Miners Say Wilson Not Their Boss
The United Mine Workers denounce Secretary Wilson in a telegram arguing the cabinet and president overstep constitutional rights by labeling the miners' strike a crime. J L Lewis defends labor freedom, calls the presidential statement an assault on thirteenth and fourteenth amendment protections and urges workers to resist coercive measures.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Wilson
United States
Joe
Laper
United
Supreme Court
Congress
Births Reported From Local Families
To Bir and Mrs Kittry Blaine Hackere Castle Tit on Sept 24 a daughter to Mrs Irvin B Greme 990 Hammond on Oct 12 a son To Mr and Mrs Samuel Rabber Third Avenue West on Oct 16 a daughter Frances Eathor
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Bir
Kittry Blaine Hackere
F MacDonough Visits Waterloo as Secretary Arrives
Edward F. MacDonough newly elected secretary of the Greater Waterloo association, arrived in Waterloo for a short conference with local officers before returning to St Paul. He spent three days at the national convention of commercial club secretaries in Indianapolis and plans to discuss policies with officers until he settles permanently in Waterloo. He expects to wind up duties in St Paul and arrange family relocation, noting Waterloo housing as a major challenge.
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Edward F. MacDonough
Greater Waterloo Association
Waterloo
Association
St. Pau
MacDonough
Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Ind
New
Waterloo Association
Greater Waterloo Organization
American Legion to Settle Policy at National Meet
The Minneapolis American Legion convention opens November 10 with about 2,500 delegates from all states. Key decisions will cover national headquarters, postwar policy on bonus, war risk insurance, education, and land legislation for discharged service members. Headquarters planned at Hotel Radisson with delegates housed in one hotel. National officers Franklin D Otler and Eric Fisher Wood lead the HQ efforts. Henry D. Lindsley chairs the national executive committee. Each state to send two advance delegates to form committees guiding the remainder of attendees.
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United States
Minneapolis
Eric Fisher Wood
Henry D. Lindsley
Jonal
He Will Tee
French depopulation overhyped by large letter flood
Paris October 4 By Mat flood of letters reaching trustees of a one million franc fund distributes 25 000 francs to families with more than nine children as a depopulation criterion. The claim depopulation in France is not as bad as reported. Candidates boast of large families including St Childran with over two thousand letters from parents claiming progeny of more than five children.
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Paris
Mat
M. Gognac
France
Orgy of Gasoline Scored by Deputy in French Chamber
Deputy Emmanuel Brousse angrily criticized ministers in the chamber calling it an orgy of gasoline. He published figures showing ministers using multiple cars while omitting Premier Clemenceau's vehicle, highlighting alleged excess and neglect of military fears.
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Paris
Mall
Emmanuel Brousse
Chamber of Deputies
Mminister
Brousse
Clemencent
City in Brief Highlights From Last Night’s Storm and Local Happenings
A half inch of rain fell in last night’s storm per government gauge. Mrs. W. C. Frehse travels to Clifton Arizona for the winter to stay with daughter Mrs. George Drysdale. Walter Manahl is new in Uncle Sam’s service stationed at the post office. Martin Noll Cresco 62 and Mary C. Van Woet Waterloo 49 were issued a marriage license yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. S. Raabe and Mrs. J. B. Peck Belle Fourche S D visit sister Mrs. S. I. Brown. A 00day vacation granted to A. B. Ward, city post office clerk, begins today. A police patrolman found an honorable discharge from the army last evening. Mrs. Myron Congison, visiting her niece Mrs. Edith Winn, has returned to Los Angeles. A. E. also returned from a week in St. Louis and Springfield. Marla visited his parents in that state. Jessie Spores files for separation from Abe Spores, married Dubuque Feb 11, 1915. separation since Nov 1, 1917, alleges cruelty and drunkenness. Forty Helmet lodge Knights of Pythias members journeyed by auto to Tracr for initiation. banquet and program preceded. Wallace MacMonies of New York, rep of American Jersey Cattle Club extension, in the city to meet Jersey breeders and discuss conditions to stimulate the craft.
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W. C. Frehse
Clifton
Ariz
George Drysdale
Walter Manahl
Uncle Sam
Martin Noll
Cresco
Mary C. van Woet
Waterloo
J. S. Raabe
J. 8. Peck
Belle Fourche
I. Brown
Lafayette Street
A. B. Ward
City
Army
Pace
Myron Congison
Wdith Winn
T. L. Forhan
Los Angeles
Cal
A. E
St. Louis
Springfield
Marla
Jessie Spores
Abe Spores
Dubuque
Spores
Helmet Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Tracr
Tracer
Waterloo Knights
Wallace MacMonies
New York
American Jersey Cattle Club
E. R. Shoemaker
Hugh G. van Pelt
Mr. MacMonies
Jersey
North Russia report of gains in Onega sector
Archangel report says the north army advanced with anti Bolshevik forces reaching Dirmichell, forming a junction with railway front units. In Onega sector 2,000,000 cartridges and tents are reported captured. Roadways show many bodies and abandoned vehicles as Bolsheviks fled into forests.
