Influenza Epidemic Cancels Iowa Football Games
For the third Saturday in a row football in Iowa is halted by an influenza quarantine. Most games today are canceled as health officials keep the ban in place, with a likely resume next Saturday. East and West high schools may resume practice Monday ahead of scheduled games with Waverly and Cedar Falls. Grinnell and Iowa were to meet today but canceled. Drake and Des Moines College also anticipated closed-door play in Des Moines.
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Iowa
Dillon
Miller
East
West High
Waverly
West
Cedar Falls
Cédar Falls
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Drake
Des Moines College
Des Moines
National League to Wind Up Its Affairs at December Meeting
New York Oct 26 Major league baseball, in so far as it concerns the National League, will be officially terminated at the annual meeting in this city on December 10. The plan is to wind up the season’s business and enter a hiatus until international affairs warrant a revival of the professional game. Magnates favor a slow return, with Heydler likely reelected secretary and authority to act preserved.
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New York
Association
Feme
Thas
League
Heydler
First Escaping Yank Russian Pole Often Days Without Food
The Stars and Stripes reports American Private Frank Savicki of Shenandoah Pennsylvania, described as a Russian Pole, as the first to escape from a German prison. He endured ten weeks behind lines with 14 hour days, hunger, thirst, and guard beatings before being sent to Rastatt and later escaping into western Alsace to rejoin his regiment.
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Associated Press
Paris
The
Stars
Bad Stripes
France
Germany
Frank Savicki
Shenandoah
Savicki
Ext
Rastatt
Wartime Gloom and Quips Surface in Brief Letters
Readers poke fun at government controls on style and female dress, mock stock brokers, and share local notices. A Kan sas realtor ad provokes humor about honesty in real estate. Obituaries and war forecasts mingle with snippets about influenza, prohibition, and political views from Missouri and Kansas.
Railroad Employes Brace for Time Change in 1918
Rail workers must revert to new standard time at 2 a m Sunday October 27 1918. W G McAdoo directs all train dispatch offices and open offices to set clocks back one hour to 1 a m and verify alignment with dispatchers before resuming duties.
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W. G.mccadoo
Telephone patrons cut for speaking non English language
Ackley Iowa Oct 26 The Town River Telephone company serving areas south of Ackley and Robertson neighborhood dismissed three patrons for using languages other than English at a company meeting it was decided to cut off patrons who continued to speak German or other non English tongues Officers: George Humphreys president Fienny Wetrouch treasurer George Fouts secretary J Osterland and Frank Valk directors. The notice hints at profanity but provides no further names or details.
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Ackley
Town River Telephone Company
Robertson
George Humphreys
Fienny Wetrouch
George Fouts
J. Osterland
Frank Valk
Change of Law Sought to Cut City Election Costs
City Clerk A B Johnson proposes moving voter registration to city clerks to save about $800 per election except presidential. The plan requires a state law amendment and would centralize books at city hall for rapid updates. Registration costs this cycle are about $4 per registrant with fewer than 200 expected. lawmakers may introduce a bill involving Black Hawk County.
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A. B. Johnson
Johnson
Black Hawk
Obituary notices from Waterloo mourn several locals
Mortuary notices for John H. McMillan, born 1889 in Ireland, with details of his funeral at 1118 Lafayette and burial at Fairview. Also memorials for Harry L. Bushnell, George R. Norris, William L. Ferguson, and Pvt Lee R. Leckington with burial plans and survivor notes. Includes birthplaces, marriage details, and family connections.
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John GW. Maculan
John H. McMillan
Lafayette Street
J. B. Smith
Fairview
John Herbert McMillan
Ireland
Waterloo
Viola Talmer
Bernice Lucille
James
Thomas
Des Moines
Harry Bushnell
Harry L. Bushnell
Memorial Hall Hospital
Winthrop
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
A. D. Bushnell
Kistner
William L. Ferguson
Fourth Street West
Hileman & Gindt
Delhi
Daylight Saving Ends For Nation Tomorrow
Washington, Oct. 26. At 2 a.m. tomorrow the United States completes its daylight saving test by stopping clocks at the naval observatory and other time regulators for one hour while the sun catches up. Railroads halt trains one hour then resume, leaving most citizens as if no change occurred. Industrial groups say the experiment has been a success.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Naval Observatory
McAdoo
Chambers of Commerce
Geese and the Cow Route in 19th Century Goose Shoots
A historical account explains hunters using decoy cattle, cowhide blinds, and camouflage to approach geese feeding grounds. It describes geese as vigilant, the cow’s presence easing fear, and outlines a two-man cow-hide method that ends in a rapid volley. The piece also touches on sportsmanship, gun loads, and All-American versus British wing shooting practices.
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California
Middlewest
Pacific Coast
Dakotas
Mecca
Funeral services private for Vera Baker Henley
Vera Baker Henley died recently in Pensacola Florida. Born near Raymond in Black Hawk County she was the only child of H H Baker and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs J W Baker. The notice notes private funeral services will be held.
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Vera Baker Henley
Black Hawk County
Raymond
Pensacola
Fla
H. H. Baker
3. W. Baker
Great Lakes Navy Faces Injury Blues as Star Players Leave
Great Lakes coach Herman Olcott faces a string of injuries and player departures. Roscoe Minton, Leland Mendenhall, and Paul Dobson are departing for naval aviation and school, thinning the backfield. Quarterback Jimmy Conzelman and halfback Harry Hielson are sidelined by injuries.
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Great Lakes
Herman Qleott
Navy
Olcott
Roscoe Minton
University of Indiana
Minton
Iowa
Leland Mendenhall
Dunwoody Institute
Minneapolis
Mendenhall
Paul Dobson
Nebraska
Air Service
Boston
Tech
Harry Hielson
Jimmy Conzelman
Ehielson
Conzelman
Furloughs for Cedar Falls SATC. Philpot funeral
Cedar Falls issues furloughs to Student Army Training Corps members at the Teachers College after a three week quarantine amid smallpox and typhoid inoculations. John W. Philpot former Cedar Falls resident buried at Greenwood cemetery with service by Dr. W. W. Gist. George H. Wilson convalescing after surgery in Minneapolis. Miss Lydia Olmstead, Butler County pioneer, dies at 78 in New Hartford. funeral set for Sunday.
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Cedar Falls
Student Army Training Corps
Teachers’ College
George H. Wilson
Ran- Som
N. D
Minneapolis
Ih. L. Weisbard
A. Bishop
Olive Streets
J. D. Vanugy
Lake City
Ifs
W. Seifert
Waverly
Lydia Olmstead
Butler County
New Hartford
Mammoth potatoes from Ten Sleep spark interest
C J Brokaw of 020 Vermont Street displays potato samples from W H Brokaw near Ten Sleep Wyoming in the Big Horn Basin. The spuds weigh 2 pounds 13 ounces and 2 pounds 12 ounces. Also listed are a Watkins Special Lamp at 7.75 and Phelps' Glasses for headache at 518 Jefferson Fort.
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C. J. Brokaw
Vermont Street
W. HE. Brokaw
Ten Sleep
Wyo
Big Horn Basin
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George R. Norris
Caldwall
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A. C. Norris
Norris
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Pvt
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Ta Porte Road
Hoboken
N. J
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Indianapolis
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London
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Saaganyvwe
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