Bankers Frozen Out Independents for Packers in Boston
Federal trade commission hearings in Boston show control by packers over hide and leather and rendering firms. Witnesses described extensive bank loans and mortgages that financially crippled independent renderers, with assertions of Swift-related interests and Western Philadelphia competition surfacing as independents are edged out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Federal Trade Commission
J. E. Maloney
Brighton Dressed Meat Company
American Hide & Leather Company
F. J. Heney
Swift
Maloney
Heney
Swifts
Whitman
Western Oil & Hendering Company
Edward Murphy
John C. Dow Company
Murphy
Philadelphia
Mr. Sleney
Zeppelin Falls Flaming Into Sea
A Zeppelin and accompanying seaplane wrecked in the North Sea in foul weather. The airship reportedly fell in flames into the water, with reports coming via a Copenhagen dispatch quoting West Jutland advices. Nearby vessels search for survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Sea
Central
Copenhagen
Coke Prices Not Revised For 1918 Says Official
Washington, D C December 29 There will be no general revision of coke prices for the year 1915 Fuel Administrator Garfield issued an order continuing in force the prices fixed last September The announcement clarifies price policy for the year ahead despite wartime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Garfield
Torpedo Workman Held for Treason
Taul Hennig, a naturalized German and torpedo factory worker in Brooklyn, is held without bail in federal court for treason. He allegedly supervised assembling gyroscopes that control torpedo guidance, with authorities saying some gyroscopes were found maliciously mutilated to render torpedoes useless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taul Hennig
Brooklyn
United States
Hennig
Super
France
City builder C L Kingsley dies suddenly
Waterloo mourns death of C L Kingsley a major city builder and civic leader. He helped plot Singbayd Hill, led Home Park land ventures, served on the city council and in the Chamber of Commerce, and held roles at Leavitt Johnson Bank and various companies. Funeral at St Mark's Episcopal Church with Elks escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Michael Reber
Byrnes Park
Home Park Land & Investment Company
Singbayd Hill
Altho
Republicad Party
Kingsley
Chamber of Commerce and
Waterloo Club
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Farmers Loan & Trust Company
Board of Grand Trustees
Elks
Washington
L. Kingsler
Elk’s Lodge
Elks National Home
Bedford
Knights Templar Commandery
Mystic Shrine
Rotary Club
Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church
Mary Hubbard
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Thomas Horton
Pat St. Mark’s Church
Dysart
Dubuque
J. E. Sedgwick
Co. W. Mullan
O. Trumbauer
la Rodamar
W. W. Marsh
G. EB. Lichty
Elmwood
The
Cunard Confirms Vinovia Sinking Off British Isles
New York officials of the Cunard line confirmed reports that the steamship Vinovia carrying freight of 6,500 tons gross was sunk by a German submarine off the British Isles. The vessel was built at Sunderland in 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cunard Line
Isles
Sunderland
Severe cold sparks fuel shortage across New England
A brutal cold wave grips the nation with temperatures diving to 4 below in Boston and 12 below in Kansas, worsening coal shortages and delaying rail traffic. Cities from Philadelphia to Nebraska report widespread suffering and emergency relief efforts as officials warn of record lows and ongoing frigid winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston
Mags
Weather Bureau
Quaker City
Philadelphia
Tean
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Norfolk
Omaha
Mortuary George Clark Dies in Deming New Mexico
S A Clark of 208 Sixth Street West was advised of the death of his brother Sergt George Clark at Deming New Mexico. The remains will arrive tomorrow and be taken to Robbins by Waterloo relatives. Clark served in Co D Cedar Rapids on his second enlistment and saw border service during the Mexican trouble. He was 26 and survived by his mother Mrs Elizabeth Clark Robbins and brothers Frank Robbins Charles North Liberty S A Waterloo and sister Mrs Katherine Andrews Brandon. Funeral will be at Cedar Rapids Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clark
S.A
Elizabeth Clark
Robbins
Frank
Charles
North Liberty
S. A
Waterloo
Katherine Andrews
Brandon
Cedar Rapids
Mondsr
Waterton Lodge To Convene For Third Degree
