County W C T U Meet Here In St Pauls Church
The Black Hawk county W C T U institute opens Tuesday at St Pauls Methodist Church with members from across the county in attendance. A full day program includes devotional, business, talks on finances and rural outreach, a noon luncheon, afternoon sessions, and an evening program with music and talks. Officers include President Mrs M J Philpot Cedar Falls and Secretary Mrs E N Draper Waterloo.
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Black Hawk County
W. C. T. U. Institute
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Institute
St. Paul's Church
Walter Dewey
Waterloo
S. C. Howen
Hudson
G. W. Newton
Cedar Falls
F. J. Eighmey
Ee Picnie
S. B. Reed
Mesdames Kern
Short, Hunter
Alma Cutler
J. H. Shoemaker
Rose Wild
F. Q. Brown
W. Cc
M. J. Philpot
Ida Mitchell
A. J. Edwards
Paul DeLong
Sarah Cotton
William P. Thompson
E. N. Draper
Ligzie Shank
Aged Man Gives to Needy Widow Fund Rises in Waterloo
An elderly man Joshua Robinson, 84, on Fourth Street West donated $5 to aid Mrs. Fred F. Fairbanks and her five sons after their father’s accidental death. The X. I. club contributed 3.45, and a Majestic Theatre benefit raised funds as tickets sold out. The total already near $500 with hopes the amount becomes a permanent relief fund around $1,000.
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Waterloo
Fred F. Fairbanks
Majestic Theatre
Joshua Robinson
Fourth Street
X. I. Club
Oklahoma Dugout Tragedy Misdated 1894 Hoax Revealed
A 20 year old dugout death story from Alva Oklahoma was misported as 1914. John Flannigan and two relatives died when a dugout collapsed under dirt. An Alva printer fed a past item into a Twenty Years Ago column, triggering erroneous nationwide coverage.
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Oklahoma City
John Flannigan
Plains
Alva
Okla
Oklahoma
Flannigan
Fraudulent forger ring defrauds banks and merchants
A gang of forgers operates across the state defrauding town banks and merchants. A stranger using false names passed forged signatures on checks to Wellsburg and other banks, received cash from merchants, and left with pass books and checkbooks. Reports mention TL Johnson and other aliases in Wellsburg Fi Daige and Grandy Center schemes.
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Osceola
M. J. Goodman
Manes
J.D. McNair
Johnson
Wellshoro Bank
Grandy Center
Wellsburo
Wellsburg
Fi Daige
Opposition to Cummins Campaign From Webster City
B F Keltz of Webster City se cur ed nomination blanks to oppose Senator Cummins and will direct the campaign from Webster City. Wally Weston heads the movement and blanks will go to confidential agents today or tomorrow. Rev Barber is urged as lieutenant governor candidate on the Republican ticket. Rowley attacks Lee and Clarke, aiming to capitalize discontent over capitol extension and highway issues. Possible leaders include A G Lammis or D C Chase.
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Nes Moines
B.F. Keltz
Webster City
Cummins
Clarke
Wally" Weston
Keltz
Kelly
United States
Taft
Barber
State
Anti-Saloon League
Harding
Sioux City
Havner
Senate
Rowley
Lee
Capitol
Highway Commission
Ames College
West
Cimmins
Ames
Iowa
Pickett
A. G. Lammis
Les Mars
1D. C. Chase
A. GC. Savage
Adair
Local Residents Visit and Travels Highlight Waverly Area
In Waverly Iowa on April 15 special report notes Grace Nagie a student at I S I C guests of Mr and Mrs Scully for the weekend. Louise Schuknecht returns to Waterloo after visiting his grandmother a week. Multiple residents including Gladys Ramsey from Clarksville, J D Denison of Clarion, and Charlie Seaman with others travel to Chicago and Waterloo on various visits.
