Death of Horatio Hubbard in Waterloo Church Accidental Fall
Horatio Hubbard a long time traveling salesman for James Douglass Co and later National Biscuit Company died after a fall at G A Ry hall while St Mark's Episcopal church held services in Waterloo. He was years retired and survived by wife Laura A Hubbard a son and a daughter. Funeral Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Hubbard
Waterloo
Heath
Mr. Hubbard
Hubberd
G. A. Ry Hall
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Ita
Hubbard
Jamas Douglass & Co
Cedar -Rapida
National Biscuit Company
Sittenthon
West Third Avenue
Bealdes
Laura A. Hubbard
George A ‘Hubbard
George W. Hin
Secor Vot Christ Hpiscopal Church
Waterlooo man sues Capital Insurance for fire loss
Walter Davis of Waterloo sues Capital Insurance Co for 400 dollars plus interest from June 1907 after a fire destroyed his property. He alleges change of address in March 1909 wasn’t recorded and agent Powers failed to update the policy. Davis seeks judgment for 400 dollars and interest at 6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Davis
Capital Insurance Co
Capital Insurance Company
Des
Powers
Powars
Davis
Prizes Won by Waterloo Poultry Raisers at State Fair
J S Moors a well known poultry fancier near Cedar Falls won multiple prizes at the Des Moines State Fair poultry exhibit. He earned first prize for his old pen young stock and second honors for pens of cocks pullets and cockerels. George Marah of Waterloo claimed two firsts for White Plymouth Rocks. Mrs Page of Waverly, rising statewide, swept five blue ribbons with Barred Plymouth Rocks.
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Waterloo
J. S. Moors
Here
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Menares
George Marah
Death of Mrs V Fowler at Spencerport New York
Mrs V Fowler died after a brief illness at Spencerport New York at seven oclock Thursday evening. Her sons FB Fowler and C F Fowler of Waterloo will attend the funeral though George V Fowler is too ill to travel. Mrs Fowler, advanced in years and well known in Waterloo, had spent the summer of 1899 in that city. Despondent over his sister leaving for Sweden and unrequited love, Carl Linguest a porter at Des Moines street railway barn, committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid at his boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Vincent Fowler
Spengerport
N.Y
FB J. Fowler
C. F. Fowler
Waterloo
George “V. Fowler
Finneral
Spencerport
Sweden
Migs Marina Chubbock
Carl Linguest
Street
Des Moines
Jesuphen
TH. Barrett
Stoic Pall D
A. Fylunks
Chas, Robe
Will Crynes
Dodd Motor Co
Hanrace Patten
F. ¢. Walker Hardware
Henry Bunnell
Stetle Sons of
C. M. Straley
Ernest Weght
Death of Baby Daughter at Waterloo Shoemaker Home
The death of Eugenia Shoemaker, eleven months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Roy Shoemaker of Leland Avenue, Waterloo, due to stomach trouble after weeks of illness. Born May 26 1906, she passed away at home. Funeral services set for Sunday afternoon with Rev. Frank Cole, interment in Elmwood. Rev. and Mrs. George B. Shoemaker of Geneva, Iowa, visit. The family, secretary and treasurer I. R. Shoemaker of Fred L. Kimball Company, receives community sympathy.
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Morni
Eugenia Cam
HE. Roy Shoemaker
Leland Avenue
I. R. Shoemaker
Fred L. Kimball
Harvest Versus Circus Shows Harsh Help Shortage In Town
J L Richards, boss canvassman for Isley shows, spoke on Wednesday about why help is hard to secure for the West Fieldg circus. He cited harvest season drawing workers away with wages twice as high and good board, forcing tents to rise slowly and campaigns for labor to fail. The article notes Barnum Bailey crews receive about 30 dollars monthly plus meals and sleeping cars, highlighting widespread high wages across trades.
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J. L. Richards
Isley
White
Felde
Tenta
Barnum & Bailey
MUST ATTEND DIVINE SERVICE CHICAGO AUE
Alvin Hulteen was sentenced by Justice Boyer in Evanston to attend four consecutive Salvation Army meetings after disturbing religious gatherings. Joelles Beyer assigned a patrolman to ensure Hulteen’s attendance and behavior. A $10 fine awaits if he fails to comply. Hulteen is 24 and resides at 1203 Chicago Avenue Branston.
