New Franchise for Street Car in Waterloo Approved for Election
Waterloo petitions urge a special election on a 25 year street car franchise for the Waterloo Cedar Walls Northern Railway. The draft from the Greater Waterloo committee adds reduced fares for workers and students, new power transmission timelines, safety improvements, and distinct line signaling.
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Waterloo
Waterloo, Cedar Walls & Northern Railway Company
Greater Waterloo Committee
Kenwood Park
Hagerman and Downing
Third Street
Wellington Street
Leland Avenue
Hagerman
District Court
Black Hawk County
Board of Arbitration
German Officer Shot by Own Troops
British forces near Ypres report discovering a German officer executed by his own troops in a redoubt northeast of Ypres. Hands bound, shot. British soldiers hearing tales of desertion and harsh discipline across German units, with prisoners saying this signals a change in Prussian militarism.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
Ypres
Kaiser Back in Berlin to Act in Political Crisis
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William returning to Berlin to oversee the political crisis affecting the chancellorship. Dr. Georg Michaelis named chancellor after Prince von Buelow’s removal, with Valentini guiding the emperor’s view. A Berlin telegram notes the creation of a new imperial department of economics, shifting duties from the interior ministry.
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London
Get
Georg Michaelis
Felio
Wiliant
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
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Rudolf von Valentini
Valentini
Michaelis
Prince van Buelow
Buelow
Prince von Buelow
von Buelow
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Imperial
Department of Economics
Helfferich
Interior
Where was sugar gone used to quench that thirst
Chicago October 24 candy manufacturers report a sugar shortage by abnormal demand for sweets as whisky drinkers seek a substitute. They say orders are weeks behind while the government orders large candy shipments to camps to meet the craving for something sweet.
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Chicago
Paper delivery request notice with two contact numbers
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock phone 3330 and a copy will be sent. After 6 30 tele phone No 2.
McAdoo Lib Day Speech Attacks German Sub Warfare
In Atlanta on Liberty Day, Secretary McAdoo denounces German submarine warfare as a direct blow to American farms and industry. He recalls 1822 war aims, warns against pacifist peace societies, and urges civilian support to arm soldiers with superior weapons and ammunition.
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Atlanta
Germany
McAdoo
America
Mr. McAdoo
Grocers Refuse Wheeler Prices Across Chicago
Chicago grocers rejected the Wheeler price list for sugar flour and potatoes saying they cannot meet the announced prices. They urged Wheeler to indicate where to source flour and sugar at the proposed wholesale costs as additional staples were expected to follow.
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Chicago
German Sailors Escape From Camp Fort McPherson Tunnel
Ten German sailors interned at Fort McPherson in Atlanta escaped through a tunnel beneath a barracks and reached liberty about a hundred feet away. The escape likely started soon after their arrival from Fort Oglethorpe, with officers noting weeks of tunnel work.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Liberty
Fort Oglethorpe
Food Prices Up 47 Percent Since 1913
Washington D C pest confirms food prices rose 47 percent since 1913 with August 1919 levels showing major gains across staples. Flour up 130 percent, corn meal 120, potatoes 87, sugar 77, lard 72, pork chops 58, while onions fell.
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Washington
D. C
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wheatless Day in Chicago Showcases Substitutes
Chicago hotels and restaurants observed a strict wheatless day to aid the food administration. Breakfasts featured corn and rice cakes and novel alfalfa bread and muffins. Lord Northcliffe will taste the dishes at a Chicago Association of Commerce banquet. Illuminates urged wheat conservation over wide areas.
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Chicago
Food Administration
Northcliffe
Chicago Association of Commerce
Ont Hotel
Uncle Sem
Germans Retreat on Riga Front Across Baltic Line
Berlin via London reports German forces have withdrawn along a wide front from the Gulf of Riga to the Dvina. The retirement occurred Sunday night, marking a retreat without an opposing advance on that sector.
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Berlin
London
Gulf of Riga
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Dvina
Flitch and
Tolmino
Bainsizza
Illuminated wrist watches guide ambulance drivers at night
Chicago dispatch reports that illuminated watch dials on American wristwatches are used to guide ambulance drivers at night toward field hospitals in France. Robert Redfield Jr. says watch dials help drivers by signaling positions as men walk ahead, though lights are not allowed.
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Chicago
France
Robert Redfield, Jr
Red Cross
Redfield
Liberty Loan Drive Surges Nationwide for 5 Billion Goal
Nationwide Liberty Loan drive reports less than half of the 5 billion goal subscribed with 2.465 billion by nightfall. President Wilson purchases bonds and officials urge small subscriptions from workers and federal employees relaxing tasks for a holiday. Massive public effort aimed to avert loan failure while targets move toward 5 billion.
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Atlanta
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District of Columbia
Wilson
Smale
Washington, DC
American Business Today
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Thrae
M Municipal
America
McAdoo
Madoo
American Union
MccAdoo
Waterloo Liberty Loan Drive Fails to Meet City Target
Waterloo fails to reach its Liberty Loan goal as workers canvass city and factories. Total subscribed reaches 1 202 800 with three days left of a 1 750 000 allotment. Campaign shifts to repeat visits and a pressuring approach to compel reluctant donors. Local reports contrast with Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, where campaigns surpass targets.
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Waterloo
Des Moines
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Tirpitz plan cited to expand German sway in Belgium and Holland
Copenhagen reports Admiral von Tirpitz viewed seizure of Belgium as a stepping stone to control Holland. Herr Baumeister quoted him warning that Belgian coast control would draw the Netherlands into Germanys orbit and that England and America shipping would influence Holland. He links Bethmann-Hollweg to convocation of the Austrian parliament and notes Austria’s peace sentiment rise.
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Admiral von Tirpitz
Marina
Belgium
Holland
Herr Bacmeister
Reichstag
Hamburg
von Tirpitz
Netherland
England
America
Austria
Bolsheviki Bolt Democratic Congress in Petrograd
Petrograd Oct 34 Leon Trotzky head of the Petrograd council explains why the Bolsheviki bolted the first meeting of the Russian democratic congress declaring the body unrepresentative and untrusted by soldiers and workmen. Delegate Lieber questions Trotzky's stance while Arksentief says the walkout is a mere demonstration with no effect on the congress. Minister Nikitin calls for unity to halt growing anarchy and prevent outrages amid government efforts to maintain order.
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Petrograd
Leon Trotzk
Council of Workmen
Bolsheviki
Russian Democratic Congress
Lieber
Trotzky
M. Arksentief
Russia
Nikitin Inn
Kerensky to quit as commander of Russian armies
Petrograd dispatch says Premier Kerensky is likely to relinquish the post of commander in chief of the Russian armies, with Gen Boukhonin expected to assume command by week’s end. The notice appears amid ongoing cabinet and military reshuffles.
French and Austro German Forces Fight on Italian Front
Paris reports 8000 French prisoners from Soissons gains and heavy guns seized as French troops press toward Laon. Verdun front saw costly German attacks repulsed. French counterattacks and artillery actions along the Aisne and Mieuse fronts shift momentum amid high casualties.
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Soissons
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Verdun
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Auberive
Mieuse Verdun
Crete-des-Courieres
Laon
Petain
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Chemin-des- Dames
Bis
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