Child Dies In House Engine Accident In Iowa
Four year old Me C H Harriott dies after clothing is caught in a gas engine flywheel used to pump water for a roof tank. The incident occurs while his elder brother and sister play nearby. the body is severely injured and he dies instantly. Clarence Fiscus of Clemons is arrested in Marshalltown on desertion charges after refusing to appear for war service and seeking noncombative service.
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Elem Newspaper
Union News Service
Churdan
aAs
C. H. Harriott
Marshalltown
Clarence Fiscus
Clemons
Adjutant General's Office
Fiscus
Lacal Exemption Board
Piscus
Fischs
Miss Iva Moore Missing After France Trench Raid
Iowa City nurse trainee Miss Iva Moore of Zearing and Private Dewey Kern of Collins, both twenty, were linked in a wartime romance. Moore learned Kern had been captured or went missing during a German raid on United States trenches in France.
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Iowa City
Iva Moore
Zearing
Iowa University
Nurses’ Training School
Dewey D. Kern
Collins
United States
France
High Flight by Connolly at Chanute Field Record Flight
Dubuque Maj. Maurice Connolly former congressman and postmaster joins aviation corps pilot HH Blaneley flies at Chanute Field Ran foul Alabama as a passenger on a plane reaching over 11 000 meters in a test of a new 230 horsepower motor Connolly earned the rank of major only recently.
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Connolly
Dubuque
Maurice Connolly
United States
Chanute Avaition
Ranfoul
HH. W. Blane Jley
Maj
Aviation Corps
Farmer Hangs Self in Shenandoah Barn Loft
Shenandoah area farmer 60, named B. G. Geer, was found dead in his barn loft, suicide suspected. He faced a $40,000 slander suit by Mrs. Filla Friez and another suit by Mrs. Lucy Smalley over alleged insults to her husband and herself on the farm. Grandson discovered the body. wife and five grown children survive.
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Shenandoah
B. G. Geer
Filla Friez
Lucy Smalley
Conspiracy Charge Involving Two Poles at Connell Bluffs
Federal court in Connell Bluffs found two Poles guilty of Reed amendment violations. Judge Woodrough withheld sentence and ordered U S Attorney DeMar to pursue a conspiratorial case in Missouri aiming to defeat Iowa and Nebraska prohibition laws.
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Connell Bluffs
Woodrough
United States
DeMar
Missouri
Iowa
Nebrasna
Hospital Unit Ordered to Move to Fort Porter
Council Bluffs reports orders for an unlit unit of 48 orderlies and 12 physicians from a hospital organization led by Dr. Donald Macrea to move to Fort Porter near Buffalo New York. The unit is expected to mobilize and entrain soon for France.
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Council Bluffs
Fort Porter
Buffalo
N. Y
Donald Macrea
France
Hay price rally as farm sale near McGregor
Farmers discuss hay priced at 25 per ton as a winter demand pushes prices higher. A bumper crop in this section contrasts with poor yields elsewhere, boosting values beyond normal.
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McGregor
Draft Evader Sentenced at Camp Dodge
Des Moines reports Otto Wangerin of St. Paul received fifteen years in a federal penitentiary for draft evasion, the first general court martial conviction in the eighty eighth division. A Stivers of Cazenovia, member of Company A 339th Infantry, got five years for theft of ten dollars from a fellow soldier.
Homecoming for Soldiers At Iowa State College
Iowa City hosts a large homecoming for returning alumni and soldiers with special invitations to Alen at Camp Dodge and Fort Snelling. The event will honor those in the army and navy as students and faculty organize a full program. Des Moines recount of the prohibitory amendment vote resumes November 26 with unofficial results showing a 1000 vote margin against. Ames pledges over 20000 for the student friendship war fund, nearly doubling its requested share.
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Iowa City
Iowa
The
State University
Alen
Camp Dodge
Fort Snelling
Army
Navy
Des Moines
Executive Council
Ames
Student Friendship War Fund of the Army
Iowa State College
College of the State
Iowa States College
Camp Dodge Notes Show Supply Changes and Transfers
Daily bulletin from Camp Dodge lists supply actions including meat cover shipment to the hum dry, safety rules on garbage, and new sweater wear rules. Transfers assign Lieutenants Parmelee Rayal Smith Wardell White Weitzenburg Cesar Liggett Herzberg Bureh Miller Melway Hayes to various signal and telegraph units.
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Camp Dodge
Presidio
Cal
Twentieth Signal Corps
Guy TH. Parmelee
A. J. Rayal
Lawrence Smith
J. J. Wardell
R. W. Whiteslide
W. FF. Weitzenburg
H. B. Cesar
Fort Leavenworth
W. EB. Liggett
A. TS. Herzberg
W. A. Bureh
L. T. Miller
A. D. Melway
Ww. Hayes
Cleanup at Arsenal Plots Moral Reform Action
Davenport The Tricity Totary clubs unanimously voted to urge government to take stringent action to improve moral conditions near the Rock Island Arsenal. If acted on the move could wipe out vice that threatens to demoralize soldiers stationed at the government post.
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Arsenal
Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
United States
Clarinda Women Rally for Food Pledge Drive
Nearly four thousand Clarinda women signed cards for a food pledge campaign and membership certificates are visible in most homes windows. A reported wholesale poisoning of chickens in Nevada killed 29 of 125 young birds from poisoned scraps.
