Police Chief Urges Uniformed Crossing Guards and City Quarry Plan
Annual report by Chief Leighton recommends appointing uniformed officers as railroad crossing flagmen at four crossings with two twelve hour shifts. Proposes a municipal stone quarry for prisoners, standard criminal identification, officer rules book, and two extra signal lights. Yearly arrests totaled 1,619 with 415 drunk, fines collected 3,918.40. Gas and arc lamp hours noted with outages and costs.
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Polite Leighton
Hig
Bluff
Water
Government of Police
Westfield
Eleventh Street Bridge
Bae Eee
Ae Ey
Bolon
Town Talk highlights and local notes from Waterloo area
William Eastman improves at 201 Vaughe street while Miss Anamar Kelley visits Waterloo relatives at 110 Commercial street. Church aid groups meet Friday at Mrs. James Graham’s Prospect Hills home and Mrs. A C Mills 739 Walnut hosts. Mrs. Frank C Hussey attends Maccabees conventions in Cedar Rapids. Wayne A Adgerson sues for divorce from Gladys Anderson, married 1912 in Canalou, Missouri, claiming desertion in 1913. Beulah Bingham leaves Easter visit to assist Ellsworth college choir in Iowa Falls. 8. 8. club met at F. J. Koepke home with Almz Koepke, Clara Koepke, and Ella Ashbrenner hosting. sewing and music and refreshments.
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Anamar Kelley
Oelwein
F. N. Stephenson
Commercial Street
Women's Work Association
First Presbyterian Church
James Graham
Prospect Hills
Frank C. Hussey
Waterloo
Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees
Cedar Rapids
Wayne A. Adgerson
Gladys Anderson
Canalou
Woman’s Auxiliary
Christ Episcopal Church
A. C. Mills
Walnut Street
Beulah Bingham
Iowa Falls
Ellsworth College Choral Club
F. J. Koepke
Almz
Clara Koepke
Ella Ashbrenner
War veteran Hart dies in Waterloo Ohio
Civil War veteran H. Hart of Waterloo Ohio died this afternoon at his daughter Mrs J L Clark's home 1147 Lincoln street from heart trouble. Born July 12 1844 in Seneca county New York he moved to Waterloo last December. He leaves three children G Hart Nora Springs and G M Hart Plymouth Iowa and Mrs Clark. Remains to Hileman Gindt parlors then to Ohio for funeral and burial. Ad fragment describes best spring footwear ad.
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V. H. Hart
Ohio
J. L. Clark
Lincoln Street
Seneca County
X.Y
Waterloo
Iowa Artist Brackney Showcases The Emblem Of Plenty
Floyd V Brackney Clemons Ia 27-year-old artist will exhibit an oil painting nine by five feet in the Rugsell Lamson hotel lobby. Titled The Emblem Of Plenty the work depicts corn wealth and may travel to the Panama Pacific exposition Waterloo experts praise its scope and realism. Brackney educated at Carnell College Mt Vernon trained under Prof Mills. He previously contributed corn paintings to the Farmers Insurance Company calendar.
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Floyd V. Brackney
Clemons
Rugsell-Lamson Hote
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
Lewi
Brackney
Iowy
Mr. Brackney
Neem
Brockway
Carnell College
Mt. Vernon
Willard's Tour of South Continues Triumphs
Dayton Florida April 8 Jess Willard heavyweight champion continued northward on his journey to New York with crowds greeting him at hamlets and villages along the Florida route. Trains crowded stations roads blocked with autos wagons and carriages drawn by admirers who traveled miles to glimpse him.
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Dayton
Fla
Jess Willard
New York
Florida
Fall From Water Tank Kills Two Workers in Dubuque
In Dubuque on April 4 Carl Porter was killed and Andrew Akeng fatally injured when they fell from a water tank during maintenance. The incident occurred as they were mounting the tank at the site, with authorities investigating the exact cause. Wang & Miller Shoe Co. advertises Men’s Spring Footwear priced at 85.00 and 86.00 in the same notice.
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Dubuque
Carl Porter
Andrew Akeng
Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Germany and Holland War Rumor Unconfirmed Report
Rumors of war between Germany and the Netherlands circulated in Losey and The Hague today but remained unconfirmed. Dutch authorities and the Netherlands minister in London denied any such development and dismissed the rumor as untrue.
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Lenduh
Itumore
Losey
Verny
Holland
Othey
Migatches
Hague
Netherlands
London
Sbe
Hitr Ween
Obituary of Esther M Plubrer in Waterloo hospital death
Esther M Plubrer died Sunday morning at 7:45 in St Francis hospital. A Waterloo resident for about two months, she came from South Dakota. She was 46, survived by two sons, a daughter, three brothers and four sisters. Burial at Fairbank after Friday noon. Funeral services at Baptist church in Fairbank Saturday at 1 PM.
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Esther M. Plubrer
St. Francis Hospital
Witerloo
South Dakota
Daugher
Hileman & Gind Untertaking Parelots
Auto factory owner consolidates brands in Michigan move
C Erbes, who recently set up a auto plant in the old Mason motor works, announced a major shift in supply. He has acquired Cutting motor car, Clarke Carter works, and Milwaukee Motor Co, consolidating production under his operations. From now on parts and cars formerly made by those firms will be available through Mr Erbes, including SOM cars and accessories.
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C. Erbes
Mason Motor
Auto
Cutting
Jackson, Mich
Clarke-Carter
Milwaukee Motor Company
Milwaukee
Erhes
General Markets New York Produce Report Apr 8
New York April 8 Butter steady with 5493 receipts. Cheese steady with 8462 receipts. Fresh gathered extras and storage packs appear with varying counts. Poultry market described as live firm with western fowls and turkeys, dressed offerings quiet. OCR shows many garbled terms.
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New York
Hearby Hennery
Multiple Classified Notices and Auction Listings From Waterloo 1915
A collage of property rental notes, room ads, and liquidation bids from Waterloo Iowa area papers. The items include rental listings on West Second Street and Mulberry Avenue, sale notices for securities and personal property, and a public auction of shares in Security Savings Bank. Also included are divorce suit notices against James Henney, with court dates and custody actions, plus sheriff sale details for 25 shares of stock.
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Manila
A. G. Horklte
Inara C.D. Pederson
Gompity
Mms
Baok
Phe
Wieland
Waterloo
Ware
von Bay
TOG
Syemmore
Heston
Black Hawk
Ounty
Othe Court
Klack Hawk
Iowa
We. R
W. J. Johnston
D. B. Tenderson
Black Tink County
Towa
Waters ‘Loa
Courtright & Arbuckle
Distr Court of
Jawa
Bluele Bank
May Tery
Lena Henney
James Tiennes
James Henney
District Court of the
State of
Black Mawk Country
Lena ‘Henney
Leona Kenney
Loraine Henney
Wateriog
Black Sink Counjil
Hernmin
Toc
Mortagh
Plaintim
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Red Cedar Park
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