False reports heard at Strand by returning soldiers
Privates Louis G. Relph and Walter P. Bruhn, recovering at Fort Des Moines hospitals, admitted under oath that their Strand theatre statements about German prisoners were false. The Iowa loyalty committee examined them. each signed affidavits denying the remarks and detailing their service records and injuries.
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Marshalltown
Strand
Louis G. Relph
Walter P. Bruha
Fort Des Motyes
Council of Defense
F.G. Pierce
C. H.K. Boardman
Ralph
Iowa
Marshall County
G. Ralph
Ninth Infantry
Des Moines
Fort Des Shines
Pine
Pershing
America
United States
United States Army
France
Louis G. Ralph
Bruhn
T. Walter P. Bruhn
Wisconsin
Strand Theatre
L. G. Ralph
Odo
Walter P. Bruhn
Fry to Tron Out Street Car Tangle
Des Moines reports city railway officials to meet state committees in Iowa City on October 2 to fix a hearing for motormen and conductors wage demands. A telegram to the War Labor Board shows preference for state board settlement if workers agree, with fare increase undetermined until a new state is set. Night classes start September with 50 at phone 218.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Res Moines
Iowa City
Thewar Labor Board
Emil Schmidt
Iowa Cop Forces Speeders to Buy War Thrift Bonds
A motor officer in Iowa stops travelers and fines them for speeding by requiring War Savings Stamps purchases. Mr Lukens pays $8.38 after being asked about his speed, while the officer notes other motorists on the route have similarly purchased bonds. The incident reflects wartime thrift drive pressure on motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Atchison, Kan
Lukens
Towa
Cleveland
Mr. Lukens
Mr Lukens
Woman's Voice Guides Player in Sioux City Killing
Walter A Ballard 60 an employee of Sioux City Service Co died from a gunshot wound after a nighttime attempt to rob him. A man and a woman were seen fleeing. Mrs Kollar heard a warning cry and saw them. Ballard leaves a widow and two daughters Areen and Rosella. An inquest will be held tonight. An ad for civil service courses in night school follows.
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Sioux City
Walter A. Ballard
Sioux City Service Company
Ballard Hame
Ballard
A. J. Kollar
Isabelle Street
Rosella Ballard
F. c. Hope
Areen
Rosella
Jight
Nonpartisan League Lecturer Arrested in Idaho
Horace Mann, formerly of Iowa and raised in Algona, arrested in Baise Idaho on sedition charges. An organizer for the Nonpartisan League, Mann admitted opposing the war and the draft law as unconstitutional and expressing hope for Bolshevik rule. He left Iowa years ago for California and has been viewed as a socialist for several years.
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Des Moines
Baise
Idaho
Horace Mann
Iowa
Mann
Nonpartisan League
Good Iimg County
Gooding
Gooding County
Coan Canvass in Buchanan County Rescheduled to Oct 3
Independence Sep 28 The thirty third canvass in Buchanan county has been postponed one week and will be held on Oct 3 instead of the originally planned date. Liberty speakers assist from the district office as quota compares with 252,600 for the United loan. Sales for the loan in Union county totaled 1,264.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Buchanan County
Unis County
Denver minister attacks Harding over foreign language order
Des Moines dispatch reports Rev. Ph. Blaufuss of Bremer County Colorado denounces Gov. Harding's proclamation banning foreign language worship. The circular argues federal and state constitutions protect religious exercise in any language, and a minister was briefly arrested before signing a loyalty pledge.
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Des Moines
Blaufuss
Denver
Bremer County
Gay. Harding
America c
Shate
Board of Defense
Blawlauss
Secret Service
Waterloo
Missionary society meeting and local notices in Aplington
Aplington notes report the Presbyterian missionary society gathering at the church, plus local items: B W Feldman returned to George after visiting the Wagner family. about $49 was raised at the schoolhouse for soldier comfort kits. Andrew Meyer among Lowans commissioned as second lieutenant at Camp Pike. Orson Saiters Concert Company to perform Oct 1 as part of the lecture series. N F Reints returned from Chicago. shorthand and typing night classes start Sept 30 at College of Commerce. Linden briefs include Viola Masitellar's return home after treatment and Mrs Herman Schwab’s trip to Waverly, with Mrs Orpha Penne reported very ill at 150 Dearborn.
