Tolstoy Sees Russia Rebuilt on Christianity and Peasant Uprising
Count Ilya Tolstoy arrived in Waterloo and spoke at First M E church, arguing Bolshevik rule robs peasants and capitalists. He predicts a peasant-led revolt, a constituent assembly, and a Russia rebuilt on Christian ethics with labor overrepresented in government.
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Ilya Tolstoy
Russia
Count Tolstoy
Waterloo
Countess Tolstoy
Chicago
Tolstoy
W. M. Vanderbilt
Fie
Mos
Cedar Falls News Roundup and Postal Notices
Cedar Falls reports include banking officers scheduling annual stockholder meetings for January with several local institutions listed. Local hunters report scarce rabbits after heavy Monday snow. Physicians note mild contagious diseases among city schoolchildren. Mrs. Mary McLaughlin dies at 55 with funeral plans for Decatur, Iowa. Various residents travel or visit relatives in state and beyond, including Misses Kelly and Jorgensen among local names.
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Mary McLaughlin
College
Tolstoys Surrender Estates and Copyrights in Russia
The passage notes Count Tolstoy surrendering his vast estates and copyrights valued at 10,000,000 rubles to peasants, keeping a small plot for his widow. It mentions Tolstoys traveling to California, with the count expressing a desire to show his wife the country. It also critiques Bolshevik-controlled press and propaganda.
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Count
Countess Tolstoy
California
Landlord Disturbs Tenant Sentenced to Jail
In Los Angeles a landlord and property owner were sentenced to 40 days in the city jail for disturbing the peace by forcibly evicting a tenant. plaintiff Sam Borelli sued A. J. Edmondson and E. W. Graves for the eviction actions in police court.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Sam Borelli
A. J. Edmondson
Jord
E. W. Graves
Work on school won't be halted
The H. A. Maine company building the new west high school at Fifth and Locust will continue through winter with 110 workers and no wage cuts. Maine offered continued work or shutdown with a $5,000 to $10,000 loss risk, and workers agreed to greater output. He warned against slackers, promising immediate closure if found.
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H. A. Maine Company
New West High School
Fifth and Locust Streets
H.A. Maine
Sofar
Maine
Mr. Maine
Property Nailing Doors Violates Tenant Notice Rule
A notice states Borelli faces action for nailing up doors and windows of a house before 29 days elapsed after rent increase notice. Marriage licenses list Prank Hart and Mrs. Bonnie Banner among entries. Ewald W. Rohrssen, Cedar Fells. Alice M. Whitney, Waterloo. An estimated 2 billion chicks hatch in the United States annually.
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Borelli
Prank
City in Brief Highlights and Local Updates
Mrs. C. H. Gillam visits in the city from Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson plan a California winter trip. St. Marys church bazar set for Dec 21 with an evening program. Jack Heding recovers from smallpox confinement. Catherine Sullivan returns from a three week trip to Albert Lea Ming and Forest City. H. D. Lee seeks instructors in Iowa City for west high term two. Mrs. Harry Shaw’s appendicitis operation at St. Francis hospital favorable. Nic Webber heads to California to buy an auto and tour the coast. Nettie Densmore arrives from Washington DC for her mother’s funeral. J. B. Densmore joins. Eunice Reuppel and Pearl Hartleip join Coe College all college hockey team. G. M. Allen reports a long Reinbeck trip improved by road conditions after snow removal. Count Tolstoy referenced for a meeting tonight. bazar and chicken pie supper advertised.
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George Dawson
California
St. Mary's Church
Jack Heding
Catherine Sullivan
Allen Street
Albert Lea
Ming
Forest City
H. D. Lee
West Schools
Iowa City
West High
Harry Shaw
Parker Street
St. Francis Hospital
Nic Webber
Franklin Street
Webber
Nettie Densmore
Washington
D. C
J. B. Densmore
J. T. Sullivan
Eunice Reuppel
Pearl Hartleip
Waterloo
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Ethel Ryan
G. M. Allen
Reinbeck
Allen
Ellis
Count Tolstoy
City Looks to Buy Fourth Fire Truck as Council Meets
A Waterloo city council fire committee and Don Green of the LaFrance company plan a conference at city hall on a proposed purchase of a fourth fire engine with 1,000 gallon per minute capacity. The aim is a full four-station department with updated equipment funded by bonds to be repaid by existing tax levies. The two trucks delivered cost 23,300 and another engine would run about 13,000 with a planned 10 year bond term and cash discounts.
