Death Victor In Race With Train To See His Mother
A Waterloo man chartered an Illinois Central special to reach Manchester in time to bid farewell to his dying mother Mrs. John Kerr. The 47 mile run took 58 minutes, speeds near a mile a minute, but she died before the train arrived. The trip cut 22 minutes from the normal schedule. The Johnston family learned of the death after the train left Waterloo.
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Waterloo Hotel
Wad
Robert W. Johnston
Illinois Central
Ellis and Logan
John Kerr
Manchester
Kelly
Richards
Lehan
Meyers
Harrison
Aes
Waterloo
Johnaton
Joby Kerr
Chas. Kellogs
Grand Stupids
Mich
J. FP. Ringler
Alliance
Neb
W. BP. Swindell
W. H. Johnston
Minatare
RB. W. Johnston
Ostorn Wins 120 Acre Cedar Township Farm
In Laporte area notes Wm Ostorn earns 120 acres in Cedar township with 80 acres selling at 100 dollars per acre and the remainder at 62 50 per acre. E H Lyon family relocates to Waterloo to manage San Souci park. Burk and Curtis Lyon secure positions there. Mrs Evarts receives word of German mother’s death. bank board of First National Bank of Laporte votes to boost surplus by 10 000 dollars, totaling 25 000 and leaving capital at 100 000.
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Wm. Ostorn
Cedar Township
Pat Mullan
E. H. Lyon
Waterloo
Lyon
San Souc
Burk
Curtis Lyon
A. YU
First’ National Bank
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Hall's Cure
Caution against Mercury based catarrh ointments and promotion of Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F. H. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Claims it contains no mercury and is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Includes note to ensure genuine product and testimonials. Also mentions bankruptcy filings by Tuft and Lows A. Kramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. 3, Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fr. Cheney & Co
Ed Tuft
Suspect taken in Great Western dynamite mystery
Police believe they have a guilty man jailed over the November dynamite plot that nearly derailed a Great Western freight train near the Viaduct. Detectives, finding a hat and junk nearby, report possible arrest while awaiting confirmation. railroad officials in St. Paul notified.
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Great Western
Dha Diteh
Dynamdle
St. Paul
Post Office Reports Big Gain In Waterloo Year
Waterloo post office reports year ending March 31 revenue of 75847.23 dollars, a gain of 11183.89 over the previous year. Quarterly totals show steady growth with June 20 and March 31 figures highlighting the rise in city business.
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Waterloo
Eees
Move to Extend Lafayette Street Through Swamp
A group of local property owners met at Boies & Law to draft a petition seeking to open Lafayette Street through the swamp at the northern end to join Chautauqua Park. The plan envisions a low cost driveway using dirt from paving, with two small bridges and possible park land value gains. The council will consider the action at the next regular session under a street and park funding framework.
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LaFayette
Chautauqua Park
Boies & Law
Theeouncil
Park Commissionera
Parkg
Trouble Ends In Wedding Sparks Old Family Feud
Marshalltown April 12 reports trouble in the George Livingston family dating back four years. Mrs Elizabeth S Livingston wed EB J Duncan of Clem ents. Duncan, once wounded by Livingston, was named as the rival in divorce testimony. The ceremony occurred at James Buchwald's home 108 North Fifth Avenue.
