Daylight Saving Bill 19 Signed by President Wilson
Washington March 19 President Wilson signed the daylight saving bill The plan moves clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October It aims to save illuminants conserve coal and boost production by giving an extra hour of daylight for recreation and national health The measure has been tested in 12 European countries and is expected to keep daily life and train schedules unchanged
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Price Fixing Body Set To Regulate Raw Materials Costs
Washington March 19. The War Industries Board will create a price fixing committee to review and set prices for all basic government purchased raw materials and to establish a policy approved by the president. The panel includes Robert S. Brookings Brig Gen Palmer E. Pierce Paymaster John Hancock Garfield F W Taussig W J Harris Hugh Frayne Bernard M Baruch and one additional civilian member to be named.
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Washington, D. C
War Industries Board
Council of National Defense
Robert S. Brookings
Palmer E. Pierce
War Department
John Hancock
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts of the Navy
Garfield
F. W Taussig
W. J. Harris
Federal Trade Commission
Hugh Frayne
Bernard M. Baruch
Von Keyserling Now Rules in Provinces taken by Germany
Amsterdam March 19 Count von Kayserling appointed Commissioner for Lithuania Courland and east territories excluding Poland to deal with political matters and future form of these regions. Hadewitz says Germany recognizes Courland as a free independent duchy and will assist in constituting a parliamentary constitution and a close relation with Germany.
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Amsterdam
Count von Kayserling
Lithuania
Courland
Poland
Berlin
Herr Hadewitz
Duchy of
Germany
Get Together for Hepass Auto Employees
Hepass Automobile company workers enjoyed a profitable evening hosted by Messrs Repass and Clark at Hotel Russell-Lamson Monday. The event opened with business talks aimed at improving the organization, followed by entertainment including Legerdemann and Jolly headliners from the Majestic theatre.
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Hepass Automobile Company
Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Messrs
Majestic Theatre
Waterloo teachers to attend 24th Northeast Iowa convention
Waterloo plans to send a large delegation of teachers to the 24th annual Northeast Iowa Teachers Association convention in Cedar Rapids on April 4 and 5. Both east and west districts are expected to miss classes to allow faculty attendance.
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Waterloo
Northeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Vedar Rapids
City in Brief Quarantine and Local News Update
A smallpox quarantine is in effect for the home of John B. Howe at 207 Bath Street Aly and Mrs. Milford Glasco return from Gallatin Missouri John Butler from Muscatine visits Oelwein Frank Miller and wife and child from Fairbank visit Mrs Albert J Hoster Ringling Bros employee George Tardy visits from Taboo Wisconsin City council adopts the new building code St Marys High School raises Red Cross support with high participation Lincoln school hosts home garden drive Rev Luce lectures and tale readings at St Marys Corproal Roger G C Miller on furlough Navy volunteers needed for hospital corps two new navy recruits John F Kinney Robert G Hebel depart for duty Mrs W F Thompson attends Strayer reunion in Saskatoon Physicians Cheever and Wilson offer dog death insurance ad Navy recruiting and local housing notices.
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Aly
Milford Glasco
Gallatin
John Butler
Muscatine
Oelwein
Frank Miller
Babe
Fairbank
Albert J. Hoster
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary's
C. EL Luce
Lincoln School
Chester Cadwallader
Feyerdsen
Navy
Naval Reserve
John F. Kinney
Robert G. Hebel
Winthrop
Wighahickon
WN. J
W. FF. Thompson
Drinkwater, Sask
William Strayer
Sant J. Strayer
Sindson
Waterloo
H. C. Gutknecht
Thompson
Cheever
Wilson
Marsh-Place Bldg
Joyride Ends With Arrest In Chicago Taxi Theft
Charles A L Deiter and Blanche Kelly of Pittsburgh are jailed in Chicago after allegedly stealing a taxicab in Champaign Illinois. Deiter claimed a vacation as they passed to Savanna and Chicago, firing shots at the driver before stopping in South Chicago. Police, alerted by a stolen car report, detained them after running out of gas.
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Chicago
Charles al] Deiter
Blanche Kelly
Pittsburgh
Champaign
Deiter
Bana Thru Savanna
Cir
Tents Buy Russian Loans to Compel Payments Later
Petrograd report from Sunday March 17 notes M Kamkoff urged pro war stance at Moscow congress of the Soviets. He claimed Germany is purchasing Russian foreign loans and would force payment of 30 percent of all foreign funds, urging Russia to resist.
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Petrograd
Russia
International Proletariat
M. Kamkoff
Moskow
Germany
Evidence of artillery activity along the station front
Rome reports frequent artillery exchanges from Zenson in the Piave sector to the Ista, with lively fire in the Montelio region. Italians took a few prisoners in the Ornic valley. Seven enemy aircraft were shot down yesterday by Italian, French, and British forces.
