Boy Struck by Lightning Saves, Barn Burns Near Park Road
Ten year old Gordon Wagner seeking shelter in a barn behind W. H. Marshall’s Park Road grocery was struck unconscious by a lightning bolt at 1:80 on Saturday afternoon. He was revived after being found by rescuers. The barn burned down with livestock saved. property loss about 400 dollars, mostly uninsured. The boy, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Wagner, is expected to recover. A heavy rainstorm accompanied the event, causing street flooding and utilities disruption.
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Gordon Wagner
Utica
Charles Wagner
Uthm Street
Marshall Barn
Wagner
Net
Fifth Death in Family Elizabeth Kline Dies at 13 Months
Elizabeth Kline aged 13 months died at 6 30 pm Friday at her parents C Kline 1227 Mulberry Street from pneumonia after five weeks of illness. Father from Holland worked as a cabinetmoker at Naumen factory. Mother arrived with eleven children from Holland six weeks ago. This is the fifth child to die in a family of fifteen. Funeral held at 3 pm Saturday at Evangelical Association church Rev Baurenfeind officiated burial in Feirview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Kline
C. Kline
Mulberry ‘Atred
Holland
Naumen
Rev
Baurenfeind
Evangelical Association Church
Bure
Feirview
Desertion case and social news from Waterloo and Marshalltown
E D Berry of Marshalltown found his wife and two children in Waterloo with Ike Hughes. Mrs Berry charged with desertion, Berry 42, Mrs Berry 42. Hughes released for lack of evidence. divorce sought. Highland Nobles drill team to state picnic in Waterloo, aiming to win first prize and draw strong competition. Six lodge members became social members to appear at Waterloo under Captain Ralph Cramer. Miss Edna Merrick of Sioux City arrived in Waterloo to visit Miss Elisabeth Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Berry
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Ike Hughes
Muncatine Journal
Highland Nobles
Ralph Cramer
Edna Merrick
Sioux City
Elisabeth Bedford
Notable Dubuque Encampment Sees No Soldier Robberies
In Dubuque on June 15 a remarkable feature of the G. A. R. encampment is the absence of any lodge robbery of old soldiers. J. F. Kiingaman, overseer of the Poor, reports Waterloo has more poor people than it can care for and he is shipping them out rapidly. Eleven sent out of town Thursday and six the day before. A letter from a poor family in Boston asks for transportation to Waterloo so they may work in one of the junk yards here. The applications will be filed with others, reflecting age-related need.
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Dubuque
J. F. Kiingaman
Waterloo
Joe
Hoston
McBain
Earl
Mattma
Wiliam McBate
Hattye Ogden
John Ww
Ogden
Houser
Hammond
Dubuque Es Watering
Hurst Named Waterloo Theatre Manager Leviated By July First
Frank Hurst of McVine Hicats takes over Waterloo Theatre on Lafayette Street June 30 as Moline Opera House veteran expands into Waterloo. Lease includes billboards and signboard locations with plans to rebuild using durable steel and enlarge the basin. Steel shipment expected soon, with minor delays possible.
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Waterloo Theatre
Lafayette Street
Kan ‘Beth
Waterloo, Opera House
Frank Hurst
McVine, Hicats
Hurst
Waterloo
Muscatine Opera Honge
Moline
Harington-Rentetreuit
West
Moline Opera House
Arta A
Messrs
Liehty and
Haffa
Iowa Falls arrests and local notices report
Dewar co arrests feature Thelma Peterson age 10 and Mrs Shields age 24 jailed after riverbank encounter with two men given seven day terms. A man claiming Shields husband paid a 10.50 fine for business end of the work. Waterloo visitors recount Barney Gibson visit from New Orleans while studying dentistry and preparing to move to Calgary Canada via Webster City. June 12 Dewar loses at Jesup 6 to 8. umpire Mr Wrotten named but not rotten. Schutt Bros install wind mill and steel tower for Jacob Telainger near Fairbank. Miss Mabel Brooks and Led Brooks visit Waterloo relatives. Local dance nearly short on girls. Maurer returns from Texas-Mexico trip. Victor Telainger back from Cedar Falls state memorial. Schmitt pleased with the South. Cap Bibner jokes about summer. Robinson show well attended. Barnum and Bailey anticipated. Supt Hllfott urges yearly teacher contracts amid staff shortages and rising costs.
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Thelma Peterson
F. BM. Shields
Iowa Falls
Dewar
Jesup
Wrotten
Jésup
Schutt Bros
Jacob Telainger
Fairbantk
Mabel Brooks
Brooks
Waterloo
W. Brooks
J. L. Maurer
Texas
Mexico
Maurer
Victor Telainger
Cedar
Falls
F. J. Schmitt
South
Mike
Bibner
Robinson
Barnum and Bailey
Archbishop Kease Improves After Heart Failure
Archbishop Kease, who suffered a severe attack of heart failure Thursday, arrived in Debuque from Charles City yesterday. He is resting, improving, though still weak, with symptoms resembling apoplexy. Interacting double wedding described from MacRiage of an Waterloo man and Frances Mary Kelly.
