Waterloo Chamber and Civic Clubs Unite for War Efforts
Waterloo’s Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo Commercial Club describe joint efforts to support war activities. Honor Day tribute honored 481 service members. 77 and 65 stars represent club and chamber servicemen. Secretaries shifted as WWI service interrupted duties. new secretaries Knapp and Kelly advanced civic work while clubs aided food fuel and Red Cross drives.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
Fig
Unois
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
Hed Cross
Service League
Hermann Miller
H. B. Kelly
Kelly
Fourth Army
A. J. Knapp
Charles van Vleck
Chamber of Commere
H. O. Bernbrook
Carleton Sias
Water Works Tax Levy Reduced as Debt Shrinks
The municipally owned waterworks paid off $30,000 in book accounts in 1918 and with current bills will be debt free by Jan 1, 1919, while total bonded debt drops $100,000 by Jan 5, 1920. The levy falls from 5 to 4 mills to ease property owners’ burden amid higher fuel, material, and labor costs, with the city targeting lighter extension demands in 1919. Secretary Shoemaker notes $55,000 in sinking fund remains for 1920 bonds, and the water supply remains the sole asset, delivering pure artesian water with no wartime price increases for consumers.
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George H. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Electricity in Superabundance From New Plant
Citizens Gas and Electric Co. puts into service a major new central plant on Lafayette Street, delivering both illuminating and power currents across a wide area. Construction began June 12, 1916, with twin 250 foot smokestacks now landmarks guiding travelers to Waterloo. The facility features modern machinery and two complete Bif plants for reliable operation even under severe disruption.
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Ble
Lafayette Street
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Eargest
Middle West
Waterloo
Alert
Bonera
Nkes
Waterlooo Y M C A Receipts and Disbursements 1918
The annual report of the Waterloo Y M C A shows total resources for 1918 at 14,034.11 with receipts totaling 13,004.11 and disbursements of 1,5082.66. The bank balance stands at 14,934.11, reflecting activities aiding soldiers and boys in service.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Waterloo
Bayk
J. T. Houser
Toca! Association
Theai
Bugens Sant Hs Sebecennse Lanay
Saas Aerbr
City gas and electricity supply expanded with new equipment
The company invested 270 900 for equipment and building, totaling about half a million dollars. An additional 30 000 was spent on installing new gas manufacturing equipment at the plant downstream. For most of the year supply was insufficient, but new facilities placed in operation this month now provide abundant gas and electricity.
Stork Record Highlights 1918 Black Hawk County Births
National shift to new Iowa vital statistics law records 1184 births in Black Hawk County for 1918, with December 41 noting 615 boys and 569 girls. Parochial schools show rising enrollments and wartime activity, while the old birth tally underassessed prior years. Physicians and midwives now report births directly to the clerk’s office.
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Black Hawk County
Fred S. Pattit
Westly
Iowa
Waterloo
Wder
St.[orne
Mary's
Sacred_ Heart
Lutheran
Our Lady of Victory! Academy
Chester Cadwallader
St. Mary's School
Cedar Heights records year 1918 building slowdown
Cedar Heights saw little construction in 1918 with one notable project Edgar C. Litchfield's massive stone house on a bluff above the Cedar River. Other new homes include a bungalow by Sutcliffe and residences by FP Williams and Max Elliott. Prospects for 1919 look brighter as snow state and federal aid roads finish.