A called communication of Waterton lodge No 105 A F and A M will be held at the Masonic temple this Saturday evening for work on the third degree. The Christmas cantata The King of Peace will be repeated at First M E church tomorrow at 7 30 p m. Officers and directors of St Francis hospital auxiliary meet at 7 30 p m today in the home of Mrs T C Menges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterton Lodge
Masonic Temple
M. E
St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary
T. C. Menges
Morningstar waives deferment claim in police classification case
A. Morningstar of the Waterloo police force filed an affidavit with the legal advisory board waiving a claim for deferred classification. He previously sought class B division 3 or class A division 4, citing support for wife and mother, but disputes over dependency arose with his wife Navy Morningstar and mother. He now states he has no exemption and is willing to be classified in division A or class 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GC. A
Morningstar
al- Aidavit
Legal Advisory Board
Waterloo Polices Force
Lowise Morningstar
William Barr
Police Macron
Questinnaire
President Bans Death Penalty Without Review
President Wilson forbids executions of American soldiers before court martial review in Washington. Thirteen members of the Twenty-fourth Infantry were executed for the Houston riot without review, though no fault was found in the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Pershing
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Houston
Tex
Special Session of Iowa Legislature Now Less Certain
Des Moines Dec 29 Gov Harding in Burlington on a speaking engagement said no announcement would be forthcoming until next week regarding a proposed extra session of the legislature. State officials doubt the session will be called unless a more pressing matter arises than funds for institutions under the state board of control. Harding suggested it may be possible to handle state institutions without a special session, with a choice between increasing the taxpayer levy now or delaying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
WL. Harding
Burlington
Lawa
Auong
State Board of Control
Harding
Fuel Administration Officers on the Stand
Washington December 25 Senate committee probing coal shortages continues hearings with L A Snead head of the distributing agency on the stand. Chairman Reed sent a telegram requesting Hoover appear an hour earlier. Hoover replied from New York that he would be present at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
L. A. Snead
The
Fuel Administration
Senate Committee
Reed
Hoover
New York
Sammies Dig From Under Heavy Snow
Delayed dispatch reports the fourth snowstorm of the period paralyses American expeditionary force preparations in the army zone. Roads choked by snow delay traffic as plows clear routes. moonlit night promises air raids. Training suspended citywide and to resume tomorrow if conditions allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prega
France
Painters Short Course Set for February at Waterloo
A 10 day painters and decorators course will run February 19 to March 1 in Waterloo under the engineering extension department of town State college. It can host about 30 students from the city and surrounding area with accommodations for out of town attendees. Instructors include MW Berldey G BL Page E W Van Arnum and P M Michael. The first five days focus on grinding work the second five on wall declaration. Two evening sessions weekly will cover general problems not in the main curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterioo
Engineering Extension Department
Town State College
Outalda
Waterloo
MW. M. Berldey
G. BL Page
E. W. van Arnum
P.M. Michael
Pan German press denounces terms of Brest peace talks
Amsterdam dispatch reports pan German newspapers condemn the central powers terms. Berlin papers clash over peace outcomes with Die Tageblatt stating no retreat from blood and sacrifice, while Koelnische Zeitung predicts an advantageous settlement and Lokal Anzeiger hints at broader peace justice contingent on later talks at Brest-Litovsk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Tagiische Rundschonn
Berlin
Deutsche Zeitung
Entente
Koelnische Zeitung
Lokal Anzeiger
Russia
Brest Litovak
Lincoln's Birthday Demonstration Emphasizes Public Meetings
Springfield plans for Lincoln day 1918 replace exclusive banquet with two public meetings. Illinois Centennial Commission takes charge. H. Magill Jr to chair noon luncheon for visiting speakers and evening talks mark first event in centennial statehood observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Bee
Lincoln
Lincoln Centennial Association
Centennial Association
Llinois
Lobbying Ends as Joint British Industrial Councils Form
