Trade Improves but Losses Remain Heavy in Major Cities
New York December 13. Dans Review dispatches report bank exchanges across leading cities at 2 025 209 293 dollars, down 3 percent from last year. Losses remain heavy in Boston New York Philadelphia New Orleans Louisville and San Francisco though western areas show slight easing. Better money market tone follows, while seasonable weather boosts demand for staple goods though holiday trade stays weak.
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New York
Tamocrow
Boston
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Loulavitle
San Franisco
Dan
Horton Boysen Wedding Secret in Chicago
Mies Flossie Horton of Waterloo and Tesa Boysen of Cedar Falls wed Monday in Chicago by Bishop Cheney. The couple returned to Cedar Falls to start life together. bride’s father Lt. B. A. Evans of Waterloo. Groom long a shoe business man described as of sterling qualities. marriage kept secret until a Chicago paper’s license copy surfaced.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Chicago
Mies Flossie Jlorton
Tesa Boysen
Cheney
B. A. Evans
Girlhond
Y M C A Changes Winter Schedule And Local Shipments
A. A. Wageley, physical director of M C Ay, reworks the Y M C A winter class schedule, with new timings for Business Men, Regulars, Intermediates, and Juniors divisions, plus planned city league teams. Schiel and Carson shipped ten round oak heaters, a steel range, and a gas stove to southern Texas for a hotel project, a notable shipment for a Waterloo retailer. ACL quiet at Goldfield as mine operations show no strikes but increased activity reported by the Mine Owners Association.
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A. A. Wageley
M.C
Schiel_ & Carson
Texas
Spash Band Company
Thias
Waterloo
Goldfield
Nev
Consolidated
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted by Waterloo Resident
Mrs Emme Ross of Waterloo Iowa testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills cured her daughter's back pain and tired eyes after two years of kidney trouble. She reports relief after using the pills bought at Wansler Bros Drug Store and again for a subsequent headache. The product is sold nationwide by Milburn Co and labeled under the Dean's name.
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Emme Ross
Gast Ninth Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Dean
Dawn
Wansler Bros
Ste Hay
Yasler Milburn Co
Liftaln
United States
Old Railroader Dead Emory Palmer Passenger Engineer
Emory Palmer, a longtime passenger engineer on the Illinois Central between Freeport and Chicago, died suddenly at his home yesterday afternoon after a hemorrhage at a lodge meeting earlier. He was 53 and had worked nearly 25 years for the Central, cherished by Dubuque division railroad men who heard of his untimely death with sorrow.
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Emory Palmer
Freeport
Emors Palmér
Chicago
Far O
Mr.Palmer
Dubuque
Tingis Central
Round House
The
Central
Seven days jail for Fisher dispute at Water street
Sam and Mrs Fisher, living on Water street, were each sentenced to seven days in jail for disturbing the peace after a quarrel over household control. The disturbance drew police attention when neighbors and the couple’s fight disrupted the home, with both parties cited by Judge Van Metro this morning. Reports note nearby tramps seeking meals during wood shortages and a broader harvest season affecting local labor and markets. The rest of the story covers farm sales and hog values, with a note on a new twenty dollar gold piece.
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Sam Fisher
Metro
Waterloo
Resumption of St Gaudens double eagle with slight changes
Philadelphia will resume minting the St Gaudens double eagle with minor design tweaks. Modifications include removing the edge, replacing Roman numerals with figures, and slight relief adjustments. A limited allotment to banks and individuals is expected, with 8,000 first-issue coins already selling above face value.
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Philadelphia
St. Gaudens
St Gaudens
Subd-Treasury
Washington
Water Company Proposes No Change in City Water Plan
Officials report no progress on a waterworks settlement as Waterloo Water continues service with city mains funded by residents. A city committee has tried to negotiate a sale proposition, but no conference date is set, and if no deal is reached the panel may study building an independent plant.
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Waterloo Water Company
Altizou
Water Company
John Muth
Geo. B. Miller
John Rector
Ben Swisher
Will Sell Realty to Form Real Estate Corporation in Waterloo
Will Sell Realty W B Carpenter and T B Carpenter clothing merchants in Waterloo form a real estate corporation with $20 000 capital to begin business on the 17th inst for twenty years. Articles filed with the county recorder. Board of three directors plus officers to be elected at the January 1803 annual meeting. TB Carpenter as president and treasurer W B Carpenter as vice president and secretary. Headquarters to be in Waterloo. Later: a man with delirium tremens recovered after 48 hours of labor and 60 hours without sleep, regaining senses and enjoying his first bite since Tuesday.
