Nationwide draft plan for national guard service in war time
Washington news outlines US policy under the National Defense Act. All able bodied male citizens 18 to 45 liable for national guard service in war, with reserve training battalions formed from guard reserve by voluntary enlistment. If needed, unorganized militia can be drafted to maintain battalion strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
National Guard
Congress
War Department
National Defense Act
Militia Bureau
Guard
Secretary of War
Postage Increase Likely to Lose Out
Washington news reports that house leaders concede publishers won their fight against hikes under the zone system. Opposition to a 6 cent maximum postage rate appears potent, and a gag rule may be blocked. The rules committee chair notes the publishers’ strong case, with Burleson said to have weakened in advocacy.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Post Office Committee
Henry
Rules Committee
Burleson
Whisky May Still Be Had In Georgia Towns
Atlanta reports say Georgia liquor laws after May 1 show uneven enforcement. Blind tigers take bigger risks yet prices rise from 2.50 to 4 per quart. Reports from Macon and other cities suggest loosening control with shipments rising from 7,000 in May to over 40,000 by October, likely 60,000 in the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
Macon
Black Hawk Coffee and Spice Employees Luncheon Announced
Officers traveling men and office staff of Black Hawk Coffee and Spice will attend an annual luncheon at Hotel Russell Lamson tomorrow. Fourteen traveling men will cover Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas. Tennyson published his first poetry book at age eighteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Black Hawk Coffee & Spice Company
Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
City in Brief: Local Notices and Public Updates
Various brief items from Buchanan city include names of residents visiting relatives, travel plans, a divorce action, and local business filings. Notables: Miss Manette Bell, Miss Lida Anton, T. J Miller recovering from pneumonia, Ed Burton visiting McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jones hosting Ossian guests, G. O. P. Perkins in town, Miss Marvel Sindlinger visiting Bloomington relatives, Carl Paulsen sues for divorce seeking custody, R. W. Carter and Leone Ossian traveling to Mobile and New Orleans, postposed Grace Methodist lecture due to Isadora Paulasigui, Producers Milk Company incorporation with 100,000 capital, Estella L. Bottine files for divorce, Prudence Walker at Austin, May Armstrong at Erie, Michael Montgomery and Mary Richardson Christmas visit, Montgomery age 80, long absence from relatives.
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G. O. P. Perkins
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Miss Marvel Sindlinger
Bloomington
Lil
Fourth Street
Carl Paulsen
Laura M. Paulsen
R. W. Carter
Leone, Ossian
Jay Jones
Irving Street
Waterloo
Community Fraternal Announcements Tonight and Tomorrow
Felchoir court No 8 Tribe of Ben Hur meets in A O A W hall tonight then holds an invitation dance. Waterloo Traveling and Business Men association gathers at Pythian temple at 2 36 tomorrow with officer elections. Helmet lodge No 9 has a special session at 7 20 pm Saturday for important business. Catholic Foresters No 1296 hosts an oyster supper at Sacred Heart hall this evening with a program and urged attendance.
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Felchoir Court
Tribe of
Ben’ Hur
Waterloo Traveling Men’s and
Business Men's Association
Pythian Temple
Helmet Lodge
Order of Foresters
Sacred Heart Hall
Negress Shoots Husband Over Furniture Dispute
Sidney C. Cheers at 209 Cottage Street was shot in the right shoulder during an altercation with his wife over furniture. Cheers is not in serious condition and plans to leave Presbyterian hospital soon. Mrs. Cheers is held at police headquarters. The couple had not lived together recently.
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Sidney C. Cheers
Cottage ‘Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Cheers
Spirit of Munsterberg Speaks Thru Medium
Boston reports a medium conveyed a deceased psychology professor Hugo Munsterberg saying he has returned from the spirit world. The message asserts proof that excarnate beings can communicate with earthly friends and notes the spirit’s identity as Hugo Munsterberg.
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Spirit OF
Munsterberg
Boston
Mass
Hugo Munsterberg
Radcliffe College
Carolne T. Pilshurr
Brooklyn
Pilshurs
Altho
Jatrath
Capiton Employes Seek 10 Percent Pay Increase
Des Moines report states more than 300 capitol employees will appeal to the legislature for higher wages in the coming session. They cite the high cost of living and back a 10 percent raise across all departments, with sponsors endorsing the plan.
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Des Moines
State Capitol
Burglars Loot Jones Store of 30,000 in Furs
Jones store was robbed around 11 30 p m two assistants entered through a torn transom and found all doors and windows secured. Police circulated descriptions of two men with suitcases and a cab driver saw four men near midnight fleeing toward trains. Pinkerton agency hired for investigation.
