Waterloo Poultry Show Opens Amid Storm Delays
Poultry fanciers from Iowa and neighboring states gather as the Waterloo Poultry Show begins despite rail disruptions from a winter storm. More than 1,000 birds expected, with rare breeds like dark Brahmas and Partridge Cochins on display. Professor Ef A Wittenhender of Ames to lecture on breeding, with judging by a comparison system this afternoon.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Soash Hall
Fourth Street East
Waterloo Poultry Show
Ef. A. Wittenhender
Ames
Tudelag
Bittenbender
Mortuary N L Reber 38 dies in Waterloo rooming house
N L Reber 38 dies of heart failure at a Waterloo rooming house on South street after a long illness. He came to Waterloo a decade ago, was a painter, and lived largely in his room. Survived by a wife who died seven years earlier, a son in the navy missing since, a Chicago sister, and a brother-in-law Thomas Leonard. Funeral at Peterson Bros mortuary Thursday afternoon. burial at Strawberry Point. Stewart Carey 5 dies of heart failure at home on Lafayette Street. Funeral Thursday at the family home then burial in Fairview cemetery.
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N. L. Reber
Ing Hose
South Street
Reber
Waterloo
Navy
Chicago
Thomas Leonard
Reberac
Peterson Bros
Scrawberry Point
Stewart Carey Stewart Carey
R. L. Carey
Lafayette Street
Fairview Cemetery
Creamery Building Sold to Great Western Novelty Works
A three story Creamery property on Walls avenue between Me Kinley street and the Great Western tracks was sold today and will house the Great Western Novelty Works. The sale was arranged by Dr Powers and R J Rice and sons own the company. The price was not disclosed. Additionally Orange townshly school bonds totaling 12000 were sold to John Nuveen & Co with five bids and a final price around 315.
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Walls Avenue
MeKinley Street
Great Western
Great Western Novelty Works
FL Ww. Powers
R_ J. Rice and sons
Fle Company
Rang Schoo
Orange Townshly Consolidated School
John Nuveen & Co
Chicago
Weecoo Savings Bank
War Office Calls 18-Year-Olds for Home Defense
London January 23 The War Office announces that all youths aged 18 and over are called to train for home defense once they reach 18. They previously were not mobilized until 19. The change shortens the training age and expands the pool of available recruits.
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London
War Office
Directors to Meet for Commercial Club Reorganization
The first directors meeting for reorganization of the Commercial Club will be held tonight at the club rooms. Officers to be reelected include the president, vice presidents, secretary and treasurer. Committees will be appointed after the annual meeting at which the board of directors is chosen.
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Commercial Club
Fhe
Child Reconciles Parents in Courtroom
In New York on January 23 Dudley P. Brown head of a manufacturing concern and his wife were reconciled after their six year old daughter prompted a reunion in supreme court. Brown had refused to grant custody as agreed. The child led them to each other and they smiled drawing hands together. The case adjourned as they talked it over and agreed to drop the legal action.
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New York
Dudley P. Brown
Supreme Court
Kirs. Brown
Dudley Brown
Brown
Hazard
Bygones
City in Brief: Local notes from Waterloo area
In then Y MC A building an optical show does lens grinding. Perry Canfield travels to Kansas City via Iowa Falls for business. R H Day of St Paul visits Waterloo to study conditions for possible relocation. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs N C Altland at 407 Tenth Street East Sunday. Orson Wilson, ex-Davenport, joins C W Chapman Sumter company. Cora McCracken files for divorce from Harry McCracken alleging cruelty. marriage July 20, 1912. Judge Boies returns from funeral in Sycamore, Ill, but court suspended as two judges occupy both rooms. J H Seger travels to Wadena for meetings and church work. Waterloo Real Estate board to meet at Hotel Russell-Imson tomorrow. Torrens land system on agenda. George F Shannon of 214 Lown files for bankruptcy with liabilities $5,000, no assets. FT Knapp ill with paralysis but improving. brother-in-law Sam Bode leaves for North Dakota. Big social event of season K and J of Security Fair at K J Hall starting Jan Myers Orchestra. advertiser’s notice.
