Teuton Deceit Denounced by Bolshevik
A Petrograd sourced Bolshevik Telegram denounces German refusal to guarantee evacuations and accuses German imperialism of annexationism behind Brest Litovsk talks. It cites Trotzky protests over German Austrian demands, contrasting with their December 26 pledge of peace without annexations or indemnities.
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London
Brest Litovsk
Petrograd
Wilson
Lloyd George
Brest Litovak
DMIT
M.trotzky
Germany
Austria
Thirteen Waterloo Girls Given Gold Medals for Essays
Waterloo Savings bank awarded thirteen gold medals to Waterloo students for essays on The American Flag and What it Means to You. Recipients include Edith Batts, James McGinley, Leo Gorman, Marian Horner, Jeanette Krensky, Gladys Henry, Raymond Hoth, Marian Templeton, Katheryne Russell, Helen Menges, Margaret Gleason, Ruth Bachiell, and Edith I Betts. Betts, 15, Lincoln school, wrote a tribute praising the flag’s symbolism and universal freedoms.
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Waterloo Savings Bank
Waterloo
Associated Patriotic Societies of America
Edith Batts
Avon Avenue
James McGinley
Leo Gorman
Randolph Street
Marian E. Horner
Second Street
Jeanette Krensky
Court Street
Gladys Henry
Baltimore Street
Raymond Hoth
Mulberry Street
Marian Templeton
Third Avenue
Katheryne Russell
South Street
Helen Menges
Western Avenue
Margaret Gleason
Washington Street
Ruth Bachiell
Wellington Street
Edith I. Betts
Wilbur Betts
Lincoln School
Births Reported In Local Notices
Elwelh Brown of Fourth Street East welcomes a son born January 19. Joseph Yeager of 224 Ricker Street reports a daughter born January 21. Philip W Meisch of Porte City reports a daughter born January 17. Joseph W Duvall of 305 Peek Rath Building reports a son born January 29.
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Elwelh Brown
Fourth Street
Joseph Yeager
Ricker Street
Philip W. Meisch
Porte City
Joseph W. Duvall
Peek-Rath Building
San
Mrs. Flo E. Francis Enters County School Head Race
Cedar Falls January 23 Mrs Flo E Francis has announced her candidacy to oppose county superintendent H C Moel Jer for the four year term starting September She formerly Miss Flora Correll taught in Cedar Falls training school and has campaigned by interviewing school board members The county board will meet in June at the county seat to select the new leader Mrs Francis now lives in Waterloo where she and Ralph Francis will move after the spring and build a home he manages the Dunkerton elevator
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Cedar Falls
H. C. Moel Jer
Flo &. Francis
Francis
Flor. Correll
Ralph Francis
Dunkerton
Waterloo
Instructions by Court Were Garbled Case Result
In a damage suit by Dr. J. B. Ridenour against the Illinois Central Railway a judge overruled a motion for a new trial after finding the plaintiff garbled and mutilated the original jury instructions. The order struck paragraphs six and seven of the motion and overruled the motion for a new trial.
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C. W. Mullan
J. B. Ridenour
Ilinois
Emmons Johnson Sells Big Business Block
The Fourth and Commercial street building housing Waterloo Savings Bank and Leav itt Johnson Trust was sold by Emmons Johnson to a banking company. The price was not disclosed but described as the largest local deal in some time. The 1911 purchase and early 1912 renovation left the bank and trust company as tenants. Officials said the sale does not affect either institution.
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Fourth
Commercial Streets
Waterloo Savings Bank
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company
Emmons Johnson
Banking Company
Johnson
Bank
Trust Company
Cotton ginners report total for prior to Jan 16
Washington January 23 census bureau announced cotton ginned before January 16 totaled 10,569,475 running bales counting rounds as half bales and excluding linters. The figure reflects early 20th century production data.
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Cotion Ginners
Washington, D. C
Cotlton
Census Bureau
Paris Bread Rationing Ordered January 29
Paris moves to bread rationing starting January 29 with a nationwide plan to extend. Victor Boret announces 1 ounce daily for every person as government pushes to free tonnage for American troop transport. He cites strong autumn farming and aims for better crops with continued spring wheat planting.
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Paris
Victor Voret
Mayers
M. Boret
Three Conventions Slated in Waterloo in February
Waterloo will host three conventions in February expected to draw 300 to 600 delegates. Iowa Engineering Society holds its annual session February 20–21, followed by a one day Credit Men’s association of Iowa and South Dakota conference on February 22. J T Tregoe will address the meeting. Town Retail Lumber Men's association plans its annual gathering later in February, expected to be the largest of the three.
