Modern Apartments to Rise in Waterloo in Spring 1920
A large modern apartment house, one of the state’s largest, will be built in Waterloo in spring 1920. The project aims to provide comfortable homes for stockholders and tenants, with about 75 units to start and potential six stories. Subscriptions by 55 professionals support the venture, with plans drawn for a fireproof block on the Triangle Block site.
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Waterloo
of & Co-Operative
Warloc
Triangle Block
Triangle Rock
Ana Streat
Ben J. Howrey
George E. Lichty
Ammittees
M. B. Cleveland
Smalller
Prick
J.G. Bickley
B. J. Howrey
Sunnyside Named New Waterloo Country Club Site
The Waterloo Country Club board changes the name to Sunnyside reflecting local farm history. Committees will outline construction for the golf course as weather allows. the 40 acres of the original purchase will be used for the course with remaining land divided into home sites.
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Waterloo
Commercial Club
Sunshine Club
H. BP. Allen
Sunshine Farm
Sunnyside Farm
Laheow
Association
Iowa Realtors to Meet in Waterloo Next Week
Representatives of every realty board in Iowa gather in Waterloo for a conference on licensing realtors. National Association of Week Estate Boards secretary Tom S Ingersoll will preside. Sessions are at Hotel Russell Lamson with an evening banquet at Ellis hotel. Herren urges licensing to raise standards and curb sidewalk selling.
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Iowa Realtors
Waterloo
Iowa
Tom S. Ingersoll
Secretaray
National Association of Week Estate Boards
Russell-Lamson
Ellis Hotel
W. EB. Herren
E. Brebner
C. B. Santee
Mr. Herren
Company Employees and Families Social Gathering
One hundred employees of Citizens Gas and Electric and their families gathered in the company building club rooms for a social evening. Austin Burt and H B Maynard spoke, music was provided by company members, a buffet supper followed, and dancing was planned.
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Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Austin Burt
H. B. Maynard
The Heavens in December at Columbia Lab
The article surveys the December sky from the Columbia University Observatory, detailing Orion and its Belt with nebula content, Betelgeuse, Bellatrix, and Sirius. It notes Castor and Pollux, the Pleiades, and the Orion Nebula, plus the winter solstice on Dec 22 and planetary positions with Venus as morning star and Uranus prominent.
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Castor
Pollux
United States Navy
Man Unable to Identify Car Model Delays License Service
A motor vehicle owner stood embarrassed before C C McCoy as he failed to recall his car’s make and model. Officials note most delays come from owners not knowing engine numbers, purchase date, or the maker’s model designation. December is expected to see a rush for licenses.
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C. C. McCoy
McCoy
Recruiting Notes Highlight Panama Duty Preference
Millard D. Harvey of Waterloo enlisted for three years in the infantry and left for reassignment at Jefferson Barracks. Sergt. I. H. Smig, local recruiting officer, said most applicants prefer Panama duty to other berths as cold weather approaches.
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Millard D. Harvey
Waterloo
Panama Canal Zone
Jefferson Barracks
Sergt. I. H. Smig
Army
Panama
Expresa
Inspector from Omaha visits Waterloo recruiting station
Col. C. B. Smith of Omaha chief inspector in eight districts called at the Waterloo recruiting station this morning before continuing on to Dubuque. He discussed winter plans and emphasized spending time in Panama.
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Panama
Col. C. BE. Smith
Omaha
Neb
Waterloo
Dubuque
Episcopal rector to visit city for weekend services
Rev. A U Vox of Marsnalltown, longtime rector of 531 Mark's Episcopal church, arrives today for an over Sunday visit. He will conduct services at Christ church both morning and evening, exchanging chancels with Rev. M L Tate as part of a statewide Episcopal exchange to promote a national campaign.
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A. U. Vox
Marsnalltown
Mark
Bank men dined at Waterloo luncheon
Representatives of Waterloo banks were the guests at Hotel Russell-Lamson for a complimentary luncheon hosted by the Town Life Insurance Company. F A Ferguson, president, served as toastmaster in the third such event for local business men.
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Waterloo
Hotel Russell-Lamson
Town Life Insurance Company
Insurance Company
F. A. Ferguson
Edison School Reopens After Public Health Closure
Edison public and school authorities announced the Edison building in Westfield will resume sessions on Monday morning under Supt. HD Lee. The building was closed last week by order of the public health officer due to smallpox in the district. the situation has greatly improved.
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Edison
Westfield
HD. Lee
Theschool
Marriage Licenses Recorded in Cedar Falls Waterloo
Judson Maxson of Cedar Falls and Lula K Newman of Waterloo applied for a license. Carl Rettz of Waterloo and Gladys L Clark of Waterloo also listed. The document records licenses issued for these pairing entries with ages of 37 34 60.
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Judson Maxson
Cedar Falls
Lula K. Newman
Waterloo
Carl Rettz
Gladys L. Clark
Silver fox farms evolve into lucrative yet risky enterprise
A Renoir of ranches in Prairie provinces and United States markets showcases silver fox breeding as a high stake venture. Fox care mirrors luxury dining with regulated meat and pristine housing. Breeding stock costs range from two thousand to sixteen thousand dollars, with pelts fetching up to twenty five hundred. A two year investment landscape yields potential profits of tens of thousands and tied capital near one hundred thousand dollars.