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Marshalltown
George Livingston
Elizabeth S. Livingston
Livingston
EB. J. Duncan
Clementis
Duncan
Mrs. Livingston
James Buchwald
North Fifth Evanue
Ingledue
Soldiers’ Home
Will of Nelson Knickerbocker Sparks Inheritance Dispute
Webster City April 12 Special Gressley J Knickerbocker of Lincoln township administrator of Nelson Knickerbocker Estate files petition for court construction of will involving land worth 320 acres and about 95000 in cash He must decide whether deceased son s share passes to mother brothers and sisters or lapses The case centers on whether grandchildren share should be treated as alive and who ultimately receives the shares The petition asks how to dispose of the property and proceeds in light of the son s prior death and lingering questions about heirs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Gressley J. Knickerbocker
Lincoln
Nelson Knickerbocker
Nelson
A nine pound baby arrives for Mr and Mrs Walker
Local notes show baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Ralph EB Walker on April 11. Articles mention visitors and movements including Mrs J D Brooks and son, Mrs Geo Vanderwalker, Mrs Herman Thran, and several townspeople in Waterloo, Dysart, Weaverville, and surrounding areas. The piece records property transfers, sales, and farming activity as well as hospital and travel updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph EB. Walker
Mr. Walker
Matt
The
Postasies
Philleo Indicted Official Fights Mental Decline in Iowa
In Dubuque on April 12 M D Philleo a Cedar Falls school board member facing misrepresentation charges for credit at a Cedar Falls bank is said to be losing his mind while receiving treatment in a local sanitarium. Neighbors and Cedar Falls residents relied on his integrity, and the case tests local trust as he is treated rather than tried. C A Larson sold jewelry stock to his mother to safeguard a $1000 claim though the stock valued around $4500. Earl Alum a barber in Earls Falls opened a union shop in Waterloo decades ago and is praised as a skilled craftsman likely to draw patrons. G C Kennedy has notice of a patent allowance to J W Morgan for a centrifugal cream separator outlet. Jank Bentz received ten days with a ball and chain for beating his wife while drunk.
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Dubuque
Iowa
M. D. Philleo
Blackhawk County
Grand Jury
Phillep
Cedar Falls
Philleo
Board of Education
C. A. Larson
Anna Larson
Larson
Cedar
G. C. Kennedy
J. W. Morgan
Bills of Importance Value to the People in Iowa
A Des Moines report outlines key Newberry bills on pure food drugs paints oils flavoring extracts and vinegar. It notes amendments to pure food laws and labeling requirements for compound foods stock feeds seeds and drugs, plus regulation of cocaine and binding twine labeling and dairy commission funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thirty-Second
General Assembly
Newberry
Clayton
State Pharmacy Commission
Stee Start Strikes for Nine Hour Day in Dubuque
In Dubuque Iowa on April 12 fifteen hundred woodworkers walked off the job demanding a nine hour workday and higher wages. The mass action reflects labor tensions as workers seek improved conditions and pay. Local union leaders mobilized a show of force with brief picketing and statements of solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Tragic Train Suicide Near Monmouth
Nineteen year old Paul Bouvia of Chicago, nephew of Triff Bouvia of this city, killed himself on a Burlington train between Burlington and Monmouth with carbolic acid after visiting relatives in the area. The body was removed at Monmouth. He was despondent and unemployed.
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Burlington
Jaws
Paul Bouvia
Chicago
Triff Bouvia
This City
Monmouth
Ex Mayor Brenton Demands Wholesale Fines
Former mayor James Brenton after knocking down Joseph Toole demanded a wholesale rate of fines from Judge Maines. He declared he would lick Toole every time he saw him as a street clash erupted on Locust Street yesterday.
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Maines
James Brenton
Joseph Toole
Mainis
Lick” ‘Toole
Locust Street
The Bills That Were Lost
Des Moines April 12 Special. After the recent session many asked about insurance measures that failed or were reported late. Bills 261, 273, 274, and 402 failed to pass or be reported out as conference committee disputes stalled action. Other notable measures, including fraternal benefit provisions, also failed.
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Des Moines
House
Alfting Committee
H. F
Stonn
New Rail Lines Promised For Waterloo And Pella
Promoters in Waterloo and Pella Iowa announce a new railroad company the Waterloo Pella and Southwestern to connect Waterloo with Pella Grinnell Tama and other towns. Articles filed name B F Kenbles as president E A Harris as vice president and general manager John Dykstra treasurer P B Bousquet secretary. surveyors to begin next week with portions built this summer to boost coal traffic and regional connections.
