Electric Plant Now in Service at Waterloo
The Citizens Gas and Electric company opened its new Waterloo plant yesterday at 4 30 p m supplying power from two 900 horsepower steam turbine generators with a 16 000 horsepower unit arriving soon. The old plant remained in use until all machinery is installed and synchronized to avoid short circuits. Work began in July 1916 with target completion by October 1 1918 and total expenditure over 700 000 dollars. The shift began without a hitch as the two plants operated in perfect harmony under Austin Burt supervision.
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Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Waterloo
Middlewest
Austin Burt
Soldiers Urge Girls to Write Often and You Bet They Will
Waterloo misses cheer as hundreds of soldiers on a passing troop train toss mash notes to awaiting girls. Letters promised as the blues remedy and romance interest, with lines urging daily replies and declaring the value of letters from Khaki makers.
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Waterloo
Union Station
Missouri
Ask Figures on Printpaper Costs Ask Figures on Printpaper Costs
Washington March 4. The federal trade commission called pa per manufacturers to provide information on investment and production costs to help fix a newsprint price effective April 1. The hearing continued as manufacturers seek more time to prepare figures while expert testimony is added. F C Clark of the Bureau of Standards will testify on costs. J P Carey president of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers will speak on wage increases being sought when the current contract ends May 1.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
F. C. Clark
Bureau of Standards
J. P. Carey
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Trinket Treasures Display by D A R Tonight
The Daughters of the American Revolution display Trinket Treasures in show windows of James Black and Paul Davis stores today and for several days. Gifts are sought for the first consignment, with contributions to the committee or stores. Mrs W R Cole found two packages at her door last evening, a tea set and several small articles.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
James Black
Paul Davis
W. R. Cole
Checks for February sent to dependents of service members
Washington March 4 The first of the February checks for pay allotments and government allowances to dependents of soldiers and sailors have just been placed in the mails and probably two weeks more will be required to complete the preparation and distribution of the remittances, it was announced today by the war risk insurance bureau.
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Washington, D. C
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Build Birdhouses To Help Gardens This Spring
Bluebirds have arrived with several observed yesterday. Nesting starts in weeks, so prepare houses now. Clean out old homes taken by English sparrows to remove mites and vermin, dust interiors with sulfur powder or insect powder, or use a strong disinfectant. After renovation, place outdoors with openings closed until nesting time to deter sparrows. Bird houses protect plants as bluebirds and wrens aid garden pest control.
Butter Production in Iowa 1917 Hits Highs and Lows
Iowa's 1917 butter output stood at 94,269,685 pounds, down about 3,000,000 from 1916, with 451 creameries operating and 24 new ones built since late 1916. Ice cream production reached 4,227,397 gallons, roughly 1,000,000 less than 1916, yet praised as strong amid rising raw material costs.
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Iowa
W. B. Barney
Hutier
Burt
Paul Macauley
National Creamery Buttermakers' Association
Milwaukee
Wis
D. J. Murphy
Wauken
Matthew van Deusen
Spring Branch
Manchester
Mr. van Deusen
Revival Starts With Characteristic Vigor At First Baptist
Revival services begin at First Baptist Church with two-week schedule. Rev. Glyde J. Askins preaches as Rev. Harold Philpotts leads chorus and solos. A. J. Van Doren directs orchestra for opening numbers. Tonight sermon by Rev. Askins titled When is a Person a Christian. Friday aims for strong youth turnout with a special service and sermon John s Long Pants.
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First Baptist Church
Glyde J. Askins
Harold Philpotts
Mr. Philpotts
A. J. van Doren
Mr. Asking
John
James Hansberry the Sapper Abroad in War
James Hansberry, an orphan, trained in telegraphy in this city and worked for the Illinois Central before joining Canada’s First Division Canadian Signal Corps BEF. In a recent letter he reports active front line service, comfortable army quarters, and longing for peace and home. He has a brother in the navy and a sister, forming a small family.
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James Hansberry
Festal Telegraph Company
W. N. Staley
Rock Island
Union Station
Hansberry
Ilinois Central
Dubuque
Canada
Canadian Signal Corps
Ilansberry
Navy
Willing to Enlist Naturalized Men in U S Forces
An army recruiting station notes a new policy allowing naturalized citizens born in enemy territory or who reached adulthood after their father gained citizenship to enlist in any military branch. Previously such citizens were barred from service.
Glen Skillings Warranted for Draft Registration
The local exemption board seeks the address of Glen E. Skillings of Walker Minnesota who registered for the selective army draft and is thought to be in Waterloo. Two registrants who lost dependents by death are ready to be placed in class one with no dependents. One registrant lost his mother and the other his wife.
