribution
Inspectors Sherwood and Metcalf report 151000 pounds of sugar stored at White Line Transfer in Des Moines. The sugar reportedly belongs to Seavey & Tar's Helm of Omaha, with James F. Deems seeking authority to seize and distribute it. The shipment includes 690 bags and 250 barrels, originating partly from California and Hawaii.
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Des Moines
Invésti Wethen Petheral
A. P. Sherwood
Ji. J. Metcalf
State Council of Defense
White Line Transfer Company
Seavey & Tarshelm
Omaha
State Food Administration
James F. Deems
Burlington
Washington
California
Hawaii
Allies Aid Italy in Great Battle on Balh elma Plateau
English and French troops rush to reinforce Cadorna on the Tagliamento front as Mussolini forces clash with Mackensen and Krobatin. Berlin reports 30,000 German casualties, incl two generals, in the Bain Slaza plateau engagement. German war office says 180,000+ prisoners and 1,500 Italian guns captured. Tagliamento bridgeheads seized and several hundred more guns taken.
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Washington
Cadorna
Tag- Hamento
Mackensen
Caraie Alps
von Krobatin
von Hindenburg
Atd
Italy
Isonzo
Bainslaza
Berlin
Fire laid to spies foes lose patents
A major fire on Baltimore piers injures sailors and destroys munitions, with 35 missing and three dead. Federal agents lead the investigation, suspects point to German agents, and one man is held. Separately, US regulations license enemy patents for American use including salvarsan, expanding access to vital drugs amid wartime shortages.
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Baltimore
Department of Justice
General Pershing
Brownley
Michael J. Hand
John W. Histermut
Cuarts
Geddes Reports Submarine Losses In War Firefight
Sir Erle Geddes in parliament announced estimates that between 40 and 50 percent of German submarines operating in the North Atlantic and Arctic waters had been sunk. He said during the last quarter the enemy lost as many submarines as in all of 1916, reflecting intensified Allied patrols.
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London
Nev
Erle Geddes
Edward Carson
Admiralty
North Sea
Atlantic
Arctic
12-Cent Milk for Chicago in November and December
Chicago is assured of 12 cent milk for November and December after a vote by 59 Milk Producers' Association directors. Harry A. Wheeler, state food administrator, announced a $3.32 per 100 pounds price pending federal investigation by a food administration milk commission. The measure passed almost unanimously with four members dissenting.
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Chicago
Minde
Milk Producers’ Association
Harry A. Wheeler
Food Administration
Lost U S Ship Sinks U Boat After Submarine Fight
Atlantic port reports the Luckenbach was torpedoed on October 11 after naval gunners fired from periscopes and sent the submarine to the bottom. J. 8. McNeill of Plainville Mass, a crew member aboard the Luckenbach, is listed among seven aboard the armed good and a French pilot as reported missing when the Lewis Druckenbach was sunk October 11.
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Luckenbach
Amoaifleur
Washington
McNeill
Piatnville
Mass
Armed Good
Claw
Lewis Druckenbach
Wilson May Call Congress Special Session Near Italy Aid
Washington reports President Wilson may urge Congress to convene a special session around November 1 to speed U S aid to Italy. Officials say the administration would dispatch troops immediately if allowed, though war with Austria has not been declared and authority rests with Congress.
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Washington
Wilson Mfy
Congress
United States
Italy
Austria
Hertling Made Chancellor in German Political Shakeup
Amsterdam reports Count George von Hertling named chancellor designate as former Chancellor Michaelis becomes Prussian prime minister. Hertling, a Bavarian premier, is noted for extreme Junker and pan German views and strong provincial stance amid cabinet reshuffle.
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Prussia
Amsterdam
George von Herting
Traster
Hae
Portal
Michaelis Hs
Prussla
Count von Hertiing
Great Showing Made Saving Meat and Flour for Allies
A leading New York hotel reports saving over a ton of meat on its first meat day and five barrels of wheat flour on a Wheat Day as part of the Food Administration campaign to conserve staples for export to Europe. Other hotels report similarly encouraging results.
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New York
The
Food Administration
Europe
Roland B. Malineaux Dead in New York Murder Case
Roland B. Malineaux, central figure in the long ago Malineaux murder case known on Long Island, died Friday at a New York hospital.
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Roland B. Malineaux
New York
Roeland B. Malineaux
Malinaux
Kriday Tet
Long Island Hospital
Famous Trotting Mare Morene Breaks Leg in Pasture
In Lexington Kentucky on November 5 a famed trotting mare Morene by Moko Nend Harkness suffered a broken leg while racing in a pasture and had to be destroyed. She earned $20,285 over her racing days.
