Strike Continues On Illinois Central Harriman Lines
Waterloo strikers report a small turnout on the vote about continuing the strike. total ballots 2653 with 1601 in favor and 1052 for lifting the embargo, a 549 vote majority for continuation. local vote 70 in Waterloo favored continuation, four for ending. authority cited: A F of L railway employes department president A O Wharton and Strike Bulletin editor Carl Person.
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Illinois Central
Harriman
Waterloo
Federationist
Railway Employes Department
American Federation of Labor
A. 0
Wharton
Carl Person
Hartlepool bombardment toll hits eighty two dead
Hartlepool dispatch reports latest official casualties from German bombardment. Eighty two killed and about 250 wounded as inquests begin for victims in Hartlepool and West Hartlepool. Other deaths in Scarborough and Whitby bring total to ninety nine. Coroner’s verdict cites enemy fire under dense fog. Graphic cases noted including a woman at a corn field embankment and a family at breakfast.
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Hartlepool
London
Hartlepools
Scarborough
Whitby
West Hartlepool
Scarborought
Cora
Germans Capture 7000 Prisoners in One District
Berlin reports from London dated December 18 state the German war office says fighting near Nieupoort remains indecisive. French actions between La Bassée Arras and along the Somme fail with heavy French losses. German losses under 200. In the Argonne forest a successful attack yields about 7500 prisoners and war material. East and west Prussia see no change. Poland reports continued pursuit of retreating forces. Two flour contributors to Belgian relief total 123 barrels by this afternoon.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Nieuport
la Bassee
Arras
Somme
Argonne Forest
East
West Prussia
Poland
Town Talk Highlights Local Visits and Holidays
Louis Dale of Omaha visits Clayton E. Bronson as guest. Claude Wilson sues Lincoln township for 100.24 on account. Dr A A Hoffman returns from Dubuque to help his ill mother Miss Grace Willier. Dorothy Davis leaves for Chicago for holidays. L H Minkel of Fort Dodge arrives in Waterloo for Christmas with the Edwards family. Mr and Mrs Austin Smith plan Christmas in Buffalo Center. Fred Kubeck of Chicago to spend holidays with G B Strayer. Kubeck formerly Grace Strayer. Even Dozen club hosts prophesy on climate and society at Dr and Mrs E B Peek. Florence Prideaux resumes duties at P H Paulsen’s office after illness. F T Steigimier fined 10 for disorderly house. May Birch fined 26 for same. D W Neidy and niece Carrie Neidy depart for the south for two weeks over holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Dale
Omaha
Clayton E. Bronson
Claude Wilson
Lincoln Township Corporation
A. A. Hoffman
Dubuque
Grace Willier
Dorothy Davis
West High
Chicago
L. H. Minkel
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
A. J. Edwards
Austin Smith
F. T. Steigimier
May Birch
D. W. Neidy
Carrie Neidy
South
New Orleans
Stray bullets cross into U S as Naco bombardment continues
At Naco Arizona and Sonora on December 18 and the following day stray bullets from Mexican lines crossed the border during Carranza garrison shelling of Maytorena trenches. Thirty seven spent shells were gathered east of town and bullets hit a immigration office and a store. General Hill said bullets were unlikely fired to pin blame on Maytorena since many soldiers families were refugees nearby.
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Naco
Ariz
Maytorena
Carranza
Sonora
United States
Maytor
Hill
Rate decision lifts stocks on Wall Street recovery
New York reports the interstate commerce committee rate decision surprised traders by triggering a broad stock market rally. Prices climbed 14 to 3 points above the session lows with Reading up 2 1 2 points and Baltimore & Ohio gaining 1 9, while other eastern rails showed smaller gains before easing back.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Committee
Wall Street
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
Carranza Forces Defeated Near Puebla and Retreat
Reports from Mexico City describe the fall of Puebla to Carranza forces. After evacuating the city they battled north of it and were defeated, retreating toward the Interoceanic railroad toward Vera Cruz. Villa troops led by Generals Zapata Arquemedo and Almazon suffered about 50 killed or wounded as they burned trains and oil tanks during the retreat.
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Mexico City
el Paso
Tex
Puebla
Carranaza
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Zapata
Arquemedo
Almazon
Fremont and Kit Carson Meeting Shapes Frontier Legend
In June 1842 the trapper scout Kit Carson and the Path finder John C. Fremont met near St Louis. Carson, illiterate yet polyglot in English French Spanish and many Indian tongues, contrasted with Fremont’s educated, refined appearance. The unlikely pairing forged a lifelong friendship tested in California and the Mexican frontier.
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Kit Carson
Edward L. Sabin
Carson
Iremont
Wear
Cargen Whe Beotch
Fremont
Frement
Red Men
Trail
Ailssourt
St Louis
California
Maturity Beyond Youth in Timeless Beauty Tales
A column explores beauty across ages citing Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, Agosta, Diane de Poitiers, Anne of Austria, Mile. Mar, Recamier, Maintenon, and Catherine of Russia to challenge the notion that beauty peaks before thirty-five. It contrasts mature allure with youthful myths and includes brief humorous vignettes and aphorisms on life, art, and society.