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Chicago
Aue
Alvin Hultsen
Boyer
Evanston
Yeste
Evanson
Salvation Army
Joelles Beyer
Hulteen
Pris
Hulté
Chicago Avenue
Branston
Friends to study religions at George School Bucks County
Members of the Society of Friends plan a two week school for religious and social study at George School in Bucks County starting tomorrow. The liberal section of the Society leads this new venture as part of a broader effort to advance Quaker principles globally under the General Conference committee for the advancement of leads. Special golden jubilee services will be held September 8 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in the Diocese of Sioux City celebrating fifty years of growth and achievement by Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Society of Friends
George School
Bucks County
United States
Big
General Conference Committee For
Cathedral of the Epipuany
Bioux City
Six Weeks Wants Divorce Shocks Rural Iowa
In Webster City Iowa special affairs report a Rose Grove farmer I N Allen files for divorce from wife Mary Allen after a month of marriage. He alleges adultery within a short period but provides no co respondent details. The case has stirred public interest among many friends and prominent local figures.
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Webster City
Iowa
I. N. Alen
Rose Grove Township
Mary Allen
Allen
Iowa marvel in babydom weighs record infant
Jefferson Aug 30 Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson of Dens Iowa report a two weeks old baby weighing 37 pounds, far surpassing prior records. The child, born at 12 pounds, has gained seven and a half pounds weekly. doctors will try to curb further growth and return the infant to normal weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeferson
Icharles Johnson
Dens
Iowa
xaoUy
Cherokes
Johnson
Johnson Baby, Seema
Des Moines
Purmort Injured in House Party Mishap at Roma Iowa
Miss Grete Purmort of Des Moines former Waterloo girl and daughter of a Presbyterian pastor met with an accident at a Roma house party injuring a knee ligament and delaying her plan to enter Smith College this fall After high school in West Waterloo she completed Coe College coursework and taught Latin in Des Moines High School Waterloo friends are saddened by the setback and her postponed graduate studies
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Smith College
West Waterloo
Coe College
Des Moines
Waterloo
Taft Party to Travel by Great Russian Railway
Secretary Taft and his family will travel on the great Russian railway. Taft's party will leave Vladivostok November 12 with a stop at Irkutsk, Siberia on November 16. Moscow arrival is November 23 for a two day stay, then on to St. Petersburg by November 28. The train will include a dining car, observation car, and three sleeping cars.
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New. York
Will
Jeey
Washington
Clarence R. Edwards
Taft
Vladivostok
Moscow
Irkutsk
Siberia
Petersburg
Ministers Fired From Union In La Crosse Parade Row
In La Crosse Wisconsin August 2008 a local union body expelled six ministers after a week of organization and a brewing workers complaint. The supreme labor group refused marching rights in the Laboring parade citing religious agitation against saloons harming fellow unionists. The city labor body reviewed the case and upheld the expulsion after a hearing.
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le Crosles
Wis
Ini Istera
Trades and Labbor Assembly
Supreme Labor Body of
la Crosse
Brewery Workers
Governors to Convene National Conference on Corporations
Chicago becomes host for a national conference on trusts under the National Civic Federation with governors Cumming Folk Hughes Cuilet Warner and Davison among participants. They will discuss interstate commerce regulation and federal state power, and consider amendments to the Sherman act. The event aims for broad, candid debate on trust questions across sectors and opinions.
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Chicago
National Civic Federation
Cumming
Jaws
Folk
Missouri
Hughes
New York
Cuilet
Uta
Warner
Michigan
Davideon
Wisconsin
Oyesthys
Big Store War Decorated And Entertained
DLERKSAWERE ENTERTAINED as the Big Store hosted a praised display featuring a crucified Christ and three Marys, with visitors impressed by artistic renderings and a well-decorated interior. Clerks worked all evening, and a post-show supper at Standish’s restaurant honored staff dedication. Fredderson returns from Minnesota amid a severe wind storm.
