IAGT Increment of OWA Troops Arrives in Camp
Des Moines reports that drafted men from Iowa Minnesota North Dakota and Illinois are arriving at Camp Dodge. About 600 Iowa men of the initial 6 percent have reached camp with the rest expected by week’s end, to total around 2250. Training starts Monday with drills tactics and rules, aiming to form non commissioned officers for the national army.
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Des Moines
Winnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Illinois
Camp Dodge
National Army
Alost
Plummer
Beaver Avenue
Army City
Kaiser painting destroyed in rail office insult
In a railroad office, H A Heald found a large painting of a German Kaiser steamship turned to the wall with a back note praising Germany. He declared and carried out his plan to destroy the picture, condemning its sentiment as war provoked.
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H. A. Heald
Germany
Looge
Mr. Heald
Winter 15 Near and Suit 6 Gone
Waterlo citizen reports loss of a watch and a suit of clothes in separate incidents. Ackley man L D Marsh alleges two negro men, Arthur Kelly and William Brown, took a suit of clothes as autumn winds approach. Kelly allegedly carried overalls for concealment. Also, Walter Fulkerson reports his watch missing after an interurban trip to Cedar Falls. A 1917 model car stolen from Solon and recovered by the mayor there. 14-year-old Elmer Bell sought shelter near Webster, IA, with unknown mother in Omaha. authorities unable to verify. Millinery shop advertising hats for all ages at 97 Franklin St.
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L.D. Marsh
Ackley
Mr. Marsh
Arthur Kelly
Kelly
William Brown
Waterloo
Trace
Walter Fulkerson
Berth Avenue
Cedar Falls
A. Brinker
Solon
Electric Park
Elmer Bell
C.D. Webster
Omaha
Bell
Semma Weatherton
Kahoka
Younster
Abandon Plan for Swiss Conference
Stockholm report on September 6 states plans for the Socialist conference at Zimmerwald, Switzerland, were abandoned due to passport problems faced by delegates. Some Russians and many Germans are expected to arrive to decide if the conference will proceed without full representation. Troelstra notes the Blackpool meetings likely doom Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Zimmerwald
Switzerland
Russia
Blackpool
Pieter J. Troelstra
Theodore Fautz Found Dead in Davenport
Theodore Fautz former Johnson county sheriff was found dead in his Davenport hotel room. Carener cites natural causes. Also noted are suit filings: G Waffle seeks 400 dollars from Chicago Great Western over a fire loss and C H Welch sues Sinn er Central for 195.65 dollars for freight paid but box not delivered.
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Davenport
Theodore Fautz
Johnson County
Fautz
Towa
G. Waffle
Lester Township
Chicago Great Western
C. H. Welch
Beulah
Waterloo
Sinerg Central
Seven larceny cases in Illinois car merchandise theft heard
Seven cases involving larceny charges stemming from merchandise stolen from Illinois cars were set for preliminary examination before Justice Upton B Kepford and were continued.
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Upton B. Kepford
Prisoner Earl Hall Returned From Anamosa Reformatory
Sheriff D. B. Henderson delivered Earl Hall to the state reformatory in Anamosa after Hall pleaded guilty to stealing two motorcycles and had been twice paroled.
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Henderson
Anamosa
Earl Hall
State Reformatory
Hall
Courier Patterns Order Form For Up To Date Designs
To obtain the Courier up to date pattern of accompanying design fill out the coupon and send it to Fashion Department Evening Courier Waterloo enclosing 10 cents for each pattern. These patterns allow for seams and all orders are filled as soon as possible but should reach you in ten days after sending in your order.
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Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Waterloo
High Tax Debates End in Senate Victory on War Profits
Washington Sept 6 the senate backed the finance committee plan for a total war profits tax of 1 256 billion dollars an increase of about 1 060 billion over present levies after votes 72 to 7 with debate opening on income tax provisions and a final decision expected tomorrow The measure would raise 850 million from incomes 360 million from corporations and the rest from individuals High tax supporters planned further fights but no clear push was seen. Washington Sept 6 war bond and certificate bill again faced Republican attacks in the house with expectations of passage without major changes and a final push for a congressional war expenditures committee amendment anticipated.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Finance Committee
House
Congressional
Library Substation Reopens in John Fiske School
Waterloo residents once using the Broad Way Pharmacy station will find the library substation reopened in the John Fiske school building this Friday. A new collection for adults and children has been chosen and the station will operate Fridays from 3:30 to 6:30 for book distribution.
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Waterloo East
Broadway Pharmacy
John Fiske
Big Increase in School Enrollment in East District
Enrollments across east schools jump by 156 from the first week of 1916 with totals rising to 2,982 for the term. Our Lady of Victory academy reports 350 students, St. Mary’s parochial school 270, and Sacred Heart parochial school 160, while west schools’ figures await compilation. A commercial course has been added this year and proves popular.
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Alcott
Fiske
Hawthorne
LaFayette
Lincoln
McKinlay
Washington
Alh High School
Our Lady of Victory Academy
St. Mary's Parochial School
Sacred Heart Parochial School
Radicals Win Sweeping Victory in Petrograd
Petrograd voters backed the Social Revolutionaries with 182000 votes, the Bolsheviks 174000, and the Constitutional Democrats 101000. The SRs elected 73 municipal councillors, the Bolsheviki 70, and the CD 44 in the municipal elections.
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Petrograd
Social Revolutionaries
Bolsheviks
Constitutional Democrats
Social
Bolsheviki
China rejects allied offer to buy seized ships
Peking says allied governments cannot purchase or charter German ships seized when Germany and China broke relations. The vessels are being handed to a Chinese syndicate to bolster Chinese merchant marine.
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Peking
Germany
China
Boy Scouts To Clean Up River In Waterloo Effort
Labor under the direction of Jess Barly, Waterloo Y.M.C.A. boys secretary, launches a campaign where Boy Scouts will organize into divisions to direct public improvements. They will dredge the Cadara river below the dam near Fourth Street bridge, removing debris as they move upstream. J.T. Houser, general secretary of the Y.M.C.A., oversees the project.
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Jess Barly
Y.om. CG. A
Arly
Hoy Scouts of
Waterloo
Cadar
W. R. Law
Fourth Street
J.T. Houser
Schedule shifts for religious education and events announced
The notice lists Bible classes starting October 1, shop meetings November 1, educational classes December 1, and gymnatum classes October 1. It also states Mr Houser was informed that the annual meeting of general engraving, planned for September 7 in Des Moines, has been postponed to September 18.
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Houser
Des Moines
Probation and Truant Officer Appointed in Black Hawk County
The first regular salaried parole officer for Black Hawk County is named Miss Misa Grace Ament of Chicago at 761 dollars a month. Waterloo and East Waterloo districts will pay 26 dollars monthly during the school year if she accepts. Ament comes from the Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago, with a career focused on delinquent youths and preventing juvenile court involvement.
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Black Hawk County
Misa Grace Ament
Chicago
Board of Education
Waterloo
East Waterloo
Miss Ament
Juvenile Protective Nssociation of
Miago Amont
Juvenila Court
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OWA
Kaiser
Waterlo Citizen
Franklin St
Allied
Marsh-Place
THE
Arant Shoe Shop
Waterloo Electrical
BOY Scouts
Bon Ton
Worcester
Royal Worcester and
Burch Bros
New York
Drs. Myers & Summers
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