Police fatally wound two officers in Aurora gun attack
Two officers Alfred Olin and Lester Wedermaier were likely fatally shot by two men after an automobile stop near Aurora. The suspects fled toward Chicago as investigators sought the vehicle and its license. Police also hunted William Van Gundy, linked to an earlier burglary tools arrest, for comparison with the suspect car.
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Associated Press
Aurora
Alfred Olin
Lester Wedermaier
Olin
Weder- Mauier
Chicago
Wm. van Gundy
Theolice
Vanundy
Army Doctor Describes Influenza Camp Duties and Observations
Captain J B Brinkman, Waterloo physician turned army surgeon at Fort Riley then Camp Travis, writes from Texas on treating pneumonia amid a 40 000 man camp near San Antonio. He details ward work, Red Cross nurses, and the epidemic response, praising the tempo of care and the support from M C A Knights of Columbus and other relief groups.
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J. EB. Brinkman
Waterloo
Fort Riley
Kan
Camp Travis
Tex
Travis
Port, Riley
Doc
Carrie Nation
Wwe
Washington
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Kelly Field
Red Cross
Knights of Columbus
Last Night's News in Brief
New York Count James Minet te, interned enemy alien, disclosed alleged negotiations by Caillaux and von Luxburg to reestablish Caillaux power in France in 1915 and seek a separate peace with Germany. The Toy Makers Association urged a law barring German toys at U.S. ports until the central powers submit to allied peace terms. Influenza and pneumonia cases rose at army camps with new soldiers cited as cause. Fifteen thousand Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America went on strike seeking a 44 hour week and 20 percent wage rise.
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New York
James Minette
Joseph Caillaux
Count von Luxburg
Caillaux
France
Germnany
Depauty
Becker
The
Toy Makers' Association of America
Congress
Washington, D. C
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Allied Breakthrough Across Piave Drives Wedge Toward Oderzo
Allied Italian and British forces push across the Piave on a wide front, driving a wedge toward Oderzo. French Debeney forces gain in the Guise area while American units advance with French troops. British along the Scheldt may turn the line northward as Haig eyes Valenciennes.
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Piave
Oderzo
Brenta
Montello
Piava
Monte Pertiea
Piaye
Montello Plateau
Plave
Pecessae
Debeney
Guise
Hirsaon
Janks
Valenciennes
Scheldt
Field Marshal
Haig
Ghent
Verdun
Tigris
LO Niles
A W Brown Named Trustee of City Waterworks
At a city council meeting Mayor R G Thompson announced A W Brown’s appointment to the board of trustees of the city waterworks to replace the late J E Sedgwick. The unanimous vote endorsed the selection. Brown, longtime Waterloo businessman, has served as city councilman and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo Club. He is secretary treasurer of the Brown Crockery Company, 187 Bridge Street.
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Tast
R G. Thompson
A. W. Brown
City Waterworks
J. E. Sedgwick
Brown
Waterloo
Chamber of Commerce and
Waterloo Club
Brown ‘Crockery Company
Bridge Street
D Annunzio Praised As World Leading Airman In London
London reports Gabriele D Annunzio, Italian poet and dramatist, is lauded as a premier airman. At over fifty, he is credited with bold aerial feats, fearless squadron leadership, and innovative tactics feared by Austrians, with rumors he carries poison if captured.
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Gabriele D’annunzio
London
Associated Press
Gabriele D’ Annunzio
Daily Express
Italy
Vienna
R D’annunzio
Aliens near Waterloo war plants must move or obtain permits
Unnaturalized Germans and other aliens over 14 within a half mile of Waterloo munitions or army plants must relocate or secure a permit from U S Marshal at the post office by November 74 or 8. Registrations do not waive the permit requirement. Applicants must bring three small mounted photos and employers or a reputable American must vouch for employment. Employers should list workers to Marshal Moore. Permit zones extend a half mile around arsenals, camps, forts, factories.
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Waterloo
Army
E. R. Moore
Dubuque
Marshal Moore
Taxicabs Seek Higher Rates Amid Rising Costs
A. L. Bradley urged the city council to permit higher taxi fares, citing gas, driver, and repair costs. The ordinance committee will study the issue and report. Cit Clerk Johnson was told to press Welsbach Lighting for better citywide illumination as complaints reach the council.
