Thrones View Homecomers Parade Brilliant Pageantry
Thousands witnessed the Waterloo Homecoming Festival parade with Cedar Falls queen Miss Tazel Riedelh riding at the head of a two mile long Million Dollar procession. Firefighters old and new, veterans groups, banks and factories participated as schools were dismissed and noon crowds formed.
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Tazel Riedelh
Cedar, Falls
Black Hawk County
Fourth
Washington
Frank Fisher
Hilties
C. G. Crabtree
Robert Anderson
Waterloo
Sons of Veterans
Fhlemen
AL Dunham
Jeanie Jewell
Bob White
Owen Crittenden
Bucket Brigade
Parade Prize Awards and Parade Committee Praises
The parade awards include a 25 prize for grand prize, 15 for best business, 15 for best horses drawn vehicle, 15 for best fraternal float, and 10 for best private automobile. Judges from West High School and local banks praised many exhibits including Armstrong float and McManus font, and lauded the parade's overall success.
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Sherwood
Courier and Reporter
Sandy eManus Co
W. Cal
Black's and Armstrong Co
Ltoyal Neighbors of
America
Maccabees
West High School
H. Y. Liser
la Porte City
George S. Mornin
Cedar Falls
G. B. Thompson
Waterloo
Armstrong
McManus
President Wilson seeks halt to Utah execution
President Wilson telegraphed Governor Spry of Utah at the Swedish minister W A F ohengren request asking a stay of execution for Joseph Hillstrom a Swedish subject set to be executed in the Utah state penitentiary tomorrow Hillstrom was convicted of murder The Swedish minister said Hillstrom had not had a fair trial and government instructed him to represent the man The president asked that the execution be stayed to allow additional evidence for a new trial
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Washington, D. C
W. A. F.ohengren
Wilson
Spry
Utah
Joseph Willstrom
Utah State Penitentiary
Hillstrom
Hillstrongs
Ambassador Guthrie Named for Tokyo Coronation Ceremony
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson designates American ambassador Guthrie in Tokyo as his personal representative for the forthcoming coronation ceremonies of the Mikado to be held within weeks.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Guthrie
Tokio
Rev John Wesley Hill sued for breach of promise in New York
New York on September 30 1910 Rev John Wesley Hill longtime pastor and Taft ally was sued in the supreme court for 100000 by Miss Lucille Covington a lecturer and chautauqua worker Hill a married man and father of John Warren Hill reportedly employed Covington for about six months in 1918 as manager of his lecture bureau The case hinges on alleged marriage proposals made in 1910 and Covington claims Hill never intended to marry.
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New York
John Wesley Hill
Metropolitan Tabernacle
Taft
International Peace Forum
Supreme Court
Lucille Covington
Hill
Chicago
Will
John Warren Hill
Covington
Schmidt
Hls
Coyington
Banner day of week at cattle show during homecoming program
A lively homecoming festival unfolds at the Dairy Cattle Congress with speakers at Exhibition Hall and a suffrage debate slated for tomorrow. Exhibitors and visitors enjoy the day as Jersey and Guernsey judging progresses, awards are announced, and a fine evening program including a cattle parade looms.
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Exhibition Hall
Dairy Cattle Congress
Jersey
HH. H. Kildee
Iowa State
Bruins
Fairwater
Wis
Henry Webster
Minneapolis
Ed. Bruins
Willow Lawn Farm, Inc
Waverly
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
W. J. Quarton
Algona
P. L. Kerr
Manilla
Predsville
Ten Dead In New Orleans Ulf Storm
Ten deaths reported in New Orleans as a Gulf hurricane devastates the city. High winds, flooding, and widespread property damage disrupt rail and telegraph lines. efforts to restore service ongoing with several ships ashore and levees breached.
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New Orleans
Ulf
Mobile
Ala
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Lake Ponchartrain
Southern Pacific Car Ferry No
Avondale
Washington, D. C
Mississippi
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Tennessee
Middle Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Cedar Keys
Fla
Atlantic
Jacksonville
Wilmington
N. C
Mine Destroys American Ship Off White Sea Cape Orloff
The American sailing ship Vincent was blown up by a mine off Cape Orloff in the White Sea on September 27. The vessel was a total loss, crew saved, but Captain Amberman and three men injured. The captain and several officers were treated in a hospital at Archangel. consular dispatches cover the disaster. The Vincent had recently registered as American after previously being British. voyage details include New York departure, Archangel arrival, and subsequent route.
