Health insurance urged as national policy by Yale professor
In Columbus on December 28, Yale's Professor Irving Fisher told the joint meetings of major American scholarly societies that compulsory health insurance is the key to social regeneration. He warned the U.S. lags behind Europe and argued prevention saves lives and funds, with crucial help for the poor.
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Columbus
Irving Fisher
Yale
American Association For Labor Legislation
Forel Deshler
American Economic Association
American Sociological Society
American Statistical Association
Thomas N. Carter
George E. Vincent
Charles P. Neill
Fisher
Mr. Fisher
United States
Europe
Ofurope
Bismarck
Lloyd George
Ami
Pisher
Tite States
Jury Still Out In the Wild Horse Case
In Omaha Nebraska at federal court the jury in the solid horse case returned to verdict at noon and was to report to Judge Woodrough at 2 PM for possible instructions. The United States Livestock and Omaha Land Investment companies faced charges of selling fictitious wild horses in Arizona in a scheme the government says totaled about one million dollars. Forty men were indicted, with 21 now on trial.
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Omaha, Neb
Solid Horse
Woodrough Haq
Orlock
United States Livestock Company
Omaha Land Investment Company
Arizona
Christ Church Notes Choir Schedules and Services
The choir will sing the Christmas Eve music at Sunday service with no rehearsal this week. Friday night services are suspended until the Lenten season.
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Christ Church
Skating Star Miss Zena Keefe Chooses Ice Over Film
Miss Zena Keefe, noted amateur skater and New York society figure, declined a plan by motion picture producer Louis Selznick to star her in a film. She preferred skating, the hobby that sparked the winter fad of ice skating teas in New York and made her a bee skating counterpart to Mrs. Vernon Castle.
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New York
Louis Selzniek
Miss Keefe
Miss Keafe
Vernon Castle
Dutch Sentiment- Strongly Approves Peace Movement
The Hague dispatch notes trade unions social welfare groups and religious bodies sending cablegrams to President Wilson in support of his peace initiative. Dutch Socialist party backs the effort, while papers vary in tone with Telegraaf urging war and Neuws Van Den Dag optimistic about a peace conference. Unemployment concerns arise in Waterloo where the Social Welfare league seeks laborers and Ruth Reel requests notices from those needing work as severe cold disrupts balling operations.
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Hague
Wilson
Duttch Socialist Party
Neuws van den Dag
The
Tlaces
Waterloo
Social Welfare League
Ruth Reel
Englishwoman Aviator Visits in America
Englishwoman Miss D. F Brown of a prominent English family arrives in New York after wartime service in France. She earned the distinction as the only woman to fly over the battle lines as a full member of the British Royal Flying Corps.
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New York
D. F Brown
France
Royal Flying Corps
Call to Arms For Checker Champions
Waterloo learns state checker tournament will be held in Sioux City January 23 24 and 25 with silver loving cups awarded to champions. Dr C B Knowles of Sioux City former Black Hawk county champion directs entries and contemplates a Waterloo hosted next event.
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Ichabod
Black Hawk County
Clark
Waterloo
Sioux City
C. BR. Knowles
Rubber prices set to rise amid war constraints
Local dealers announced an expected substantial rubber price increase effective January due to wartime demand and material costs. They note workers leaving rubber plants for munitions and sparse winter demand with snow shortages curbing consumption. Production this year dropped for the same reasons.
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Irving
Griatish Order Strikes Blow At Jap Industry
Tokio reports Britain’s war ban on knitted goods to Japan will hit its knitting industry hard. Through Oct 31 exports to Britain reached 2 million dollars with orders for 6 million more. Factories may suspend, thousands risk unemployment as officials delay enforcement to January 1. Authorities urged reconsideration to aid manufacturers and workers.
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Tokio
Great Britain
West Dune
Japan
Sea
City Sealer Reports Weighing Instruments Tested
Leon A. Wink city sealer of weights and measures reports nine months of testing. Sixteen percent of instruments needed adjustment or were condemned. A complete city list shows owners of each scale or measure and their condition.