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Cedar Heights
Waverloo
Cedar Falls
Howe
Edgar C. Litchfield
Black Hawk County
Cedar River
Big Woods
Woda
Sutcliffe
Williams
Max Elliott
Rand
Ce‘dar Heights
Banking Easing Noted in Middle West as 1918 Ends
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports an easing banking situation in the Middle West with rising savings deposits and reduced loan volumes. Chicago banks show savings gains of about 7.15 million from Nov 1 to Dec 10, while outside Chicago savings deposits rise in Illinois and Indiana. Officials note growing gold in circulation, reduced rediscounts, and a cautious return to normal production in industries including autos, with labor shifting from women to returning men and a generally optimistic outlook for contract cancellations and economic adjustment in early 1919.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Middle West
General Deposita
Seventh
Federal Reserve District
Indiana
Tllinois
Bome Chicago Bankers
Central Labor Union
Enin
Benny Mops
Reine
Aincluring
Mareh
Organized Labor Reports Historic Year in Waterloo
The Waterloo central labor movement describes its year as the most successful yet with seven new unions formed and wide rail and metal trade organizing. Machinists No 1814 leads growth from about 1,000 to over 700 and many railway and local shop workers join new and existing unions. The Central Labor union, affiliated with AFL and state bodies, expands, eyes arbitration, and notes over a thousand new members. Leaders credit government railway control and cooperative approaches to resolving differences. The union outlines offices and ties to local business groups as it plans for 1918.
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Wnions
Illinois Central Railway
Easilr
Masts
Ita
Machinists Union No 1814
Waterloo, Cedar Pally & Northern Railway
Waterloo
Central Labor
Central Labor Unian Area
J. W. Riehert
T. N. Style. Beam
Reasurer
A.sink
Chas. C. Maclay
Truatees
C. UW. Milnes
L. B. Marek
Jor Yeager
Central Labor Union
Waterloo Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Galf
Organization of Labor
R. J. Teller
Work Comminsionar
D. Burtner
Labor Temple
Bank Clearings, Real Estate Trends in Waterloo War Year
An analysis by the Muckinack County Abstract Company shows wartime effects on bank clearings and property records in Waterloo and surrounding county. Bank clearings fell to 99,422,553.55 in 1918 from 120,970,990.61 in 1917 while total property transfers stayed near 1917 levels. Mortgages filed declined by about 64 percent. total mortgage value reached 18,773,907.42 vs 4,649,687.74 in 1917. chattel mortgages dropped to 316,348.96. Tax collections rose to 583,493 in 1918 and 1,003,000 over 12 years by 1928. Articles of incorporation numbered 14. suits fell to 957 in district court, the smallest in 10 years. Estates in probate rose from 160 in 1960s to 240 in 1918. Deeds filings tracked month by month for 1918.
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Muckinack County
Waterloo
Wack Llank County
India
Advising Pasture Use to Guard Wheat From Winter Killing
The article notes pasturing wheat fields to prevent freezing damage and winter killing. It mentions corn gathering is finished with disappointing quantity but excellent quality, suggesting strong seed corn and potential marketable value relative to total production, plus sections may need to buy corn for feeding.
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Indiana
Salvation Army Active in Own Field of Work
The Salvation Army in Waterloo supported patriotic war efforts at home and abroad. Members contributed wages to fund soldiers, raising about $200,000 for this purpose. Captain John Hess died in France, and Ensign Henry Nichols led local arms efforts. Daily services were held during the Cattle Congress, with $815 allocated for Christmas dinners aiding 194 families and 24 persons with chicken meals, funds to ease winter distress.
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Salvation ‘Army
Waterloo
Salvation Army
John Hess
Waterigo
Mason
France
Henry Nicholls
John Paton
Nicholls
Tuna
Camisisteins
German Ambitions Alleged At Boston Chamber Event
A Boston Chamber of Commerce event featured A Mitchell Palmer describing postwar German commercial aims and warning that risk from German ambitions remains, urging attention to the issue amid wartime context and economic competition.
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Boston
Germany
A. Mitchell Palmer
Allen Property Et Dian
Come
Merce
Railway Executives to Meet to Discuss Ownership Reversion
New York December 31 The standing committee of the Association of Railway Executives met to set a date for a general meeting where a final decision will be made on returning the lines to private ownership. The program also hints at creating a secretary of transportation and regulating rates and wages via the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Associated Press
New York
The
Association of Railway Executives
Secretary of Transportation
Thru Lim
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spartacides Slap at Proletarians Having Independent Friends
The Spartacus congress in Berlin declares no honorable proletarian may associate with the Independent Socialists and plans a new party under the Spartacus label. M Radek, head of the Bolshevik mission in Berlin, addressed the gathering via telegraph from Moscow.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Spartacus
Berlin
Socinilirs
Wniier (Heither‘communiste
M. Radek
Sinn Feiners Seen Expected to Be Free in England
London December 31 The release of all Sinn Feiners interned in England is expected virtually at once Count Plunken, elected to Parliament in the recent ballot, has already been released.
