Labor backs Rainbow and Rigdon in Waterloo card controversy
The Waterloo Central Labor Union states it prepared window cards featuring J. J. Rainbow and J. H. Rigdon, denying party collaboration. It endorses both candidates as individuals and urges voters to support the men who best serve working people, regardless of party.
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Central Labor Body of
Waterloo
J. J. Rainbow
J. H. Rigdon
Mr. Rainbow
Rigdon
Rainbow
Waittle
Lauber Union
H. Rigdon
Waterloo Central Labor Union
Ricdon
Waterloo Morning
Sir. Rigdon
Liverpool
Manchester
Lancashire
Barclay & Sons
Corner West
6Th, and
Jefferson
Des Moines
Tech
State House
Food Administration
Rotarians in War Service and Peace Efforts
Rotary clubs report on members in active military or naval service and those in full time non military war work such as Red Cross and Y M C A. totals indicate 196 Rotarians in war service with expeditionary forces overseas and 295 in non military war service including government work and Red Cross. British clubs entertain American soldiers and Yanks on leave with Rotary events in England.
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Waterloo Rotarians
Red Cross
Paris
Rance
Einoss Ly
M.C. AL
Briish
England
Manchester Guardian
Manchester
Rotary Club
Civilians Endure as German Fire Fades Across French Front
Allied forces advance toward Valentiennes while civilians suffer in nearby towns. A French woman defuses an explosive under a bridge as German troops evacuate, sparing a key crossing. Civilians repeatedly face shelling as Germans retreat.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
Valentiennes
Hasnou
I C asserts right to alter freight rates
Washington DC October 24 The interstate commerce commission today asserted its authority to alter railroad freight rates initiated by Director General McAdoo without evidence that rates are wrong and rejected the assumption that such rates are presumed right and just. Watkins Special Lamp $7.75. Phone 1561. (advertisement) try Phelps Glasses for headache. Jefferson advertisement
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
General McAdoo
Coe and Cornell to Clash in 1918 Conference Championship
Cedar Rapids Iowa October 24 Special Doe college and Cornell are set to meet in the first conference championship game of the 1918 season next Saturday unless health or military orders block it. Coe coach Eby favors caution while Cornell remains an unknown factor. Both teams beat Iowa on the grid, suggesting a close contest with Habenicht out due to a knee injury.
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Cedar Rapids
Doe College
Cornell
Eby
Coe
Iowa
State University
Habenicht
Births Reported in Black Hawk Township
Birth notices list a son for Mfr acd Airs waiter HL Bask on Oct 19 in Black Hawk township and a daughter Pearl len Watkins for Mr and Mrs Eugene Sabin on Oct 23. Advertisement listings include a Special Lamp price of 7.75 and a Wang and Miller footwear ad with phone number 1501.
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Acd
HL Bask
Black Hawk Township
Berman Ludwig
Eugene Sabin
Eueth West
Pearl Len
Troop Train Wreck Near Geneva Injures Fifty Soldiers
An eastbound troop train on the Chicago and Northwestern near Geneva Illinois wrecked around midnight injured fifty soldiers. Nine of thirteen cars left the rails after a split rail caused the derailment with two sleepers overturning. Millard C Johnson Bloomington Illinois was among the injured, while authorities joined company officials in probing the crash.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Geneva
Ill
Millard C. Johnson
Bloomington
Ramig and Romig Ta b or At Davenport Nuptials
Miss Lena Baith vaytor and Charles W. Ramig of Davenport were married Monday in Dubuque by Rev. Henry F. Milligan. They plan a Florida trip and then reside in Davenport. Advertisement mentions Wang Miller footwear and Phelps’ Glasses at 518 Jefferson.
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Lena Baith
Vaytor
Watertoo
Charles W. Ramig
Davenport
Dubuque
Henry F. Milligan
Guilt or Innocence Hinges on Words in Sedition Case
Gotlieb Kugel, a farmer near Waukon in Allamakee county, is arraigned in Dubuque federal court on sedition charges. The case centers on a disputed remark about taking up arms for or against the Kaiser. Kugel contends he was misunderstood and denies supporting the German government with money. He was bound over to the federal court with $5,000 bond posted by a son-in-law.
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Gotlieb
Kugel
Waukon
Allamakee
Dubuque
Hindenburg for Peace Word He Gives Army
Field Marshal von Hindenburg declares in a field order his approval of peace moves and support for the government. He urges continued confidence from officers, notes the army’s superiority, and warns against political action without orders amid negotiations to end the war.
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Associated Press
France
von Hindenburg
Sgfpory
Principles for Combat Bring Guidance from Afth Bavarian Documents
The text notes that the captured Afth Bavarian division documents advocate for disciplined conduct and ethical constraints in future combat. It emphasizes that actions should be guided by stated principles even while engaging the enemy to minimize harm and follow lawful warfare norms.
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Afth
War Work for American Women Nurses in the Rear
An article advocates women nurses joining the war effort, detailing duties and the importance of medical training. It promotes the Medical Adviser book, First Aid, anatomy and hygiene topics, plus prescriptions and tonics to aid nervous or irregular conditions. It also endorses Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pancol tablets as remedies.
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Jean
Main Street
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Dr Pierce
Invalids
Dr. Pierce
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I. C
Watkins
Phelps
Minnesota
New
Carlos Bros
West Fourth Street
Siewers Prug Co
Smart ‘Shop
East Fourth Street
Idge
Wang & Miller
Delbert Thom
Milan
Wang & Miller Footwear
GW. Kline
Hindenburg
Serge
Suk
Georgettes
Poplins
New York
Coats
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