Fire Chief Recommends New Equipment and Staffing
Fire Chief Dunham in his fifteenth annual report urged the city council to buy a motor ladder service truck, add hose and smoke helmets, and create new offices including a lieutenant and assistant captains. He asked for an extra man at the Central station and highlighted a January fire at the Russell-Lamson building as the year’s heaviest loss, with total losses near 399 thousand dollars.
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Dunham
Central Station
Russell-Lamson
Three I players joining Keokuk roster
Keokuk Iowa reports another recruit to the official roster as Reuille a young pitcher from the Quincy Three-I League trialing with the Quincey club was turned over to Abbott. He will be given a chance to prove himself with two more new men expected to join soon.
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Keokuk
Reuille
Royal
Quincey
Pyramid Pile Remedy Offers Free Trial Cure
Sufferers of piles are promised instant relief and a permanent cure by Pyramid Pile Remedy. The Pyramid Drug Co of Marshall Michigan offers a free trial package in a plain wrapper, claiming rapid pain relief and reduced inflammation followed by full cure.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid
Marshall, Mich
Pyramid Drug Company
Government to Locate Regimental Rifle Range Near Waterloo
The U S government plans a regimental rifle range near Waterloo for the Fifty third regiment. General H A Allen announced the project to local officers and F A Geist will select a site with help from the Chamber of Commerce. The range needs a 1000 by 1000 foot flat field with a natural backstop and would be accessible via interurban lines.
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United States
Waterloo
Fiftythird Regiment
Tuesaday
H. A. Allen
F. A
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Fifty-third
Vinton
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Manchester
Independence
Bull Durham Offers Free Gold Plated Charm This Week
During Bull Durham week, buyers of a five cent bag receive a guaranteed 14 K gold plated watch charm. The charm features a miniature bull used in Bull Durham advertising and is described as a genuine heirloom piece. The promotion celebrates Bull Durham as the world’s top selling tobacco and a leading commodity with nearly a million sacks sold daily.
Missouri sophomore gives away two toes in fraternity initiation
Cameron Reed a 22 year old Cambridge Massachusetts sophomore at the University of Missouri lost two toes after a train accident while attempting an initiation rite with three other students. The group traveled to Ranges City and rode a brake beam to qualify for a fraternity that requires traveling a thousand miles without a rod. Reed was returning to Columbia Missouri when a wheel crushed his feet as the train started.
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Kansas City
Cameron Reed
Cambridge
Mass
University of Missouri
Reed
Ranges City
Columbia, Mo
Hen House serves Wellesley as temporary main building
Wellesley Massachusetts April 16 crowds gathered for the opening of a temporary building branded The Hen House to serve as the college main building until a new structure replaces College Hall which burned. Girls from Freeman dormitory led an egg hunt on College Hill guided by Miss Charlotte Conover 14 appeared as Chanticleer and egg rollers carried eggs to the new building while roosters in costumes sang at the steps.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
College Hall
Freeman
College Hill
Charlotte Conover
Chanticleer
Attend the Big White Goods Sale We will sell Aolae
A notice invites the public to attend a large household goods sale titled the Big White Goods Sale. It lists merchandise to be sold and urges early attendance to capture limited stock.
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Aolae Aft
Revival closes as 100 join Benton County church
In Vinton Iowa on April 16 the Methodist revival ended after four weeks of success. Over 100 persons joined the church Sunday morning and 510 attended the morning Sunday school. Evangelist collections surpassed 500 dollars as Rev Mr Mathias and singer Bernard Vessey left for Colorado Springs and Sioux Falls to begin meetings in Oelwein next Sunday.
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Vinton
Methodist Church
Mathias
Colorado Springs
Bernard Vessey
Sioux Falls
White
Jennie Miller
W. L. Wakefield
Walter Smith
S. F. Booth
Booth
Local Man Dies After Amateur Tooth Extraction
Richard Terhune of 30 Maple Street, Kearny New Jersey, underwent tooth removal at a dentist. He later pulled two more teeth himself and died from blood poisoning caused by amateur dentistry. A 65 year old manufacturer, he leaves a widow and four children. He was a lineal descendant of Capt. Oscar Sandford who settled in Bergen County in the 1600s.
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New York
Tergen County
Hudson and
Bergern Countiers
Cops Shoes Are Only Ones That Fit Him
Daniel McCormick from Municipal Lodging House sought shoes at the Chicago police station claiming officers wear his size 11 1 3. Desk Sergeant O'Brien questioned the motive as inquiries among 20 officers found none wore larger than size 14.
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Chicago
Daniel McCormick
Municipal Lodging House
O'Brien
Des Moines Tailor's Assistant Suffers Finger Injury
Miss Pearl Thompson of Warath and Filmore streets walked to a Des Moines physician after the first three fingers of her right hand were stitched together. While operating a power machine her hand was caught under the needle and the needle penetrated the fingers multiple times, pulling double thread.
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Des Moines
Pearl Thompson
Warath
Filmore
East Des Moines
Waterloo Citizen Endorses Deans Kidney Pills
A Waterloo Iowa resident testifies that Down's Kidney Pills eased long standing backache and kidney discomfort. The ad urges others with kidney related symptoms to try the remedy as trusted by locals and to consult local pharmacists for availability.
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Dean
Waterloo
Itire
Kieventh
Iowa
Down
Joey
Prige Aeaticu
Moetee Milan Co
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