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City Council
Don Green
LaFrance Company
Waterloo
Chicago Woman to Tell About Ireland
Washington D C Dec 15 Laurence Ginnell former member of the British parliament from County Westmeath Ireland and Miss Ruth Russell Chicago were expected to testify today at the resumption of hearings by the Committee of 100 investigating the Irish question A cable message said two witnesses would testify
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Laurence Ginnell
County Westmeath
Ireland
Ruth Russell
Chicago
Committee of 100 J
Eye witnesses flee Cork murder route aboard Carmania
Witnesses to the slaying of Thomas MacCurtain, predecessor of Terence MacSwiney as Cork lord mayor, departed Cork Sunday aboard the steamship Carmania to testify before the commission.
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Thomas MacCurtain
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Hunter Injured By Rabbit While Hunting Near Galesburg
Joe Flynn, a farmer near Galesburg, was injured when a rabbit leaped toward his face and clawed his jaw just below the eyes. His dog chased the rabbit and Flynn required two stitches to close the wound before the animal escaped.
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Ivy
Associated Press
Galesburg
Joe Flynn
Flynn
Bunny
Thieves Loot Hotel Room and Stores as Night Escapes
Traveling salesman Fred Hughes of Fort Wayne reports his Motel Russell-Lamson room broken into in the early morning with $152 stolen from his purses including a $100 bill two $20 bills two $5 bills and two $1 bills A witness saw a man of unknown race leave Hughes room about 6 am The same night thieves pried a display case at Falan Fleming store on Fourth street east stealing a sweater two blankets and lingerie Barber J H Lawless on Fourth street east reports two shaving mugs and a razor taken from his shop Also Chicago report notes a plan to use school rooms as court parlors to ease crowding and protect girls Surprising footnotes include Miss Mary Bartelme the Juvenile Court assistant proposing the idea to help housing conditions and provide spaces for courting guests.
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Fred Hughes
Fort Wayne
Ind
Russell-Lamson
Hughes
Falan-Fleming
Fourth Street East
J. H. Lawless
Associated, Press
Chicago
Mary Hartelme
Bartelme
Touch Not Taste Not Applies to Jurors in New Trial Bid
John H. Meyers, attorney for Rose Simmons, convicted of maintaining a liquor nuisance, seeks a new trial claiming jurors experimented with Exhibit C whisky before verdict. Allegations include tasting, pouring and lighting the bottle to gauge alcohol content, with claims of improper jury knowledge.
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John H. Meyers
Rose Simmons
Meyers
Mrs. E King Beal Dies at 87 Franklin Home
Mrs King E Beal aged 87 died yesterday at 7 30 p m at her home 87 Franklin street after a brief illness acute nephritis She was born June 30 1887 in Fort Dodge Iowa and moved to Waterloo in 1912 She married to Mr Beal Jan 31 1905 and left husband and two children Ruth and Basil Survived by brothers and sisters Mrs Co Cavanaugh Whittemore Iowa Mrs Bert Goich Humboldt Ia Mrs Frank Lory Fort Dodge and Bernard Steinle Minneapolis Funeral arrangements pending at O Keefe Towne mortuary St Marys Catholic church member
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King FE. Beal
King E. Beal
Franklin Street
Fort Dodge
Mr. Beal
Waterloo
Ruth
Basil
Co. L. Cavanaugh
Whittemore
Bert. Goich
Humboldt
Frank Lory
Bernard Steinle
Minneapolis
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
O'Keefe & Towne
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Cedar Falls
Baily
George HL Twaddle
Waterloo Evening Courier
West Fourth Street
Citizens Savings Bank
Cedar Valley Building & Loan Association
Cedar Falls 'National Bank
Cedar Falls Trust Company
Security Trust & Savings Bank
Cedar Falls Building & Loan Association
Ermania, Building & Loan Association
Decatur
F. M. Buritt
R. BE
J. W. McLaughlin
F. X. Miller
Texas
Pacific Coast
Andrew Winther
Nashua
Charles City
Osage
R. B Case
Louis Johnson
Katherine Kelly
Webster City
William Casey
Johanna Jorgensen
Sartori Hospital
Kansas City
Frank Kelley
Newton
Robert McAtee
Viola
BE. B. VanderVeer
Samuel Brown
Woman's Home Mission Society
The
Methodist Church
Anton Friis
Long Beach
C. A. Rownd
Fred Rownd
Bert Virden
Chris Jensen
Petrograd
United States
Wate
Buchanan
C. H. Gillam
Hunter
Ttey
Lincoln, Nebraska
Gooch Milling and Elevator Co
Lincoln
Nebraska
Baty
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