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A. L. Bradley
Welsbach Lighting Company
Cit
A. EB. Johnson
Assignment of Cases for Municipal Court
Assignment of cases was made by Judge W WN Birdsall in municipal court yesterday afternoon as follows Oct 29 Peterson & Duke vs Henderson Oct 30 Elberson vs Bergen Waterloo Savings bank vs Hinson People's Savings bank vs Henderson Oct 31 Thrensky vs Green Pick vs Kaiker Goss vs Ellis Williams Clark vs Mason U S Cal Co vs Unique Cleaners 1 Nov 1 Parrishter vs Olinger Nov 6 Alexander s Vane Logan vs Guenther Nov 8 H Channon Co vs Waterloo Sand Gravel Co. Girls too hospitable Indiscreet antics by a few young girls in Waterloo have elicited unfavorable comment by soldiers and officers passing thru this city lately. Girls guilty of improper conduct are from 14 to 17 years of age it is reported. One officer stated a girl 15 years old had shaken his hand four times since he arrived. The next time she comes and grabs hold of me I will tell her a few things the officer told a Waterloo woman who came circumspectly to bid the boys good luck. Ark smokeless coal and cake last Equal to Poeshuntas Phone 872 Cadvertisement.
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W. WN. Birdsall
Peterson & Duke
Henderson
Elberson
Bergen
Waterloo Savings Bank
Hinson
People's Savings Bank
Thrensky
Green
Pick
Kaiker
Goss
Ellis
Williams & Clark
Mason
U.S. Cal. Co
Unique Cleaners
Parrishter
Olinger
Alexander
Vane
Logan
Guenther
S—H. Channon Co
Waterloo Sand & Gravel Co
Waterloo
Doctor Who Volunteer for Navy Fails Physical
Dr. Sidney D. Smith county coroner volunteered for the U S naval reserves and was examined at Great Lakes Illinois yesterday but rejected on physical grounds. He spent Sunday with Dr. E T Jaynes in Waterloo and was later with Dr F L Vanderveer at Northwestern Evanston.
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Sidney D. Smith
United States Naval
Great Lakes
Ill
Smith
E. T. Jaynes
Waterloo
Fort Sheridan
F. L. Vanderveer
Cedar Falls
Army Training Corps
Northwestern University
Evanston
Dr. Vanderveer
Special induction for registrants to Marine Corps
Induction papers and acceptances have been received for Twin K Kann John William Morri cal and Lester Ball in Paris for the marine corps. They will leave Friday for St Paul to begin army service. The board has induction papers for Edward W H Maxfield for the first reserve training brigade, but he has not signed yet. If he accepts he will be given transportation to Minot.
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Trwin K. Kann
John William Morrical
Lester Ball
Paris
Marine Corps
Wa'erlon
St. Paul
Edward WH. Maxfield
Maxfield
Mincola
I. 1
Esteemed Remedy Cures Diarrhoea and Bowel Troubles
Mrs. W Cowswell of Andrews Indiana praises Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine for diarrhoea and all bowel troubles. Her mother used it for years and still keeps it in the house.
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Chamberlain
W. Cowswell
Andrews
Ind
Catholics to Resume Services in Local Churches
Masses will restart in St Joseph's Sacred Heart and St Mary's churches. Very Rev Slattery announces Friday schedules with 6 and 9 am mass times at St Joseph's, plus multiple morning masses on Saturday and Sunday. Rev Malloy and Rev Kunster outline Friday 5:30 7 and 9 am at Sacred Heart and 5:30 7 and 9 am at St Mary's with standard Sunday hours.
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St. Joseph’s
Sacred Heart
St. Mary’s
RE. J. Slattery
St. Joseph's
J. M. Malloy
Henry Kunster
St. Mary's
Heavy fines assessed to disorderly inmates
Police raided a house at 1414 Commercial Street and arrested six inmates. Four men stayed in jail, two men posted $10 bonds and were released. Before Judge W N Birdsall each man was fined $100 for being inmates of a disorderly house. Some fines may be remitted for industrious workers. The women in court retained counsel and were rearrested with bonds set at $100 each, remaining in bail custody.
