Labor Day Parade and Colosseum Program Highlights
A large Labor Day celebration in the city featured a morning parade and an afternoon program at the Coliseum in Chautauqua Park with Judge Martin J. Wade delivering a patriotic address. About 2,500 attendees heard praise for Samuel Gompers and labor leadership as entertainment included races, pie eatings, tug of war, rope skipping, boxing and wrestling. Prizes, auction proceeds for the Red Cross, and a later union meeting were noted, with ongoing plans to finalize event details and collect leftover items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etty
Chautanqa Park
Martin J. Wade
Federal Court
Wade
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Red Cross
Palane
Lne
A. J. Weigle
Charles Mauser
W. G. Butters
Arch Hayes
Weigle
Mauser
Henry Stafford
Arthur Malcolm
Harold Colvin
John Johnson
Willie Hovey
Alice Benson
Ruth Lincoln
Leath Dutcher
Blossom Yockey
Aurelia
Lyndall Krueger
Mr. D. Haywood
Myrna Seller
Jessie Medd
Efternon
Gipe
Briggs
Lloyd Huntley
Spider Eurth
A. R. Slade
H. W. Tromanhauser
Hig Vervéers
Fred Pewait
Social Welfare Lexene
Gadte
Brotherhoad
Moulders’ Union
Loving
Ups
Hine
General Labor Committee
Labor Temple
Major Allied Breakthroughs in Northern France Fronts
British and Canadian forces surge through northern France driving back German defenses around Douai Cambrai and Queant with a widening advance toward Estaires Armentieres and Lille. French American troops under Mandat Mangin press northeast of Soissons burning ammo dumps and pursuing a retreating enemy toward Chemin des Dames as the long battle line shifts.
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France
Dreecurt-Queant Hue
Eperpigny
Doyal
Queant
Noreuil
Douai
Cambrai
Lindenburg
Lille
Soissons Plateau
Mangin's
Soissons
Souissons Plateau
Mandigin
Vauxaillon
Chemin Des iDames
Loan Workers Prepare for Canvass in Mock Battle
A reporter witnessed a staged game inside a Black Hawk bank room where Rev. P F W Court and M L Bowman faced off in a novel tug of hats to determine who would lead a charitable canvass. Clerks and scenographers watched as hats flew after three ties, ending in a truce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
One Bervice League
Black Hawk Tank
PF. W. Court
M. L. Bowman
First M.om
Servis Ieuan
Aind
Service League Plans Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign
Waterloo leaders gather at the Y M C A tonight to organize the fourth liberty loan drive. Commander M L Bowman will chair a crucial meeting for captains and lieutenants, with reorganization and vacancies to be addressed to bolster the war effort. The event hinges on worker attitude and participation.
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Waterloo
Y. M
Service League
M. L. Bowman
Meutenlant
Nation's Dead and Wounded Casualty List Names Iowa Solders
Washington September 3 The War Department released casualty lists listing 958 names including twelve Iowans. Killed in action Osro Tom W Kelley Weedon Pvt Floyd B Hocton Burlington Pvt Carl GL Litterer Claresville Pvt John G Huber Foesta Pvt Earl Welters Mt Ayr Pvt Charles I Woods Imogene Pvt Emil E Webbeking Waterloo Pvt Louis Zapf Littleport Wounded in action degree undetermined Pvt John Jossph Whey Des Moines Pvt George R Little Primghar Pvt Robert L Earry Clarinda John C Henrichs Atlantic
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Osro
Tom W. Kelley
Weedon
Floyd B. Hocton
Burlington
Carl GL. Litterer
Claresville
John G. Huber
Foesta
Earl Welters
Mt. Ayr
Charles I. Woods
Imogene
Emil E. Webbeking
Waterloo
Louis Zapf
Littleport
John Jossph Whey
Des Moines
George R. Little
Primghar
Robert L. Earry
Clarinda
John C. Henrichs
Atlantic
Suit for Heart Balm Dismissed by Agnes Witt
A breach of promise suit filed in March 1917 by Miss Agnes Witt against Merl Hughes for 16000 dollars was dismissed without prejudice after 78 months in district court. Witt alleged Hughes pursued her since 1911, courtship to 1914, engagement in 1916, broken in November 1916. Hughes denied all allegations.
