Rail dispute conference aims to end rail labor row
Chicago April 1. The railroads and train crews press for terms in a continuing controversy. Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Secretary Neill of the labor department will participate as talks continue. Authorities seek satisfactory terms trusted by both sides as conferences proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chilr
A Knapp
Interstate. Commerce Commission
Neill
United States Labor Commissioner
Knapp
Neilt
Thaw Trial Postponed To Thursday In New York
Jury in the Thaw case was adjourned by Justice Fitzgerald until Thursday morning. The lunacy commission will meet tomorrow and is expected to be ready by Thursday. A petition was drawn by jurors to compel Justice Fitzgerald to allow service of a subpoena ordering a witness to appear before the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fitzgerald
Justloe Fite
Lunacy Commission
Weather Report and Corn Contest Notes in Iowa
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday in Owa Iowa with rising temperatures. Sunrise 5 36 sunset 6 13 moonrise 9 43 p m. Reporter’s contest urges Black Hawk county corn seed testing to improve yields and dairy revenue. Bring ears for sample testing before Friday morning to assess seed corn quality with Prof Holden and Prof Meiden.
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Iowa
Blackhawk County
China
Holden
Meiden
Engineer Luke Smith Dies After Thirteen Month Illness
Lucian Smith, veteran Illinois Central passenger engineer at Waterloo Fort Dodge route, died Monday after creeping paralysis battled thirteen months. Born September 6 1897, he served fifty years with the railroad, beloved by officials and workers. Survived by parents Geo A Sheridan and Mary Sheridan, siblings, and a large Waterloo family. Funeral services held in Waterloo with burial at Littleton Iowa. Other notices include Mrs Margaret Monk Pitcher death and Julius Golinvaux death with services pending.
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Lucian Smith
India Central
Brith
East Fourth Street
Lou Smith
Atrick
Geo. A
Mary Sheridan
Salvation Army
Waterloo
Little Carl
Cecetla M
Ruth A
George
Paul
Joe
West Second Street
Achsen
Denen Sheridan
Carl
Jesup
Fairbank Township
Waterjoo
Balvation Army Binday ‘School
Corpa
Littleton
Towa
Roy Wood Faces Serious Charge in Iowa Disturbance
Roy Wood an Illinois Central engineer was arrested Sunday on obstructing street railway tracks during March 7 disturbances in Waterloo. The case, filed by C C Cass, cites penalties of at least two years, with detectives active as officials probe alleged implications. Funeral notices for Lou Smith, longtime Waterloo resident, list services and survivors with burial at Fairview Cemetery.
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Roy Wood
Ilinois
Engiger
Wood
Fort Dodge
A. B.keptord
C. C. Cass
Tom Morris
Lildois Central Round House
Higarreut
Meare
Hector
Waterloo
Harrison Street
Will contains monument funds for first wife and child
In Ottumwa Iowa on April 1 the will of the late Mrs. L Benedict of Eddyville was filed for probate. It reveals a remarkable provision designating 400 dollars for two monuments: one honoring her husband J H Benedict and his first wife and child, the other for a son and daughter and herself Mose Peltier tripled to three feet tall disrupts Easter parade in Muskegon Michigan as he cries I’m going to dis Watch me good by causing panic among women in finest hats and gowns. Haywood trial in Boise reconnects with ex governor Steunenber s murder case. several saloon actions and abatement orders lead to sale of fixtures valued over 1 000 dollars. Special laundry soap sale at 7 for 5 cents and Heinz beans at Eightey’s noted.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Mra. L. Benedict
Eddyville
J. H. Benlediet
Datizuter
Muskegon
Mich
Mose Peltier
Michigan
Mose
Buxton
Vermilion
Griffin
Trust Agent Pleads Guilty In Restraint Case
Chicago April 1 J A Holisbrock secretary of the combination in school and church furniture pleaded guilty to a federal indictment for restraint of trade. Genience deferred. Pleas of contestants entered by several companies indicted with him. Chicago April 1 Postal Telegraph Cable company raises wages for chief operators and clerks, graded by service and responsibility, effective April 1, adding to a prior 10 percent increase. Detroit reports light voting amid poor roads and local fights. New York April 1 Charles P Bruch of Postal Telegraph says rates raised to match Western Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. A. Holisbrock
Postal Telegraph. Cable Company
New York
Charles P. Bruch
Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union
Earthquake in Bitlis Reported. Death Toll Uncertain
Constantinople reports a severe earthquake with Joss of Ife in Bitlis Turkish Armenia, now thought confirmed though fatalities remain unknown. In Chicago a sergeant from the Ninth Cavalry, John A. Griffin, is sentenced to nine years and seven months in military prison for last Christmas shooting Corporal Taylor at Fort Sheridan. George DeWald moves household goods to a new residence at Iowa and Argyle streets.
