Roosevelt Speaks at Camp Dodge Urging Prewar Training
Col Roosevelt urged soldiers at Liberty Theatre Camp Dodge to support compulsory training from age 19 or risk unprepared national defense. He paid tribute to Gen Dodge and urged readiness, saying the nation must be prepared to fight when called, and that veterans will become missionaries for peace.
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Europe
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G. M. Dodge
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Governor Enforces English-Only Edict in Public Schools
Governor Hard ing stands firm on a new proclamation demanding English as the sole medium in public schools and requiring all public addresses to be in English. He warns foreigners and colonies living apart from Americans must adapt or face the law’s consequences.
Iowa Holds Ready Seed Corn for Replanting Needs
Iowa state officials and the U S Department of Agriculture backed by the extension service report sufficient good seed corn stored to meet replanting needs. The Iowa State College and extension agents arranged storage to insure supply amid shortages, with thousands of bushels left for future calls and prices set to cover handling costs. County agents will order seed for farmers who require it and prompt shipment is available.
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Nonpartisan League Opposed as Socialist At Greater Iowa Meeting
Des Moines May 2. Statewide Greater Iowa association delegates, totaling 244, elected G Waton Koenen of Davenport as president with McNider of Mason City and Tinley of Cornelia Bluffs as vice presidents and Woodworth Clum as secretary. New directors include Kennett of Sioux City and Abbott of Orella, Highen of Creston. Resolutions denounced the Nonpartisan League as socialist backed and pledged ongoing fight. Lectures by McNider and Tinley on Shaw's policies preceded a fuel and industry discussion. Gov. Harding attended a Champlaign dinner before Col. Roosevelt spoke at the Coliseum.
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Yes Moines
Woodworth
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Snece
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Noh Abbott
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Fi McNider
Mason City
Tinley
Leslie M. Shaw
Jed Shaw
Almarira
H. M. Pool
Des Moines
French
Chamberlain Hovel
Gov. Harding
Goliseum
Col. Roosevete
Heavy Rains Wipe Out Crops Across Central Jawa
Des Moines reports show 3.43 inches of rain in the area over the weekend with 1.55 inches in a single night. Flooding wrecks oats on low ground while corn will be replanted and gardens, fences, and stock suffer damage in central Jawa and surrounding regions. Rail lines remain soft from the downpour as farmers assess losses.
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Alure
Iowa
Minnesota
Logal Railways Raise Rates Across State Lines
May 28 Iowa: General McAdoo orders a 24 percent freight rate rise and passenger fare boosts within the state effective June 10. New Moines to Sioux City climbs to 6.34, Cedar Rapids to 4.60, and standard sleeping and parlor car charges rise. Coal freight increases 15 to 30 cents per ton after June 25. The move, tied to wartime needs, requests Iowa Railway Commission backing and public support.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Lewis
Iowa Railroad Commission
McAdoo
Rain Floods Council Bluffs Again After Heavy Rains
City experiences second flood in two weeks as Indian Creek overflows. Over a year of families evacuated, gardens ruined, and mud reaches 18 inches on lower Broadway near Northwestern station. Omaha streetcar riders face delays with several cross town lines out of service and transfers required via Omaha Line.
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Omaha
Clarke resigns as Drake Law School dean in Des Moines
Des Moines reports former Governor George W. Clarke resigns as dean of the Drake College of Law. He will relocate to Des Moines, with resignation effective June 6 and a successor not yet named after one year as head of the law school.
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Lemon Juice For Freckles Advertisement
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white. Shake well for a quarter pint of freckle and tan lotion at very low cost. Grocers have lemons and drug stores supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage daily for clear soft white skin. Harmless.
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Walk erect at eighty and stay vigorous with Haarlem Oil
A sales notice extols old people remaining active with strong posture and health. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a 200 year old remedy aiding organs, relieving backache and kidney bladder complaints, and reducing uric acid. The capsules are sold by druggists with a money back guarantee against imitations.
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