Short session of city council yields routine business only
City council meeting on the first of the month had little agenda with no petitions. Engineer Stoddard reported on Main Street storm water, and Alderman Fultz reviewed water supply studies of Boone Atlantic and Iowa City. Treasurer's report showed 2430.97 on hand. 4650.32 in bills. League of Town Municipalities invited representatives to Ames meeting. Mayor designated Veenstra and Wormhoudt to attend.
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Pella
I. J. Stoddard
Main Street
Union
Fultz
Boone
Atlantic
Iowa City
Canning Company
Schreiner
League of Town Municipalities
Ames
Veenstra
Wormhoudt
College Notes Signals Music Dept Fall Start
The music department will begin work on time this fall with piano voice pipe organ and theory classes starting next week. Prof Sadler Mrs Hoffman will be in studios Monday to register students and discuss interests, with alternate times by appointment. Students should register early. contact by phone if Monday is impossible. Dr Geo A Baitsell of Yale and Mrs Celeste Given promote courses while Mr Sadler coordinates. Dorms are under construction and housing is arranged with local families.
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Sadler
Hoffman
Celeste Given
Mr. Sadler
Given
Iowa Council Defense condemns stock sales for liberty bonds
The Iowa State Council of Defense unan предлага passed a resolution July 12 1918 at the State House Des Moines condemning corporations that sell stock for liberty bonds. Bonds should stay with people and be used only as collateral for new borrowing. The council opposes new stock sales unless approved by the Capital Issues Committee and council, favoring war aiding enterprises.
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Iowa State Council of National Defense
State House
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Council of Defense
Capital Issues Committee Board
Towa State Council
National Defense
H. J. Metcalf
Paris Faces Neglect in Protecting Art Monuments
Protest grows over Paris statues left exposed to air raids as sandbags were misused and left scattered. A citizens' campaign spurred action after bags filled with stones failed as a protection. The municipal council pledges proper protection for priceless works like the Vendome Column and Luxembourg gardens pieces.
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Paris
Special Commission
Strassbourg
Luxembourg Gardens
Commission
Red Men Will Save Food in Omaha Demand Matron
Fifty Omaha Indian leaders asked State Food Administrator Wattles to petition Hoover to appoint a food matron. They seek guidance for squaws on saving wheat by using substitutes and acknowledge men serving in uniform while Indians aim to contribute at home.
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Omaha, Neb
G. W. Wattles
Washington
Hoover
Uncle Sam
Open Emergency Homes For Wives Of Soldiers
Des Moines Red Cross opens two emergency homes to care for wives of soldiers after maternity hospital discharge. Mothers will regain strength, learn baby care, and self care. Afterward, efforts will locate them in homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moinés
Civilian Relief Department of the Red Cross
Liberty loan pleas to do without luxuries and save
An editorial urges broad support for the fourth Liberty loan, arguing that small savers can increasingly invest in government bonds. It frames bond purchases as patriotic saving, explaining tax relief and future security for families, and encourages regular monthly contributions as part of a national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Unite in Loan to End the War Now
A call urging every American to lend and invest all possible funds to support the government. It argues that victory depends on widespread public sacrifice, comparing individual efforts to a flood when multiplied by millions. The message stresses urgency, personal duty, and collective resolve to beat the enemy.
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United States
U-Boat Oil Camouflage Deceives Destroyers In Battle
London reports German U-boat captains employ oil camouflage after depth charges miss. Oil rising to the surface fools destroyer crews into thinking the submarine is wrecked, prompting fewer further charges while Germans attempt to slip away. American and British destroyers now bomb more often, using the oil as a locating guide.
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London
Women Handle Big Shells In Liverpool Factory
Women in a Liverpool shell factory, once limited to light shells, prove strength by hefting a heavy shell. A young mother volunteers, noting the shell is heavy but not heavier than her baby. The plant, run largely by daughters of professionals and by sailors' wives, operates as a nonprofit in response to the Lusitania sinking.
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Liverpool
Eng
Cunard
Lusitania
New York Red Cross worker finds son at Paris hospital
A New York woman aiding wounded in Paris as a Red Cross volunteer hears her son, a US Army lieutenant, cry for his mother after being wounded by shrapnel. She accompanies him to a hospital, then returns to comfort other soldiers, continuing relief work in France.
