President weighs interstate rail reforms and trust ban
Washington, Dec. 6. President Wilson reviewed the Interstate Commerce Commission recommendations in detail and may address Congress on the subject. Rail executives told Chairman Newlands that Congress has lifted legal prohibitions on road unification for the war emergency and promised figures for the needed emergency equipment.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
White House
Railroads’ War Board
Newlands
Congressional
Skein Resigns as East High Athletic Director
Jack Skein, East High School's athletic director for two years, resigns and leaves Sunday for Cedar Rapids to enlist with fraternity brothers awaiting government service. His future plans are undecided between entering the navy or joining engineers in Baltimore. if the navy is chosen he will go to Great Lakes for training.
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Jack Stein
East High School
Cedar Rapids
Skein
Yankee Aviators Work With Gunners
American army aviators in France join artillery observers in the field. They photographed a zone to guide shell fire and, after initial misses, corrected aiming via wireless messages so that subsequent shells hit targets. Observers then practiced locating other enemy positions with varying success.
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Associated Press
France
Seryies
Woman Husks 1 000 Bushels of Corn
Penora Iowa December 6 Miss Esther Whitehear harvested 1 600 bushels of corn this year averaging about 60 bushels per ny After finishing her cornfield task she milked eight cows daily Funeral notices report H D Lamb buried in Grace M E church with services led by Rev C R Bair and Rev E J Lockwood The grand jury, with no true bills, discharged includes names O J McManus Fred Rollins Abe Alec John Schuneman Peter Zopf W E Harver Arthur Piper P Griffin Marriage licenses listed Parry L Milter Minnie Scheel John Swinbank Lucile Clayton.
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Penora
Cornu
Esther Whitehear
H. D. Lamb
Denver
Colo
Hileman & Gindt Mortuary
Grace M. E. Church
C. R. Bair
E. J. Lockwood
Frank Pert
O. J. McManus
Fred Rollins
Abe Alec
John Schuneman
Peter Zopf
W. E. Harver
Arthur Piper
P. &®. Griffin
Local Army Recruiting Drives Recruits Forward
Volunteers pour into the recruiting office as six more men are forwarded to Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Lieutenant E C Wright of Davenport will visit Tuesday morning to complete the voluntary drive. After Tuesday registered men cannot enlist. Married men may be admitted for all branches. Open enlistments include stevedore regiments of the colored quartermaster corps and cavalry for white soldiers. Enlistees from Waterloo include Ralph Shaw Lawrence Mason City William Cotter and Francis J Murphy in various corps and departments with Carl Richsmann joining the medical department.
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Army
Jeferson Barracks
E. C. Wright
Davenport
Colored Quartermaster Corps
National Army
Cavalry
Waterloo
Aviation
Signal Corps
Ralph Shaw
Moffet
N. D
Lawrence
la Porte City
Charles Mason City
William O. Cotter
Washington Street
Franceis J. Murphy
Carl Richsmann
Osage
Medical
New Leads Cross Iowa In Cedar Falls Robbery Case
Investigation into the Cedar Falls Hughes brothers store robbery continues as Charles Wilson Charles Murphy Charles Summerhayes and others are detained. Summerhayes, a Cedar Falls restaurant owner, is alleged as the fence with a large share of the goods traced to Cedar Rapids. A trunk was found in Cedar Rapids with Summerhayes selling items to merchants after claiming possession from traveling salesmen. Summerhayes has been released on recognizance. others remain in custody. Sherif Peterman Tama county Chief Special Agent King Milwaukee railroad and L R Boardman assist the probe.
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Charles Wilson
Charles Murphy
Charles Summerleaves
Gallagher
Burch
Hughes Brothers
Cedar Falls
Summerhayes
Cedar Rapids
Sherif Peterman
Tama County
King
Milwaukee Railroad
L. R. Boardman
Grand Champion Steer Brings Record Price at Show
Merry Monarch, owned by Perdue University, sold for 2.05 a pound to the American Shorthorn Breeders' Association and weighed 1,610 pounds. The association donated the animal to the American Red Grass, which resold it to Armour & Co. for 3,381 dollars total. A grand champion Angus carload owned by BE Hall of Mechanicsburg, LiL, went to Armour & Co. for 42.50 a hundred pounds, a record.
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Chicago
Perdue University
Lil
Armour & Co
Red Cross Benefit Show Promises Full House Appeal
A nationwide vaudeville and legitimate theatre drive will donate all matinee proceeds tomorrow to the Waterloo Red Cross. The Majestic will contribute every penny from admissions to comfort wounded American soldiers in France. A 2:30 showtime is set with the Waterloo house expected to reach capacity.