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W. B
T. B. Carpenter
Waterloo
County Recorder
TB. Carpenter
W. B. Carpenter
Ladies Literary Society To Meet On Parks Topic
The Ladies Literary Society will hold a public meeting Saturday at 2 30 in the library to discuss Our Parks. Mrs Anne Young leads the program with a discussion by Mrs J W Richards and Mrs J H Crippen. City park commissioners Supt A Z Hukit and Supt Fred D Merritt will speak on school grounds. Indoor target practice notes and army ammunition updates are announced for Company B. Dr J E O Keefe expected home from Norfolk after his wife’s illness. Knights of the Maccabees set officers for the year.
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The
Ladies Literary Society
Aida
Ladies Littracy Society
Civic Department
Anne Young
J. W. Richards
J. H. Crippen
A. Z. Hukit
Fred, D. Merritt
Mra. M
Be, Fox
Mies Bertha Tinkharm
Mre. Parrott
Prof
McBride
Iowa
Wnte
She Pratt Alsa
W. Cotton
J. E. O'Keefe
Norfolk
Neh
Waterloo man secures patent for spectacle holder
S A Asquith of Waterloo has received US patent number 873002 issued December 1 for a spectacle holder. The item, to be sold by Asquith Manufacturing Co, is described in the Official Gazette with a cut and description. A copy reached Waterloo this morning as local interest grows in the new jewelers tool.
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S.A. Asquith
Asquith Manufacturing Company
Waterloo
United States
Tragedy in Keokuk Ends in Double Shooting
J W Cratz, a stranger from South Dakota, shot his wife at 9112 Garrall street in Keokuk and then shot himself after fleeing toward Soap Creek. The wife died instantly. Cratz was wounded and dying at St. Joseph's hospital as Coroner Korachgen investigated.
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J. W. Cratz
South Dakota
Felleriigs
Butlet
Garrail Street
Craig Lai
Soap Creek
Ninth Street
James Farrell
Craig
St. Jos
Korachgen
Death of Mrs Miller Wife of Baptist Pastor in Parkersburg
Mrs Miller wife of Reverend Miller of the Baptist church died Thursday evening after a brief illness. She leaves a large family of ten children. The family moved to Parkersburg about two months ago. Funeral services are planned for Saturday. She was past 64 years old.
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Parkersburg
Chaplain Jesse Cole Acquitted by Northwestern Conference
Hubbard dec 19 the committee of the Northwestern Town Methodist conference had been handling charges of immorality against Chaplain Jesse Cole of the Soldier's Home. The body returned a verdict of acquittal the day.
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Hubbard
Laws
Northwestern Town Methodist Conference
Jesse Cole
Jesup Poultry Show Preparations Begin in City
YESUP POULTRY show officials, led by J D and J R Laird of Jew Up, met in the city Thursday arranging preliminaries for the Jesup poultry show January 1 to 4. The event follows a successful inaugural year with wide entries and strong judging, as Z R Envid notes ongoing efforts to match the next exhibit. W G Shank joins as a top poultry judge, ensuring careful judging and ribbon awards.
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Mesure
J. D
J. R Laird
Jew Up
Jesup
Z. R. Envid
Fesup
W. G. Shank
Hine Poultry
Eighteen children in Byford family with eleven living
In Waterloo area, Mrs. John Byford gave birth to her eighteenth child, with eleven still living including several married and with children. Hap Byford, long tied to the fire and police scenes, remarks the stork should have left a boy and a girl. Other local notes mention relatives in Waterloo, Des Moines, Chicago, and Oelwein, plus church events and a veteran's funeral for Samuel Fidment, born in 1831 in Norfolk, England, who served in the Civil War and left two granddaughters.
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Valerloo
United States
John Hyford
Sycamore Street
Enst Side
Slavs City
Happy
Danham
Byfords
Weveral
Ons Gon
FarmER Patrick Brennen Fights Lip Cancer in Chicago Treatments
Patrick Brennen a Big Creek township farmer suffers a lip cancer that began as a swelling in early summer. Local doctors misidentified it, later confirming cancer after a Chicago specialist treated him for three to four weeks. He returned home believing cure, but the wound spread and his condition worsened, with a return to Chicago for further care and uncertain return date. His family remains hopeful.
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Patrick Brennen
Big Creek Township
Drossant
Chicago
Brennen
Hyennen
Jesup News Highlights Local Moves And Social Events
R R Young was a Cedar Rapids visitor. Eddie Thompson showed improvement from illness. Frank Nunnemaker sold north Jesup residence to Mr Manross of Littleton, with possession planned March 1. Epworth League met at Emory Miller home. Merchants display holiday goods. Rev Dr Fleming to lead church services. Joe Mastellar sold property to James Dalton. Durrett household goods moved to Stanley Iowa. Miemy Mellody and Martin from Waterloo visited. Mrs H L Hawkins visited friends in Vinton. Misprint denied about Jesup poultry show. show now set for January. Remains of Mrs S J Carroll sent to Sumner for interment. Vine Stoddard surprised at home with oyster supper. Otho Ham attended funeral of Robert Bunce. Heath from a kick by a horse noted. Nevin Shane and Bart Cox attended Chicago auto show. M St Considine and John King at Chicago stock show. G W Russell, former Jesup resident, died in Independence heart disease.