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Ragina
Sask
Reynard
Winnipes
Prince Howard Island
Prince Hdward Island
United States
Tie
Fuchow Chinese Nabbed by Japan's Sailors Reported
Amoy China Friday Nov 28 reports reach that many Chinese have been arrested in Fuchow by detachments from Japanese warships. The district is anti Japanese and feelings are bitter. Reports inland say the situation is more serious.
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Associated Press
Amoy
China
Fuchow
Johnston Grants Liquor Licenses Under Wet Step
Johnston town council in Rhode Island granted licenses to sell pure spirituous liquors for one year starting December 1 and four percent beer under non intoxicating provisions. The move tests the constitutionality of national prohibition in federal courts when effective next January, led by Attorney General Herbert A Rice and ex Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. 1
Johnston
Herbert A. Rice
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Italian Socialists Demand Russ Taken Be Given Freedom
The Socialist party directorate asks Premier Nitti to release unconditionally the Russian prisoners taken from Austria Hungary. They pledge to provide work to help Russians support themselves if they stay in Italy and urge negotiations with current Russian authorities for repatriation.
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Associated Press
Rome
The
Socialist Party Today
Nitti
Italy
Austria-Hungary
24 Hours Playing of Piano to Lure Recruits to Army
Washington November 28 Many recruitment efforts aim to spark interest in joining the army but Serj John A Fox of Philadelphia orchestrates an unusual appeal He will play a piano nonstop for 24 hours before a recruiting station starting at 8 pm Tuesday with breaks for nourishment while he sits at the keys.
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Washington, D. C
Serst
John A. Fox
Philadelphia
Sergt. Fox
Waterloo in Brief Highlights Local People and Moves
Notes from Waterloo showing residents traveling to California and Minneapolis, visits by Chicago executives to Waterloo, a Thanksgiving gathering in Homesville and at the Rausch home, a trainmaster visiting from Manly, and business developments. An amendment fixes Waterloo Electrical Supply capital stock and local poultry wins. New medical practice opens in Black Hawk Building.
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Blairsburg
Annly Hillman
California
Imerence Goughnour
Minneapolle
Laura Kennedy
Evanston
M. A. Kennedy
Edmund Rausch
U.S. Rea
RL & PB
Manly
Waterloo
Hihel Finefield
Tipton
Engvald Christensen
Gottage Grove Avenue
E. Holman
Green Dounton
Harold Raymond Adams
Charles Turner
Redondo Beach
Gai
Mia
Frank Beck
J. J. Sweeney
Hart Jacoby
J. P. Morris
W. H. Lowderman
Marshalltown
Mr. Lowderman
Dr. Jacoby
I. &. Johnson
Mississippi Valley Association
Chicago
William J. Grant
Argentina
Black Hawk
C. H. Day
D. G
Ten German U Boats to France Under Supreme Council
Paris dispatches report the supreme council approved allotments of German naval tonnage. France receives 10 submarines due to wartime industrial limits, with plans to break up the remainder. France also to get at least five light cruisers and 10 torpedo boats, with similar shares for other Allies.
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Supreme Council
Associated Press
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Sureme Council
Last Night's News in Brief
Constantinople reports French occupiers entered Marash and Curia in the Aleppo district. Oklahoma City governor seeks federal troops to protect miners willing to work. Mexico City rumor denies fighting between Carranza and Gen Oregon-Wipen. Mayor Gray reelected over Labor party candidate S J Farmer. Exile of King Alexander of Greece cited in unconfirmed report. Street car damaged on Byrnes park line at 12:30 pm with windows broken and roof supports shattered.
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Baker
Mexico City
Mex
Carranza
Oregon- Wipen
Charles F. Gray
S. J. Farmer
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Geneva
Alexander
Greece
Venizelos
Byrnes Park
Ftic
Davis divorce granted with alimony in cross petition
Divorce in the case of Frank J. Davis against Julia M. Davis is granted on cross petition. Mrs Davis receives a decree and alimony of $1000 while Mr Davis petition is dismissed.
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Frank J. Davis
Julia M. Davis
History of the White House and its presidential memories
The article recalls the White House as a living museum of presidential life from Jefferson to Wilson. It notes private scenes in bed with royalty, kitchen hints of meals, and guests in the east room. It highlights gifts such as Lafayette’s gold mantle clock and a famed Jefferson cheese.
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Ness
Prines
Wales
Baron Renfrew
Edward VII
Abraham Lincoln
White House
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Amerca
Mother
Altic
Roosevelt
Whison
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
White Rouge
Potomac
Jackson
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Poleen
Austria
Grant
Japan
Thomas Jefferson
America
Jeferson
Andrew Jackson
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Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Capitol
Coast Defense Urged as War Approaches
Maj. Gen. William M. Black, chief of engineers, in a manual report says seacoast defense remains essential at strategic U S points. He notes defense requirements are no less important now than before the war with Germany.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Wm. M. Black
Government to Press Coal Output With Federal Control
Federal officials signaled readiness to protect workers returning to mines and warned that noncooperative operators could face federal takeover. Federal district attorneys were instructed to pursue actions against operators or minors hindering coal production as the government awaited developments.