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Kease
Thureday
Debuque
Charles City
Erilly
Dior Twin To Leave Towne With 10 Man Wanted Control Of Her
Court grants brother custody of the woman and orders her to move near Fairbault after a dispute over her companions and residence. The case centers on a 10 man party seeking control and custody arrangements following the separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dior Twant
Towne
Court tackles heiress case amid ministerhousehold dispute
In a Jamceville probate case, Germen gtr of Alteen seeks a guardianship for Eva, a minor, alleging family friction over wages and residence as Rev Beier and his wife host the girl. The court weighed returning her to her sister while noting she may reside with the Beiers for now.
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Mies
Anna Gupp
Germen
Alteen
Axe
Mre
Eva
Brown
Rh, Beler
Jamceville
Beler
Sie
Rev
Mra. Beier
Rev. Beier
Oratay
Pratt
Wan
Fairbault
Minn
Témwin
Supreme Court
Steamer Agella Struck Rock In Thick Irish Sea Fog
Irish steamer Agella with over five hundred passengers struck a submerged rock in dense fog and later landed safely after about thirty minutes. At Waterloo Loren Towne, 28, suffered a broken arm and facial injuries when a buggy collapsed, while ex-conductor Charles Kennedy was struck by a Central switch engine, dragged to a boarding house for treatment.
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Lolyhead
Wales
Charles Kennedy
Vinton
Iuols Central
Fourth Street
Hhe
Bluff Street
Haslett and
Leighton
Kennedy
Waterloo
James Kennedy
Will Protect Fish of Fish Law and Hatchery Plan
A movement to form a corporation and park around Shirley’s Lake aims to protect game fish and create a public angling spot. Joseph Shirley offers a fifty dollar reward for adherence to the law. local residents back a hatchery plan with restrictions on catch size and numbers, tied to state law enforcement. The lake near Waterloo is seen as a potential favored pleasure resort for the county.
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Joseph Shirley
Bbkiey
Shirley
Suglery
Gama
Week End Bank Statement Declines in Key Measures
New York reports a weekly bank statement showing banks hold 4.515 million more than legal reserve requirements. Loans fall 1.689 million, deposits drop 4.869 million, reserve down 2.683 million, surplus down 1.465 million, and deposits down 1.471 million.
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New York
Big Reservoir Dam Break Alarm at Fort Collins
June 6 report of a dam at Chumbers Lake failing with a five foot flood rushing down Cache Lapoudre river. Most riverbank residents escaped. many fishermen feared lost. Memorial Day exercises set for First Baptist Church Lyndes with Rev. D B Cheney delivering the address. Knights meet at the lodge hall at 7 39. invitation extended to all Knights of Psth ing.
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Fort’ Collins
Cola
Chumbers Lake
Cache Lapoudre
Tr Tg
First Baptist Church
Lyndes
D. B. Cheney
Nodge Toome
Knights of Psthing
Floods Cut Black Hills Telecommunication
In the Black Hills region three people are dead after six hours of rain and hail washed out railroad tracks and bridges and wrecked telegraph wires. Mrs. Anderson of Piedmont and two children drowned in a pet floodburst as Black Hills remain cut off from the outside world since June 12.
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Deadwood, & C
Black Hills
Anderson
Piedmont
Onion Fields Destroyed in Ukrainian Weather Disaster
Waraaw Indiana reports heavy rains in the lowlands ruin onion fields causing estimated losses near half a million dollars. Local authorities warn of further damage as farmers assess crops and await relief.
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Waraaw
Ind
Middle West
Firish Canvas of Assessments Nearing Completion
Friday night’s meeting of Waterloo council board of review nearly finished reading returns from assessors on Waterloo property. Four weeks of work, February through March, mostly about the water question. When equalization is done, notices will be mailed. objections will be heard on selected evenings. Plans for a new fire station, to be at Commercial between Sixth and Seventh, show a two story brick building with 40 foot fronts and 76 foot depth. architects report it nearly ready and expect presentation next week. The old station will be converted into a store building.
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Board of Review
Wataroo
Aeceion
Watertoo
Naw Fire Station
Bith
Sieth
Dunham Hew
F. L. Marquig
Great Northern Wreck Injures Passengers Near Minot
The Great Northern Oriental limited derailed near Palermo forty miles west of Minot on June 16. The engineer and fireman were killed, several passengers injured, and all cars ditched and burned while rescuers battled flames. One woman and two men sustained serious injuries. a mail car survived. A local note mentions Mr and Mrs Al Simon visiting relatives after their Canton Miss wedding.
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Eral
Minot
N.D
Great Northern Oriental Limited
Palermo
Palerme Fa
Drunken Driver, Runaway Team Ends in Freight Wreck
A wagontown incident near Jesup details Dell Maselughati guiding a buggy with Dr. Ridenour in Waterloo. After a long delay the team bolted, crashed into a freight train near the Marsh farm, injuring the horses and wrecking gear. The driver was found later in Jesup, lodging at a hotel as investigators pieced together the tale.
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Delt Mansingham
Jesup
Citreen-Herald
Dr. Ridenour
Waterloo
Dell Masélughati
Gent Slong
Erent
Ooa
Marsh Farm
Here
Musalngbars
Marshal Buchan
T. C. Tool House
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Hiwckhawk County
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Cedar Falls
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Arthur Young
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