General Markets Reported by Richardson and Larren
The Chicago Board of Trade market report lists estimated receipts for hogs cattle and sheep for today with hogs at mixed and butchers prices near 9.15 to 9.50 and weaker closing. Cattle opened steady and closed weak while sheep opened and closed steady with May and July rib futures shown. A stray note lists bid quotes and prices for ribs during the period in Chicago futures markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson & Larren
Bee
Chicago Board of Trade
Lamson Bros. & Co
Sycamore Street
Waterloo
Chicago
Three Bids Opened for Waterloo Deep Well Contract
Waterloo water works bids opened with three bidders W H Gray & Bro Chicago 9914 Miller Chicago 10586 Swenson Minneapolis 9357.50 Swenson’s bid rejected. a fourth bid Whitney Chicago 9187.50 arrived late and may be considered. Gray lowest bidder with strong prior work. commissioners to reconvene to award if satisfactory. Local notices note residents’ visits and social items including Mr and Mrs L Rice Cedar Falls and Mr and Mrs Amos Glanville Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
W. H. Gray & Bro
Chicago
Miller
Swenson
Minneapolis
Waterlolo Water Company
Gray
Mr. Whitney
Water Commissioners
Whitney
Gray Bros
Barclay Township News and Market Report April
April notes from Barclay Township report butter prices at Jesup Creamery 32 cents per pound for March, hog deliveries on the Jesup market, and a week of price slump. Plowing, planting plans hinge on weather. Henry Houser begins duties as south Barclay road supervisor. Social visits include Silas Sherman and Ned Oliver in Waterloo. G H Blum improving after an accident.
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Barclay Township
Jesup
Barclay
Mr. Houser
Silas Sherman
Waerloo
Ned Oliver
Waterloo
C. & Phifer
Tom McMahon
Preaching at chapel and assorted Linden notes
Tomorrow at 4 oclock there will be preaching at the chapel. Mrs K Peterson returned home after a week with a sick sister in Eldoraro. Fred Castle and family from Danville NL stay with Mr Lowe on Lafayette street. he plans to live in Linden. J A Guenther of Sioux City, once Linden resident, visiting friends. he will move family to a Missouri fruit farm soon. Mrs Mabel Brandstetter of Des Moines visits a few days. Mr and Mrs Ralph Elwood moved to Cedar River park for summer. Judd Perry family sick with measles. Mrs L A Wright gravely ill with measles. Mrs Miranda Bandfield visited Janesville, then Raymond to see daughters before heading to her North Dakota claim.
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K. Peterson
Eldoraro
Fred Castle
Danville
Lowe
Lafayette Street
Castle
Fred Teeter
Linden
J. A. Guenther
Sioux City
Missouri
Guenther
Mabel Brandstetter
Des Moines
Ralph Elwood
Cedar River Park
Judd Perry
L. A. Wright
Miranda Bandfield
Janesville
Smalling
Raymond
Glen Parker
North Dakota
Twain's pen earned fortune of one million dollars says source
New York reports Samuel Clemens Mark Twain died at his home near Redding Connecticut and writings are said to have earned about one million dollars. Harper & Bros estimates ten years of publishing brought wealth with five million books in America and translations abroad. He earned more per word for short stories and royalties than many authors though recent fortunes were large. Investments in United States Steel were made on Henry H. Rogers' advice but a Wall Street fortune is denied.
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New York
Samuel Lu
Clemens
Mark Twain
Redding
Conn
Harper & Bros
America
United States Steel Corporation
Henry H. Rogers
Wall Street
Desmond Humphreys
Rita
Fifth Avenue
Vienna
Paris
London
Humphreys
Babe Dead Asleep Found In Arms Of Caregiver
The 15 week old son of Myrtle Reinhart, James Smith of Tadana Howard, died yesterday at 7:39 pm in the arms of Mrs A Beason at 308 12 Commercial street. Doctor cites heart trouble with no evidence of strangulation or choking. Mother away at relatives. Father listed as James Smith of Indiana. Private funeral at Kistner parlors on Jefferson, burial in Fairview.
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Howard
Myrtle Reinhart
Benson
Commercial Street
Taft Paper Gallo for Roosevelt
The Kansas City Star editorials in favor of a Roosevelt third term urge the electorate to consider Roosevelt as a builder of unfinished work not a usurper. They praise his square deal, call for national unity, and note Roosevelt’s influence on Congress and American youth.
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Kansas City
Angus ‘City
W. R. Nelson
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Rogevelt
Congress
Suspicions in Land Probe Surface at Hearing
At the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry Mrs Finney is cross examined as Brandeis hints that a presidential exoneration letter dated Sept 12 relied on a summary written months earlier. Attorney General Wickersham and the White House refuse comment. John W. Dudley denies telling H. K. Love that Collier’s Weekly offered money to testify.