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Garfield
Troopship Explosion Report Shows No Injuries
A boiler explosion aboard the trans Atlantic steamer President Grant near Boston carried troops bound for occupied territories. No injuries reported. A later message from the President said the fleet is OK and needs no assistance.
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Boston
Mass
Steater
Grant
New York
Brest
Washington, D. C
Regional Coal Rationing Set by Chicago Committee
Chicago officials announce coal rationing for city households after a conference with retailers. T. W. Proctor chaired the regional fuel committee and urged retailers to appoint an executive panel to manage applications and verify coal stock data. The retail group pledged to provide the data by Sunday.
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Chicago
T. W. Proctor
Maximum two year term for neglect in auto accident report
Des Moines authorities sentenced M A Smith to two years in the state prison for failing to report an automobile accident in which a little girl was fatally injured. Smith pleaded guilty to not stopping or reporting the crash, a conviction believed to be the first of its kind in the state.
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Des Moines
M.A. Smith
Smith
Vie
Alberta Chinook Brings Mild Relief After Heavy Snow
Lethbridge Alberta residents report a dramatic chinook warm spell ending weeks of sub zero storms. Mild winds melted snow and left ranges bare in places. Livestock owners say the change saved thousands after fears of heavy losses from early snow and freezing.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Alberta
Alaska Paper Output Hinted as Possible to Relieve Shortage
In Ketchikan Alaska on November 29 government officials said Alaska has enough timber to supply half the United States newsprint indefinitely. F H Flory forest service supervisor said with proper care the industry can be everlasting. Mills may be established at Ket chikan and Juneau
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Ketection
Alaska
Panhandle
United States
F. H. Flory
Forest Service of Alaska
Ket
Denial of Catholic Party Boost for Rupprecht
Berlin dispatch reports Germania denies clerical party involvement in promoting former Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. The paper brands claims that the Catholic party is flavoring his candidacy as pure invention in its Friday edition.
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Rupprecht
Associated Press
Berlin
Germania
Thince Rupprecht
Ba Varia
Esthenians and Russ to Try for Peace at Dorpat
The Esthonian government says peace talks with Soviet Russia will begin at Dorpat on Tuesday next. Moscow wireless dispatch says Soviet delegates will head toward the Pskov frontier for negotiations.
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Dorpat
Associated Press
London
Russia
Moscow
Pskov
Funeral services for R. Fergusion in New Hartford
Funeral services for R F Ferguson will be at Grace M E Church Sunday at 2 pm Rev B J Lockwood will officiate and burial will be in Fairview A sister Mrs J W Noble of Manitou Colorado cannot attend The family notes she is the only immediate relative not present. SYBEPLIE HEASTY funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday New Hartford Ia Nov 29 from Hileman Gindt chapel Special The proposition for consolidation school was defeated by four votes in the rural district A large majority in town but both districts needed approval. TRI CITY cars heatless in Rock Island Moline East Moline Davenport Fuel for public utilities scarce for over two weeks. Jourdain in Dabor chair Paris Nov 29 Paul Jourdain Alsace deputy named minister of four Papeline M Colilard resigns New steps in dancing George F Gonia Forum manager secures Carl Valentine and wife to teach new dances in Forum school Hotel Hi under Gonia’s direction
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R. C. Ferguson
Ferehece
Grace M
B. J. Lock‘wood
Fairview
J. W. Noble
Manitou
Colo
Sybeplie
Syreple Sleasty
New Hartford
Hileman & Gindt
Salvation Army
Consolidated School
Terday
Tri-City
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Ill
Davenport
George F. Gonia
Forum
Carl Valentine
Bonus for Mason City brick plant workers
Three hundred employees of the Mason City Brick and Tile and American Brick and Tile companies will share a $25,000 bonus pool. W D Brown, president of American Brick and Tile, announced the plan this afternoon in Mason City Iowa Navy.
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Mason City
Navy
Mason City Brick & Tile Company
American Brick & Tile Company
W.D. Brown
Higgs Pleads Guilty in Malicious Mischief Case
Leonard Higgs pleaded guilty to malicious mischief for taking an automobile owned by N. G. Kelderling on September 27. He was sentenced to one year in the county jail.
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Jalil
Leonard Higgs
N. G. Kelderling
Striking Saragossa Workers Begin Resuming Work
In Saragossa Spain on November 29 a general strike was called by syndicalist leaders whose arrest and deportation to Barcelona sparked the stoppage. Workmen decided to resume today following the disruption.
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Saragossa
Spain
Barcelona
Maud Powell Improves After Gastric Illness Incident
Violinist Maud Powell is reported improving after an acute gastric attack that interrupted a recital in St. Louis. The Associated Press dispatch notes she recovered enough to resume public appearances today and was listed in good condition.
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Maud Powell
Associated Pres
St. Louis
Powell
de Ger
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