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JONES
Altho
K. P. Hall
Irving Hotel
Black Hawk Bank
Chicago Great Western
Rock Island
Waterloo
Chester Morningstar
Illinois Central
Jones Hus
Ure Pinkerton Detective Agency
College Men Open Prohibition Meet in Lexington
Edwin Sparks, former University of Chicago historian and now president of Pennsylvania State College, addressed the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association in Lexington. He urged colleges to train the moral as well as intellectual and physical aspects of students, arguing education must produce the entire man to meet modern societal pressures. He traced education from intellect alone to include moral ideals, noting homes and schools cannot fully sustain this role today.
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Lexington
Edwin Brie
Sparks
History Department
University of Chicago
Pennsylvania State College
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Dr. Sparks
Shields Arraigned Facing Grand Jury Over Liquor Charge
Shields waived a preliminary hearing before Police Judge J C Beem and was held to the grand jury on a nuisance charge with bond set at 300 dollars. He had previously posted 100 dollars and was given time to arrange the larger amount after a raid on his restaurant at 619 Commercial street yielded several pints of whisky as witnesses were claimed to prove liquor sales. William Gilson, employed by Shields, died Tuesday in the city jail.
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Curley
Shields
J. C. Beem
Liberty
Commercial Street
William Gilson
Beating Wife Costs Pueblo Man A Hundred Dollars
In police court Judge R A Crossman fines Mrs James Arris? husband $100 after she admits beating her wife. Magistrate notes weight reading of one hundred pounds and imposes a dollar per pound fine. Other notes mention farm life commentary on skunk domestication and market value of hides.
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Pueblo
Colo
R. A. Crossman
James Arris
Arris
Rough Diamond Ludington Ranch Party Tale of Brash Guest
Edgar Ludington rode a diamond aura of wealth yet hosted a house party in New York where his rancher friend Cuthbert Bradshaw, a rough diamond, clashed with the guests. The drama centered on social status and Bradshaw’s noble lineage revealed by a London telegram about the Earl of Babington, provoking envy and scrutiny among Ludington’s circle.
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Edgar Ludington
Luington
4A College
Ludington
New York
Tye
Cuthbert Bradshaw
Bredshaw
Bradshaw
Endington
London
Earl of Bablington
New Mexico
Porte-Cochere
Ladington
Mr. Bradshaw
Lindington
Elmpst
Taf Bablington
America
England
Allies' Peace Terms Outlined by Entente Spectator
London reports the Spectator outlines proposed postwar terms asked by President Wilson, including evacuation of northern France Belgium and Luxembourg, restoration of Alsace Lorraine to France, and redrawing of borders such as Poland and new Slav and Italian domains. It calls for Turkish loss of Constantinople, German colonies kept by Entente, and heavy indemnities with German democratization.
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London
the Spectator
Wilson
Sretly
France
Belgium
Luxserburg
Serbia
Romauls
Russia
Montenegro
Meice-Lorra
Transylvania
Roumanina
Austrian
Tyrol
Triest
Istria
Austria
Italy
Turkey
Yides Constantinoply
Straits
Syria
Asia Minor
Mesopotamia
Germany
Kiel
Brotherhoods Map Next Step in Parley on Adamson Act
New York December 29. Some 190000 railroad workers affiliated with four trainmen brotherhoods will decide the next move through their authorized committee handling the Adamson act controversy. Brotherhood chiefs fear pending litigation and potential railroad actions may delay the Wilson committee probe led by George W. Goethals. A special circular will present the full situation to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
George W. Goethals
Brotherhood
Babies Win Injunction Over Landlord At New York Court
Four month old Marjaria Reese won an injunction against lessees of the Roger Morris apartment house to prevent classing her with laundry and back entrance use. Justice Bijur granted the order. The item also notes social observations on women's train timing and other snippets from the era.
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New York
Marjaria Reese
Roger Morris
Justice Bijur
Eight Wild Horse Swindlers Convicted in Des Moines Case
Jury convicts eleven defendants in a Des Moines federal case alleging sale of mustangs from a government range in Arizona. Names include Albert Mastings and C W West among those found guilty. several others acquitted or dismissed. Prosecution claimed $1,000,000 defrauded by fraudulent sales. convicted defendants face 30 days to appeal.
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Des Moines
Omaha
Covonine
Terday
Albert Mastings
Silver Creek
C. W. West
Lincoln
Karty-hwa
Conino County
Aria
Mlagstatt
Iment
Bulley
Bullenee
Veiled Trade Listing Fragment From 1914 Market Ledger
Fragmentary OCR shows a mid 1910s market listing with weights bales and prices. readable items reference dates in 1914 1910s and figures such as 20 to 30 1990 and a range including 4 to 7 pounds. The legible parts indicate a supplied by mechanism co entry with time midnight and various quantities.
