Waterloo Prepares for Fourth of July Victory Celebration
Waterloo to close shops and suspend most labor as Cedar River park hosts the Fifth Victory celebration. Events include band concerts, races, greased pig, community singing, and a baseball game between Illinois Central and Iowa Telephone Co. Fireworks planned at dusk and police protection tightened. Red Cross nurses, streetcar schedules, and free dancing mark a citywide, all-day observance.
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Cedar River Park
Black Hawk County
Linois Central
H.C. “Wilbur
C. W. Flat
Cornell College
Thellinois Central Railroad
Iowa Telephone Company
Bowery
Acel
Victory Committee
A.C. Willisford
Sports Coummittee
Apple
Happiness Central
S. Iowa Telephone Co
Hang All Americans Reported Villa Order His Rebel Followers
El Paso July 3 A refugee from northern Mexico says Francis co Villa ordered all Americans hanged after capture following the American expedition crossing. He sent a train to Abumara to seize Americans there and threatened Hipolito Villa over friendship for them. Villa and Martin Lopez reportedly quarreled after Juarez retreat and split forces. Dieguez to command against Villa. rail links Juarez to Chihuahua may be disrupted for weeks.
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Tex
Francis
Co Villa
Mexico
Villa Abumara
Hipolito Villa
Hinojito
Villa
Martin Lopez
Juarez
Dieguez
Washington, D. C
State Department
Chituahua
Chihuahua
War museum site offered in Belgium by interior minister
Brussels July 3 The Belgian minister of the interior has offered a parcel of land near Pres to the Canadian authorities for a war memorial and museum honoring the tribute paid by Canadian troops on Belgian soil during the war.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Theelgian
Pres
Strike ends as telegraphers return to work in Chicago
President J Konenkamp of the Commercial Telegraphers declares the strike over after returning from Washington. He cites limited gains and government control, notes Telegrams mailed without restriction, and says the union will continue its fight for industrial freedom. Postmaster General Burleson says there was no strike, only government policy.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. Konenkamp
Washington
Wire Administration
Bes
Burleson
Hin
Edward Reynolds
Postal Telegraph Company
The
Western Union
Newcomb Carlton
Last Night's News in Brief Highlights From Around the World
San Francisco aviators completed a non stop flight from San Diego to San Francisco in four hours and forty two minutes setting a record. Polish forces began a counter offensive across Galicia and Volhynia while claiming to have broken Ukrainian resistance. Belgian foreign minister moved to ratify the German treaty and related arrangements. War measures remain in effect until ratifications of the peace treaty are exchanged. American occupation troops in the Rhineland are officially ceased as remaining units are withdrawn. In Forli Italy a large crowd protested high costs of living and attacked shops resisting lower priced commodities. In Washington rail operations under government control showed May traffic losses totaling nineteen million dollars.
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Former Waterloo Man Entertained by Royalty in Europe
San Francisco clipping notes Hervoay Lindley formerly of Waterloo, linked to Moses Ricker, and Samuel Hill of Seattle visiting Queen Mary of Romania and King Albert of Belgium. They discussed lumber supply and Belgian railway rebuilding, then plan to visit Japan as guests of the government. Hill leads U.S. good roads efforts and helped form Tokio's road improvement society. The Tokio group will hold its first annual meeting in August with possible attendance.
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Hoovers Farm Sold For 104 Thousand In Iowa
The S. P. Hoover farm near Hudson road in Black Hawk county has been sold to C. & Brady Mason City for 10412250. The 277.86 acre tract was bought for 3873 per acre, with improvements making the property a premier example of modern farming. Ho overs will move to Waterlon in March, and two public sales will disperse personal property valued toward 325900. News notes from nearby towns follow, with social visits, local moves, and routine county happenings.
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Hudson Road
Khown
Iowa
C. & Brady
Mason City
Black Hawk County
P. Hoover
Aladdin
Leslie Shaw
Waterloo
Gov. Shaw
5. P. Hoover
Hoover
Ephriam Hoover
J. P
Dike Area Social Notes Include Weddings and Visits
July events in Dike include the marriage of Miss Angaard and Leo Krumlinde after a trip to Water. Leslie A. Wood returns from a year overseas. Local visits unfold as Mrs. W. R. Gray and daughter Helen stay with the Fullerton family in Cedar Falls, and the Crouses plan Chile missionary work. To bias: Dick Reworts sells his two mile north farm for 375,000 to Grundy buyers. Herman Merdhorst suffers serious injuries in a car accident and is hospitalized at St. Francis.
