Nobles Bow at Shrine in Waterloo Parade
Shriners from Cedar Rapids Waterloo and surrounding areas march to the Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo on a cool day. A 1 000-strong procession, 200 Cedar Rapids nobles, and bands travel by motor to the oasis exhibition of sacred bulls with events at the Pythian temple and Ma sonic temple as scheduled.
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Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Union Station
Cedar Falls
Pythian Temple
Masonic Temple
Waterloo
Russell-Lamson
Majestic
Plaza
Palace, Crystal
Princess and Family Theatres
Cleveland Nobles
Fez
Shriners
C. G. Holden
C. ©. Horton
el Kahir
Cleve
Veterans in Blue Parade Before President Wilson
Veterans of the Union army, numbering tens of thousands, marched from the capitol to the White House for a grand review by President Wilson. General Nelson A Miles led the procession with officers. crowds cheered as the old soldiers passed, some Confederate veterans joining the rapturous scene. A commotion at Camp Matthew G Emery over seat shortages marred the meeting, with excluded veterans protesting until seats were freed.
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Washington, D. C
Johnson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
White House
Wilson
Grand Army of the Republic
Peace Monument
Capitol Grounds
Miles
Nelson A Miles
Army
Navy
Geo. A. Halsey
Broad Avenue
lCamp
Matthew G. Emery
Noted Suffragist Bows Out of Italy for Pacifist Writings
New York dispatch says Mrs Inex Mil holland Boissevain, noted suffrage worker, was asked to leave Italy over pacifist writings. She and her husband Sor Eugene Boissevain arrived on the Stampalia after Venice departure. Italian officials reportedly politely compelled her exit while expressing courtesy throughout.
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New York
Italy
Inex Milholland Boissevain
Eugene Boissevain
Holland
Boissevain
Venice
Ardmore Rail Crash Blamed on Gulf Colorado Santa Fe
Ardmore Oklahoma September 28 federal and state probes loom after a tank car explosion Monday that killed forty seven and caused over half a million in damages. City attorney Russell Brown said negligence charges against Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe would be filed with the interstate commerce commission via the state corporation commissioner. Officials contend the leaking tank car violated interstate handling standards.
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Ardmore
Okiz
Cty Commission
Russell Brown
Gulf, Coloorado & Santa Fe Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Corporation Commissioner
Bulgaria Plans Attack Upon Serbia
Paris Sept 209 The Athens correspondent of the Slavas News agency says Bulgaria is expected to begin an attack on Serbia within fifteen days. Bulgarian campaign plans are being drawn up by the general staff with the help of many German officers who have arrived in Sofia. Bulgarian officers say no attack will be made on Greece.
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Paris
Athens
Slavas
Bulgaria
Serbia
Sofia
Greece
Wild Advance in Stock Market Tied to Loan Rise
New York traders pushed a volatile session driven by a $500,066,000 international loan. War shares led gains with seven to twelve point climbs in Baldwin Locomotive and Tennessee Copper, while United States Steel fluctuated then rose 2 1 4 to 79 1 2. First hour volume reached 459,600 shares, records may follow.
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New York
Baldwin Locomotive
Lackawanna Steel
Tennessee Copper
Colorado
United States Steel
Thompson 15 Sarcastic At Expense Of Roosevelt
Berlin dispatch reports former U S Consul Robert J Thompson issues an open letter to Theodore Roosevelt on hunting savage Germans. He references Roentgen the X ray discoverer and Nobel laureate Ehrlich among the individuals he knows personally in a pointed critique.
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Berlin
Sayville
United States
Robert J. Thompson
Theodore Roosevelt
Cattle Show Crowds Break Records At Dairy Fest
Big crowds at the 1915 Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Missouri show massive attendance as Holstein and Ayrshire divisions run full. William Galloway of Waterloo wins grand champion diploma for Ayrshire bull, with early judging and a noted Holstein lineup. Apollo Quartet provides music, a Holstein banquet planned, and a Holstein sale slated for tomorrow as Dairy Association meets and speakers discuss oleomargarine legislation.
