Berlin wrestles with war crimes extradition plan
The German national assembly committee debates extradition of Germans accused of war crimes. Allies demand surrender of listed marines and access to German documents. The cabinet reviews the surrender list and the allied note, with no public conclusions yet. Demonstrations by the Association of German Regular Soldiers oppose the extradition demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Committee On Foreign Affairs of the
National Assembly
Germany
Rotary Extends Time to Hear Out of Town Speakers
Rotary meeting featured Master Cleaners and Dyers association officers. Dr Yutaka Minakuchi spoke via extended session after Grace M B church visit. Out of town guests included A W Adams of San Francisco W R Pinkerton of Chicago and Charles E Warsaw of Burlington Vt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Master Cleaners’ and
Dyers’ Association
H. LD. Lee
C. W. Loughhead
Cincinnati
The
Cleaners ‘Association
H. EB. Mechling
Louisville
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
A. I. Lée
Boone
Yutaka Minakuchi
Grace M.B
Japan
U. S
A. W. Adams
San Francisco
Cal
W.r.pinkerton
Chicago
Charles E. Warsaw
Burlington, Vt
J. E. Hostettler expands cinema chain to sixteen theaters
J. E. Hostettler adds four more motion picture playhouses to his Iowa chain. The new Lincoln Nebraska venues bring his aggregate seating to about 4,500. He now owns sixteen medium picture theaters including the Plaza Crystal and Columbia in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Hostettler
Iowa
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Hostettier
The
Plaza
Crystal
Columbia
Morris couple completes two week southern tour
Mr and Mrs C A Morris returned Sunday from a two week trip through the south. He said rain fell continuously since leaving Chicago and that thousands of tourists were stranded in Jacksonville due to washouts on roads to further south. They visited New Orleans Pensacola and Jacksonville and canceled a planned Palm Beach visit.
Foch to Confer on Reds in Warsaw Meeting
Marshal Foch, commander in chief of the Allied armies, will travel to Warsaw to confer with Polish authorities about the Bolshevik threat, the Journal de Paris reported. The definite decision was announced in the French language daily.
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Foch
Associated Press
Warsaw
de Pal- Gene
Ere
Budapest influenza grows in the city
Budapest reports eight hundred new influenza cases daily with mortality around ten percent among the afflicted. In Bombay India the cotton mill strike ends and mills in the district reopen after the stoppage.
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Budapest
Associated Press
India
Bombay
Waterloo Population in 1854 and Early Town Figures
Letter from Waterloo residents investigates the town population in 1854. Journal notes suggest Waterloo had at least 200 residents by 1864, with 1855 accounts from three pioneers giving estimates near 150 to 300 inhabitants, and describes early settlement without churches or schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Geo. R. Grittenden
H. A. Raymond
H. B. Allen
Allen
South Pasadena
Cal
G. R. Crittendean
E. A. Raymond
H. B. Alen
Buchanan County Fair Assured by Livestock Assn
Independence February 9 A county fair in August is assured after the Livestock Breeders association voted to solicit subscriptions and stock among members and farmers. The Independence Commercial club pledges similar action among business men. The group held an all day institute with talks by Rex Beresford Ames Miller Hereford association field agent E R Shoemaker Waterloo and a paper by George Banta Manchester read by county agent Lane. The dinner was served by WBC officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Livestock Breeders’ Association
Independence Commercial Club
Rex Beresford
Ames
Miller
Hereford Association
Kansas City
E. R. Shoemaker
Waterloo
George
Banta
Manchester
Lane
W. B.C
R. F. French
J. B. Hamilton
R. F. Clark
Mr. Lane
W. E. Cain
First National Bank
OCBE
Boyack
Iowa Teams Post Strong Scores in Bowling Tourney
Associated Press report from St Paul on February 9 notes Howl arsook competing in singles and doubles at the International Bowling Association tournament. Twin City teams lead in the five man event with Commercial club of Fort Dodge and Dubuque Centrals among entrants as Minneapolis Centrals leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
International Bowling Association
Twin City
Commercial Club
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Centrals
Minneapolis
Wife of Tony Geyer Sues for a Divorce
Mrs Tony Geyer who stood loy ally by her husband during his trial for a criminal assault on a girl who rode in his car has filed for divorce. Geyer is serving a life sentence in the state penitentiary and a court clerk was asked to provide the conviction date. Marriage licenses listed include Jesse Miller and Marie King, Louie Hanney and Anna Elk, George Hilton and Myra Bozarth, and M Woodward and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Geyer
Mason Gify
Fred S_. Pettit
Geyer
Jesse H. Miller
Vinton
Marie M. King
Louie Hanney
Waterloo
Anna Margaret Elk
George W. Hilton
Bulger
Sask
Myra A. Bozarth
Cedar Falls
Waward We Woodward
En “M. Wignall
Swedish Prince William to Lead Central America Expedition
Prince William son of King Gustave of Sweden is due in Panama aboard the Kronprinzess Margareta and will sail on the Fryigia for a scientific expedition to Central America the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Panama