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R. R. Young
Cedar Rapids
Eddie Thompson
Dusemanta
Frank Nunnemaker
North Jesup
Manross
Littleton
Epworth League
Emory Miller
Holday Gooday
Dr. Fleming
Dubuque District
M. EB
Joe Mastellar
James Dalton
T. H. Durrett
Stanley
Iowa
Miemy Mellody
Martin
Waterloo
H.L. Hawkine
Vinton
Mra
Dennie of Winthrop
Miss Grace
A. C. Knowles
Crynea
Jesup
Jesup Poultry Fanciers
Asociaton
S. 3. Carroll
Sumner
Vine Stoddard
Otho Ham
Robert Bunce
Guy Bunce
Shady Grove
Heath
Pr Norse
Nevin Shane
Shaw
Chicago
Bart Cox
Tennessee
Nevin
M. St. Considine
John King
G. W. Russell
Independence
Fairbank Notes Include Visits and Hospital Report
Lennie Kraft returns to Jesup after a two week visit. Jerome Maley and Miss Bertha Weddel spent Sunday with friends in Teaup. Mrs Ellen Ham visited Waterloo to see her daughter Nora in hospital recovering from recent appendectomy. Miss Blanche King, Miss Blanche King and daughter, visited Waterloo Saturday. Erwin A Moore at university in Oelwein could not resume hogging work this week. John Below worked as broker in Derwent Tuesday. Charles Treboh arrived home from Sioux City Friday and left Sunday for ?
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Jesup
Jerome Maley
Bertha Weldel
Ellen Ham
Waterloo
Viel
Nora
King
Miss Blanche
Erwin A. Moore
University At Oelwein
Wecourt
John Below
Derweln Tunsday
Charles Treboh
Sioux City
Death Misreported In Waterloo Leaves Grandparents Relieved
In Waterloo a telephone alert claimed Arthur French Jr, grandson of Mr and Mrs Arthur French, had died. The eight month old child suffered pneumonia and showed progress, prompting the grandparents to rush to Waterloo. They learned later the infant was alive and improving, while the parents sought to inform relatives.
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Manchester
Mra. P
Waterloo
Arthur French
Mr. Preneh
Mra. French
Duke Naven Ill and Laporte Visit in Poor Health
M. J. O’Keefe left for Laporte to visit Duke Naven who is in serious condition after rheumatism. Naven, former local newspaper man and businessman, recently returned from St Paul after surgery. Milks Bessie Flanigan left for Wilmington after months in the city and will be met in Chicago by Agnew McSweeney en route home.
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M. J. O'Keefa
Laporte
Duke Naven
Naven
St Paul
Mr. Navett
Laporte Bualueas
Milks
Bessie Flanigan
Finany
Wilmington
Delaware
Che
Agnew McSweeney
Wittries
Greenwood school reunion celebrates fifty third year history
Scholars of Greenwood school Waterloo town plan a countywide reunion to mark the fifty third year. Miss Emimine Rownd and Victor Syeerva inspired the event aiming to gather many early day scholars and lumber as possible for an occasion of rejoicing. Noted attendees include Hon. Phil C. Hanna and a prominent minister with prior public service. The program echoes early settler picnics with reminiscences and stories of county days.
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Greenwood
Waterloo
Emimne Rownd
Victor Syeerva
al Peraoni
Compres
Phil
C. Hanna
Mexico
Yuara
Varios
Washington
Haa
Kitapa
Blair dies in Independence after long Iowa move
Buchanan County notices report Blair passing Thursday morning at his daughter Mrs George Brown's home in Independence after a long Iowa life. He was born Joseph Math in Grand Maver, Vermont, married Phosbe Ann Whitford in 1825, moved to Iowa in 1874, and lived near Brandon before joining his daughter in Independence. Also noted are California winter travel woes, the Rock Island case where Hoy A. Cook sought ticket refund, and local Grundy Center happenings including moves to Waterloo, market prices, and court sessions.
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Independence Bulletin
Boph
Blair
George Bnow
Josepht
Grand Maver
Phosbe Ann Whitford
Iowa
Brandon
Independence
Buchanan County
California
Supreme Court
Thin County
Hoy A. Cook
Rock Island Road
Cook
Telnbeck Conrley
Geo. Purneaux
Waterloo
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