Dance Ends in Horror as Vessel Sinks in Misty Night
Divers recovered up to 12 bodies by 1:15 a.m. after the excursion steamer Columbia sank near Peoria amid a mass of panic. Survivors said the ship backed out into deep water and broke in two, trapping dancers in a crowded hall. Authorities promised a federal inquiry while Illinois officials planned their own probe into the disaster.
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Youngest soldier in France Claude Tack to be buried
Greene Iowa July 6 Special Funeral services for Claude W Tack the youngest soldier to cross to France with the first American division will be held at the Presbyterian church Monday at 3 p m Preceding services will be at his uncle John Tack's home Rev John Chase will conduct the service He enlisted April 13 1917 and landed in France June 28 1917 at age 16 He is the son of Mr and Mrs Abraham J Tack of Minnesota and grandson of Mr and Mrs John Tack sr
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Claude Tack
Greene
Claude W
Tack
France
Presbyterian Church
John Tack
John Chase
Ilinois
Butler County
Co. B. Eighteenth Infantry
Abraham J. Tack
Minnesota
Canadian Troopship City of Vienna Wrecked Off Atlantic Coast
The City of Vienna ran aground on the Atlantic coast and all troops and crew were saved. An official report from Ottawa said the ship will likely be a total loss. An American patrol boat rescued 700 troops in thick fog near Boston as the Vienna sank.
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Depew Recalled As The Peach Of The Gilded Age
Once railroad head who did not condemn the public, Cornelius Vanderbilt era figure Chauncey M. Depew is described as courteous and suave. Known as The Peach for his politeness, he remains spry and optimistic near age 90, famed as a premier after dinner speaker.
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Tion
Eeeone Chalice
Iowa
Wilson Presses Federal Control of Telephones and Wires
President Wilson wrote to chairmen of the commerce committees urging swift passage of the house resolution authorizing federal seizure of telegraph telephone cable and radio lines before the midsummer recess. House approval was 221 to 4, with Senate action sought prior to recess amid bipartisan effort and White House discussions.
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Senate
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Simmons
North Carolina
Representative Kitchen
White House
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Interstate Commerce Committee
Philip Simmons
Lillian. E. Denhen
Marshalltown
James J. Bolster
Marie Burger
Waterloo
Americans on Lloyd George fighting lines in war
Washington reports 251000 American troops on European fighting lines by July, with a second million preparing. Gen March notes nibbling advances on the western front, including a successful Vaux attack. Italians hold Piave south bank as Austrians retreat. Lloyd George says peace possible if Wilson’s terms are accepted and that Britain seeks no German land, praising American troops on the battlefield.
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France
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Omar ‘Bundy
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David Llgud Georges
Lloyd George
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Great Britain
Congress Approves Wheat Price Substitute in DC
Washington July 6 Congress settled the long standing wheat price controversy by approving a 2.40 substitute for 2.50 as urged by the senate. The senate accepted the house adopted substitute without debate and sent the measure to the president.
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Congress
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War Moves to White House as Wilson Calls Conference
Washington, July 6. President Wilson convened key officials including Lansing, Rinker, Daniels, and Admirals Benson and March to the White House amid discussions on the Russian situation. Allies have urged U S military intervention in Siberia, with the subject under serious consideration. A large map of Russia was presented by naval officers at the meeting.
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Russia
Rainbow Nominated Senate Candidate Controversy Rages
In the Thirty-eighth Iowa district Black Hawk and Grundy counties clash as James J. Rainbow is nominated by Republicans amid objections from Grundy delegates. A split delegation refuses to participate while A I Edwards defends the primary result and Rainbow's lead in Black Hawk. The convention names Walter R. French temporary chair and Jore Alford temporary secretary.
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Black Hawk County
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Grundy
Iowa
Rainbow Fatriy
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Morrison
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Black Hawk
French
Upton B. Kepford
Walter R. French
J.ore Alford
Examination of New No 1 Men Ordered
Draft officials under Provost Marshal Gen Crowner ordered immediate medical examinations for all new registrants in the district and local boards. He urged speed to free Class I men for service by August.
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Weather outlook for the week in the Mississippi Missouri valleys
Weather bureau forecast for the week starting Monday predicts possible early showers in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with generally fair skies thereafter. Temperatures expected to run above normal. Also includes a brief ad line for Diamond Joe cigar.
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Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Missouri
MITCHEL KILLED IN FLIGHT AT LOUISIANA FIELD
Major John Purroy Mitchel former New York City mayor and army aviation officer died in an aviation field accident near Lake Charles Gerstner field at 7 50 a m while flying a scout plane. The machine fell 600 feet and the cause remains undetermined. Mrs Mitchel was at the field and will escort the body to New York tonight.
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John Purroy Mitchel
New York City
Army Aviation.,service
Gerstner Aviation
I & Field
Gerstner Field
Beaumont
Tex
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Man Accidentally Shoots Wife in Dubuque Farm House
Dubuque Ia July 6 Fred White a farmer near Sabula in Jackson county is under powerful drug influence after accidentally shooting his wife Kate in a field Thursday night The full shotgun load entered her head and she died The Whites were well known in the area and had a reportedly happy home life.
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Dubuque
Fred White
Sabula
Jackson County
Kate
Ferre
Allied Offensives Hold So Far as German Attack Presses
German offensive begun March 21 has yet to reach a decisive point as Allied forces regain ground along the Somme and Aisne while American British and French troops push forward. Foch may strike at a vital German point, air and artillery superiority growing. 195 German planes downed by British later, with 52 British planes lost. American transport Covington sunk by a U‑boat, six missing, 16,000-ton former German steamship.
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Cedar Falls Schedules Dowie Colony Transfer
A deed filed today transfers title to lots 3 and 4, block 1, Normal Addition to Cedar Falls, from Ava & Logan to Wilbur Glenn Voliva. The seller Ava Logan is described as a Dowie adherent since the movement's early days.
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Cedar Falls
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Ava
Delivery Error Notice For Missed Paper
A reader is instructed to call 333 if the newspaper is not delivered by 6 o clock, and a copy will be sent. The notice emphasizes phoning the office to report non delivery and ensure timely replacement.
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