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Charlie Seaman
Albert Jahnke
Albert Kingsley
Chicago
Joe Mueller
Charles City
F. H. Meyers
Bessie Hodges
Sheldon
John Gebbie
Licensed To Wed and Obituary Fragments At Cedar Falls
A list of names appears alongside notes of wedlock licenses and social acknowledgments. The text mentions Cedar Falls and Waterloo individuals, a woman’s garment box scene, a warning from Miss Miller, expressions of thanks for support during illness and death, and a closing family sign-off from Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tyler and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Heidemann
Cedar Falls
Lydia Robinson
Jtto W. Sterck
Waterloo
Anna Berghaus
Rody
Miss Miller
Christian Church
Galloway
J. H. Tyler
Disaster Narrowly Averted At Billy Sunday Event
Card of thanks from Scranton residents after a death in the family and bereavement offerings. The item mentions Homer Rodeheaver and Miss Miller, noting a scare when a platform incident prompted a costly fight against pests and a Bell Telephone cost implication.
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Miss Miller
Scranton
Billy
C. Weise
J. E. Moremead
M. H. Synder
N. H. Norton
Homer
United Miller
Bell Telephone Girls
Smallpox and Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in City
City clerk records two new smallpox cases Mamie Wilson and C C Wolf and two scarlet fever cases Dorothy Iirsh and Mr Harrison. Fire Chief A A Dunham Captain Lou Armstrong and firefighters Ira Garrabrant and Alfred Leon depart for Cedar Rapids to observe a new motor truck test. Palace shows the Perils of Pauline today and Tuesday.
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Mamie Wilson
Nevada
C.C. Wolf
Sullivan Avenue
Dorothy Iirsh
Cascaden
Mr. Harrison
Elm
Cedar Rapids
A. A. Dunham
Lou Armstrong
Ira Garrabrant
Alfred Leon
Central Station
Dunham
May Term Jurors Listed For Court
Trial jurors drawn for the May term are to report at 9 a.m. on May 11. The list includes Waterloo names such as W. J. Smucker Pat Jackman T. E. Leeper C. R. Ludwig A. J. Bandfield B. Brown George A. Dennie and Frank C. Wright.
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Waterloo
W. J. Smucker
Pat Jackman
T. E. Leeper
C. R. Ludwig
A.J. Bandfield
B. Brown
George A. Dennie
Frank C. Wright
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W.C.T. U
Temperance
ST. Paul's
Margaret Dye Ellis
Mrs. Carter
Song
Young Crusaders
Macey
Sheraton
Chippendale
Ts-Randg, Furniture CO
Weterionla
J. Robinson
Russia
Political Storm Center
Handlton Co
Knickerbockers
Wai
Ran Sa Hs
Waverly Daily Dispatch
Hilda Hayes
Waterloo Evening Courier
Realdene
E. Jefferson St
Geo. F. Hunt
East Bremer Aga
Ida Ryan
Fairbank
Anna Beal
J. C. Hodges
Charles Hurach
Fred Shafer
Marie Kothe
Stanley Smith
Tripoli
J. C. Messenger
Dr. Rubel
Laler
Jesup
Mabel
Ethel Chandler
Frank Mill
Charles Hall
Shell Rock
Sunay
F. Yapp
D. S. Ward
Earl P. Brainard
Frank Cisna
R. E. Kirk
H.R. Gould
H. R. Fisher
H. B. Davis
J. G. Fackard
B. J. Corning
Ludrich Hecklinger
Barclay
S. G. Sherman
W. J. Gibson
Mt. Vernon
W. A. Eyestone
Union
E. W. Batterfeld
G. J. Smith
Big Creek
R. H. Wallace
Cedar
P. J. Knipp
Waterloo Township
Peter Petersen
J. K. Barnes
Lincoln
A. Wilson
Poyner
John Kelly
Fox
J. Dellegardelle
Orange
Pauline
Marinello Beauty Shop
Commercial National Bank
Bogsrud
Stiansen
Gorham
Marinello School
Marinello
RED Cross Drug CO
J. K. Joder
Hallerfelt Company
Park Avenue and
Lafayette Street
Treal
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
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