Gaelic Serenade Fooled Guards in DeValera Escape
Paris dispatch recounts Sean O Cealligh claiming De Valera and two Sinn Fein prisoners escaped Lincoln jail on Feb 3 aided by Gaelic songs, a gardener ruse, a soap mold key impression, and two Dublin girls distracting guards. No details on current whereabouts.
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Associated Presa
Paris
United Kingdom
Lincoln
England
Edward Devalera
Sinn Lein
Sean Or Cealligh
Sinn
Greystone
O’cealligh
O'Cealligh
Pear Tle
Devalera
Dublin
Sinn Meiners
McGuarry
Millray
Sian Fermers
Delavera
O’cegligh
Meat Demand Drops Amid Influenza Surge in Regions
During the height of the influenza epidemic, meat consumption fell 20 to 40 percent in affected communities, with Philadelphia showing a 40 percent drop. Wilson & Co. reported shipments to branch houses reflect reduced demand as markets reacted to the epidemic, influencing cattle and hog prices nationwide.
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Chicago
Wilson & Co
Philadelphia
Disabled Soldier Secures Job Through Federal Labor Bureau
A Waterloo veteran, recently home and not a dependent, sought work after injuries in France. At the employment bureau he was offered light clerical work but chose to tour the plant with the manager, who then offered a permanent position at an initial salary of 72.50 dollars per month.
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Waterloo
Government
Rainbow
France
Children on 1000 Mile Journey Reach Pacific Coast Safely
Two juvenile travelers Rachel Hawthorne 15 and Robert 14 reach San Francisco after a cross continent trip. They travel alone aiming for Harbin Manchuria on a 30000 mile journey. A letter to their aunt notes kind treatment from train crews and passengers and a San Francisco Oakland stop with theatre outings before sailing Feb 22 toward Honolulu and Yokohama.
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Rachel
Robert
Hawthorne
Sann Francisco
Daniel Holmes
Kenilworth Avenue
Prospect Hills
Harbin
Manchuria
Oakland
San Francisco
Honolulu
Yokohama
Frisco
Galloway talks optimism for U S farming year
Prominent farmer leader Galloway predicts a strong 1922 for agriculture with high prices, increased farm outputs, and a swift return to peacetime prosperity. He stresses the United States will feed Europe, boost domestic industry, and provide work for veterans as factories ramp up production and farmers expand crops and livestock.
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Witton Cudlowar
William Callaway
United States
Mr. Gallaway
Gallantry Crosses Lead Yank Regulars in Action News
Washington March 1 Gen March announced that 3,918 distinguished service crosses for gallantry in action were awarded to American soldiers. The Second Regulars led with 664, followed by the First Regulars at 300 and the Third Regulars with 233. The 26th New England National Guard had 229, the 42nd Rainbow 205, and the 30th 177. The 27th and 77th divisions also posted double digits. Infantry led with 2,949 decorations. air service 251. medical corps 238. artillery 183. engineers 149. signal corps 50. tank corps 36.
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Washington, D. C
New England National Guard
National ‘Guard
National Army
Rainbow
New York National Guard
High Seas
77Th
New York
March
Air Service
Secong
Engineers
Signal Corps
Tank Corps
February Weather Record Shows Mild Month in 1919
February 1919 continued the warmth trend with an average temperature around 28.12 and a peak of 51. The warmest January day hit 55, and only three days fell below zero. Comparisons show 1918 and 1917 had colder records, while February 1914 was cloudier. Moisture was high with 2.48 inches of rain and snow, snow measured four inches yesterday. Cedar Falls averaged 132.6 low and 78.6 high, with a high of 64 on Feb 12.
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Ralph B. Slippy
Cedar Falls
Weather Summary From The Fragments
The fragment notes a low of 3 degrees below and records ten cloudy days, sixteen clear days, and two fair days. Snow fell on eleven days and rain on one, with rainfall at 1.5 inches. The barometer dropped to 26 on eb, 15, but the date is unreadable.
Truck driver injured after collision with eastbound passenger train
Frank Austin of Davidson Furniture was delivering when a Central eastbound passenger train struck his truck at Lafayette Street crossing. He escaped with a sprained back and a bruised leg, though his arm required stitches and he was taken home after the crash. The truck was demolished and the engine crew aided him into the station.
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Frank Austin
Ilidois Central
Lafayette Street
Austin
Davidson Company
Jance
Sycamore Street
Relief ships blocked by labor shortages blamed on hunger
Paris dispatch says peace conference officers will inspect the eastern Adriatic coast where ships have struggled for weeks to unload relief cargoes for interior populations. Hunger conditions are cited as incentives for Bolshevik influence and Italian and Jugo-Slav clashes, prompting potential curative measures.
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Pylice Associated Press
Paris
Adriatic
Reo Speed Wagon promises efficiency and low upkeep
The piece argues that retaining the best drivers and honoring their preferences ensures reliability in the Reo Speed Wagon. It emphasizes simplified control, durability, and cost savings, noting that giving drivers comfort and convenience aligns with the buyer’s goal of higher efficiency with reduced upkeep.
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Reo
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Teke
Jefferson
Galloway
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Quilaway
Gastern Porta
Europe
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Warlorna
Hess
Orry
Great
Urbata
Everhaven
Tim
United
Ing Boys Howe
Sam
Frimoux
Crach
I. C
J.e.kurth
Reo Motor Cars
Sutcliffe-Red Auto Company
Commercial St
Reo Motor Car Company
Lansing
Michigan
Irerfln
Tandard
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