Government control of railroads looms in Iowa debate
Des Moines reports Iowa railroad commissioners say intrastate rates lag interstate ones, harming local manufacturers. They warn federal ownership could shape future campaigns and may not cut costs. Prices rise as coal hits 5.75 a ton. officials claim war needs justify government operation but foresee freight rate increases and pooled earnings.
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Des Moines
Italiroad Tates
Iowa
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Congress
United States Senate
Fred Sargent
Rock Island
Chicago
Mgr
Sargent
Des Moines appoints J. Fl Taske as insurance commissioner
Des Moines Dec 29 Gov Hartling announced J F L Taske of Des Moines will succeed Emory H English as state insurance commissioner. Taske, former secretary of Mystic Tailors and former president of the National Fraternal Congress, will assume duties January 45. He is currently a director in Mystic Tailors.
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Des Moines
Hartling
J. FL Tazke
Emory H. English
Mystic Tailors
National Fraternal Congress
Son of First Engineer of Locomotive 15s Dead
Blairstown New Jersey December 25 Mate Temple veteran North Western engineer dies at 76 His father operated the first railway engine in the world and sat in the cab of the Stephenson locomotive Invented in England in 1814 Temple is survived by five brothers, all engineers.
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Blairstown
Mate Temple
North Western
Temple
George Stephenson
England
Matt Temple
Camp Cody Soldiers Remind Mothers with War Risk Insurance
Camp Cody New Mexico on December 29 reports five thousand soldiers have taken out war risk insurance totaling twenty four million dollars. About half of the total policy value designates benefits to mothers.
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Camp Cody
Deming, N. M
Audubon Disloyals Flee From Homes
In Audubon Ix on December 29 The Rev J Starck and Fred Tennigkert Germans faced imminent lynching for disloyal utterances. A second citizens group ordered them to leave the county within three days. Starck fled by car while Mrs Starck collapsed at home 12 miles from Audubon. Guards protect Tennigkett as Sheriff Wilson intervened Wednesday night.
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Audubon
J. Starck
Fred Tennigkert
Ned Audu
Segal Seut
County Council of Defense
Starck
Vinton Postoffice to Change Quarters Temporarily Sunday
Post office in Vinton will relocate about a half block south of its present location. Work on the new building is uncertain, and no mail will be delivered Sunday due to the busy schedule. The site has been purchased and grounds cleared, with occupancy by current staff ending when the move completes.
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Vinton
Harry Whipple
Irs
BM. A. Rundell
Benton County
Marcus Vernaon
R Cully
C. I. Fisher
Maplewood Cemette
Two Waverly Girls Taken in Marriage
Miss Muriel Bailey daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Bailey wed Ray Baumgartner on Christmas morning in Deming N A The couple will reside there until his return from France Miss Bailey was a longtime employee at the telephone office before moving to Schuetzmeyer Dry Goods Co The groom previously worked in Waterloo and later as traveling salesman for Bath Packing Co until he answered his country's call Also noted is the marriage of Miss Gwendolyn McRoberts to Walter G Merriam in California and other local news including a fire scare and a Red Cross auction in Algona Iowa
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Waterloo
Bath Packing Co
Waverly
Bellef
Gwendolyn McRoberts
Miss i Roberts
Walter G. Merriam
Charlotta
Cal
Mr. Brandon
Waverly High School
Cador Falls
Merriam
Willow Town Farm
Finois
California
Frank Cretzmeier
Henry Cretemeter
Paul Hillegardt
Hillegardt
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Thieverly
C. G. Wo
Ieast
Montana
Ar Pert
American Express
Jewish battalion trains for Palestine front in England
In a west England hillside camp the new Jewish battalion of the British army completes final training before a likely Palestine front deployment early next year. Col. J. F. Patterson, an Irishman, commands a diverse unit with many British born members and a mix of Zion Mule Corps veterans, Russians, and Jews from several nations. The force includes many tailors, artists, and a concert violinist. Yiddish is common in drill and regimental orders, and kosher meals mark daily life with Jewish customs observed, including Sabbath.
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London
Britil
England
Palestine Front
Battalon
J. 4. Patterson
East Africa
Egypt
Palestine
Zion Corps
Col. Patterson
Jacob Epstein
Anton Tchalkay
Epstein
Kerensky
Zshakya
Widow Denied $3,000 Insurance After Man's Death
Nevada December decision upholds act of Providence ruling, denying widow Mary Griffith a $3,000 liability insurance payout for U S Griffith who died on a Skunk River bridge site. Court found he was killed while on duty as foreman, reversing prior award.