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Paris
New York
American Red Cross
Heutenant
Red Cross
Simon the
France
Man Hits Hats Off During Band Song at Riverside Park
Milam Oklahoma reports a Riverside park employee refused to remove his hat during the band’s playing of The Star-Spangled Banner. Manager A. TH. De Vaux struck the hat from the man’s head after three requests to remove it. The man fell, counted out, and received a blue envelope.
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Milam
Okla
Riverside Park
Ranner
TH. de Vaux
Bombs to Tots Tale Told in Psychopathic Court
Sergt. Christopher Jones of the Royal British Field Artillery testified in a psychopathic court here about his wartime experiences in France. He described being wounded five times and gassed, carrying shrapnel in his skull from Ypres, and surviving after lying in a shell hole for five days with no food or drink until a hospital dog rescued him. He recounted Albert and the bombing of children by Bocies, witnessing bayonet killings of elderly women, and later escape from a 40-foot pit after being captured. He recounted the quest to reach the sea, a fishing boat voyage to the French coast, and discharge from service in 1917.
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Chicago
France
Christopher Jones
Royal British Field Artillery
Ypres
Jones
Albert
Kamerad
Bocies
Girls to Pick Fruit on Colorado Cherry Orchard
Miss Aleyon Robinson of the Denver Flying squadron joined eleven college girls in a ten day cherry picking effort on a 1,000 acre orchard. They packed 6,000 pounds of cherries and learned that overalls are the safety first plink in the cherry picking program.
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Aleyon Robinson
Denver
Colorado
Miss Robinson
Colorado Sun
Flying squadron aids Colorado orchardists with picking
A mobile flying squadron helps state orchardists near Greeley Colorado where crops were at risk of waste due to labor shortages. The crew picked fruit and conducted canning demonstrations for farmers wives to boost harvests and home canning skills.
Operation Removes Heart Shrapnel in Leeds Soldier
London reports a remarkable procedure at Leeds infirmary removing a 61 grain piece of shrapnel from the anterior heart wall of Private John Britland who was wounded at Arras on April 11 last year. After transfers to several hospitals a radiograph confirmed the metal in the heart and he is steadily recovering.
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London
Leeds Infirmary
John Britland
Arras
Church Services And Evening Worship Schedule
Sunday program lists 9 30 Sunday school 10 45 Morning Worship music by quartette with solo and sermon by Pastor 6 30 Senior Endeavor 7 30 Evening Worship with more music and a sermon The weekly prayer meeting is omitted due to Progress Campaign Conference Rev H M Bruins pastor Second Re
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Quartette
Sipkema
Hoffman
Miss Hendricks
van Houweling
Gertrude Klein
Pasto
Church Ideal
Randall
Progress Campaign
H. M. Bruins
Eternal Security and Gospel in the Tabernacle at Baptist Bible School
Robert Carroll pastor invites all to a Baptist service schedule with Bible School at 9 30 a m and services at 10 45 a m and 8 p m The morning sermon titled The Eternal Security of the Saints with Christ and the evening sermon The Gospel in the Tabernacle Junior Union at 3 p m Bible lecture at Leighton on Millennial Kingdom implied time 0 p m Senior B Y P A at 7 p m
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Baptist
Christ
Tabernacle
Leighton
Millenal Kingdom
Robert Carroll
Books for Mawaska County Rural Schools
A notice promoting books for Mawaska County rural schools and listing school supplies for all needs. The item emphasizes a full line of educational materials and materials procurement for local districts.
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Home Orly
College
Geo. A. Baitsell
Yale
Sunnyside
Mrs. Hoffman
H. Dangrenond
Burlington, Ia
Dangrenond
Dr. Hoffman
Cotton Hall
Jim
Ada van Zante
Sarah van Buren
Monroe
Fern Smith
Grand Junction
Colo
Luna
Board of Trustees
Edward Bok
Liberty Loan
United State
Son
Elite Theatre
Pella, Iowa
Mme. Petrova
Petrova
Adolph Zukor
Lina Cavaliere
Max Sennett
Soldier
Mawaska
Vander Linden
Linden
VANDER _LINDEN
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