Vernon Breedlove to meet Matsuda in Waterloo
Vernon Breedlove the Council Bluffs wrestler was scheduled to meet Matsuda in Waterloo after a prior postponement. The bout set for next Thursday at the Armory follows Breedlove’s recovery from a recent injury. Fans expect a clash with Carl Brown if Matsuda again faces a big, fast opponent.
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Matsuda
Council Bluffs
Armory
Breedlove
Waterloo
Carl Brown
Mit
Brown
Tommy Thompson
Rock Island
Davenport Times
Illinois Theatre
Rock Tsland
Tommy
Thompson
Hold-up Man 15 Given 20 Years in Iowa
George Khrist, arrested in Jowa Falls on Cedar Rapids police orders, waived preliminary hearing and pleaded guilty to armed robbery and attempted use of a deadly weapon. Judge Smith sentenced the under nineteen to 10 to 20 years in the Anamosa reform school. Khrist allegedly carried out the hold-up for a married woman once from Tama whose husband is now an invalid at Cherokee.
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Jowa Falls
George Khrist
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Anamosa
Gilchrist
Tama
Cherokee
Great Sermon of Evangelist Bell in Union Revival
Special Sunday services planned with morning church services, afternoon consecration at the MHE church, and evening meeting led by Evangelist Bell. Rev J W Morris offered the opening prayer. Bell preached from Hosea 11 8 warning of sin and hell and urging repentance to accept Jesus.
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United Presbyterian Church
M. E
J. W. Morris
Christian Church
Cedar Falls
Mr. Munn
M. HE
Evanglist Bell
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Jesus
Waterino
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God
Hell
Bank clearings of the cities report week ending Jan 23
Tradstreet's bank clearings report shows a total of 3 699 888 000 for the week ending January 23, compared with 3 757 806 000 last week and 2 204 729 000 in the same week a year ago. The article provides a partial list of cities with the totals.
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New York
Tradstreet
Grout Bills Flag Protection In Iowa Legislature
Representative Grout of Waterloo introduced a bill to safeguard the American flag from desecration by preventing its use in advertising and decoration. It prohibits printing or defacing the flag and imposes up to 100 dollars fine or 30 days in jail, with fines to the county school fund. After enactment only officers of the court may possess such flags, and it criminalizes mutilation defilement or contempt toward the flag.
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Des Moines
Grout
Waterloo
Iowa General Assembly
Traveling Men Fight For Vote In Iowa
Iowa traveling men push to move election day to Monday and allow absentees to vote at their temporary location with safeguards. A legislative committee drafts a bill for state elections and seeks federal support to shift national election day from Tuesday to Monday. Estimated 60,000 Iowa residents were denied voting in the last presidential election.
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J. W. Wil
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
Iowa
Congress of Iowa
J. 8
Irish
Iowa State Traveling Men’s Association
C. R. Rohde
United Commercial Travelers
BE. M. Wentworth
Hawkeye Commercial Men's Association
Commercial
American Commercial Traveling Men's Association
Town Grand Bodze
Kansas
E. M. Wentworth
Econ Jgress
Congress
House
Pepper
Senate
Kenyon
Mill Run Native Lumber Replevin Filed by John Goodfellow
John Goodfellow files a petition in replevin against John Morrison seeking recovery of 12,000 feet of mill run native lumber claimed as absolute owner. He seeks $100 damages for alleged illegal detention of property valued at $180.
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John Goodfellow
John Morrison
General Markets and Wheat Prices on Chicago Board
Chicago market report dated Jan 25 shows wheat May trades around 92 7-8 to 93 1-8 early, closing slightly lower. Corn rose on Argentina rainfall news, May corn trading around 51 1-4 to 52 1-2 with a steady close. Oats, pork, lard, and ribs moved with firm to higher hogs, May pork near 19.16 to 19.27 1-2, May lard about 10.27 1-2, May ribs 10.27 1-2. Chicago produce lists butter at 24 3-4, creamery butter steady, potatoes and poultry steady with mixed receipts. hog receipts and prices noted, with a near-term market close higher by small margins.
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Chicago
Argentina
Buenos Ayres
Heen
Wee Leans VO
Waterloo Market Fluctuations and Local Petition Controversy
The Waterloo markets show flour and grain receipts for Monday at about 3000 with hogs left over at 3300. A lengthy local confrontation follows over a saloon petition, featuring W F Nation defending his signature and recounting interactions with Rev. Sandford and a man named Kennedy. Nation asserts his reasons and challenges critics to debate the issue publicly.
Open Letter from W F Nation on Wet and Dry Fight in Waterloo
Mr W F Nation writes an open letter from Waterloo Ta January 25 1918 addressing the wet dry controversy. He argues saloons closed by law still allow intoxicating shipments and drinking in the city and defends his stance against perceived aggressors while urging fair peaceful handling of the petition process. He recalls encounters with men asking him to withdraw support from the petition and states his intention to stand firm against intimidation.
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Waterloo
Waterlon
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