London reports that the new joint Industrial councils will include employers and employees to peacefully settle labor disputes. A government circular designates these councils as official consultative bodies, replacing private lobbying and providing the industry’s opinion directly to the government on all related questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Minister of Labor
Fire crew responds to furnace trouble at Leland address
At 11 49 a m today the fire department was sent to 215 Leland Avenue for a furnace misbehavior at the F M Shores residence. No damage occurred. A card of appreciation follows from BE E Schenk Mrs Thomas Dunlap and family thanking helpers and for gifts during a bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Avenue
F. M. Shores
BE. E. Schenk
Thomas Dunlap
German subs seized by US destroyers at sea
Four German submarines were captured by twelve American destroyers after surfacing to recharge their batteries. The crews surrendered without resistance as a troopship approached a French port. A German submarine was also sunk by gunfire from an American liner near the British coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Anu’ Amaficaga Sani
Big Howe
Boston Hewapiperman
Prench
Anld
London
Pas- Benkegte
Gusuners
City in Brief: Holiday News Notices Across Town
A stream of local holiday notes reports Mrs. Bo A. Black recovering from surgery and Wayne Jannigan visiting after the New Year. Miss Luce Wixsted visits Cedar Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Clarksville host relatives. others travel, return from trips, or engage in work in Charles City and Omaha. A streetcar collision, quarantine for scarlet fever, and a chickenpox case are noted. Salvation Army Christmas tree draws crowds. Waterloo Traveling Men's meeting at Hotel Russell-Lamson begins. Erwin Sage writes of orderly duties in the officers mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo A. Black
Wayne Jannigan
St. Pag
Luce Wixsted
Cedar Rapids
W. T. Atkinson
C. S. Smith
Clarkaville
Elly Yester
Mra. Meank Calford
Vintti
Heaviest Man in World Dies at 800 Pounds
Philadelphia, December 29. "Daby Jim" Simons, billed as the world’s heaviest man, died yesterday at 37. He weighed 800 pounds and had long been a circus side show figure. He leaves a widow and two children. The body will be sent to his former Texas home, requiring an entire freight car for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jim” Simons
Drcus
Simons
Texas
Espionage Conviction Against D T Blodget
D T Blodget of Des Moines was convicted in federal court on five espionage counts for attempting to incite insubordination and mutiny and to obstruct U S recruiting. She has until Jan 2 to file for a new trial. New censorship rules from Washington revise voluntary guidelines guiding newspapers on enemy information, effective June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
D. T. Blodget
United States
Washington, D. C
Committee On Public Information
Local Holiday Visits and Town News
Aplington residents spent holidays at home from school duties. Miss Matinda Meyer from Man kato business college and Miss Matilde De Rees with Herman Kauffman visited. Mrs. Warne Whaley returned home from Pine Bluff after weeks with her parents. Wallace Sheffler of Fort Leavenworth spent time with relatives. Van Meter family left for Minneapolis to visit relatives. Mrs. Van Gerpen returned from Cedar Falls hospital after a wreck. Water works tower construction began this week and townwide canvass for the Red Cross drive is in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aplington
Matinda Meyer
Business College
Mankato
Minn
Matilde de Rees
Herman Kauffman
SpringMeta
S. W
Andrew Meyer
Iowa City
Abbe Voord
Havilock
Caldwell
Freda Heints
Chicago
Warne Whaley
Pine Bluff
Wro
S. H. Heints
Wallace Sheffler
Fort Leavensworth
Tr. van Meter
Minneapolis
van Gerpen
Cedar Falls
Toyo
Red Cross
Christmas Day Socials Near Orchard and Camp Dodge
Orchard reports a cold Christmas with a snow storm Friday. Bud Langdon and wife visited Jess Langdon's home. Willis Lancaster from Camp Dodge spent Christmas with local friends. Lewis Habercorn came from Camp Dodge for the week. Our school closed for a two week vacation and teachers visited their home towns. Mr. and Mrs. Langdon hosted a postholiday gathering marking their fortieth wedding anniversary with vows renewed and a charivari supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehia
Altte
Llear
Bud Lantsdon
Jess Langdon
Willis Lancaster
Cme
Dodge
Lewis Habercorn
Camp Dodge
Mro
Bo A. Langdon
Oeston
Lfe
Sale of Durol Jersey Sows at Lisbon, Ia