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Aplington
H.R. van Serpen
Presbyterian Church
B. W. Feldman
M. EH. Wagner
George
Andrew Meyer
Lowans
Camp Pike
Orson Siaters
N. F. Reints
Chicago
Mining Greatly Stimulated in Iowa This Season
Des Moines reports strong coal demand boosting mine activity across Iowa with several new shafts and mines opened near Des Moines Altoona Centerville and Moran. Firms including Riount Evang Coal XNI IL Lehman & Lehrmann Norwood White Coal expand to meet winter demand while labor attracts older men and younger workers increasing output beyond last year.
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Des Moines
Sthnawlat
Polk County
Appanoose County
Centerville
Riount Evang Coal Company
Altoona
Po Des Alvines
XNI
Des Moines River
Firma of
Lehman & Lehramm
Moran
Dallas
Norwood White Coal, Company
Great Western Railroad
Grundy Co. Boy Dies of Influenza at Great Lakes
Grundy Center, Sept. 28. A Grundy Center youth died of influenza at a Great Lakes training station near Chicago. The 18 year old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shepard, had planned a furlough the day of his death. He was 74 years old, leaving his widow, his parents, and a small brother. Remains will be sent to Marathon for burial. Before enlisting he clerked in a local drug store.
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Grundy Center
Cgrundy Center
Ifor Shepard
Shepard
Mwenai
Cream Lakes
Chicago
Wan
Vermains
Marathon
La Porte City Notes From The Sept. 25 Meeting
La Porte City details include Mrs Miller and son Henry Miller returning from Camp Pike to see Mrs Miller's son Carroll, reports from the American Red Cross executive board meeting with notices of a forthcoming annual meeting, servants and department displays planned. Crescent of local births deaths and church activities noted along with Patriotic Day events featuring Dysart and Porte City bands and addresses by Harding and Conger.
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Porte City
Ans
Miler
Sou
Henry
Camp Pike
Wudttoriunk
Cross
Win
Muscatine
We. We Milne
Vorte
Dysart
Porle City
Ov. Harding
Conger Nan
University of
Nation's Dead and Wounded Casualty Totals Released
War Department bulletin lists 387 names across categories Killed in action wounded severely died from wounds died from causes and other codes. Twenty three Iowans among the casualties reported. Oliver Holmes is named among the killed in action. A consumer testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy notes its effectiveness for stomach cramps.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Oliver WL Holmes
Gouneil
Charles Henri
Oswego
M. O
Chamberlain
Fadvard Bass Ars
Local WWI Casualties and Injuries List
A mixed list of service members from Iowa towns including Albert City and Mason City. Names note deaths from disease and injuries described as severely wounded, with officers and specialists named in association with a public notice or advertisement on October 10 in Waterloo.
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Carl GC
Dyvad
Albert City
Henry Edinger
Marysville
Clarence M. Parcell
Centerville
Henry A. Lorenzen
Mason City
Frank
Younkin
Ouumwe
Philip R. Claybaugh
Shenandoah
Gorp
J. Donovan
William Frandsen
Council
Bluffs. Corp
Alex 5B. Simpson
Clarinds Corp
Charles M. Swift
Akron
Evi Witlan P. Field
Fort Dodge
Howard L
Franks
Council Bluffs
Jess R. Taylor
Missouri Valley
Herbert Alexander
Duncan
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Solver
Defense Council
Skyaed
Fry
Tron
Tain Nur
College of Commerce
Coan
Harding
Mr. Blaufuss
Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Grundy Co
Great Lakes
Phelps
Jefferson
la Porte City
Iowa State Teachers’ College
J. A. Dunwoody
Edgar H. O’neail
H. H. Seerley
Cedar Falls
Be, Howard
Mulberry
Fordson
Dairy Cattle Congress
Oliver
Roderick Lean
Mr. Ford
Repass Automobile Company
Earl Bain
Wayland
Patrick H. Carroll
Benjamin D
Cherry
Washington
Clarence B. Cleland
Riverton
Dean Conklin
Villisca
Pye
John EB. Davis
Anita
Lieu Merman W. Schultz
Batten‘dorf
Shallenberger
Russell-Lamson
Women’s Fleece United
Toorm
Citizens Gas & Electric CO
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