Peace Conference Moves Toward Final Settlement
The article outlines an imminent world peace conference after the armistice with Germany. It notes large U S representation with six to seven delegates, the need to convert wartime industry to civilian use, and debates over the meeting location possibly Lausanne Switzerland. It also mentions Secretary Lansing and Col House as potential leaders of the American delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wil
France
Switzerland
Lausanne
Lansing
HOUSE
Col. E. M. House
Senate
99 Years Youngs Rev Kiaball Over Armistice Joy
Rev E P Kimball, aged about 49, joyful at news Germans signed the armistice. He attended Waterloo’s peace jubilation despite frailty, later tending his war garden and preparing his property for winter. Influenza wards at Presbyterian hospital report all patients recovered and discharged with no new admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RE. P. Kimball
Waterloo
Kimball
Presbyterian Hospital
Presbyterian
Memorial
Mayors Proclamation Calls Waterloo Holiday Amid War End
Mayor R C Thompson issues a proclamation declaring a city holiday in Waterloo at 4 pm to honor the war's end. Factories suspend work and workers organize for parades as civic groups coordinate a day of prayer, thanksgiving, and celebration with businesses urged to halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Thompson
The
Courier and Reporter
Waterloo
On the Job. Courier and Reporter staff labor through armistice night
The article honors newspaper workers who stayed at the Courier and Reporter office through a long night awaiting the armistice news. It names staff in telegraph, editing, composing, pressroom, mailing, and circulation roles, noting their dedication and fatigue while delivering the latest updates to the public. Florence M. Poyner is cited as heading to Red Cross nurse duty in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carlyle
Courier
Waterloo
Courier and Reporter
Hi” Harrison
Associated Press
Altho
Harrison
J. M. Stowell
Wire
Stowell
E. R.moore
Eivery
Moore
J. C. Hartman
The
E. L. Corton
Joe Gary
Lefty
Ellen Richardson
Que
Leon Link
Arthur Pruess
George Lingelbach
Theodore Castle
E.C. Truak
Theron Keene
R. B. Boller
H. L. Kuloft
Rd Castle
Lawrence Donovan
Fred Risley
Thaddeus Miller
J. P. von Lackum
G. E. Jenks
Cedar Falls
Janesville
Waverly
Florence M. Poyner
Red Cross
New York City
Miss Poyner
Asbury Hospital
Minneapolis. S
Germany Accepts Armistice Terms at Versailles
Reported terms demand German troop evacuation from Alsace Lorraine and occupied territories, disarmament of fleets, repatriation of prisoners, suspension of hostilities at sea, and financial rebuilds. Provisions cover railways, mines, and occupation costs with a 30 day review window and reciprocal enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Luxemburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
United States
Rhineland
Russia
Roumania
Turkey
Brest-Litovsk
Bucharest
Brest- Litovsk
Danzig
Vistula
East Africa
Paragraf
United States of America
National Bank of
Alllies
Andlex
Amercat
Faliawins
Cedar Rapids Children Build Toys At School In Wartime
Cedar Rapids Iowa November 11 Pupils from first grade through high school under the city public schools art department have spent weeks making their own toys. The effort aims to counter German toy dominance as children craft games and structures locally. Pvt Fred Koch of Company G 168th Infantry reports wounds to his mother S F Koch describing injuries to the left ankle after action. He has a brother Walter with Company Pr Louth Infantry. London officials report Britain suspends military recruiting as of 2730 p m November 11 1917.
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Autocraci
America
Wilson
Allies
Cedar Rapids
Germany
Hru
Fred Koch
Pred Koch
168Th Infantry
S. F. Koch
Walter
Louth Infantry
Night Light Order Suspended for Celebrations
Washington cancelation suspends the lightless night order for one night to aid celebrations nationwide. Shadman infant dies of influenza at 202 Shilliam Ave as family mourns. Funeral plans await, with prewar funds shrinking from 14382 to 7355.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Garfield
Shadman
John
J. H. Shadmai
Neat
Shilliam Avenue
Petersep Bros
Wales Victories Not All on Battyurvyeld
London reports that British crime has fallen about 50 percent since the war began. Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise, head of the prison commission, cites the war and a policy of purifying youthful offenders as the main causes, noting fifty penal institutions are affected.
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London
Great Britain
Evelyn Ruggles-Brise
England
Wales
A Sure Way To End Dandruff
A period advertisement claims four ounces of liquid arvon from a drug store applied all night will dissolve dandruff and stop itching. By morning most dandruff should be gone and continued use promises complete removal, leaving hair fluffy lustrous and soft.
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Commercial Street
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Sacred Heart Church
Charles Schmidt
K. C. Hall
Des Moines
John Hollang
Knights of Pythias Hall
W. H
E. M. Carr
Manchester
Joseph McCormick
John Holland
W. Marsh
Marsh
E. P. Kiaball
Aa. L. C
Edmund Burke
Yender
Carlyle
Paatier
United States of Americ
United of América
Boar
Nam
Ailless
Dies
Baltic
Black Sea
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holl
Barre
Rome
Supreme War Council
Versailles
John Co
Cedar Rapids Soys
Britain
Beleans VE
Sdrceso
Bellans Hot Water
NS Bell Indig Ans
Scott
Scott's
Scntt
Mast
Wangler Bros
Sievers Drie
Mansen
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Everrywhors
Martin's
Cigar Store
Wangler Bros. CO
East Fourth Street
Waterloo Evening Courier
War Industries Board
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Oleoma Swift
Indepedent Meat Co
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