Shift Asked As To Paige Effect On Packer Buying
Associated Press report from Washington on January 31 describes Senate agriculture committee cross examining Louis F. Swift about how the five leading packers each tried to hold steady shares on the Omaha market to limit rival gains. Swift denies intent to trigger price wars, noting armed neutrality among rivals and potential impact on meat quality and costs for consumers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Louis F. Swift
Francis J. Heney
Senate Agriculture Committee
Mr. Swift
Mr. Hener
Cudahy
Mr. Heney
Ariel
Swift
Heney
Ground Hog Day Disputed Over Date
In a morning editorial squib the author asserts Ground Hog day falls on February 1 while insisting the event remains February 2 as the gauge of winter’s remaining duration.
City in Brief: Various Notices from Waterloo
Local notes report R W Gibson in Wichita on business Carl Olson in Waterloo on furlough from Camp Dodge and other residents visiting Ames New York and Colorado Springs. war risk appointment for Maude Knudson. births and illnesses including typhoid cases. veterans returning home and promotions. a grocery sale to Edward J Quinn. an auto rental case verdict. drive for relief funds meeting. celebratory items and a moving Singer Sewing Machine Co. shop.
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Des Moines
Clyde Saunders
Chicago
W. H. Freeland
Cortlandt Street
Maude Knudson
War Risk Insurance Department
Washington, D. C
BE. A. Rueter
Edwardsville
Waterloo
Mary
Mirs. &. F. Stevenson
Presbyterian Hospital
John W. Gwynne
88Th Division
Northwestern Mural Life Insurance Company
Russell-Lamson
B. F. Farrand
Iowa
Illinois
Oak Avenue
Pint & Son
Edward J. Quinn
Quinn
Michael Wagner
Charles Orbis
Drive For Relief Funds
Black Hawk County
Hindenburg Plan May Reshape Eastern Front Forces
Paris reports from Berlin via Amsterdam say Field Marshal von Hindenburg is raising four army corps to shield Germany’s eastern frontier. The move could unsettle Allied plans, as it would alter Germany’s armed strength and affect the basis for the occupation army.
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Associated Press
Paris
Berlin
Amsterdam
van Hindenburg
Germany
Henry Seebers to Manage Waterloo Metropole Hotel
Henry Seebers, known in Waterloo as a boniface, will tomorrow take over management of the Metropole hotel, succeeding M. A. Moore. He last managed the Logan house, a local landmark, about seven years ago and has since run hotels in Boone and Osage. The Metropole is owned by Uncle Billy Marquis.
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Henry Seebers
Waterloo
Boniface
Metropole Hotel
M. A. Moore
Mr. Seebers
Logan House
Boone and Os Ealooga
Metropole
Billy’ Marquis
Waterlo o fast going dry drunks arrested less than one a day
In January the Waterloo municipal court logged 143 offenders in 31 days 29 intoxication arrests averaging under one per day. Gambling arrests totaled 2 with a peak haul of 13. miscellaneous offenses ranged from one to eight per class. Fines and forfeitures collected were just over $800.
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Waterloo
Ben S. Naren
Ambulance Company Men To Muster Out At Camp Grant
Telegram to H B Cropper says his son Clarence will arrive at 4 35 pm over the Illinois Central after mustering out of service at Camp Grant He is to be joined by Francis Harbin Clark Leeper Howard Dunkelberg and Ed Heard who enlisted together in June 1917 in the ambulance company They served in France with headquarters then and may be mustered out together No word yet on other unit members
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H. B. Cropper
Clarence
Illinois Central
Camp Grant
Francis Harbin
Clark Leeper
Howard Dunkelberg
Ed Heard
Cropper
France
Tovettier
Whistler Painting Bought By New York Firm
New York January 21 Whistler s famous painting Lady Menx has been purchased from the family in England for 200000 by a New York art dealer. The purchase was announced today.
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Whistler
Associated Press
New York
Lady Menx
England
New York Art Daaleno
Heavy fines for two on liquor nuisance charge
Charles Munson and John Buchmann appeared before District Judge H. B. Boies this morning and pleaded guilty to liquor nuisance. Each was fined $300 and costs, and the county attorney filed a civil injunction suit to restrain illegal liquor sales.
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Charles Munson
John Buchmann
H. B. Boies
Eldridge Funeral to be Held at Union Congregational
Funeral services for Harry W. Eldridge set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Union Congregational Church with Rev. W. A. Peterson officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood. The body may be viewed at Petersen Bros. mortuary.
