Beautiful State Buildings at Panama Pacific Exposition
A panorama of the Avenue of States at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco highlights the New York City building Mullrole Virginia and Utah pavilions along with other state and foreign displays. The article notes crowd surges, grand exhibits, and the Expo’s stature as a premier world event on its opening days.
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San Francisco
New York City
New York
Mullrole
Lincoln
Virginia
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Ohis
Utah
Atate
Etala
Washington Stete
United States
Canada
Sapusidon
Roderathon
City in Brief notes on church services and visits
Amber tinted spectacles advertise in Duchanan’s. Dr Campbell in charge at St Mark's tomorrow. Grace Beebe visits Waterloo from Waverly. Antioch Baptist to hold 11 pm and 8 pm services with 10 am Sunday school. Mrs Touhey returns from Chicago. Robe visits Waterloo. Welsh singers concert attended. Christian church sermons on Unity and Self Mastery. Mrs French recovering at daughter’s home. West High track tryouts. 30+ candidates. Hazlett visiting. farm in Trigolis. Palmer of Dutchess Manufacturing touring state. Waterloo hive meeting slated. dues due.
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Dr. Campbell
Cedar Rapids
St. Mark’s Church
Grace Beebe
Waverly
Waterloo
Antioch Baptist Church
J. W. Bowles
H. A. Touhey
The
Smart Shop
Chicago
John Robe
Newcastle
Ind
W. M
C. F. Robe
Lloyd CG. Ray
G. W. Hazlett
Hugh Hazlett
City Bonded Debt Decreases in 1915 Report
Waterloo municipal indebtedness fell by over 93 000 in the past year as City Auditor DeGon released a report. Bonds declined in all areas except parks and west sewers, with waterworks dropping 25 000 and overall bonded debt totaling 1 187 821 versus 1 270 928 a year earlier.
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Waterloo
DeGon
West
He Park
Census takers named for Waterloo city districts
The Waterloo census will start Monday with ten districts six east and four west. Enumerators Proutt P. Keane N. B. Broelding A. Gales Herold Williams William Snyder Joseph W. Steeler J. L. Fortanskis F. L. Marquis C. London J. H. Bassarear will conduct the count. Work should finish by June 1 with July 1 deadline. two interpreters for Greeks and Slavic races will assist.
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Waterloo
Hast
Proutt P. Keane
N. B. Broelding
A. Gales
Herold Williams
William Snyder
Joseph W. Steeler
West
J. L. Fortanskis
F. L. Marquis
London
J. H. Bassarear
Griffen Arrigned On Grand Larceny Charge
James Griffen was arraigned before Police Judge Meyers on a state charge of grand larceny. He requested a preliminary hearing and the case was continued to 7 30 this evening. Griffen is accused of stealing butter and eggs from a Rock Island car and was arrested Friday night by Patrolman George Schmidt. The officer later found Griffen attempting to remove butter from the car after patrol had departed.
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James Griffen
Meyers
Griffen
Rock Island
George Schmidt
Woman Collapses on Fourth Street in Waterloo
Mrs Gladys Jennings of Newton collapsed in front of the Hummel hotel at 11 45 last night and was removed to Presbyterian hospital. She is said to be suffering from heart trouble and a nervous breakdown. Jennings came to Waterloo to meet her husband and had been employed as a machinist and once as a detective.
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Duke of Gloucester
Hig
Tower of London
Timseci
England
Robert Percy
Percy
Richard
Gwendolen Bickford
Earl of Charenton
Gwendolen Ta
Duke of Richmond
Greendolen
Mingers
Gwendolen
London
Roger Moore
Ferey
Liz
Baward IV
Richmond
Tyburn
Sheriff
Prisner
Anging
Roger Toore
Gywenlen Rickford
Gladys Jennings
Newton
Hummel Hotel
Presbyterian Hospital
Jennings
Waterloo
Ried
Fannie Christoferson
Nolan
Indies
Effect of Sunday Revival on Waterloo City
Mayor R C Thompson received a message from a New York newspaper asking what effect the Billy Sunday revival had in Waterloo. The inquiry seeks to gauge whether evangelist Sunday should conduct a revival in America's largest city, with the Courier and Reporter aiming to capture comparable impacts from other places. The paper notes Waterloo has about 6,400 homes and distributes one copy per home each evening.
