Caddock retains title in two hour wrestling classic
Des Moines report details a 2 hour 30 minute match where Caddock defeats Zbyszko in two falls, winning by decision after a back and forth battle. Caddock earns victory with a head scissors and wrist lock in the first fall, while Zbyszko takes the second with a side hip lock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebyerka
Ebyervka
Cafidock
Tnder
Zbyszko
Perind
Perinda
Caddock
Behhind
Tota
Vaddock
Sbyszko
Des Moines
Cad
Wladek Zbyszka
I Poland
Hol Smith
Chicago
Zbyczko
Ed Smith
Gaddock
Zbysz
Fole
Frank, Gother
Zbyszko Beats Caddock In Ring Bout At Camp Dodge
The exhausted wrestlers clashed for seven minutes with holds as Zbyszko finally gained an advantage before Caddock escaped. After 1 hour total, the men fought on the seat bulling as 8,000 spectators watched. Receipts neared $25,000 with $500 pledged to the Camp Dodge athletic fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Szko
Caddock
Zbyszko
Pole
Jowan
Caddack
Camp Dodge Athletic Fund
Military expert to speak in Waterloo on Pan-German Peace
J Duncan-Clark of the Chicago Evening Post will lecture Sunday February 17 at First Congregational church Waterloo under Rotary Club auspices. A Red Cross collection will follow, with the funds donated to the Red Cross. The lecture, titled The Pan-German Peace, promises new information on Germany's future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
First Congregational Church
J. Duncan-Clark
Chicago Evening Post
Duncan-Clark
Rotary Club
Waterloo Woman Has 33 Relatives Fighting Kaiser
Airs E L Neilson reports to Waterloo relatives many serving in war. Her cousin Wesley LeRoy McCalley of Walker Iowa on torpedoed Tuscania. she cannot verify. She notes Civil War veterans on her side and 11 Iowa cousins in service plus two brothers-in-law.. 20 more from other areas in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Neilson
Corp
Wesley LeRoy McCalley
Walker
Tuscania
Nelson
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Dan Clark
Towa
Pay Fines for Sale of Tobacco Illegally
Twenty dealers faced charges for violating anti-cigarette and tobacco rules in a session led by Justice of the Peace William A. Gook. Those selling to minors paid $10 plus costs, others fined $20 plus costs. One defendant contested the charge. two cases postponed to next Saturday. Prosecution was supported by local reform groups including the Ministerial Union and the WCTU. Grace Ament, the probation officer, filed the information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Gook
Ministerial Union
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Young Women’s Christian Association
Child Welfare League
Parent-Teacher Association
L. E. Park
Grace Ament
Ada Starkweather to Speak at Waterloo YWCA Meeting
Miss Ada Starkweather field secretary of the YWCA arrives in Waterloo to attend the annual meeting and deliver the keynote address on The Second Line of Defense. The program includes music and a report by general secretary Miss Dotha S. Walker, with annual reports printed for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Starkweather
Young Women's Christian Association
Waterloo
Miss Starkweather
Dotha S. Walker
Jobbers in Print Paper Hearings at FTC
Washington Feb 9 The jobbing trade in print paper was discussed at the federal trade commission price fixing hearings. Curtailment of the current differential between sheet and roll paper and steps to assure competitive sales were urged by publishers. Jobbers feared business curtailment if the commission distributes surplus stocks as last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Minooka Telegraph Operator Goes On Fatal Rampage
Grady Parish, a telegraph operator at the Louisville and Nashville station in Minooka Alabama, shot and killed fellow operator H. E. Krim, fatally wounded his wife, and wounded a passenger engineer before attacking a locomotive with a pickax. He was overpowered and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minooka
Ala
Grady Parish
Louisville and Nashville
Amck
H. E. Krim
Parish
