Million loss fire at Indiana Reformatory structures destroyed
Jeffersonville Ind Feb five of thirteen buildings in the Indiana state reformatory were burned, causing about 1 000 000 dollars in damage. One thousand two hundred eighty five prisoners were moved to the institutional school building nearby and kept under guard. The blaze started in the trade school and spread, with water pressure low, as Jeffersonville and Louisville fire crews battled the four hour blaze.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Ladiana
Reformatory
Louisville
Death notices from Waterloo area obituaries
William Wood died at 6 p m yesterday at Iowa Soldiers home in Marshalltown born Paris France 1836 married Mary Hegwood 1861 served in New York cavalry in Civil War moved to Waterloo 30 years ago worked Illinois Central shops wife predeceased two daughters and six sons survive burial plans unsettled Sophia Morris died at Presbyterian hospital after operation complications born Illinois 1853 married in Kansas lives Waterloo family details and long list of survivors body at Petersen mortuary until funeral arrangements made Baby Hilton infant daughter of Mr and Mrs W P Hilton died at home buried at Elberon burial plans noted
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William Wood
Iowa
Marshalltown
Paris
France
America
New York City
Mary Hegwood
Knoxville
New York
Co. H
New York Cavalry
Waterloo
Illinois Central
St. C. Mason
Emmetsburg
Willard Wood
B. Hewitt
L. B. Elghmey
A. BE. Winney
John Hillis
Fort Dodge
H. J. DeBubr
Grand Rapids
Mich
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Petersen Bros
Mars
Sophia Morris
Presbyterian Hospital At & P. m
Ilinois
Kansas
Cerroy B. Morris
Hawthorne Avenue
A. E. Morris
A. B. Morris
R. Morris
Morris
Cora Eastman
Q. P. Morris
Davenport
Hiwpox
Hilton
W. P Hilton
Linmale Avenue
Elberon
Birth Announcements and Y M C A Meeting
Birth notices list multiple families including Mr and Mrs John LeRoy Bovis and Mr and Mrs George Bengston with addresses and infant genders dated February. A Danish Nielsen at Y M C A lecture for high school boys at 7 20 pm, followed by social hour. committee members named.
New Party Gown and Swets Taboo Account War
Conservation will be the note of the annual junior senior reception at East High School this year. There will be no fanfare decorations or elaborate menu. At a meeting yesterday the two classes opted for a patriotic informal get-together with a simple supper adhering to food regulations. Principal F J Miller, senior class officers, and juniors Doris Cromer Eleanor Huntler and Don Reed form the planning committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Reed
Woman and Child Rescued From Shack Above Cedar Falls
In Cedar Falls on February 6 a woman and her young daughter were rescued from a river shack after nearly two months of dire hunger and cold. They were taken to Detroit, Michigan, their former home. The tale involves Elwood Rexstrew, connected through a matrimonial agency, with alleged blighted love and strained life since a marriage two months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Detroit
Mich
Elwood Rexstrew
Ior
Rexstrew
Woman Orator Isabel Beecher to Speak in Black Hawk
Dr R L Wilbur of Stanford and attorney Gerett Colby arrive after a wartime tour to share talks on women and war. Isabel Garghill Beecher, famed reader and impersonator, headlines two 7:30 pm meetings at Grace M E and First M B churches in Waterloo. About 4 000 capacity will accommodate crowds.
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Grace M. E
Isabel Garghis. Beecher
W. I. Parrott
R. L. Wilbur
Leland Stanford University
Gerett Colby
New Jersey
Europe
Wilbur
Colby
Dirrer
Battlefront
France
Belgium
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Educational Jubilee Campaign Opens District Drive
The educational jubilee campaign for Methodist institutions in this district unfolds with headquarters in the Lafayette Building under E. C. Hickman and Willian Babcock. A 60 member general committee and executives are named to raise 1.6 million dollars for Upper Town University Cornell College and Epworth Seminary, with kickoff meetings planned across Waterloo Cedar Rapids Dubuque Davenport from March to launch the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
E. C. Hickman
Willian 2. Babcock
Cempaign
Homer €. Staate
Upper Town University
Cornell College
Epworth Seminary
Pishop Z
Lockwood
Secreta J.P. Vantorn
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Johnson
Waterloo
Rockford
Marc
Dubuque
Payette
Davenport
Tipeton
Heartless Baker Bars Jazz From Paris Front
Kansas City Missouri February 6 After months of faithful service with the U S armed forces Jazz is refused permission to accompany his division to France and will be interned for the war period His classification is burro An order of the war department blocks unauthorized animals as mascots from going to France He will be mustered out and interned at Swope Park here Marriage August 1 Seimoult Marina M Jenz Qelweim
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Kansas City
Feu
United States
Jazz
France
Miscouri
War Department
Swope Park
Canfield to address workers at Central Labor meeting
FP A Canfield president of the Town State Federation of Labor will speak at the Central Labor union meeting on Mulberry street tonight on the Cedar Rapids Plan a method to prevent strikes with arbitration. The talk precedes business matters and the public is invited.
