Central Union Declines Interference and Supports Local Baseball
The Central Labor union in Waterloo declined outside involvement in war policy while backing peaceful relations with Germany. A committee was formed to tackle Waterloo street railway transport issues, and labor pledged strong support for Waterloo baseball governance in 1917. Two other resolutions urged keeping the primary system or returning to caucus nominations and opposed the existing insurance law raise.
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Central Labor Union
Emergency Peace Federation
United States
Organized Labor of
Waterloo
Germany
Congress
J. W. Rickert
W. E. Matthews
Charles McKay
J. W. Trask
M. L. Wouser
B. V. Witkey
M. Truan
Baseball Association
Clairvoyant Seeks Reinstatement In San Francisco
Nme Strand, warned to quit months ago, applied to Police Judge Sullivan for reinstatement claiming clients valued her services. She went into a trance and guessed details about the judge’s family, prompting a sharp denial from Sullivan. An advertisement notes a Memorial Hall supper by Helen Gould Aux on Saturday evening for 25 cents.
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San Francisco
Cal
Nme
Strand
Sullivan
Mme. Strand
Helen Gould
Memorial Hall
Prominent Pastor Dies After At Post Office
The Rev. Al H. Rolfing, superintendent of the Sioux City district of the German Methodist Episcopal church, died of heart disease after collapsing while mailing a letter at the post office and was taken to St Joseph's hospital yesterday afternoon.
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Sioux City
al H. Rolfing
German Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Joseph's Hospital
Halls Catarrh Cure Credit Claim in 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease treatable only by a internal remedy. It promotes Halls Catarrh Cure by PF. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, claiming internal doses and direct action on mucous surfaces, with promises of testimonials and a $100 reward for proof of failure. It also recommends Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Wisny Sears
PF. de Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohte
Cheney & CO
Seidler Drugelets
Halls Family
Manz cannot hold representative and mayor roles
Des Moines reports that Representative H. J. Manz of Audubon county cannot simultaneously serve as mayor of Audubon and as state representative, per Attorney General Sfavner. He resigned as mayor before taking office, but the council refused to accept the resignation and sought reconsideration. The AG ruling extends to other lawmakers holding public offices, noting any paid post qualifies as lucrative.
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Des Moines
H. J. Manz
Audubon County
Sfavner
Audubon
Mantz
Council of Audubon
General Assembly
Boards of Education
State Department
Old Sow Golf Club Formed in Dodge City
A group of young men in Dodge City, Kansas organize an unusual sport club called old sow golf. Not a livestock venture, it features a circular set of holes with a center hole, an old tin can and a stick for each player. The player designated as it aims to cap the can in the center while others obstruct.
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Dodge City
Kan
Unclear sports and tragic events from Sioux City notice
Fragmented clippings report dangers in a makeshift game with a can outside the ring and a nurse infant death in a Sioux City hospital as a Northwestern train arrived. An advertisement touts a laxative product with a fake signature.
Eagle on Both Sides of Doldar
Charles Barr of Greenfield Indiana is noted for possessing a silver dollar dated from February. The item highlights the coin as a notable keepsake or peculiarity in local reporting.
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Eagle
Doldar
Greenfield
Ind
Charles Barr
Mystery Dollar With No Date Surfaces in Local Buyer Scene
A unique two sided dollar bill with an eagle on both faces, lacking any date, surfaced after a workman in Anderson tried to use it at a local store and was refused. The bearer claims it was given by Gour to settle street contract wages roughly 42 years ago and has kept it ever since. No other similar dollar has been found by Mr. Barr.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Warne
Anderson
Barr
Mort
Hamlin
Wizard Oi
Wizard Uie Co
Chicago
Towns debate dog control bill and sunset enforcement
A proposed rural dog registration measure faces mixed votes as supporters push for a statewide system aided by a security auditor. Critics fear blanket enforcement, with penalties including shooting dogs on sight if found off owner lands at sunset or sunrise. About 175,900 dogs exist in townships, many in cities unlikely affected.
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Towa
Wun- S
Plessige
Ben
Ay Anderson
Davis
Coder
Ahosa
Dean
Osceath Caunty
DIM
Remarkable Arkadelphia Child Reads Two Columns At Once
Velana Oyport, seven years old, of Arkadelphia, Ark, astonishes by reading two adjacent newspaper columns at a single glance. Doctors note she is normal and amiable, though baffled by her talent. She aspires to be a writer and shows keen interest in letters and language.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Eth
Velana Oyport
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