Slacker Draft Protest Drives Chicago Campaign
December 31 1917 Uncle Sam vows strict justice against slacker and deserters in Chicago and northern Illinois. Draft boards will list all offenders and send names to local boards for immediate arrest and trial. Federal and state officers urge boards to aid reemployment of returned soldiers and navigate postwar jobs and public works.
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Chicaro
Sam
Falialla
National Army
Washington
W. J. O'Kelliher
National
Sélecve
Draft Yard
Buyou
Sail‘s
HLWH
Merrick
Graham Tayor
Iowans Sent to Land Transport to Newport News
Washington dispatch notes Iowa men to board ships for demobilization after arriving from France. Camp Dodge and Camp Cody artillery units, with officers and men, will dock at Newport News on January 4 and head to Des Moines area soon after. Iowa provides eight percent nationwide and 46 percent of men in the 59th HQ. The 127th FA unit is largely Nebraskan with others from scattered states.
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Washington News
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Camp Dodg
Camp Cody
Newport News
Desomes
War Department
Ie 163Rd Field Artillery
Camp Dodge
125Th Field Artil‘s
America
France
Dee
Beaune
Hoth Field Artillery Brigade
Iowa
Cameron Towa
Neaska
Minnesota
South Dakota
127Th Field Artillery
Jubilee District Over Subscriptions Boost War Work Drive
Black Hawk county surpassed the set quota for the united war work drive by raising funds to $139,073.25 from Jubilee district subscriptions. Led by Rev. W. J. F. Adix, the Jubilee district aims to exceed the goal for American soldier care and county totals soon. BERGER GOES ON STAND in Chicago trial coverage follows.
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Black Hawk
Ubilee
Mary Campbell
W. J. F. Adix
War Debt Drive Tops Cedar Falls Notices
Cedar Falls citizens invested heavily in war bonds and stamps in the past year, totaling 988000 with 386000 in the third Liberty loan and 420000 in the fourth. They also sent about 206000 in two war budgets to support the Red Cross and local chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Sain
United War Work Fund
Second National Red Cross War Fund
War costs of United States exceed three hundred billion
Washington reports total outlays for war year ending today at about 318.16 billion dollars. Expenditures December alone surpass two billion, with army and military needs absorbing most funds. Officials project high liquidation costs into January and note two thirds of war expenses funded as loans to be repaid later.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Navy
America
Deere Deal Makes Waterloo Engine Works part of John Deere
In March 1918 John Deere & Company of Moline bought Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company for about 2 million dollars. The merger preserves the Waterloo name, keeps J E Johnson as secretary and GM, and continues Witty as superintendent and VP. More than twelve hundred workers at the plant are expected to grow by at least 25 percent in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
John Deere & Company
Moline
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
John Deere Company
J. E. Johnson
L. W. Witty
Dempsey Knocks Out Gunboat Smith in Second Round
Buffalo report notes Jack Dempsey defeated Gunboat Smith by knockout in the second round. Boston item reports Terry McGoavern hospitalized after knockout by Young Britt in the sixth. Chicago sports brief covers Wadek Zbyazko defeating Steve Savage in two straight falls. Theatrical column praises Fred Goodwins in Mrs Leffingwell's Boots at Crystal Theatre.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. V
Jack Dempsey
Gunboat Smith
Boston
Terry McGoavern
Young Britt
Chicago
Wadek Zbyazko
Steve Savage
Soldier Dies in France Heart Disease Ends Soldier’s War
Marshalltown Iowa telegram confirms Private Clarence J. Davis of Albia in the 331st Infantry died suddenly of heart disease at Camp St. Sulpite France on November 23. His father S P Davis received Nov 25 letter saying he was well and hoped to be home soon. News came December 31 via war department.
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Marshalltown
S. P. Davis
Albia
Clarence J. Davis
331St Infantry
France
War Department
Camp St. Sulpite
Reynolds Defeats Romanhoye To Retain Welterweight Title
In Cedar Rapids on December 31 Reynolds of Reynolds, IA, defeated Billy Romanhoff of Omaha in straight falls to retain the welterweight championship. The first fall lasted 46 minutes with a bar hammerlock. the second fall ended in 14 minutes 39 seconds by a head scissors. The contest was evenly matched and brilliantly fought.
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Cedar Rapids
Reynolds
Billy Romanhoff
Omaha
Influenza May Return Across Many Sections
Public health reports show influenza and pneumonia deaths in the United States approaching 490000 since September 15. Officials caution the epidemic may linger with fewer deaths, but waves could recur in communities. The ad promotes Father John’s Medicine as a safe, alcohol-free remedy for cold symptoms for all ages.
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Public Health Service
United States
Washington
Public
Father
John
Father John
Fami
Arthur Simpson Tells of Going Over the Top
Christmas cheer arrives as John F. Simpson reads letters from sons Corporal Arthur R. Simpson in France and Quartermaster Paul Simpson at Gibraltar. Arthur recalls 40 days on the Metz Théa front and multiple offensives with the 64th 55th 66th and 84th infantry. Paul wonders where his navy ship may sail, possibly Trieste.
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John F. Simpson
Arthur R
Paul Simpson
France
Metz-Thea Court
Vilcey
Paul
Gibraltar
Trieste
Waterloo Boys Long for Cream Sugar Bread
A Waterloo ambulance boy recalls daily rations and hunger amid wartime sickness at Camp Dix. He requests milk cream sugar and white bread, notes deaths among troops, and hints at possible repatriation or transfer of national army men.
