Two Waterloo Boys Held After Attempted Hold Up
Two under 16 from Waterloo were arrested in Dubuque after attempting a hold up on railroad worker C. G. McSperth. One boy, Harry Maine, is sent to Eldora on charge and the other, Charles Keegan, will be handled under juvenile law. Maine previously had parole for burglary at Electric Park booths.
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Waterloo
Dubuque
Bidora
Harry Maine
Charles Keegan
Weilein
Dubuane
Maine
Eldora
Black Hawk County
G C. McSperth
Delwain
Wapello County Mines Near Full Output Restored
Ottumwa, Ia., Dec 15. With fuel conservation limits lifted and nearly all of Wapello County’s 500 union miners back in the pits, Ottumwa and surroundings return to normal. Local committees lift restrictions. rail service and business resume regular schedules by midweek.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County
Knights of Grip Speed Club Holds First Formal Meeting
The Speed Club members gathered at Hale's rounds table with traveling men and guests from Waterloo. Eddie Mase was elected residing officer and L H Curtis started the proceedings as the Great Speed. Members are addressed as speedater while the group remains strictly stay despite individual leanings.
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Hale’s
Waterloo
Eddie Mase
L. H. Curtis
Great Speed
Planets Align Wednesday Rare Conjunction At Dawn
Astronomers say a rare seven-planet conjunction will be visible Wednesday morning. They stress no supernatural effects on Earth and note Jupiter's glare, Venus's brightness, and Mercury's swift move toward the sun in this natural celestial display.
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Earth
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Regulus
Saturn
Mer
Cury
My Funniest Motoring Experience in Waterloo
In the Chicago Tribune a dated item under a humorous heading recounts a tale from Waterloo. A motorcyclist in a brown uniform chases a car and the narrator jokes that a duck hunter is after them, leading to a comic “pinch” by the officer.
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Waterloo
Chicago Tribune
Lerday
Yachts Reach Nassau as Griffith Aboard
The yacht Grey Duck with director D. W. Griffith and 36 companions arrived safely at Nassau, Bahamas, by radio message. Also reported were political votes in Rome and losses in a London to Melbourne flight, with notable recoveries in Paris and Atlantic City.
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Associated Press
Micai
Fla
D. W. Griffith
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Russia
Atlantic City
Nadi
James M. Blake, Jr
Philadelphia
Ventnor
Paris
Clemenceau
England
New York
Baker
Gen
Peyton
Panama Canal Zone
Tlonion
Ernest Howell
Island
Corfu
Lloyds
Melbourne
William M Hughes
Liberals
Labor Party
Crnstent
House of Representatives
Hart-Parr Plant Expansion Aims 25 Tractors Daily
Charles City reports Hart-Parr plans a 275 by 393 feet addition to its plant as demand for tractors rises. Officials expect about 25 tractors per day in the coming season and dealers say orders will outpace production even with the larger capacity. A government estimate puts Japan’s population at 57,784,935 excluding military personnel.
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Charles City
Hart- Parr Company
Hart-Parr
First Half December Sets Coldness Records Here
The first half of December shatters cold records with eight subzero days and a Dec 10 low of 29 below zero. The warmest December day so far was 28 above, on Dec 4, while the season has not risen above freezing since Nov 26. Visibility of tea crop unaffected. winds shifted from southwest to northwest overnight as temperatures plunged.
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Ralph B. Slippy
Wero
Xutuum
Walt
Hhia
Sidney Hall
Knoxville
Pate
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Wapello Co
Ottumwa Lifts Ltd
Knights OF. Grip
Have Speed Club
Japan
Glasses K Hawk Bank
ORTHY
America
Black Hawk: Electric Co
Lafayette Street
Pathe
Jade Standard
Kimball
Columbia Grafanolas
E.M. Henderson & Son
East Fifth Street
East Side Post Office
Kimball Phonographs
Columbia Records
Pathe Records
Piano Word
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