Brumbaugh calls for English language requirement for immigrants
Governor Brumbaugh urged that within five years every immigrant must master English or leave the country as part of a broader plan to educate both foreign and native populations and train for trades. He criticized sending youths to Germany for university studies and pressed for expanded schooling to serve all residents.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Brumbauga
Germany
Thomas KE. Campbell
Arizona
Campbell
Pa - Cosers
Ett Ork
Juliana
England
France
Maui
Brest
Pershing
Washington, D. C
War Department
27Th Engineers
Ifield
Fourth Motor Mechanics Regiment
British Replacement Draft No. 1
Air Service
Germany to Publish White Book on War Origins
Paris reports Germany’s White Book will print official documents on the war’s origin within three weeks. Disclosures include messages once thought destroyed, the July 1914 ultimatum exchange with Serbia, and key dispatches from Count Tchirsky and Bogendorff, Germany’s ambassador to Austria.
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Germany
Paris
Havas
Serbia
Austria
Count Tsechirsky
Bogendorff
Railroad Legislation Hearings Planned After Holidays
Plans for congressional hearings on railroad legislation were discussed with Director General McAdoo by Senator Smith of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. Hearings are to begin after the holidays, with a target to finish by January 15. Walker D. Hines presented the administration’s view contrasting immediate privatization with return under old conditions versus extending government control for five years.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
McAdoo
Smith
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Railroad Administration
Walker D. Hines
Railroad Committee
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Hines
Heavy Weather Delays Troops Return to U.S.
Washington December 17 The War Department canceled Gen Pershing’s order to send the 22nd division home early. The division, identified as a reserve unit, may be kept to reinforce the American army of occupation in Germany.
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U.S
Washington
Gen. Pershing
War de Partment
Loans to Railroads Subject Glass Talks Over With McAdoo
Secretary Glass presided at a War Finance Corporation meeting with Director General McAdoo to discuss extending financial aid to railroads from sources beyond the railroad administration fund. A tentative decision to extend aid was reported, but officials cautioned that no formal announcement would be made yet. War department construction projects were ordered abandoned including North Camp Jackson artillery cantonment and Camp Brage field armor cantonment.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Glass
The
Treasury
War Finance Corporation
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
War Department
North Camp Jackson
S. C
Peoria
Ill
Camp Crane
Camp Brage
Soap Bubbles Last Longer in Clarified Air
A particle-free air environment can greatly extend bubble life. Sir James Dewar showed clarified air keeps bubbles stable for months and even produced a year-old soap film that remains intact, per Popular Science Monthly.
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Sir James Dewar
Wilson appoints business advisers to legations for trade aid
President Wilson approved Secretary Redfield's plan to attach business advisers to American legations and embassies. The move aims to assist U S manufacturers and merchants in expanding foreign trade after the war.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Redfield
German Prisoners Sing Star Spangled Banner at Armistice Parade
A German band at a prison hospital near London played the Star Spangled Banner as hundreds of wounded German soldiers joined in. The event followed the armistice and was part of celebrations for Allied troops, with Americans marching through the German facility and the scene described as cordial with no evident hostility. The report also notes a Kansas Supreme Court ruling upholding a sentence for unpatriotic remarks in a public shop.
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London
Associated Press
Mussc
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Harmon County
OK/ Tf
Tahoma Supreme Court
Dartford Iit
Por Icay
U. S
Tugal
Sidonio
Paes
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Frederick Shumaker
Wetmore
Nemaha County
United States
Nemaha District Court
Shumaker
Gen. Funston
Alumaker
Snow Strikes Southwest Cutting Denver El Paso Wires
Heavy snowstorms in New Mexico and Colorado disrupt wire communication. Denver to El Paso, Texas, connections cut as a foot of snow blankets northern New Mexico.
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Denver
Calo
New Mexico
Colorado
Hi Paso
Tex
Police Notes and Local Court Fines Report
T Andrews charged with sipatietatue after a search of his race last night found liquor. Dewry Fivecoat in custody for investigation. Earnest Knanp and Kenneth Whitson fined 100 each for stealing meat from Rath Packing and disposing on routes. fines paid, released. FR Sporle notes wireless embargo remains. Amateur plants installed after armistice. Federal inspector ordered destruction of radio apparatus.
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T. Andrews
Dewry Fivecoat
Earnest Knanp
Kenneth Whitson
Rath
FR. Sporle
Hog Embargo Placed on Fresh Hog Loads at Chicago Yards
Chicago December 11. Announcement says an indefinite embargo on all fresh hog shipments to Chicago due to stockyard congestion. About 2,000 carloads of hogs are in transit or already in the yards awaiting the clearance of buildup.
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Chicago
Christmas Certificates and Local News Briefs
A town column lists a variety of notices including a marriage license for Laurence G. Vande and Julia Jurgensen, updates on influenza cases, hospital surgeries, military discharge, and travel reports. It notes community events, toy sales, and local employment moves, plus advertisements for clothing, New Year plans, and plane progress reports from Eberts Field and other locations.