Indictment Charges IWW Plot on Pacific Coast
Sacramento tale of 55 to 65 accused in a grand jury indictment for conspiring with William D Haywood to hinder wartime law enforcement. Nine in SF area, others named in Chicago links, with dynamite transport and home of Gov Stephens plots cited. Bail set between 2500 and 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
United States Grand Jury
William D. Haywood
LW. W
United States
Germany
San Francisco
William Hood
G. F. Voeller
Gov. Stephens
Frank Reilly
Chicago
Louis
W. C. Flechat
I. W
Cook County
G. A. Roberts
James Rowan
Washington, D. C
Pacific Coast
Department of Justice
City in Brief Highlights From Waterloo to Cedar Falls
Local notes report J W Gwons visiting relatives in Waterloo and Miss Nina Sproul traveling to Mason City to visit a sister. Mr and Mrs Kruse married in Newell, a minor automobile and streetcar collision caused only minor damage, alien enemy registration extended to midweek, and several locals attend or resume duties in military and civilian posts. Edward J Kruse and Laura M M Paulsen are the newly married couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gwons
Lethbridge
Alberta
Waterloo
Nina Sproul
Mason City
Holme
E. C
Nuis
Oakavenue
Edward J' Kruse
Laura MM. Paulsen
Newell
Justice BF. Mnapp
Letters From Waterloo Boys in the Service
Dave Stevenson of Co. B 125th Machine Gun Battalion writes his mother from Camp Cody New Mexico about Red Cross nurses in the base hospital. He describes his injury from an automobile accident and believes a bone may be broken in his left hip. He praises Red Cross work and the nurses, noting their courage and daily duties, and laments possible evacuation home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Stevenson
Camp Cody
D. A. Stevenson
Allison
Red Cross
Ilis
Moulders Striking Foundry Seek Settlement
More than a moulders employed at Headford Bros. & Hitchins foundry remain away from work after last week’s wage strike. Union officials report ongoing hopes for an amicable settlement and a meeting is likely tomorrow to discuss the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headford Bros. & Hitchins
Moulders’ Union
Weather Logfragment from Feb 9刊s Temperatures
Fragmentary OCR shows temperatures and dates from 1916 1918 and other years with scattered figures and notes by Buchanan Optical Co. The legible bits indicate daily highs and lows, but the entry is incomplete and lacks coherent context or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optical Co
Tito
Engineers resist special treatment in manpower plan
A private conference between Sir Auckland Gerdes and trade union leaders failed to resolve the engineers’ dispute over the government’s manpower proposals. Unions insisted engineers receive no exceptional treatment and a universal combing-out scheme must apply to all. The Amalgamated Society of Engineers did not attend. The labor leaders condemned the engineers and proposed a joint conference with all unions, excluding government representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Auckland Gerdes
National Service
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Amalgamated Society
Mortuary notices for Mrs Hattle Gough in Waterloo
Mrs Hattle Gough died at 512 Jefferson street at 6 44 pm yesterday after years of invalidism. Born June 16 1873 she spent most of her life in Iowa and for nine years resided in Waterloo. Survived by daughter Mrs Jack Frisbey and son John Gough both of Waterloo, two grandchildren, her mother Mrs Sarah Conard, and brother John Conard Baxter Ja. Funeral services Monday at 2 20 pm at Hileman Giant chapel Burial in Fairview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattle Gough
Jefferson Street
John Conard
Baxter
Hileman & Giant Chap
Fairview
Paper Jobber Demands Commission Margin Reforms
