Patriot pastor resigns to serve as Spanish War chaplain
Dr. C. H. L. Mason of Calvary Presbyterian Long Beach resigns to join YMCA war work in France with Mrs. Mason. Three Mason sons volunteered. one already with Pershing in France. The family is praised for 100 percent patriotism as the minister cites duties to country and faith amid the Spanish American and current war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H.L. Mason
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Long Beach
Cal
Mason
France
Reinbeck
Waterloo Volunteers
Waterloo
Cleon
Verne
Bruce
Pershing
Dr. Mason
America
George Washington
Alese
Fall lights to buggies would cut down accidents
H C Bernbrook advocates requiring tail lights for all vehicles including buggies and wagons to reduce accidents. He cites New England practice where all vehicles are lit at night and says drivers fail to notice ahead vehicles, especially in dusty streets. He urges city and county officials to consider adopting the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bernbrock
Bernbrook
New England
Cots Await Owners From Ambulance Corps Cache
Unlabeled cots removed from Ambu lance corps No. 2 Jr N G camp have been moved to the warehouse of Smith Lichty Hillman. Frank King has agreed to identify and return any untagged cots to their owners. Ambulance corps members favor warehouse pickup over trips to the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambulance Corps
No. 2
Jr. N. G
Smith, Lichty, Hillman & Co
Frank King
Cold Pack Bulletin Completes Home Canning Guide
A new manual from the department of agriculture titled Home Canning by the One-Period Cold-Pack is issued for housewives preserving surplus garden produce. Miss Tara Hawk supplies free bulletins in Black Hawk county via Courier and Reporter. The illustrated bulletins, including fruit and vegetable drying, combine to form a complete preservation course with canning recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Black Hawk County
Tara Hawk
Courier and
Courier and Reporter Mail Time Offer
The Courier and Reporter announces readers may receive copies by sending their address and sufficient postage.
Prisoners to Dig Peat for Fuel Supply
German prisoners of war will be put to work digging peat to bolster Prussia's fuel shortage. They will operate under Territorial supervision with extended army leaves. Engineers have been sent to major peat bogs like Crande Briere near Nantes to organize the work and minimize transport by serving factories nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pratee
Crande Briere
Nantes
Van Pelt Leaves for East to Meet Hoover on Dairy Plan
Hugh Van Pelt departed yesterday for New York and other eastern points on business and plans to attend a Washington conference with Herbert Hoover, food administrator. Hoover invited dairy industry representatives to discuss the government program on conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Pelt
Hugh van Pelt
New York
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Mr. Hoover
American Confirms Story of War Plot
Louis Einstein, ex special agent at Constantinople, supports the Times tale of a July 5 1914 German conference before the war. He says Marquis Garroni heard from German ambassador Wangenheim of the meeting where the war plan was decided, with the archduke murder cited as pretext and Serbia to face an ultimatum triggering war within 48 hours. The autoped, tested by the Washington post office, is praised for useful service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Louis Einstein
Constantinople
Times
Marquis Garroni
Wangenheim
Berlin
Herr Wangenheim
Serbia
Bryce Praises War Work of the Y M C A
Viscount Bryce former British ambassador to the United States writes to E C Carter praising the Y M C A war work among Allied troops. He notes ongoing American plans in France and England and urges that the American association, backed by American funds and energy, render the greatest service to the American expeditionary forces. He commends the organization for providing comfort recreation and literature to sailors and soldiers in Europe and stresses cooperation with Allied experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Preas
Viscount Bryce
United States
E. C. Carter
France
England
Young Men's Christian Association
Entente Alles
American Association
Europe
Britain
Trent ing Prisoners Set Free by the Japanese
Tokio reports thirteen nakivos of the Trentino, Corso and nearby Austrian districts who served as bluejackets on the Kaiserin Elizabeth, sunk at Tsingtau, were released by Japanese authorities and will be returned to Italy. They were nominal foes yet sympathized with the Entente, with one man attempting suicide in the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Trentino
Corso
Austria
Tsingtau
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. H. L. Mason
W. A. Covell & Son
Nichola
Rortanery
Persunea
Albert
Belgium
Nicholas
Montenegro
Peter
Egypt
Russia
Constantine
Greece
Courier and Reporter Office
Washington Post Office
Bryce
Trenting
California
U. S. Navy
the Hawkeye Oil Co
Miller Motor Car CO
Sycamore Street
Grant Motor Car Corporation
Cleveland
Towa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!