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Rome
Zenson
Desert journey ceremony marks large candidate crossing
A D. O. K. K. chapter plans a ceremonial crossing of the Seri at K. P. hall Tuesday night with a 6 30 banquet to follow. The procession promises surprises and the journey across the hot sands will begin amid dramatic moments as candidates are prodded along. A novel closing feature is planned after arrival.
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Seri
K. P. Hall
Erritory
Man Injured in Street Collision at Fifth and Sycamore
Gecree Lente sustained painful injuries Monday at 7 30 p m after an auto owned by W J Stevenson struck him and ran over his body at Fifth and Sycamore streets. He remains confined at home in the Peek Rath building.
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Gecree Lente
Fifth
Sycamore
W. J. Stevenson
Peek-Rath
Six More Iowa Fighters Listed Among the Dead
Six more fighters from the One Hundred Sixty-eighth infantry are listed as dead in the latest casualty report issued from Washington. All are from Company D and had been previously counted as wounded. Names include Clausen Mazon City Indiana. Morrison Unionville Iowa. Hogers Unionville Iowa. Smith Boulder Colorado. Walden Centerville Iowa. Breese Washington Pennsylvania. One more slightly wounded man, Jolly Harry Jolly of Des Moines airfield, remains. Casualties cover March 5 to 9 with renewed fighting in the sector this week.
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Robert I. Clausen
Mazon
City
Merrill B&b. Morrison
Unionville
Iva J. Hogers
William T. Smith
Boulder
Colo
Rey GC. Walden
Centerville
G. Breese
Washington, Pa
Starry O. Jolly
Airfield
Des Moines
Washington
Ki Ig
Mofford G. Breese
Mofford G. Reese
Iowa
Postal workers to get 15 percent pay boost in war costs
Senate post office subcommittee endorsed a 15 percent pay rise for all postal service employees, including annual and day workers across grades. The plan aims to offset living costs during the war and expands appropriations to 3 million for prewar contract readjustments and 4.4 million for pneumatic postal tubes in major cities. The measure would raise the house bill by 32 million.
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Washington, D. C
Postal Service
Senate Post Office
Post Office
British Air Raids Over Germany Not Costly in Planes
London reported two hundred fifty five RAF flights into Germany with only 20 aircraft lost. War Office parliamentary secretary James Tan MacPherson said in the house of commons that raids include Mannheim on March 18 delivering more than a ton of bombs.
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London
Germany
James Tan MacPherson
War Office
House of Commons
Mannheim
Garment Workers Threaten Strike In Chicago
Ten thousand Garment workers and cutters in 25 Chicago shops, members of the United Garment Workers, threaten to strike over a proposed wage increase. Government contract shops are exempted. Employers offered 5 percent, union seeks 15 percent and efforts to settle have failed.
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Chicago
United Garment Workers
William Schneider
Veteran Ottumwa Lawyer Dies By Own Hand
Judge J. C. Mitchell veteran southeastern Iowa lawyer was found dead in his office in Ottumwa. Death attributed to a self-inflicted shooting, with pistol in his possession when found by his son. He left instructions for his trial though reasons for action not fully disclosed.
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Ottumwa. In
J. C. Mitchell
Towa
Good Friday hotcross buns to be served without icing
Washington March 19. Hot cross buns for Good Friday will be baked without icing this year by order of the food administration. Rule No 1 of baking regulations bans icing and limits other ingredients in bread and rolls. Currants raisins and spices may be used.
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Washington, D. C
Marcel
Food Administration
Mine Superintendent Mortally Wounded by Discharged Employee
Lloyd Adams, supervisor of the Hoskin mine at New Diggings Wisconsin, died after being shot by former employee R H Wollycock who is under arrest in Shullsburg on murder charges. The shooting occurred as Adams refused reinstatement in the mine office. Wollycock, a married man with one daughter, was said to have fired three shots at close range, and Adams died at 2 30 this morning.
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Dubuque, Ta
Lloyd Adams
New Diggings
Wis
R. HW. Wollycock
Shullsburg
Hollycock
Adams
Cotton Explains Meat Price Fixing Policy
Washington March 19 Joseph P Cotton head of the food administration division with offices at Chisago was heard today by the senate agriculture committee investigating the food situation. He said the only action by the food administration in fixing meat prices was during Allied demand and that the administration aimed to keep down prices for meats ordered by the allies. He noted Allied demand will affect hog and cattle markets but no price regulation will be recommended until producers are notified and added Packers profits of nine percent were wartime and lower than prewar levels.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph P. Cotton
The
Food Administration
Chisago
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cotton
Germans Invite Neutral Press to Western Front Offensive
London dated report says heads of the German army invited neutral correspondents to witness the western front offensive. The Exchange Telegraph confirms the plan and notes the reporters from Copenhagen will depart for the front on Wednesday.
