Dam and levee on Black Hawk under construction
The W. F. & I Railway company begins a major engineering project near Falls Avenue to harness Black Hawk Creek for the power plant and land protection. A permanent dam across the west branch near Black Hawk road and Falls avenues will be built with native piling and three thicknesses of planks, plus a 4100 foot levee to keep water in its natural channel and protect land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Avenue
C. F. Reaner
Guerneer
Hiack Hawk Creek
Whitney
Black Hawk Road
Kng
Falls Avenues
Hank
Black Hawk Creek
Bondholders' All Planned Hearing In Washington
Washington Feb 20 in furtherance of government efforts to protect small berry bond holders from promoters of speculative securities the federal trade commission will begin hearing tomorrow upon the degree of cooperation which the commission under its organic act can give in preventing misrepresentation and unfair practices in the sale of stocks and speculative securities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wberry
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Tiz Foot Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
Relief from tired feet and soreness is promised by an advertisement for Tiz a remedy that draws out poisonous exudations and stops foot pain It claims immediate relief from corns callouses bunions and swelling and offers 25 cent boxes with a yearly foot comfort for 265 cents.
Miners in Illinois Work Half Time Amid Uncertainty
Springfield Feb 20 Nine thousand coal miners in Illinois work less than half time due to industrial uncertainty and war-time wage scales. Some mines run only one day in seven. average is about two and a half days weekly. Railroads previously sought bargain coal prices. miners fear price cuts as restrictions ease. State figures show a postwar slump in tonnage after a wartime peak, with thousands added to labor force during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ilinois
Harry Fishwick
United Mine Workers of Inois
Tiinois
Fishwick
Railroad Administration
Illinois
Fuel Administration
Inter-i Hnational Miners’ Organization
Miola
Ohio
State Department of Mines,and Minerals
Last Night's News in Brief
Belfast ends general strike as 8000 boilermakers return to work. Aircraft contracts totaling 469 million dollars cancelled since armistice signing. Maximilian Harden says Germans misled about war cause. Churchill warns aid needed if Russia is enslaved, allies will not send armies against Bolsheviks. Costa Rica denies moving troops on Nicaraguan border. Illinois Lamp 7.00. Phone 1501.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Washington, D. C
Brussels
Maximilian Harden
London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Trussia
Ttussia
Carlos Lara
Costa Rica
War and Its Motives Told to Men and Boys by C W Kirkpatrick
Carl W. Kirkpatrick spoke to Waterloo YMCA men and boys about America's main war aim preserving principles rather than conquest. He recounted service with the 107th, the Kemmel Hill deception, Abbeville raids, and hospital bombings, tracing the war from outset to end with maps and French souvenirs.
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America
Carl W. Kirkpatrick
Waterloo Y. M
Kirkpatrick
Michigan
Hindenburg
France
Waterloo
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Black Hawk
Tinos
Joseph Sons Co
East Fourth and Sycamore Sts
First National Bank Building
Waterloo and Vicinity
Frahauf
Stratford
Campus Toys
Dotson-Kerwin
Aize
Mr. Man
DEPT
Manhattan
Featuring
Borsalino’s
Crofut
Knapp
Imperials
Clotkhiers
WatsonKerwin
I- 223
Mees
East Side
Waterloo, Iowa
Hileman Motor Car CO
West Fifth Street
Iowa
Velie Cars
Velie Motors Corporation
Moline
Mlinois
Velie
Red Seal Continental Motor
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