Seven Joliet convicts captured near Morris
Joliet Ill Dec 4 seven of 43 convicts who escaped yesterday were taken by posses in a box car on the Rock Island near Morris. Posses scoured the countryside as they pressed the manhunt for the remaining six fugitives. Armed searches continued around the glass works north of the city with residents urged to stay indoors during the chase.
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Joliet, Ill
State Penitentiary
Rock Island
Morris
Joliet
Allied Conference Closes as Col House Forecasts Victory
Paris December 4 The Allied war conference closed with Col EH M House delivering the closing address. He praised French hospitality and unity with America, pledged shared purpose, and credited France for courage and sacrifice in the war effort. America salutes France and fights beside its gallant sons.
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Paris
EH. M. House
Col. House
Clemenceau
France
America
Vote for the Franchise pledge and continued city progress
Fragmented civic ad urges readers to support eight extensions and a modern trolleyfare by voting for the franchise. It frames the issue as essential for school transportation and city development, calling the franchise a fair decision against politicization.
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Waterloo
Anchise
Captain Holden Letter From Winchester England Home Return
Rev Harold Parr receives a letter from Captain Clinton G Holden once Ellis hotel manager now in Winchester England. He notes headquarters in Hamsey and Southampton while awaiting word on two large propositions. He mentions staying with an English family and longing to see family in London as winter brings cold evenings.
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Harold ©. Parr
First Congregational Church
Winchester
England
Clinton G. Holden
Ellis Hotel
Tess
France
Air
Altho
Hamseyr
Southampton
London
Ateam
Second Ward Voters Endorse Franchise
Voters in the Second ward gathered at Union Congregational church to discuss a street car franchise. Leaders and residents weighed benefits, stressing growth for Waterloo and the Jefferson street line. Community supporters urged voting yes to boost town development.
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Second Ward
Union Congregational Church
Jefferson Street
W. A Paterson
A. Manning
Waterloo
F. P. Farker
Dea Moines
A. W. Brown
J. 0. Miller
M. A. Parker
A. W. Chamberlain
Food administration aims to cut concentrate prices
The national food administration will seek lower concentrate prices to aid dairymen, per a letter to W F Parrott from Herbert Hoover, with a county council resolution recently passed. The letter notes careful attention to concentrates, especially cottonseed products, and hopes for substantial price reductions. Also announced is a Plymouth Congregational Church Christmas sale and a chicken supper from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
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National Food Administration
W. F. Parrott
County Council of Defense
Herbert C. Hoover
Mr. Parrott
Food Administration
Plymouth Congregational Church
Mothers Spread for Soldiers Bread Campaign
Women from the Christian Temperance Union organize a drive to send ram and jelly barrels to Camp Dodge for Christmas as part of the mothers spread for soldiers bread. Contributions may be left at listed residences and five minute talks on aiding democracy will be held at the Cedar Heights Community Center Friday evening with speakers W F Parrott C Kelley Macy Campbell George Rati and Thomas Wells.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Camp Dodge
Rose Draper
Thirteenth Street West
Jennie Close
Franklin Street
Bertha Walker
Third Avenue
S. L. Garver
Conger Street
J. G. Wright
Fourth Street
Gedar Heights
Oie
W. F. Parrott
C. Kelley
Macy Campbell
George Rati
Thomas Wells
Railroads win higher freight rates on iron and steel
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved increases in freight rates on iron and steel articles for western railroads, up to 90 percent of the fifth class rate, after rejecting a plan to cancel commodity rates and apply higher fifth class charges. Readjustments will affect routes from Chicago Peoria and St Louis toward western destinations, with protests from shippers noted. Livestock rates saw modest 16 percent rises for less than car loads east of the Mississippi.
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Washington, D. C
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago-St. Paul
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Mississippi River
West Bank
Western Territory
Mississippi
Eastern Railroads
Lenroot Declines Senate Run Urges Americanism as Issue
Washington D C Dec 4 Representative Irvine Lenroot of Wisconsin stated he would not seek the senate seat to succeed the late Paul Husting under any circumstances and urged the campaign to center on the issue of Americanism, calling for a vigorous political fight ahead.
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Washington, D. C
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate
Paul O. Husting
Salvation Army Free Employment Bureau Opens at Big Brother Mission
Salvation Army officers will conduct a free employment agency in connection with their work at Big Brother mission. Capt. John Paton, officer in charge, asks that all who have work for men communicate with them and those seeking employment enroll at the office. There will be someone in the office at all hours.
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Salvation Army
Big Brother Mission
John Paton
Jon
Engineers' War Convention Opens in New York
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers holds its annual convention in New York from today through Thursday. The meeting, described as a war convention, will address fuels ships railroads aviation cantonments agriculture and munitions. Taft and General Goethals will speak. Employers discuss training women for munitions work.
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New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
William Howard Taft
George W. Goethals
Boxed Undermaslin Holiday Lingerie Gift Set
A holiday selection of silk and satin sleepwear in pretty lace effects, trimmed with ribbons and bows, boxed for gifting. Includes chemise, cami, nightgown and nightwear pieces. Prices described as very attractive.
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Greater
Capt. Holden
Hias
Frad
Pettit
Bureau of Mines
Black Hawk County
Lenroot
Bereau
Engineers' Society
Orr ‘S War Convention
N.Y
Gable
Daul Davis Are
Zilmas Wiccl
Develon
Hartford Saxony
Trewan Royal Wilton
Mioney Saving CO
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