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London
Exchange Telegraph
Copenhagen
Original Deed Reveals 120 Acres With 64 Year Gap
In 1854 John M. Hennett transferred 120 acres to Asa T. Webster in Mt. Vernon township. A 64 year error by Aaron Dow omitted 40 acres when copied into Black Hawk county records. The Heirs of Webster retained a copy of the original. Miss Jennie Bird will correct the records to match the deed, preserving the original description and ownership.
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John M. Hennett
Asa T. Webster
Mt. Vernon Township
Aaron Dow
Black Hawk County
Miss Hird
Jennie
Bird
Webster
Dow
Humphrey Hogan
Bremer County
Mortuary notices and school case update from Cedar Falls
Obituaries note Mrs rank Strubie dies at home near Waterloo with funeral Wednesday at Fairview Cedar Falls. ANSELL T WEGLIAMS JR dies at 1112 Lafayette Street with funeral services at Petersen brothers mortuary. Cedar Falls public school case: supreme court has the matter under advisement with a decision expected in three to four days.
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Rank Strubie
Waterloo
Fairview Cemetery
Cedar Ails
Nettie Porter
A. L. George
Tom
Ansell T. Wegliams, JR
Ansell E. Williads, Jr
Lafayette Street
Petersen Brothers
Fairview
Cedar Walls
Supreme Court
Cedar Falls
Ward
New Midland Packing Company Formed in Des Moines
Des Moines March 19 A new packing company named the Midland Packing Company of Sioux City filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. It is capitalized at 3 500 000 and organized for general meat packing. Incorportors include Fred O Sawyer of Chicago C H Burlingame of Iowa Falls and Rogs Sifford of Wall Lake, forming the provisional board of directors.
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Des Moines
Midland Packing Company
Sioux City
Fred O. Sawyer
Chicago
C. H. Burlingame
Iowa Falls
Rogs Sifford
Wall Lake
Polish fugitive reports misrepresented age to flee war
George Herman faced with possible U S immigration trouble after misrepresenting his age to escape Russian Poland during the outbreak of the war. He claimed to be 27 seven days after the June 5 registration, having said he was 20 in 1914.
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George Herman
Poland
United States
Measles Turn to Fatal Spinal Meningitis in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa March 19 Measles not treated seriously developed spinal meningitis and caused the death last night of Sidney J Mastin an employee in the Morrell Packing company office. Mastin was prominent in Masonic circles and had moved here from Des Moines a few years ago.
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Ottumwa
Sidney J. Mastin
Morrell Packing Company
Mastin
Des Moines
Births Reported in Barclay and Mulberry Street Areas
Birth notices list three newborns for Barclay township and one for 917 Mulberry Street. The Risse families welcomed sons on March 10 and March 7, both described as brothers. John Brogan’s family announced a son born March 15 at 917 Mulberry Street.
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Frank Risse
Barclay Township
Mathew Risse
John Brogan
Mulberry Street
Des Moines Negro Kills Wife Then Ends His Own Life
Des Moines police report Richard Erickson a Black man shot his wife in their rooming house and then killed himself by slashing his throat early today. Both bodies were found at the scene.
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Negro
Des
Des Moines
Richard Erickson
Goth
Sugar analysis clears take of ground glass suspicion
A local housewife suspected ground glass in her baking sugar after test results she sent the sample for analysis. The lab confirmed the sugar is absolutely pure with no adulteration.
Central Labor Union Meeting Discusses Court Projects
George C. Wood will explain the many court project and R. C. Thompson will discuss political issues at the Central Labor Union meeting Wednesday evening.
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George C. Wood
R. C. Thompson
Central Labor Union
Local Announcements From Woman's Groups And Masons
Auxiliary C A meets Mrs W T Wood 405 Norwood Wednesday afternoon. Tabernacle Chapter No 52 R A M special convocation Thursday 7 30 pm for work on MM M degree. Grace Methodist E circle Ladies Aid joint thimble bee church parlors Wednesday for Red Cross work Circle No 2 will be hostess.
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C. A
W. T. Wood
Norwood Street
Tabernacle Chapter No
Grace M. E. Circles of Ladies Aid Society
Red Cross
Circle No. 2
New Ruling Hits Inheritance Taxes
Des Moines report details a Supreme Court decision limiting collateral inheritance tax on bequests to charitable institutions outside Iowa. The ruling challenges collecting about $500,000 tied to such tax, citing Petersen case and probing intra state exemptions. Attorney General Havner seeks a rehearing to clarify whether exemptions apply only to Iowa-based entities.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Scott County
Max D. Petersen
Iowa
Petersen
American Institute For Scientific Research
New York City
Horace M. Havner
Suprenmie Court of
Havner
Fall River Woman Finds Restorative Food for Anemia
A Fall River resident describes relief from anemia after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The article explains anemia causes breathlessness and pallor and notes the pills can raise red blood cell levels. It promotes the product with home testimonial and a free booklet offer from the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Fred Heywood
Almy Street
Fall River
Mass
Dr. Williams
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