London Tube Strike Forces Walkers to Survive
Londoners faced a day of walking as a tube strike halted transit. Police reported chaos at Ludgate Hill, queues at bus stops stretched for miles, and hotel residents and demobilized soldiers alike walked or rode bicycles. West End deliveries were rerouted and Red Cross ambulances joined the effort as civilians helped each other reach home.
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London
Associated Press
United States
Bobby
Ludgate Hill
Hammersmith
Royal Air Force
Red Cross
Tommy
Results of Liquor Crusade in Local Courts
The liquor crackdown yields numerous cases in municipal and common courts. Thomas McCarthy found guilty of illegal transportation and fined 184 dollars total. liquor from Dubuque ordered destroyed. Arthur White, arrested with McCarthy, awaits a preliminary hearing under 135 dollar bonds. Jack Burmister waives hearing and awaits grand jury action with 200 dollar bond. Charles Decker and Louis Apling bound over for grand jury action on bootlegging charges. Henry Weltzin bound over after a search at 101 12 Fifth street east. William Johnson, a colored booze peddler, remanded to jail for 30 days for hoot lereing after failing to pay 100 dollar fine.
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Thomas McCarthy
Dubuque
Arthur
White
Illinois
Central Station
McCarthy
Jack Burmister
Charles Decker
Louis Apling
Bai Ig
Henry Weltzin
Fifth Street
Justice of the Peace Court
Cedar Fails
Ray Murray
William Johnson
Indoor fair opening promises record attendance
Predicated on high ticket sales by labor unions the indoor fair at Armory Hall opens tonight attracting large crowds. Central Labor Union hosts the event to raise funds for a building project and has transformed the hall with green and white booths and Wisteria decorations. Peavey’s orchestra provides dancing music as patrons anticipate high quality amusements and entertainment. A want ad in the Courier is pitched as the best for results.
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Armory Hall
Central Labor Union
Peavey
W. C. T. U. Fund Drives Pledges in Waterloo Campaign
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union reports a $402 total raised for reconstruction work from a campaign begun Friday. Waterloo aims for $1,500 as volunteers seek pledges or gifts before the district meeting and jubilee luncheon at Cedar Falls Friday. Committee includes Mesdames Stuff, Davis, Carey, Peterson, Woodring. contributors listed include J. E. Johnson, S. E. Davis, and many others with varied amounts. Chapter FE elects and installs officers at a P. & O. meeting with C. D. O'Harrow host. The report covers auxiliary events at Presbyterian Hospital, First Presbyterian, Walnut Street Baptist, and Westminster Presbyterian as groups plan programs and raise funds while honoring long-service members.
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Mmes. Stuff
W. A. Davis
Eugene Carey
W. A. Peterson
P. Woodring
J. E. Johnson
S.E. Davis
Umbaueh
J. EB. Palan
M. M. Crippen
Dr. C. A. Waterbury
Mmes. LE. Gruenig
L. Sarvay
Fred ‘Balepea
A. Zellhoefer
Carrie Riley
H. A. Snyder
Emily Vaughan
A. Berteh
A. A Smith
Jenny
John Blimu
Ida Pickering
George Platt
W. Court
J. D. Shine
Carpenter
Messrs. Hasley
Simon
Mmes
F. D. Cowles
Collettc
J. D. Beat
A. J. Wittick
Miss Campbell
Afiss
Noma Smith
Frank Beck
Davidson Bros
WL Sternberg
Mrs. Goodman
Chapter FE
Lovejoy
Navy Cruisers Note to Be Finished Till Daniels Sees Experts
The future battle cruiser program will be decided at conferences with Secretary Daniels and naval officers overseas and at a general conference here after his return. Pending a definite decision, construction of six 25 knot cruisers, authorized in 1916, will be continued.
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Navy
Daniels
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Naval
Navy contracts stalled by secretary Daniels order
The six cruisers have seen little work since contracts were let two years ago. During the war naval construction focused on destroyers and merchant ships, and the suspension comes under an order by Secretary Daniels.