Ingrained in the commission margins, wholesale paper dealers seek changes in price fixing. The National Paper Trade Association urged the Federal Trade Commission to recognize the margin as an economic necessity for distribution. George Olmstead of Chicago outlined proposed shifts to 15 percent for certain lots and 25 percent for smaller orders, with re sale prices fixed in dollars and cents. He argued for a fair return amid a chaotic March market and defended current differentials against critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kington
PD. C
Federal Trade Commission
George Olmstead
Chicago
Catamigston
Cari
Lols
Olmsted
John Walsh
George E. Hosmer
Denver
National Editorial Association
Mr. Olmsted
Church Thrift Drive Reaches Twenty Six Thousand Total
Waterloo churches report thrift stamp campaign totals reaching twenty six thousand two hundred forty to date. Chairman F Willis Jenks and general chair W W Marsh oversee reports mailed to northeastern Iowa ministers and state Sunday schools. Stamps and bonds may be ordered via post office cards and delivered by mail carriers. drives will continue in several churches including Liberal Christian and Christ Episcopal tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
F. Willis Jenks
W. W. Marsh
Christan
Christ Episcopal Churches
Nelson Replies to Slacker Charge With Hot Speech
Rep Nelson of Wisconsin defended his family against draft evasion claims in a House speech. He introduced and later withdrew a resolution to impeach the Western District of Wisconsin U.S. Attorney, claiming indictments were quashed and the attorney targeted by the action. The dispute centered on Nelson and his son Brian allegedly avoiding registration by going to a Canadian wheat farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
Nelson
Washington
D. C
Wisconsin
House
Himesel
Brian
United States
Western Distriet
Federal Court
Madison
Saung Nelson
Canada
Nelsons
Youth of 18 Taken Captive After His Discharge Granted
Washington DC report on delays in discharge processing and postal censorship. Galligher, an 18 year old American trooper, was captured after a delayed discharge approval. He returned to France on October 3, following release orders dated September 26. House committee hears testimony on postal terminal conditions and mail censorship impacting troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D.C
Poli
Torcey Jr
France
Danial D. Galligher
Delux
Huddleston
Alabama
Postafica
Galligher
War Department
Urithen
New York
Qlibert BH. Hyatt
National Merloration
Chelsea Terminal
Nop
Rogers
Massachusetts
Hin
Rep
Britten
James V. Postar
Navy Blames Ships Loss on Peor Crews
Washington reports the navy department told Congress a number of merchant ships carrying supplies to American troops could have been saved if not for cowardice and possible disloyalty of civilian merchant crews including Germans and other enemy aliens. Admiral Palmer testified that naval crews must man all American merchant ships to avoid destruction by enemy plots, warning military control is needed to ensure reliable operation and troop supply. Separate item notes Northwestern Candy Company articles of incorporation with $10,000 capital, A G Outhouse as president and treasurer, A G Tennant as VP and secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Navy Department
Navy
Admirat Palmer
Bureau of Navigation
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Seaa
Admiral Palmer
France
Army
Shipping Board
Northwestern Candy Company
A. G. Outhouse
A. G. Tennant
Hartie daughter arrested over fake charges derailing romance
A 19 year old woman, Misa Hartie, daughter of Pittsburgh manufacturer Augustus Hartie, is held at a Wayne wood hotel by her father's order for false pretenses involving 4900 dollars charged to his accounts. The arrest truncates her plan to marry Canadian forces officer Captain Walter Jennings Brooks in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Waynewood
Wayne
Paris
Misa Mary Louisa Hartie
Augustus Hartie
Pittsburgh
Miss Wartje
Stanley Towtard
Delaware County
Mies Hartje
Miss Marie
Ling
Walter Jennings Brooka
Boy McDonald Hit By Car In City Accident
Malcolm McDonald twelve of 108 Franklin Street was struck this afternoon at Argyle Street and Logan Avenue by a car driven by Robert J Lichty of Black Hawk Coffee and Spice Company. He was taken to a physician for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcom McDonald
