Wilson’s reply to enemies praised by London papers
London newspapers rate President Wilson’s address as frank and focused on core issues. The Times highlights refuting Bolshevik rhetoric and upholding justice and peace, while the Daily News notes its timing with a new British session and warns of broader strains from Versailles.
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Wilson
Addrass
Count von Hertling
the Times
The
Daily News
von Mhehling
Count Czernin
House For Commons
Riley’s Old Friend Coming Back Friday
Arthur McArthur will read James Whitcomb Riley poems at a Rotary Club and Water top club meeting Friday evening. The informal sociable aims to foster acquaintance among members and their wives, with McArthur’s readings praised as best entertainment yet.
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Arthur McArthur
James Whitcomb Riley
Rotary Club
Water‘top Club
Chamber of Commerce
McArthur
School Attendance Is On the Increase
Enrollment in public schools for the second semester began February 4 is 204 higher than last year. This year’s total is 5 05 compared with 3 301 a year ago, with 1 720 boys and 1 785 girls. Building enrollments include Alcott 409 John Tiske 399 Grant 439 Hawthorne 513 Lafayette 320 Lincoln 306 McKinley 406 Washington 351 and the high school. Two grades had no tardies in the first semester Fiske and Lincoln. Attendance rate this semester described as unusually good.
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Alcott
John Tiske
Grant
Hawthorne
Lafayette
Lincoln
Mckinley
Washington
Telephone Girls Needed in France for Service
Chicago February 12 Chicago Telephone company seeks young women telephone operators for service in France. Applicants must understand spoken French over the telephone. The call comes on advice from the signal corps.
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Chicago
France
Chicago Telephone Company
Signal Corps
Raisers Headquarters Transferred to Spa
London Feb 12 The German press reports that Emperor William will move his personal headquarters to Spa Belgium near the Prussian frontier for a short cure. The Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Amsterdam notes the transfer and plans. The article states the emperor expects to take the cure there briefly.
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London
William
Spa
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Germany and Russia to exchange prisoners in agreement
Berlin dispatch says German and Russian delegates at Petrograd have signed an agreement for the earliest possible repatriation of prisoners of war unfit for military service. Transportation difficulties in Russia are likely to cause delays.
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Amsterdam
Petrograd
Berlin
Russia
Wild Westerner dies of wounds after police clash
Chicago February 12 William Meyers, shot by detectives while trying to flee during a roundup of 1,000 criminals, died today. Dressed in wild west fashion with hair over his shoulders and a sheath knife, he offered little information beyond his name. Roosevelt doing well in New York hospital after recent ear infection operations.
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Chicago
William Meyers
Meyers
Roosevelt
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Rooosevelt Hospital
Plans Progress for 1918 Cattle Congress in Waterloo
Plans for the 1918 Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo move forward with confirmation it will be held regardless of war. A new food conservation program will be supervised by Herbert Hoover with Estes as manager, in contact with Thomas Hood of the national food administration. Exhibits and demonstrations will cover all conservation aspects, aligning with government aims to boost agriculture and county fairs with food administration exhibits at many events.
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Waterloo
Herbert (. Hoover
Estes
Congress
Thomas Hood
National Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Plan Prosecution of Milk Producers in Chicago
Assistant State's Attorney Nicholas Michels urged dairy farmers facing threats for shipping milk to Chicago to stay loyal to their assignments and promised aid from the legal department. The farmers said boycotting producers face threats of property damage and violence, and prosecutions may be pursued after national food representatives conclude their inquiry.
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Chicago
Nicholas Michels
Food Administration
Jury selection proceeds in Dr LongshoreMoon case
Empaneling a jury to hear the Dr Anna Long shore Moon case began yesterday afternoon and continued today in Black Hawk county. Indicted by the September 1914 grand jury, she faces charges of causing the death of Mrs Verne Ballard of Tripoli by an alleged illegal operation. Trial has been delayed by continuances in Judge C W Mullan's court.
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Dr. Anna Longshore-Moon
Longshore
Black Hawk County
Verne Ballard
Tripoli
C. W. Mullan
Echo of a speech stirs Cedar Heights club tale
Felix Shar of The Ro vy croft Hast Aurora N Y recalls a past speech at Waterloo where an offstage moment involving the ladies caused uproar. The Cedar Heights Men's Fellowship club formed with 40 charter members after a church supper. Officers were elected: Thomas Eaton president Charles Munger treasurer F N Littrell secretary. Sergeant Leonard Duckett, a former Cedar Heights pastor, now at Camp Dodge, attended. Vernon J Danielsen spoke locally for two weeks and addressed the men.
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Cedar Weights Club
Camp Dodge
Vernon J. Danielsen
Terrible Turk Zbyszko Defeats Managoff in Two Falls
Wladek Zbyszko, known as the Terrible Turk, beat Bob Managoff in Cedar Rapids on Feb 12 in straight falls. The Polish wrestler won the first fall after 15 minutes with a head scissors and wrist lock, while the second fall came in eight minutes with a wrist lock. Managoff reportedly broke the toe hold several times and needed assistance.
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Cedar Rapids
Wladek Zbyrczko
Bob Managoff
Turk
Abyszko
Managoff
Zbyszko
Births Reported In Spring Creek and Hawthorne
To Mr and Mrs Fred J Huck of Spring Creek township a son Peb 3. To Mr and Mrs William Eastman of 1128 Hawthorne avenue a daughter.
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Fred J. Huck
Spring Creek Township
Son
Peb
William Eastman
Hawthorne Avenue
Davghter
Lincoln Birthday Observances In Waterloo Schools
Lincoln birthday programs dominated the day in Waterloo with school assemblies and patriotic readings. Banks and county offices closed while children sang and recited, many photographs of Lincoln and Wilson displayed with flags. High school held an unusual merit Lincoln program at morning assembly.
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Abraham Lincoln
Waterloo
United States
Germany
Lincoln
Wilson
Hast High School
Weak Nerves Strengthened by Pink Pills Proven By NJ Case
A New Jersey man describes recovery from a serious nervous disorder through Dr. Williams Pink Pills. He details numbness cramps and sleeplessness, then relief within days and weight gain after a month. The pills claim to build blood and nourish nerves, aiding anaemia and other conditions. Price is fifty cents a box, six for two dollars fifty cents.
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Charles P. Struble
Branchville
N. J
Dr. Williams
Mr. Struble
St. Vitus
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Edison program features readings from The Crisis and Lincoln address
Miss Hazel Dahl read a passage from The Crisis while Stanley Hauner presented part of Newton's address on Abraham Lincoln. Miss Donna Voorhees read Lincoln Walks at Midnight. The program closed with America.
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Edison
Hazel Dahl
Stanley Hauner
Newton
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Donna Voorhees
Singing of America
Hair Care Advice From Soap Dangers to Coconut Oil
A wellness note warns that soaps and shampoos with high alkali harm the scalp and hair. It advocates using refined coconut oil, applied with water to create a rich lather, cleansing dust and oil while leaving hair soft, lustrous, and manageable.
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