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London
Dee
England
Count Plunken
Ottumwa Pioneer and former mayor dies after long illness
Dee 815 Ottumwa Texas. PL Hariman, longtime Ottumwa resident, former mayor, nurseryman, and orchard owner, dies after a long illness. His career spans politics and local business, marking him as a pioneer figure in the community.
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Optumwa
Ottumwa
Hariman
Down Weight Advantage Seen In Gypsy Food Purchases
A diminutive Gypsy youth argues for small buys at a Waterloo grocer, asking for five cents of butter and lard and rice. The clerk refuses on butter and lard while selling rice, highlighting how repeated tiny purchases could add up for the group. The article notes high infant mortality yet large families, and hints at travel in a Packard car among Romanian or Serbian descendants with clever, frugal purchasing.
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Sonny
Navy pay hike urged to fix worst underpaid status
Secretary Daniels asked the naval committee to authorize a temporary raise for 254000 personnel starting next July while a permanent peacetime force is decided. He urged restoring wartime pay increases for enlisted sailors, raising monthly pay from 36 to 514 dollars to recruit and retain 280000 sailors.
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Daniels
Java
New Year Celebrations Sound At City Midnight
Citizens Gas and Electric whistle marks midnight as 1919 begins. The city greets the New Year with parties at Russel Lamson society and theatre performances featuring Richard Carle. Churches, watch parties, and a Central fire station celebration planned. Street cars run an hour later for revelers. Local ads note eyewear and shoe stores downtown.
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Citizens Gas & Electric Company Dlaft
Russel-Lamson Fashionable Society
Waterloo
Richard Carle
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal
First Baptist
St. Rose Circle
Sacred Heart
Central Fire Station
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Chamber OF Commerce and
Verne Bartling
J. Wangfeldt
A. Krepass
M. J. Morgan
Louis Frank
F. L. Northey
C. B. Howard
Ira Hadamar
George Scales
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
H. B. Lichty
C. A. Mortis
A. W. Rureh
FH. J. Howrey
GA. Morris
A. W. Burch
B. J. Howrey
L. E. Fowler
C. H. Bingham
R. N. Lewin
B. W. Schuneman
W- J. Peddicord
Harry M. Reed
B. Lu. Bowden
L. J. Powers
F. C. Wrant
Dr. E. F. Stevenson
Harry B. Lichty
Stork
Black Hawk Co
CEDAR
Iacals
Thirberk Wolen
Uricklayecs
Bollekmakers Gulan Carpenters Union
Clerks
Anive
Glyar
Ubiok
Electrical Workers Union
Fire Fighters Association
Havsrshotts
Mokters Union
Muetrlana Union
Machinists Union No
Old
Machinists Union
Plumyera Union
Pressmen and Assis
Anion
Plagterers Union
Paliters Union
Railway Crmnens Wit
Clais
Pelda
Thea Fan
Ventral
Tinals
Gentral Wnions
American Federation of Labor
Millows State Federation of Lator
Amecicnn Agsochlan
Union Labor League of America
Avaprican Federation of Labor
St. Paul
JW. Rigkert
Promdmit
Ab Tie Lowe Shite Federation of Labor
Mason City
Beat AL Link
J. W. Rickert
Central Labor Unio
LEONA
Treas
Siren lAuEus
Oervoheros
Oy Sone Caeer S
Eye
Asal Ake
Turd Coal
Diamond Coal Co
Jobe
Cahkinet
Yes
Central Council
Eoldi Ya
Sinn Feiners
Phelpe
Jache
Jefferson
Big Shoe
Wang & Miller Shoe Co
WM. H
Ross
Leavitt and Johnson
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