Many visitors and locals share city business in Waterloo
Des Moines, Traer, Denver, Shell Rock and Cedar Rapids figures visit for business while residents like Sampson and LaPortes trip to other towns. Several moves include purchases, vacations, medical notes, and a new derrick at Fairview cemetery. City officials report no arrests, and a wedding baby brought news as reform and real estate tours run through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Leech
Des Moines
EB. G. Glasser
Traer
F. J. Reinhart
Denver
Iowa
Mira
L. S. Piler
Shell Rock
Dirs
Elmer Aple
H. HL. Stevenson
Waverly
Fairview Cemetery
Jessie, Moore
Des
Moines
Corn’ Belt
Auto Company
O'Day
Stansleyren
Stanard Oil
Interurban car runs special service to park and station
The street car company deployed a large Interurban in special service between the baseball park and the east river station with twenty minute trips during game times. The car’s first day drew strong ridership along all routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baseball Park
Gamaa
Announcements from Gedar Tent and Local Groups
Gedar Tent No 28 will meet Friday in Eagle hall for regular review. Ben Hur social in A O UB W hall Friday July 31 with dancing and refreshments. Retail Clarks Union Local 781 open meeting July 22 at Central Labor hall with President Urick of Des Moines. Lincoln Circle Ladies of G A R open meeting tomorrow evening with families invited. Robt Adderson Poet No 69 G A R open meeting Friday July 24 with G A H ladies conducting program. all old soldiers and friends welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle's Hall
vwWill
Clarks Union
Central Labor Hall
Urick
Des Moines
Lincoln
The
Robt‘Adderson
G. A
Park Commission Seeks 936 Foot Street Right of Way
The city plans a LaFayette street extension 936 feet long and 97 feet wide to reach Virden creek, crossing park property. A sheriff jury will assess the right of way Saturday, as commissioners Hy Grout and others push the project amid bond funding needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park Commission
LaFayette Street
Park Commissioners
Cass
Fosselman
Virden Creek
Board-Of -Park- Commissioners
Caldwell
Sathe Park
Burton Avenue
Chautauqua Park
Country Merchants Meet at Nashua in 1904 Assembly
The Chickasaw County Rural Retail Merchants association held a midsummer meeting in Nashua with about 25 visiting merchants from New Hampton Fredericksburg Ionia Bassett and Lawler. An afternoon session in the Masonic hall featured papers and talks while an evening banquet at Fradhon & Howard's hall included toasts and a complimentary supper prepared by M E church ladies. Music provided by the local band accompanied the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Chickasaw County
Fradhon & Howard's Hall
M .E. Church
Big Bridge Nears Completion on $2 Million Structure
Clinton reports Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co has finished a major contract for a double track steel bridge across the Mississippi for the Chicago and Northwestern. The span extends from the Illinois shore to Little Rock Island with piers from The Foundation Company of New York. A large draw will be housed in the bridge, supported by caisson piers and an open cofferdam. Completion is expected in about a year. construction has lasted eighteen months and the project costs around $2,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company
Mississippi
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company
Ilinoia
Little Rock Island
Foundation” Company of
New York
Chicago
Fargo
N. D
Grand Forka
Grafton
Gottinaau
Devil's Lake
Bismarck
Minot
North Dakota
Thompson
Illinois
Seaboard
Charters
Buffalo
Nour
Budapest la
Liverpool Cabla
Electric Park Presents Strong Orpheum Bill
The Orpheum theatre offers a premier bill led by the Lincoln Quartet with Bert and Bertha Grant Leeds and LaMar and Charles Marvelle. The act combines high class singing with comedy, dance, and contortion features, drawing warm crowds. The full bill, praised for excellence, runs through Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum Theatre
Lincoln
Bert
Bertha Grant
Leeds
LaMar
Charles Marvelle
Lincoln Quartet
Charles Maryells
Accused Him of Blackmail in Iowa Case
Fort Dodge Iowa July 23 Ira Danger of Owasse Hardin county appeared before U S Commissioner Johnson on a blackmail charge. Postmaster Alfred Hartig testified Danger admitted sending the letters to Thomas Barry of Hampton claiming Barry’s father in law Thomas Walker had alienated Danger’s wife and threatened to publicize it unless 260 dollars was paid. US Inspector Joseph Ferrell of Mason City leads the government case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Thomas Walker
Danger
Walker
Three Lost Children Spark City Wide Search
A busy forenoon sees Moraine, Reisner and Snyder families distressed as three children vanish briefly. A two year old is found near home by Officer Werlaufer and returned. A three year old wanders toward the river but is later located near Fullerton Place. A four year old from 128 Sycamore Street is found at 947 Logan Avenue and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Moraine
Chas, Werlaufer
Fullerton Place
Reisner
