Christian Unions Refuse to Strike in Belgium Rallies
In Charleroi posters urge a mass strike for manhood suffrage but call for nonviolence. Socialist unions advocate passive action while government notices warn against interfering with work rights. Bruges reports half the Belgian workforce may abstain Monday. Liege bakers offer half pay to return after three days. Dampremy bakers warn no bread deliveries after Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleroi
Belgium
Ted
Bruges
Liege
Death Comes to Mrs E E Lasure in Waterloo
Mrs E E Lasure aged 67 died at 6 o’clock this morning at her daughter’s home on French and Algona streets after a long illness. Funeral will be held at 2:30 PM tomorrow from the Shirley residence with burial in Fairview cemetery. Survived by ten children, many of whom live in Waterloo. husband E E Lasure died Sept 26 1908. She was born Anna Lasure in Washington County Ohio June 34 194. She belonged to the Methodist church and the Women’s Relief Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Lasure
E. A. Shirley
French and
Algona Streets
Fternoon
Shirley
Fairview Cemetery
Women’s Helief Corps
Lasure
Waterloo
W. G. Ellis
C. Hess
H. Clark
Ben Jungen
George
Floyd E. Lasure
H. H. Baker
M. KE. Reihof
Eacle Grove
Ohio
D. R. Green
Waterlooan
Anna Lasure
Washington County
Picnic Plans and Local Events Announced
A picnic is planned for the afternoon of April 18 with a serial function the same evening. Fairs will be arranged by the homestead women. A driving belt used at Smethwick engineering works has run thirty two years and traveled seventy four times around the world. Piles cured in 6 to 14 days with Fazolointment money back if not cured.
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Jentyse
Smethwick
England
Cottage Residence Design and Bathroom Placement Summary
A 35 by 61 foot cottage design is illustrated, showing bathroom placement off the kitchen with a back bedroom entry. The plan aims for a comfortable small-family home suitable for town or farm, with a full basement and frost-protected walls. William A Radford offers free reader advice on building topics.
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William A. Radford
Wiliam A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Modern conveniences in house building and cellars
The article argues for practical home planning including winter apple storage and full modern conveniences. It highlights deep cellars, attics, bathrooms, sanitary kitchens, and heating with furnaces, noting two bathrooms boost rental appeal and that fruit cellars under parlor improve fruit storage and comfort. It emphasizes the science of building for a home and the evolving standards of good living.
Athletes in After Lites at Annapolis Health Study
A report to the secretary of the navy from the head of the bureau of medicine and surgery compares health of Annapolis graduates who were athletes with those who were not. Among present service members, 187 nonathletes vs 198 eminent in sports. athletes show higher rates of hardening arteries, multiple heart diseases, gastric issues, albuminuria, obesity, tuberculosis, and trauma-related tensions, prompting questions about college athletic facilities and their impact on fitness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Annapolis
Journal of the American Medical Association
Benefit fund donation aids flood family in Indiana
Waterloo college students voted to give a $152.50 benefit proceeds to Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley, mother of Raymond P. Ashley, a student here. The Brookville, Indiana family lost their home in the flood, with the Methodial Episcopal manse submerged twelve feet, leaving the house ruined and provisions swept away.
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Waterloo Theatre
Waterloo Bus College
Elizabeth Ashley
Raymond P. Ashley
Ashley
Brookville
Ind
Clifford
Young Ashley
H. M. Elwyn
Ashley Home
Consolation and an odd tomb tale from St Malo
A light anecdote recalls Miss Mumford gently consoling a friend engaged to a one legged man with a quip about sewing him slippers. The piece also notes St Malo hosting Chateaubriand's tomb, which is submerged at high tide, marked by a simple cross.
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Chateaubriand
St. Malo
Practical Teaching in New York Furniture Craft
A settlement worker in New York City has specialized in teaching boys how to fashion sturdy furniture from discarded packing boxes, turning waste into usable items and skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
American Women Abroad Defy European Type Casts
A Viennese writer quotes Belgian and American observers noting that American women on tour refuse fitting into standard national types. They travel with individuality and bold social presence, from flirtatious youth to ambitious matrons, leaving a lasting impression on decks and cities. A separate note records Mr and Mrs G W Kimball of 1107 Mulberry Street welcoming a 10 1 2 pound boy born April 4.
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G. W. Kimball
Mulberry Street
City in brief highlights: court, bridge bid, alimony
A district court jury found Herman Fuller unsound of mind and he was sent to the Anamosa reform school ward. Des Moines firm wins the bridge lumber contract at 18 dollars per thousand. The First Baptist chair George C. Welker plans a concert for King's Daughters. Judge Platt grants a new trial in Clothier v city over Virden Creek overflow, with $75 verdict. Lucile Roberts seeks decree and $150 alimony from Elba Roberts. couple wed in Waterloo December 30, last. Ole Anderson, accused of disturbing a woman on Commercial Street after intoxication, was arrested with a postponed hearing to this evening.
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Herman Fuller
Anamost
Pettit
First Baptist Church
George C. Welker
King’s Daughters
Platt
H. L. Clothier
Virden'a Creek
Lucile Roberts
Elba Roberts
Waterloo
Postville
Ole Anderson
Commercial Street
Thig
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Flear Pian
Ial
Copenhagen
Nch Floun
Messalines
Tans
Doiavec
Chon
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ronleys
Brookville, Ind
Aevel
Lin
Yankee Girl
America
Allen Schalek
Vosalche Zeitung
Berlin
Luxe
Kyoto
Corea
Buchanan
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
H. T. McConnell
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