Cedar Falls News Recaps Local Personal and Club Events
Cedar Falls residents hear of guests moving to Waterloo and social visits. Mrs. Royal Metzgar hosts a farewell with the Pythian Sisters as the Metzgars plan a Waterloo home. St Luke's guild meets at the president's home. Mrs. Warren of Middleburg visits Cedar Falls relatives. Mrs. Berg relocates to a new West Sixth Street home. Andrew Smith travels to Castalia for farming duties. Cedar Falls Woman's club discusses food demonstrations with county agent Clara Sutter and punts Waterloo Drama League plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Metzgar
Pythian
Metzgar
Waterloo
St. Luke's Guild
J. W. Wilimek
Main Street
H. E. Warren
Middleburg
Marie Smith
Lawn City Notes Of Wide Interest In Cedar Falls
Miss Margaret Johnson resigns as physical training teacher in public schools and leaves for Omaha. Lena Jensen of East Cedar Falls marks her 90th birthday with Danish Baptist friends bringing picnic baskets. W N Rockwell returns to La Grange Ill to aid ailing father Charles Boenmler, planning a speedy return. Danish Baptist banquet held with a business meeting. Francis Wagner visits Grinnell with college friends. Fred North and wife visit Sumner. Sam Gibson and George Davis plan a Texas motor trip. Jank E Birch to Lincoln Neb referee Missouri Nebraska game. J B Clay heads to International Falls Minn for a hunting trip with James W Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Marsgaret Johnson
Omaha
Lena Jensen
East Cedar Falls
Danish Baptist Church
W. N. Rockwell
la Grange
Ill
Charlas Boenmler
Leo Wiley
St. Paul
Samuel Welch
Fort Dodge
Brotherhood of the Danish Baptist Church
Francis Wagner
Grinnell
Fred North
Sumner
Sam Gibson
George Davis
Texas
Jank E. Birch
Lincoln
Neb
J. B. Clay
International Falls
Minn
James W. Ford
Magazine agent under investigation in county case
George D Harris, assistant county attorney, probes relation between Henry Vander Helden a 21 year old Oklahoma magazine solicitor and Marie Setz a 19 year old Nebraska resident. Vander Helden arrested with Miss Setz Monday. she detained as witness. Harris undecided on state charges. interview with the girl planned. Evidence gathered includes letters and books on psychology. citizenship age discrepancy noted. W Woolley represents Vander Helden. Cedar Falls residents report his claims to women subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Harris
Henry Vander-Helden
Bonid
Okla
Marie Setz
Franklin
Neb
Vander-Helden
Miss Setz
Harris
Vander Heiden
Vander Heidens
Vander- Heiden
W. W. Woolley
Vander-Heiden
Cedar Falls
Kansas Miners Oppose Penalty Clause
Kansas City November 7 United Mine Workers of America president Alexander M Howat said the Kansas district miners oppose the automatic strike penalty clause in the wage agreement with the Southwestern Coal Operators Association. The clause faces a district convention vote in Kansas City on November 12 and Howat noted prevailing sentiment among miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Alexander M. Howat
Kansas District United Mine Workers of America
Southwestern Coal Operators Association
Kansas City
Howat
Quilt Started 42 Years Ago Nears Finishing
An old sugar bowl quilt begun 42 years ago in Missouri by Mrs. D. M. Balliett is being finished in Waterloo by Mrs. J. H. Hasbrook. The intricate design required close work, and after six years on the frame, Mrs. Balliett placed it aside 36 years ago. Now at 70, she seeks completion with Hasbrook’s aid as Sisters' Aid of the Church of the Brethren assisted yesterday. one full day remains for two women to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
D. M. Balliett
Randolph Street
Waterloo
J. H. Hasbrook
Balliett
Student Teacher Question Near Boiling Point at CE Dar Falls
About 200 citizens and patrons attended a mass meeting on student teacher assignments in city schools. LeClair Martin presided as Adam Wagner defended the school board and urged careful discussion. A committee of five, LeClair Martin, J B Clay, Robert A Santee, Myron Harris, and J B Newman, will decide whether to pursue legal action or wait until spring elections for new trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
LeClair Martin
Adam Wagner
J. B. Clay
Robert A. Santee
Myron Harris
J. B. Newman
Board of Trustees
Miners Return to Work After Wage Dispute
District miners are expected to resume work tonight after operators agreed to wage increases funded by themselves. The outage followed a wage dispute last week affecting the local mining district with most miners set to return to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Negro Soldiers Relief Movement Begun in Washington
Washington November 7 The colored soldiers comfort committee a national relief group for negro soldiers and dependents has been organized here to raise two million dollars. Professor Kelly Miller dean of Howard University was named president. The drive plans moving pictures with an all colored cast and tailored scenarios to boost the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Colored Soldiers’ Comfort Committee
Kelly Miller
Howard University
Waterloo youths enlist for army service in gas and flame unit
Large turnout at local army station as volunteers head to Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Dr A A Lynn dentist resigns practice to join as chemist in thirtieth engineers for immediate service in France. Aviation attracts many volunteers: Haun Stober Luth Dean Miller McDowell etc from Waterloo Cedar Falls and nearby towns. Others join quartermaster engineers coast artillery components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
E. C. Wright
Davenport
Jefferson Barracks
A. A. Lynn
Black Hawk
Uncle Sam
Thirtieth Engineers
France
Lynn
Aviation
Air Service
George H. Haun
Kimball, & D
Adelbert M. Stober
Charles City
George A. Luth
Allen Street
Orville S. Dean
Jesup
Lyman M. Miller
Reinbeck
Ray J. McDowell
Chester KH. McDowell
William H. Sweitzer
Harold H. Gutknecht
Paul C. Garner
Thomas L. Herrick
Women barred from naval station over flirtation at Great Lakes
