German Agents Like Bolsheviks, U S Marshal Says
U S Marshal B R Moore in Dubuque Iowa says Germany weaponized an army of 500000 trained reservists to seed Bolshevik plots in the United States. He cites 211 permits issued to enemy aliens to enter barred zones and notes many had no dependents. He predicts continued German efforts despite initial government actions.
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Dubuque
Germany
United States
B. R. Moore
America
Towa
The Heavens in December and Jupiter’s Bright Show
The December evening sky centers on Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet, visible south of Castor and Pollux with a bright disk and moons detectable in modest optics. Jupiter’s size, density, and heat hint at fluidity. Galileo first saw its moons in 1610 aiding heliocentric ideas, while Roemer’s eclipse timing in 1675 helped measure light’s speed.
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Jupiter
Castor
Pollux
Orion
Sirius
Vega
Lyra
C S. Brainin
Columbia
University Observatory
Earth
Galileo
Prof
Barnard
Lick Observatory
California
Jimpiter
Roemer
Leighth
Wear Mask and Foil Flu Germ Says Dr Witte
Des Moines reports urge strict flu precautions as Dr W C Witte promotes cloth masks. He advises butter cloth masks four folds covering nose mouth chin with careful handling and sterilization after daily use. The board of health records 126 flu cases Monday and Hubbell school notes several victims with two extra nursing staff assisting.
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Des Moines
W. C. Witte
Board of Health
Yestardas
H. D. Hickelberg
Hubbell School
Hubbell
Farmer renounces citizenship and votes in Iowa court
Eric Erickson of Cherokee County pleaded guilty in district court to illegal voting after renouncing American citizenship to avoid wartime risks with Germany. He admitted voting in the last election and was fined $100 for the offense.
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Cherokee, In
Eric Erickson
Erickson
Kaiser
Flu closes Monticello as influenza cases rise
Monticello Iowa closes schools churches moving picture shows and all meetings amid a surge in influenza cases. The health board met and decided to shut everything down for a period. Several cases reported but only a few deaths so far.
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Monticello
Board of Health
Grun dy County Struck By influenza Dies Rise
Grun dy Center Nov 27 reports eight influenza deaths in 48 hours. Annie Temple 16 dies, Reinhardt Bottema 46 and his daughter Katherine die at home six miles north. Local businesses ordered to close at 6 p m until further notice as cases surge.
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Grundy Center
Annie Temple
Tohn Temple
Reinhardt Bottema
Katherine
Planets and Moon Origins in Retrograde Motion Debate
The text discusses retrograde motion as unstable and questions the origin of retrograde moons. It suggests moons may originate from foreign systems captured by planetary gravity, similar to comet capture, and asks if critics would find such remarks as florid as a Pan rose on another committee.
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Detroit
Fame Co
Fiansen & Hansen
Henderson Jag Co
Waterloo Buyings Bank
James Francia Salli
Bellevue Hospi
New York
Westchester County Hospital
Leslie M. Shaw
Secre
Grundy Center Soldier Reported MIA Since Oct 14
Pete Roeder of Grundy Center received a Washington telegram confirming his son Roland Roeder, who served in field artillery, has been missing in action since October 14. Roland joined shortly after U S entry, trained at Jefferson Barracks, served in El Paso Texas, Syracuse New York, with Battery E of the Fifteenth Field Artillery.
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Woodbine
Jacobiss
J. J. Weiss
Weiss
Grundy Center
Pete Roeder
Washington
Roland
Field Artillery
United Staates
Jefferson Barracks
el Vaso
Tex
Fourth U. S. Artillery
Syracuse
N. Y
Fifteenth Feld Artillers
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