AFL pledges forty four hour week for workers nationwide
The American Federation of Labor at its closing session pledged a general forty four hour week for workers in all crafts and government employees to curb unemployment and raise purchasing power. Samuel Gompers announced that three railroad brotherhoods had applied for AFL charters, with the firemen contemplating a similar move, potentially adding 500,000 members. The convention urged Congress to study suppression of free speech in Western Pennsylvania and criticized Toledo officials for using discharged soldiers in uniform during a strike.
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Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
United States
Samuel Gompers
Denver
Executive Council
Congress
Pennsylvania
Toledo
Seattle
A. F. of L
Red Cross Chapter to Close City Rooms July First
Waterloo Red Cross chapter announces closure of its city rooms on July 1 with 21 activities ceasing. Home service and canteen divisions will continue until further notice, while all outstanding work returns to headquarters and unused materials ship to Chicago.
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Red Cross Chapter
City
Waterloo Red Cross
Home Service
Waterloo
Commercial National
Chicago
Red Cross
Frank J. King
Miss Marian Chapman
Too Fat A Guaranteed Weight Reduction Method Ad
An advertisement promotes a weight loss method with small Korean capsules sold in Waterloo Iowa and elsewhere. It claims easy eating, no starvation, and improved health, then pivots to warn against relying on neighbors for medicine during illness and urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand as a safe preparation, priced at three cents.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Cupid's Aid at Oelwein Leads to Toloff Romance
Chicago photographer Joseph D. Tolof, famed for north shore work, wooed Miss Helen Winegarden after meeting her at Oelwein Iowa during Ruth Weil's wedding. Winegarden, Northwestern alumna and daughter of Max Winegarden of Abempaign, Illinois, will wed Toloff. engagement announced in Evanston.
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Chicago
Joseph D. Tolof
Evanston
de Luxe
North Shore
Tolof
Helen Winegarden
Oelwein
Ruth Weil
Misa Winegarden
Max Winegarden
Abempaign
University of
Weather report notes near one inch of May rainfall
Nora Springs Iowa June 24 local observer records .93 inches of rain from May 1 to date with rain every day except June 12 and 17. Elmer Reeves 48 Fairport Indiana killed yesterday when he fell from a work train in Muscatine.
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Nora Springs
Muscatine
Elmer Reeves
Fairport
Drowning Rescues Near Dam Recalled in Recap
The article recalls rescues near a dam led by GR Witt. Barber Kelly fell into the river and Ed Chapman rescued him with swift water rescue. Chapman previously saved a boy from the same river near his boathouse, two years earlier, highlighting repeated acts of bravery.
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GR. Witt
Sale Place
Kelly
Ed Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Chapman
Carrier pigeon adopts Waterloo as its home
A carrier pigeon that visited Dr. H. W. Sigworth’s office in the Black building has decided to stay, choosing an empty room in the doctor’s suite as a roost. The bird’s owner is uncertain, but locals note its long-term residence appears settled after two overnight visits.
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H. W. Sigworth
Pigeon Identification Tag Marks Curious Fable Reference
Dr. Sigworth notes a mourning owner after a valuable pigeon goes missing as the tag on the leg bears the identifier TR1-A. The remark suggests a link between the fable and the bird's fate, hinting at a story of loss and memory.
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Sigworth
Aged Gardener Killed by Milwaukee Train in Portsmouth
Portsmouth reports the death of Edward L. Updegrove, 57 year veteran of the Presbyterian ministry and Civil War veteran, killed while walking home along a railroad track when his hoe caught in a platform rail and he was dragged under the wheels. His widow and several children survive.
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Portsmouth
Edward L. Updegrove
Presbyterian
Poslam Foe of Skin Disorders Heals Rapidly
An old advertisement touts Poslam as a quick remedy for pimples eczema rashes and inflammation. It urges nightly application to a small area and promises noticeable improvement by morning. The copy claims concentrated healing power and notes availability with a free sample request to Emergency Laboratories New York.
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West 47Th St
New York City
Hair Care Advice Promotes Canthrox Shampoo Use
The article extols careful hair washing to prevent troubles and introduces a cheap home shampoo made by dissolving a teaspoon of canthrox in hot water to create a cleansing lather. It claims this method dissolves impurities, leaves the scalp clean and the hair glossy, soft, and fluffy for easier styling.
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Phelps
Jefferson
Daylo
Aterloo
OWA L. Apfel
Lafayette St
the James Blackly Goods Co
Black Hawk Ethal Co
Campbell ‘Sport Ne Goods Co
1St Bridge St
Coburn & Son
HK. 4Th St
Cutler Hardware Company
B. W. Schuneman Co
St. Wangler Bros. Co
Wiaterion Electrical
Winterloo Bantigare Co
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Pali R.A
Dubber
W. E. Ley Hardware Co
DE. G. H. Hospers
Black Hawk Bank
Percy R. Wood
Leavitt & Johnson Rank
Jaws
Ross
Leavitt and Johnson Building
E. J. Dunkelberg
Black
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