Four Die as Granger Wreck Kills Four and Infor
Chicago dispatch reports a Granger Illinois wreck on the Illinois Central railroad left four dead and about 40 injured. Victims include Mrs Dwight Henderson of Sioux City Iowa and Miss Viola Berg of LeMars Iowa with many others seriously hurt. Train delayed by snow and investigation points to a split rail as the cause.
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Chicago
Ilingis Central Railroad
Granger
Dwight Henderson
Sionx City
LIL Central Railroad
Sidney Spitzer
North Western Avenue
Chica-Go
Mlo. Thompson
Sioux Sills
J. M. Byler
Manson
Viola Berg
LeMars
Jessie Craig
Sioux City
Charles Esche
Iowa Falls
A.V. Jones
Fort Budge
Bertha Spitzer
Iowa
Iino
Ja Belle Kaufman
Tenderson
Mr Kaufman
Camp Grant
Tey
New York Central
Pennsylvania Road
Omaba
Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Central
Ilinois Central
Allied Leaders in War Council Attend Meeting
Great Britain France Italy and the United States are represented at the supreme war council convened today presided by Georges Clemenceau. The United States is represented by Gen Tasker H Bliss and diplomat Arthur Hugh Frazer attends to report proceedings. Other participants include Lloyd George, Sir Henry Wilson, Orlando, Sonning, Cadorna, Stephen Pichon, Ferdinand Foch, and Maximo Wagon.
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Wereaicles
Great Britain
France
Llaby
United States
Georges Clemenceau
Tasker H. Bliss
Arthur Hugh Frazier
Omba Wt
Paris
Great Briain
Lloyd George
Henry Hughes Wilson
Italy
Orlando
Baron Sonning
Cadorna
Pranre
Stephen Pichon
Ferdinand Foch
Ministry of War
Maximo Waergand
War updates from the Balkan and Western fronts
A dated wartime bulletin reports Serbian troops surprising Bulgarian positions near Dobropolye and aviators bombarding targets in the Vardar valley and Seres regions. In France near Monchy le Preux German artillery activity rises as a British patrol goes missing northeast of Ypres. In Alsace French forces penetrate German lines south of Sepoy le Hant taking prisoners and destroying shelters. A German air squadron bombs Castelfranco Treviso and Mestre with fires observed from afar.
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Macedonia
Lake Doiran
Dobropolye
Vardar
Seres
London
Monchy-le-Preux
Arras
War Office
Fvrenel
Upper Alsace
Four-de-Paris
Martmannsweilerkonf
Upper
Alsace
Sepoy-le-Hant
Bom Pralian
Berlin
Castelfranco
Treviso
Mestre
Iyaty
Bulgarian laborer Tony Popoffy registers for army service
Tony Popoffy, a Bulgarian laborer, believed friends who said no registration was needed. After learning he should have registered, he found United States Commissioner 1. E. Dempster and, after an apology, went to the exemption board and filed his registration today.
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Tony Popoffy
Tony
1. E. Dempster
United States
Papeoff
Muript Stamps To Start Church Building Fund
First Baptist church plans a thrift stamp campaign to fund a new church, aiming for a 100 percent participation and stamps maturing as a dedicated church building fund. Six other churches have completed thrift campaigns. local members will pursue the plan this Sunday. Local soldiers recognized in a Pathé newsreel at the Majestic showing soldiers receiving meals.
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First Baptist Church
Rhareh Building Fund
Ehirches
Wners
He Pathe News
Tuere
Recruit With Exceptional Proportions At Army Station
A young recruit named Floyd Sprangenbere from Independence stands out at the army recruiting station today. He is exceptional in height and build, described as six feet eleven inches tall with broad shoulders, weighing around 180 pounds, prompting Sergeant G. O Brown to seek special authority for his enlistment. The screening highlights extraordinary physical stature among volunteers answering Uncle Sam’s call.
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Brown
Flord W. Sprangenbere
Independence
Sam
goFgna
Waterloo Boy to Plain Road Thug Captured in Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Jackson, 22, once of Center Point, known as Slippery Jackson, was arrested in Waterloo then taken to Cedar Rapids on a blind warrant. He confessed to participating in robberies including Charles Kirk and J. J. Taylor holdups, plumbing thefts, and break-ins at vacant houses, with the group splitting money and planning further crimes before others fled.
