Waterloo Women to Consider Play of Workers Club
Waterloo area business and professional women will meet at the YWCA hall Thursday evening to hear Lena M. Phillips national organizer speak. The audience will include stenographers bookkeepers teachers nurses and welfare workers as plans for a national federation of businesswomen unfold and a stronger wage earning and social independence push is outlined.
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Waterloo
Y. W. C. A. Hall
Lena M. Phillips
Miss Philips
Cedar Rapids
T. A. McManus
Waterloo Y. Wi. CG. A
Phillips
National Federation of Business Women's
W. C. AL
Association Hall
Spartacans Open Talks for Surrender in Berlin Dispatch
Berlin dispatch reports Spartacans negotiating surrender as government forces tighten hold around Berlin. March 11 12 riots flare in German towns including Hamburg amid a general strike backed by Spartacans. Exange Telegraph dispatches note unrest climbing across the nation.
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Berlin
Spartacans
Opeser
Tandon
Hamburg
Exange
Copenhagen
Hearing of Liability Case Before State Deputy
A hearing on the liability case of Peter Harris against Headford Brothers and Hitchins was held this afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce club rooms before Ralph Young the deputy state labor commissioner under the workingmen's compensation act. Harris alleges he suffered a hernia lifting a heavy object at the company and that a crane should have been tapped. The firm Hines Edwards of Des Moines represented the insurance company covering employees of the factory. The timing of the injury relative to employment remains to be determined at the hearing.
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Peter Harris
Headford Brothers & Hitchins
Chamber of Commerce Club
Ralph Young
H. E. Tailor
Harris
Hines & Edwards of
Des Moines
Police Notes On Arrests And Cases In Cedar Rapids
Nile Livermore 20, of Cedar Rapids, arrested trying to sell a bicycle. State information for larceny filed by the assistant county attorney. O F Teeter accused of interfering with an officer and pleaded not guilty. case continued this morning. A case of shoes turned in by patrol last evening. no claimant appeared and no regulation badges are held by the force.
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Nile Livermore
Cedar Rapids
O. F. Teeter
Pianist Paderewski Loses Polish Presidential Vote
Paris dispatch reports Ignace Paderewski defeated for the Polish presidency by M. Trompezinski, a Posen deputy in the German Reichstag, after a fierce party clash. Trompezinski won by 155 votes to 448, with a seven vote margin in the Polish diet. he campaigned on the National party platform.
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Ce Ignace Jan Paderewski
Poland
M. Trompcznicki
Paris
National Party
Peasants‘ Party
Socistista
Trompezinski
Trompczinski
Paderewski
Five Dollars of Waterloo Man's Money Do Multiplied Tasks Among Army Men
A Waterloo banker shared how a five dollar bill loaned to soldiers abroad generated aid across Allied forces. Charles Cole, son of Arthur C. Cale, rose from Y M C A worker to a French army officer. his brother Bob serves as a US Army officer. The bill aided sailors in Bordeaux, a Paris marine, an American artist in the Foreign Legion, and others in Cologne and Brussels. Charles Cole serves in the fourth regiment of artillery in the Champagne sector.
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Waterloo
Charles W. Cale
Arthur C. Cale
Charles Cote
France
Afr. Cole
IY. M. OG. A
Omaha
Paris
Foreign Legion
Cologne
Preston
Brussels
Amerilcan
Charles Cole
Champagne
Bob
United States Army
West; High School
Would It Be Rich Buy And Hold Iowa Farm Proof
A Spring Creek township sale shows a rich return on land. Thurman K Clark held 200 acres near La Porte for 13 years, bought for 6600 from his father and sold to H F Schrader for 40000, yielding a formal rise in land value. The Clark tract, begun as state patent school land in 1854, was improved and tilled, with no mortgage on the 200 acres for 66 years.
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Spring Creek
Thurman K. Clark
George Clark
la Porte
H. F. Schrader
State of
Iowa
Georges Clark
Air Training Cut To Two Fields In New Demobilization
Washington March 19 major changes in military aviation policy list cessation of training at all U S aviation fields except two designated by Maj Gen Menoher to take effect March 15. Flyers to be discharged by March 31 with remaining personnel kept at the two fields if they wish to join the permanent establishment.
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Washington, D. C
William L. Kenly
Military Aeronautics of
Army
William Mitchell
United States
Charles T. Menoner
Air Service
Field Artillery
Colones
Menoher
Reinbow
Gen. Menoher
John D. Ryan
Alitchell
Sergion
Signal Corps
Mencher
Iowa Senate Approves Torrens Land System
Des Moines March 12 The Iowa senate passed a bill by Senator Evans Gremer county to establish the Torrens land registration system in counties with ten percent freeholders petition. The board of supervisors may institute it, and the clerk of courts would act as registrar. Ownership may opt to register property under the system. Waterloo Savings Bank reports capital 100000 surplus and profits 102000 deposits 2144003.05 including 208812 outside bank and U.S. government deposits 1252000 local deposits reflect growth.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Evans
Gremer County
Board of Supervisors
Waterloo Savings Bank
United States
Army Recruiting Station 10 Opens in City on March 18
Major J. B. McDonald arrives to establish a Waterloo recruiting station at 10 Fourth Street West. Two enlisted men will run it once active, with Davenport as district HQ and others in Cedar Rapids Ottumwa and Keokuk. Enlistment terms vary from one to three years with options for re enlistment. Waterloans sent to Jefferson Barracks for mustering and assignment.
