Two Iowa Boys Saved From Lungs by Surgery
In Iowa City a surgeon removed obstructions from the lungs of two boys, Willie Lynn and Edmond Fairchild, after inhaling a tinfoil wad and a brass panholder respectively. Dr. L W Dean led the operations. Lynn was sent home but Fairchild needs further treatment to prevent pneumonia.
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Western
Colon News Service
Iowa City
Iowa
Willie Lynn
W. R. Lynn
Davenport
Edmond Fairchild
Clarence Fairchild
Walker
University of Iowa College of Medicine
L. W. Dean
Toade
Lynn
Fairchild
Des Moines Sends 200000 Vehicle License Applications
Des Moines post office mailed 200000 license application blanks to automobile and motorcycle owners across the state for 1917. New plates issued only for new cars. the three year plate installments are due January 1, 1917 with penalties after April 1. Over 196000 registered autos, 3000 dealer licenses and 6800 motorcyclists noted.
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Des Moines
Ucensea
Matareyctos
Iowa State News Highlights Local Crimes and Accidents
Burglars robbed two residences and a meat market in Davenport during the night. Alexander Roberts, Davenport scavenger, fell from his wagon injuring himself. Ottumwa to gain a new hotel, the Ottumwa, with masons on the fifth story. A Black resident roast noted at Mt. Vernon. Wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Westphal of Davenport. Husking bee near Orient for Mrs Ahnen’s farm. Murdock fatally hurt near Sidney after cattle shipment mishap. Multiple injuries and legal notices across Iowa towns amid a turbulent period.
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Davenport
Alexander Roberts
Rev
W. &. Reavis
Hannibal
Christian Church
Ottumwa
Charles Robinson
Burlington
Roy Cobbert
Elgin Township
Plymouth County
C.D. Worley
Cass Township
Wapello County
Mt. Vernon
W.J. Westphal
Schleswig
Germany
Orient
Ahnen
William Ahnen
Murdock
Sioux County
Larchwood
Ming Annette
Solon
Sidney
Neb
Nebraska
Crimén
Shters
Sonn
Alsters
Feataururits
Dubuque
State House Notes on Penitentiary Population Rise
Iowa state penal institutions report rising populations with Anamosa reformatory receiving fourteen arrivals last week and six paroles. The system faces strain as contracts rush to finish before freezes, while road gangs and honor prisoners increase. A Sioux county bridge hole sparked a $1,050 verdict against the county for injuries. Shoes contracts for inmates rose 60 cents per pair after notice. Debate over naming Iowa State College Ames University stalls amid education board caution. Tax and estate actions, plus National Guard commissioning, round out the report.
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Anamosa
Davenport Street Car Route Debate Highlights State Happenings
State happenings report Mayor Bernard of Davenport pressing the Tri City Railway to alter Davenport street car routes. Local notes cover a Burlington hotel clerk arrest over a disputed payment and other incidents including a car theft near Mason City, a Dubuque hugger case, hog and cattle sales, and a county fair auto theft.
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Bernard
Davenport
Tri-City Railway Company
Burlington
Robert Welsh
Harlan
Lemke
Florence Lemke
Iowa
Welsh
Jack the Hug
Dubuque
Mt. Vernon
Orthern
Illinois
Linn County
Seattle
Sandy Hill
U-Boat Reach Ties Up U S Courts Over Rail Cars
Two suits filed in the United States district court accuse Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and other railroads of failing to return rail cars to proper lines. Clinton Coal and Ayrdale Coal lead the plaintiffs seeking injunctions to force car returns and curb diversion or confiscation.
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Chicago
United States District Court
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Ulel
Clinton Coal Company
Ayrdale Coal Company
Clinton
Chicago &Astern Jutrels
Ayrdale Salt
Chicago, Terre Haute, & Southern Railway
Bandits Rob Bank of $10,000 in Braidwood OK
Six armed robbers cut telephone lines, blasted bank vaults, and escaped with about $10,000 from a private bank owned by W. H. Odell & Co in Braidwood Oklahoma. Mrs Emma Himes woke to the explosion but could not rouse others due to the line cuts.
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Braidwood
W. H. Odell & Co
Emma Himes
Germans Capture Russian Positions in Volhynia
Berlin reports the Eastern Front victory as Von Linsingen’s forces storm Russian trenches on the Stokhod river left bank south of Vitoniez, taking 22 officers and 1,508 men along with ten machine guns and three trench mortars. Russian counterattacks failed. German losses were small.
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Stokhod River
Vitonicz
Volhynia
War Office
Berlin
Eastern Front
Prince Leopold
von Linningen
von Ditfurth
Stokhod
Vitoniez
Germans Evacuate Fort Vaux After Heavy Bombardment
German war office reports Fort Vaux on the Verdun front abandoned after a violent bombardment that left much of the fort demolished. The same update notes gains by both sides on the Somme front with French forces advancing and 536 German prisoners taken.