Prince William
Gustave of
Sweden
Kronprinzess
Margareta
Fryigia
Central America
Jugo Slavia to Accept Proposed Adriatic Settlement
Paris reports Jugo Slavia will accept a compromise on questions concerning the eastern Adriatic coast. A Belgrade dispatch to Echo de Paris notes the settlement outline. Bela Kun, former Hungarian communist leader, is hospitalized in Vienna for acute asthma after removal from Karlstein internment camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fugo-Slavia
iBy
Associated Press
Paris
Jugo-Slovakia
Adriatic Sea
Belgrade
Echo ‘de Paris
Bela Kun
Vienna
Karlstein
Waterloos Hire Traffic Expert Approved at Morning Meeting
The executive committee of the Greater Waterloo Association authorized the secretary to hire a traffic expert for Waterloo at a meeting held this morning in the secretary's offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Greater Waterloo Association
Waterloo
Bolsheviki Forces Evacuate Letvia Say Lettish Legion
The Lettish legion here says Bolsheviki forces have evacuated Letvia. The report is dated from London and attributed to the Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letvia
Associated Press
London
Lettish Legion
Muscle Shoals graft alleged in wartime plant probe
Mark H. Evans of Arcadia, formerly in military intelligence, testifies before the House War Expenditures Committee alleging criminal negligence and graft in the Muscle Shoals air nitrate plant. He cites idle cars, high demurrage, and millions in improper charges, plus widespread use of vehicles and horses for nonessential transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Muscle Shoals Air
House War Expenditures Committee
Mark H. Evans
Arcadia
Cal
Military Intelligence Service
Washington
Graham
Evans
Mob violence fears spark military mobilization in Kentucky
Reports from Louisville say mobs loot hardware stores in Lexington hoping to arm themselves as fears rise that riots over alleged trial of a negro could escalate. Camp Taylor prepares two battalions of 1600 men each to move to Lexington by train or track under Gen F C Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Bey
Lexington
Camp Taylor
F.C. Marshall
Waverly Social Notes And Local Updates
Miss Geraldine Kern hosts a 6 o'clock dinner. Lawrence Sellberg dies after long illness at Mercy hospital with services at St Marys on Sunday. Waverly high school basketball loses to Waterloo 27 to 31. Anson Woodrings rents Mose Robinson place. G Holt returns from Madison. Rose Mooney hosts a birthday party for Mrs Morton Kingsley. Mrs Finen moves to Brotherton street residence. Phil Friedl buys Ernest Garling home. Kenneth Mooney recovering from illness. Dlos of the Waverly high school basketball team hosts a dinner in domestic science rooms. Mrs Myrtle Helmecke recovering at home. Mrs J C Messenger to Osage for ill daughter. Mrs Carl Grawe and Esther ill with flu. Arthur Melagh hires at Cedar Rapids fruit company. Wil Mooney attends Cedar Rapids mercantile convention. Posters by high school pupils advertise colonial party. Mrs W P Bailey buys John Leftha residence. Sergeant W Filton opens at recruiting office. Red Cross in city. planning a month-long stay. Community club and Waverly bud schedule midwinter fundraiser for band at opera house Feb 16-18. Japan enslaving over 60,000 textile workers with pay details for male and female workers.
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Waverly
Geraldine Kern
Lawrence Sellberg
Mercy Hospital
St Mary's Catholic Church
Father Byrne
Waverly High School
Waterloo
Anson Woodrings
Mose Robinson Place
G. Holt
Madison
Wis
Rose Mooney
Morton Kingsles
H. F.inen
Brotherton
South Harmon Street
Phil Fried
Ernest Garling
Kenneth Mooney
Esther
Arthur Melagh
Cedar Rapids
Wil Mooney
W. PD. Bailey
John Leftha
W. Filton
Red Cross
Opera House
City in Brief Misses, illnesses, travel and local notices
Mrs H J Kotte of Kingbard hill is in bed rest after an illness. Sam H Pinkerton at 127 Lapland avenue confined at home by sickness. W & Law left for Cherokee K P district meeting. Mrs M W Brackner heads to St Joseph Mo for a home visit. Lvaline Breckner and A Wiley report for duty after influenza. Myrtle Hatherton arrived from Santa Fe NM. Mrs C Craft of Cedar Rapids visits Mrs M W Breckner. Mr and Mrs A Paul return from Rochester MN after Mrs Paul’s operation. W Brennan recovering from appendicitis at St Francis Hospital. Tom Fitzgerald travels to Des Moines for Iowa Retail Clothiers convention. M J Morgan travels to Blairstown for brother’s wife funeral. E B Scott of Denver visits Waterloo family. B F Brown arrested for intoxication. Mrs Earl F Potter and Bernice ill with pneumonia. Mrs G H Edgington returns from Independence. cousin Charles Boyack not expected to recover. Daughters of Isabella initiate candidates in Oelwein. Genaro Cardenas injures ankle on C G W handcar. Marion van Hoesen returns from Northwestern University. Annette Borchert leaves for Minneapolis to visit friends and daughter working there. Bailey Bros file suit for 225 dollars over hotel furniture sale commission. E R Shoemaker speaks on Jerseys at Buchanan county livestock event. Wilmot I Goodspeed joins Milk Magazine advertising. Alimony suit Behrens vs Behrens seeks 5000 dollars and 200 attorney fees. two children named. William Galloway returns from California with General Motors ties. to Chicago with Durant. Optical ad for Buchannan.
