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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1918
Page
11
The address urges frank war aims and a moral climax, calling for open covenants and no secret pacts. It champions Russia's pursuit of liberty, Belgians' sovereignty, and a united program for enduring world peace through equal trade, armament reduction, and autonomous development.
After a county committee meeting in Cedar Falls a speaking campaign is planned to boost sales of War Savings Certificates and thrift stamps. Dates include January events at Castle Hill Waterloo East Waterloo Cedar Falls Waterloo and Cedar Heights with speakers Prof Macy Campbell H H Bell A C Fuller L W Van Houten Charles H Meyerholz H FL Bell F E Fuller H H Moeller and H Paulger among others.
Washington January 8 The White House released telegrams from the parents of Lieut Alden Davison a student aviator who died at Camp Hicks on Christmas day The message to Miss Margaret praised her support during recovery following his year of service in France He returned at 20 with the cross and three citations Burial with military honors set for 10 tomorrow Henry James Davison signed the telegram President Wilson replied offering deepest sympathy and pride in their family’s heroism
Washington reports the railroad administration can take over the municipal bridge linking St Louis and East St Louis. St Louis officials note the structure cost 6.5 million dollars to build, with an upper deck for road and pedestrian use and unused trolley lines. Lower deck serves rail but needs 200 thousand dollars to connect permanently to the terminal yards.
The public rushes to suspect and attack innocent people after Marian John-SOT was arrested amid a home labeled by police as occupied by negroes. Her claim of no companion except a seamstress fuels controversy as several women with untarnished reputations face unjust stigma and near hysteria over unproven ties.
W. W. Marsh heads a Des Moines Davenport committee with H. A. Miller and George M. Bechtel to visit Washington. They aim to press the treasury for a method to safeguard banks against a large cash draft before June 15 tax payments. Estimated federal taxes due total about 100 million dollars. certificates of indebtedness may reduce it. Committee suggests dispersing government cash in county banks to ease strain.
Washington fans report US food administrator data showing butter at 2.25 dollars per pound sugar 0.51 a pound ham and bacon 2.13 a pound and soap five bars for 1.12 dollars. Prices in Berlin are up to five times higher than in the United States.
The article quotes Allied leaders preparing publics for peace and argues Russia must bear costly concessions to avoid Poland Lithuania Courland Romania debts being shifted to Germans. It notes M Farbman in London, and claims the premier's war arms remark widens the rift with revolutionary Russia and invites Germany to press Russia.
Des Moines reports two dentists, Dr D B Uolmquist of 6079 University Avenue and Dr A E Swan of 670 W Forty-thick Street, were killed instantly when a Minneapolis and St. Louis train crashed into their new car at a grade crossing between Waukee and Ashawa on the Hawkeye highway. The impact demolished the auto and hurled the riders and vehicle, with both men dead at pickup.
In Syracuse a unique suit seeks 506 damages after Mrs. Anna Mallott says her pet canary Fete vanished when a door was left open. She offered rewards and advertised for its return, later learning neighbor Mrs. Martha Traylor possessed the bird.
Local notes report no visitors in Waterloo yesterday. Various residents and families are mentioned with travel to Des Moines, Washington D C, and Chicago for events, visits, or medical consultations. An exam for government typists is taking place at the federal building. Measles placards appear at several local homes and travel cancellations due to storms affect events at First Presbyterian Church.
Announcement states a state meeting of Waterloo Lodge No 105 AWP and AM at Masontripple this evening with regular business and balloting. All Master Masons invited. East High Hisclib meets tomorrow at noon at the M C A. Community Drama League postponed to Wednesday evening January 16.
Washington dispatch reports more than 100000 tons of Chilean nitrate purchased through the War Industries Board under the food control act will be sold to American farmers at cost. Shipments of 10260 tons are to arrive at American ports in January with additional tonnage pledged. Price set near 75 dollars per on board cars at the seaboard. farmers pay rail freight and related charges. Distribution arranged by Agriculture Department.
M. L. Bowman faced a theft at his Black Hawk Bank Building desk after a Chicago blizzard and a long, arduous journey via Waterloo. Items stolen include stamps, pencils, erasers, and various sundries while Bowman aided an educational campaign at Lane Technical High School with Mrs. Bowman accompanying him.
In Town, inquiries about the food survey due January 19 rise as reports show farmers tearing up or not receiving blank report cards. The survey requires any hotel, restaurant, institution, school, hospital, college, factory, or home with $2,000 worth of food or fowl materials to report to the state fowl survey agent at Ames. The exact meaning of food materials remains unclear as J. J. Rainbow and others seek guidance. questions linger on including unmilled potatoes and other products.
Spartansburg January report reveals the sighting of men “dead” in trenches was a staged game. Observers had seen soldiers over the top labeled as dead, then carried out by stretcher bearers, proving the sightings were theatrical rather than fatal.
Wartime Red Cross report details 56,093 surgical pieces produced by the Boanth Waterlogged Urass chapter with 32 cases shipped and 5,091 items costing 400. branch donations include 621 Sarttelos and three new auxiliaries. junior activities and donations across auxiliaries noted.
