House Adopts Revised Rules For Committee Selection
Washington April 6 The House adopted new rules chiefly shifting power to elect committees and their chairs from the speaker The reform also allows appropriation bills when they reduce government spending The debate featured Mann Cannon and Henry with partisan exchanges and praise for the unanimous consent calendar noting procedural changes and potential fights ahead
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bot
Congress
Taft
Canada
Senate
Democratc House
Representative Mann
Cannon
Dalzell and
Olmstead
Mann
Henry
New Rules Committee
Jrassion
Kansas
Murdock
Cat Chan
Wisconsin
Sheffield Choir Ovation in Toronto Concert Tour
The Sheffield choir under E P auspices draws strong praise from Toronto critics and audiences during a April 4 1911 tour stop. Performers Gertrude Lonsdale Henry Turnpenny and Robert Charlesworth praised for their parts as critics note a historic scene of cheer between the choir and orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Waterloo
Toronto
Canada
Austin Burt
Buts
Watering
Iowa
Lord Elgar
Dream of Geronims
Sheffield Cioly
Gertrude Lonsdale
Henry Turnpenny
Robert Charlesworth
Annals of Musical History
Charles Harriss
North Waterloo and Railroads
Mike Fludson of Chicago has returned home after visiting friends in the city for the past week or more. Numerous railway officials and workers including J P Thous ton of Fort Dodge and L A Downs of the Cherokee Omaha division of the Illinois Central were in North Waterloo yesterday on railroad business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Fludson
Chicago
D. Clarkson
Galena
W. T. Rose
Albert Lea
Jack Twigg
7. C
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Giphart
East End
Clairmont
Iowa
Wisowa Lumber Company
J.P. Thouston
Sixlands
M. & St. L. Railroad
L. A. Downs
Cherokee-Omaha
Hinois Central
Maywood Boosters Plan Lot Sales at Riverview Addition
Maywood Investment directors met in the Lafayette building office last night to push sale of lots in the Riverview addition and to secure a large local factory and a river area car line. They also agreed to begin selling lots on the Riverview West side and down river properties on both river banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maywood Investment Company
Lafayette
Maywood Addition
Cit
Riverview
Knights of Pythias Visit Reinbeck for Knight Investitures
Waterlook P S Visit Reinbeck W O R Law master of work at Helmet lodge No 84 with the degree staff and about 40 members went to Reinbeck last evening to confer Knight rank on six candidates. A supper followed and the gathering was a pleasant social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterlook
P.S
Reinbeck
W. OR. Law
Helmet Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Lightning in a Snow Storm Racks Iowa Town
A severe snowstorm in Iowa last night brought blinding flashes and thunder. Snow piled up to six inches on trees, lifting branches under white weight. streets remained passable and streetcars largely on schedule. The storm is praised for soil moisture, signaling much needed rain-like snow benefiting crops and gardens this season. An unrelated note mentions a pawn broker licensing sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Olivee
Home Made Cough Syrup Claims Big Savings and Efficacy
A marketing pitch touts a home made cough syrup as a cost saver and effective remedy. It recommends mixing 214 oz of Mentholaxene with boiling water and sugar to produce a tonic, promising cure for coughs and cold symptoms at a price around 2.00 to 3.00 dollars.
Preacher Demands Papers To Preach After Arrest
Hannemann was arrested yesterday afternoon for disturbing a conference of the German Evangelical association ministers and detained briefly. He left with his sister later, pledging to return home to Sumner and “bother the conference no more for a commission to preach.” He insisted, “I want to preach,” and a police officer began filling out papers to grant him preaching papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannemann
German Evangelical Association
Sumner
Fire damages north addition of the College for the Blind
At Winton on April 5 the north addition of the College for the Blind main building, now housing the girls, was badly damaged by fire. Discovered around 7 oclock, students calmly evacuated during breakfast. Superintendent Baton with a small college company and city fire crews contained the blaze, with damage pegged near $1000. Fire likely started from sparks from nearby chimneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton
College For the Blind
Baton
Also Mentioned on This Page
HOUSE
Nansagi
Uplift
Lund
Beecham
Beeccham
Sheffield Choir
J. L. Southers
Manu Claire
Wis
J. K. Joder & Son
North Waterloo and Railroads
Maywood Boosters
A. Hannemann
Preacher
College For
Waterloo Water
Sycamore Street
Henderson
Washaunn Crosby Co
Gow
Klaw & Erlanger
NEW & Greater
A. J. Busby
Waterloo Theatre
F. H. Latier
la Fayette Street
Fourth Street
Evening Courier
Asd
LaFayette Building
4Th Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!