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Washington, D. C
Vincent
Cape Orloff
White Sea
Amberman
Test
Carpenter
Archangel
State Department
Todny
New York
Lonion
Roumanian Army Command If War Breaks Out
Prince Charles of Roumania would head the forces should the country be drawn into the great war amid tensions with Bulgaria and Greece. The prospect of mixed involvement appears not unlikely as regional turmoil rises.
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Prince Charles of
Roumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Head of American Paraded on Pole by Carranza Men
In Las Pelados Mexico Carranza troops led an assault where they captured an American soldier after a border clash. Trooper Richard J. Johnson 21 of Mount Morris New York was shot killed and his head and ears displayed. Captain Frank R. McCoy reported the details from Guadalupe Cuellar a Mexican witness.
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San Antonio
Trx
Carranza
Las Pelados
Mexico
Richard J. Johnson
Southern Department
Frank R. McCoy
Guadalupe Cuellar
McCoy
Rio Grande
Johnson
Mount Morris
N. F
Child Death After Drinking Lye Water
Webster City report of a 14 month old child of Mr and Mrs W E Fass dying after accidentally drinking lye water prepared as a washing compound. The incident occurred in the morning with the child dying in agony. Authorities or further details not provided in the brief notice.
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Webster City
Dorothy
W. EL. Fass
Delivery error note for paper customer credit request
Notice states the paper was not delivered due to carrier error or other cause. Readers are asked to call 3330 to arrange a copy and, after 6 30, to call 443 for delivery.
Details On Allies War Loan Marketing Plan Emerges
New York and London bankers prepare for a $600,000,000 Anglo French five year bond issue. J P Morgan & Co to announce methods within days. Questions focus on minimum subscriptions for syndicate entry, baby bond terms, market timing, and life of the underwriting group. Berlin reports concern that the loan implies high US funded rates and questions about English-French terms.
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New York
J.P. Morgan & Company
Notallmenta
New York Stock Exchange
Lord Reasing
Ciiaya
Henry Babington i Smith
Ostave Homberg
Pilgrim Cluix
Heading
England
France
United States
Greece votes 30 million for mobilization expenses
An Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports that the chamber voted to proclaim a state of siege in Macedonia and provide for families of mobilized men. A credit of 150,600,000 drachmas was approved to cover mobilization expenses.
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London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Macedonia
Allies Seize Heights North of Arras in Major Allied Push
Allied forces report capturing key heights north of Arras and tightening the offensive to a thirty mile front toward Lille. The advance narrows the battlefield while German reserves rush reinforcements to critical sectors.
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Arras
Lille
Tront
Hindenburg
Crushing Defeat of Turks Reported in Mesopotamia
London reports a major push on the western front centered on Lens in Pas de Calais, with Allied forces holding key high ground near Hill No. 70 and Hill No. 140 as battles continue. Mesopotamian hostilities yield a British victory bringing Sir John Nixon's troops within 180 miles of Baghdad, prompting cautious optimism about advancing on the Euphrates valley.
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London
Lens
Pas de Calais
Arras
Litle
Ons
Souchez
Vimy
Paris
Holler
England
Hindenburg
Feld Marshal von Hindenburg
Dynsk
Mesopotamia
John Nixon
Bagdad
Bag
Gearmans
la Bessy ‘Canal
War Office
Kaiser
Western Front
Puttis
Retsium
Berlin
Germany
Ripant
Champagne
Prench
France
Fice Toftay
Kitchener backs volunteer army with ballot plan
London September 30 Earl Kitchener at a Labour executives meeting advocated continuing the volunteer system but warned recruiting lags. He outlined a government plan to apply a military ballot to fill quotas from military age men if voluntary enlistment falls short. He stressed no easing of recruitment pressure. Apple crop ruined by hail in Roswell New Mexico damaging the winter crop. losses estimated at 200000 dollars as packing was set to begin.
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London
Earl Kitchener
Roswell
N. M
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