Dubuque Soldier Carries On Despite Disability
Henry A Bitter of Dubuque, a WWI corporal with both hands amputated and sight lost, and his brother developed a proprietary medicine formula. He receives double permanent total disability compensation, with a history linking to war risk act reforms championed by Representative Sweet. Bitter was injured in France when a hand grenade exploded during gas training, ending his hands and sight but leading to vocational training and ongoing support.
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Washington News
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
Henry A. Bitter
Dubuque
France
Federal Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Bitter
Representative Sweet
Col. Forbes
War Risk Insurance
Co. C
Three Hundred and Fifty-second Infantry
Toul
Ma Menters
Federal Board
Charles Pines Crushed by Wagon and Auto Injures
Charles Pines of 102 Tenth street east was struck from behind by an automobile driven by August Albright at Fourth and Saxon streets while selling fruit. He was thrown under his wagon, unconscious, and taken to St. Francis hospital with serious back injuries. condition later reported favorable though X rays may be needed to assess damage.
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Charles Pines
Tenth Street
St. Francis Hospital
Hutts
Pines
Fourth
Saxon Streets
August Albright
North Barclay
Mr. Pines
Car Crash Over Bridge Claims Belmond Man Life
Waverly Iowa July 11 Howeard Buick Belmond died yesterday afternoon in hospital after a car he rode in went off a bridge near Bremer Sunday night. Buick sedan owner not identified. body to Belmond for services. Byron Eichman and Donald Brooks in the car are recovering. Also notes a first swimming carnival at the bathing beach with Des Moines swimmer Miss Gladys Rudston as major attraction and a weekly Waverly band concert at the beach.
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Waverly
Howeard Buick
Belmond
Bremer
Byron Eichman
Donald Brooks
Gladys Rudston
Des Moines
Waverly Band
T C Summer School Breaks All Records
Cedar Falls July 13 Special Enrollment for the second period of Teachers college summer school at noon today had broken all records by reaching 2 630 228 of which were registered this morning. Scores were waiting to register after intermission and others are expected to arrive later today and tomorrow. About 400 who attended the first period returned to their homes.
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Cedar Falls
Teachers College
Government fuel yards win efficiency accolade
The federal coal yards handling 275600 tons annually for about 800 agencies received a cum laude efficiency award. The report credits meticulous accounting and organized operations, noting federal buildings can obtain coal $2 to $3 per ton cheaper than local civilian costs, even during shortages. A Stockton physician flies to treat Bla patients by air.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Efficiency
City in Brief: Weekend Notes From Waterloo
Local items cover a Des Moines business visit, a missing canoe, and a seven passenger Cadillac theft near Iowa Falls. Town concerts, hospital updates, travel plans, and family visits are noted along with a typhoid case. Additional entries reference municipal meetings and a professor’s remarks on wages and productivity.
Runaway Girl Opal Moore Recalls Hard Life Tale
Opal Moore a 14 year old from Zearing tells a sobering story of abuse and wish for schooling after wandering through fields and timber, taken into custody near Indian Bridge, Albion Constable Grace and wife host her while authorities verify details.
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Marshalltown
Opal Moore
Zearing
Indian Bridge
Fred Grace
Albion
B. O. Tankersley
A. B. Hoover
Toto
Oklahoma
Little Girl Falls From Speeding Car in City Crash
A three year old girl, Marie Louise Fowler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur V Fowler, fell from a speeding automobile when a car door opened at Fifth and Lafayette. She escaped serious injury as a pedestrian helped stop traffic and aid arrived.
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Marie Louise
Arthur V. Fowler
Marie
Fifth
Lafayette Streets
Corporal Lechner's Body to Arrive in Hoboken This Week
The Lechner family of Cedar Falls Iowa was informed that Corp Carl Lechner of the One Hundred Sixty Eighth Infantry died of wounds in action and his body will arrive in Hoboken New Jersey on July 15. His parents will learn shipment time and expected Cedar Falls arrival later. Also Sgt Harry Marson of the same unit is expected to arrive in Waterloo around the same time.
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Becker-Chapman Post
American Legion
J. B. Lechner
Third Street
Cedar Falls
Corp
Carl Lechner
Hoboken
N.o
Lechner
One Hundred and Sixty Eighth Infantry
Atlantic
Cass County
Vis
Sergt
Harry Marson
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
Waterloo
Corp. Lechner
Ody
Shrine club Picnic Trip From Cedar Falls to Ik Rup
About 200 Shrine club members and families from Cedar Falls traveled to Waterloo at 1 pm for a picnic at Ik Rup.
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Cedar Falls
Shrine Club
Waterloo
Views of the People Comparative Wages Cedar Falls Ta Italy
A reader responds to a Courier editorial on wage comparisons. The writer argues cost depends on production volume and speed, not wages alone, and asserts efficiency and output ultimately set price. He references a House Ways and Means pamphlet and stresses fair comparisons include labor productivity.
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Cedar Falls
Italy
Courier of Juire
United States
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Firemen Brave in Blaze at Paste Company Plant
Firefighters battled a basement fire at the United States Paste company plant. Crews pulled sleeping workers to safety as Jeremiah McAulif and John Twohy led the efforts, with men continuing to battle flames despite danger.
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Entir
Paste Company
Fire Department
Chicago
United States Paste Company
Jeremiah McAulif
John Twohy
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Portland
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Opel Moore
Corporal Lechner
Richmond Cherries
Iowa
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