Greatest Misery of War Now Seen in Berlin
An on the ground report from Berlin via Copenhagen on November 26 1918 describes Berlin’s famine pressure heatless trains empty cafes and scarce coffee. The author notes Germany exhausted and in revolutionary strain with little fighting left and signs of morale at a low ebb. A sailor with a red bow and armed sailors briefly disrupt a taxi scene.
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Arno Dosch-Flevro
Star
the Press Publishing Co
Berlin
Copenhagen
Germany
Russia
Thanksgiving turkey price hike hits feast budgets
The story notes higher costs for turkey this year while offering cheaper alternatives like geese ducks and chickens. It lists prices for cranberries mince meat celery sweet potatoes grapefruit and oranges and mentions California grapes at 25 cents a pair.
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California
Cedar Falls Mobilizes Community Drive for Better Roads
Cedar Falls plans a six day good roads observance in Black Hawk county with farmers supplying wagons and gravel from city pits while town men do shoveling and leveling. Large labor gangs will work on the diagonal road and roads near Hudson. dinners will be served as each community hosts its crews.
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Cedar Falls
Black Hawk
Hudson
George Barber of Waverly Dies at Home
Funeral services for George Barber a longtime Waverly jewelry store proprietor will be held Wednesday. He died Sunday night of paralysis and is survived by his widow and daughter both stricken by the loss. The family's only son died recently at Camp Dodge of pneumonia.
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Waverly
George Barber
Justice Krepford backs municipal court stance
Upton B. Kepford, a lawyer and Jesuit, declares strong support for the municipal court and warns against returning to justice of the peace courts. Kepford, though re‑elected, will not serve as justice for the new term and will continue practicing law. Also noted, Vernona Weller departs for overseas Y M C A service, then trains via Chicago and Pittsburgh before Columbia University and sailing to France around December 10.
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Upton B. Kepford
Supreme Court
Vernona Weller
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Columbia University
New York
France
Waterloo city notes and society items from the era
City briefs report Postmaster LaBarre recovering from flu and resuming duties. Marriage license issued to Bert W. Dubois and Mattie E. Searcy. Visitors and illness notes, church talks, Red Cross meeting, and local civic updates.
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LaBarre
Kate Moriarity
Missouri Valley
M. T. McDermott
Bert W. Dubois
Mattie E. Searcy
Waterloo
Police Notes and Local Court Actions Reported
An afternoon party at a Commercial street residence adjourned to the city jail. Four men with alcohol offenses will serve three days in jail instead of fines. L W H Smith gets 30 days for vagrancy. stolen silverware tied to a 4 C G W freight shipment, no prosecution. Additionally, a Sing Sing convict confessed to a murder, exonerating Miss Elizabeth Baksa who stands trial. Navy admirals exchanged congratulations after a conference call and a teachers meeting was canceled due to influenza. The city plans selling older fire and patrol horses, and local gardener Stanley Moore grows chicory in his cellar for winter use.
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Commercial Street
Birdsall
L W.H. Smith
Smith
New York
James Regan
Helen Wawel
Elizabeth Baksa
Freemansburg
Waterloo Cement Machinery sees surge in postwar demand
H B Lichty president of Waterloo Cement Machinery Corp says factories tied to reconstruction will run to capacity and that destruction era is over. About 25 percent of output reached war channels last year, no equipment changes needed, only slight staff reductions, and construction demand is expected to rise after embargo removals.
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H. B. Liehty
Waterloo Cement Machinery Corporation
Mr. Lichty
Tts
Outbreak of Soldiers Against Red Flag Doesn't Break Bones
New York officials gave no sign of action over the soldiers sailors and marines protest at the Socialist meeting in Madison Square Garden last night. Police noted strong military sentiment against the red flag display and said no hospital cases resulted from the clash. About 1060 war service personnel were involved, sweeping past guards with trained effectiveness.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Altho
Old Ben Franklin Central Imois Advertisement
An aged newspaper ad fragment mentions Northern Illinois and a telephone contact for Dunkelberg Coal Co. The ad markets local goods or services under an early 20th century business banner with brief reference to Ben Franklin themes.
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Old Ben Franklin
Northern Illinois
Dankelberg Lumber & Coal Co
Ben Franklin
Ilinois
Iillinois
Dpankeberg Lumber & Telephone No
Central
Imois
Northern
Illinois
Aes Dunkelberg “Iuvumber & Coal Co
Commercial Club to Give Lecture Series
The Waterloo Commercial Club arranges a winter lecture series with national speakers. Dec 12 features Henry B E Jackson, author and lecturer, plus four students of community organization work. Jan 16 guest Calvin M. Brown of the U S Chamber of Commerce will speak, noted as a wartime Balkan mission participant and industrial organizer collaborator.
