Italian girl held for dynamite plot in Chicago
A young Italian woman arrived from Youngstown with 50 pounds of dynamite and was arrested at Union Station Chicago while federal agents pursue links to I W W. She refused to answer questions, attempted to swallow a note, and a coded letter is being analyzed. She is held on 20000 dollars bond at Lake County jail.
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Chicago
Youngstown
Union Station
Linda Jose
Hinton G. Clabeaugh
Federal Investigation Bureau
Federal
LW. W
Lewis F. Mason
Lake County
Waukegan
I. W.ww
Liberty
Stormy French Deputies Session Ends With Confidence Vote
Paris Jan 18 The French chamber of deputies held a turbulent session sparked by a Socialist interpellation over a subscription list by L Action Francaise. A government confidence resolution passed 468 to 118 as tumult and insults followed between deputies Pugliesi-Conti and Mayeras and later with Jean Lon-Suet. the session adjourned after a short recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Poncet
L'Action Francaise
Dominique Pugliesi-Conti
Corsica
Limoges
Toney
Hat
Voite
Pugliesi-Conti
Mayeras
Puaglesi-Conti
Jean Lon- Suet
Mareras
Germania Mannerchor Concert at Waverly Nets $200
The Germania Mannerchor in Waverly Iowa presented a charity concert for the Red Cross, drawing a packed audience. Singers Miss Grossman Miss Shearer and Miss Dawson performed, with about $200 raised for Red Cross relief.
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Waverly
Nets
RED Cross
Germania Mannerehhor
Red Cross Society
Grossman
Shearer
Dawson
Lloyds Accept War Insurance On Transatlantic Cargoes
London reports Lloyds yesterday accepted war insurance on transatlantic cargoes at rates below the British government flat rate. The Times notes this move likely ties to plans to extend the government scheme into a government monopoly for cargo insurance on British ships. At Nut Margarine advertises cheaper butter replacement to dealers.
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London
Lloyd's
The
Times
Presidents Stand by Garfield and fuel order justify war sacrifice
Washington January 19 President Wilson backs the fuel restriction, saying consultation with Garfield confirmed necessity to relieve port congestion move ships and feed the nation. Garfield defends drastic wartime measure as essential to save coal and reduce traffic jams while sharing the war burden.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Garfeld
Garfield
United States
U S Destroyers Stand Strain of War Splendidly
Washington January 19 American destroyers are meeting the strain of war service in foreign waters better than officials expected. Reports show few vessels out of commission for repairs despite arduous work, thanks to skilled crews, repair ships, solid construction, and good materials.
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Washington, D. C
Destroyer Force
Faw
Waverly Defeats Nashua in Talented High School Basketball
Waverly high school dominated Nashua in Waverly Ta January 19 with a 7 to 30 victory. The second teams also won 27 to 8. Principal Dr. W Wright resigns and will move to Kansas. Successor Mr. Love to assume Monday. J Thomas resigns to join Osage schools. Local churches consolidate services to save fuel. F P Hagerman named four minute man chair to ensure speakers at public meetings.
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Waverly
Waverly High School
Washua High School
W. Wright
Kansas
Love
J. Thomas
Osage
Methodist
Baptist
Congregational
F. FP. Hagerman
War Savings Stamps Mentioned in Local Notes
Dr and Mrs Rohlf travel to California with her father. He expects to return by February 1 while Mrs Fong and her father stay through the winter. A city service flag proposal has been urged to publicly display Waverly efforts in support of the war.
Delaware County Farmers Institute program outlined
The Delaware County Farmers Institute at Manchester will hold events at the courthouse next week. Wednesday features Dairy and Livestock Day with addresses by Mayor W.H. Marson and speakers like George Lecture and L. O. Wise. Thursday covers War and Thrift, demonstrations in feed conservation, and draft horse selection. Friday is Women’s Day with contests, talks on school improvement and food conservation, and a business session. A separate note: Chicago Opera Company charity performance raised $14,000 for orphans last night.
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Manchester
Delaware County Farmers’ Institute
WH. Marsom
Banta
George
Ellis McFarland
Percheron Morse
H. Wallace
Des Moines
WLW
Marsh
Waterloo
Belawarea
Movn
J.B. Newbill
Department of Agriculture
Alice FR. Stearns
Eva Smith
Prise
Sarah G. Huftaten
J. BR
Newbird
Alexander Carnes
Ui. S. Food Administration
Neal Knowles
Lows
State College
Amnex
Chicago
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Katcha Koo Triumphs In Waterloo Theatre Production
Review of Katcha Koo at the Waterloo theatre notes a polished professional feel with strong leads. H. KR. Tullar dominates in the title role alongside Mrs. S E Perkins and Earl Deber. The ensemble and chorus deliver deft musical numbers and a patriotic finale with vivid stagecraft.
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Katcha Koo
Waterloo Theatre
H. KR. Tullar
Mr. Tullar
Charlies
Earl Deber
Maharajah of
Hunsa
Craig Arbuckle
Jon du Mond
Margaret Maddigan
Flossie Walier
Gadden
Genevieve Cleary
Bertha McCartney
B. EB. Fairchild
Kathryn Buckley
Florence White
Alica Mulkern
Bugguehanna Sun
Miss LaTier
Columbia
France
Italy
Belgium
England
Red Cross
Bank Burglary and Murder Plot Nipped in the Bud
Police chief J D Caldwell led a swift arrest after overheard talks exposed a plan to rob a Waterlog bank and murder an elderly couple to secure a fortune for a daughter in law. A man and wife were detained and questioned as investigators pieced together the scheme from fragmentary conversations.