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Archangel
Dirmichell
Earth
Onesa
Onega
Fire alarms report small chimney fire at 714 Hammond
Noble Little's chimney fire near 714 Hammond Avenue prompted a 10:55 p m call after a neighbor reported sparks. No damage reported. An awning at Waterloo Office Supply, 617 Water Street, burned Wednesday afternoon. firemen extinguished it by 4:80. Cause blamed on a missing engine or a lit cigarette. Damages slight.
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Noble Little
Hammond Avenue
Watterloo Ofice Supply Company
Water Street
Postmaster Warns on War Saving Stamps Scams
Postmaster M H Kelly warns that unscrupulous people are exploiting savers in War Saving Stamps by selling $5 stamps at $4, while actual value tomorrow is $4.34 and today is $4.33. Original purchasers can redeem only with their own stamps at the city post office, or risk loss. Public urged to redeem at Mr Weily's office for full face value.
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M. H. Kelly
W. S
C G W Tops No Accident Drive In State Rail News
The Chicago Great Western Railway leads among U S railroads in the no accident safety drive, per C G W safety chair G O Perkins. In a week and a half only one minor accident mars the record, a freight steam engine topple injuring a fireman. Oregon Railway & Navigation is noted as the only similar large line.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
United States
Safety Department of the Railroad Administration
G. O. Perkins
Chicago
Great Western
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Pacific Northwest
Perkins
Increased Buying Power Boosts Midwest Economy
Chicago reports fed upturn in purchasing power driven by three years of wage gains and farm prosperity. Businesses expand capacity, banks note heavy borrowing while retailers show luxury demand and cautious stock building amid high prices. Auto demand seen as insatiable with planned financing schemes and long freight car shortages. Meat prices ease little from last year though food costs stay elevated. silk hosiery and fish markets show uneven demand.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve
Middlewest
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
YMCA Notes Inaugurate Free Night For City Boys
The boys committee of the YMCA begins a free weekly night for city grade school boys aged 12 and up. The first event is Friday Oct 21 at the Washington school with 4 15 pm kickoff, basketball drills, then a pool ad journment. About 30 boys expected, with future weeks announced. sfeer
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Washington
Richardson
Morris
Washington School
Hallowe'en
Reed
Shera
Doctor Kachelmacher Ends Life En Route to Sanatorium
Dr. Christian Kachelmacher, eye ear and nose specialist from Fargo, killed himself in the Plaza hotel Chicago while en route to Battle Creek to enter a sanitarium for recovery from a nervous breakdown. He was accompanied by Dr. Olafson Sande. Sande found him after returning to the room. The body was moved to Alexian Brothers hospital where he died. Fire at Shell Rock damages apartment building and shop below.
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Chicago
Christian Kachelmacher
Fargo
N. D
Plaza Hotel
Kachelmacher
Battle Creek
Mich
Olafson Sande
Sands
Rachelmacher
Dr. Rachelmacher
Alexian Brothers’ Hospital
Shell Rock
Earl Johnson
Brown & Apfel
Mortuary Notices for Nellie May Anderson and Gaby Chartes
Nellie May Anderson died shortly after noon yesterday from a nervous breakdown likely linked to a long influenza illness. Born August 15, 1855 in Sacramento, she lived in Des Moines for 23 years and married Carl Anderson on September 18, 1907. Survived by husband, her mother, and sister Maude Harris. Funeral and burial in Des Moines after remains moved to Petersen Bros. mortuary. Gaby Chartes, son of Charles and Tarr, died at 3 p.m. Wednesday. funeral and burial at Faireview following services at O Neefe & wound chapel.
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Nellie May Anderson
Sacramento
Cal
Julian Allan
Des Moines
Carl Anderson
Maude Harris
Petersen Bros
Gaby Chartes
Charles Tarr
Mulberry Street
O'Neefe & Wound Chapel
Faire View
Season of Broken Arms Now at Hand
Physicians warn that cold weather will cause more injuries as engines crank and sidewalks slip. The expert notes that cars starting in cold weather can kick back, urging motorists to empty hot water from manifolds or prime engines with ether or high test gas before cranking by hand.
Waterloo veterans sent to armory for first Legion show
A Waterloo World War veterans notice orders all ex service men to attend the Armory tonight at 8 for a Legion entertainment. The event is free of war tax, paid by the local chapter, and features vaudeville acts and a battle royal. Jurist J B Williams and Bert Willford will speak or participate. About 2000 invitation cards were issued.
