Villa's Band on Warpath Leaves Trail of Death
Ghihuahua City Oct 23 Francisco Villa and his guerrilla band roam Chihuahuas state leaving death destruction and desolation. After Murguia's departure Villa feints at Chihuahua City then strikes Parral and Jimenez junc tion looting killing and even poisoning a family and an eight year old girl. He is repelled by Amano and Murguia arrives to drive him into the hills. Villa uses a forged Favela letter to ambush a federal garrison at Parral.
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Ghihuahua City
Met
Francisco Villa
Francisco Murguia
Mexico City
Villa
Chihuahuas State
Chihuahua City
Parral
Jimenez Junction
Jimenez
Joaquin Amano
Durango
Plaza
Murguia
Ebe Hills
Pedro Favela
Pilar de Concho
Favela
Canchos
Parrat
Fire swept region of Minnesota rivals Belgian desolation
B F Knapp returned from the Moose Lake and Bay River areas reporting a fast moving blaze 60 miles from Duluth driven by a 65 mile per hour wind. The Deans family escaped with little damage though flames neared their land twice. Cars burned, people sought refuge in Moose Lake as floodwater rose to their necks and some were drowned.
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Minnesota
Belgium
Waterloo
B. F. Knapp
Mouse Lake
Bay River
Ai. Knapp
Knapp
L. J. Dean
Deans
Kknapp
Cedar Falls
Duluth
Service League May Help United War Work Campaign
Waterloo Service League may align with the United War Work campaign opening November 11 and running through November 15. Waterloo Y M C A secretary T Houser plans to attend a Chicago meeting with John R Mott to set campaign plans. Macy Campbell, county service league chair, may also attend. Advertising posters arriving for display.
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Service League
United War Work Campaign
Waterloo Service League
United War Work
T. Houser
Waterloo Y. M. C. A
Chicago
John R. Mott
Macy Campbell
County Service League
M. H. Kelly
Labor dispute placards stir local politics spotlighting Rainbow
J J Rainbow and J H Rigdon faced a patchwork flare as placards linking rival candidates circulated in show windows. Union labor sources and officials promise statements, while party chairs avoid comment. A Des Moines conference on federal and state free employment bureaus highlighted Iowa labor needs and the role of employment offices in wartime efforts.
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J. J. Rainbow
J. H. Rigdon
Rainbow
Central Labor Body
Republican County Central Committee
Hermann Miller
Democratic Central Committee
B. E. Barnes
Federal Free Employment Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Labor
Washington
East
Far West
South
Middle West
Former Waterloo man authors war serial in Muscatine Journal
Edwin Westrate, brother of Matthew Westrate, 1123 Third Street West, formerly with the Courier and Reporter advertising dept, writes a thrilling war recital now published in the Muscatine Journal. He was city editor of the Journal when drafted into Battery C, fought in the second Battle of the Marne, witnessed Yankee advance at Chateau Thierry, and was gassed but not seriously injured.
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Edwin Westrate
Matthew Westrate
Third Street West
The
Courier and Reporter
Muscatine Journal
Westrate
Battery C
the Marne
Chateau Thierry
Emerson School Routs Cyclones 12 to 6 in Cedar River Park clash
Emerson school won 12 to 6 against the Cyclones at Cedar River park. Key players include Hunter Thomas Abel and Goss. The food administration introduces a new pledge to ensure fair prices and curb hoarding, urging retailers to cooperate.
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Emerson School
Cyclones
Cedar River Park
Emerson
Hunter
Thomas and Abel
of the Food Administration
Mehl
Sacred Heart School
Dutchienweld
Dunbar
Fentiman
Leser
Martin
Horner
Thomas
Goss
Abel
Would Build Home for Wounded Stars
Chicago October 23 The plan to devote the gross receipts of the next world series to founding a permanent home for baseball players wounded in war was outlined today by B B Johnson president of the American League. He says the first series after the war would fund the home and later proceeds could cover maintenance.
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Associated Press
Chicago
B. B. Johnson
American League
Johnson
Waterloo Aviator Given Charge of Flying Field
Lieut Milo Miller of Waterloo has been placed in charge of flying field No 2 at Kelly Field Texas in charge of all instruction work on the field This honors the Waterloo aviator who narrowly escaped death when a cadet he was flying with lost control and crashed to the earth killing the cadet Lieut Miller suffered severe injuries but has recovered and will likely not be sent overseas soon
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Milo Miller
Hermann Miller
Kelly Field
Tex
Waterloo
Lieut
Miller
Thy
Altho
Sergt. Ivan Powers Injured Ankle Near Home
Sergt. Ivan Powers, son of Mrs L. E. Powers of 311 Wellington street, invalided home from France, is in a New York receiving hospital. He was injured over two months ago on the western front when shrapnel shattered his ankle. The telegram gives no details but he is likely unavailable for further active service.