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Waterloo Commercial Club
Henry BE. Jackson
Calvin M. Brown
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
People of Waterloo
Brown
Iowa Boy Relates Durazzo Bombardment Capture Tale
James Campbell of Grundy county writes on a U S Navy action at Durazzo Albania describing the bombardment and harbor battle. He notes the diesel fleet flagship and allied forces sinking subs and sinking ships while aircraft provided support. The account recounts bombardment conditions and crew reactions aboard the fleet.
Italy to Reform Education and Suffrage Push
Countess Maria Loschi, Italian envoy, says wartime ties spur Italy to adopt American education ideas and improve pay for women workers. She cites nurses in hospitals teaching reading, praise for American Red Cross and YMCA aid, and plans for suffrage moves after the war. She plans six weeks visiting U.S. cities to speak on women’s clubs and reforms.
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New York
Italy
United States
Maria Loschi
America
Q-24
Palmanova
Cormons
Gorizia
American Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
Rome
Lyceum
Orlando
Nitti
Lwives
Treasury
Florence
Chamber of Deputies
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Kiicaga
Denver
Pittsburgh
Sanrancisco
Funeral services set for Mrs James F Cook in Waterloo
Mrs. James F Cook dies at 1520 Fifth Street West at 1 30 am from pneumonia arising from influenza She was born January 2 1884 and lived in Waterloo about 10 years Surviving are her husband two sons Charles and Homer her father Charles Huckins Cedar Falls and a brother CO L Huckins San Francisco The body is at O Keefe Towne mortuary for funeral arrangements Funeral services will be at the home Wednesday at 2 pm Rev F W Court officiating Requiem high mass for Joseph Nisins at St Mary's Church Thursday at 10 am Burial will be in Cal War Steel allocation by the War Industries Board will be discontinued December 1 announced by Steel Administrator Replagie
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Anna M. Kistner
Iowa
Charles City
Woman's Relief Corps
Nitro
W. Va
Cartare
A. J. Joynt
Emmetsburg
M. Joynt
C.D. Wilcox
W. M.sheldon
Wellington Street
Kingsley Avenue
R. F. Trapp
Fisher Tent & Awning Company
Chicago
Cedar Heights
B. A Lee
First Methodist Church
Thomas J. Payne
First Street West
Waterloo Auto’ & Supply Company
L. Armstrong
Central Fire Station
Roy Armstrong
Camp Pike
Ark
The
Red Cross
Waterloo Technical Society
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Bulldog
Orange Township
Lester Day
Hudson
W. E. Debe
A. C. Wilford
Public Library Board
R.C. Thompson
James F. Cook
Fifth
Watterloo
Charles
Homer
Charles Huckins
Cedar Falls
CO. L. Huckins
San Francisco
Cat
O'Keafe & Towne Mortuary
F. W. Court
Joseph Nisias
Joseph” Nisins
St. Mary's Church
Cal- War
Waterloo Behind in War Work Fund Shortfall
Waterloo despite broad participation in the united war work fund remains $6,000 short of its quota with other communities having surpassed their goals. A single new-name addition appeared on the honor roll this morning as the city lags behind and faces future calls. In other news, L J Lauritzen escaped injury when his car was struck by a streetcar at Locust and Third streets, the vehicle damage was limited to a wheel and the driver moved the car to a nearby garage.
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William Forbes
Associated Manufacturers
Forbes
Naval Aviation Branch
Carrie Wortey
George Wortley
Anna Hurd
Fred C. Hurd
Wdrtley
Hurd
Waterion Red Cross
Red Cross
T. G. Moeiler
Des Moines
United War Work Fund
Waterloo
Afm
ACTO
L. J. Lauritzen
Locust and
Third Streets
Mr. Lauritzen
Yanks on Dvina Freed as Ice Fences Gunboats
Winter grips the northern Russian front as ice seals rivers and drives Bolshevik gunboats off the Dvina. Allied lines claim fewer naval threats while Bolsheviks mass reinforcements south of the front amid ongoing artillery exchanges.
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Dvina
Presa
Dyina
Waterloo Courier Ad Rates Cut and Increased for 1918
Waterloo Evening Courier announces new display advertising rates effective November 12 for local ads with no yearlong contracts. Rates vary by space and run length, with possible further increases after January due to rising paper costs and FTC action. October circulation reached a record 15,160.
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Waterloo
Central West
Courier
Federal Trade Commission
The
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Greene
George HB. Lichty
United States Food Administration
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Munifcipal Court
Elks’ Lodge
Delwein
Lorraine Taylor
Rhey Street
St. Francis Hospital
Edward Stapella
W. R. Law
Lee Shillinglaw
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Bob Dick
Paris
D. P. Sias
Capt. Sias
Committee On Fire Department
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Sims
di Revel
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Harvey Will
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Mr. Moore
Commercial Club
Durazzo
James Campbell
Grundy County
John Bailey
Moir Street
Fred Miller
New Hartford
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U.S
Land
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Harber
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U. S
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