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Hanger
Arly
J. D. Caldwell
Polles
Min
Inelin
Famine in Wake of Anarchy in Russia
Stockholm January nineteenth reports famine and unrest across Russia with hunger riots in Koshtroma and Tver. Helsingfors bourgeoisie fear a Bolshevik pattern crackdown with a dissolved diet and new senate while bread runs out in Orenburg and Nizhni Novgorod provinces. Prisoners include prominent revolutionary leaders and M Bramson noted for freeing Trotzky.
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Stockholm
Helsingfors
Svenska Dagbladet
Haparanda
Trussian
Orenburg
Nizhni Novgorod
Kostroma
Tver
Inca Social Demokraten
Polsheviks
St. Peter and St. Paul
Petrograd
Trotzky
Russia
M. Bramson
Duma
Doctor barred from trial for war work deposition set
Dr W I Mearst Cedar cannot attend trial on bond against Rush due to enlistment in war work. Deposition to be taken with KE Wenner E Ransier and J Murtagh traveling to Cedar Falls for the purpose. Royal Town Room open for business tonight at 101 East Fourth Street with music and flowers.
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W. I. Mearst
Cedar
Rush
KE. J. Wenner
E. Ransier
Murtagh
Cedar Falls
Royal Tunch Room
Music All Flowers
East Fourth Street
New Hotel Manager Plans Many Changes
C. E. Owens will take over Irving hotel management next week with improvements costing several thousand dollars. The hotel will be modernized, a dining and coffee room opened, new features added, and guest rooms rearranged with private baths. The previous landlord was C. L. Kingsley. The new manager is a former traveling salesman familiar with Knights of the Grip.
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C. E. Owens
Irving
Knights of the Grip
East High to Debate Independence on Government Railways
The East High School debating team will meet Independence High in the upcoming Wednesday evening in Independence to argue that government should own and operate all railways. Team members are Jon Sage Jeffrey Sates and Harry Mageman with Miss Budo Keller coaching. A second debate with West High is planned for February and a triangular declamatory contest among Cadar Falls West High and East High is set for January 31 at East School auditorium.
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East High
Independence High School
Jon Sage
Jeffrey Sates
Harry Mageman
Budo Keller
West High
Cadar Falls
East School
Big Horse Sale At Nugent Harrison Shanes Co
A large sale at Nugent Harrison Shanes Co barns drew about five hundred horses to the ring yesterday. Joe Nugent bought the bulk of the animals, with shipments planned to St. Louis then to England for army service.
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Nugent, Harrison & Shanes Co
Joe Nugent
Des Moines
St. Louis
England
Waterloo Thrift Stamp Plan Aims Nationwide Spread
Waterloo Presbyterian churches lead a thrift stamp campaign, with Louis A. Damon guiding plans to petition Washington DC church groups to present the program to congregations. First day sales exceed $3,000 with pledges near $3,800, boosting post office sales and junior bond totals. Damon circulating local letters and pledge cards for adoption by other churches.
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Waterloo
Louis A. Damon
Burle Hn
PL Wily Jenks
Washington, D. C
Churchion
Presbyterian Churches of
Damon
Bulletin
Local man charged with writing worthless check
The county attorney filed charges against Horn, a resident near Nunker ton, for writing a check for 12.24 to Sam Frank Company drawn on Jesup State Bank. The case cites the new statute criminalizing writing checks with insufficient funds.
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Horn
Nunkerton
Sam Frank Company
Jesup State Bank
Wild Wins Easeily Over Opponent in Ret, Week Night Meet
Waterloo wrestler George Hill defeated Grover Titus of Des Moines in two straight falls at Ret, last night. Hill dominated the action, winning the first fall in under a minute and the second in around sixteen minutes, while Titus pressed but never broke through Hill's defense.
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George Hill
Waterloo
Heek
Grover Titus
Des Moines Paliiaman
Hill
Titus
Memorial ceremony marks Gen Robert Lae birth anniversary
Celebrations in Petersburg and Tolent honor Gen Robert KB Lae on the 11th anniversary of his birth. Virginia lawmakers and the 19th Infantry joined a Camp Lae exercise. Speakers included former lieutenant governor W Nogden Matin and others who served with Lae.
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Petersburg
Way
Alt
Robert KB. Lae
Virginia Senate
House of Delegates
Pennsylvania
D19th Infantry
Camp Lae
Tolent. Ofer
Teutenant Soavernor
Moly
Wim Nodgen Matin
Loa
Potemburg
Unclear fragment prompts borrow question in mixed dialect
A garbled request questions borrowing and ownership with odd language cues. It appears to discuss someone named Winnape Ips or a similar figure and a situation about borrowing an umbrella. The text is highly fragmented and unclear.
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Chicago Union Station
U.S
Nashua
Farmers’ Institute of
Delaware County
Dimmolcul
Waterloo Wolks
Rouse
Witch Phan Wits
Aml Murider Thachur
Aun
Ba bin
Naya
National Way
Wild
Hlvue and
Gray Joen Tné
Honqchieng
Wratertop
A. O
Contitesto
Dom
Whrerlan
Hamilton
Aridgh Street
Voustrse Coal
Rynearson
KOCH
East Fifth Street
C. A. Byvank
Hudson
Lafayette St
Hall-Ekfelt Cos
Goodrich
Goodyear
Automobile Insurance CO
Hartford
Connecticut
Bentley Bros
Commercial Bank
Iowa
A. W. Peterson
Waterloo Evening Wourier
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