100 American Troops Arrive in New York by Five Ships
More than 3,700 U S troops arrived in New York on five vessels the battleships Louisiana and New Hampshire two transports the French liner Chicago the American transport Goenteer and the American steamship Accomac. Units from the 59th Coast Artillery Corps and the 814th Pioneer Infantry were aboard with officers and medical detachments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Chicago
Goenteer
Accomac
59Th Coast
Artillery Corps
59Th
814Th Pioneer Infantry
Goentoer
40Th
Regiment of Engineers
Last Night's News in Brief
Berlin to convene February session as two months away. New York predicts prosperity and construction surge after industry stabilizes. Washington reports 1918 railroad earnings down from 2017 by about 50 million. Budapest notes Hungary must maintain territorial integrity for European peace. Peking Seizes enemy property in China on February 1. Milne cites Allied move against Constantinople after armistice. U S wounded in overseas hospitals totalling 84,000. Paris hosts guests for wrestling match. Waterloo Saddlery Company holds annual meeting. new board elected. General Goethals brings divisions with 245 aboard. Mongolia sails for New York with 160 officers and 6,000 men. Transport Samarinda due Jan 31 with two casual companies. Units in France assigned for early convoy home. Battleship Connecticut sails Jan 20 and expected Feb 2 arrival.
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Berlin
Karolyi
Hungary
Washington, D. C
Baker
Rainbow
New York National Guard
United States
Peking
China
London
Constantinople
George F. Milne
Buegaria
W. H
Smith
Surgeon General’s Office
Paris
Wilson
Murat
Cedar Rapids
Martin Plescina
Konstantine Romanoff
Mongolia
France
New York
California
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Oklaoma
Missouri
Texas
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio
Regular Army
Marine Corps
Tractor Artillery
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Transport Samarinda
Georgia
Washington
D. C
War Department
Connecticut
Triangular School Declamatory Meet Tonight
Waterloo and Cedar Falls high schools meet in a triangular declamatory contest at Cedar Falls High School auditorium tonight. Judges include Miss Lillian Lambert, T. I. Cy college, K. D. Miller, and Vinten Cherner. Contestants perform orations on war, Spartacus, devotion, the fleet, Patsy, Riff Perkins, Tahoggan Slide, and domestic science. Music from West and Cedar Falls high schools will close the program.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls High School
Lillian Lambert
T. Cy College
K. D. Miller
Vinten
John Lj. Cherner
Independence
Glenn Moan
Spartacus
The
Gladiators
Max Levingston
Roland Roepe
Gladyce Bogner
Alyce Cain
Thelma Haines
Patsy
Riff Perkins
Dorothy Jenks
Marjorie Patterson
Emma Frances Chase
West and
French Wilson Medal to Honor President Wilson Visit
Paris action honors President Wilson with medal struck by the Seine department. One side bears Wilson profile, the other reads The Department of the Seinote President Wilson Benefactor of Humanity. A popular edition can be struck for general distribution.
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Wilson
Visté
Associated Press
Paris
General Council of the
Department
the Seine
France
Department of the Seinote
California Syrup of Figs Adverts for Kids Health
A promotional passage touts harmless fruit laxative as a quick cure for feverish children. It claims the syrup cleanses bowels, relieves sour bile, and restores playfulness within hours, urging mothers to use California Syrup of Figs and warning against counterfeit products.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Nelson New County Engineer Named at $2100 Salary
Among 26 applicants F O Nelson was chosen county highway engineer by the Black Haw board, to report Feb 1. He is 39, from Toledo Ohio, Iowa State College graduate 1905, with drainage specialty. He will receive 2100 annually plus 7 percent rents a mile for his car. Retiring Nathan B Barber to stay until Feb meeting, salary 2500 with 10 cents a mile. Other applicants included W W Morehouse of Des Moines seeking 2500 and 22 cents a mile. The year ahead includes Whitney road paving with state and federal aid.
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P. OO. Nelson
Black Haw Board
Nelson
Toledo
Iiz
Iowa State College
Emmet
Ama County
Nathan B. Barber
Barber
W. W. Morehouse
Des Moines
Polk
Marshall
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Plestina Wins from Romanoff in Cedar Rapids
Marin Plestina, holder of the world wrestling title, defeated Konstantine Romanoff in two straight falls at the Majestic theater. The first fall came after 7 1/2 minutes with a head scissors and wrist lock, the second 12 minutes later with a quarter Nelson and wristlock. Romanoff pressed for dangerous holds, but Plestina’s speed and mat knowledge prevailed.
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Cedar Rapids
Marin Plestina
Konstantine Homanov
Majestic Theatre
Plestina
Mestina
Romanoff
Romianoff
Christiansen
Polish Envoys in Paris Report on Baltic Regions
Delegations of Poles from Lithuania and White Russia including representatives from Vilna and Warsaw have arrived in Paris. They will represent Polish populations there and seek assurance that a Bolshevist invasion of those regions will be prevented.
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Paris
Associated Press
Lithuania
White Russia
Vilna
Warsaw
Wilson for German Indemnity and Reparations
Paris dispatch reports at the supreme war council meeting the United States President Wilson favored Germany paying indemnities and the full cost of reparations. The London edition notes Wilson’s insistence on German responsibility for damages.
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Paris
Supremne War Council
Varia
London
Wilson
Germany
Night contract debate influences city rates
Officials report on a night contract affecting city operations as the council probes tariff levels in other cities. The Dubuyuga row shows an average charge of 65 dollars for stamps and utilities.
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Comming’s
Council
Dubuyuga Row
Fuelque Company Offers Remedy For Persistent Cough
An old advertisement cites Fuelque Company promoting Lowen Ligie Baers fuelque remedy for chronic cough. The copy mentions Womelman’s Alterative and Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia with prices listed and distribution through Marisim or the company itself. The piece reflects a period puff about patent medicines and tonics.
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Associated Press
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
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Reed
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68Th Infantry
59Th Artillery
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Fuelque Company
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Koal’s
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DR. Sawyer
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Castile
Blackstone Coffee
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