Americans Break With Germany War Condemns in Europe
A brief wireless bulletin to British armies reports the United States breaking with Germany. Officers expect neutrals may join, Germany morale to slacken, and U.S. entry could influence the war. Troop dispatches to Europe not anticipated before year end.
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France
London
Associated Pr
United States
Germany
Wilson
America
Worldiust
Officc
Berlin
Amerie
Europe
JUMPS FROAL BRED TO ICE TO BEND LEP
Fort Madison reports a man leaped from a railroad bridge in a life endangering act. John W. Curl was found injured and frozen, with a broken hip and other bruises, but expected to recover.
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Fort Madison
ATL & SF
Government Should Control Wireless Says F D Roosevelt
Washington U G Feb 5 An appeal for government ownership of all wireless stations except intrastate ones. Central control deemed essential for safety and military needs. Also notes a Paris postwar mobilization poster preserved as a souvenir. AKD OF THANKS extends thanks for kindness during illness and death of wife and mother.
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F. D. Roosevelt
Washington
U.G
United States
Congress
AKD
C. Reiter
L. B. Marek
Mathiteiter
Vaccant Lot Committees Formed in Waterloo 1917 Plan
Applicants led by A Yr Wakil G W Mundy Dr A Jhousen G H Brebner G V Fowler BR G Wang Lewis Miller George Williams and George Hall allied with the Rotary Club Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce meet at Waterloo Commercial Club rooms at noon to outline a campaign for intensive vacant lot farming. Over 100 lots already tendered and hundreds more desired as a solution to high living costs. seeds should be sown within eight weeks if weather allows, owners urged to decide quickly.
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A. Yr. Wakil
G. W. Mundy
Dr. A. Jhousen
G.H. Brebner
G. V. Fowler
BR. G. Wang
Lewis Miller
George Williams
George Hall
Rotary Club
Waterloo
Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce
Tate
Waterloo Commercial Elu
England
France
War Kills Many Not On Battlefield
London reports a government health study shows war strains at home kill many in addition to battlefield losses. The 1915 births minus deaths rise, 250,201, marks weaker birth rates. 98,477 infants died in the first year and 55,607 died ages 1 to 5. The TB fight by local authorities remains undeterred, with postwar work urged to resume quickly.
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London
England
Wales
Wife of Lloyd George Adopts Simple Living
London February Mrs. Lloyd George wife of the premier extends her war economy scheme at home. Meat consumption is reduced to a minimum as vegetable dishes replace meat courses and waste is nearly eliminated following the premier's simple diet ideals.
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London
Lloyd George
Theatrical Lines From Waterloo And Local Theatres
Waterloo program announces James Porbes comedy The Making Over for Mrs Matt with Miss Robson en route 45 weeks from New York to New England Canada and back to New York by July 4 1917 plus Manrico and Leonora stars in Il Trovatore and Gardini and Sheehan in a major Metropolitan tour. Majestic shows Patriot serial with Mrs Vernon Castle and He’s In Again. Plaza screens The Neer Do Well with Panamanian locations and Pickford stars Hulda from Holland in a blend of pathos and humor.
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Waterloo
May Robson
James ‘Porbes
Matt
Miss Robson
New York City
New England
Canada
North Atlantic States
Minneapolis
London
Manrico
Joseph I. Sheehan
America
Manricos
France
Mile
Nelli Gardini
Leonoras
Joseph F. Sheehan
Mile. Gardini
Majestic
Vernon Castle
Majestic Theatre
Hulda from Holland to Shine in Family Show Tomorrow
A compact note says three charming children help the star in little skits and that Hulda from Holland will be a hit when presented at the Family tomorrow row.
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Hulda
Holland
Workmen Dig Through Deep Drifts After Sunday Blizzard
Railroad men and road superintendents toil to clear drifts five feet deep on country roads while spots show no snow and others reach ten feet on Chicago and North Western cuts north of Parkersburg. W D Strayer notes peculiar road conditions as townships mobilize to reopen rail service.
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W.D. Strayer
Grange Township
Wheeling
Uian
Chicago &Northwestern
Parkersburg
Death of Abbott Alberic at New Mellory Abbey
Abbot Alberic of New Mellory Abbey in Dubuque Iowa died at the monastery on Sunday aged 87. He had been in the United States for 33 years and was regarded as one of the wisest and most prudent rulers of the order in many years.
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Alberic
Dubuque
New Mellory Abbey
Order
A Woman's Vocation and the Pinkham Remedy
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for ailments of the so-called weaker sex, claiming it enables women to remain competent and efficient in business by addressing health issues that hamper performance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mother Praises Remedy That Relieved Her Baby
A reader touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as effective for infant constipation. Mrs C J Douglas of Mason, Illinois, cites quick relief and mild, non narcotic action. The ad notes fifty cent price, specifies look for signature and yellow carton, and offers a free trial bottle.
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W. B. Caldwell
Mary Fva
Dr. Caddwell
Dr. Caldwell
D Caldwell
Dr. W
Washington St
Monti
B Caldwell
Inquest Cancelled In Sprouli Death Case
The coroner's inquest into the death of Mrs. Malinda Sprouli, killed by a street car near Locust street, is not to be held. Relatives requested an investigation, but their attorneys rescinded the request and the jury will be discharged from service.
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Sidney D. Smith
Malinda Sprouli
Locust Street
Smith
Twin Cities Snowbound Strikes Hard This Winter
Snow three feet deep paralyzes traffic in Minneapolis and St Paul as real estate man J H W Goodrich returns from a trip. He recalls North Dakota blizzards and says schools closed and hotels struggled to stay warm. Clearing streets may cost over 25000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
St. Pat
J. H W. Goodrich
Minnesota
North Dakota
St. Paul
Goodrich
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