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Leon A. Wink
Link
Arrest New Suspect in Becker Murder Case
A new suspect, Cults, a painter from New Holland, was arrested by deputy sheriffs in New Holland yesterday over the December 16 murder of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Becker near Mason City. Coroner's inquest testimony cited bloodstains from a human source found at the Thomas home, with hammer marks on rifle shells linking to a suspect identified as Charles Thomas.
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New Holland
John P. Decker
Mason City
Gorbin
Thomas Thomas
John FP. Becker
Here
W. M. Caton
Thomas
Sheriif Close
Becker
Charles Thomas
Springfield
Des
Klaus Wins Special Election in Delaware County
S W Klaus of Barlville, Republican, was elected in the Delaware county special election to fill 2 state legislature seats. He defeated Democrat Frank Cink of Masonville as returns from 1% of 22 precincts showed 1,086 for Klaus and 327 for Link, with results later expected not to change much. Klaus has long led the county Republican party and runs a mercantile business in Earlville.
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Manchester
Klaus
Barlville
Delaware County
A. B. Holbert
Greeley
Frank Cink
Masonville
Earlville
Link
Glazed Weather Terms In 1916 Weather Reports
Washington Minnesota December 23 1916 a local note explains sleet glaze and yeestorm terms used by the weather bureau. It mentions glaze storm and tornado substitutions and lists archaic descriptors like blizzard and rip snorter as part of historical reporting.
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Washington
MN. C
Nowafiers
Yeestorm
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Appointed to Federal Shipping Board
Wertard SM Tuker of Galliere and John Ayrher White of Kansas CHEVY have been admitted by Mrestihone Whiten its members of Hinfedurnat ing Lonred to bualt lit up the Ule States mercantile marine.
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Wertard SM
Tuker
Galliere
John Ayrher White
Kansas
States Mercantile Marine
Tragic Bobsled Collision Kills 27 Year Old Believer
A December bobsled crash near New Moines injured and killed several youths including Delbert Collins 27 and William Crogby 17. Others aged 12 to 21 sustained varying injuries as two sleds collided on a hill near Pollue OMege. Investigating details cite a street lamp outage and limited visibility as factors.
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New Moines
Kix
Lajiicod
Hutwerey Crocker
Knhudtocie
Delbert Collins
Istanthy
Serendly
Ingiuverd
Willian Crogby
Llerbert Watler
Othurs
Carl Watson
Taft Cukle
Fhnew Pape
Clyi Rhodes
Pollue
Rhodes
Lew Frartneedd
I. Kinshlow
Eat
Hil
Ing
Alforden Exellent
L. Kinchity
Leyond
Fragmented OCR Text Summary Item
A damaged OCR fragment describes rough action with unnamed groups and unclear details. The legible words reference Searers of Loth, Whos Weed, and Lic, but no coherent events, dates, or organizations can be confirmed from the text.
Pipe Fire at Wartwell Home Endangers Couple
A discarded pipe ignited at 16 Wandhorps avenue at 12 28 a.m. injuring the Wartwells as they slept. The blaze filled the room with smoke, nearly overcoming them until emergency crews halted the flames. Extensive wood damage and smoke injuries were reported. the incident marks a record fire alarm month.
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J. A. Wartwell
Wandhorps Avenue
Ife
Hartwell
Mridge Street
Justice Knapp Presided At Five Weddings This Year
Justice FP Knapp united three couples in matrimony on Tuesday and Wednesday, marking five weddings conducted by him this year. Frank Kibeck and Florence M Me-Hhargey of Waterloo were among the couples married yesterday.
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Justice FP. Knapp
Justice Knapp
Frank 4. Kibeck
Florence Mme- Hhargey
Waterloo
Making Pictures Under Fire During Somme Shoot
British cameramen film from near first line trenches as German bombardments erupt around the front. Footage titled The War shows mines exploding near trenches and a blockhouse bombardment with shells bursting and soldiers shown amid the danger.