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M. J. Morgan
Morgan & Sullivan
Blairstown
E.B. Scott
Denver Metal Company
Denver
Colo
Scott
B. F. Brown
Earl F. Potter
Bernice
Norwood Avenue
G. H. Edgington
Vermont Street
Independence
Charles Boyack
Genaro Cardenas
Marion van Hoesen
Northwestern University
H. M. van Hoesen
South Street
Northwestern
Annette Borchert
Minneapolis
Aneta Barchett
Minneapolis Army & Navy Supply Company
Bailey Bros
Cedar Falls
P. H. Reed & Co
Chicago
Black Hawk
Burt J. Sneed
E. R. Shoemaker
Buchanan County Livestock Pure Breeders’ Association
W. L. Richardson
Waterloo
Fred L. Kimball Company
Wilmot I. Goodspeed
Milk Magazine
Anna M. Behrens
W. H. Behrens
Water- Joo-Dec
Wiliam Galloway
California
General Motors Company
William ©. Durant
Galloway
Mr. Durant
Buchanan
West End
4Th St Bridge
Mortality in City Strains Grave Preparations and Burials
Influenza and pneumonia deaths rise in the city with graveside delays common as cemeteries struggle to keep pace. 22 new cases reported Sunday and today, Memorial Emergency Hospital treats 20 influenza patients, including Quam Young who is recovering. Ella Marie Willard funeral set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at 120 Smith Street with burial at Paarvow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Emergency Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Quam Young
Ella Marie Willard
Smith Street
Paar Vioww
Landing fields planned for cross country air service
Army and Manufacturers' Aircraft Association announce plans to create a network of landing fields under army guidance. Representatives from 32 southern cities invited to establish sites with government support in land and facilities ready for cross country air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army Fir Service
Manufacturers’ Aircraft Association
Jbavy
Mae
J Army
Armiather
Naval Air Stations
Craft Association
Influence of the Church On Society and Navy Pennant Rule
The article extols the church’s influence as a force for good in American communities and reflects on its valued role in society. It notes that church life shapes individuals and civic life, urging continued faith and service while praising the church as a moral anchor. It discusses a navy practice, the white church pennant hoisted during divine services aboard ships since 1850, indicating a nonsectarian signal of sacred observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Crown Church
Tilliam G. Kerr
Rockfort News Briefs From February Update
Fragmented report from Rockfort shows Mary Imshop injures knee in a fall with serious condition mentioned. Notes on local incidents include a patient at Waterlod and health updates. Funeral notices and travel mentions for residents like Donkelberg, Nis Treadth, and John Jubb appear amid scattered events.
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Teats
Regular Soldiers’ Association
J.A. Codner
H. J. Kotte
Kingbard Hill
Sam H. Pinkerton
Lapland Avenue
K. of P
M. W. Brackner
St. Joseph
Aceoompany
Santa Me
N. M
iMyrtle
Hatherton
C. ©. Craft
M. W. Breckner
Dawson Street
Paul
Franklin Street
Rochester
Brennan
Fowler Street
St. Francis ' S Hospital
Tom Fitzgerald
Des Moines
Iowa Retail Clothiers’ Association
T. ©. Menger
J. B. Bruner
George McGuire
Clara Schulte
Oelwein
Isabella
Aemy Ady
Aarkal Nity Spa
No Wat
Porte
Lowit
Wayne
Charles City
Arto City
Beatan
Noginger
Benttlee
Charles
Central
Plehwtag
Muuten
Rockfort
Mary Imshop
J. We
Pyecathanrvilies
Nis
Donkelberg
Irtay
Ryckford
Nigcoudin
Victor
Victrola
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
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