Vir‘den Creek
Miss Ridgeway Marries Percy Hunt in Waterloo
Miss Kathrine Ridgeway and Mr. Percy Hunt wed in Waterloo on July 16. Ridgeway, famed in the M C A and Lyceum circles, hails from Colfax Washington. Hunt, a Boston conservatory baritone, leads a department at New England and recently toured with Ridgeway. They plan future winter appearances in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fins
Kathrine Ridgeway
Percy Huot
Miss Ridgeway
Lyceum
Waterloo
Colfax
Washington
Hunt
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Mrs. Hunt
Sie
Sta
Raymond Area Social Roundup Reflects Summer Visits
Week end visitors to Raymond include Hopper Medd and wife at the parents of Mr. and Mrs. William Medd, and J Adair with Miss O Keefe. Linden resident Mrs Herman McVey spent a week with Catherine McVey in Raymond. Local trips bring dances, fishing, and church gatherings with relatives and friends from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Mapleton and Gilbertville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopper
Medd
Mra
William Medd
J. Adair
Miss O'Keefe
Raymond
Herman McVey
Linden
Catherine McVey
Marble
Waterloo
Josephine
Jordan
Lewick
Avis ~Isite
Louis Flynn
Chas. Raub
Raymond Band
Gilbertville
F. J. Lloyd
Mapleton
Lloyd
Sylvester Taylor
Elizabeth Fischels
Misa Lydia Waalbaum
Miss Fischels
John Fischers
Belle Smith
C. C. Smith
M. Thome
Hner
Estelle Pope
Maxine
Cedar Rapids
Rey
Wielsen
Allee Morrig
Parson Smith
T. S. Smith
State Levy Set At 3.6 Mills By Executive Council
Des Moines July 23 The executive council fixed the state tax levy at 3.6 mills, up from 3.4 mills last year. The move follows remarks that settling outstanding obligations in January would have kept a larger treasury balance, and signals probable stable railroad assessments for the year. Real estate assessments were equalized with no changes in county figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Treasury
Asgesemonut
Ghost Gets Beating Sparks Family Ghost Tale Gone Wrong
Philadelphia July 23. John Shelmerdine, bruised and bloodied, says ghost fear failed to deter his daughter’s suitor Allen Malcolm of Tioga. Shelmerdine sought a warrant for assault and battery, but Magistrate Grelius dismissed the claim, praising Malcolm as a husky prospective son-in-law. Malcolm may stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Shelmerdine
Shelmerdine
Jin Mahyunk
Allen Malcolm
Tiogo
Papa Shelmerding
Malcolm
Allen
Grelius
Greliss
Shelmardine
Bhoot at Bryan Ratification Meeting Ends in Fatal Duel
Pineville Missouri July 23 The Bryan ratification meeting and old-setters reunion opened with an eight pistol duel between Tom Carnell McDonald County sheriff and William Bacon son of the former sheriff. Bacon was killed after firing first and the sheriff returning four shots hitting Bacon in the abdomen. Carnell fired as Bacon fell. Gay Folk the day’s principal speaker tried to reach Pineville by auto but breakdown forced a bogey ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Tom Carasil
McDonald ‘County
William Bacon
Bacon
Carnell
Gay. Folk
Who Must Pay the Mortgage in Mills County Farm Case
In Mills county a 116 acre farm whose owner borrowed 2600 dollars gave a mortgage. Erosion by the Missouri river led to the farm changing hands several times until most of it disappeared. The question is who should pay the 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Mills County
Campaign leaders meet to discuss Sherman successor
Speaker Joseph Cannon and leaders met at the Union League club to plan the campaign for Republican control of the House. They then traveled to Utica to confer with James Sherman about choosing a new head of the committee. H. G. Loudenslager Tawney and McKinley accompanied Cannon. a successor will be chosen after further consultations. The likely choice is Loudenslager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph 3. Gannon
National House of Representatives
Union League Club
Utica
James Sherman
Congressional Committee
Cannon
H. G. Loudenslager
New Jersey
Tawney
Minnesota
Frank G Pierce Seriously Ill In Iowa Pneumonia
Marshalltown July 23 Frank G Pierce secretary of the League of Iowa Municipalities ex mayor and a well known figure in state political and municipal circles is seriously ill at his home from pneumonia He was taken ill Friday night in Le Mars where he had gone off business and brought home Doctors fear double pneumonia though prognosis is guarded Pierce is a University of Iowa graduate and former captain of the Iowa football team
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Frank G. Pierce
League of Iowa
Pleres
le Mars
Pierce
University
Iowa
Head Got Caught In Syrup Can In Davenport
A boy at 2023 Washington Street, Davenport, got his head stuck inside a syrup can while eating leftovers. Tin smith Emil Rehder was summoned to free him. The child fainted briefly but suffered no injuries. In a separate note, Dean Richmond and Edwin Perrin from Champaign Ill, recently left the 101 Ranch show and traveled through Canada before returning home, discontent with show life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Chas. H. Peters
Washington Street
Arthur
Tinamith
Emil
Rehder
Dean Richmond