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Clarks
Standish's
Hospital Circulation List Shows Fund Drive Need
A circulated hospital notice outlines a drive to raise thirty thousand dollars. It lists committee roles and target dates, urging community support and donations to sustain essential services.
Pen Jar Hospital Plan For Waterloo Sought In 1907 Appeal
A long tract outlines a proposal to build a hospital in Waterloo Iowa with Franciscan Sisters oversight. Citizens donate land and $30,000 cash, plus utilities and streetcar access. Committees canvass county residents, pledging a site on Independence Avenue and a hospital complex by 1909.
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Phe
Pranelapian Aidters
Louis
Lows
Waterloo
Iowa
Order of Franciscian Sisters Incorporated
Misacari
Barna
Bistera
M. Vita
Independence Avenue
Bicycle accident injures man and theft of cycle
A man sustained a deep cut requiring four stitches after being hurled from a bicycle during a mishap near Lafayette block on Friday afternoon. The bicycle was left outside and later disappeared. several other local notes mention visitors, illnesses, and community happenings around August and September.
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P. C. Lews
Lafayette
Laporte City Prograp Review Notes Local Events
The column reports on community happenings in Laporte and nearby. Mr and Mrs O M Attaley of Waterloo visit with daughter Mrs Ruby Thayer. Albert Hyde's remains return for burial after a Texas land inspection trip. Aunt Jere sha the Laporte trotting mare faces a delayed start due to injury. Barnum and Bailey show attendance from Laporte and nearby residents affected by a wreck and rain.
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Frank Welker
Blate
Parwer
M. Attaley
Weeterloo
Ruby Thayer
Albert Hyde
Texas
Irving
Laporte Ando
Prograp- Review
Gao Bakinger
Fike
Parcbsse
Jeresha
Stirt
Dea Moines
Bed Pote Lama
Hed
Abe
Hamline
Mion
Laporte
Land Vicinity
Waterloo
Yeabow
Laporta
Waterloo Theater
Richard Mansfield Dies at Summer Home
Richard Mansfield, renowned American stage actor, died this morning from a diseased liver with complications. A cyclone caused extensive damage in Schleswig and surrounding areas, including a damaged pump and a clock found miles away. A Cedar Rapids elevator incident spared Miss Limte Hetgo, while a barn fire destroyed several structures. A wife and two small children mourn the death. Mansfield was about 85. The remodeled West Liberty Methodist church was dedicated at a cost of 319,600, funded by Mrs. George H. Ward. A synagogue dedication in Des Moines planned for Sunday afternoon features Gov Cummins, Judge Bishop, and rabbis, with a formal musical program.
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New London
Conn
Richard Manafeld
Ithe
Bis
Mansfeld
Affen
John Shialdy
Morey
Joan
Morey’s
West Liberty
George H. Ward
Tifereth Israel
Des Moines
A. B. Cumminas
Supreme Court
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V. Fowler
Middie
Brave Mer
Weeks
Charg
Candity
Marvel
Miss “Purmort
TAS Trvaels WN Russ
UNION
Central Labor “Body
Yic Federation
Black
Gooda
Christa
Calgary
R. Py Fredderson
Minnesota
Francis
Cian Gioters
Marby
Couny
Penaremma
Watarios
Raymond
Mrs. Shephard
Hawy
Mr. Schrider
Boowisk
Daagh
Barclay
Frank Weber
Jake Schmitz
Matt, Schmitz
Nick Bloes
Canada
Lhat Baturiay
Belt
Gilmore Ty
Mit
Hawn
George Torner
Hewitt
Glenn Poyner
John Hollar
Linden
Dr. Phillips
O. C
MIR
Wilbur Hallowell
Mr. Heath
Hobson
Rutter
Mina’ Hettle
Spencer
Town
Turner
Gold
Wm. Waterfeld
Wm. Modd
James Edwards
D. Marble
Billa Hobson
Bills
Permen
Touts Raut
Myrtle
Charlea Raub
Harold Phillips
Iowa Falls
Victor Phillips
Winthrop
Mr. McBride
Jewell Junction
Léna
Wits
Tarsi
St. Louis
Viscouri
Blackhawk County
Beret
Carville
Richard Mansfield
Carl Hemenn
Schleswig
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