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Orson Wilson
Daven- Port
Bes
W. Chapiman Sumter Company
Cora McCracken
Harry McCracken
Boies
Sycamore
Lil
G. W. Dunham
C. W. Midian
H. Seger
Wadena
Seger
Waterloo Real Estate Board
Hotel Russell-lamson
Torrens
George F. Shannon
Lown Street
Fred S. Merrian
Shannon
Knapp
Local announcements for clubs and meetings
The G T A to BR of L Wow Meet tomorrow afternoon. Sons of Veterans auxiliary will meet tonight in Memorist hall. Roy Phillips from Oakdale will meet with the Mareebees tonight. Knights and Ladies of Security meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Vo hall. The 10 ay fair night will be held with free admission and orchestra music for dancing.
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Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
Roy Phillips
Ferculosis Sanitarium A. Oakdale
Mareebees
Knights and Ladies of Security
of Vo Hall
Forfeited S100 Bond in Boonegging Case
Photios Garafolis was arrested last night on a charge of boonegging and failed to appear in court this morning, forfeiting $160. Police raid on rooms at 10 Jefferson Street recovered twenty bottles of beer. He was released on big bond furnished by a companion and appeared at the village court after the session.
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Photios Garafolis
Garafolis
Tos Jefferson Street
X Rompanion
Palive Corr
Perowing Beging Evaluation of Mexican Posts
Evaluation notes a drive to control border regions as American forces withdraw under Maj. Gen. Pershing. Obregon orders garrisons to man deserted posts while Villa loyalists and exiled factions meet in San Antonio El Paso Los Angeles and New York to plan a unified action. 25 000 guards to return home beginning January 26 or 27 with a month projected to complete the movement.
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Pershing
Carranza
Obregon
Geng
Margale
Dieguez
Villa
United States
Mexico
San Andres
Mexio
San Antonio
el Paso
Los Angeles
New York
CTO
Tex
National Guard
Judge W R Brown arrives in Waterloo for addresses
Judge W R Brown prominent educator and originator of the boys achievement movement arrives in Waterloo and will speak to the Commercial club at noon West High School this afternoon and at the Ellis hotel at 7:36 p m to address Rotary members and two school boards He argues gifted youths need guidance to avoid bad company and become useful citizens.
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W. R. Brown
Salt Lake City
Utah
Waterloo
West High School
Hotary Club
Etlis_ hotel
Judge Brown
OEE brokers profited by peace leak discussed
The testimony before a legislative panel explored stock speculation after wartime profits. Noble described speculative stocks like United States Steel and Readip s and Willys-Overland while noting no ban on short sales. Whipple pressed for customer records, asking for daily long or short positions from Dec 10 to 23. Noble promised to present the issue to the exchange board.
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Filo Pagh
Tl Board of Governors of
Exchange
Willys-Overland
Readips
Union Pacific
Whipple
United States
Noble
The
Whippie
Driver Arrested As Jewel Bag Thief
New York on January 22 a lookout for a thief led to a found jewel bag theft from Emanuel Tabor’s apartment on West Eighty-ninth Street. A coal truck driver confronted by a witness outside was linked to the other bag’s recovery and William McDonald, a Bronx driver, was arrested for grand larceny after jewels were found on his person.
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New York
Emanuel Tabor
West Eighty-ninth Street
Tabor
William McDonald
Brookaye Hue
Bronx
McDonald
Fourth Branch
Byrnes Sister-in-Law Sentenced for Birth Control Advocacy
Ethel Kyrnes, sister-in-law of Mrs Mur Sate lsanger, was sentenced to thirty days in jail for advocating birth control. The conviction followed a prior finding of criminal violations. She had threatened a hunger strike in response and planned to appeal to the state legislature.