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Lexington
t-Morene
Moko
Nend Harkness
Pershing Chauffeur Gas Attack Reported in Hoboken
A cable from Hoboken states that Eugene Alaxson, described as Pershing's son’s chauffeur, was gassed by a bomb and is being treated in a hospital. Maxson, presumed father, is stated to be recovering at a hospital.
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Pershing
Hoboken
Euble
Eugene Alaxson
Maxson le
Notice to Army Slackers in Washington on Nov 3
General Crow der notifies governors of amendments to selective regulations aimed at tightening army duty for those failing to register. The changes seek practical uniform enforcement across states.
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Washington
Crowder
U S Senators Safely Endure London Air Raid
United States Senator William S Kenyon of Iowa and Senator John B Kendrick of Wyoming survived two London air raids unscathed. They attended a dinner at the Athenaeum club on the first raid and slept through the second in their hotel suites when bombardment woke them. Eight people were killed and 21 injured in the latest raid, as officially announced.
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London
United Sites
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
John B. Kendrick
Wyoming
Atheneum Club
Ford's Grandson in Peril Under Federal Probe
Detroit federal agents probe an alleged plot against Henry Ford infant son of Edsel Ford and heir to the Ford fortune. A note demanding 10 000 dollars was used as ransom for the baby's safety. A youth and a team have been detained and multiple arrests are expected.
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Ndetroit
Mich
Detroit
Alduet
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Watch for Slashed Canned Goods Prices
Near Washington November 3 the food administration predicted an immediate drop in canned vegetables prices due to the new mechanism for wholesale dealers. Dealers who bought last spring at low prices can now sell below current market rates. Those charging excessive profits face forfeiture or loss of licenses to operate.
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Washington
New Gold Strike Reported Near Alaska Yukon River
William A. Couse reports a new gold deposit from Dawson to Big Creek in Alaska. Bre Creek flows into the Yukon about 20 miles above Sel kirk, indicating a promising prospect for miners in the region.
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Big Creek
Yukon
Vancouver
B. CG
Dawson
William A. Couse
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Selkirk
Resigning War Industries Board Chairman Frank A Scott Ill
Frank A Scott in Cleveland is seriously ill and his physician has ordered him to give up all work after his resignation as chairman of the United States War Industries Board last week.
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Frank A, Scott
Cleveland
Prink A. Scott
United States War Idustries Board
Unrest in Helsingfors Over Aland Island Possibility
In Helsingfors political circles Sweden may seize the Aland islands, stirring unrest in the Swedish press amid talk of a Swedish move. Reports from Petrograd dated November 5 note concern over potential German capture and broader regional tension.
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Helsingfors
Sweden
Aland Islands
Nermuany
Pedagogues Elect Association Adopts Indirect Balloting
The Iowa State Teachers Association elected M. G. Clark of Stour City president and adopted indirect balloting with a representative body from five sectional associations. Officers include Supt F. Mahanna vice president and Clay D. Stinker secretary treasurer.
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Des Moines
M. G. Clark
Stour City
Town State Teachers’ Assoc Tha
Seum
Louise Homer
Supt
F. &. Mahanna
Perry
Clay D. Stinker
Dean D. L. Cloyd
Harry P. Smith
Newton
J. M. Davis
Knoxville
Aaron Palmer
Warshalltown
Edith Hasner
Guthrie Center
Carrie E. Ludlow
Winterset
Pearl de Jarnette
Des
E. C. Meredith
Boone
W. F. Barr
Drake University
Americans Suffer First Clash With German Forces
Washington reports the first clash between American troops and German forces on the European front. Three Americans were killed, five wounded, and twelve captured or missing after a German barrage isolated a salient in the U S trench. General Pershing released a dispatch confirming the incident and prisoner capture.
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Washington, D. C
United States
War Department
Pershing
Gomely
America
Germany
Frank Camada
Australia
Book Binder Edward Powelka Ends Life Amidailng Ill Health
Cedar Rapids report states Edward EB. Powelka head of a book binding shop killed himself by drinking poison in his office in front of his employer. Ill health and business decline cited as causes. Powelka was married.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward EB. Powelka
Popalka
Patriots Surgeons at Waverly Amid Disability Exemption Surge
In Cedar Falls a contingent of surgeons including Cann Nolge were in Waverly recently, drawn by the unusually high number of exemptions claimed on grounds of physical disability.
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Cedar Falls
Fran Cann Nolge
Waverly
Farmer Arrested As a Stacker Near Grundy Center
Frei Priest, a local farmer near Grundy Center, was arrested by Deputy U. S. Marshal Hedley on charges of failing to register for the draft on June 5. Officials dispute his claimed age noting records suggest he is twenty-nine, with a 1586 birth year implied by church records. He posted bond of $1,004 for a February hearing.
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Grundy Center
Frei
Here
U. S
Hedley
Tim
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