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Washington, D. C
Finney
Brandela
Taft
Ballinger
Wickersham
Brandeison
Hallinger
White House
John W. Dudley
Register of the Land Office
Juneau
Alaska
Ballinger-Pinchot Investigation Committee
H. K. Love
Collier's Weekly
Washington
Glavis
Marry Early and Often Says Mrs Humphreys
English novellist Mrs Desmond Humphreys known as Rita gives a witty, brusque survey of New York fashion and manners in an interview. She mocks excess in American dining and dress, notes waste and moral hysteria, and jokes about marriage norms among young New York women. Nel Quest of Chicago visits Waterloo friends.
Amusements: Arthur Donaldson stars in The Norseman at the Syndicate
Mr. Arthur Donaldson, famed for Rob Roy and The Prince of Pilsen, headlines The Norseman at the Syndicate theatre tonight. The company features strong leads including Mrs. McFarley and Broncho Bill, with notable onstage pairings such as Frithioot and little Juno. Cast quality ensures a sure winner for Western life drama.
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Arthur Donaldson
Frithiof Arlig
Daniel Brer Sorlin
Norseman
Mr. Donaldson
Baron de Grimm
Madeleine
Augustin Daly
Daly
Donaldson
McFarley
Buat
Broncho Bill
Frithiot
Littie Juno
Syndicate Theatre
Surprise Evening Held At Mrs. Wray Residence
Monday evening event hosted by Mrs. Wray and Mrs. Marsh on South Street features an organized surprise evening by the committee. Members were asked to arrive promptly at 7 80.
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J. W. Wray
South Street
Coldest Windy Corner Debate In Waterloo Streets
Residents argue over which downtown corner is the city’s coldest and windiest. The Fourth Street bridge at the YMCA area and the Black Hawk bank corner draw the strongest gusts, with pedestrians ducking the gale as wind funnels between structures.
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Fourth Street
Black Hawk Bank
Chicago
Packers Lose Case Appeal Over Stockholder Minute Books
The New Jersey Supreme Court sustained an order directing National Packing Armour Swift and Morris to produce stockholders and directors meeting minutes for examination before the Hudson county grand jury. Indictments accuse directors of conspiracy to raise meat prices. Further appeal to the court of errors and appeals is anticipated if needed.
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Trenton
WN. J
Supreme Court
Justice Swayze
National Packing Company
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Morris & Co
Hudson County Grand Jury
New Jersey
Jersey City
Swayze
Supreme Lourt
Court of Errors and Appeals
Merchants Marine League Admits Interest in Subsidy Plan
Washington April 25 The Merchant Marine league’s members admitted during a House ship subsidy hearing that many officials and committee members work in iron ore or steel production and would benefit from the second clause of Humphreys bill. Secretary Penton said he had not considered such direct interests before and did not think officials had any financial stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Merchant Marine League
House
Ralston
Steenerson
Minnesota
League
Penton
Big Will Contest in Iowa City District Court
A major will contest in Iowa City seeks to bar Chairman Ed C. Powers of the board of supervisors from obtaining the lion’s share of a $20,000 estate left by his father. Contestants allege Powers used undue influence to sway the elderly father toward a will largely favoring him.
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Iowa City City
Evening Press
Iowa City
Ed. C. Powers
Board of Supervisors
Powers
Towa
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Crystal
Kansas Turkey
Wellington of
Coin Bros
Mr.whitney
Clark
Arthur Winther
W.C. Carter
Barclay Twp
Beaver Yaldley
G. H. Blum
Mrs. Kayne
Beaver Valley
Dan Corrigan
Winston
Old Home Place
Blimla
Twain
Babe
James
Tadana
GALLO
Kansas City Star
Mrs. Humphreys
Nel Quest
Waterloo Corner
Packers
The
Iowa Life Insurance Co
Waterloo, Iowa
Auditor of State
Iowa
Waterloo, Towa
Leavitt & Johnson Nate Bank
J. 3. Sedgwick
Pres
Black Wawk National Bank
Chas. W. Knoop
Towa State Bank
Geo. N. Garrittson
Central Savings Bank
Ralph Law
William Galloway Co
Wm. Galloway
Waterloo Savings Bank
W. C. Logan
Citizens Savings Bank
F.C. Braniger
Waterloo Loan & Trust Co
Ben J. Howrey
V. Pres
Cedar Falls
Iows
W.N. U
Wostrop, V. Pres
First National Bank
H.A. Gooch
Conghr Park
Rome
Conger Park Co
C. BD. Young
West Fourth Street
Arthur C. Gole
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