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Harry W. Eldridge
Union Congregational Church
W. A. Peterson
Elmwood
Petersen Bros
Germans Storm Towns as Polish Refuse Treaty
West Prussian border reports German troops moved to occupy Kuli a railway junction between Thorn and Graudenz after Polish irregulars refused to negotiate martial law was proclaimed and Germans found 400 rifles distributed to civilians by Polish agitators
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Associated Press
Berlin
Emergency hospital evacuated as flu patients shrink
The K of C hall emergency hospital will likely be evacuated by order of the board of supervisors and city health officials at a meeting next Tuesday. Health officer D G Huntoon moved four influenza patients to Presbyterian hospital yesterday, reserving a whole floor there to treat remaining cases, with about 15 patients now hospitalized.
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K. of C. Hall
Board of Supervisors
City Board of Health
D. G. Huntoon
Presbyterian Hospital
Roads lecture by Des Moines city engineer Karl Kastberg
Karl Kastberg Des Moines city engineer will lecture on Iowa roads this evening at the Citizens gas company lecture room under Waterloo Technical society. He is noted for electrical work expertise and road authority. Invitations issued to Commercial club and Chamber of Commerce members.
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Iowa
Citizens Gas Company
Karl Kastberg
Des Moines
Waterloo Technicalsociety
Kastberg
Commercial Club
Chamber of Conmerre
Becker Named State Masonic Custodian to Pending Grand Lodge
CG D Becker, a prominent Mason in the city and state, is appointed state custodian to fill the unexpired term of O N Wagley who died last fall in Newton Iowa. Becker will oversee all instruction work and serve until a custodian is appointed at the next grand lodge meeting.
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CG. D. Becker
O. N.wagley
Newton
Becker
Two Alleged Bootleggers Held for Hearing
Sheriff D B Henderson reports the arrest of C Murphy of Cedar Falls on bootlegging charges and Eugene Tullar of Waterloo on illegal liquor transportation. Murphy posted bonds and will face a Cedar Falls justice court hearing while Tullar is set for a municipal court hearing today.
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D. B. Henderson
C. Murphy
Cedar Falls
Eugene Tullar
Waterloo
Murphy
Tullar
German Armistice Chief Resigns Over Distrust
General Winterfield, chair of the German armistice commission, resigns after an official dispatch from Berlin says Marshal Foch’s plan to occupy the sector east of Strasburg showed excessive distrust of the German body.
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Winterfield
Berlin
Winterfeld
Foch
Strasburg
Red Cross Balkans Commissions Hope to Keep Thousands Alive
Paris dispatch reports the American Red Cross sending commissions to the Balkans led by Lieut. Col. Henry W. Anderson. The teams, with prior wartime staff experience and available supplies, will organize broad relief for war damaged regions with aims to save thousands before harvest.
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Red Cross Balkans
Associated Press
Paris
Warstricken
Balkan
Europe
Poland
American Red Cross
Balkans
Henry W. Anderson
Tichmond
Anderson
France
Italy
Mohammedan Chinese Beef Eaters in Northwestern China
A brief note states that China is not a cattle country and that beef eating is practiced only by Mohammedan Chinese in the northwest. Consular reports estimate about 20 million of these people in that region.
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China
Army to base pay bill on 500000 force says House panel
The House military committees unanimously settled on 500000 as the basis for the next year's army pay appropriation. The figure reflects an expected average force, not a pledge of permanent size. Early in the year demobilization could reduce numbers, and no permanent reorganization plan was foreseen this session.
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Associated Presa
Washington, D. C
House
Preparing for Garden and Winter Soil Improvement
Early winter work boosts gardening outcomes. Apply barnyard manure fresh on level soil or mix in with the soil for best results. use spreaders for even distribution. When manure is scarce add hay, leaves, or forest litter and turn under to build humus, ensuring soil absorbs moisture and nutrients.
Carpenter Called In After Biscuit Mishap
A newlywed man writes to his wife admitting a mishap when a biscuit fell to the floor causing a loud scene. He mentions summoning a carpenter to replace floor planks, reflecting on domestic life and humor.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Lord Kitchener Death Mystery Tells of Sinking
A once-sunken British cruiser Hampshire story from June 1916 describes Lord Kitchener aboard during a fierce storm after Jutland. The vessel struck a mine, leaving only one hatch open and lifeboats unusable. The raft drifted five hours, many perished, and the ship went down within minutes. The officer contends Kitchener was not saved and the ship was mined.
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London
Associated Press
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Scotland
Manchester Guardian
Germany
Jutland
Altho
Courier patterns and coupon order form guidance
The notice describes obtaining up-to-date Courier patterns by mailing a coupon to the Fashion Department Evening Courier in W. Terloo, enclosing 100 cents for each pattern. Patterns allow for seams and orders are filled as quickly as possible. Respond within ten days after sending the order.
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Coutier
Courier
W. Terloo
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