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Waterloo
American Legion
Armory
Legion
Altho
J. B. Williams
District Court
Bert Willford
The
Xantippe
Factory robbing Chicago kitchen of domestic aid
Chicago reports a domestic labor shortage as maids and house workers rush to factories for regular hours, steady pay, and independence. Illinois Free Employment Bureau and North Shore Employment Agency confirm fewer domestic job applications as workers seek factory positions, prompting more families to board lodging for the winter.
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Chicago
Tlinois Free Employment Bureau
North Shore Employment Agency
Clerics' Wives Smoke in Britain Majority of Men O K Habit
London reports from Oct 30 that West End tobacconists say Englishmen broadly approve of wives smoking. Shops sell cigarets to women nearly as often as to men, with men even buying for their wives after quitting for themselves. Clergymen who do not smoke themselves sometimes buy Turkish cigarets for their womenfolk. Smoking among working class women remains uncommon, but among middle and upper classes the husband who objects to his wife smoking is rare.
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Associated Press
London
West End
Reversible Airship Propeller Cuts Stop Distance
Dayton reports tests of a reversible air plane propeller enabling landings within 50 feet, boosting climb speed by 40 percent and allowing higher altitude firing. Inventor Seth Hart of Los Angeles. tests at McCook aviation field.
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Dayton, O
McCook Aviation Field
Sctual
Seth Hart
Los Angeles
Cal
Shanghai Mail Uses U S Stamps on Local Postage Shift
A Waterloo philatelist notes a Shanghai development where letters from Americans in Shanghai to the U S now carry plain U S stamps without overprints. Previously Shanghai used its own stamps for local mail. The shift prompts questions about U S control or influence over the Chinese port.
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U.S
Shanghai
China
America
U.S. A
U. S
Waterloo
Europe
Sam
M E Brotherhood Revived for Winter Plans at First Methodist
The First Methodist M E Brotherhood, dormant for two years, revived in basement parlors last night under President A F Gates with 62 members after a supper by the Ladies Aid. They reorganized, elected officers, and set a winter schedule while committees of about 50 more will be named. An introduction stunt featured members presenting the next person in line with names, occupations, and residences. The next meeting on Nov 8 will feature H B Kelly speaking for the Red Cross on Italy, a drum corps concert, and supper.
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Brotherhood of
First Methodist Church
A. F. Gates
Ladies’ Aid Society
G. V. Orr
P. H. Paulsen
Brotherhood
H. B. Kelly
Red Cross
Europe
Italy
Drumcorps
Thieves Carry Off Large Safe From Newark Shoe Company
Thieves, seen by bystanders near police, dragged a 500 pound safe from the Newark Shoe Company to Forest Park and blew it open. The safe contained $350 and advertising materials.
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ST. Louis
Pratanders
Newark Shoe Company
Forest Park
Kidnapped Ottumwa Girl Searched For Without Clue
Ottumwa, Oct. 30. Little Anna Marie Winter, the 6 year old daughter of Nic Winters, was abducted en route to school on Oct. 14. A car halted near the curb, a woman coaxed the child inside, and the vehicle with two women and a man has not been seen since. The case follows a custody dispute in Wapello County before the state supreme court, which upheld a prior district court ruling.
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Ottumwa
Anna Marie Winter
Nic Winters
Wapello County
Theother
Wintex
District Court
Ragged Divorced Ma Pleads for Freedom from Debtor
New York Oct 30 In tatters his bare feet showing through holes in wornout shoes Dav Goldhaber, member of New York famous Alimony club, knelt before Justice Peter A Kendrick and begged to be freed from a debtor prison He wants work and earn alimony for his wife Mrs Goldhaber wore silk and furs and asked that he be kept in jail until he could produce bond of 500 for back payment He has been in jails since March 2 Mrs Goldhaber has taken no step to enforce judgment and the justice ruled a man may be held indefinitely as she does or until he produces the bond demanded
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New York
Dav. Goldhaber
Peter A. Kendrick Yeterday
Goldhaber
Pelican Bill Charms Santa Cruz After Rescue By OConnor
In Santa Cruz California a pelican nicknamed Bill, rescued by garage mechanic Alice O Connor after oiling at Seabright Beach, becomes devoted to humans and returns daily for food and attention. He even rides with O Connor and remains at the garage, greeting all people and animals nearby, a local tale of unlikely companionship.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Bih
Seabright Beach
Alice O'Connor
Hit O'Connor
Bill
Poe
Tavenne
San Lorenzo
O'Connor
Pelican
Santa Or
O’connor
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