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Pella
Iowa
Waterloo
Grinnell
Tama
Bulla
Wavesh
Howell
Knoxville
Attica
Chariton
Iowa and Northwestern
B.A Harris
W. C. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Hesbee
B. F. Kenbles
Man—E. A. Harris
John Dykstra
P. B. Bousquet
Harrie
Ote
Dewar News Notes and Local Assignments Amid April Events
Local notes report Mrs. Joe Medihe of Oklahoma City rushing to the hospital to see her ailing father Matt Mublig, aged over 85. Dewar may field a second basketball team as several former Dewar nine players express readiness. A baby boy blessed Mr. and Mrs. Joe Holdiman on a recent arrival, and remodeling plans emerge for Matt Lillig’s house. Del Friechey and C. R. Meyer buy new gang plows, while Art and Frank Smith ship hogs to C. J. Kirby. John Koester erects a new wind mill and Joe Meier ships 62 hogs from Barclay.
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Joe Medihe
Oklahoma City
Matt, Mublig
Dell Friéchey
C. R. Meyer
Art
Frank Smith
Lester Town
C. J. Kirby
D. Clark
Dewar
Joe Holdiman
Dick Atkinson
Matt. Lillig
Lillit
Boyer
Anne Hopkins
Waterloo
Follett
Will Homer
Raymond
Mr. Widdle
John Koester
Joe Meier
Barclay
Joe
Barclay Township
Gasoline engine factory fire at Waterloo
A Friday night fire at the Waterloo Gasoline Engine works started when coke on a roof caught fire. Firemen faced easy access but limited damage due to open shed and prompt discovery. Water hoses were laid by the west side unit as they fought the blaze with little collateral damage and no need for chemicals.
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Third
Cedar Streets
Waterloo Gasolina ‘Engine Works
West Side Division
Chemical
West Side Company
Eads Family Mourns Davenport Death at 78
Secretary A. KR Eads reports his father L. T. Eads died at 3 30 PM in Davenport family home. A longtime Davenport resident aged 78, he had recently visited Waterloo for his son’s wedding and later worsened, prompting telegraphed notices to relatives.
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Davenport
A. KR. Eads
L. T. Eads
Waterloo
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R. W. Johnston
Laporte and Vicinity
Mercury
Lows A. Kramer
Kramer
Josephine M. Kramer
Dotice
Post Office Report
Storage Co
Elizabeth Livingston
Security
Boone
Knights of Pythias Corporation
Crowe
com-Central
Inunnly
W. A.frank Hollingsworth
Wilzog
G. BE
Lichty
F. J. Fowler
le, Stewart
H. M. Reed
D. L. Wood
E. EB. Mauhard
G. B. Liehty
E. Manbard
Vid Court House
Knickerbocker
Pattition
Pairgana
J. D. White
J. McGrath
Relabeck
Herbert
Lovey Patterson
Dunkerton
Keanely
Hig
Joseph Watrin
Oelwein
Tome
Mlvs
Nellis Fettgether
Plainfieldts
Mesdames
Joseph Gardner
John Kerns
J. T
Reybern Fitzgerald
Creston
Mountiay
Flavia Chaudoin
Riceville
G. C. Hickelberg
Levi Finch
Frederika
Fred Vick
New Hampton
J.B. Murphy
Knight of Columbus
Eeoa
J.D. Brooks
Sop Wit
Geo. Vanderwalker
Weick
Herman Thran
Waverly Hospital
Christ Warneke
Theo. Mattiesen
Magill Avenue
E. C. Hodges
Mattiesen
Dysart
Bert Beck
Waverly
Waverly Bottling
Miss Thrall
Weatgate
Herman
Louie Meyer
Tripoli
W. A. Berkey
BE. C. Hodges
Meier
Smoketown
Win
Bane
Buinesa
Jank Bentz
General Assembly OF Such
Tre Insurance Ceniuna
CRSC
Washburo
Lindany, Wm
Lizzie Fairchild
Paw Paw
Lynn Hobson
Denver
Colorado
Olinoia
Tuesaday
Dr. Cotton
John Cotton
Walter Hewitt
M. EB. Church
Carl Breitzman
Charles Breitzman
Koob-Miller
Lizzie O’connell
Nashua
Joan O'Connell
Phillipa
Waterlon
Catharine Wingert
Kate Weber
Myrtle Flynn
Charles Raub
Harry Riegel
Timothy O'Keefe
Driver
Lizzis Saddler
Stee
Paperg
Waterloo Pella
Northwestern
Pellamm
Eads
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