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Constantinople
Bitlis
Armenia
Chicago
John A. Griffin
Ninth Calvary
Taylor
Fort Sheridan
George DeWald
Iowa and
Argyle Streets
Tax Money Flowing in Waterloo County and City
The books show $131,235.57 collected in Waterloo County and City while collection efforts continue. Officials report steady progress as the rush to collect delinquent taxes remains active.
Deaths and Tax Turmoil Hit Cedar Falls Officials
Tax collectors in Cedar Falls amid flood of inquiries and tax payments as penalties loom near March end. Over 12,000 dollars received at the counter Saturday, 334 receipts issued, boosting total to 131,235.57 so far, with Cedar Falls and other towns unreported yet. Carl Sutliffe Sheridan dies after measles. brief note on his passing and family home in Waterloo. A. O. Rose of Wray, Col., visits Waterloo, staying with M. B. Boge.
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W.llingworth
Blackhawk
Cedar Falls
Laporte
Hudson
Dunkerton
Carl Sutliffe Sheridan
West Second
A. O. Rose
Wray, Col
Waterloo
M. B. Boge
Waterloo merchants hail rebate plan boosts trade
Leading Waterloo business houses welcomed the Waterloo Merchants' Rebate association after the first day. Banks report a strong opening day as out of town shoppers arrived by train from Dunkerton and nearby areas. Local retailers predicted a surge in in town and out of town business from the new plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa State Bank
Dunkerton
Javery
Bitten by a Spider and a Marshalltown Grand Jury Report
A transcript notes blood poisoning from a spider bite and a claim of a remedy. The Marshalltown grand jury filed its final report discharging Wednesday with nine indictments, including Miss Emm L Bethke for practicing medicine without a license and advertising cancer cures. A freak pig with two heads was born near Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. Mapelton saw a serious accident as J I Ives’s hand was crushed in a feed grinder while a neighbor’s hand was injured.
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Marshalltown
Emm L. Bethke
Fred Crissant
Atlantic
J.1 .A. Ives
Mapelton
Httte Syeareldson
Des Moines Senate Concludes Session With Adjournment Move
In Des Moines on April 1 the Senate passed several measures including a resolution for final adjournment on Friday April 6. The chamber approved a bucket shop ban and a dividend distribution bill for participating stock policies. It also backed burglary penalties, road-improvement taxes, and adjusted board term dates. A seven-member sitting committee was authorized. A fire at Knipp & Roth caused minor damage. In Cedar Falls, Rev. Miller presided at a wedding for Walter L. Weekly and Miriam May Helson. A local real estate note announced office space changes on High Street and Fifth Floor modernization plans.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Stookey
Nevatg
Jamison
McManus
Boards of Supervisors
Cedar Falls
F. X. Miller
Hie Dome
Weat Twalfth Street
Walter L. Weekly
of Waterloo
Miriam May’ Helson
Hudgon
Cedar Falls Club Incorporation Files For Record
Articles of Incorporation filed by the Commercial club of Cedar Falls with $8,000 capital stock. Officers named: President George S. Morning, Vice President Adam Wagner, Secretary W. S. Willard, Treasurer W. N. Hostrop, Directors Morning, Wagner, Wyth, Willard, Christie. Meetings set for second Monday in April. Plan to promote Cedar Falls interests and attract factories. Shares sold at 25 cents each. Also mentions kidney health ad ending with Foley's Kidney Cure endorsement. Local druggists listed.