Edwin Perrin
Champaign
Ill
Fairbault
Minn
Ewing Hous
101 Ranch
Waterloo
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northwest
Canada
Butte Mont
All Sorts of Kin To Kin in Kalamazoo
Benjamin Pearce yesterday married Myrtle Robinson Force De Forest Aina worth and thereby became father in law of his sister and uncle and grandfather of his wife's son's child. The tale unfolds as Pearce would be her sister's brother and grandfather of the infant. Saengerfest at LaCrosse opens with 2000 singers from 67 societies in the Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Benjamin Pearce
Myrtle Robinson-Force-De Forest-Ainaworth
Pearce
David Force
Gladys Pearea
Lagrosse
LaCrosse
Wis
Saengerbund
Northwest
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Bryan silent on Standard 614 decision after reading
Lincoln July 24 William J Bryan showed a grave demeanor when reading the Standard 614 ruling and said he would not comment until he studies the full decision. He planned to address the matter in his acceptance speech once he receives Judge Taft’s Cincinnati remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Taft
Cincinnati
Vilas Remains Unconscious After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Madison July 23 William F Vilas former U S senator and cabinet member in Cleveland's first administration remains unconscious after a cerebral hemorrhage struck him in his sleep Monday Life condition remains extremely critical His brother Dr Charles H Vilas of New York City arrived and assumed charge after examining the patient and offering little encouragement to the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
William F. Vilas
United States
Cleveland
Charles H. Vilas
New York City
Hahnemann Medical College
Chicago
Diamond pin found in bicycle tire in Altoona
Altoona July 23 a boy Thomas Keller on Seventh avenue rode a bicycle when a tire collapsed and a diamond stickpin was found stuck in the rubber. A jeweler valued it and the owner, a woman, was located. he returned it and received a $5 reward. Other items include Turkish Monastir reform notes and Stockholm reception plans, plus humorous clippings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Thomas Keller
Seventh Avenue
Markets Today Lamson Bros and Co Waterloo and Chicago
Markets report grain and livestock prices from Chicago and surrounding areas. Wheat and corn prices moved up and down with July contracts and cash sales described, alongside shipments to Buffalo and export notes. Livestock receipts were estimated for hogs cattle and sheep with a mixed open and weak sections across categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Goday
Anvsaenae
Shade Tower
Market Figures Show Mixed Stocks On New York Exchange
New York trading at 1:00 reports varied results with Amalgamated Copper and American Locomotive listed among gainers while United States Steel and Reading show modest moves. The report also notes fluctuating prices for Chesapeake and Ohio and Missouri Pacific with several others quoted across a broad spectrum. An unrelated quote from the Kansas City Star discusses color versus perfection in diamonds, noting color can enhance beauty even in imperfect stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chesapeagke
Ohio
Chicago Great Western Ban
Colorado
Irom
Loulaville
Naashvilla
Missouri Pacifc
New York Central
Screipse
Pennsylvania
Reading
Southern Railways
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Abby
United States Steel
Ameerican Sugar
Amaritace
Kansas City Star
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Rector
Chautau- Qua Assembly
Les Sampson
Maude Rober
Mildred
Laporte
Milly Whitmire
Sumner
Mb, Winn
Flossie LaTier
G. H. Southerland
Conrad Fritz
Conrad Paul
Fred
Kubichek
Norton
Kansas
F. J. Bighmey
Mra. A. A Quinn
Garner
Inwa
Dr. L. M
Westhoff
Kome
Mason City
Roy Nichols
Park Yrday
Noah Garwick
East Side Park
Clara
Viola Nolte
Cesar
Falls
C. Te Aide
Fred 2S Lathrop
Benda ‘Weordt
Aplington
Rose
Lena Rocque
Tails
Mra. L. Wideman
Fredericksburg
Seth C. Drake
Standard Oil Company
Duyugue
J. W. F Babcock
Cole Rendering Works
Stella Barton
Waukon
Cedar Fall
Dan McKevitt
West Sixth Street
Foreston
Til
Arthur Fuchs
Fox
St. Louis
CG. F. Green
Aetna Life Insurance Association
Grinnell
E W. Clark
C. C. Grima
Vinton
James Camp
Jessie Wyant
Constantine
J. le Fortunski
HB. White
Frank Cass
G. J. Rudolph
South Dakota
Mis
Freda, Thayer
Emily Thayer
Jesup
Omehsa
Sid
Unity Guild
First Methodist Church
Jwilliard -Hall
Ghautauqua Park
Gomerino
Slide For Life
P. Kieffer
High Street
F. T Bentley
Bentley
German Lutheran Church
Blowers Farm
Fourth
Water Streets
Morris
Wil Urie
Anna Hunemiller
William Hunemiller
Anna Pagel
Blackhawk County
Peters
Sheriff's Jury
Storday
Electric Park
Hardin County
Morarle
Relaner
Snyder
Miss Rigeway
Kurtz
Iagtwaele
Burt
St. Louise
A. Burt
Dunham
Meridian
Shallenberger
Ralph Francis
Yalrbank
Troynged
Seere
Sherman
Iowa Municipal League
Michigander
Vilas
Man
Monastir
London
Stockholm
Stocckholm
Fall
Browning
Mostiog
Topeka
Kan
Topeka Journal
Hoes
Frederic
Lamson Bros & C
Ofion
Phicas HO
Corner Railroad Avenue
Doles
Marling Remedy Co
Chieseo Anngal
TEX
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