AMESMAN DESCRIBES BELGIAN FRONT LINE ambulance service
Robert C. Tows of Malion Iowa returns from Belgium where he served with Hector-Muntree ambulance corps, describing constant shelling, routine operations to move wounded from trenches to base hospitals, and the grim pace of fighting near Nieupoort LaPanne and behind French batteries. He plans to return to Belgium pending Paris hospital moves and notes American nurses faced strict curfews and travel restrictions.
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Touts
Ames
Toms
Hector-Muntree Ambulance Corps
Atcer
Nieuport
LaPanne
Belgium
Bellum
Paris Hospital
Paris Union
Tows
Ffe
Ewe Searrausie
Berausa
Calais
France
Aged Man Frightened to Death in Waterloo
An elderly man died in Waterloo after a collision with an automobile near Decatur Neb. The victim, a resident of Decatur, Neb, was being transported to a doctor when death occurred from illness. The newspaper notes Waterloo’s broad circulation and the reach of want ads in the Evening Courier.
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Sioux City
Cass Cra
Decatur
Neb
Cramer
Harrowsy
Waterloo
Waterloo Evening Courier
Boran Will Not Oppose Cumming For President Nomination
Des Moines reports Senator Borah of Idaho will not contest the Republican presidential nomination against Senator Cummins of Iowa. Cummins, elated by the development, faces no western opposition as Burton of Ohio pulls back. McClelland and supporters assure Cummins of solid Iowa backing while letters flood his offices with pledges of support.
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Des Moines
Oct
Cumming
Boral
Idaho
Horah
Cuwanine
Cummins
Borah
Congress
Benitor Cum Iiunus
Tdate
Iowa
Burton
Ohio
George McClelland
Seattle
Wash
McClelland
Isuac
Washington
Wilson
Youthful Romance Wrecked on Shoals Des Moines Couple Divorced
Marguerite Kimball and Ralph Kimball, both twenty somethings, wed at sixteen and seventeen amid social upheaval. She petitions for divorce citing cruel treatment, neglect, infidelity, and abandonment. Custody of their son Ralph Blair Kimball and alimony of ten dollars weekly are requested, with a remarriage option within a year.
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Des Moines
Kimball
Avery
Uritenth
Lacona
Warfeld-Pratt Howell
Minneapolis
Murder conviction in Russian lover case shocks Anson
Lovelood, Mason Cry, Oct. 8. Lewehuck found guilty of murder in the first degree for the April 26, 1915 killing of Alex Koslosky. He received life imprisonment at Fort Madison after testimony linking Koslosky’s wife, Mrs. Koslosky, to the crime. The confession and witnesses described a scheme involving the wife’s pressure and promises of property to compel the Russian to kill her husband. The judge indicated he considered the crime serious but did not impose the maximum penalty. Lewehuck showed emotion during sentencing and faces possible future parole consideration.
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Mason Cry
Miurder
Hard Iaver
Fort Almilson
Nick Lowehuck
Alex Kusloyky
Henderson and Tuttle
Lowehuck
Lewehuck
Kostosky
Llin
Lovehuck
Hill
Kaslosky
Robinson
Lewchuck
United States
Kelley
Ife
Uhere
Lewehnick
Eveowinn
Lewiehuck
Fort Madigan
O E S Contemplates Change in Meeting Moonlight Rule
Insurgents within the Order of the Eastern Star push to end the long tradition of meeting only on moonlight nights. Affected are the thirty-eighth grand chapter sessions in Des Moines on October 27 and 28. Supporters cite modern lighting and safety, while opponents value historic custom and continuity.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Des Moines
Oct. S
Quaker Herb Extract Promises Miracle Cure
A Wichita woman recounts dramatic relief after using Quaker Herb Extract and parsimony remedies. The Health Teacher claims parasites caused chronic illness, describing two live tape worms expelled after three doses and urging others to try the remedy at Hansen & Hansen and Cedar Falls Drug Co.
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Stull
Yau
Alice Snyder
TTA
Golf Street
Wichita
Kane
Waterloo
Owas
Hansen & Hansen's
East Fourth Street
Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Drug Co
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Worning
Mr. Toms
Drivi
Woundad
Battiers
Davidsons
Tomas Vargest
Bridge Street
Waterloos Center
Cole
Ostermoor
Osteroor
A. A
Boran
Ilia
Ulf
Trutst
Anson
Lovelood
Goldt St
Gans
F.H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Evening Courier and
First Floom-Lapayette Building
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