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Clarinda
Nevada
Christmas packages for soldiers and suitors urged now
Red Cross chapters will forward Christmas packets to soldiers in France by November 15. Packets must fit a khaki 27 inch square handkerchief base with a seven by ten inch writing pad, include varied gifts under 1.50, wrapped in red ribbon and brown paper, with labels. Suggestions include writing supplies, books, games, tobacco, sweets, fruit cake, and nuts. avoid glass and liquids.
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France
Red Cross
The
Kite Balloon Service Offers New Air Corps Path at Fort Omaha
War training extends to a 1500 man unit at Fort Omaha for the Kite or stationary balloon section. Applicants must be U.S. citizens 19 to 86 with good education and letters of recommendation. Selection leads to an aviation reserve route, pay from $100 monthly to higher commissions, and officer training through the Aviation Section signals unit.
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Omaha
Nebr
Uncle Sam
Fort Omaha
Artille
Officers' Reserve School
United States
Antisted
Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps
Army
Prestdont Aviation Remining Board
Nebraska
Evening gown blends restraint with rich orchid satin
The gown described for evening wear or dinner use uses orchid satin in a regal violet shade. It features a plain draped skirt with side drapery, a simple bodice with surplice fronts, georgette crepe sleeves, a partially veiled Inco vestee, and reverse lapels extending to the shoulder blades. It aims for modest elegance suitable for war time refinement.
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Flanders
France
Tiebberty
Jace
Venius
A Blouse in Three Shades Embroidered in Violet and Orchid
A blouse described in vivid hues using three shades of chiffon. The piece features orchid and violet bands, sleeves with violet trim, and decorative edging in perl and winkie blue. No embroidery or additional trim noted beyond the outlined colorwork.
Stip Knot Line Holder Eases Washing Day
A novel line holder simplifies tying knots for those with limited dexterity. The device slips over a segment of line and threads beneath a fabric sleeve to dampen tension, allowing even an inexperienced user to manage the line without knotting.
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Las Poyer
Senminstip
Tragic North Sea Convoy Attack Reported by Norwegian Press
Norwegian papers describe a German night attack on a British North Sea convoy. German cruisers shelled ships at close range, sank a destroyer, and shelled lifeboats. A Swedish ship Wiendar saw two women killed and a captain saved by a wreckage despite flames and mass casualties.
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London
Tidensteyn
Foruia
Wiendar
Tfe Bort
Hfe
Plan Gym for Camp Campaign to Raise 20000 Dollars
The plan seeks 20000 for a cantonment gym funded by gate receipts from inter camp football boxing and wrestling events at Camp Dodge. The first football game Dec 1 in Omaha features Camp Dodge vs Camp Funston. Boxing and wrestling exhibitions by Mike Gibbons Tommy Gibbons and Earl Caddock aim to raise 12000. football pits divisional teams. Clark Griffith has sent 42 boxes of baseball equipment for 150 companies. Major General Plummer backs equipment for all companies.
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Omaha
Camp Funston
Mike Gibbons
Tommy Gibbons
Earl Caddock
Atated
Symnasium Fund
Clark Griffith
Washington, D. C
Plummer
Ile
President WU launches new selective draft machinery in DC
Washington plans the second draft using a foreword by the President and new regulations. Questionnaires will be sent to local boards for nearly 10,000,000 registrants to assess military, industrial, or agricultural service roles. Completion targeted within sixty days with no second call before mid February.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Gachy
Imal Reats
Hem
Tragic Auto Crash Claims 23 Year Old Plumber
Two hours after leaving for Leits, Peter J. Lavin a 23 year old plumber was found dead beside his overturned automobile on the road near here. Authorities suspect a blow from a tire caused the car to overturn and Lavin was killed on impact. He was single.
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Towa City
Leits
Peter J. Lavin
Uyas
Lavin
Sioux City Raises 28703 for Y M C A War Fund
Sioux City completed a two day campaign reporting 28703 dollars contributions to the YMCA War Fund. The city led its Town as the first to report in the region and exceeded its allotment target.
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Sioux City
Army Y.M.G. A. War Fund
Woman Struck By Auto In Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Martha Fete son, 77, of Putron, died in a hospital after being struck by a vehicle driven by Miss Mary Mende in Cedar Rapids. The incident prompted a police inquiry and local hospital treatment for the injured party.
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Cedar Rapids
Martha "Feteson
Putton
Rowal
Mary Mende
Banker Woodward Sentenced for Treason and Espionage
Lewis county banker Woodward pleaded guilty to treason and espionage charges. Judge Rockafellow fined him 590 dollars and sentenced him to months in jail, suspended on promise to erase political writings. County Attorney Whitmore led the case.
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Allantia
W. Thea. Woodward
Lewis
Iowa
Rockafellow
Et Woodward
Biog
Whitmore
Bissige
Wortiw
Fragmentary OCR Item On Off and Joy At Local Pool
Unclear OCR reads like scattered words about someone leaving staying and enjoying a pool scene. The readable portion shows no identifiable people, organizations, dates, or locations to anchor a proper card.
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Hum
L. L. Uenninger
Fort Porter, N
Medical Corps
Three Hundred Fiftieth Infantry
Thomas Gierdesand
Arthur Nelson
Mmoetsburg
Harry Edwards
Swea City
Scott County
Mesa
Muscaline
Clinton
Ballook
Seutona
North Sea
Tay and
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