Kultur Outposts to Be Destroyed by Alien Custodian
Washington April 10 Congress has enacted a law requiring sale of all large German property and investments in the United States. The alien property custodian, now controlling major stock in dozens of American firms, will break up so called German nest eggs and place government nominees on boards to oversee operations. The aim is to Americanize these corporations and use the proceeds of sales to benefit the United States after the war.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
Kultur
Hoboken
N. J
Nest Eges
America
A. Mitchell Palmer
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Wilson
Palmer
Birdsall Chosen as Municipal Court Judge in Des Moines
W N Birdsall a leading Waterloo attorney was appointed to head the new municipal court with W L Sweitzer named police judge and J N Sweitzer as court bailiff. The arrangement begins May 1 and runs until the 1920 election. Quarters for the court will be found at city hall with a clerk awaiting mayor approval. Governor Harding backs the plan, confirming legality and urging swift setup.
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W. N. Birdsall
Waterlow
W. L. Harding
Mayer R.c.olipson
J. N. Sweitzar
Sweltzer
Thompson
Burr A. Brown
Hin
Des Moines
Ilarding
Portrait of a German officer’s son in Allison home
In a Waverly living room a photo of Henry Mahnke, once a high command officer in the 1870 71 German forces, hangs amid family pride. One of his sons departed Allison Butler county Monday evening, causing mixed emotions in the household.
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Waverly
Ifenry
Mahnke
Allison
Butler County
Young Man Joins Special Training for Army Air Service
Werner Mahnke left Monday for Madison Wisconsin to receive instructions for the aero squadron in the machinists section. He had repeatedly tried to enlist, facing repeated setbacks before finally gaining acceptance after taking the army oath and marching with a select group through Minneapolis.
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Amerles
Minneapolis
Waterton
Des Moines
Thrift stamp campaign leads to examination discovery
A report notes a young man involved in a thrift stamp campaign was spotted by an officer who ordered another physical examination. The outcome revealed he had one leg shorter by a quarter of an inch than normal. Mulenke returned to Waterloo to resume work as an anotype operator for the Courier until a response opportunity arose.
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Oficer
Mulenke
Waterloo
Bution Ag
Immigrant Mahnke Family Ties to War Service Revealed
A fragment notes elder Mahnke arriving in America after a war and settling in Iowa circa 1871. It mentions his wife Mrs. Mahnke living in Waverly and a son serving in the steam engineer corps at the Berkeley Island arsenal, linking past migration to current military duty.
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Poe
Mahnke
America
Iowa
Land of
Birs. Mahnke
Polarine Keeps Pierce-Arrow Smooth for Three Years
A reader from South Dakota says he used Polarine in a Pierce-Arrow for three years, overhauled, then found the bearings bright and smooth with no trouble from carbon, praising the lubricant.
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Cadillac
Minn
So. Dak
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Artia
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Cosrer
J. Miller
West Fourth Street
Birdsall
J. X. Sweitver
Moresco Fox
Black
Devonshires
Percales
Renfrew
Madras
Java
Jergen
Lee’s Hospital
Ize
AIN
Cott’ S Carts
Scott’s
Itz & Bowne
Broomfeld
Joe
Overland
Oldsmobile
National
Chalmers, Paige
Hudson Pierce-Arrow
Chalmers
L. B
N. Dak
Paige
CO. W. W
Mich
Hudson
Standard Oil Company Waterloo
Indiana
A. C. Wilcox
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