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Daniels
Wilson's Son Enrolls in Shipping Board School Post Army
John H. Wilson, son of the secretary of labor, recently discharged from eight months in France, is enrolled in the Shipping Board school for supercargoes in Washington.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Marcel
John HH. Wilson
Secretary of Labor
France
Shipping Gourd
Bridge dispute over proposed Cedar River span at Las Bouch
The Car Tracks company official denies plans to use the proposed concrete bridge over the Cedar River at Las Bouch for rapid transit. A city inquiry reveals the firm will instead pursue a new right of way by Claiborne Park and a separate bridge when funds allow. The company cites track alignment and traffic as reasons the city bridge cannot be used.
Freezone corn remedy ad promises painless relief
An advertisement touts Freezone as a miracle corn remover. It claims a tiny bottle from the druggist dissolves hard and soft corns and calluses without pain or irritation, praising it as a Cincinnati discovery.
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Cincinnati
City official praises street car manager on plans for fridge
City officials express satisfaction with plans presented by the street car company manager regarding a new fridge. The design reportedly lacks sufficient strength for heavy interurban cars, raising questions about structural adequacy. Courier Want Ads show results.
Kearney Funeral Planned in New Orleans Thursday
Edward F. Kearney president of the Wabash railroad died yesterday and funeral services will be conducted in New Orleans Thursday according to the Associated Press report from St. Louis.
Hotel Fire at Morrison Annex Displaces 600 Guests in Chicago
Chicago March 11 A five story Morrison hotel annex housing about 225 employees caught fire, triggering smoke inhalation of several women who were revived in the drug store. The fire confined to the Clark street annex burned floors four and five, damaging an estimated 50 300. About 1 500 guests were in the hotel with 500 evacuated, two maids initially reported missing but no bodies found after a search.
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Chicago
Morrison Hotel
Clark and
Madison Streets
Clark Street
Two Boys Held to Jury in Cottage Break-In Case
George McMillan and Walter Turner aged 17 and 18 were arraigned before Judge W N Birdsall on a breaking and entering charge tied to vandalism at summer cottages. They waived preliminary hearing and were bound over to the grand jury with $1000 bail each. police report show at least 11 cottages damaged and further arrests expected.
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George McMillan
Walter Turner
W. N. Birdsall
Grand Jury
McMillan
Turner
Charles Storm Cottage
Robins to Reply to Tale He's Red Envoy
Raymond Robins, former head of the American Red Cross mission to Russia, will appear before the senate committee probing lawless propaganda to reply to statements by Ambassador Francis. The ambassador said Robins had brought from Russia a Bolsheviki communication to President Wilson that Robins never delivered. The committee has finished hearings but will hear Robins upon request.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Raymond Robins
Red Cross
Russia
Senate
Francis
Robins
Wilson
Last Night's News in Brief Cabinet to embark Rainbow division planned
General Pershing cabled orders for the Rainbow division to prepare for embarkation. In Paris the supreme war council adopted German disarmament terms for an army of 100,000. In Basle communists attacked Budapest Parliament House but were driven off by government troops.
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Washington
Pershing
Paris
Supreme War Council
Basle
Budapest
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Spring Blood Tonic
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal spring medicine for blood, stomach, liver and kidney ailments. It claims decades of public use, the largest sales among sauraparillas, and benefits like renewed blood, more red corpuscles, improved appetite, toned stomach, better digestion and nutrient assimilation. The copy credits a Boston physician and a pharmacist with long prescription experience.
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Hood
Boston
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Advise For Hair Care
An advertisement promotes refined cocoanut oil as a safe, greaseless shampoo option. It warns against alkali in soaps and prepares sham poos, claiming coconut oil cleanses hair and scalp with rich lather, leaves hair bright and silky, and is inexpensive and long lasting.
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Evory
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