Bolsheviki Celebrate Peace Parades at Petrograd
Bolshevik followers staged peace parades in Petrograd with German and Austrian peace delegation spectators. Brest Litovsk talks reveal friction over German troop withdrawal, while Kronstadt forts reportedly blown up. Independent regions like Bessarabia Turkestan claim freedom amid Siberian clashes. General Kalderin elected hetman of Don Cossacks as Bolshevik rule faces opposition.
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Petrograd
Bolsheviki Folowers
Brest Litovsk
von Kuehlmann
Count Czernin
Russia
Kronstadt
London
Bessarabia
Turkestan
Singing Man Is a Fighting Man at Plattsburg Camp
Major General J Franklin Bell visiting the Plattsburg training camp observed that a singing man tends to be a good fighter. He noted morale and cadence among troops, linking cheerful bearing to effective discipline and readiness. Bell’s remarks highlighted the morale value of morale boosting songs for training forces.
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Plattsburg
J. Franklin Bell
Iny
Marine Corps
Paris Island
Rail traffic in 1917 tops four billion dollars for first time
Chicago reports 1917 railroad gross receipts reach 4,198,227,585 with net income of 1,022,741,992. Higher fuel and wage costs cut profits though expenses rose steadily through the year. Taxes climbed to 222,026,763 while operating costs gained to 2,943,458,440 as mileage expanded by 700 miles.
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Chicago
Ill
Bureau of Railway News and Statistics
Tis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau
New Year's Eve in Waterloo Dampened by War Spirit
Waterloo marks 1917’s end and the new year with restrained festivities. Conservation tops plans with fewer hotel reservations and watch services. A large YMCA watch party is planned, and fuel shortages drive lighter menus and later interurban service in Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Red Cross Drive in Waterloo Fails to Meet Goal
Waterloo must raise 18 244 members for the local Red Cross chapter to help Iowa reach a million members. State headquarters revoked a 25 percent representation request. About 3 000 members enrolled, half the target, with calls for public cooperation. Litchfield Manufacturing and Rath Packing report 100 percent enrollments.
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Waterloo
Red Cross
Iowa
L. E. Frank
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Rath Packing Company
All for Country in 1918 by Cedar Heights Women
Cedar Heights Women’s club plans a New Year 1918 reception at William Galloway’s home. Husbands attend, picnic supper served cafeteria style, each lady brings a basket with bread butter meat salad pie or cookies plus plates and cutlery. Event supports food conservation and 1919 country aid theme with talks and idea gathering.
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Woman's Club
Cedar Heights
William Galloway
Bank Hearing Set for Next Friday
A hearing to Waterloo banks objecting to paying the additional tax on bank stock will be held in the board of supervisors room at 9 am Friday. J F Wall will be present. The tax is a 15 percent reduction from the assessed value, in addition to the 20 percent allowed by law, totaling about 3500 dollars. If unpaid, a state checker will audit assessments from 1911 forward. Wall will address county assessors the same day, when salaries for assessors and deputies are set.
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Waterloo
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
County Accountants’ Department
State Auditor's Office
Waterloo Board of Review
Wall
Federal Court in Waterloo January 6
The January term of the United States district court will convene in Waterloo Tuesday January 6 at the federal building Judge Henry T Reed will preside Northern Iowa federal officials from Dubuque Fort Dodge Sioux City and others are expected present Among cases listed for trial is a 16000 suit by junk dealer B Schultz against the Chicago Great Western railroad Schultz says sparks from a locomotive caused a fire that nearly destroyed his building and contents Two deportation appeals Likely to be heard are May Nom and Hamm Lung from Cedar Rapids Also Lucy Knapp seeks 5000 from the Postal Telegraph Company for a telegram not delivered related to a relative's death Attorney and other parties listed in the docket
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United States District Court
Waterloo
Federal Building
Henry T. Reed
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Iowa
B. Schultz
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Schultz
Cedar Rapids
Nom
Hamm Lung
P.A. O’connor
Seth Thomas
F.A. Heald
G. P. Linville
Cedar
HE. M. Gatge
Marmola Method touted for rapid fat loss and health
An advertisement promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple method to shed two to four pounds weekly without dangerous dieting or excessive exercise. The pills claim to be harmless, wrinkle free, and easy, selling for 75 cents a large case or via mail order from Marmola Company 864 Woodward Ave Detroit Mich.
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Marmoula Company
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Local Rental Offer Promises 5 Rooms Up and Downstairs Amenities
A listing seeks a responsible tenant for a five room residence with upstairs bath and toilet, tavatory, kitchen sink, plus downstairs toilet and kitchen sink. Includes basement and furnace heat. rent set at 20 dollars per month.
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England
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Kerénsky
Lenine
Peking
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Krasnoyarsk
Red Guards
Admiral Keyser- Magk
Den
Mansfield-Oleson
D. Mansfield
Grace FE. Oleson
Marshalltown
W. G. Crowder
Methodist Church
Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Castoria
Maraye
Artititehes
Federal Court
E. M. Gaige
J. E. Sedgwick
Rey
Victor
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Victor Records
Schumann-Heink
Danny Boy
Philadelphia Orchestra
Stokowski
Victrola
Red Seal
Teatoch
Harry Lauder
Nietor Purple
Jack O’ Lantern
Byron G. Harlan
van and Schenck
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
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