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New York
Ars
Ethel Kyrnes
Mursatel Sanger
Byrnes
Tastives
Deny Germany Has Conveyed Her Terms
Washington reports President Wilson has received no word from Germany or its allies that they are prepared to lay terms of peace, confidential or otherwise. Recent intimations suggesting secret terms have been refuted by officials.
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Germany
Washington, D.C
Wilson
Hans
Fultz Threatens Baseball Strike
David A. Fults, president of the Baseball Players' fraternity, threatens a strike unless owners raise pay. The movement, started in 1912, has survived forecasts of its demise and may align with the American Federation of Labor.
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David A. Fults
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Waltz
American Federation of Labor
Lawmakers push licenses and duties in Iowa assembly
Fragmented legislative report from the Iowa House and Senate notes bills on chiropractic licensing via a governor appointed board, a 12 hour duty rule for paid firemen, state land leasing for institutional support, building and bridge safety rules, and Soldiers Home commandant funding from inmate supplies. references only, no outcomes.
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Linne County
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Lionise
Andre
de Moines
Sxammers
Iowa Senate
Bul" Haskell
Linn
Coburn
Cherokee
Whitmore
Wapelto
Iowa
Marshalltown
Senator Arney
Swiss Army Chief Prepares to Fight Amid Neutrality Tensions
Gen. Decoppel, commander in chief, calls extra precautions as reports say Teutonic allies plan invasion of Switzerland. Italy boosts border defenses in response to the perceived threat. Rumor claims Germany may strike at Malp? Switzerland.
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Decoppel
Switzerland
Italy
Swiss
Maly Dru
Wenner Moves Dismissal Of Meyers Case Continues
A jury heard the Meyers case as defense and state clashed over the indictment scope. Maxfield testified about a bond and a 1916 arrest, while Briggs and Leighton were examined amid questions on fines. The defense claimed the charges arose from a designed act, not an accident, as prosecutors outlined the state’s narrative.
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Page
Bond
Max
Saya Hater
Juidge Meyers
Mes
John Eh. Meyers
U. Murtagh
Thay Gary
McGcoy
Wwuiter Bhranch
Dogan Tle
Walter R. French
Maxfleth
Joseph Briggs
Poslee
Maxfiord
Maxfield
A. Leighton
Leighton
Meyera
Brigga
Hhem
Maxfeld
Briggs
Ween Toseah
Meyers
Max- Reid
Anges
Fay
French
Chow
Lai
Maxtolt
Sermon Payment Sparks Dialogue at Oxford
A country retiree complains to Dr Mouth about inadequate pay for delivering a sermon, saying only £5 or £7 was offered. Dr Routh questions the sum while noting travel and labor costs. London Mail recalls the exchange as a sharp critique of the stipend. Leather prices rise and a shoe ad promotes half-price ladies’ shoes and men’s footwear.
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Oxford
Mouth
Routh
London Mail
Thrilling memory of a kiss and a distant night
A fragment recalls a vivid, dreamlike scene of a girl kissed at a doorway, with sensory imagery of nectar, melodies, and roses. The narrator reflects on a past thrill and hints at a later marriage to a man with a wart on his nose.
Grain Letter. Chicago Jan 2 Wheat and Corn Markets
Grain report from Chicago notes deferred deliveries to gain on the Bay with stronger May prices for corn and a bullish tone on European supplies. Export demand suspected in the last days, with corn futures spiking around 0.03 and cash values at central Illinois yards hitting new highs. Oats export demand described as strong and bears limited, while uncertainty lingers over harvest prospects and weather factors.
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Lasnsan Bron & Co
Chicago
Omaha
New York
North America
Jingu
Ilinot
Hiva Pt
Altavion
Indana
Atteant
Cata
Gaya
Hela
Quickquicksands and Gold in New Zealand Tale
A historical note recalls two prospectors crossing a stream mouth in New Zealand where quicksand trapped one man who sank while the other escaped. The sand proved rich in gold and from a ton of it one hundred dollars worth of gold was recovered.