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Helen Grunnet
James
J. Juhl
Elizabeth ‘Angaard
Leo Krumlinde
Joo Saterday
Miss Angaard
Leslie A. Wood
W. R. Gray
Helen
Fullerton
Cedar Falls
F. L. Crouse
Crouse
Chile
F. Crouse
Tobias
Dick Reworts
Grundy
Abbie Pattes
Grundy Canter
E. F. Crouse
E. B. Young
Montana
J. Hixon
Condon
J. D. Murphy
W. C. Murphy
Herman Merdhorst
St. Francis Hospital
Readlyn Social and Visiting Roundup This Week
Readlyn residents and relatives make Sunday rounds visiting family in Grove Hill Wapsie and North Dakota. Local mentions include restaurant opening by John Meier, Otto Warneke returning from France to work in the drug store, and various trips to Waterloo Sumner and Maxfield for events and visits.
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Wapsie
Wm. Koch
Som
Kleoneth
Waverly
Resdlyn Wrndsy
Fred Strottman
Rearita
Schwin
Hher
Maurice Rommel
Clarence
Nick Musch
Louis Strottman
John Meier
Boyd
Otto Warneke
France
Baumhoffner
Minnesota
Maase
Anna Baumboffner
Wm. Klemp
North Dakota
Minnegota
Elmer Knief
Minnie Boevern
Waterloo
Sumer
Viola
Kumpf
Ernest Spier
Henry Kursatz
Maxfield
Ernest Gehrke
Stanley
Notice to the Public Train Schedule change
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. July 4th Service Cedar Falls District Commencing at 9:00 a.m. trains will leave Waterloo for Cedar Falls and Cedar Falls for Waterloo on the hour up to and including 12:06 midnight. Waterloo City Service commencing at 8:00 a.m. and continuing throughout the day the 4QOP service will be operated one way only from the Terminal Building toward Dane on Fourth Street. Cedar Rapids District Train No. 4 leaving Waterloo at 0:14 a.m. will stop to discharge passengers at Elk Run. Train No. 7 toward Waterloo will reach Elk Run at 6:26 p.m. and will stop to pick up passengers. Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern Railroad.
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Grue Vu Leone
George Weilein
Red Cross
Jessie Fee Beck
Matie Simonson
Social Welfare League Public Health
Ftag
Cedar River Park
Cedar Falls
Dane
Fourth Street
Tedar Rapids
Elk Run
Northern Railroad
Test Beer Case Plan in Chicago
In Chicago on July 3 the plan to obtain a ruling on what constitutes an intoxicating drink is to have a brewer deliver a load of 2 3 4 percent beer and then have the arresting officer carry the case to federal court as a test. The announcement followed a liquor men’s conference and notes Chief of Police Gaverity’s view that saloons no longer sell intoxicants and thus need not close on Sundays.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federal Court
Notable Clarksville Visits and Local Property Trades of July
Clarksville announces a busy period with visiting relatives from St Paul Cedar Rapids and Ord Neb. Property transactions include A D Shepard selling his residence to John Sinram for 4000 and Frank Landis purchasing the Root residence for 4500. The loss of a day old baby prompts funeral arrangements for the Storen family. Local residents travel to Rochester Mayo Clinic and Waterloo for visits and medical care.
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Sharp
St. Paul
L. Tr. Mabb
Cedaralls
John Sinram
Frank Landis
Emma Bennet
Country Club
Bertha Harris
H. H. Horton
Cedar Rapids
Wi. Kellar
Mr. Horton
California
Gene Waterman
Ord
Neb
Rochester
Minn
Minnie Wilcox
Jackson Township
Frank Tizon
Herlean Craven
la Porte City
Austin
Mit
Harve Bouton
Floyd
Sarah Bouton
Webster City
B. Phillips
Stine
Carrie Newman
Poet Hartness
Geneseo News: shipments, lectures, and travels
Geneseo reports R C McElhinney and S G Harman shipped stock to Chicago Saturday night. Mrs O J Speer left for St Louis to visit daughter Marjorie. Rev Haverfield preached on Mormonism to a large audience and plans more lectures this summer. Workmen from Adel completed a silo for Chas Wilkinson. Mrs Robert Speer visiting Clinton. Chas Johnston family left for Sigourney. Seth Warrington ill with pleurisy.
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Geneseo
R. C. McElhinney
S. G. Harman
Chicago
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St. Louis
Marjorie
Mr. Haverfield
Adel
Chas
Whkinson
Henry Meters
Robert Speer
Clinton
Chas. Johnston
Sigourney
Seth Warrington
Horton Notes and Local Moves in Horton Area
Mrs. Johnson and two children returned home at Grundy Center after a week with relatives here. Earl Strauser came home from a year in France. Mrs. W. L Jackson had gallbladder surgery at Wa verly hospital Friday. Rev. Drumm bought the Grant property in Horton. Ed Wilcox began a new garage and other farm improvements. W Eliason of Parkersburg bought Harry Cort right 126 acre farm at 232 per acre.
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Rheumatism Relief Story With Pink Pills Claim
Mrs. Jennie Shine of Detroit testimony credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing her rheumatism after winter confinement and crutch use. She describes initial pain and swelling, stomach distress, weight loss, and sleep disruption, then notes regained strength, ability to work, and no longer needing crutches after treatment.
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