Centralizing munitions director bill debated in hearings
The committee debated centralization of war purchasing power as Secretary Baker faced questions on troop shipments tonnage and training. Senators pressed for exact figures on ships and men in France, while Baker proposed detailed statements and an executive session for sensitive data.
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Kentucky
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Metropolitan Magazine
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Reed
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Nebraska
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Massachusetts
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Hitchcock
Spme
United States
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
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Women Clear Snow for Train Delays at Waterloo Luncheon
A dozen guests at a Walnut Street Baptist Church luncheon at Hotel Russell-Lamson were honored by the Service League. Speakers included Carl Kushale, Col. G. Saunders, J. B. Weaver, Frank Warner and A. L. Nule. The party rode from Mason City to Nora Junction where a nine mile sleigh ride became stuck in a snow drift four miles west of Mason City, forcing women to shovel a path so horses could pull free. C. H. McNider arranged the trip to catch a Rock Island train to Waterloo.
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Walnut Treet Baptist Church
Rock Island
Watertoo
Men to Be Classed in Limited Service
Instructions on physical examinations from the Provost Marshal’s office reached the local board. The new rules guide physicians on classifying registrants not fit for general service but eligible for special or limited military service. Waterloo data on registrants employment training and education is also requested by War Department, with a deadline to inspect every questionnaire.
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Focal Exemption Board
War Department
Waterloo
Galloway Wins Million Dollar Worm Drive Tractor Contract
The Withiam Galloway company lands a contract valued slightly over one million dollars to supply 1 080 worm drive tractors to a Birmingham England firm. Delivery starts immediately, following a prior test tractor sent to the British firm for real-world conditions. The deal promises several months of heavy production to satisfy the order. Alien registry lists 27 enemies registered by noon with 12 appearing Monday through Tuesday and five by 1 p.m. today. Christian Science church suspends Wednesday evening service per fuel board directive.
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Withiam Galloway Company
Birmingham
England
Willam Galloway Company
Cable
Police Department
City in Brief and Local Notices
County board adjourned yesterday afternoon until March 4. Various local items include social notes, naturalization examiner visits, a sail land dispute in Hidalgo County Texas, and visits by Dr. Sam Bodell and other figures. Osage and Cedar Valley figures noted with concerts and lectures referenced.
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Horn
Jay C. Hile- Inun
Subs Sunk as Fast as Built Says Miller
Representative Miller told the House that German U boats are being destroyed about as quickly as Germany can construct them. He praised Admiral Sims for convoy tactics, urged naval officers to run shipping, and noted no Americans served on the two transports he crossed the Atlantic with. He cited that in the last ten months three times as many subs were destroyed as in the prior two and a half years.
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America
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Senator Weeks
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Weeks
Prorghimeny House
France
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Gaker
Massachusetts
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Ium
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Senator Reed
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Washington
D.C
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Battlefront
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Germany
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Shipping Board
Atlantic
Soldier Rights Bill Passes Senate in Unanimous Vote
Washington D C Feb 6 The soldiers and eastern civil rights bill providing a moratorium for men in the military establishment was unanimously passed today by the senate, virtually in the form it passed the house.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Scarlet fever case quarantined in city home
John Houser a 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs J T Houser was quarantined today for scarlet fever at 1303 Second Street West. The mother is recovering from a very critical operation performed recently in Chicago.
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John Houser
J. T. Houser
Second Street West
Chicago
Trains Collide in Finland Kill Many Injure Others
London February 6. A large number of people were killed or injured when a passenger train carrying red guards collided with a government train near Kemi in northern Finland. The impact occurred at full speed causing all coaches to be smashed.
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London
Red
Red Guard
Kemi
Finland
Copenhagen
Leave Granted Ada Palmer for Red Cross Conferences
The county board yesterday afternoon granted Ada M. Palmer, overseer of the poor in Waterloo, a few days leave of absence in late February to handle social service addresses at Red Cross conferences in Iowa cities. The board also approved funds for necessary clerical help during the current emergency caused by cold weather and increased calls.
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Ada M. Palmer
Waterloo
Absenca
Red Cross
Iowa
Negro in Flight After Officer Stops Robbery Suspect
Patrolman Tan O. Beckwith chased a suspect described as a Negro who fled after snatching a culvert containing 20 pints of whiskey and two. The incident occurred early this morning as the man sprinted four blocks before being pursued.
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H. C. Smith
O. Beckwith
Suspect Arrested After Attempted Escape During Transit
A man was seized after attempting to flee when police moved to arrest him for transporting aquatic illegal liquor. Officers were calling the suspect to surrender when he bolted, prompting pursuit and takedown by agents.
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Aquor
Lincoln's Contemporaries Speak at Springfield Event
Addison G. Proctor of St Joseph Michigan, one of the last living delegates to the 1860 Republican convention, will speak in Springfield on February 12 as Illinois marks the centennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln. The mass meeting will feature Proctor among speakers honoring the great citizen.
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Springfield
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Addison G. Proctor
St. Joseph
Mich
Lincoln
George Russell quits Irish convention as delegate
George Russell the Popr resigns as a delegate to the Irish convention. He is a poet and intimate friend of Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of the convention. No reason given. Wednesday evening service as Christian Science church has been referenced in an advertisement for the fuel board wishes.
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Christian Science Church
Fuel Board
Cadvartisga
London
George Russell
Horace Plunkett
Science Church
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