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Mechanan Oytient Co
Two More Fire Alarms Reported In December
Two additional fire alarms were recorded in December with no losses. A blaze at Dr. P W Porter Meld’s home 710 Walnut Street was caused by an overheated furnace at five in the afternoon. At 7:45 a.m. today fire apparatus was sent to 719 Jefferson Street where oil rags in a kitchen caused a small fire that was extinguished with no damage.
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PW. Porter- Meld
Walnut Street
Piratus
Jefferson Street
Grain market notes and commodity trends amid wheat shortages
Morning market report notes disturbed grain holdings and heavy offerings while wheat prices dip around 2 cents under last week. Reports from the Modern Miller and other sources point to weather-driven demand and a global wheat shortage estimated at 75 percent by the Agricultural Institute, with domestic stocks improving after year end. Com and oats fluctuate with seaboard demand and potential road reimmersions. NY and local markets show bearish sentiment but limited receipts prevent accumulation. Prices for butter, eggs, cheese, poultry and select stocks are listed with steady or mixed moves across major exchanges.
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Lamson Jiros
Chienge
Jer
Alose
Agricultural Institute
Oime
New Orleans
Springfield
Seaboard
Spain Protests Submarine War in Vigorous Terms
News from Washington reports Spain demanding stronger action after the German submarine attacks. Spain vows energetic measures to protect its merchant fleet and warns of further talks to defend national shipping.
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Spain
Railway Freight Rates Alter Intrastate Shipments
Lavras Din State reports the state railroad commission issued an order raising intrastate freight charges. Two days after arrival to unload, a tiered schedule applies with $1 for the third day, $2 for the fourth and fifth days, $5 for the sixth and each subsequent day.
Wanted and For Sale Classified Mix in City
A jumble of want ads and notices listing rental and sale items, jobs, groceries, and a public election notice. Includes several rental requests, used furniture and appliances, livestock, tools, and a district town incorporation proposal with property description and polling details.
Railway Time Tables Show Mixed Passenger Departures
A dense, OCR damaged timetable lists departures and arrivals from Dubuque Chicago Fort Dodge Sioux City and Cedar Rapids. Entries include mixed express and local trains with times ranging across dawn to late night and notes about connections at Union Depot and various cities.
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Just Mate Public
Employes
Tennyson
Buchanan's
Manette Bell
East District
Lida Anton
Worthington
Minn
T. J Miller
Randolph Street
Ed. Burton of
McGregor
Iohn Burton
Harrison Street
George Webster
Ossian
Producers’ Milk Company
WO. Foster
Z. B. Foster
Estella L. Bottine
Albert W. Botting
Boitinme
Estella Worden
Prudence Walker
Austin
Michael Montgomery
Mary Richardson
Sioux City
G. W. Geiger
Richardson
Cedar Rapids
Marengo
Montgomery
Pols
Negress
Capiton
Willey
Ludington’s
West
Londen Spectator
Enemles
Aimee Lorrainy
Warves
London Telegraph
Mmer-Mcgartney
York
Secaucus
Atchison
Aldwin Tacomative
Eueble Steel
Wew
Muudrhad
Washington
D. C
Spahn
Hong
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Chicago, Rock Islang and Pace Railway
Thener
Alence Oast
Ealt
Gai
Beetion
Thange
Maid Orth
L & P Ry
Black Mawk County
Ma. Walley, OM
Hackett
D. Alt.ien
J. HH. Knowles
Wallie S. Brows
Commissioners
Demorragh Lavras Din State
Inquire Neti
Struver
Washtiss
sUrments
Mhune
Hale Hess
Huey
Bom
Naire
Miodert House
Jersey One
Degenere
Maree Howte Schneltera Ketsup Ber
Samberg
Davenpors
Heather
Beck
Onvihegney Dresser
Joesone
Castle
Castle Ami
Mack Hawke County
Towa
Chieags, Rock Txiangamt Pacife Railway
Central
Dubuque
Chicase
du Bunde
Chicago
TOU & Ieeeeae
Loreal
Dubuque i +y.Limited
Limited
West Bonn
Fort Dodgs
Albert Lea
Twin
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Tocal
Haven Fay
Union Depot
G & Twin
Torin City
Twin Oe
East Aide
Hest
East Union Depot
Kansan
CG & Twin Cup
Oelwein
Oelwein & Calego Lita
South Bonne East Side
Mr & c Union Depot
Dat
Kcmx
Jos City
Gea Moines
Des Alpines
Sanwca
Azo
Bt Paul
Minneapols
St Peut
Manly
Uocal
St Zaust
Connec-Ion
Cedar Papida Ity
St Louis & Kansas
Davenport and Chi, Oo
Cedar Raps
Cedar Pallsa
Ceder Falls
G. W. Mw
R. Worth Bound
Waverly D
Kay Waverly
Waterloo Ana
Arriva
Weaterloo
Prc
Cedar Bagias
Dtenitea
Ohl’s
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