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Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Antony
Agosta
Pericles
Diane de Poitiers
Henry I
Anne of Austria
Europe
Mile. Mar
Aime Recamier
Awaiting the Outcome at the Hotel
A jurist sentences a puzzling remark about a stubborn bachelor as guests at a hotel express concern. The note hints at a riddle on social fate and a separate statistic cites 703,630 deaths in France in 1913.
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France
Urgent Rural Sanitation Called Amid Lake Pollution Concerns
Washington reports Surgeon General Rupert Blue warns of serious lake and tributary pollution raising typhoid risks. He notes 16 million annual lake passengers and 1,500 vessels polluting waters, urges water purification for drinking use, and highlights rural sanitation as a priority while documenting lower drug use estimates than feared.
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Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
Rupert Blue
Public Health Service
United States
Blue
F. F. Friedmann
von Huck
Blue Saya Altho
A Step Forward in Theatre Plan
Plaza owner J. B. Bryant embraces public input for better scheduling. Opening weekend showcases Marguerite Clark in Daniel Frohman’s Wildflower with two matinee shows at 2:00 PM and 3:45 PM and an evening start at 7:15 PM, each about 1 hour 45 minutes long.
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J. B. Bryant
New Plaza Playhouse
Bryant
Plaza
Marguerite Clark
Daniel Frohman
Opening Night Offer At One Dollar Show
The evening starts at nine with Witcflower presenting an extraordinary act. On opening night the show is advertised as a one dollar event, with prices set at thirty venta for attendees on hand.
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Witcflower
Stave Silo Co Will Stay Here In Waterloo
The Stave Silo Co will remain in Waterloo after the Waterloo Commercial club ratified a contract transferring land on Water Street and Concrete avenue to the cement company. The factory began less than two years ago on leased ground, started as an experiment and has grown rapidly, securing its future with the purchase.
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Waterloo
Nun Mind
Waterloo Commercial Club
Cement Company
Water Street
Concrete Avenue
Protectorate Declared Over All Egypt
Cairo reports a British protectorate over Egypt proclaimed with 101 gun salute and a symbolic flag hoisting. London cites a German war office note detailing delays in prisoner of war mail and money deliveries, noting 520,000 inmates and improvements to the system.
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Caira
Egypt
London
Britakh Prospectorate O
Party Honors Grace Harmon Wedding Plans
An announcement party was hosted last evening by Mrs. Philip Friedl and Miss Myrtle Crall at Mrs. Friedl’s home to honor Miss Grace Harmon, whose engagement to Harry Farr was announced for January. The hosts decorated with harps and the evening featured sewing, games, and refreshments.
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Philip Friedl
Myrtle Crall
Grace Harmon
Harry Farr
Converts Convert by Hundreds at Des Moines Tabernacle
In Des Moines Evangelist Sunday closes his seventh week with a sermon on Heaven. Four hundred fifty persons were converted during the last night of the revival, described as the most impressive after service of the series.
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Big Tabernacle
Des Moines
Evangelist Sunday
Additional Want Ads Wander the Regular Headings
Classified items list rentals sales and needs including rooms for rent furniture for sale antiques and services. Entries show addresses such as 706 Wellington 218 Mulberry 627 Jefferson and contact numbers 2275 1422 1414 and 1380 Red with auctions on Saturday and furniture pieces including dining chairs and a modern house exchange offer near La Porte road.
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Wellington
Mulberry
Onice
Care
la Porte Road
Weather Data From December 18 For Converta Area
The Buchanan Optical Co supplied a fragmented December 18 climate record listing temperatures. Reported highs and lows include 14 and 181 in a garbled line, with other figures showing max 44 minimum 22 in a sequence of inconsistent readings.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Migmirmg
French Censorship Strongly Protested
Parla Dec 18 An energetic protest at a deputies and senators meeting opposed censorship. A statement of objections to censorship was prepared for Minister Briand. A journalist committee led by Georges Clemenceau with Pinchon Dupuy and Bienalme formed. Troops trains moved from Texas City and Fort Sill toward Nace, Texas.
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Parla
Prem
Stndnay
Ary Journalinty
Justice
Iilde Briand
Journaliete
Georges Clemenceru
Stephen Pinchon
Jean Dupay
Admiral Bienalme
Tod
HE Paso
Tex
Nirée
Texas City
Fort Sill
Shivelty
Nace
Riz
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W. J. Peddicord
Florence Prideaux
P. H. Paulsen
Fremont and
Feminine Beauty
Dee
New York Post
Lfe
Cornelia A P. Comer
Atlantic Monthly
Winifred
Chicago News
Fou
Boston Transcript
Surgeon General
Stave Silo Co
Germany
Nefferson
Jefferson
Belle
Veal
Wamburg
Mullany
Jefferson Street
Iowa
Waterloo Trunk Co
Sycamore St
Fitzgerald
Griffon
Central Meat CO
East Fourth Street
Vhal
Tork
York Fein
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