Federal control stands approved by bankers and business leaders
War time government takeover of U S railroad systems is seen as a logical solution by Waterloo financial leaders led by Dr F W Powers of Black Hawk National Bank. They expect no major service disruption, with trains and Pullman cars reduced to needed capacity to free equipment and labor, while govt financing and strike prevention are anticipated benefits. Farmers near Raymond begin husking corn to protect it from theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Waterloo
F. W. Powers
Black Hawk National Bank
Chicago
Cedar Falls Delivery Trouble Reported to Waterloo Courier
Cedar Falls subscribers are told by D. N. Hurd to report any delivery failures to the Waterloo Evening Courier at phone 3330, ensuring prompt correction and continued newspaper service.
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D. N. Hurd
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Cedar Falls Briefs and Personal Notes Update
Cedar Falls reports a Christmas gathering with P F McNiffe family visiting Mrs John McNiffe and others, plus many war fund gifts totaling 1197 dollars and 50 cents. Local clubs and Cedar Falls National Bank contributed, while C H Northey weakens in hospital and others plan travel and holiday visits. A robbery attempt on local dentists yields 125 dollars in finished work and gold missing, suspected professional thieves. Mrs John T Fairgrave, former Cedar Falls resident, dies in Des Moines. funeral set at Cedar Falls Presbyterian Church.
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Cedar Falls
P.F. McNiffe
Dubuque
John McNiffe
W. J. McNite
Clarksville
Andrew Hansen
Patriotic Committee
Frank L. Snider
Cedar Falls National Bank
H. W. Larsen
Prairie Rose
Osage
Jesse Whates
West Third Street
Liverpool
England
CE. Auld
Oquawka
Til
Hison
Jack Auld
Merle Robinson
Minneapolis
Robinson
Fort Madison
J. H. Robinson
Shirlinglaw
Lee Shillinglaw
YM. C. A
France
Shepherd
Lou Shepherd
Waverly
Gladys Severin
University of Madison, Wis
W. A. Severin
August Freier
Rock Rapids
Carl Frank
Mason City
CO. A. Younker
Jens Jorgensen
Peter Therklesen
Main Street
E. Swift
Sioux City
Lawrence Swift
Keane
Waterloo
Emma Larsen
Underwood
A. G. Larsen
Marguerite Bromley
Ottumway
Annice Ericksen
Mary Baker
A. P. Baker
George McCoy
Grinnell
St. Louis
Joe Myers
Albert Lea
Minneapelis
St. Paul
W. W. West
Elmer Simons
Camip Riley
San Antonio
Simons
Jefferson Barracks
John T. Fairgrave
Des Moines
C. B. van Slyke
Presbyterian Church
Diary and French Dictionary Promote Permanent Records
The article notes the value of diaries for accurate dating and court evidence, urges keeping permanent records during war, and announces The Soldiers Sailors Diary and English French Dictionary. The diary is undated and usable any day, while the dictionary is distributed in the city on a coupon plan.
Russians Honor U5 Envoy For Red Cross Work
A Russian deputation visited the American embassy in Petrograd to honor Ambassador Francis for efforts to obtain a million pairs of shoes for railway workers and families. The dispatch notes Bolshevik charges against the U S and asserts Francis denied any interference in Russian affairs.
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Red Gross
Januden
Petrograd
Times
Frapels
Tchitcherin
Petroff
England
Russia
U.S
Gen
Kaledines
Francis
Col
Kolpashnatkoff
Althe
Red Cross
Leon Trotzky
Kolpashnikoff
Halifax
Trotzky
Kolpashnikof
The
Post
Romania
London Times
Cattle Worth 112000 Arrive in Ten Coaches
Ten carloads of thoroughbred cattle arrive to be distributed on farms owned by William Galloway in Black Hawk and Marshall counties. The cattle from J E Hoffman Lanark Illinois are valued at about 112000. Galloway will quit dairy farming to focus on building beef herds in a land exchange deal.
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Black Hawk
Marshall
William Galloway
J. E. Hoffman
Lanark
Galloway
Night Corn Theft Plagues Local Farmers
Several farmers, after investigations, report nighttime raids on their fields with a sizable amount of corn stolen. The incidents suggest a coordinated or repeated intrusion, prompting calls for heightened patrols and watchfulness in rural areas.
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Wilson
Raymond
Here
Cedar Falls Daily News
Lawn City
Civic
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
David Lawrence
Food Administration
Out
Independence Square
Philadelphia
Bolsheviki
Tbs
Burch Bros
D. B. Phelps
Fur
Wruss
Childrens
Brassieres
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