Delay in Whitney Road paving delays Ames project
The Whitney Road paving contract delay is not charged to the federal government. Letters show Iowa highway commission delays in Ames. county board may call bids once plans and specifications are received. District engineer approved plans April 19 and told the commission, but the hold is at Ames.
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Whitney ‘Road
JB. R Shoemaker
Citizens’ Committee
James C. Wanders
Omaha
United States
Agricultural Department
Himh
P. St
Wilson
Bureau of Public Roads
Washington, D. C
Iowa High Way Commission
Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Farm Life Is Subject For Capital Meet
Agricultural representatives from many regions attend a Washington conference called by Secretary Houston to discuss how the agriculture department can aid national state and community groups in improving farm life. Houston favors a system to obtain essential rural life facts at frequent intervals and says farming must pay but also remain attractive and healthy to keep people in rural areas.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Houston
Department of Agriculture
NYC Police Chain Wheels To Combat Abandoned Cars
New York report describes a new order requiring police to chain and lock wheels of unattended autos. Officers will immobilize cars left long in streets, seizing keys and bringing owners to court for pr pr prigate violations. The measure aims to reduce theft and encourage timely parking.
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New York
Comtmis- BI
Poligemien
Will -Cary- Locks
Waterloo Banks Seek Tax Relief on Liberty Bonds
Waterloo banks urged tax relief on Liberty bonds held in 1918 arguing federal judge Wade ruled bonds non taxable and offsets covered 15 percent assessment. They contend the 15 percent deduction during 1918 should be restored as the banks then held sufficient bonds to offset it. Also notes letters from Ralph Klotzbach in army of occupation indicate he plans return to the United States around June after furlough and Paris visit. he previously worked at the Courier office.
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Waterloo
Board of Review of
J.J. Rainbow
Martin J. Wade
Ralph Klotzbach
Army of Occupation
United States
Paris
May Day unrest spreads with injuries and arrests
Across Madrid and nearby cities May Day demonstrations resulted in 29 police and several protesters wounded in Madrid clashes. Berlin observed a quiet first of May with factories and shops closed. Rio de Janeiro and Berne reported orderly processions with no major disorder as 7,000 paraded in Berne.
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Madrid
Berlin
London
Rio
Janeiro
Rio Janeiro
Berne
Wilson Praises Labor Program Adopted at Peace Conference
President Wilson cabled Secretary Tumulty praising the labor program as part of the peace treaty. He called it a major achievement of the new day and essential to stabilizing labor conditions worldwide and easing widespread distress. The White House released his message affirming the program’s significance.
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Wilson
OF New
Associated Press
Washington
D. C
White House
Conference of Peace
Marriage Licenses Listed for Cedar Falls and Waterloo Residents
George C Padget and Margaret Blake both of Cedar Falls listed with licenses dated .18 Elizahbeth Holschay of Waterloo with .25 and Ray C Scott of Waterloo dated .4.28 Also Hazel Seliger of Cedar Falls listed with . a4 A classifieds line urges using the telephone 3336 to place a Lost notice in The Courter.
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George C. Padget
Cedar Falls
Margaret Blake
Charles Shick
Waterloo
Elizahbeth
Holschay
Ray C. Scott
Hazel Seliger
Gas Plant Explosion Shuts Morrison Gas Supply
A loud explosion at the Illinois Northern Utilities plant in Morrison near Clinton Illinois destroyed part of the structure and cut off the town's gas supply. Employee Harry Schuler was blown through a window but unharmed. escaping gas briefly caught fire before being extinguished.
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Clinton, Ja
Llinois Northern Utilities Company
Morrigan
Ill
Harry Schuler
Argentine Corn Prices Stir Iowa Market Pickup
A cargo of Argentine corn moves up the Mississippi toward Clinton Iowa for starch production as buyers in Chicago bid on more cargoes. Prices fell 16 to 18 cents this week, while Midwest farmers hold large stocks awaiting higher levels.
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Chicago
Argentina
Mississippi River
Clinton
Tas
Iowa
New Brunswick
Middlewest
Victory Entertainment Invites Returned Soldiers for Event
Invitations mailed by Mrs Hart Kimball acting secretary of the Commercial club reach returned soldiers whose names are available. The list is incomplete and any soldier sailor or quarantine who has not attended prior entertainment should contact the Commercial club to reserve. Those receiving invites should return the reservation to help planning. ANNIVERSARY VISIT Grandchildren of Mr and Mrs John M Howrey of La Porte City observed their birthday at their home. Mr Howrey now 85 settled on government land in Spring Creek township in 1852 and has no indebtedness on the property. Present from Waterloo included C F Robe W H Howrey J A Bown and Miss Marjorie Bown.
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John M. Howrey
la Porte City
Howrey
Spring Creek Twanship
Waterloo
W. H
Paris May 2 Peace Treaty Outline and Naval Provisions
AP reports from Paris that the peace treaty outlines include chapters on motives for entry and league of nations, German frontiers, military and colonial clauses, with reparations and labor laws to follow. Naval terms avoid sinking large ships, leaving disposition to allied powers. council of three session focuses on final treaty details.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
League of Nations
Germany
Hutin
Avery
Council of Three
Rioting Arrests Loom in Roxbury as 100 Held
Boston police tightened security after yesterday’s Roxbury riot with more than 100 men and women arrested. By noon five arraigned for affray. three men sentenced to two months imprisonment, others discharged. Detectives screened everyone entering the court house, turning away hundreds. One prisoner identified as William Sidis, Harvard student and son of Dr. Boris Sidis.
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Associated Press
Boston
Roxbury
Court House
William Sidis
Harvard University
Boris Sidis
Queen Marie Buys Lingerie And Linen In London
In London the Queen of Roumania Marie shopped for lace glass china silverware and linen for her residences and personal adornments for herself and daughters. She did much of the buying herself, seeking bargains as stocks in her country ran low during the war.
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London
Marie of
Frehse and Kellogg Obituaries From Iowa Notices
W C Frehse died at Presbyterian hospital after a week with uremic poisoning. He lived in Clinton Ta and Dysart before moving to Waterloo in 1905 and worked for William Galloway. survived by widow two daughters two sons and three grandchildren. Susan Kellogg 71 widow of Randolph Kellogg died at the Soldiers home in Marshalltown after entering February 14 1918.
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W. C. Fregle
W. C.hse
Presbyterian Hospil
S.m
America
Germany
Snd
Clinton
Dysart
Waterloo
William Galloway Company
Ira P. Clark
Cedar. Heights
G. R. Drysdale
Clifton
Ariz
C. H. Gruener
Fred Frehse
Robert Frehse
Warren
Winona Clark
Walter Frehse
Alice Louise Gruener
Decedent
First Evangelical Church
Masonic Fraternity
Susan Keflogg
Marshalltown
Susan Kellogg
Randolph Kellogg
Soldiers
Solons Sail to Leviathan for Europe Trip
Members of the congressional party from the military committees will sail from France on the Leviathan May 10 for Europe, according to the War Department.
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Solons
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congressional Party
Congress
Europe
France
War Department
Forget Politics In Treaty, GOP Senators urge unity
Republican senators urged treating the league of nations issue as non partisan. Several leaders warned against making the covenant a party question and called for party discipline to avoid political divisions over the treaty.
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Associated Preas
Washington, D. C
Senave
Py Goleranue
Buna
Orator
Curtis
Kansas
Lodge
Massachusetts
League of Nations
Pol
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