Fire destroys US Biological Station lab at Fairport
In Muscatine Iowa on December 26 the United States government suffered a 60000 dollar loss from a fire that wiped out the main laboratory at the US Biological Station in Fairport Indiana. Water pressure was insufficient and the blaze began on upper floors. Some library and museum contents were saved. The fire delays key work on artificial propagation of freshwater mussel shells for pearl button manufacture.
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Muscatine
United States
United States Biological Station
Fairport
Muscutine Fire Department
Aged and Blind Woman Refuses Help in Alton
Miss Maggie Finnegan, an elderly blind resident on Seventh Street, declines aid despite destitution concerns. Neighbors report she prefers to manage alone, continuing needlework to earn a living and insisting others address snow or house issues rather than intervene inside.
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Alton
Maggie Finnegan
Seventh Street
Belle
Miss Finnegan
Safeguards for Red Cross Nurses Bound for France
Street precautions guarded the Red Cross nurses preparing for active service with the American expeditionary forces in France. A letter from Mildred Williamson, Waterloo’s sole representative, explains restrictions on shore leave and communications before departure. Nurses waited six weeks for transport but were allowed daily shore leave for sight seeing en route to a Red Cross hospital in the theater of operations.
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Red Cross
France
J. W. Weatherill
Independence Avenue
Misa
Mildred Williginson
Waterloo
Willamson
Red Cro
Christmas Shopping Sweeps Waterloo Ahead of Holidays
With less than a week to Christmas Waterloo districts fill with holiday shoppers crowds fill stores from morning to evening. Stores add clerks and hours as shoppers seek practical gifts and line up bundles for homeward trips after busy visits from miles around.
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Waterloo
Holland heads new commission to form Cedar Rapids stockyards
William Holland announces formation of the William Holland Commission Company to establish stockyards and buildings with capacity for 1000 horses and 80 pens for cattle sheep and hogs. The venture seeks $30000 in subscriptions after a quick pitch to Cedar Rapids merchants. An opening sale is planned for January 12-13 with a special railcar arranged. Temperatures and old advertising snippets accompany the page.
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William Holland
Onti
Commission Company
Iis
Cedar Rapids
William Holand
Milwaukee
Holland
W. C.F. ‘. N. Railway
Gibbons sanctions miners' work on holy days
Cardinal Gibbons approved Roman Catholic miners working on holy days within the Christmas and New Year holiday season. He sent a letter to Fuel Administrator Garfield endorsing the idea that miners work only on Christmas and New Year days and proposed saloons close from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m.
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Washington, D. C
Cardinal Gibbons
Garfield
Various Christmas Socials Rally at Local Homes
HlNews of Society details Christmas gatherings across Waterloo Cedar Falls and surrounding towns. Clubs and circles host parties with bridge and games, talks on education and literature, church events, initiation ceremonies, and plans for fund drives and future meetings.
Church Missionary and Society Meetings Recap
At First M E Foreign Missionary society Mrs. W R Walker presided and Mrs C W Bruner led the program followed by a cafeteria luncheon. Home Missionary society was directed by Mrs BE A Boggs with Mrs Bannon leading the study. Mrs J EB Williams read Christmas Bells. Ladies Aid chaired by Mrs Wikliam Reaney settled routine business.
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M. E
W. R. Walker
Foreign Missionary Society
C. W. Bruner
Tesgon
iHome Missionary Society
BE. A. Boggs
Bannon
J. EB. Williams
Wiklliam Reaney
Ladies’ Aid Society
United Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Plans Grabbag Gift Exchange
The Ladies' Aid society met at Miss Helle Harper's home in the James Black residence yesterday for a planned grabbag gift exchange. Light refreshments were served by the hostess.
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G. A. T—Lincoln Circle
Memorial Hall
First Presbyterian
R. L. Stetze
Red Cross
P— United Presbyterian—Ladies’ Aid Society
Western rolling stock sent east to meet war demands
Western railways now furnish equipment to eastern lines to handle heavy shipments. Illinois Central moved 10 engines to Union Pacific and this week was ordered to release six first class engines to Pennsylvania at Chicago. The transfers follow a nationwide wartime agreement reached last April to combine resources and coordinate activities.
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Western Railways
Eastern Lines
Illinois Central Western Lines
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania Railway
Chicago
Feared losing his reason man shoots self in Davenport
Carl H. Schiapp a 67 year old Davenport resident went to bed at the Hotel St James placed a revolver in his mouth and fired the shot through his mouth killing himself instantly. He left a note for his two sisters requesting cremation and explained the reason for the act.
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Davenport
Carl H. Schiapp
Hotel St. James
Census Reports Cotton Bale Totals Across Regions
The census bureau announced figures totaling 10 144 858 running bales excluding matte ribbons and including 1806 round bales 252 round bales and 83 352 bales at sea island for the season.
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Sea Island
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BIG Piri
Buchanan Opticat, Oe
Hones
Waterloo Laundry Cofaelvertis
Gobibons
Franklin Bridge Club
Rheoy Cowiin
W. C. A. War Fund
J.C. Koudson
Portoighily
C. L. Loveland
W. B. Small
South America
J. Wi. Peek
T. G. McCarthy
Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star
Cedar Falls
New Hartford
Clarksville
F. B. Dietrick
Edward Towne
A. J. Shimer Gang
St. Mark's
Christ Episcopal Churches
Hotel Russell-Lamson
A. W. McFarlane
WE. Cowan
R. L. DeGon
A. T. Peterson
Fred’ Wr
K. of P. Hall
Silver Circle
A. R. Maricla
Chautauqqua
Chautauqua
Columbia
Carnegie ‘Clubs
Grant Circle
Chester Cadwallader
Aid Society of Calvary Evangelical Church
Edward Wilson
EB. L. Amnald
Zeigler
H W. Shook
Charles 'Goodyear
Gay Jackson
Messrs
Shafer
Gilford
Doris Miller
Sadie Jackson
Daughters’ of Isabella
Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus Hall
Burton Avenue Baptist Church
Ray M. Lewis
Jr. H. Yaggy
Allen Street
King’s Workers
Mr. Yagey
Westminster Presbyterian
Westminster
Earl G. Gould
Lloyd’s Hall
St. Luke’l S
Missionary Societies
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Henry Haubert
Calvary Evangelical—Burdon
Bertha Hol
Burton Avoenuog “Baptist
America
Joseph
Fa Nee
Petty IT Due Shue Manone
Waterloo Laundry Co
Enderlein
West Fourth Street
Burch Bros.co
Charles Burch
Ft. Covington, New York
Lincoln Christmas Savings Club
Flue Lincoln Christmas Savings Club
Christmas Savings Club
Pennsylvania
Lincoln Savings Bank
East Fourth
Strett
Waterloo, Iowa
Mort Bank
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