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Day
Agnes Witt
Merl Hughes
Hughes
Miss Witt
Miss Wit
Finghes
Police Matron Report Details August Calls
The police matron's August report shows unusually high activity with 99 calls and 30 outside tips. AML Warr attributes the surge to intensified anti social disease campaigns, noting 21 arrests five censored, four positions obtained and four searches for stolen goods alongside routine visits and inspections.
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Aml Warr
Trap shoot announced for La Porte City next Wednesday
Charles Hummel, manager, announces a trap shoot to be held at La Porte City next Wednesday. The event aims to attract local marksmen and promote shooting sports in the community.
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LA Porte City
Charles Hummel
The Ideal Wife and a Woman’s Health Tonic Ad
A vintage ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a restorative tonic for women suffering headaches backaches nervousness and the blues. It touts a successful man praising his wife and urges all nomadic women to build up their systems with the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Grocery ad with assorted pantry staples and prices
An apparent early 20th century storefront listing diverse items and prices including pancake flour soda crackers milk butter beans oats cereal coffee sugar syrup olives tea lard and canned goods. The ad emphasizes low prices and promotes a store on East Fourth Street with a phone number.
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Ross Creamery
Japan
East Fourth St
War War supplies and gun club meet planned events
The notice outlines a shooting event program with six 25 third events, an entry fee of 8, and prize distribution under a high gun system. Western traps and White rev targets will be used. The event starts at 9 am with Charles Hymer as cashier and T RyHaan as chief. Chief Hansen and family returned from a Pennsylvania trip noting busy war production in the east and 500 trucks observed in Ohio. A Courier want ad promises strong results.
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Gay, Sept. l
Stefken
Charles Hymer
T. Ry
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Niagara Falls
Brookville
Anna Hansen
Hansen
Ohio
Prices soar at first farm sale near Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls on Sept 3 reports high prices for stock and grain at the P. A. Dunbar sale with receipts reaching 7200 dollars. Prices noted include sheep 26 dollars a head cows 86 dollars hogs 21 75 dollars corn in the field 46450 dollars oats 69 dollars horses 125 dollars and more. Application notices on nurse training emphasize education as a gate to war work.
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Cedar Falls
P. A. Dunbar
Defense Council Urges Girls to Educate Themselves
The women’s council of defense urges city girls to pursue high school education as openings in city high schools and nurse recruiting efforts converge. It notes enrollment lags behind demand and stresses education as vital for national needs.
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Defense Council
Women’s Council of Defense
A Beautiful Woman Diet Advice Ad
A short advertisement notes that a beautiful woman has good digestion and suggests light meats if digestion is faulty. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen digestion and lists a price of 25 cents.
War Work Overseas Applications At Y M C A
Two men and a woman filed for overseas war work with J T Houser Y M C A secretary. Miss Marguerite Lynch of Waucoma seeks canteen service in France. C C Stotts of Kern Street applied for Y work in France, employed by Early Music. John A Perkins of Waverly also seeks the same work.
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J. T. Houser
Marguerite Lynch
Waucoma
France
C. C. Stotts
Kern Street
Early’ Music Company
John A. Perkins
Waverly
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Arly Morning A. P
Nol Pocjee
Oss Dena Lock
Daz Gestaen Sompas
Bears
Castoria
Washington, BD. C
War Department
Wounan
Dineige
Alee
Stinehart
Cash and Delivery Grocery
Naval Officer
Homie
East
Gome
Franklin CO
Moore & Moore, Inc
Canfield Yard
Fales Avenue
J. B. Ridenour
Commercial Street
Y. M. GC. A. Wor
Sneiew
W. S
ARMY
East Fourth Street
Oxford
Bolivias
Siberia
Evora
New York
Scane’s
Scane’s Better Clothes Shop
Hou
Ony Lof Kuppfenheimer
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