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Waterloo Boys
Waterloo
Cherk Leeper
Clarence Cropper
Pergeant Maijor
Harold Schultz
Howard Dunkelberg
Mtyrella
Camp Dix
Last Night's News in Brief Recap from Around the World
Diplomatic staff have left Petrograd except Swiss and Persian legations. Paris says Russia gains a hearing at the peace conference via Boris Bakhmeteff. Tuskeegee notes sixty two inch rings in 1917 records, up 24 from prior year. Lebanon reports gas explosions kill twelve and injure 32 at the post office. Rockville Center aviator Cuthbert Mills dies when his plane falls three thousand feet. War Secretary Unker says about two thirds of gun and munitions orders in France and England are cancelled. Wilson plans New Year in Paris then Italy, returning around February 10. Nebraska weather: bitter cold with heavy snow and northwest wind in north Nebraska and southern South Dakota. Train service stalled across southern South Dakota due to snow.
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Robert Kurr
Denison
George S. Mornin
Gertrude Oblerman
Security Trust & iSavings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
Kate Knoche
Helper
Utah
Homse
George Knoche
Post Ofice
Third
Washington Streets
Muncie
Ind
Jonce
Cedar Falls
Jeannette Hileman
Vera Durst
Jefferson School
Honolulu
Wild
John Brier
Tremont
Callegs Addition
Eugene Alien
Death Methodist Church
H. ©. Clarr
Clara B. Clark
Fairview
Associated Prensa
Washington, D. C
Petrograd
State Department
Paris
Russia
Boris A. Bakhmeteff
United States
Tuskeyee
Ala
Tuskee Institute
Lebanon
Nadz
Rockville Center
N. Y
Cuthbert Mills
Unker
France
England
Wilson
Italy
America
Crypte Ointment Promises Rheumatic Relief Across Pain
An advertisement touts Crypte Ointment and Crypte Cough Drops as instant remedies for rheumatic pain backache neuralgia sore throat and chest pain. It claims scientific ingredients with no odor and lists Falls City Nebraska MacMillan Chemical Co as distributor plus several local drugstores in Waterloo Henderson Schuseman Wangler and others.
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MacMillan Chemical Co
Falls City
Neb
Waterloo
Boore Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Schuseman Druglo
Wangler Lira
MebDermott
Klansen Hansen
The King's Daigle Hosts Myrtle Crane Event
Society news notes a formal gathering at the dome of Mins Myrtle Crane with an anvil bustntass program and refreshment after. Election results list Mrs W. RL Cale as president and Miss Anna Mishler as vice president, with secretary Mrs Nocman Kby and treasurer Mrs Jan ice Woods.
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Ainice
W. RL Cale
Anna Mishler
Nocman Kby
Janice Woods
Farm Bureau to Hold Annual Meeting Jan. 6
Members are invited to attend the annual Farm Bureau meeting on January 6 to review accomplishments from the past event, including work by both men and women, and to discuss plans and views for the next period.
Annual meeting agenda and officer election noted
The message outlines a regular meeting to be held at Cedar Badla with a program including a complete financial report and detailed work reports. It also states that officers for the association will be elected and mentions representation from the extension department and county townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Badla
Bos di Ge Atterigaui
Mise Mauheld Bentley
Aqres
Des Moines Abandoned Hospital List Sparks Cleanup
A garbled Des Moines item lists abandoned projects and fallen institutions including Des Moines hospitals and home facilities. The fragment mentions Galloway Memorial hospital and St Catherine's Home for Working Girls, with scattered place names and incomplete phrases indicating a broader cleanup or consolidation effort.
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Des Moines
Dee
Wir
Phoy Posttinn
Roch East Ossoital Selinot
Railroads sign giant rental contract amid fort and camp projects
In Franklin era dispatches, the railroad administration signs a Norfolk & Western contract totaling 20,649,000 dollars for projects including barracks roads and water lines at Florence field Fort Guaha Neb and buildings for an officers training school at Camp Pike Ark. The announcement comes from Washington with December 31 dated paperwork.
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Naxhylie
Tenn
Florence Field
Fort Guaha
Neb
Camp Pike
Ark
Ilington
D.C
Uailroad Adminion
Norfolk & Western
McAdoo
Soldiers of France Sacrifice and a Stomach Remedy Ad
Soldiers of France in the greatest of wars are praised for liberty and democracy. The ad credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, sold in the United States by Geo. Ho Mayr and local druggists, claimed to cure stomach, divert, and intestinal disorders and even appendicitis, with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Geo
Ho Mayr
Mayr
Wangler Bros. Hansen & Hansen
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Offer Quick Kidney Relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for headaches indigestion back pain and kidney trouble, claiming two centuries of effectiveness. It asserts direct import from Holland labs and promises money back if relief is not achieved, urging customers to buy genuine sealed packs in three sizes.
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Eldney
Perbona
Haarlem
Tankind
Holland
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Berger
Victor 1. Terzer
Vaukae
Phelps
Glassen
Jefferson
Grorgh
Daily Reporter
Weathourth Street
Herbert C. Glark
Signal
W. W. Vaushn
Leutenant
Myron G. Angus
Y Ass Miry
Lawn City
Citizens Savings Bank
Cedar Valley Building & Loan Association
Cedar Falls National Bank
Cedar Falls Trust Company
Security Trust & Savings Bank
Black Hawk Farm Loan Association
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Cedar Falls Building & Loan Association
Germania Building & Loan Association
Green-wood Cemetery
Allies
Mr. Goodwins
Arthur Simpson
Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Army of Occupation
Nebraska
Norfolk
North Netraska
News OF Society
Lord Wupper
St. Mark's
Bam
Arlaela
B VY. Childs
Tibird
DAVIS
Pat
Asia
Ila Lee
Herpfeids Company
Detroit
Paramount
Piotnrm
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