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Commercial Street
W. N. Birdsall
Milk testing to be reinstated in Waterloo city
Waterloo to reintroduce bacteriological and tuberculin milk testing. City council approved an agreement with Dr C P Thompson of the state dairy and food department and E B Estes of the Iowa State Dairy Association to hire an expert for milk inspection at 25 dollars monthly. The inspector will supplement, not replace, the sanitary officer’s work, with most costs covered by the state and dairy association.
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Waterloo
Committee On Public Health and
C. P. Thompson
State Dairy and Food Department
Estes
Iowa State Dairy Association
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertised cold cure claims to cure grippe misery by two hour doses of Pape's Cold Compound. It opens stuffed nostrils, stops discharge, relieves headache fever throat and sneezing, costs only a few cents and needs no assist from others. Do not substitute.
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Pape
Chronic Catarrh Linked to Recurrent Cols and Treatment
Chronic catarrh stems from neglecting a cold or successive colds, turning acute inflammation into a chronic condition. Proper and prompt treatment ends further trouble. Parents who ignore their children's colds risk chronic catarrh that may not fully heal. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for relief and effectiveness.
Movement to Rename Iowa Field Hecker Field
W J Atkinson led a campaign to rename University of Iowa Town Field in honor of Lieut Hecker who died in France. A decision on the issue is expected on Homecoming Day November 9 after Atkinson received widespread responses supporting the change. Hecker was among the university’s greatest football players and the first prominent athlete to die for democracy.
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W. J. Atkinson
University of Iowa
Town Field
Hecker
Red Hecker
France
Atkinson
Ube
Lieut. Hecker
Be Bracknell Cedar Malls Succeeds Newman on Commission
Be Bracknell Cedar Malls reports J B Newman resigns as mayor and Camp Pike voting commission member. Arthur W Bicknell appointed to fill the post in the city. Amsterdam note describes Germany's shoe shortage and hotel theft concerns amid wartime.
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BE. Bracknell
Cedar Malls
J. B. Newman
Cedar Fails
Camp Pike
Ark
Arthur W. Bicknell
Buffalo Bill's Pal Foley Dies in Omaha After Nightfall
Thomas J. Foley, longtime Omaha resident and Bosom companion of Buffalo Bill Cody, died shortly after midnight. He spent 40 years in Omaha and ran a local buffet frequented by notable figures from the old plains days, obituary notes his death.
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Omaha
Neb
Thomas J. Foley
Buffalo Bill" Cody
Christians fear second Boxer uprising in China
New York reports distress across northern China as secret conspirators terrorize villagers at night demanding money and targeting Christians. Observers link renewed Boxer leaders to present unrest, noting a drop in church attendance and widespread fear from Bunsel to dawn while authorities hesitate to move.
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China
New York
Methodist Moscopal Church
G. R. Davis
Tientsin
Tsunhua
Chris Hans
Mr. Davis
Bunsel
Russia
Press Comment on Wilson Partisan Appeal Across Papers
A compilation of editorials from Washington Star Washington Herald Hartford Courant St Paul Pioneer Press Minneapolis Journal on President Wilson’s partisan appeal. Editors criticize the approach as brinkmanship risking leadership while others praise his stature though wary of dictatorial aims. The discourse notes potential impacts on Democratic control and war peace policy.
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Wilson
Washington Star
Pardy
Jackson
Oo Hartford Courant
House of Congress
Republican delegation to congress from Iowa stakes war themes
The Kansas City Star argues the republicans share burdens in congress as the two party system tests a wartime peace. It states the president would bar Republicans from effective votes in government shaping the peace agenda.
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Congress
Iowa
Kansas City Star
Danderine Hair Ad Promises Beautiful Hair
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine claiming thick light wavy hair and a dandruff free scalp after a few uses. It promises new hair growth and urges readers to buy from drug stores or toilet counters, appealing to loyalty and beauty.
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Lonce
Tee
Horde
Knowlton
Jae Gotek
Venus
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