Cedar Rapids 1906 Class Photo Reflects Prosperous Era
A Cedar Rapids reminiscence recounts Washington High School class of 1906. The 88 graduates, 33 boys and 55 girls, are pictured with future leaders Horace Hedges Sr. and John Wagner among others. The city in 1906 boasted 30 000 people over 500 businesses amid a peaceful renaissance and prosperity.
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Horace Hedges Sr
John Wagner
Haven Simmons
Barney McPartland
Herbert Morehead
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids 1906 graduates face a new world in 1986
The 1906 Cedar Rapids high school class stepped into a changing city marked by the rise of electric lights, rail and trolley networks, and municipal reform. By May 29, they began a journey toward college or work, with World War I looming on the horizon and the city evolving from a horse era to modern life.
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Old Washington High School
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Ada van Vechten
Andrew Carnegie
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Union
Misuse of words in four sample sentences
The passage tests spotting errors in four sentences. Corrections: Further should be further. Adverse should be averse. Flare should be flair. Irregardless should be regardless. The trick sentence ends with all right not alright.
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