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Nevada
U. S. Grifith
Supreme Court
Mary Griffith
Griffith
2 Gang
Skunk River
Workingmen's Compensation ¢ Department
Insurance Company
Zionists Meet and Honor Jerusalem Fall in Chicago
Delegates from the Federated Zionist Societies of the Middle West number 349 at the convention opening in Chicago Der. 29. Special services commemorated Jerusalem's capture by the British in synagogues. Tomorrow features three mass meetings with Gov. Lowden slated to speak at one. Monday and Tuesday are business days.
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Chicago
Der
Federated Zionist Societies of
Middlewest
Jerusalem
Lowden
Scientists Attend Seventh AAAS Convention in Pittsburgh
One thousand scientists from across the country converge on Pittsburgh for the seventieth annual convention of the American Association of the Advancement of Science. The initial business session opens today with discussions on wartime science and related appliances and topics.
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Pittsburgh
American Association of the Advancement of Science
Flour Wheat Mixes Sighted as War Flour Probe to Meet
W J Peddicord departs for Minneapolis to join a northwest and central western millers meeting called by the federal food administration. The agenda includes rules and regulations, conservation measures, and reports on experiments for a satisfactory war flour. Some mills offer 15 to 20 percent white corn flour and others blend barley oats and rye. challenges include sourcing milling corn and suitable machinery. Public acceptance hinges on color and taste, but corn and wheat blends approach straight wheat flour standards. The plan aims to raise corn content to 25 percent or more as costs and grinding capacity improve. Conservation measures on wheat show excellent results per government bulletins and local reports.
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W. J. Peddicord
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
Middlewest
Federal Food Administration
Ko Over
Thornly
Food Administration
Peddicord
Garbage Agitates For Higher Refuse Rates In Pittsburgh
The American Reduction company of Pittsburgh asks the city council finance committee for a 90 percent rate hike claiming meatless days reduced grease and refuse collection by 32 percent, costing about $146000 since food conservation measures began.
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Pittsburgh
American Reduction Company of
Council Finance Committee
Booklets on Food Conservation Prepared by Agriculture and Food Administration
Washington, Dec. 29. The Department of Agriculture and the Food Administration, aided by state representatives, prepared a series of four page booklets on food conservation. The leaflets, distributed now, present war diets for children and adults and supplement other agriculture department publications and related issues.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
Agriculture Department
Belgians plan speedy postwar economic rehab
London Dec 29 dispatches say prominent Belgians in France are planning rapid rehabilitation of Belgium s economy after the war. Representatives of commercial industrial and labor interests recently met in Paris to discuss restoring the industrial machine crippled by the German invasion with united labor support.
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London
Belgium
France
Paris
Standard Suits for Men to Cost $12 in Britain
London reports government controlled production of men’s standard suits at 12 dollars each. Garments will be wool based with limited fabrics, mostly gray and brown tweeds. First shipments are to appear in February. Also, Chicago reports 12,000 sailors from Great Lakes naval training station granted Christmas leave, traveling home for New Year’s Day.
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Britain
London
Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Skin Condition Healed by Cuticura Remedy
A reader recounts severe facial skin eruptions that turned to pimples and caused intense itching. After three years of treatment, Cuticura Soap and Ointment brought relief within weeks, restoring complexion. The advertisement urges daily use for skin and scalp care and offers free samples by mail. The note is signed by Miss Eatice Barton from Grand Rapids Wisconsin, dated September 14, 1916.
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Eatrice Barton
Grand Rapids
Wis
Dept. R
Boston
Decoy Machines and the New German Air Tricks
An American flyer born in Boston describes German decoy planes smoke bombs and encrypted tactics to lure Allied aviators. He notes Germans use smoke signals to signal reinforcements then attack with superior numbers, while German aircraft employ economy and decisive strikes over Allied lines. He discusses flight training dangers at the front eye training early missteps, propeller wear and gun timing, plus frontline conditions and a mix of admiration and caution about German and French support for pilots. He recalls a friend lost and later found alive after landing behind enemy lines, and details routine patrols, ranks, and allowances for leave.
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George T. Bye
Paris
America
Sergi
Walter Lovell
Valay-elté Escadrille
Boston
Masa
Lovell
Opr Aly
Thheir
H. B. Willis
Guernsey Cow from Minnesota Sets Yearly Record
A University of Minnesota farm cow named Imported Victorina of Sarnia No 35669 ranked eighth among Class AA Guernsey cows nationwide for the year. The seven-year-old cow produced 10,504.7 pounds of milk with 5.13 percent fat, totaling 538.54 pounds of butterfat, despite receiving no extraordinary care.
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Minneapolis
Minn
University , of Minnesota
Victorina
Sarnia
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