Capt. W. A. Moffett, commander at the Great Lakes naval training station, issues an order barring visitors except on Wednesday afternoons and Sundays unless invited by commissioned officers or approved by the commandant. He cites young women of questionable behavior seen at detention and main camps, noting women will not be admitted to detention camps except when distributing sweaters or kits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
W. A. Moffett
Moffett
Railroads Seek To Raise Fares In New England
Washington announces New England mileage rate increases from 2 percent per mile to 2.5 percent per mile are sought by the Boston and Albany Boston and Maine Central of Vermont and Rutland railways before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Ottawa casualty lists name A L Yall of Chicago as wounded in today’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Central of Vermont
Rutland Railways
Belgian Children Arrive Starved at Red Cross Station
Desperate Belgian and northern French civilians repatriated with Red Cross aid. About 680 children under 12 arrived last week, many thin and exhausted. They were welcomed by Red Cross doctors and nurses, given meals, and sang in French against the Germans while awaiting recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Red Cross Station
Washington
DB. C
Belgian
France
Red Cross
Livian
Tims
Wealthy Waverly Man Alleges Slicker Sold Him Bad Bonds
Wealthy Waverly resident Henry M. Woodford sues in federal court in Chicago to recover 110000 from George W. Mills and Gustav B. Hengen alleging sale of misrepresented bonds. He lists purchases in 1913 of Kentucky Midland and Oregon Pacific railroad bonds at inflated prices and claims overstatement of coal lands value. service attempt reported in Bremerton county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
II. M. Woodford
Chicuzo
George W. Mills
Gustav B. Hengen
Henry M. Woodford
Waverly
Glickers
F. A. Oatjes
Mason City
United States
Chicago
George W. Millis
California
Woodford
Mills
Hengen
Kentucky Midland Rail Road
Midland Coal Company
Oregon Pacific Railroad
Oregon Pa
Cific Railroad
Kentucky
Bremer County
Confiscation of Coal by Mayors Faces Action
Washington November reports wholesale confiscation of coal by Ohio mayors and city officials denounced by the fuel administration. Investigators found railroad tracks torn up to stop coal shipments. The administration calls the act municipal robbery and promises to meet immediate needs and winter requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ohio
Fuel Administration
Well Woman Vinol Ad Promises Recovery for Nervous Women
A vintage advertisement features Clara Smith from Flint Michigan praising Vinol for curing nervousness weakness and insomnia. It touts a money back guarantee and lists Wangler Bros Co and Druggists as sellers with Miller Waterloo and other drug stores carrying the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Miah
Tam
Clara Smith
4Th Ave
Mich
Vinci
Wangler Bros. Co
Miller
Waterloo
Constantine Pledged Help to Kaiser in Telegram Published
London dispatch reports Athens published telegrams from the Constantine regime showing the former king pledged Greece would not employ soldiers against Germany or its allies. A dated January 21 1416 dispatch states Greece consents to use of the Drama Sares railway by Germany and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter’s Limited
Athens
Berlin
Constantine
Greece
Drama-Sares
Germany
Old Reliable Blood Purifier Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad
The advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as an established family favorite for purifying blood and aiding digestion. It claims three generations of merit, notes its herbal composition, and urges readers to buy the familiar style package like the one their mother used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Hunger Strike Deepens Amid Entente Pressure at White House Picketing
King Constantine lamented Entente pressure and blockade limiting actions as supporters at 97 Franklin Street promote a half price sale on hats and velvet trimmings while five militants jailed for White House picketing demand better meals. The hunger strike reaches 48 hours with inmates fed on pork and cabbage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
Whites House
Woman's Party Leaders Begin Hunger Strike Rally
The hunger strike of Woman's party militants expanded today as leaders move into action. Rosa Winslow of New York shares the action, jailed or hospitalized alongside Alice Paul, a national figure in the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Party
Washington, D. C
Rosa Winslow
New York
Alice Paul
Bank offers 10 per cent premium for all pennies
Spokane Washington November bank announces a ten percent premium on pennies brought in by the public. Bankers say they cannot obtain enough one cent pieces to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BANK
Bpokane
Wash
TA Betional Bank
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claim to ease aging pains
An elderly health ad touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long standing remedy for aging symptoms and urinary and joint discomfort. It promises relief from backache rheumatism and various organ ailments with money back if not effective.
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Cedar Salle
D, Hurd
Evening Courier
Waterloo Evening Courier
Lawn City
Civic
Kansas
Negro Soldiers Relief
Naval Station
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ridgway
Penn
Ms. C. M. Runes
Lydia EK
Pinkham
W. E. Luspszy
Tennille
Lydia
Pinkham Medicine Co
Mass
DR. Co. W. Bruner
Black Hawk Building
C. J. Fullerton
Sureton
Iowa
East Fifth Street
Rogkh Flinch Pone
Cosmopolitan
Delineator
Everybody's
Good Housekeeping
Hearst’s
McClure’s
Warwick
BLACT
Octor
Tila
Vinol
Kaiser
Brunswick
Commercial Street
Ent
Ententa
Studebaker
Campbell Motor Car Co
West Fifth Street
Waterloo, Iowa
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