Waterloo Colored People to Aid Red Cross Drive
Waterloo plans a five day Red Cross drive with participation by colored residents led by attorney Milton F Fields and a committee including Mines John Buge R F Joyca Peter Dent and C Cheatham The local Red Cross reports aid to over 100 colored ex service men or families and 18 cases pending as officials explain citizenship and wartime claims complexities.
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Waterloo
Red Cross
Milton F. Pields
Mines
John Buge
R. F. Joyca
Peter Dent
R.C. Cheatham
Milton F. Fields
Jocal Red Cross
Mra
George B. Worthen
America
State Department
Altho
States
England
Endowment plan aims 3 million for Kansas City Symphony
Kansas City plans a 3 million endowment for the Symphony Orchestra through life insurance underwriting. George M Rider leads many solicitors with Ufa Insurance as financial agent. The Federation of Music Clubs backed with 25 thousand, aiming to perpetuate music in the city.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra Association
George M Rider
Rider
Ufa Insurance
Federation of Music Clubs
Symphony
Sigmund Sarzfeld
Harry
B. Burton
Kan
Mid-Continent Fuel Company
Burton
Switchmen's Union of North America
Princess Hermine Attacked Near Kaiser's Doorn Chateau
An unknown assailant struck Princess Hermine in the ear while she walked with her children near the Packplacer’s chateau at Doorn in the Netherlands. Police arrested several people but did not capture the culprit as Wilhelm’s entourage and the village quake with the incident.
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Doorn
Holland
Hermine
Wilhelm
Free Courier cooking classes draw 500 women in Waterloo
About five hundred Waterloo women attended the Courier free cooking school at the Waterloo theatre led by Miss Mary Schumacher. Merchants supported with a model kitchen, ingredients, and equipment. demonstrations covered quick breads deep fat frying doughnuts croquettes and muffins. Miss Schumacher urged accurate measurements proper temperatures and being intelligently lazy to cook well.
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Waterloo
Schumacher
Ethel Brown
West High School
Brown
Tod
Merchants
Paul Pavia Dry Goods Co
James Black Dry Goods
Hall-Ekfelt Co
Davidsons
Golden Rules
Booth Joseph's
Union Mill Co
Fowler Co
Sinnard's Grocery West
Ruby Elam
Sanitary Dairy Co
Courier Free
Towa Boy Scouts to Help Enforce Law Against Cigarettes
The Towa Boy Scouts will cooperate with state treasurer C. G. McCoy to enforce the law prohibiting sale of cigarettes or cigarette papers to minors. John H. Piper, regional scout master, urges firm enforcement and notes Iowa’s large scout presence ready to support the effort.
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Towa Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts
C. G. McCoy
Mr. McCoy
John H. Piper
Iowa
W. J. Burbank
Towa
Heavy Earthquakes Strike Luzon Near Manila
Manila reports a pair of strong earthquakes hitting Northern Luzon about 50 miles from Manila. The tremors caused soil disruption and wells to dry while officials assess damage, noting it as the most violent quake in 17 years. A Madrid shock near Villa Real also rattled wells and spawned five new sulphur springs.
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Manila
Luzon
Taat Velca
Madrid
Villa Real
Copper magnate spends millions on plant study
New York reports Col. William Boyen Thompson of Yonkers has invested millions to combat plant disease. He funded a plant hospital foundation and plans the Thompson Institute of Plant Research, aiming to avert future global food shortages by advancing plant science and disease prevention.
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International None
New York
Col
William Boyen
Yonkers
Thompson Institute of Plant Research
Thompson
Lim
Wiliam Crocker
United States
Honduran Election Lead Report From Tegucigalpa
Gen Tibureio Carias holds an apparent lead in incomplete returns from Sundays election in Honduras. The report notes Carias as opposition candidate for the presidency amid unsettled results and ongoing vote counting.
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Carias
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Tibureio Carias
Writer’s Fiction Snags Book Offer After Supper Visit
Jean Bowlett, an aspiring writer, concentrates on a new story while juggling household duties and a bustling visit from Mr. Arnold, editor of a magazine. A chance supper with the elderly guest yields encouragement and a possible payment, as her Johnnycake fame resurfaces. A closing note reports Chicago’s early snow on October 30 melting by noon.
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Jean
Hon
Joan
Baby Jimsey
Ton
Mrs. Wells
Bishop
Lilia
Tom
Johannyenke
Mr. Arnold
Johnnycake
Tomoy
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Courier’s School For Cooks
Waterloo Theatre
Rockfeller
Cracker
Chicago University
Brack Wnawk County Abstract Co
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I. Mickelson
George A. Underwood
Cedar Falls
Janes Weatt
Fred A
Henri Paul
Village of Winchford
Lucy A. Means
Oliver Langford
Virden
Lotte van Vors
James Vv. Hearn
Manson
Trunk A. Stone
R. Bixby
Riverview
Perry W. Gelangee
Walter Scott Williams
Kendall
4Th St
Y. Cullinan
Chard Cullinan
Pleasant View
Frans L. Mackey
Reitzel's
Stey
Lyle van Schoyck
van Schoyck
Eath
Adela H. Kem
Ani
Jimary
Janevar
Chicago
Paka
Onan
Mary K. Schumacher
Fowler
Courier Cooking School
Sinnard’s Grocery
West Side
Waterloo Theatre Today
Sanitary Dairy Company
Buck’s Stove and Range Company
Buck’ S
Buck
Bridge ST
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