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Berlin
Fort Vaux
Verdun
War Office
Somme
Somme Front
Les Boeufs-Sailly
French
German U boats reach and roam Atlantic coast
U 58 returned safely to a German port according to an official Tuesday statement. U 39 under Lieut. Capt. Hans Rose was 17 days out from Wilhelmshaven and is now at Newport after a three hour stay. The next day U 58 reportedly sank five ships near the American canal as reports circulated of its movements. Naval officers say searches for a German secret base along the New England coast yielded no results.
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Berlin
London
Navy
Hans Rose
Newport
R. I
Wilhelmshaven
Alerican Canal
Germany
Atlantic
New England
Bank robber captured after fast confession in Michigan
Frank Rainay of Hillsdale Michigan aged 43 confessed to a bank robbery spree near Eau Claire 20 miles east of St Joseph claiming he entered to close a banking funds business and only meant to buy potatoes. He admitted to holding up Vero Beckwith the 30 year old cashier of the Mau Claire State Bank stealing about 4000 dollars and was captured by Sheriff Fred O Pront in a swamp near Eau Claire after being released from Kalamazoo State Hospital last July.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Frank Rilacy
Homo
Hillsdale
Vero Beckwith
Mau Claire
State Bank
Here
Rainay
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Fred
Eau Claire
Jury Acquits John Copeland in Black Lectures Case
In Galveston Texas a jury acquitted John Copeland a cashier from Marshall after 84 hours of deliberation. The case involved William Black an anti Catholic lecturer who was killed in Marshall on February 8 1915 during a confrontation after Black lectured in the town.
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Galveston
Tex
John Copeland
Marshall i
Thirty Lost On Angheliki Steamer Sinking
The Greek steamer Angheliki carrying about 800 volunteers for the Venizelist army was sunk by a German submarine off Piraeus. Thirty men drowned, with reports listing 850 aboard including 50 Baldito recruits.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. T
Piraeus
Athens
Oversoas
Saloniki
Baldito
Three Die Two Hurt in Philadelphia Fire
A deadly blaze in Philadelphia killed two women and a man and destroyed the third floor of an apartment building. Victims identified include Charles Meeney and Mrs Nellie Howard.
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Philadelphia
Charles
Meeney
Dhia
Blother
Nellie Howard
Airplanes Reach Bucharest From Balkans Front
Two Allied aircraft arrive in Bucharest after crossing the Balkans in a long flight. The distant distance and mission highlight continued air support from Allied aviators.
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Bucharest
Balkans
Allaged Blackmailer Arrest Report On New York Gang
An alleged member of a New York blackmail gang, George Bushy, was taken into custody on a complaint by J. Klein, a Baltimore banker, alleging tortious acts and substantial losses. The report notes the arrest as part of the criminal inquiry into the gang.
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New. York
George
J. 1 Klein
New
Mexican reports deny Villa capture of Parral
Washington November 4 Ambassador Designate Arredondo said he received a dispatch from Mexican consul Garcia at Juarez denying reports that Villa has captured Parral.
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Parral
Washington
Arredondo
Garcia
Juarez
Villa
Skinolong Face and Scalp Remedy Advertised at Chicago Address
An ad promotes Skinolong a liquid treatment claimed to cure skin eruptions dandruff and scalp parasite issues. It asserts rapid penetration of scales and white outcomes with a bottle priced at one dollar. The text lists a Chicago address and references to a chemical firm.
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Clifton Ave
Nationat
CHEM
Montana
Surprised Dinner Party In Doom
A fragment describes Henry Lucy, a charmleg alg, and Canon Aloger in a dinner party scene. Bald Bervant warns not to announce him as guests gather at eight for a dinner mixed with child attendees. The text references a children’s party and odd sounds amid a dead silence.
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Henry Lucy
Canon Aloger
June
Bald Bervant
Clock Ownership Ruling in Cornwall Rail Case
In Cornwall England a rail property dispute over an eight day clock ends with the judge telling the plaintiff they will receive the clock while the defendant gets the eight days. The court decision centers on ownership of a timepiece tied to the rail case.
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Cornwall
England
Lassen Volcano Erupts With Black Smoke Spouts
Reports from Redding and nearby areas describe Lassen Peak erupting with large balls of black smoke at intervals of five to ten minutes. Onlookers say the crater resembles a boiling caldron as the activity continues.
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Lassen
Redding
Laasen Peak
Capture 200 009 Tone of OU Amsterdam November Report
Fragmentary text reports a capture related to 800000 tons of petroleum and an event at Amsterdam on November 6. The garbled lines reference You Maackenpen and a freight gaze eluding detection. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable in readable portions.
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Tone
Amsterdam
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