Seeadler Raider's Captured Crew and Decoy Voyage
Washington reports Capt Haldor Smith of the American schooner R. G. Slade recounts the Seeadler cruise. The raider, once the Pass of Balmaha, was seized by a German prize party and sailed under a Norwegian disguise, capturing ships A B Johnson Manila and others before grounding near Mopeha Island. The Slade’s crew were taken aboard, the raider burned and abandoned, and the vessel lost after a prolonged pursuit in 1916–17.
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Washington, D. C
Seeadler
Navy
Haldor Smith
R. G. Slade
Utuila
Mopeha Island
Amerap
Balmaha
Bremen
Ettires
Smith
Atlantic
Slade
A. B. Johnson
Manila
Sydney
al Ip
Juna
Ain
Felix Graf m Luckner
Gineer
Mopeha
Tost
Seeadler Story From Pacific Cruise News Report
Cap tain Smith recounts German officers arming a small boat at Pago Pago and heading for the Cook or Fiji islands to capture an American ship. Descendants of the Seeadler and marooned crew on Mapeha island faced scarce provisions, rats, and disease while others were captured near Fiji, leaving the fate of some crew unknown.
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Pago Pago
Tahiti
Honolulu
Smith
Cook Islands
Fiji Islands
Count von Luckner
Mopeha Island
Manila
Pago -Pago
Sammies Tobacco Fund Stamp Drive Aims Support
Fragmentary notes describe contributions to the Sammies Tobacco Fund to aid American troops in France. A donor explains sending one dollar funds four packages of tobacco, each valued at 40 cents, with a postcard to receive a message from a Soldier. Addresses and stray letters appear in the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Waterloo Dollar Day to Draw Buyers in Half-Price Event
Merchants and buyers in Waterloo Iowa anticipate Dollar Day next Thursday as prices drop for essentials and luxuries. The semi annual sale draws shoppers from 50 to 75 miles, with local stores offering extensive bargains to lure visitors and acquaint them with area retailers. The Evening Courier and Reporter lists selected items and urges morning shopping to ease afternoon crowding.
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Waterloo
United States
Iowa- Waterloo
Evening Courier and Reporter
Checks Totaling 291 Stolen From Local Firms
Police report worthless checks aggregating 291 were written to firms including Wangler Bros Moore & Moore Lumber Wilson & Sweitzer and Waterloo Lumber. The checks drawn to J E Kistner were purportedly signed by Gas Engine Co with J R Hinden as manager. Victims note goods purchased and checks tendered as payment awaiting maker identification.
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J. E. Kistner
J. R. Hinden
Wangler Bros
Moore & Moore Lumber Company
Wilson & Sweitzer
B. W. Schuneman Drug Company
Waterloo Lumber Company
Earl Caddock Found Alb Right by Doctors
Rochester Minnesota November 13 Earl Caddock champion wrestler underwent a medical exam to assess his general condition. Doctors pronounced him fit with no operation needed and he is expected to return to camp soon.
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Earl Caddock
Rochester. Minn
Camo Dadee
Monastir Scene of Bitter Battle Over 10000 Bulgars Killed
Monastir October 7 reports a fierce front in the Sorba where Bulgars bombard the Serb city from two miles away. Serbian forces with French and Russian divisions claimed 10,000 Bulgars killed in a mass attack. Monastir, once 50,000, now 5,000 residents live in cellars as shells and gas strike the city.
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Monastir
Sorba
Grosetti
Army of the Orient
Serbia
Verdun
Col. Dosss
Gen. Petain
L Ft
Mount Kaiswatehkalon
Groselli
Hum
Col. Dosse
Monastir Fronk
City in Brief Notes From Waterloo Area
Waterloo and surrounding towns report a steady stream of visitors and locals traveling to and from Dubuque Mason City and Independence. Residents include Miss Blanche McDougal, Mrs. Merwin and Mr. Reuter with other locals visiting relatives and friends. A range of social and civic items are noted including a tonsil operation for Hermae Otto and a forthcoming army benefit social at H Shirning’s in Bennington township along with a railroad shipment of imported silks and a trial jurors’ schedule update.
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W. R. Law
Dubuque
Frank McMahon
Waverly
Blanche McDougal Fa Acing
Louis Walt
Mason City
J. Cohn
Fifth Street
Guy Merwin
California
Peter Reuter
Fox Townsly
H. M. Lee
Cincinnati
W. E. Klingaman
Vinton
Carroll Watts
Waterloo Say- Logs Bank
H. A. Shirning
Bennington Township
Wy T. Houser
Cascarets Ad Claims Health Boost and Clean Bowels
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser. It promises clear heads, clean tongues, fresh breath, and active bowels with one or two nightly tablets. It recommends boxes at drug stores and even suggests mothers give two to cross or feverish children.
Real Warrior Tells Horrors of the Trenches
Alfred H OConnor spoke at the Commercial club about the Marne and trench warfare experiences with the Singfish troopers. He detailed being captured by Germans, abused, and left for dead, then treated in an American hospital before resuming health.
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Marne
Lurope
Waterloo
Ien
Commercial Club
Alfred H O’connor
O'Connor
Ee Caine
America
Nashua
Patience as Guardian of Faith and Virtue
The text extols patience as guardian of faith and peace, praising its power to tame flesh, strengthen spirit, and endure persecution. It urges readers to acquire patience if they lack it, presenting patience as a path to humility, self-control, and martyrdom’s end.
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Jova
One Year for Murder Attempt and Forgery Case
Alex Miller, colored, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary at Fort Madison by Judge B. B. Batos for assault with intent to do bodily injury against Henry Hoover. Sam Goatre pled guilty to forgery and received 10 years under the indeterminate sentence. Both defendants to Fort Madison tonight.
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Alex Miller
Fort Madison
B. B. Batos
Miller
Henry Hoover
Hoover
Sfob
Sam Goatre
Tudge Boles
Goettel
Save Your Hair Danderine Promises Shine Growth
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims the product revives a neglected scalp, restores lustre and strength, and promotes new hair growth within weeks through direct action on the hair roots.
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Knowlton
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Carrie L. Campbell
Los Angeles
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Columbia
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