Beloved Pioneer John T Coolidge Dies After Long Life
Waterloo business leader John T Coolidge aged about 97 died at 8:00 p m Thursday after a lingering illness. He helped grow Waterloo from a village to a city with the first East Fourth dry goods house and helped organize Security Savings Bank. Born January 29 1827 in Water Iowa he lived in California New York Evansville and finally Waterloo where funeral services are set for Sunday at 2:00 pm at the family home with interment in Ann Arbor Michigan. His son Evan survived.
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Webster City
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Ethel Piper
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Death of prominent Cedar Falls resident in Rochester hospital
G H Boermler a long time Cedar Falls merchant and resident, died Friday in Rochester Minnesota where he had traveled for gallstone surgery. He was born in Lyons New York in 1837 and moved west in 1868, shaping a grain business and later a lumber yard and insurance interests. He married Elisabeth Seligman in 1888, leaving seven children and a legacy in local politics and civic work.
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Waterloo
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Hampton
Lyons
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Cedar Fallen
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Woman Swallows Coins After Saw Incident
Detroit July 19 A 25 year old woman, Bar Brumble of 415 Adams Street, was injured when struck by a saw blade at a central police station work site. A copper coin, swallowed during the ordeal, was coughed up by the injured worker as officers searched her, raising questions about internal injuries and recoveries.
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E. Brumble
Adama Street
Jayce Taylor
Litchfield
Central Police
Bayany
Bramble
Court Case Over Carpenter Bill Ends In Victory
In Justice A. B. Bwitzer's court, J. F. Ridpath sued Emily Williams for 10.50 for carpentry on her open house. Williams argued the price was exorbitant despite prior agreement for 30 cents per hour. The court awarded Ridpath the full amount. Williams and her witnesses claimed she did not hire him and questioned the scaffolding charge. The case drew laughs from attendees due to the defendant acting as her own attorney.
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J. F. Ridpath
Emily Williams
Mian Williams
Ridpath
Mike Williams
Wwere
Move Maccabee Headquarters to Detroit Adopted
Detroit July 19 The supreme tent Knights of the Maccabees of the World adopted resolutions empowering trustees to move the order's headquarters from Fort Huron Michigan to Detroit if deemed advisable The tent also changed the session cycle from every three years to every four years The action reflects a strategic shift in leadership and governance.
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Knights of the Maccabees of the Works
Fort Huron
Mich
Denial From W M Albright Over Schoolhouse Poker Claim
W M Albright of Voorhies denies a Star Clipper report alleging he was driven from a schoolhouse with a poker in an encounter with a school ma am. He says the story is false and asks that those who publish false articles have no place in society, referencing a June 23 1007 letter from Hadson Iowa.
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Voorhies
Star Clipper
Brother Taylor
Hadson
Iowa
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Man Charged with Assault and Attempted Murder
Toby Wheeler appeared before Justice A. B. Kepford Friday on charges of assault with intent to commit murder after allegedly stabbing Edward Edgington foreman of the paving gang on Logan avenue. The case was continued to next week. Edgington escaped serious injury when the knife blade bent in his clothing. Additional notes report a separate incident where Harry Cargill was shot during a quarrel but surgery was avoided due to condition. lead bullet remains. The paper also lists local social updates and movements with multiple names and places in Wisconsin and Iowa.
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A. B. Kepford
Wheeler
Edward Edgington
Logan Avenue
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Grand Jury
Mr. Edgington
Harry Cargill
Julien Alva
A . Cargi
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Cargill
Alva
Etrick
Local notes from Fairbank area include visitors and births
A crowded slice of town life with arrivals and departures. Meetings note cemetery officers, a funeral in Fairbank for Jonathan Knowlton born 1860, and multiple visits from families to and from Waterloo, Independence, Dunkerton, and Denver. Several residents plan moves to Mexico and Kansas as others attend balls, picnics, and store work, while baseball games attract crowds and local celebrations mark new births and engagements.
Lost Boy Found After Mysterious Train Journey
Ary Schroeder, an eleven year old from Halstein Town, boarded a storm Lake Cedar Falls train. He slept through most of the ride and was later found in Des Moines with medical abscesses. Authorities moved to treat him and reunite him with his parents. The boy remained weak but showed progress toward recovery. He is staying with Everett Hollenbeck in Cedar Falls and will attend school there.
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Georgian Victims Reach Ten After Powder Explosion
Weston July 19 Midshipman Jas F Cruse of the battleship Georgia died today becoming the tenth fatality from the powder explosion on the Georgia Monday. In Ft Leavenworth Kas July 19 W Ham January alias Charlies W Anderson sought a presidential pardon with fifty thousand signatures. Petersburg July 19 Roosevelt era news notes report repapered items and confiscations tied to wartime currency and a prison transfer with war implications.
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Georgia
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Si. Petersburg
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Chian
Magill's Daughter Claims Prosecution Is Spite
In San Francisco Margaret Magill daughter of Fred H Magill of Clinton says the prosecution against her father and stepmother is spiteful. She asserts ties to Faye Graham and claims letters purporting to be from her mother are genuine. Governor Gillett issues requisition papers for Fred and Fay Magill in a poisoning case involving strychnine in a beer. Beatrice Gorham and daughter have returned from Albert Lea.
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Call
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Fred H. Magill
Clinton
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New church meeting place for Eng led Lutheran mission
Rev A B Leamer and Rev H L Yarger toured the city to establish a temporary meeting site for the Eng led Lutheran mission. A two month plan is in place with aims to form a local congregation as about twenty five families and several Lutheran children in the area grow into a church home. Regular services begin July 21 with Sunday school at 11 45 and a daily 10 90 service, inviting all interested to attend.
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Canada
Moon
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U. W. Balk
Dune Day School
Bolt Struck House in Early Morning Lightning
A strong bolt struck a house at 908 West Fourth street causing a shattered chimney but no entry fire. Andrew Naylor and his daughter Jessie felt the shock with dizziness for hours. Neighbors reported electrical disturbances and telephone lines damaged while rain and lightning disrupted dawn routines.
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Weat Fourth Street
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Naftor
Fatal crash on Ocean Parkway in Gravesend kills driver
New York July 29 two cars traveling in opposite directions at about fifty miles per hour collided head on on the Ocean Parkway near King's Highway Gravesend. One man was killed and two others injured Chapman Hopes of Morristown New Jersey and J P Cavanaugh of Boise City Utah were seriously hurt while the chauffeur Thomas Donovan aged 27 of Brooklyn died at the scene.
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Tisho
Coffin policy crackdown ends old burial scheme
In Kansas City July 12 State Superintendent of Insurance Barnes Center warned burial associations to cease noncompliant practices or exit the state. The old plan of bundling coffins hearses and carriage allowances with installment premium plans is ended. Undertakers must pay funeral costs directly and let policy holders choose their funeral arrangements.
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