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R. C. Thompson
New York American
Billy
America
Waterloo
Lodema Bailey Charter Member of Universalist Church
Funeral services for Lodema Bailey will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m from the Universalist church where she was a charter member. Dr Effie McCollum Jones will conduct the services and interment will be in Fairview. A longtime devoted church and community figure she helped organize the Black Hawk County Early Settlers association. Born November 8 1846 in Lockport New York she was daughter of Rev Crawford Browning and Emily Browning. She married David M Bailey October 18 1868 and moved to Waterloo February 26 1873. She lived on the family farm east of the city until seven months ago. Surviving are three children Mrs Leah Robinson of Dewey Oklahoma Daly of Peterson Ia and Albert of the home farm and seven grandchildren. Two brothers Orlando and Augustus Browning reside in Portland Michigan.
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Lodema Bailey
Universalist Church
Nuuder
Effie McCollum Jones
Fairview
Black Hawk
Leah Robinson
South Barclay Street
Dewey
Dailey
Peterson
Albert
Pauline
Kenneth Robinson
Nina Andrews
Blanche
Claire
Harry Bailey
Dewey Hailey
Albert Hailey, Jr
Orlando
Augustus Browning
Portland
Mich
Objections to May 1911 Orpheum Theatre assessment
An appeal to readjust the Orpheum theatre assessment filed with the city auditor alleges the May 1911 value was too high and made without knowledge. Separately, deserters John Gordon and George Woods were arrested by special officer I Brees. Gordon to be taken to Fort Des Moines and Woods held awaiting instructions. The government pays $50 per deserter captured. The paper notes Want Ads in the Courier and Reporter.
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J. W. Mercelles
Orpheum Theatre
John Gordon
George Woods
I. EB. Brees
Oficer
Brees
Gordon
Fort Des Moines
Woods
Keep Three Wives in Comfort Saga Ends in Arrest
In Philadelphia on April 17 Thomas Nolan, who supported three women as his wives for years, was jailed after all learned of the others existence. He claimed he kept to a comfortable life and visited regularly, while the women recounted marriages and disputes. Nolan says the women must shift for themselves.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Nolan
Martha Hunton Nolan
Nolan
Masry Wandt Nolan
City files $2500 suit over icy Prospect Ave fall
Notice served on City Ruthter TDeG Friday afternoon that Mrs W J Dobson will sue for 2500 damages after a fall on an icy Highland Prospect avenue walk during post winter conditions.
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City Ruthter Tdeg
W. J. Dobson
Highland
Temperature Avril 17 Supplied by Buchanan Optical Co
Fragmented data from a historical issue shows temperatures with nonsensical OCR errors. It references dates and ranges such as 74 to 80 and 40 to 77, likely a weather log or teletyped daily record, but the entries are too garbled to determine concrete readings or location.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Funeral of Henry School Held at Waverly
A large number of locals attended the funeral of the late Henry School at Waverly on Monday. Other notes mention visits, church meetings, and local incidents including an accident to E M Towne while cranking an ambulance motor.
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Denver
Henry School
Waverly
William Bridon
California
E. M. Towne
O'Keefe & Town Motor Ambulance
Mr. Towne
Keefe
Universalist church to host Effie McCollum Jones
Effie McCollum Jones, recently returned from Lawrence Kansas, will lead the Universalist Church pulpit tomorrow morning and evening. The evening sermon will be on The Church's True Building, followed by a lecture series on Mary and Social Feelings of the Modern Drama. The program will touch on Galsworthy's The Eldest Son, with additional talks and audience engagement planned.
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Universalist Church
Der
Galsworthy
Fire damages lighting plant at Hawkers Manufacturing Co
A fire at Hawkers Manufacturing Company on Synniera Street near Sixth damaged the lighting plant and front facade. Injured, L. Chiate sustained burns while attempting to smother the blaze. Smoke spread to the building’s upper floor, affecting tenants Mary Bender John Wahiker Tim Kern and Elmer Wing. neighbor R. Gruhn suffered smoke damage. The structure, owned by Mrs. S. H. Bolton, sustained extensive damage but was insured.