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Commercial Club of
Cedar Falls
Ofice of
County Recorder Plummer
Cedar Falla
Bylery
Corporation
Ciu
Ba Lhela
George 8. Mornin
Adam Wagner
Willard
W. N. Hostrop
Mornin
Adam W Ner
George Wyth
W. S. Willard
R. W. Christie
Picked Up by UPI as Mina Zathoe Visits St Paul Relatives
The missive notes Cassan daughter Mina Zathoe of St Paul visiting relatives in the city, detailing family travel and local chatter. It mentions Myrtle Wood returning to Dewar to teach in public schools, and a new city medical association fee schedule that set visiting rates at two dollars and three dollars for night visits. The piece records varied local scenes from Waterloo to West Branch, including shoppers, tavern patrons, and a dance at Elkshall, with a larceny arrest and a rooftop ceiling accident among the day’s incidents.
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Cassan
Mina Zathoe
St. Paul
Thin City
Rae
J. O. Murtagh
Wes, Hoffman
N. T. Page
Willey
Clarksville
Louijsfellow
Walter Miller
West Branch
Iowa
W. H. Miller
Orange Township
Oelwein
Waterloo
Maxim de' Grosz
C. C. Jaimista
Nels Orvis
Ofcer W. H. Wilson
Marshalltown
J. H. Easley
Clinton D. Hays
Heys
Roosevelt declines Springfield address on railroads and finance
In a April 1 letter from Washington President Roosevelt declines an Illinois Manufacturers Association invitation to speak in Springfield next week. He says his railroad and financial position is already clear and consistent with prior views, citing speeches from Raleigh and Washington in 1906 and recent messages to Congress to justify his stance and sees no need for amplification at present.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Illinois
Springfield
C. Mi Smith
Association
Roodavelt
Raleigh
Hig
Congress
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Nell
Satie
Gone
OWA
Boul
1Veteran I. C
Fort
Dodge Passenger Service
Ing Parallese—funeral Wadnes
Bay
Smith
Ueness
Ha “Gineer - Smith
Pitcher
Beokly
Nanly
Wille
Margaret Monk
Albany County
Hezekiah Hilton
Twosehildren
B. TF. Hilton
Ravenna
N. Y
N. D. Beekly
Efe X. M. Jones
Universalist Church
Julius Golinvaux
Mary B. Golinvaux
Pocehontas
Illinois Central
Implove
Whem
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Howland
A. O
Christ Episcopal Church
Clevelana
Ohio
Edgewood
Dubuque
Misa Lena Foerst
Florence
Edward Stolth
Citizens Lumber Company
L. Wyatt
Stevena
C.B. McCarty
Yonkers
N.Y
G. W Hinkie
Fairview Cemetery
Warner
Grazy Dwarf
Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenbers
Eightey’s
A. Peterson
Lafayette Street
Heinz
IG. H, Eighmey's
Postal
Detroit
Michaptil L
County Treas
Urer Illingworth
Rush
Bosqueville
Tex
Garanteed
Wangler Bros
Knipp & Roth
Hart Sixth Street
Great Western
Maida
Gil Tere
Credit Gilde ‘Company
TaaFaytte
Rodmy
CITY
Foley
Bright
Westgcer & Brenneck
W. B. Schuneman
Mew
Waterloo Traveling Men’s Association
Elkshall
Althugh
W. W. Wyant
Nora Shonewise
Lindner
H. P
G. J. Hunt
Broadway
Abaum
LaFayette
Nois
Gay
Presa
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