The county will pay about $176,000 more in general taxes in 1918 than last year due to a state levy hike. The abstract shows county general taxes at $1,804,159.54 with total valuation $6,812,603 in the county. In city limits $918,623 is in towns, while rural districts bear the rest. West Beat district leads tax amounts with $2,283,720. General school levy stands at $408,202. state share is $124,600 and county/municipal charges total $331,557.
Deputies H F Wagner and Louis Burk investigated after reports a farmer north of the city beat a hearse. They found the horse lot stained with blood and detained the man, who faced county attorney charges. The farmer allegedly attacked the horse after failing to recapture it, striking its head and drawing blood.
Bertha Leibke, called one of the seven mysteries of the world by police, escaped from the asylum after transfer from the state penitentiary. Lincoln police arrested her two hours later at a hotel after she stole a jail key and told desk staff she would resume life at the asylum.
Louisville Kentucky January reads a military court verdict sentencing Private Ernst L. Schneider to 10 years hard labor at Atlanta federal prison with forfeiture of pay and dishonorable discharge after he vilified the U S president and resisted the death law objections. The War Department approved the general court martial finding.
Mrs Louis Frank and Mia J Rue Clmiph lead Red Cross workers in Congratulating the men at central shops this afternoon. The shops boast 106 percent enrollment, the factory’s best Red Cross record in the city. Twin City Ministerial Association agrees to sale drive for junior hands before February 3 with plans for vigorous campaigning. British casualties for the week ending January 7 total 8,9958 with officers killed or died of wounds 1832 and wounded or missing 4,?
David Shhrader, aged resident of 1121 Latayatte, died at 12:50 pm today at St Francis Hospital after months of dropsy. The body was taken to Millman and Gladtmert for funeral arrangements.
Cleveland January 8 Dr Arthur K Dreblich president Baldwin Wallace college Berea Ohio has been relieved by a committee investigating pro German activities among faculty members under Bishop William F McDowell board of education Methodist Episcopal church A stenographic report of proceedings behind locked doors has been sent to the US department of justice Action by the department likely will follow with a committee of bishops and Dr John H Nace Cincinnati guiding the case
Aurora, Jan. Miss Laure Slater forgives William Carhart after he swindled her of 12000 dollars for a lake excursion boat. Carhart was jailed in Kane County after her Detroit arrest and release followed his claim the boat sank. The courtship and alleged deceit are noted in this local item.
Physicians report births promptly to the court clerk with several recent cases showing fathers Louis A Klein Joseph Anthony Walthar John F Trosater Henry P Zehman Frank C Kelley Ern est Southerland Glen H Philp Olin W Kulnger Fy M Christjansen and Tlarsny Van Schoyck. January birth dates listed for sons and daughters across Waterloo Eagle.
A sobbed funeral for Joseph Vitchkowsky in Chicago featured an open hearse and a horse drawn bier as mourners followed to the cemetery. Severe storm conditions marred the procession and disrupted the event.
Harrisburg Illinois reports 107 acute smallpox cases after a quarantine order. Students in out schools where vaccination occurred are allowed to reopen. The era of war pockets is noted with Cleveland tailors making them under coats lapels as a penny tax workaround and Private Christy Douglas dies in France from appendicitis.
Read as a condensed record of ancient wonders, the Great Pyramid of Cheops is described as the tallest man made structure, 740 foot base, 449 foot height, built over twenty years by a massive workforce. Stones reportedly came from Arabia 700 miles distant, with total estimated cost around 145 million dollars.
A fragment from Puck quotes a tramp speaking of mind and its restoration in the next world. He recalls his foot was cut off as a baby, noting it prevents his return to the ground when the mind is restored, while a woman named Woree faces a grim moment.
The article reports on a folk belief that if two Chinese babies die the evil spirit will enter the next child born. To ward it off, parents allegedly place a boiled egg and mus tari seed in the body of the deceased child, hoping the egg hatches or the seed sprouts so the spirit does not appear. The piece notes that parents boil the egg and seed to delay the date indefinitely.
The source describes Anne Tovall of Maryland born 1759 as the first American woman journalist who owned and edited a newspaper. It notes she started a printing press on Capitol Hill in Washington and published a weekly named Washington Paul Pry, later Hunts Review.
John Patt Jones, born John Faal Jones, commanded an American privateer during the Revolutionary War and attacked British commerce. In 1779 the Dutch allowed him to enter ports with two British ships he had captured. He died in Paris in 1792 and his remains were later brought to this country for burial.
Cleaning photographs with a lightly dampened cloth using warm water and a touch of ammonium then drying immediately with a soft dry cloth. The method emphasizes gentle wiping to avoid damage and preserve image quality.
Samuel Wesley in England recalled from memory an oratorio he composed early in life after a 25 year lapse. He described seeing the entire score in his mind with perfect accuracy, as if it were laid before him, and it spanned about 860 closely written pages.
A fragmented Ohio State Journal item notes a commuter's recurring pattern of seeking meals out. The entry references timing and a menu phrase about fruits in season, with emphasis on bananas, and hints at a recurring mortality or routine with clocklike regularity.
Freeman visits his grandpa’s home and, under constant admonitions, climbs to a chair and asks what a felig can do in the house. A playful hint urges Young Men to conserve coal and electricity by ending their calls at a patriotic hour. Also notes a general need for sleep among girls and a wartime economic strain. Prices rise in New Zealand for white t end linseed oil glass iron and hardware with freight costs cutting into already high rates.
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