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L. Cihate
Hawkers Manufacturing Company
Ole
Gisolhia
Inter Oy
Synniera aLreel
Clamies
Tene Ants
Mary Bender
John Wahiker
Tim Kern
Elmer Wing
R. Gruhn
8. H. Bolton
Obituary of William M St Clair of Mt Auburn Indiana origins
William M St Clair longtime Benton County resident born March 18 183? in Indiana County Pennsylvania. He served in the Twenty eighth Iowa Infantry and fought at Vicksburg Port Gibson and Champion Hill sustaining a severe thigh wound. After 19 months in hospitals he was discharged in 1863. He later farmed and ran a grain and lumber business before retirement. He died April 14 1915 at age 82 years 26 days after a long decline. He left a family including Hugh Archibald and Mrs Rebecca Wallace Vinton. A brother John died within two years.
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William M. ST. Clair
St. Auburn
Willina Mair
Hugh
Marguerite Mack SL. Clair
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Benton County
Kansas
Council Hanffs
St. Joseph
St. Carr
Roy Mease
Mt. Auburn
Mr. St. Clair
Davenport
Helena
Ark
Vicksburg
Bates
Porl
Gibson
Champion Hills
San Diego
Cal
Archibalil
Mt Auburn
Rebecca Wallace Vinton
John
Local Social Notes From Waverly and Waterloo
Mrs W Leverich visited Waverly Thursday as Mrs Margaret Cortright called on her daughter Mrs Larry Conlin in New Hartford. The Ralph Newell family were released from quarantine on Thursday. Mrs Grant Trecker and Miss Iversen visited Cedar Valley. Din Newell returned to Janesville after two weeks with her son Ruth. Genevieve Cortright spends the weekend with her mother Mrs Margaret Cortright. The Evening Courier is read in nearly all of Waterloo.
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Wonsiow
W. Leverich
Waverly
Margaret Coortright
Larry Conlin
Mew
Hartford
Ralph Newell
Grant Trecker
Miss Iversen
Wally Eadlers
Din Newell
Janesville
Ruth
Genevieve Cortright
Margaret, Cortright
Not Ruler's War ono Beveridge Not Ruler's War Ono Beveridge
Morimer Senator Alber J Beveridge described as he toured European fronts telling Sphinx Club at Waldorf Astoria that the war is a peoples war and democracy will advance, citing German socialist volunteers and a spirit of self sacrifice for the common cause. He warned the United States could lag behind in democratic progress. He recalled meeting with Kaiser and German officers, and contrasted rulers’ wars with global civic effort.
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New York
Alber J. Ueveridge
Sphinx Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Napoleon
Caesar
Alexander
Germany
Europe
United States
Farming advice and worm control from sowanmomesteau
The article cites sowanmomesteau advocating poison and bran mixtures as a remedy against corn root worms and corn coat worms. It emphasizes rotating crops to prevent worm outbreaks and criticizes planting corn on the same ground yearly, urging farmers to change crops to break the worm life cycle.
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R. &. Webster
Antrmer
Elf
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BR. Shannon
M. 3. O'Keefe
Cedar Falls
Royal Gwent Welsh Singers
C. P. Palmer
Dutchess Manufacturing Company
Poughkeepsie
N. C
O. R. Rohde
Mr. Palmer
Waterloo Hive
A. O. U. W. Hall
Dexter Phelps
Fourth Street
Universalist
Rorilzd Vom Aer
of Baptist Ainister
Gcourier
Thumas Nolan
Rescue Cabe
Atlantic City
N. Z
George J. Ainslie
Krummchurch
Edward Krieger
O. H. Fox
John C. Bruns
Jolie Hominghaus
ML Jacob
Thimble Bee
Will Grauing
August Thieking
Secanta
Telentone
Fanitles
Te Sneka
Winslow
Ivory Waterloo
Shantey
Ellis Hatel
Wantel
Baker
Iarley Davidson Motors Cycle
Sea
R. W. Parrott
Matt Parrott & Sona
E. Park Place
Insquire
Burhans
Clay County
Minnesota
Alland Land Company
Fergus Falls
Ming
Reno
R.A. S
West Third Ave
W. Wieland
Minneapolis
Farmers Lang Co
Palace Blde
South Dakota
Taylor-Jones Investment Company
Crookston
Minn
Heal Hstate
Cass County
North Dakota
James K. Danks
Grace City
N. Dak
Campbell , Land Company
Big Sandy
Montana
Wisconsin
Seaborn_ Investment Co
Peoples Gas
Cumberland
Lewis Larson
Island City State Bank
Wilmstte
K. McKenzie
Andrus Dide
Minolis
Kent
Kingsbury
Ent Worms
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