Man With Scoop Has A Tough Job At Railroads
Chicago dispatch details wage requests from western railroad employees. Firemen faced long hours and dangerous duties as heavier locomotives reduced crew numbers. Testimonies cited 10 to 16 hour days and pay averages around 2.50 a day with out of town costs.
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Chicago
Federal Arbitration Board of Bix
Jeter C. Pritchard
Aghville
D. C
Charles Nagel
St. Louis
Engineers
O. F. Modenbach
Rock Island Railroad
Oklahoma
C. B. Vance
Illinois Central Road
Centralia
Cairo
N. T. Hicks
Colorado Southern
Trinidad
Pueblo
Wabash Railroad
Moberly
E. Q., Livesay
Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Dennison
Texas
W. F. Stevens
Canadian Pacific
Calgary
R. Jessup
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad
ArT+ genta
Ark
B. C. Kuehl
Aurora
Mil
Burlington
Western Territory
Teagan
Vance
Illinois Central
Altho
Hicks
A. P. Jacoby
Wabash
Mr. Jacoby
Althose Witesa
Iwiesion
Jacoby
Livesay
Oklahoma and Gulf Company
W. FP. Stevens
Stevens
Irving
Aliha
Jessup
Tron Mountain
B. C G. Kuehl
Burlington Freman
Kuehl
Cedar Falls social notes and approaching marriage announced
Numerous Cedar Falls residents host New Year gatherings and social visits. The piece notes engagements, dinners, and a city council taxi rate matter, plus funeral plans for Peter Berg and details on surviving family members.
Deserted wife and promising romance end in Waterloo arrest
Roy Whitset, 22, and Harriet Pesch, 21, travelled from Madison to Waterloo two weeks ago. They were arrested in a Waterloo hotel room early this morning on charges connected to a white slavery pursuit. Whitset faces federal prison while Pesch serves three days in jail.
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Roy Whitset
Harriet Pesch
Madigen
Wis
Waterloo Hotel
Whitset
Madisen
Pesch
Slater
Chicago
Freeport
Waterloo
Scott
Aedte Etek
Harry Goodrich to Speak Here on Sunday and Monday
Harry Goodrich executive secretary of the Boys Work of the MSA with headquarters in Des Moines will visit Waterloo to aid in organizing religious clubs for boys. He will speak Sunday at Grace Methodist First Presbyterian Walnut Street Baptist Thirst Baptist. afternoon mass meeting at M C A rooms. evening church meeting. Monday he addresses East High and West High students. George H Cockburn plans an Inner Circle, high school boys groups, prompted by Goodrich visit.
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Cedar Falls
Der
George C. Howland
UN Family
Frank Hammer
Hearst
J EB. Britton
Marshalltown
Frank Harrison
Emma Thomas
Webster City
Willard & Alexander
Chase
College Hill
Walter Metcalf
Blairgburs
Henry Watters
Washington Street
Laftlots
Seymour
Springfield
Mass
St. F. Seymour
R. F. Seymour
Wttle Rdkar
Ruth Shoemaker
Oberlin
Florence Tainey
Russell-Lamgon
Plaza
Emma Spatcher
College Street
Edna Thomas
Iowa Falls
sCedar Falls
A. E. Burns
Ames
Thornton
Chris Juhl
Mina Wilson
Des Moines
Edward P. Smith
Nashua
Ruth Wright
Yankton
S. C
D. 8S. Wright
Jengie Sanders
Northwood
Grace Rait
P. WH. Boysen
Dayton
Cedar Rapids
M. N. Dayton
Bess McCowan
Harry Goodrich
M. S.A
Waterloo
Goodrich
Grace Methodist
First Presbyterian
Walnut Street Baptist
Thirst Baptist
Marriage of Miss Bess Brose and John Lewis
Word has been received of the marriage of Miss Bess Brose a Lincoln school teacher and Mr John Lewis of Clear Lake. The ceremony occurred December 24 at the bride's home in Clear Lake and the couple will reside there. Miss Brownlee of the John Fiske building resigns and Miss Grace Dunkelberg will teach in her vacated room.