Spoor Challis announces a sale of Durol Jersey brood sows at Lisbon Iowa on Fam 4 1818. The sale begins at 1 30 pm with 35 sows offered. Twenty seven sows are sired by Pathfinder boar Redpath and twenty eight bred to a boar from the world record Mel Andrews sale. Interurban cars run to Lisbon every two hours from Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spoor & Challis
Lisbon
Great Pathfinder
Redpath
Mel Andrew
Cedar Rapids
Army balloon lands in Mexico after route loss
An army balloon crew led by Capt. McInllough with eight aviators, departing San Antonio, strayed off course and landed near Midalgo in Mexico, about 40 miles up the Rio Grande from Laredo, at 3 a clock last night after a flight from Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
McInllough
San Antonio
Midalgo
Mexico
Rio Grande River
Temperatures Listed By Buchanan Optical Co
Readings show daily high and low temperatures across years with dates and numeric ranges. Notable figures include midnight and noon values along with historical year spans and suggested seasonal patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optical Co
Tees
Italians Attack Near Monte Yamaba Reported Failures
Berlin reports Italian attacks east of Monte Yamaba yesterday failed under German fire. In Palestine British forces repulsed four Turkish assaults near Jerusalem, pushing back two and a half miles on a five mile front. On the French front heavy German artillery near St Quentin and Ypres. an American steamer shelling may have sunk a German submarine near the British Isles. Patrols north of Chemin des Dames and Sapigneul noted no significant events. Fire in Osceola Iowa destroyed most of the jail department store, with $12,060 loss. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs C M Sherrill of 335 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Monte Yamaba
Tealing
German War Office
Palestine
Jerusalem
Bushel Ben
Ains Miles
France
St. Quentin
Ypres
British Isles
Paris
Chemin-des-Dames
Sapigneuf
Malzieres-les-Metz
Thionville
Vouzieres
Rethel
To Remove Smoke Stains From Ceiling
Householders without electricity or modern gas fixtures can remove smoke stains from ceilings by applying a layer of starch and water with flannel. After it dries, brush lightly to remove all stain, leaving no mark.
The Arab as a Neighbor in Architecture and Legacy
A brief study praises the Arab as a neighbor whose love for beauty shines in enduring architecture. It cites visits to Graonda and the Alhambra, notes the Arab influence on Palmyra and Bagdad, and mentions the Neo-Persian era’s impact on design and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graonda
Alhambra
Rome
Palmyra
Bagdad
Spain
Codova
Seeilie
Compression of Cotton and Historic Floods in Brazil
Scientific note discusses cotton compression densities in global practice with Egyptian and Indian fibers reaching 37 to 45 pounds per cubic foot and Asian plants 55 to 60 pounds. The piece shifts to Brazil’s Amazon floods causing massive regional devastation, tracing 5,000,000 estimated deaths over five centuries. It closes recalling fires at Moscow's Kremlin and Napoleon's 1812 retreat amid destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Amazon
Moscow
Kremelin
Napoleon
Little Corporal
Russia
Kremlin
Thought and Faith in the Realm of Belief
A reflective piece contemplates the tension between doubt and belief in pursuit of knowledge. It cites Arnold of Rugby's quiet mind amid uncertainty and asserts the value of believing where evidence is lacking, framing faith as a guiding sphere for thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Rugby
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Packers
Beef Trust
William McDonald
William St. McDonald
McDonald
Exchange Trust Company
Mr. Heney
Martin
Mr. Eleney
Mr. Waney
Commission
John J. Martin
William M. McDonald
Zeppelin
King of
Norway
Crown Prince OF
Norwat
Olav
Nor Way
C.L. Kingsley
Governmnt
A. Morningstar
Iowa
Gzernin
Lo Kal Anzeiger
Democraelg
Devebilation
NEW
British Labor Council
Duchanan
Mra
Chiengeo
T. M. Buchanan
John WH. Wills
Craik
Coln
M. Jenkins
Harrison Street
Wiilhun Thompson
Rundahl Street
Misa Mabel Kublank
Kangasity
TB. Trenchard
Groton
Manchesvter
Tilin Beyer
Hean
Totel
B. A. Farguson
Charles City
Jie
Karl Holbrook
Conger
Seymour Vayner
Edith Anderson
Sullivan Avenue
Weber
Florence I. Sage
F.C. Sage
Brighton
Casper Schencke
A. E. Harris
Amorrow
Clarksville
Tenn
Guthrie
California
Pla
Billings
Billings, Pronty, Tompkins Company
Otto Moaffer
National Biscuit Company
James McDonough
Marshalltown
Griffin
Clarence Mills
Coggon
J. BE. Waterhouse
G. EB. Griffin
Salvation Army
Water Street
Waterlo Travelingmen’s & Business Men’s Association
Hotel Russel-Lamson
F. C.sage
Erwin
Durol
Ian
Talians
Monte Tome
al Jenby
Osceola
Ila
C. M. Sherrill
High Street
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