Franklin, Street
Argyle Street
Logan Avenue
Robert J. Lichty
Black Hawk Coffee & Spice Company
Feud Legacy Still Sparks Court Ruling in Kansas
In Cheyenne county Kansas the state supreme court orders Chauncey Dewey to pay 5600 for damages linked to an old Dewey Berry feud dating to 1903. Dewey must give 4500 to Harriet M. Verry and 1000 to William Toy Berry, son of Daniel Berry, amid a decades old rancher dispute over cattle trespass and retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topaka
Kan
Chauncey Dewey
Kansas
Chicago
Cheyenne County
State Supreme Court
Dewny
Harriet M. Verry
William Toy Berry
Daniel P. Berry
Dantel P. Harry
Marshall County
Eagle Township
Urone
Berry
Senate Republicans Hold First War Measures Caucus
Washington Republicans held their first wartime caucus since entry into the war and debated administration measures. They pledged support for necessary legislation and urged active committee work. The cabinet bill stalled while sentiment favored a clause tying government operations to a period after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Pen
Senate
United States
Gallinger
Altho
Motion Pictures Help Saloonkeepers, Sunday Says
Lt don't know exactly how many saloons the moving picture has put out or of business said Asly Sunday to Mary Pickford in a studio visit. He claimed the theatre is slowly taking the edge off the saloon by giving workers a better evening option than booze joints. The visiting party included Mr and Mrs Billy Sunday and Milas Pickford acted as escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moving Picture
Asly Sunday
Mary Pickford
Motion Picture
Billy Sunday
George Sunday
Master Paul Sunday
Robert Matthews
William Sunday
Milas Pickford
Ma’ Sunday
Fampung
Yelik Painted and Expelled After Tuscania Comment
An Austrian worker, Joe Yelik, insulted the torpedoing of the Tuscania in a Springfield Illinois Central shop. A crowd doused him with paint, forced him to kiss the American flag, and threw him out. He was knocked down by a coworker as he left. Gov. Lowden denied clemency for Will Carter, a Black man sentenced to hang for murder at Rock Island on February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Yelik
Tuscania
Illinois Central
Yelk
Thinols Central
Negro
Springfeld
Ill
Lowden
Will Carter
Rock Island
Peter Jelvik
Announcements from Helmet Lodge meeting and advertiser list
Helmet Lodge No.3 Knights of Pythias met in a business session Monday at 7 30 p m. The issue includes a long list of names in the advertising and mail notice from Weterton Iowa dated February 5, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmet Lodge No
Knighta
Also Mentioned on This Page
NRL
Caodock
EA Suilch
Iowan
Abyazko Wee
Otal
Fighting Kaiser
Jobberson
Rens
M.C. A. Bldg
West and 4Th St
Nuchanan
Xlassas
Syeamourh
Theodore S. Perri
Matt Parrott & Sons Company
LaVerne H. Fisk
Jaffar
Jefferson Barracks
Signal Corps
C. H. Whitmore
Charles
City
Waverly
Emma Hendricks
Milledge
Inl
Zelin Hunter
H. W. Dunlap
Fourth Strait West
Independence
Illinois
Martin Westergard
Justin PF
Knapp
Hoa
Westergard
Marshal En- Jon
Byrd Gollinvaux
Ellis
Aartie
Daughter
Boy Burt
AETO
Black Hawk County
Yelik
Glad
Weterton
Verna Batchelder
John Basle
Ilva Lomt
B. K. McInaly
Angelina Matthews
Della
Maxfell
J. G. Miller
Betts Moulton
Fannis Lee Moore
Yottle Murry
Loretta 30 Munson
Bsa
Dally Parker
Viola Richards
Chas. A. Rodemaker
Bessie Sandera
Emma Latbert
M. OL Shearer
St. W. Shepler
Stra
Ciiften Reams
al Ei Reilly
West Reekordt
A D. Richmont
Geo. Tusk
Bill Rowan
Herman Schrceder
Slad Scheers
John Shamba
Lewis
Sheeta
H. ©. Smith
Edwin €.Smith
Allen Smith
Lyle R. Spray
P.spance
Fred Store
Votas Stenmyos
Lester Sullivan
Herman Tedford
George Trautman
C. M. van Hooyer
Milton Welch
Edgar Wilbur
C. B. Wright
Frank Zels
F. A. Bake
W. L. Carpenter
Melens
Henry
Ant
C. GC
Atken
M. B. Helly
Posimarte
Universities
Cornell
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Pennsylvana
S . Price
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