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Waterloo
Iowa Engineering Society
Credit Men's Association of
Iawa
South Dakota
George B. Worthen
J. T. Tregoe
National Association
Tsumber Men's Association
Wireless talks link Rome and Washington Navy station
Radio communication between the Italian government station at Rome and the Arlington station of the U S Navy has been successfully established and is used daily for intergovernmental and diplomatic exchanges. Italian war office statements will be received by radio from Nome and published in the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Rome
Arlington
United States Navy
Nome
United States
Frederika Soldier Dies of Pneumonia at Jefferson Barracks
A Frederika boy who enlisted in Waterloo four weeks ago died of pneumonia at Jefferson Barracks Ma His father J Jailarker and uncle G W Harker of Waterloo left yesterday after a telegram warned of his condition but he died before arrival The body will be returned to Waterloo or Frederika for burial Deceased was 20 and relatives received his civilian clothes exchanged for army issue on his illness night He was a graduate of Waterloo Business College and had worked in Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
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Trailarker
Frederika
Waterloo
Jefferson Barracks
Praeumonia
J. Jailarker
G. W. Harker
UL. Barker
Newfoundland liquor revenue rebounds after prohibition act
St. John’s Jan. 28. The Newfoundland act legalizing importation manufacture or sale of intoxicants after Dec. 31 1916 has restored revenue. For 1917 the customs revenue reached 4 442 476 dollars, beating 1916 by 25 5867 dollars as duties on imports fell and domestic trade expanded. Officials had expected several years of recovery.
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St. N. OF
Customs Revenue of
Newfoundland
Custos
Deaths in Army and Guard Rise Slightly in Week
Washington report shows 149 national army deaths and 66 national guard deaths for the week ending January 18. Pneumonia caused 100 army deaths and 4 guard deaths, with totals up from the prior week in both services.
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National Army
Washington, D. C
National Guard
Senate panel to hear Gorgas on sanitary cantonments
Gorgas is set to testify before the Senate military committee about sanitary conditions at cantonments. The inquiry, paused last week during war cabinet and munitions director bills, will resume next Saturday with Surgeon General Gorgas providing testimony.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Military Committee
War Cabinet
Gorgas
Inburn 130 Years Old Sleeps on Hotel Floor
Cass Lake Minn. resident Wabenannoywence Viv, claimed as Americas oldest Indian at 130, attended a nearby automobile show but slept on the hotel room floor citing cramps from beds and berths. The man from Chippewa Munndian heritage states beds trouble him even in hotels.
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Inburn
Cass Lake
Minn
Altho
Wabenannoywence
America
Prison Factory Fire Sparks Citywide Alarm
Fire gutted a prison factory district in Norsony City Modun early Monday. The blaze damaged a main factory and a prison laundry, with estimated losses around 280,000 in local currency. Investigators described the incident as part of a night of serial miscoversd activity.
No Stomach Pain Diapepsin Ad Claims Fast Relief
An old advertisement extols Papa's Diapepsin as a rapid remedy for upset stomachs indigestion and sour fermentation. It promises relief from gas heartburn and foul breath within five minutes and urges keeping a fifty cent case handy for daily use. The copy praises safety and speed and touts it as the world’s best selling stomach regulator.
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Papa
Fragmentary Notes On Diaz Fire Theory And Conditions
Disjointed OCR text cites officials pursuing a theory that fires were of incendiary origin. Mentions disrupted words like diazes, dutcuits, and conditions affecting a statement from an individual. The readable parts point to an investigation into arson and weather or material conditions related to a dramatic event.
Enrollment Decline Reported in National High Schools
The Federal Bureau of Education announced nationwide figures showing enrollment declines in high schools. Data from 1,411 districts and 696 counties indicate the annual increase fell to about one-fourth of the usual 21-22 percent, with elementary enrollments mentioned as part of the context.
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Federal Bureau of Education
Real Estate Transfers From Ruck Hawk County Abstract Co
Real estate transfer notices indicate parcels near Gates Park Place Water 41,60 and nearby blocks with property interests handled by Ruck Hawk County Abstract Co. The fragment notes transfers involving Peek, Jo 2 and % Gates Park Place within the local market.
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Ruck Hawk County Abstract’ Co
Ctor
Peek
Gates Park Place
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