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Glen Skillings
Glen E. Skillings
Walker, Minn
Waterloo
Resubmission urged after grand jury residence issue
The county attorney seeks to resubmit liquor nuisance indictments against Waterloo druggists, based on a Supreme Court powers decision. A grand juror’s move from Fox township to Bremer county while sessions continued prompted challenges. Defense attorneys resist, noting civic actions and permit revocations proceed separately.
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Noble Little
Waterloo
Supreme Court
G. W. Orth
Fox Township
Waverly
Bremer County
Orth
Tom M
E. J. Wenner
Grand Jury
Murtagh
E. H. McCoy
Woolley and Mears & Lovefox
A. Pratt
Traer
Black Hawk
Wenner
Mr. Orth
Doc Cook Spends Sunday in Waterloo
Arctic explorer and lecturer Br. Frederick A. Cook visited Waterloo yesterday as a guest at 620 Third Street West, touring Town and St. Mark's regions while lecturing under the Western Lyceum bureau. He is to speak tonight in St. Ansgar, with Mr. Atkinson as manager.
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Frederick A. Cook
Arctic
W. I. Atkinson
Third Street West
Dr. Cook
St. Mark's
North Pele
Rural communities Ahead of schedule in war stamp drive
War savings stamps sales in Black Hawk county excluding Waterloo Cedar Falls and a few unreported districts total 151000 to date. Waterloo has 700000 and Cedar Falls 130000. Washington township 4706 and Bennington 12000 completed campaigns. District No 5 of Lincoln township reports 125 in stamps sold so far.
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Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Washington Township
Bennington
Lincoln Township
Births Reported In Various Townships
To Mr and Mrs Earl I Yordy Mobile street a daughter born February 24. To Mr and Mrs Alvin J Roth 219 Mint h street east a son born February 24. To Mr and Mrs William John Waterloo township a daughter born February 24.
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Earl I. Yordy
Mobile Street
M Alvin
Roth
Minth Street
East
Son
William John
Waterloo Township
Gen March Assumes Duties as Chief of Staff in Washington
Maj. Gen. Porton C. March formally took over as acting chief of staff succeeding Maj. Gen. Biddle who had directed staff affairs since Gen. Wiss departed for the supreme war council in Europe. No formalities occurred as March joined the war council session and was later presented to senior Washington officers at the department.
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Washington, D. C
Porton C
General Stat
Biddle
Wiss
Supreme War Council
Washington
Department
Deportation Threat Tied to Man's Alleged Disloyal Statement
Charles Glode, a naturalized farmer near Oewein, waived preliminary hearing and was jailed on 5,000 bonds after being charged with disloyal statements. He acknowledged serving in the German army and said returning to Germany could endanger his life, while denying the specific sinking-boat remark.
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Charles Glode
Oewein
J. E. Dempster
United States
Glode
France
Flo
Death of Baby Sister Triggers Youth to Hysteria
William Coughran, 19, suffered a violent hysterical episode at a Rath poeting plant after learning of his infant sister Helen’s death from bronchial pneumonia. Co worker John Neff restrained him until police officers arrived and took him for treatment. He had been living with parents J H and Mrs J H Coughan at 627 Eleventh Street West. the family includes ten children.
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Hetle
Williiam Coughran
Rath
Ohn Neff
M. G. Rechtfertig
John H. Collins
Eadie Burk
J. H. Coughan
Eleventh Street West
Helen
Death of 10monthold Helen Margaret Coughron
The youngest child of Mr and Mrs J H Coughron died of pneumonia after whooping cough at 3 50 p m yesterday. The body is at Kistner's Mortuary until Tuesday then to 627 Eleventh Street West for private funeral services at 2 p m Rev W A Peterson presiding interment in Bimwood cemetery
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Helen Margaret
J. H. Coughron
Kistner
W. A. Peterson
Bimwood Cemetery
Bishop Morrison Leads Two Service Confirmation
Rt. Rev. Theodore N. Morrison, head of the Iowa diocese for about 19 years, officiated at St. Mark's in the morning and Christchurch in the evening as part of a two class confirmation. The article notes theMake it a safe and sane fourth by War Savings Stamps drive now in its fourth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore N. Morrison
K. IL
Protestant Episcopal Church of
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County Atropyes
Birtis
Gen. March
Wavor
Germany
Kaiser
Beene
America
Bishop Morrison
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BCS
Galli
Curci
Cherubino
Victor Deslert
Victor Talking Machine Company
Camden
N. J
Victor Records
Victor Machines
Victor Recorda
Victrola Victrolm
Victor Talking Machine
The
Service League
Ali
K. P. Hall
Bowman
Commiandre
Walter E. Clark
Independence Avenue
Dunkerton
Jesup
Dewar
Green Valley Frark
Lowkevilie
Walter BE Clarek
Col. W. Pord
Aubeer Lung
Davis
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