Closing Out Sale at Mrs Parshall Hat Shop
Mrs Parshall advertises a closing out sale offering any hat in stock at varying prices on Wednesday Thursday and Friday plus a table of hats for 1.00. The address listed is 8h Freaklin Street with details of the sale terms.
Campaign drives for Red Cross membership and factory 100 percent goals
A reader letter and local notices describe Red Cross membership drives in Waterloo with hopes of 100 percent district and factory participation. Names, shop orders, booth coordinators, and district chairmen are listed alongside campaign progress and daily reports to ward and general chairs.
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Over the Top
Marestin Cigar Store
Coney Island
Holstein-Friesian Association
Kohli Shoe Shop
M. Boutery
Wangler Book and Wallpaper
Yagla Millinery
H.W. Coburn & Son
Commercial National Bank
Palace Clothiers
Datson- Kerwin
Sternberg’s
Cloak & Suit Shop
F. A. Sporle
J. F. Cass
Red Cross
Black
EH. Wright
J. W. Arbuckle
Mise Jessie Couley
Fredarns
Mary Kilree
Celeste Miller
Ben Hesser
John Rock
Paul Davis
W. N. Birdsall
Black Hawk Bank
Ridenour
Industrial Plains
Floyd Chamberlain
East
CG. A. Fish
Tlinois Central
M. F. Trask
Crystal Ice & Fuel Co
Richard Hall
Waterloo Saddlery
Helene Cook
Chamberlain Machine Works
Noma Smith
Altstadt & Janeglas
Raymond Jay
Stewart Mfg. Co
Mr Moore
Moore Mfg. Co
Clyde Hinson
Powers Mfg. Co
G. J L. Hoff
Rath Packing Co
B. C. Waterfield
Litchfield Mig. Co
Harry Northey
Herrick Refrigerator Co
Miss Ste Beppler
Hawkeye Oil Co
Harold L. Spry
Swift Mig. Co
John Clapper
Waterloo Gas Engine
Will Forbes
Iowa Dairy
Mr. Henry
Dart Motor Truck Co
W. T. Headford
Headford Bros. & Hitchina
J. W. Henderson
Galloway Ca
Funeral services for Louis J. Weideman in Waterloo Grace Church
The funeral at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Waterloo for Louis J. Weideman was led by Rev J Lockwood with Etta Loyall Emily Trevarthon and Kenneth Runkel at the organ. Burial followed in Fairview mausoleum. Attending out of town were G L Arthur and G D Pierce and A M Locke representing firms connected to Weideman. The church board adopted a tribute praising his blameless life and offered sympathy to his widow and children.
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Louis J. Weideman
Grace M
J. Lockwood
Etta Loyall
Emily Trevarthon
Kenneth Runkel
Fairview Mausoleum
Weldeman
G. L. Arthur
Chicago
National Concrete Mixers’ Association
G. D. Pierce
Philadelphia
A. M. Locke
Minneapolis
Waterloo Gement Machinery Corporation
Actief
C. W. Brayton
Verna J. Wilson
Ray A. Holdiman
W.L. Nortrup
G. W. Dewald
Stanley J. Moore
Board
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Offical Board of
Church
Chris
Jenn
Board of
Race Methodie
Episconal Church of
Waterloo
A, Holpiman
Wateriog
Fawn
Cedar Falls and Waterloo Included in 1919 Directory
The McCoy Directory Co plans a Waterloo city directory including Cedar Falls and the intercity area. In affiliation with the Association of American Directory Publishers the project will feature local ads and broad distribution nationwide. Active canvass for information to begin after the new year, with a spring issue expected.
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Boeller’s
E. 4Th St
Russell-Lamson
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Courier
McCoy Directory Company
Association of American Directory Publishers
Waterloo Asna
Whale milk may solve the Oregon milk question
State Veterinarian Lytle touts whale milk as a future dairy solution for Oregon. He envisions domesticating whales to supply a vast oceanic dairy farm, while noting lambs and sheep provide quick milk and wood value. plan hinges on future feasibility and costs. Also Seattle plans a postwar port expansion at Smith Cove to boost trade with the Orient and rehabilitated Russia.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Lytle
Pacific Ocean
Seattle
Wash
Sentrie
Smith ‘Cove
Hostigiter
Capital Issues Committee
Washington
Jnr
Orient
Russia
First Industrial Plant Attains 100 Percent Red Cross
Hawkere Gil company and 56 workers qualify as the first industrial plant in the city to reach 100 percent Red Cross membership for 1919. The roster was posted shortly after noon with the report sent to the plant’s territory chairman. Other factories strive to match the achievement as they push toward the honor.
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Hawkere Gil Company
Ite
Red Cross
Kean
Flu outbreak shuts rural county schools
Influenza is hindering county education with about 15 rural schools closed or operating at reduced capacity. County superintendent H C Moeller notes teachers and pupils are ill in several locations, while remaining schools report substantially lower attendance.
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H. C. Moeller
Marriage Licenses Listed in Waterloo Area
William Wagner of Fairbank and Edith Lowsirbank are issued a license. John W. Way of Waterloo and Maude Knapp of Watering are also listed for marriage licenses.
