Armistice Day Fireworks Display Planned in Waterloo
Armistice day events in Waterloo include a fireworks show using 109 rockets and flares from the Rock Island arsenal. The display, to be lit on the eve of the armistice anniversary, will include caterpillar rockets and signal lights, with a safety zone on Mullan Avenue bridge and police guarding to manage crowds. Traffic will pause during the hour of firing as civic groups coordinate with Davenport recruiters and local officials.
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Maf
J.card
Davenport
Sergt. L. Mig
Waterloo
Santry
Willford
Leworks and Parade
Mullan Avenue
Weilein
Reed
Warloo
Rock Island Arsenal
Theogram
Robert G. Cousins
Tipton
Tilinnis Candal Band
Army Education Gains Highlighted by War Department Letter
A war department letter to Army recruiter Sergt Hi Imig notes Camp Dodge will receive 40 00 annually for educational work and instructors, with other camps set for similar funding. Congress funds 2 00 000 annually for educating soldiers pursuing schooling in camps nationwide. A revised medal list shows 78 Medal of Honor awards, 6 271 Distinguished Service Crosses, 941 Distinguished Service Medals, totaling 65 290 medals.
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Camp Dodge
War Department
Sergt. Hi. Imig
Congress
America
Passenger Train Plows Through Flock of Sheep
Bellevue Iowa October 22 J D Turnbaugh a farmer near Savanna and Mt Carroll Illinois reports 116 sheep killed by a Milwaukee passenger train that broke onto the right of way and trampled the flock. The carcasses clogged the wheels and the train stopped. Turnbaugh was on scene and received full value for the loss.
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Bellevue
J. D. Turnbaugh
Savanna
Mt. Carrol
Turnbaugh
Grundy County Map Notes and Local Happenings
In Grundy Center In Ort 22 William Warms, son of Jay Harms, fractured two bones in his right hand when a log of wood rolled off a wagon onto him. A car collision near Stout left drivers injured as a road incident occurred one mile south of Stout. The T.O.F grand lodge representative attends from the thirty-sixth district, with wife and niece traveling to join the Rebekah assembly. The Standard Oil Co plans a filling station at Main and Second. Otto Alberts sold the John Flynn farm near Rebeck for 280 per acre to Gus Bauer. Rasmus Thode and daughter Tetaa plan a Denmark visit. Albert Nelson will move onto the Ostlebe farm. A newborn at the H. B. Linda and family home near Wellsburg. Mrs. Thenman was Lille Fricken, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Fricken. A ranchman’s dish press cuts portions for individual servings.
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Grundy Center
William Warms
Jay Harms
Dick Heseninag
Stout
Roth
Leeelhorst
Americo
Grand Loders
Way Morrison
Rebekah
Standard Off Co
Main
Second
John Flynn
Rebeck
Otto Alberts
Gus Bauer
Rasmus Thode
Tetra Ho Hye
Frank Tostlebe
Ear Dke
Denmark
Albert Nelson
Ostlebe
H. B. Lindaan
Wellsburs
T Naman
Lille Fricken
Beet Sugar From Mason City Arrives. Waterloo Gets Two Carloads
Two cars of sugar from the Mason City plant arrive in Waterloo today marking the first shipment since operations began a week ago. The 120000 pounds will supply about 350000 families across the northeastern town, with distribution planned to be equitable. A next shipment is expected in about one to two weeks.
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Waterloo
Mason City
Police Move To Stop Cars With Temporary City Licenses
Acting Chief Lee Wiltse orders patrolmen to halt all cars using temporary city paper licenses or dealers permits. Such tards to be destroyed, drivers sent to county attorney to settle license issues. Vehicles remain out of service until regular metal license numbers are secured or drivers risk arrest.
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Lee Wiltse
Wiltie
J. C. Ford
Petitions for City Manager in Circulation in Dubuque
petitions circulating to place a city manager plan on the ballot with several hundred signatures already gathered. organizers aim to reach roughly 2 000 signatures, a quarter of the mayoral vote from the last election, to trigger a city manager vote. The 1817 mayoral vote total was around 6 000, informing the petition threshold.
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Dubuque
Wu Spemial Clacton
Myuiger Jin
Dfip
Loweew
Matyor
Vity Qiamiger
Building Permits And Marriage Licenses Notice Fragment
Building permits listed for multiple properties and names appear alongside marriage licenses and business addresses. Entries include UL Cole 617 Fletetar and 2517 Forent AVGNUG with various sums like 1000.00 and 300.08, plus names such as Mildred D. Woende Waterloas and Jinery Shertum Ward. The fragmentary notice suggests a public record roundup of permits and licenses.
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UL Cole
Fletetar
M. Youngs
Manon
Ak Miter
Sen
Mildred D
Waterloas
Shertum Ward
Shed
Moreton
Newton
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R Nchman
Marshalltown
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Sioux
Ene &. D
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek
Michigan
U. S
Department of Agriculture
the Wolf Chemical Co
la Salle St
Chicago
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Ilty Cre-Sol CH
Ical Co
Guthrie Center
Towa
Des Moines
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Berth
H.W. Koeneke
Gien C. Brown
Dunham & Sohner
A. Berger & Son
Coonrad Brothers
CG. B. Stinehart
Modern Grocery
J. Ackerman
Hanson & Hansen
Mena & Moore
C. of. Miller
Vinndgratt & Company
Coder Falls
Towns
RaraKane Wartey
Coror
Bo Witton
Wast
Oberluli S Machine Works
W. H W. Yuckatick
Forent Avgnug
Bacokg
Burbank
Rock Island Freight Depot
West Side
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Garizand
Eer
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Wichols & Gate
West Fourth Street
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