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Quickeanda
New Zealand
Companion
Yan
Supernatural Tales of Japan and Cat Witch Legends
The article recounts Kyoto temple legends where a Buddhist image awakens a caretaker during a fire and a thief dies after stealing it. It notes dustless atop the image and other reports of divine favor. It also discusses medieval legends of witches transforming into cats and a miller’s assistant felled by a cat, linking to werewolf lore in Petronius.
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Nippon
Kyoto
Eiial
Thatiage
Time For Settlement in Pittsburgh Affair
Local dispute referenced by Ald Jinks and a tailor with talk of a settlement. Vague lines indicate a promised resolution and ongoing tension. Names and specifics are garbled but imply a legal or civic fracas amid a Pittsburgh area setting.
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Fittsburgh
Notable Maxim From Ruskin on Caution in Trade
A business quotation attributed to Ruskin is cited: If you can't pay for it, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't take it. The saying warns buyers and sellers to seek steady cash flow to avoid turmoil and maintain calm, productive days in commerce.
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Ruskin
Views Varied in Wilson's Policy Debate in Senate
Washington January 23. President Wilson's own view of his senate speech was discussed after he finished addressing the chamber. Senators Tillman Newlands Stone and Vardaman offered mixed reactions, praising the speech as a landmark yet cautioning against entangling with European affairs and questioning surrender of independence.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Givan
Hegata
Tillman
Lts
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Newlands
Vardaman
New York Stock Exchange Closing Report
Special wire from New York notes closing figures on American Sugar Refining American Smelting and Refining American Locomotive and others. Firms listed include Bethlehem Steel Anaconda Copper General Electric United States Steel and Pacific railroads with brief closing commentary. Cowper, known as a post early in life, produced best work in maturity.
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Courier
New York
American eBet
American
American Locomotive
American Smelting
American Sugar
Anaconda Copper
Itehison
Baldwin
Bethlehem Steel
Brooklyn Napli Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chasapeake
Ohio
St. BP. Oe
Northern Pacife
Pennsylvania
Reading
Southern Pacific
Southarna Railway
Tennessee Copper
Union Pacific
United States Rubber
United States Steel
Wabash
Pid. B
iWestern Union
Westinghouse Electric _ C. GW
Cowper
Wanted Ads From Local Paper
Mixed want ads seeking home washing services saleslady with grocery store experience and ability to keep books. Real estate for sale by owner bungalow for sale two good brood mares and a modern oak house wanted to borrow money and other notices show contact details and phone numbers in Waterloo Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Cedar Rapids
American Bmigs. Co
Forest Avenue
Morses
Nels Sorenson
Waterloo
Oak House
West Side
Care Courier
Bob
Cnndition
Connolly
Jefferson Street
AK Sap Real Estate
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Orentn Soashl Hall
Storch
Trafic
Theiddlewest
Waterloo Poultry Association
Wartoay
Reritatx
Dudley
Y. MC. A
Perry Canfield
Kansas City
Iowa Falls
R. H. Day
St. Paul
N.C. Altland
Tenth Street East
Jake
Cottage Grove Avenue
Altho
Sam Bode
Vila
N. D
K. J. Hall
Myers
Br. & PF. Neverly
Entist
West Fourth St
BR. of
L. Wow
Perowing
Springfield
John Tsanecs
Loami
Anna Kinney
Isaacs
Kinner
J. C. Walker
Anaconda
Mont
Walker
Laura Tee
Mitte
Buchanan Optics
OEE
Urs. Byrnes
Fultz
IAS
SOS
Saloracr
Ron Rhee
Sc Rooer
David Furr
Pagmond
Wang & Miller Shao Co
Wenner
Hobart
Olaf W. Worrell
Maewntamed
Okla
Jane Vvaning
Thrille
Ole Kise
Walla
Legen
Grimalkin
Petroniis
Chamlors
Janmal
Business
WLSON
Decatant
Poindetter
Republian
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