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Cedar Falls
Edith Riland
Dileyfenth Street
Edith L. Riland
John Foy Crosa
Rieland
Cross
Marguerite Atherton
Chicag
Riland
Claude Culley
Waterloo
Florence Tainey
Oberlin
Ruth Shoemaker
Gallege Hill
Bess Brose
Lincoln School
Clear Lake
John; Lewis
Miss Brownlee
John Fiske
Grace Dunkelberg
Uncle Sam Urges Americans to Feed Starving Belgium
The post office can ship food parcels to Belgium as a humanitarian effort. Donors send packages of 25 to 60 pounds stamped for parcel post and will receive a refund of stamp money by the American Commission For Relief in Belgium. Readily available perishables like flour peas beans and preserved meats are urged. Collecting agents in Iowa coordinate the effort with local transfer companies.
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Post Office
Belgium
American Commission For Relief In
Broadway
New York City
Gearch
Germany
America
Europe
Americas
Commission
Iowa
Bybank Transfer Company
Waterloo
Merchants’ Transfer & Storage Company
Des Moines
Wwert & Richter Express & Storage Company
Davenport
Morne
Dray & Auto Company
Sioux City
Ice trade and legal arraignment report in Independence
A fragment notes a man goes to Cedar Rapids for arraignment in federal court on Mann Act violation. It mentions Independence Ice company cutting ice today at 12 inches thick and storing it for home trade. It also references securing work for the insane hospital and shipments.
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Cedar Rapids
Independence
Independence Ice Company
New Year Day YMCA Program Full of Sports
Arrangements are complete for a New Year’s Day program at the YMCA. Events begin at 9:30 a.m. with basketball shooting and field events, followed by potato races, juniors versus employed boys basketball, and a 3:30 p.m. volleyball session. Evening matches include business men teams and league basketball. Refreshments available afternoon.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Boon Business
P.m. Waterloo Savings Bank
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
Courier
Security Savings Bank
Wounded Quail Found As Illinois Central Crossing Incident
On Logan avenue near the Illinois Central crossing, Robert Apfel found a wounded quail in the street. He tried to capture it, but the bird escaped under a porch. Quail season closed December 15. a rabbit hunter may have risked a shot with the result described.
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Logan Avenue
Ilinois Central Crossing
Robert Apfel
Virginia girl hails Vino tonic gains appetite
A Norfolk girl reports nervousness and poor weight improving after taking Vino. She gained pounds, regained appetite, and can eat anything. The ad promotes Vinci as a delicious tonic that stimulates appetite and digestion, with a guarantee.
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Norfolk
Mattie
Denning
Vinci
Wangler Bros. Co
C. J. Miller
Waterloo
Towa
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy boosts dark tints
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use darkening product for gray or faded hair. It claims unnoticed coverage, lustrous shine, and prevention of dandruff and falling hair, with sale by H. W. Taggart.
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Wyeth
H. W. Taggart
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Kuhl
W. 8. Garter
Firemen's Brotherhood
Modenbach
Thompson
Rock Island Road
James M. Shbeean
Modenbush
Rock Island
Carter
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Warren
Stone
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Ofions
Mr. Stone
Les
Thi
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Lawn City
Wesley Hospital
L. W. Bock
Roy
Arthur
Naperville
Qarl
State College
Ales
Down Town
Peter Berg
Greenwood Cemetery
Pater Berg
West
Fourth Street
Illinois
John
Tony
Louis
William
Harriet Resch
Uncle Sam
Waterloo Electrical Supply Company
Bridge St
Virginia
Grandme
Palace Theatre
Howard Estabrook
George M. Cohan
Sam H. Harris
Pocahontas
Gold Creek
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