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Army of Shriners
Waverly
Denver
Waterloo
William Galloway
Des Moines
Minnesota
Moserip J
Lake Elmo
Minn
Messer Farms Company
Christopherraham
Rochester
WW. C. Gleim Holstein Company
Arlington
Janesville
Christopher Graham
W. 8. Loveland
Appting Quartet
St. Paul
Holstein Dairymen
Galloway Club
Apollo Quartet
Dairy Cattle Congress
Dairy Association
Tawa State Dairys Association
Dairy Show Park
John Andrews
Italian battleship Benedetto Brin destroyed in accident
Paris dispatches report the Italian battleship Benedetto Brin sank after a fire and explosion off Brindisi. Over 800 sailors lost, 379 marines rescued, Rear Admiral Rubin de Cervin among the dead. Cause unknown, likely accidental. Brin was a 14427 ton pre dreadnought with heavy guns and torpedo tubes.
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Paris
Navas
Brindisi
Benedetto Brin
Rubin de Cervin
Benedetto Firmg
Sonenivo
Baron Presto Rubin de Cervin
Anglo French loan plan outlined for Great Britain and France
New York reports a formal plan for a 500 million five year five percent joint Anglo French bond loan. Bonds will be issued to the public at par with installments, repayable in cash or convertible after ten to twenty years, backed by both nations. Morgan heads the syndicate.
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New York
Anglo- French Financial Commission
Great Britain
France
Morgan Heads
Haseen
J. P. Morgan & Co
Members urged to wear Early Settlers badges at Homecoming
Black Hawk County Early Settlers association asks members to wear their badges through the week to aid identification for distant oldtimers arriving for the Homecoming Festival. Several former residents have already come to Waterloo uncertain how to recognize old friends from the past. Each member serves on a committee with authority to help visitors feel at home.
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Black Hawk County
Early Settlers’ Association
Waterloo
Berlin Reports Transport Sunk at Dardanelles
Berlin wireless from Sayville Sept 25 reports a British transport sunk with heavy crew losses. A second dispatch from Constantinople notes Mohammedan unrest in India and implies a Muslim engineer died with troops. another Athens report says Ramazan sunk by submarine. Possible variant accounts of the same incident.
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Berlin
Sayville
Constantinople
Athens
London
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
House of Commions
Austin Chamberlain
India
Hindenburg May Command Western Army
German newspapers report five unnamed generals dismissed from western air zone after a setback to French and British forces. Dispatch suggests a new commander in chief for western armies may be appointed and von Hindenburg’s name is mentioned as a possibility.
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London
Fhve
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Wield Marshal von Hindenburg
Allies Battle to a Final Issue in Western Front
Paris and London dispatches report heavy fighting on the western front with French and British offensives maintaining pressure. German casualties exceed 120,000 across three army corps. French progress in Artois and Champagne continues while mass German surrenders near Massiges. In the Argonne, Germans show limited gains as Allied forces press on. Russia faces setbacks as Austrians halt advances in southern Poland and Dvinsk comes under renewed German activity. Berlin confirms partial recapture of Loos-adjacent ground as Allied attacks persist.
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Paris
French War Office
Champagne
Artois
France
Massiges
London
Loon
Argonne
French
of Neuve Chapelle
Joffre
Belgium
Jruss
Russia
Poland
Lutsk
Dvinks
Bulgaria
Grey
Athens
Sofia
Berlin
Loos
War Office
Tracey Will Filed for Probate in Owego
Owego Sept 29 The will of General Benjamin F Tracey former secretary of the navy is filed for probate It disposes of property valued over 260000 and bequeaths most to Frank B Tracey of Owego the general’s only son and Emma Wilmerding of New York City the general’s daughter in law
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Owego
Benjamin F. Tracey
the Pavy
Frank
Tracey Owego
Emma Wilmerding
New York City
S. Ony. Daugh
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Caravan of Automobiles
Pythian Hall
Holden
Pass IN Review
Nelson A. Miles
Wilson Meeting
Anilroad
Rdmore
el Tovar
Thompson
Roosevelt
Judge Holstein Cattle
HONOR
Galloway
Waukesha
Wis
Teuton
Admiral
Henry Babington Smith
Lord Reading
Tani
Settlers' Ass
Dardanelles
Mohammedan
Charles Wakefield
Charles
Charles Johnston
City of London
Hindenburg
Western Army
Havana
Argonne Tull
Kaiser
Tracey
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