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William Wagner
Fairbankedith Lowsirbank
John W. Way
Waterloo
Maude Knapp
Watering
Orr Tries to End His Life in Liquor Fueled Incident
Orr, a man named Orr, attempted suicide with an automatic pistol at his home on Sixth Street after heavy drinking. Neighbors and police responders found him wounded in bed with a gunshot in the head and liquor nearby. He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition, wife present, and earlier he had threatened to take his life.
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Moulders’ Union
Lee Williams
Eighth Street West
Colorado Springs
Colo
C. B. Hawver
Hawver
Waterloo Cement Machinery Corporation
Colorado
Bis
LiGh
A. Clark
BJ. Douglase
Willian Unie
J. P. Waller
Armbulance
Orr
Dave Rod
Clark
Pie Ian
Presbyterian Hospital
Tfe
Mer e Ford weighing 950 pounds tops St Louis price record
A Mer ford yearling weighing 950 pounds reared at the University of Missouri sold at the National stock yards for 27 1 2 cents a pound, the highest price ever paid on the St Louis market. Buffalo navigation closes with W Grant Morden cargo of wheat brings grain afloat and in elevators to 62 964 000 bushels.
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Yrartang
St. Junuis
Mereford
University of Misssourt
St. Louis
Buffalo
Shamer W. Grant Morden
Danderine Promise: Hair Grows Thick and Beautiful
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims conditioning boosts shine, prevents itching, and soon new fine hair appears across the scalp. The copy asserts root vitality and dramatic growth with regular use.
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Knowlton's
Christmas Program to Benefit East High Good Fellows
Christmas program at East High to benefit the Good Fellows society. Students perform The Other Wise Man and Christmas songs with choirs and a two-scene play Christmas Hoaxay. Proceeds include toys apples or coins for the Good Fellows. public welcome.
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East High
Krodolphian and
Philymathian
Sterary Societies of
East Aigh
van Dytts
Hiven
Laurane Kove
Clara Daley
Ace Hekel
Mary Jansen
Eizabeth Bage
Carole
Bunk
Lodoska Johnson
Vesta Paul
Beatrice Allan
Goan Hostoter
Fonda Jantexan
Mildred Gruhn
Grace Knittle
Ruth Brown
Don Held
Wark
Angela Sing
M. M. Davin
Hildred Anderson
Dorothy Ryan
Marjorie Patterson
Roland Roepe
Laland Parkins
Richard Able
Ernest O'Connor
Coel Bruggerman
Heather
Dorothy
Margaret Ludwig
Glidys Gindt
Wrench Army Troops Enter Wiesbaden Meets Review
General Le Conte commanding the 330th corps of the Wrench army entered Wiesbaden yesterday morning. Troops were reviewed from the city hall terrace opposite the former Emperor Wilhelm’s residence as part of the city reception.
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Wrench
Wiesbaden
Presa
Paris
le Conte
Wrench Army
Ecity Hall
Wil- Elitr
Local notices of influenza cases and visitors
Aly parenta and Mr and Mrs N Weight visit. Meris Machan returns home after Waterloo weekend. Mr and Mrs C Batley of Fargo NY visit daughter Mrs A Brust. Hovert Cleaves from Chicago vacations with grandmother Mrs McPhayden. Verey Haven ill with influenza but recovering. George Bhort recently at Camp Dike Ark visits Ireland in the city. Charles Dixon family ill with influenza. Mrs Henry Welsert cares for them.
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Aly Parenta
N. Weight
Meris Machan
Waterloo
Batley
Fargo
N. Y
A. Brust
Hovert Cleaves
Chicago
Mra, McPhayden
Mra
George Bhort
Camp Dike
Ark
Irlendair
Charles Dixon
Henry Welsert
Local Holiday Visit Highlights From Camp Dodge
A fragment notes visits over the holidays with Mr and Mrs and their son and daughter visiting from Atlantic and Dee Utoe Mes waiving training at Camp Dodge with William Wright and family.
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la Porte
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Chicago Yards
Buchanan
Laurence G. Vande
Remstedt
Julia Jurgensen
E. W. Headford
Camp Lee
Marjorie Burk
St. Francis Hospital
Andrew Fried
Berlin
Waterloo Commercial
J. W. Miller
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Marjorie Park
L. E. Park
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Park
Eberts Field
Lenoxe
Dec
de Haviland
Houston
Detroit
Mich
Thair
Dexter, Mo
E. H. Hill
Springfield
Lowden
Cleveland. Q
Cleveland
Seago
Dexter
Army
Isha
Botcher Welles
Fred Stearns
F. H. Stearns
Hed Gross
K. B. Dustavey
G. da Whitman
Louis H. Weideman
Waterloo Electrical Supply Company
HW. Orr
Mires Battey
Alead
Vidreee
Breidig Ganditdon
Ucldien
la Porte City
Stinehart
Alaska
Nils Er
Aryl
Y. M. CA
J. T. Houser
Sec
Iowa
Bridge Street
Waterloo Electrical Supply Co
Majestic Theatre
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