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J. B. McDonald
Fourth Street
Statlion
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Keokuk
McDonald
Waterloo
Jefferson Barracks
Mac
Jezvous
McDonald Gow
France
Camp Dodge
C.F. Rudolph Tert
Chicago
R. Holdiman
Auburn
Wash
I. W. Smith
Franklin Street
Arthur
Alcock
Nona Bentley
Fairbank
George C. Welker
Masonic Temple Association
P. J. Martin
W.R. Law
Cecil Bickley
Oberlin
Carl Bicksey
Joe Raymond
A. Leath Furniture
Janesville
Leath
Grace A. Wilson
Wilbur A. Wilson
Quartermaster Ray 5. Waugh
N. Dixie
Philadelphia
WW. G. Waugh
R. G. Carmichael
Carmichael
Illinois Central Railroad
Carl Lysted
Forty-seventh Infantry
Donald Smock
Leath Furniture Company
Mr. Smock
Georgia
Corp
Charles Heggins
Camp Mills
Theatres l
New York
Busby
J. H. Yagey
Sraves Memorial L. B. Church
Eureka Springs
H. W. Ward
Cne College
Ave
Elm Willams
Vaughan
Temperatures Recorded for March 12 in Local Observer
Readings show a high near 48 degrees with morning low around 27 degrees. Data supplied by Buchanan Optical Section lists temperatures across stations including four at 45 and a 3s station recording 48.
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Buchanan Opt. Se
Venerable Singer Adelina Patti Ill at Craig-y-Nos Castle
Adelina Patti now in her 70s is reported very ill at her Wales castle Craig-y-Nos, where she has lived since marrying Baron Cedarstrom. Once famed as a leading coloratura soprano, she briefly returned to public life about 15 years ago, though appearances waned. Patti’s former husband Nicolini was an Italian tenor.
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Adelina Patti
Craig-y-Nos
Wales
Baron Cedarstrom
Patti
Nicolini
Illinois and Johnson National Bank Report of Condition March 4
Exhibiting resources of 3 627 866 23 the Leavitt Johnson National Bank makes report of its condition at the close of business on March 4 in response to call from the comptroller of currents. Deposits are totaled at 2 055 296 46 and the bank holds in Cherry Joan bonds certificates of indebtedness and war stamps 553 940.
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IL & J. National Bank
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Comptroller
Hherry Joan
Commercial National Bank Reports March 4 Financials
The Commercial National Bank shows capital stock of 400000 and surplus and undivided profits of 162371.67. Resources total 4765949.94 with deposits of 3990578.27. Liberty bonds and U S certificates of indebtedness held amount to 645100.0.
Red Cross clothing drive calls for 3000 pounds in Waterloo
The Red Cross aims to collect 3000 pounds of used clothing and shoes in Waterloo from March 17 to 31 for Europe, excluding central powers. Local needs prompt simultaneous campaigns at Social Welfare league cooperative store with discounted and donated garments. Proceeds support poverty aid, while some items free for those unable to pay.
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Red Cross
Europe
Central Powers
H. B. Cropper
Waterloo
Baltic Terminal
New York Dock Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Central
Ery Tomes
Co-Operative
Social Welfare League
Ren Cross
Charity
World Pacts and the League of Nations Debate
A long excerpt argues for a global league not based on coercion, urging clarity on sovereignty, non interference in internal affairs, and optional membership. It warns against mandatory adherence, calls for expansion of league duties to preempt war, and suggests allowing claims to territory and residents seeking new sovereignty. The piece ends with a lost-and-found ad note attached to the Courier.
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League
OHS
League of Nations
Rights of man in sovereignty and property sale
Fragmentary text argues for individual sovereignty over land and the right to sell property without loss when compelled into new sovereignty, emphasizing independence from external rule and protection of personal property interests.
Melbourne Flood Deluge Destroys Homes and Streets
Melbourne in March reports the heaviest rains in years flooding large city sections. Hundreds of houses damaged as streets torn up by downpour. Fire at a glass works required firefighters wading waist deep to douse the blaze. Heavy rains reach Tasmania Victoria New South Wales and other parts of the commonwealth ending a drought.
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Melbourne
Straes
Tasmania
Victoria
New South Wales
Commonwealth
Trial on Exchange of Farms Continues
Testimony for the plaintiff in the case of F. M. Merrick against H. F Hagerman and Mrs. H. Hager occupied much of the municipal court session yesterday and today. The action seeks an adjudication of an exchange of farms, with petitions, answers, motions and amended petitions having preceded the hearing. Mears and Lovejoy originally represented the plaintiff but withdrew. Pickett Swisher and Farwell entered. Reed Tuthill Reed and C J Rudolph defend. The case is described as the most important law matter tried in municipal court with the amount involved running into thousands of dollars.
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F. M. Merrick
H. F Hagerman
H. ¥. Hager
Morrison and Wales Appointed to Civil Service Board
President Wilson named Martin A. Morrison of Indiana and George R. Wales of Vermont to the civil service commission, succeeding John A. Melnenny and Herman W. Craven whose resignations were sent to the White House earlier.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Martin A. Morrison
Indiana
George R. Wales
Vermont
Civil Service Commission
President Wilson
John A. Melnenny
Herman W. Craven
White House
Funeral services for Mrs W H Thompson
Mrs W H Thompson who died at her Hudson home yesterday will be buried after funeral services at 2 p m Friday at the Baptist church in Hudson.
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W. H. Thompson
Hudson
Baptist Church
That
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Torrens Land System
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Ted Cross
Bryan
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Fred H. Wray
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