Government to Take Control of Newsprint Supply
Washington reported on November 5 that the government will seize control of national newsprint on November 15. A telegram to paper mills lays out exact steps, permits required after Nov. 15, and a December 1 cutoff for all shipments, with firms to send detailed tonnage and order lists to the War Industries Board.
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Washington, D. C
United States
War Industries Board
Pp. T. Wilson
Pulp and Paper Division
Norman Hall in Prison Camp Tells of 19000 Ft Fall
Columbus Junction Iowa reports Norman Hall’s account of his May 4 crash behind enemy lines. He was 19000 feet up during a dogfight, wings were damaged, he landed in a German dugout, was treated for ankle injuries, shipped to Karlsruhe for surgery, then moved to a Bavarian prison at Landscutze where he walks with a cane and laments lost liberty.
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Norman Hall
Columbus Junction
Wright Hall
Colfax
Anazulesius
Aviators
Karlsruhe
Landscute
Babess Corpus Case In Chicago Tuesday
The habeas corpus hearing for Paul Battier in Chicago set for Tuesday November 12, as police seek witness J J Herkins to aid state identity. Also notes 146 absent voters cast ballots, George E Lichty voting by absentee, postal receipts up $2865.84 year over year, and a brief etymology note on gutta percha from Balayan old gueta.
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Paul Battier
Chicago
P. C. Jones
E. J. Wenner
J. J. Herkins
George E. Lichty
National Food Administration
Washington
Lickly
M. H. Kelly
Horace Maynard Helps Hurl Hell at the Horrible Hun
Pvt Horace Maynard of Battery F 60th Artillery GA C A E B writes from France about the front line, describing rapid heavy gun fire and battles with the Germans. He recounts a notable moment at a party and mentions meeting Dooley Kirsch from Waterloo among engineers, reflecting on destruction in war.
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H. B. Maynard
Horace Maynard
60Th Artillery
GA. C
Pvt
Maynard
Battlefront
France
Herald-Examiner
Birnday
Regiment of Engineers
Michael F Cronin of Muscatine Receives Army Captaincy
Washington Nov 5 Michael E F Cronin a reading clerk of the house of representatives from Muscatine was commissioned a captain in the adjutant general's department and ordered to report within 10 days. His wartime service was valued during the busy session and he is expected to go to France. Cronin is married with one child and will resign his clerkship upon accepting the captaincy.
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Washington News Bureau
Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington
D. C
Michael EF. Cronin
Muscatine
Reading
House of Representatives
Adjutant General's Department
Adj
Harris
Cronin
War Department
Skunks Captured Alive in Chester County for Winter Pelts
In Pottstown Chester County skunks are so plentiful that handlers say they “run around like cats.” Samuel Caine has alive 60 skunks in Chestnut Hills with unmuzzled dogs, while John Bodder Reed and John Nesley have taken over 30. They often capture 10 to 12 per night and plan to kill the animals in January to get pelts worth 5 to 6 dollars each. Traveling Scrapbook: Ada M. Palmer oversees a circulating clipping book on publicity for charities, sent from Cedar Rapids to Grinnell via Fred Hall of the Russell Sage Foundation.
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Pottstown
Coventry
Chester County
Samuel Caine
Chesnut Hills
John Bodder
Reed
John Nesley
Ada M. Palmer
Social Welfare League
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell
Fred 8. Hall
Russell Sege Foundation
No Lagging in Savings Stamps for Black Hawk County
Black Hawk county will not be permitted to lag in the war savings stamp campaign as it nears completion. County chairman Leo H. Paulger of Cedar Falls says the county must reach 1,079,000 dollars in pledges, about 250,000 more in stamps, by December 1 to preserve its patriotic record. He urges prompt pledges by then to avoid complications in final accounting and warns of enforcement for lagging individuals. October county sales totaled 44,461.87 across post offices, with Cedar Falls excluded, showing gains yet below expectations.
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Black Hawk County
Leo H. Paulger
Cpedar Falls
Black Hawk
Paulger
Black Awk
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Raymond
Hudson
Voorhies
Dewar
Dunkertoa
Gilbertvilla
Washburn
U S Soldiers Graves at Suresnes Covered With Flags and Flowers
A touching ceremony at the American cemetery in Suresnes near Paris honored American soldiers of the American army. The cortege included officers and soldiers, M C A and Knights of Columbus workers, the mayor, and local residents as graves were covered with flowers and flags.
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U.S
Suresnes
Associated Presa
Paris
Americana
M.C. A
Knights of Columbus
Nightly Brief: Global Events and Economic Moves
Washington reports the Polish army gains recognition as autonomous by the United States as gold from Bolshevik holdings, about 400 million, is saved by the Omsk government for reorganization efforts. Paris notes Margaret Wilson, while U.S. efforts push volunteer recruitment and alien property actions affect German and Austrian marriages.
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Washington, D. C
Polish National Commission
United States
New York
Petropund Pb
Bez2an
Omsk
Trussia
Morton I. Plant
Yechtaman
Poourments
Paris
Liss
Margaret
Rose Pastor Stokes
Kansas City
Washington,d.c
Byetas Reported Births and Family Notices
To Mr and Mrs John Kalinich 215 Bummer a son born Oct 23 To Mr and Mrs Befus Louis Lenius Denver a son William born Oct 25
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Bras
John Kalinich
Bummer
Pater
Befus Louis Lenius
Denver
Wiliam Enr
Names of U S captives in German prison camps announced
The War Department announced 13 officers and 62 enlisted men captured and held in German camps. Among listed enlisted men is John Dasl, 80, of Chicago, previously reported prisoner at Camp Limburg and now listed as dead from wounds in Germany, and Steve Pulusiak of Chicago.
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Washington, D. C
War de
Camp Unknown
John Das- 80
Chicago
Camp Limburg
Germany
Steve Pulusiak
Physically fit at any age warning on kidney health
An exercise of caution about careless living affecting kidneys. It warns that kidney strain can trigger uric acid buildup and Bright's Disease, with symptoms like back pain and dark urine. The ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules, claiming rapid relief and a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
Holland
Jin
Home-made cough syrup praised for quick relief
An old advertisement extols a home-made Pinex based cough syrup claiming rapid relief within 24 hours. It lists ingredients such as a pint bottle, 24% ounces of Pinex, and a sugar syrup or substitutes, touting its cost savings and effectiveness for throat and chest ailments with a money-back guarantee from The Pinex Co.
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The
Pinex Co
Fi. Wayne
Ind
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