The First Shot for Liberty in War Frontlines
Corporal Osborne de Varila and Battery C Sixth U.S. Field Artillery fight to place the 75 mm gun for Uncle Sam. Amid rain, mud, and shelling they drag the weapon through a swamp, crawl over obstacles, and reach the hill crest to fire the first shot, while comrades urge, endure, and keep the faith.
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Osborne-De-Varila
SIXTH
U.S. Field Artillery
The
Public Ledger Con
John
Winston Co
Uncle Sammy
United States
Iival
Uncle Sam
Farmers lay by corn as harvest nears in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls reports many fields of corn will be laid by on the fourth of July and mature in the fall pending frost. Some plowing remains, hay has begun, and frost-free weather is hoped for a big harvest. Local social notes include Mrs Wynkoop hosting visitors from New York and Detroit, Rev Gist traveling to Hagle Grove for a patriotic celebration, and residents arriving for visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Clarence M. Wynkoop
Fred L. Watson
New York City
Carlton Garrett
Detroit
Mich
Nathan Gist
Hagle Grove
Charles A. Shelley
Pacific Coast
Henry Tietz
New Boston
Ill
Otto Rabe
Crystal Lake
Joseph Miller
Hazel Selger
Dysart
J. W. Ford
Peter W. Miller
Andrew H. Refshauge
Alburnette
Roland H. Merner
Ann Arbor
College of Liberal Arts
Michigan University
Raiders From Attorney General Seize Burlington Licenses
Raiders from the attorney general's office raided Burlington liquor distributors on Sunday night, seizing 26 men, one woman, 51 barrels, 20 large cases and 16 half-barrels of beer, 80 gallons of whisky, 10 gallons of gin, 20 gallons of wines and three truck loads of gambling outfits. A separate note reports a coal shipment moving from St. Louis on seven barges to LaCrosse and Fountain City, Wisconsin, towed by the steamer Coal Bluff, with barges carrying 1,050 tons each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Attorney General's Office
Coat
North McGregor
LaCrosse
Fountain City
Wis
St. Louis
United States
Coal Bluff
Theatrical Treasures At The Plaza Crystal And Palace
Broadway era style listings show Sandy at Plaza with Jack Pickford and Louise Huff in a Kentucky tale of a stowaway boy who forges fortune amid rugged frontier adventures directed by George Melford. The Crystal showcases A Fool There Was with Theda Bara as the vampiric lead. Lest We Forget starring Rita Jolivet screens at the Palace, depicting the Lusitania sinking and Frohman’s final words as history plays unfold.
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Sandy
Paramount
Alicé Hogan Rice
Kentucky
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Plaza Theatre
George Melford
John Schuyler
United States
England
Theda Bara
Satan
Crystal
Crystal Theatre
Rita Jolivet
Palace Theatre
Charles Frohman
America
Rita Jolivyet
Farm wife credits Vinal for swift strength boost
Mrs. Jennie Chapman, 75, of Winchester, Virginia, reports pneumonia left her weak but Vinal rebuilt her strength quickly. Ad touts the medicine as a beef and cod liver peptones based tonic with iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates, sold by Wangler Bros. Co. and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Cife
Jennie Chapman
Vinci
Wangler Bros. Co
G. I. Militor
Des Moines Draft Expense Report For June Total
Des Moines reports that the draft expense paid by Major Snell for June amounted to 13,521.35 dollars, covering May work. May expenses for April work totaled 14,340.56 dollars.
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Des Moines
Snell
Fourth of July Celebration at Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls plans the biggest Fourth of July event with Waterloo groups the Waters loo Overland band and Greeks participating. A patriotic pageant features floats autos in allied nation uniforms and a large Red Cross flag. Rev Vitus Lowe of Omaha will speak on German atrocities and America’s challenge. The day includes races acrobats band concerts daylight fireworks and a two motorbike delay. Thousands are expected and Cedar Falls prepared to handle crowds with ample picnic spots and ready accommodations.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Watersloo-Overland
Wilson
Red Cross
America
Fairgrounds
Vitus Lowe
Omaha
M. C
France
Ameren
Harvesting Iowa's Big Wheat Crop With Tractors
Hamburg July 3. Wheat harvest is heavy and in full swing in this section. P McBride used an eight foot binder pulled by a tractor and cut 40 acres in one day. A A Simons and others employ tractors. At B P Reeves ranch three binders work with mule power. six mules pull two binders and four mules the third. Reeves' crop will feed several hundred soldiers for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
P. McBride
A. A. Simons
B. P. Reeves
JUBNIQUE BASIL FOR CROSS BLIDS IN DIVORCE SUIT
Des Moines July 3 Mrs Mary J Fordford filed a cross petition for divorce against William A Danford claiming public humiliation for refusing donations to the Red Cross and war savings efforts. She alleges he refuses to buy bonds, controls money, and recently proposed they end their lives by poison. He is said to be worth $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Refusinys
Mary Jt. Wanford
William A. Danford
Alimony and child support dispute over seven minors
The guardian states the matter, while Mrs. Danford asks seventy five dollars monthly alimony for herself and support for seven minor children. The case centers on spousal and child maintenance as proceedings progress.
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Nancy
Helice
Havner
Raiders
Cedar Fall
Wark Hawk County
Iowa
Mary Pickford
Pathe News
Jack Pickford and
Safe and Sane
Jubnique Basil
Little Theatre
Waterloo Drama League
Lusitania
Charles Frohon
Rita Tolivet
Fatty Arbuckle
Mabel Normamé
Romeo
Black Hawk Fruit Co
Water Street
Town
Milwaukee
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