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X Wes
United States
the Waterloo
The
Majestic
Waterloo
Red Cross
France
Clea
Kentucky girl held on murder charge in Bardwell
Lillian Wh mouth a 16 year old girl is held without bail in Bardwell Kentucky on a charge of murdering her father whom she allegedly shot as he slept last Sunday morning. Funeral services for Dr B F Meller Miller are set for Friday at 2 pm at Kistner's chapel with Rev J E Johnston presiding.
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Cairo
Lillian Whmouth
Bardwell
B. F. Meller
Kistner
J. E. Johnston
Women Sufferers May Led Swamp-Root Remedy Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may not suspect it. Back pain, headaches, nervousness, and loss of ambition signal kidney issues. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, a physician's prescription, is advertised with sample offers from Dr Kilmer Co. Waterloo Evening Courier noted.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Waterloo
Evening Courier
Fire damages home on Eleventh Street East
Mrs Myrtbarr reported an overheated furnace caused a fire yesterday afternoon at 3 p m at 316 Eleventh Street East. The roof was burned away in part but firefighters used chemicals to control the blaze. Mrs Burr praised the department for saving the home and noted water would have caused more damage. She observed the crew even paused to clean their feet before finishing.
Army Appointments From Des Moines Raise Draft Board Oversight
Des Moines December reports Major W Snell named by Provost Marshal General Crowder to assist in interpreting draft rules. He will work with General Logan. Dr W W Pearson of Des Moines commissioned major in the medical reserve corps and will appoint district medical advisory boards to aid local draft boards in medical examinations and appeal cases.
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Des Moines
Uec
Four Men Passed for Army Service
Four men examined and accepted by the local exemption board on November 12 were certified to the district board. The inductees are Jack N. Bassarear of 721 Seventh Street West, William C. Leonard of 620 Elm Street, Burton Eyring of 122 N Barclay Street, and Henry Leo Trainer of 1237 Knoll. Attorney Harry E. Tuylor, addressing the Central Labor Union, argued labor and capital are indispensable to each other and called for a fifty fifty exchange for production.
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District Board
Jack N. Bassarear
Seventh Street
William C. Leonard
Elm Street
Burton Eyring
N. Barclay Street
Henry Leo Trainer
Knoll Street
Harry E. Tuylor
Central Labor Union
Tullar
Insurance prompt for Iowa Manufacturers Fire Insurance Company
Instruction to obtain a policy from the Iowa Manufacturers Fire Insurance Company of Waterloo with its Waterloo home office at 622 Commercial Street and telephone 415. The phrase Better be insured than stry appears as guidance for obtaining coverage.
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Iowa Manufacturers Fire Insurance Company of
Waterloo
Commercial Street
Emma M Brown Granted Divorce From August Brown
Emma M Brown has been granted a divorce from August Brown with permission to resume her maiden name Emma M Woad.
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Emma M. Brown
August Brown
Emma M. Woad
Fire Alarm Calls Reported Across City
With the cold snap the fire department stayed on alert handling four chimney and small roof fire calls. At 7:25 p.m. responders went to 216 Kingsley Avenue, then 7:35 p.m. to the Metro Pole Hotel. 5:40 a.m. the next day an alarm from Wittick’s Market at 307 Fourth Street West followed. All incidents caused slight damage.
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Kingsley Avenue
Metropole
Wittick’s Market
Fourth Street
Interclass Basketball at West High Sees Juniors Beat Seniors
Interclass games played in the West High School gym yielded a 38 to 9 victory for the juniors over the seniors and a 16 to 11 win for the sophomores over the seniors. Matthews and Gorman starred for the juniors while Warner led the sophomores in scoring.
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West High School
Matthews
Gorman
Warner
President and Mrs Wilson Buy Christmas Presents
Then president and Mrs. Wilson shopped in downtown Washington for nearly two hours visiting several shops. A separate item notes Chester J Shaw sustaining an injured wrist while cranking the edging on a tractor.
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Washington, D. C
Wrile
Chester J. Shaw
Contractor Smuth in Rochester for surgery serious
George L. Smuth a contractor of 224 Locust street has gone to Rochester Minnesota for surgical attention his condition is reported very serious Mrs Smith was called to Rochester yesterday afternoon First Baptist bazar on December 8 offers aprons baby clothes knitting bags fancy articles and home baking a chicken supper at 5 pm
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George L. Smuth
Locust Street
Rochester
Minn
First Baptist Bazar
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