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Lloyd Darkson
Waterloo
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Kroulik
Charles Kirk
J.J. Taylor
Taylor
Thne
South Seventh Street
Francis Steinbeck
Steinbeck
Jackson
Kirk
Billy
Waverly Attorney Accused of Disloyal Statements
Bernard Stenzel prominent Waverly attorney was arrested by City Marshal Cassidy on charges of disloyal remarks against the Red Cross and war movements. He posted 500 bond and faced a preliminary hearing, with A. O'Connor and J. F. Dempster involved in the case. Stenzel, an American-born longtime resident, had prior incidents of pro German remarks. Also noted is a Labor and Democracy meeting at Carpenters hall to discuss Lincoln's birthday speakers and union enrollment.
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Appe
J. F. Dempster
United States
Waverly
Sienzel
Jovat Business House
Stenzel
The
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Carpenters Hall
Mattres
Lincoln
Obituary notices for August Callies and Mary E Palmer
August Callies aged 62 dies at his home after a seven month cancer illness. Funeral in Hileman Gindt chapel with Rev Lang officiating, burial at Fairview. Born near Berlin November 4 1855 he immigrated to Waterloo, farmed north of town, later moved into town. Survived by wife Sophie Schgattia, two sons Albert and Elmer, daughter Emma Cunningham, widow sister Mrs Hankey and brothers William and Fred. Mary E Brink Palmer dies at 1 36 pm at 221 Cottage Street after extended illness. Wife of Clark M Palmer, mother of four sons and one daughter, born October 24 1887 in South Dakota, moved to Waterloo in 1895. Burial planned at Fairview after services at Petersen Bros chapel.
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August Callies
Hammond Avenue
Hileman & Gindt
BE. J. Lang
First Evangelical Church
Fairview
Mr. Callies
Berlin
Germany
Pias
Waterloo
Sophie Schgattia
Albert
Elmer
Emma Cunningham
Hankey
William
Fred
D. Ws. Bruno
Nic Anton
George Bopp
Fred Pox
D. L. Reichert
PL M
Callies
The
Evangelical Association
America
Mary E. Palmer
Clark M. Palmer
Cottage Street
Mary E. Brink
South Dakota
I. W. Brink
Petersen Bros
Revision of Daret Bill Up in Congress
Washington reports new draft provisions to enroll men at 21 and accelerate calls. Gen Crowder explains a revised drawing system aiming to exhaust class one before others. He opposes exempting 31 year olds and says about 2 million in class one could be drafted if 21 registration passes.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Military Committee
Crowder
War Department
Gen. Crowder
Baker
Snow Delays Coke Line, 300 Out of Work at Shop
The Waterton Gasoline Engine foundry closed at noon due to a coke shortage. The superintendent’s office said several cars of coke were en route and the plant would likely resume by Thursday at latest. About 300 men are employed in the country.
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Waterton Gasoline Engine Company
Folk Resigns as Commerce Counsel
Joseph W. Folk, former Missouri governor and longtime chief counsel to the Interstate Commerce Commission, resigns to become counsel for the St. Louis chamber of commerce. He will campaign for railroad rate equalization affecting St. Louis trade and commerce.
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St. Louis
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Interstate Commerce Commission
Campaign raises 41000 in half day for YWCA effort
The YWCA budget drive reports 41000 raised by noon with wards three and four contributing notably. Mrs Stevenson led the largest gift of 1019.50 as workers in several wards still compile reports. Publicity head Mrs Kelly emphasizes women’s war roles and the need to support the organization to aid women and girls during and after the war.
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E. F. Stevenson
J. E. Bragdon
J. W
Russell Removal Sought at Camp Pike Cantonment
Athletic Director C. J. Merner faces request to remove boxing instructor Frankie Russell at Camp Pike eighty seventh division cantonment Little Rock Arkansas. Russell was arrested days ago on a charge of engaging in a fight with military police at a dance in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Ark
Camp Pike
C. J. Merner
Frankie Russell
Russell
Dubuque College Head Named Bishop of Idaho
Monsignor D. M. Gorman, president of Dubuque College, is appointed bishop of the Idaho diocese. A telegram from Archbishop Christo of Portland confirms the appointment. Gorman will depart for the West in a few weeks.
