Congress Seeks War Legislation and Recess Plan
Washington May 29 Flans by party leaders in congress to enact the new war revenue legislation demanded by President Wilson and to secure a vacation during the summer were laid before the ways and means committee. The plan aims to dispose of pending appropriation bills by June 15 or 20 and then recess both houses while the revenue bill is drafted. After passage around August 10 the House would recess for 30 days to allow Senate action.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Retail Grocers to Name Price Fixing Board for County
Retail grocers of the county meet at the Waterloo Commercial club rooms to select a price interpreting board. The board will include representatives from cash and carry, charge and delivery, suburban grocers, organized and unorganized labor, and the canners. It will meet at least weekly to set prices based on jobbers quotas and what it deems fair.
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Waterloo Commercial Club
National Food Administration
Taft and Harding Beth to Speak at Vinton June 5
Vinton plans a major celebration on June 6 with a grand street parade at 10:00 a.m. and a series of events including an 11:00 a.m. address by Governor Harding, a Taft address at 4:00 p.m., and a flag ceremony, concerts, and an auction. Expected crowd surpassing 410 bands and the largest in town history. Also reports 80 soldiers leaving for Camp Dodge, and College for the Blind commencement with J. W. Jones stepping in during Eaton’s army service.
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Camp Dodge
Vinton
Amy Hoya
Werner Strippel
Commercial Club
George E. Knapp
Harold Williams
Forrest King
Bur! Bunten
Jeferson Barracks
College For Blind
College For the Blind
Apt
War era notes mixed in regional dispatches
A chaotic roundup reports draft train mishaps, civil clothing bans, and security concerns. Various cities note German agent activity, Roosevelt comments on preparedness, an aviator injury in Wisconsin, a riverbank body found in Washington and a Madison bank robbery linked murder, plus a San Francisco bombing case and a 1916 drag bomb sentence.
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Binghamton
Katherine Tinson
St. Louis
Bochy
Port Bellefontatine
Alon
Madison
Vil
San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Call to Service May Come Soon to Lieut. Col. Cotton
Lieut. Col G. W. Cotton received word from War Department that he may be called to active service. His future assignment depends on needs of the war department. Cotton has two years of active service with the National Guard and commanded Co. Deaf Waterloo in the Spanish American War.
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Cotton
G. W. Cotton
Co. Deaf Waterloo
Byrnes Park Opens New Golf Course With Pling Contest
Formal opening of the Byrnes Park golf course tomorrow marks the season’s first tournament under the Praspoart club. The event, named the Pling contest, waives any entry fee for participants.
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Byrnes Park
Praspoart Club
Marriage Licenses and Shoe Store Ad From Waterton Gazette
Edward Cotfay and Alfee Price of Waterton announced marriage plans, while cross-town shoppers at Wang & Miller Shoe Co. eyed Oxford shoes. Also noted are Waterton residents Marenee and Cross and M Batley with local vendors cited.
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Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Oper UI
Edward Cotfay
Waterton
Alfee Price
Marenee To
Cross
Waeerky Anrin
M. Batley
Waverts
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Gongress
Hay
Me & Miver Shoe Co
Oper Gia
Ireland
United Wing
Queens Island
John 1Ow
E. M. Towne
iTaft
Harding Beth
Tom Moore
Commercial & Bridge Sts
Waterloo Savings Bank
Kankakee
Georgini
Restexdt
New York
War Department
Unionexis Company
United States
McAdoo
Adams
Gore Pop
Science
Gates Half-Sole Tire CO
West End
Fifth Street
Thesa Wire
Peta
Wa. A
Cadvertigo Merit
Castoria
Republican
Russell
Degon
Black Hawk County
Russell L. Degon
Repass Auto Co
West Fifth Street
A. C. Stewart Auto Tire CO
East Fifth Street
Majestic Theater Building
Sam
Gates’ Waterloo Business College
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