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FP. A. Canfield
Town State Federation of Labor
Central Labor Union
Mulberry Street
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo Trades and Labor Review
Esseciatians
Iabor
Senne Rapids Commercial Club
Waterloo
Pirt
Ds Tllows
Jabor
Iownu State Federation of Labor
Parrott Offered County Wood Administrator Post
W F Parrott was asked by state fuel administrator Charles Webster to become county wood administrator to lead a campaign for fuel wood from forests and to ease the coal shortage. He declined due to his many duties but agreed to aid in selecting a suitable successor. A circular from W H Hall national director of the United States Public Service Reserve calls for shipyard volunteers to build boats, with wages and conditions to be announced. enrollment is voluntary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Parrott
Charles Webster
Hla
Mr. Parrott
Webstern
Parrott
W. H. Halil
United States Public Service Reserve
Bolo Club Formed By Spanish American War Veterans
A Bolo club for patriotic and political aims was perfected last evening in Memorial hall by 76 veterans of the Spanish-American war. John Boeller was named president, W L Foster vice president, A J Arus secretary and treasurer, Ray Standish chairman of the committee on affairs. The club will be auxiliary to the Spanish War Veterans association and will meet next Thursday after the association session in Memorial hall.
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Memorial Hall
John Boeller
W. L. Foster
A. J. Arus
Ray Standish
Spanish War Veterans Association
Vinot Cod Liver Remedy Ad in Barneveld Wis
An advertisement from Barneveld Wisconsin features Vinot cod liver oil as a tonic for weak nervous, run-down conditions. It quotes a Mrs John Lewis praising its strength-building effects and promises money-back if it does not help. Wangler Bros Co and Druggists C J Miller Waterloo are named distributors.
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Barneveld
Wis
John Lewis
Wangler Bros, Co
C. J. Miller
Waterloo
Ban on Business to Be Modified Soon by Fuel Board
A warm spell reaches Waterloo and lifts the coal shortage as fuel board chairman J. E. Sedgwick says no board meeting will occur until tomorrow and potential changes to business hours may be announced. The theater group supports the fuel board, underscoring the gravity of the fuel shortage and readiness to back measures.
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Waterloo
J.E. Sedgwick
Fuel Board
Tomor ‘Row
Traffic Problems in Committee's Hands
Washington February 6. Director General McAdoo appoints a traffic investigation committee to study the great traffic currents of the country and seek diversion of railroad traffic from congested eastern gateways. The panel includes B L Winchell of Union Pacific G F Randolph and T C Powell of Southern Railway.
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Washington, D. C
McAdoo
B. L. Winchell
Chicago
Union Pacific
G. F. Randolph
New York
T. C. Powell
Cincinnati
Southern Railway
Busy, Hard-Working People Benefit From Hood's Trio
Busy men and women find Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron restore brain and nerve force after overwork. The medicines lift nervous strain and help accomplish tasks that once fretted them. Hood's Pills may accompany when a laxative is needed. Sold by your druggist.
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Hood
Cocoanut Oil Fine For Washing Hair
An old advertisement notes cocoanut oil as a superior hair shampoo option. It warns soaps and prepared soaps contain alkali that irritates the scalp and damages hair, recommending pure greaseless cocoanut oil moistened with water to create a rich lather that cleanses, rinses clean, and leaves hair silky and easy to manage. It claims cocoanut oil is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
Former agent named Des Moines rail passenger chief
J. H. Cummings, once of Waterloo and former Rock Island cashier, has been appointed city passenger and ticket agent for the Chicago Great Western railroad at Des Moines. He succeeds D. E. Peterson, per a company circular.
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J. H. Cummings
Waterloo
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Des Moines
Mr. Cummings
Rock Island
D. E. Peterson
Belgian hare meat touted as nutritious delicacy
A fragment discusses Belgian hare as a nutritious animal food. It claims hare flesh is 83 percent digestible, higher than chicken 60 and pork 75, and describes its color, grain, lack of oily substance, and sweeter flavor than wild or cotton-tail rabbits.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Offer Old Age Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for aging related ailments. It claims to ease joint stiffness back pain rheumatism and bladder kidney liver stomach issues with odorless tasteless capsules and a money back guarantee. The copy emphasizes ease of use and long history of the product.
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Haarlem
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John LeRoy Bovis
Logan Avenue
Janas
South Street
Third Avenue
George Bengston
Summit Avenue
Son
Niels A. Wjar
Lincoln Township
Swets
Shack
Joabelg
Beecher
Woman Orator
Heartless Baker
Matiriage August I. Seimoult, Marina M. Jenz. Qelweim
FAA
Canfield
Sulincs OF
Hopular Meeting
Central Labor Enfant Temple
F. A. Canfield
Bolo Club
Bridge Street
National Army
National Guard
Sonal Army
U.S.A
Smileage
Smileage Booka
Liberty Entertainments
National Gusta Campe
Simeon
Soldier Boyne
Lyceum
Waterloo Smileage Committee
J. 1. Jones
American Trust and Savings Bank
Military Entertainment Council
Commission
Washington, D.C
Trafic
Easia
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