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Dubuque College
Bishop OF
Idaho
Dubuque, Ia
Monsighor D. M. Gorman
Diocese of
Christo
Portland
Ore
Gorman
West
Coal Famine at Rapids prompts drastic plan by fuel chief
Cedar Rapids January 29 State Fuel Commissioner Webster flown in from Des Moines issued a patriotic appeal to citizens with cellar coal to share with families of nine or more or face confiscation under a state order. He ordered 11 cars from reserve to be sent to the city as dealers report only about 250 tons on hand, a two day supply at current distribution, with factories at risk of shutdown if coal does not arrive in two to three days.
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Cedar Rapids
Webster
Des Moines
Senate Body 10 Pushes War Cabinet Reform
Washington January 25 Secretary Baker will be recalled for cross examination as the senate military committee reviews his wartime plans. He disclosed over half a million U S troops in France this year with a million more ready by year end. The committee pushes toward centralization of war authority via a war cabinet and a munitions director, with a renewed vote on the reform. Chairman Chamberlain plans to publish names of officers cited in letters to Baker for investigation.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
America
Senate Military Committee
France
Howard HE. Coffin
Aircraft Board
Liberty Motor
Altho
Senate
Chamberlain
Investigate Mail Delays To Pershing's Men In France
Washington Jan 29 The House adopted a resolution to investigate delays in mail delivery to American troops in France Representative Rogers cited shocking delays in letters and packages and noted conflicting claims of responsibility for the holdups.
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Washington, D. C
France
House
Rogers
Harding protests Illinois coal diversion to Iowa
Des Moines January 25 Governor W L Harding announced he telegraphed a protest to Fuel Administrator Garfield over alleged diversion of Illinois coal intended for Iowa. Iowa relies heavily on Illinois coal and may lack alternatives if shipments cease. The Iowa delegation plans to pursue the issue with Garfield as Illinois coal diversion is again allegedly urged by Ohio and Indiana interests. Harding will visit Washington next Friday to press the matter if unresolved.
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Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Garfield
Illinois
Iowa
Webster
Towa
Ohio
Indiana
Harding
Washington
Amend Rail Bill to Extend Control of U S After War
Washington January 29 The senate commerce committee voted seven to six to amend the administration railway bill to keep government control over railroads for one year after the war ends. Some members pledged to seek rescission or submit minority reports while supporters listed the committee chair and six senators as backing the amendment.
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U.S
Washington, D. C
Senate Commerce Committee
Administration Railway
Watson
Smith
Pomerone
Underwood
Townsend
McLean
Kellogg
Poindexter
Seven Die After Denatured Eggnog Party
In Francis Oklahoma seven people are dead and nearly a dozen more injured after a Sunday eggnog party where denatured alcohol was mistakenly used. Four died yesterday and three more perished overnight as authorities confirmed the toll continues to rise.
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Muskogee
Okla
Francis
France and Italy on Short Rations
Paris approved a daily bread ration of 300 grams, about 11 ounces, by a 385 to 92 vote in the chamber of deputies. In Rome, official dispatches said Italy faces a grave food situation with provincial restaurants banned from serving pastes and noodles to ensure troop rations.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Washington, D. C
Italy
Rome
Merchants Push Modification of Closing Order
Delegations of retailers from eastern and midwest cities urged Fuel Administrator Garfield to cap hours for commercial businesses at six or seven hours six days a week rather than Monday shutdown. They argued this would save more fuel with less economic loss. Officials said Garfield was reluctant to alter the closing order without clear proof of broader benefits.
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Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Ada Starkweather to Attend YWCA Meeting in February
Miss Ada Starkweather field secretary based in Minneapolis will attend the annual Young Women’s Christian Association meeting on February 12. Mmes. B J Howrey W Langlas and H B Kelly compose the committee in charge of arrangements for the event.
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Ada Starkweather
Minneapolis
Young Women's Christian Association
Mmes
B. J. Howrey
W. Langlas
H. B. Kelly
Belgium's Peace Terms Declared in Government Reply
Havre Jan 29 The Belgian government's terms of peace as they concern Belgium were made public in reply to Pope Benedicts peace note. They insist on absolute political economic and territorial independence for Belgium.
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Havre
Belgium
Pope Benedicct
Saloons Face License Dismissal Over Closing Violations
Two East Dubuque saloonkeepers Ewald and Wagner and W F O Hearn may lose licenses for after hours openings on weekdays and Sunday. Proposals to arrest proprietors are planned as investigators cite use of a rear door and lowered curtains to admit customers. Allegations include ignoring last Monday’s closing order and continuing trade through concealed rear access.
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oBuangue
Dan
East Dubuque
Ewald & Wagner
W.F. O'Hearn
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