Waterl oo Reporter Endorsements and Political Dinner Price Rise
Waterloo area notices endorse Governor Hoke Smith and William Jennings Bryan at a Des Moines Jefferson banquet set for April 6. The plated dinner price rose from 1.00 to 1.50 due to higher living costs, to illustrate political capital for 1908. The piece notes public appetite for reform weary optimism and comments on progressive taxation of expenses.
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Gov
Hoke Smith
Grover Cleylland
William Jennings Bryan
Jefferson
Des iDiolnes
Railroads prepare appeals over two cent fare laws
Nebraska Missouri Iowa consider court tests on reasonableness of new two cent fare statutes. Wisconsin already adopted a 214 cent fare after a lengthy railroad commission inquiry. Iowa legislators show Roosevelt strong support in a presidential preference poll amid reform debates.
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Nebraska
Missouri
Possiby
Iowa
Wisconsin
Railroad
Wisconsin Commission
Tribunals of Justice
Roosevelt
Petting
Diverse 1880s notes touch rail, church, and real estate
A collage of items mentions B L Whichell Jr training at Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Henry McNeil Turner as a leading African Methodist bishop, Vanderbilts resisting Fifth Avenue development, a Toledo catarrh claim by F J Cheney & Co, a notice about Hall's Catarrh Cure, and a Sanders Sisters Millinery Easter styles preview.
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United States
Henry McNeil Turner
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Africa
Charleston
Woman credits Dean's Kidney Pills for backache cure
A Waterloo woman testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved a long standing back pain and irregular kidney secretions. After one box she felt strong again and now recommends the remedy for kidney and back ache. For sale by dealers at six cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole U S agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Doah
Waterloo
Johnston
Argyle. Street
Watterleg
Iowa
Dean
Prica
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Waterloo News Urges Peaceful Resolution Of Streetcar Strike
Public opinion column urges unions and employers in Waterloo to pursue firm yet conciliatory mediation to end the streetcar strike. It recalls past city strikes, praises official diplomacy, and proposes a strong committee to bring both sides together, aiming to halt rioting and restore stable labor relations.
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SD Maby
Mlinois Central
Street Tar Company
Waterloo
Tnen
Theouble
Ana Fwamenartty
Cattle Market Mixed. Hogs Decline After Week of Highs
Prices for cattle eased as receipts overwhelmed demand with buyers eager to fill orders. Hog prices slipped after a brief peak near 7.10 with weekly receipts totaling 726,000 head. Sheep and lambs rose on strong demand and lighter supplies, while corn, oats, eggs, and dairy prices held varied levels. Local buyers report bad roads limiting hog deliveries and prospects for next week remain cautious.
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Chicago
Ohio
Seattle
Busby Predicts Blizzard and Warm Wave Ahead
John Busby a noted pressman athlete writer weather prophet and astronomer in Independence says the big blizzard he predicted arrived earlier than expected but did arrive. He adds the storm will be followed by a warm wave. In Buena Vista county land sells at 176 dollars per acre with Otto Breecher buying 113 acres from Mr Geisinger for above price in a completed exchange. Geisinger notes a 10 percent annual return on the investment, Breecher is pleased with the bargain, the highest land price in the county and among the state's top levels.
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Busby
Indépendence
Buena Vista
Otto Ll. Breecher
Mr. Geisinger
Geisinger
Breeeheys
Chamberlains Colle Cholera Remedy Ad
An advertisement proclaims Chamberlains Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in use for over thirty years as a reliable bowel complaint treatment Sold by Wangler Bros Landgraff Co and J K Joder with a Tuesday statement
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Chamberlain
Wangler Bros
Landgraff & Co
J. K. Joder
Iowa City Crime and Des Moines Finances Highlight Briefs
In Plymouth and surrounding areas reports describe a man restrained after a disturbance in Brighton while a separate case in Cedar Rapids involves theft by false pretenses. Des Moines finances show $218,589 on hand plus water and woodland funds. Polk County unions gain support as non-union bids are excluded from printing. Dedication dates announced for Dubuque Presbyterian German theological college with Carnegie endowment on April 24 and 25. Churches and hospitals in Dubuque, Clinton, and Davenport coordinate charity efforts for children and new facilities. A Morningside student appointed to anti-saloon duties secures several injunctions against saloons. Garrison sale in Des Moines breaks $50,000 with Ames professor paying $380 for a horse. St Patrick's church in Clinton set for dedication with notable bishops in attendance. Shelby county resident buried after a long local career. Barbed wire fences face obsolescence as high horse prices rise. Ashtott township farmers plan a $5,000 farm elevator with railroad switches promised. Hampton sugar beet boom expands with syndicates forming and hundreds of acres expected. Unity Blatz Marshal George M Christian declines reappointment as postoffice inspector, citing civil service rules and salary details.
Cedar Falls News Roundup March 14 1907
Cedar Falls items report social events and notices. Miss Mabel Dayton hosted the Thureday club. Laura Seals visiting Webster City. George Leland dies of pneumonia at Presbyterian in Waterloo. H P Leland noted as nephew. Mrs Marshall Ruggie recovering. birth to Mr and Mrs F A Riedl. Chapter A PB.G. to meet March 18 with Riggs Lana Fesenbeck and H B Gilbey leading on paintings. Cedar Falls teachers’ board gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs H L Chase. supper at 4 PM. Mr Chase honored for two terms on board. Danish Danish Bethlehem church marriage of Johannes Olsen and Christine Paulsen. Pred Hartbecker’s funeral at 1126 Washington Street. Hitchcock’s remains moved to Shell Rock. Mr Hitchcock had lived in Shell Rock and Clear Lake. Winter term ends at normal. spring term to begin March 19. Frank Hammer undergoes surgery in Chicago. Mr and Mrs HOW Larsen consult in Independence. brain-trouble case shows recovery hope.
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Mabel Dayton
Thureday Club
Laura Seals
Webster City
George Leland
Presbyterian Hospital
Waterloo
H. P. Leland
RL. Leland
H. H. Amos
Charles City Sa
Cedar Falla
Mra
Christie
Marshall Ruggie
F. A. Riedh
Gladden
W. H. Hurd
PB. G
Misa’ Riggs
Lana Mise Fesenbeck
H. B. Gilbey
H.L. Chase
Meuibera
Chase
Bethlehem
Johannes Olsen
Christine Paulsen
N. P. Gravengaard
Cedar Falls
Dannevirke
Charles H., Hitchcock
Shell Rock
Hitchcock
Qedar Parke
Harvey” Motegar
Clear Lake
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