Curley Shields faces postponement of preliminary hearing
Curley Shields, jailed since December on liquor and related charges, had his preliminary hearing postponed due to W. W. Woolley's absence. The case ties to a restaurant raid at 419 Commercial Street and involves multiple liquor law violations with prior convictions. Shields is under multiple bonds totaling $550 and faces further action in police, justice, and federal courts.
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W. W. Woolley
Wrs
Curley Shields
Shields
Commercial Street
HaiRance
Bollee
Wditer
William Qgkon
Richard Owen
Poller
Justice Court
Federal Court
Sheriff Hardships in Chilly Notices Serving Duty
Sheriff D B Henderson and deputy faced a long day delivering notices across the county as the filing window nears closing for the January term. Florence E Welding seeks divorce from Edward R Welding alleging cruelty with $40 temporary and $1,000 permanent alimony. Mary H Sehermerhorn petitions for divorce from Orin P Sehermerhorn after their 1902 marriage in Claysville Pa. Several farm suits filed this morning include accounts and a $1,000 damages claim by William Van Every against R E Britton et al for alleged injuries on October 19 1916.
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Tle
D. B. Henderson
Florence E. Welding
Edward R. Welding
Sioux City
Mary H. Sehermerhorn
Orin P. Sehermerhorn
Claysville
William van Every
R. E. Britton
In Memoriam for Lil Nan Seota by Metcheie Court
Obituary note from Metcheie Court No 8, Tribe of Ben Hur, mourning sister Lil Nan Seota. Resolution expresses sympathy to relatives, notes her Christian temperament and faithful service, and asks heavenly Father to bless the bereaved. Signed by committee members D Colvin, Sherman, and J H McCarty. Also mentions unrelated wildlife and a medical advertisement fragment.
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Lil- Nan SE Ota
Metcheie Court
Ben Wwur
Mm D. Colvin
Sherman
J. H. McCarty
Railway Time Tables Include Fort Dodge to Twin Cities Lines
Railway time table snippets show 1:30 p m to 2:20 p m trains from Fort Dodge to Omaha and Cedar Rapids connections. Express and fast state lines list Twin Cities services, Minneapolis Local from Albert Lea, and daily except Sunday departures. Multiple depots cited, including Union Depot and East Side, with connections to Chicago, Kansas City, St Louis, and Davenport.
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Leaveo
Win
Utr ‘Limited
Twin Cities
Alpert Lem
Minneapolis
Albert Las
Albert Lae
M&k
Union Depot
DSL
East Side
Kansas
Cig
Kansas City
Ges
Maines
EE Depot
Ansas City
Burlington
St Louis
Cedar Rapids
Kansas City -Davenport
Chicago
Pane's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement claims taking doses of Pane's Cold Compound every two hours up to three doses eases a congested head runny nose and sore throat. It promises rapid relief from headache feverishness and nasal symptoms, costs 25 cents, and warns to ensure the genuine product is purchased at drug stores.
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Nico
Arverti
Dress Footwear Correct Style At Style At
An advertisement highlights Dress Footwear offering correct style options at Style At for customers seeking proper apparel footgear. It emphasizes fashionable yet practical shoes and urges visitors to visit the showroom for updated collections.
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America
Srs
Sealer
Leon A. Link
Mt Tustrinaccerte
Vabinice
S. W. Klaus
Federal Shipping Board
Bernard N Baker
John Parber Witte
Miller-McCartney
Syndicale
Plano
Somme
Oiscovers
Althomish
Alexed Ilegal Salea
Linners
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Ani
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Jigo
Falls
West Union
Waverly
Avidabes
Fayello
Bremer County
Policn
Palles Court
I Dla
Jack Jensen
California
Te. Shallenberger
Dubuque
W. Am
Borth Bouna
St. Paul
St Paul
Ibert Lea
Manly
V.c.f
Syaterog
Pallsa
Lina
Ain
Waverly D'vision
Aterloo
Frometerloo
Waterlon
Renova
Waterloo Arriva
Susyam Ssarm
Genaz Mapiantrato
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