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Sergt
Ivan Powers
L. E. Powers
Wellington Street
France
New York City
Sedgwick Estate to be distributed under Ifowa probate laws
Probate notice details the will of James E. Sedgwick, president of Lea vitt & Johnson National Bank, naming widow to receive one third and children two thirds. Executors A G Reid and Redamvar named without bond. Addressed to Mr and Mrs Samuel Dile in Watertown township with instruction to file separate certificates for twins and to promptly report.
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James E. Sedgwick
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Tra Redamvar
A. G. Reid
Bond
Henry Sy Te Lane
Samuel Dile
Iwatertog Township
Dorothy Aliens
S. Pettit
Cowits
Pledge to Display War Support Signs by Retailers
The program envisions wholesale grocers salesmen delivering a certificate pledge to dealers. Merchants would display the pledge in a front window for the war’s duration without increasing legal responsibility under the law.
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Vauion
Washington
Waterloo Auto & Supply installs 200-ton tire press
The Waterloo Auto and Supply Co distributors for Goodyear install a 200-ton hydraulic press to apply solid motor truck tires. Night tire application will avoid delays to patrons, with Mr. Chase from Goodyear assisting Waterloo and northeastern Iowa in meeting trucking needs. Golf to suffer as prices rise due to tax and production limits. The government plans a sales tax hike on golf balls and reduced next-year production. Texas Day ban Brits: criminal appeals court upholds statewide prohibition as unconstitutional against local option provisions.
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Waterloo Auto & Supply Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Chase
Waterloo
Iowa
Associated Press
Chicago
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
War work campaign to proceed despite influenza reach
New York reports there will be no postponement of the united War work campaign scheduled for November 11 to 18. The campaign council announced there will be no delay due to the influenza epidemic. An advertisement notes a carload of good potatoes at Banlay and Sons located at West 6th Street and Jefferson, phone 1404.
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New York
United War Work Campaign
Campaign Council
Banlay & Sons
Corner West
6Th J and Jefferson
Bruay Falls To British Forces On Valenciennes Front
British forces report progress on the Le Cateau Solesmes front as Bruay is captured north of Valenciennes. Haig says troops reached the Scheldt west bank and drove the enemy from positions with prisoners taken. In Paris the Serre front sees heavy machine gun fire as French cross rivers and advance near Nizy le Comte and Le Thour. Austrian rearguards withdraw north of the Matia river in Albania. Porto Rico pledges full Liberty Loan quota despite earthquakes.
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London
Qol
le Cateau
Solesmes
Valenciennes
Haig
The
Schelde
le Cateau-Solesmes
Tournai
Scheldt
Bieharles
Espain
Thizd
Ferench
Paris
Serre
Souche
War Office
Nizy-Le-Comte
le Thour
Oise
First Army
Rome
Albania
Matia
el Basan
Porto Rico
San Juan
Fourth American Liberty Loan
Ticker Foresees Peace Despite War Market Drift
The Wollman Review notes a gradual move toward the war's end with tidings in stock prices across Berlin Vienna and Budapest hinting at a weak German peace The New York Exchange shows a steady decline in war stock issues while overall faith in peace rises, with investors shifting holdings yet avoiding panic The ticker’s forecast is seen as a sober warning rather than superstition and is linked to historical precedents and cautious optimism about future prosperity
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Wollman
Berlin
Vienna
Budapest
New York Stock Exchange
West
War ruins one perfectly good line of business
A weary New York old clothes man laments his shrinking trade as he pleads for coats and pants from passersby. He explains he donated all he had to the Red Cross for the Belgians, and notes he is a married man with children.
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New York
American Red Cross
Arebud
Red Cross
Stop Pain Neuralgia Relief from St Jacobs Oil Ad
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless neuralgia pain reliever that soothes inflamed nerves. It claims instant relief for facial head or body pain and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from any drug store.
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St. Jacobs
Hour of Defeat for Enemy Strikes Soon, Poincare Tells Lille
President Poincare visited Lille and received an ovation. He said the hour of defeat for the enemy will strike soon after the address of welcome. He awarded the Legion of Honor to Lille’s mayor, then proceeded to Roubaix where many Alsace and Lorraine residents gathered.
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Poincare
Lille
Paris
Legion of Honor
Roubaix
Alsace
Lorraine
M. Poincare
Treaty talk echoes as Alsace Lorraine fate drives talks
No peace anticipated without Alsace and Lorraine in French hands. At Doyal the President was greeted by the Prince of Wales as talks moved forward.
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Alsace
Lorraine
France
Doyal
Prince of Wales
Fills Stomach With New Energy
Claiming relief from indigestion dyspepsia with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, the ad touts improved digestion and appetite. It states the tablets cost 50 cents per box and are sold across the United States and Canada. The copy emphasizes avoiding starvation by using the product to digest meals and restore energy.
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United States
Canada
Stuart
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