Seven Houses to Be Erected by Gates and Bell
C R Gates and William Bell plan seven frame bungalow style houses and a cottage on a forty acre tract three miles south of Waterloo along the Interurban line. Estimated total cost about $12,000 with each house six rooms and lawn improvements. J W Weatherill named contractor to start immediately aiming to complete houses before September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bell
Charles R. Gates
Waterloo
Mr. Gates
Messrs. Bell and Gates
J. W. Weatherill
Bell
Gates
Library display books move on April 30 and May 3
The West and East libraries announce shelves for display from Wednesday April 30 to Saturday May 3 and again May 1 and May 3. Titles include Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Rinehart Northern France Baedeker and Farm Friends and Farm Fees Weed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library
West
Letitia
Carberry
Rinehart
Gibson
Belgium
Holland
Baedeker
Seton
Breckenridge
Dialstone Lane
Jacobe
Weed
Brockway
Hiscox
Greece
Washington
Frederic Carrolls
Williams
Bagot
France
Italy
Bemerton
Mexico
Smith
Norway
Lapland -Fulton
Gladden
Manes
Diverse 19th Century Works and Notable Items Listed
A catalog snippet lists diverse titles across agriculture, chemistry, dress history, geography, literature, and art. Notable items include Georgievics fabrics, Bailey cyclopedia, Haurat chemicals, McClellan dress, Parker judgments, Stapp criminology, and a Crystal feature photo play titled Nobility with a hand colored image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgievics
Cyclopedia of Agriculture
Bailey
Hurat
America
McClellan
Judgement House
Parker
Barr
Carter
Stanford
My Lady’s Garter
Bishop
Riders of the Purple Sage
Grey
Royal Road
Ollivant
Simon the Jester
Locke
Stella Maris
Peter
Heathen—Stapp
Henley
Deland
Crystal Today
Pugilistic mill on railroad tracks near water works
Two young men fought a bare knuckle bout on the Minols Central tracks beside the river yesterday afternoon. One fighter was knocked down and struck his head on a rail, bleeding and unconscious briefly, then walked away with help. Spectators noted the clash. authorities were not yet able to identify the participants.
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Minols
Water Works
Waterloo Library Sets March Book Circulation Record
The Waterloo public library reports its March circulation as the highest for any single month since opening, with 9,089 books borrowed for home reading. February saw 8,798 borrows as the previous peak, and a new historical department file of the Philadelphia Press from 1861 to 1868 was donated by W. W. Miller and bound for preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Public Library
Philadelphia Press
W. W. Miller
Celestial in Two Addresses at Brethren Churches
May Gwong a converted Chinese student at Bethany Bible School Chicago, spoke at Orange township Brethren church Sunday forenoon and at Church of the Brethren in the evening. Addresses in the country at 11 o clock and in Waterloo at 7 30 drew good crowds. The appearances were arranged by the Plus Ultra Sunday school class which is funding the Oriental’s study. Special 3 reel feature Nobility advertised for Crystal today.
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May Gwong
Bethany Bible School
Chicago
Orange Township
Brethren Church
Church of the Brethren
Waterloo
Plus Ultra
Theological School
Criers After Reservations For Baltimore Trip Grow Near 500
The Town Criers club announced a chartered special train to haul a Waterloo delegation to the national advertising convention in Baltimore next June. Forty five reservation calls have reached secretary Henry Frank, with seven more on Saturday. Membership has reached about 450, with hopes to enroll 50 more Waterlooans and 150 added since the campaign began. Frank urges prompt reservations as no berth committee is yet appointed. Nobility story hand colored Crystal today.
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Town Criers’ Club
Criera
Waterloo
Baltimore
Henry Frank
Frank
Town Criers
Crier
Iowa Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher Advise For Homes And Cars
P L Hayzett, formerly of this city, belongs to H and H Specialty Co of Marshalltown makers of the Iowa Dry Powder chemical fire extinguisher for home office school factory and auto. The extinguisher uses a dry powder in tin tubes that does not evaporate cake or freeze and can be used in any weather by pouring into the base of the fire to release a dioxide gas that stops combustion by cutting off oxygen. Carrying one or more in a car is advised for instant action. Harry Padden Auto Co of this city is local agent. Nobility a story of today in natural color photography Crystal today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Hayzett
H. & H. Specialty Company
Marshalltown
Iowa
Harry Padden Auto Co
Dual life tragedy ends in self murder in Wisconsin and Canada
Charles L. Boucher, married in Canada, killed himself near St Paul after leaving notes confessing bigamy with two wives and three children. Body found in a box car at Daytona’s Bluff Burlington yards. Notes describe two families and a desire to hide the second marriage from his Waterloo wife. He and his first wife had separated eight months earlier in LaCrosse.
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Charles L. Boucher
St. Paul
Burlington
Daytona's Bluff
Boucher
LaCrosse
Wis
Waterloo
Canada
Galesville
Roueler
West
Charles le Boaucher
Tolive
Latrasse
Water- Joo
Byerbyo
Mrs. Boucher
Fireman Perkins to be reinstated after 30 days
George W. Perkins, captain of the east side fire station, will be reinstated at the end of thirty days. He was suspended for thirty days without pay following a civil service commission hearing and will regain service with back pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Perkins
Fariuver Capitin
East Side
Perkins
Civil Service Commission
Uncertain Garment of Service Leadership Clarified
The article notes Mr Perkins as the department’s senior member aside from Chickinaharm and a valued servant. It states he will not be reinstated as captain with Ira Girrabrant serving as acting captain in the interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Chickinaharm
Ira Girrabrant
Stetiparores
Waterloo Colored Team Sweeps Sunday Baseball Wins
The Waterloo colored team won two Sunday games at Cedar River park and at D. C. shop grounds. They defeated Shores Fuel Company 3 to 2 and beat Majestic Cubs 19 to 17, showing strong preparation for upcoming amateur competition.
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Waterloo
Shores Fuel Company
D. C
Majestic Cubs
Cedar River Park
Collision injures workers and riders near Quincy station
In Quincey Massachusetts on April 28 a work train collided with a passenger train on the West Quincy branch of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. Several Italian workmen and two passengers were cut and bruised. Mrs G A Rinderknecht of Parkersburg returned home after visiting Waterloo friends.
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Quincey
Mass
West Quincy
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
G. A. Rinderknecht
Parkersburg
Fred Trost
Waterloo
Bride of Fifteen Groom of Nineteen Wed in Youthful License
A license to wed was issued Saturday afternoon to Daniel C Bandfield aged 19 and Prue Hahn aged 15 with parental consent. The couple’s ages prompted the requirement of parental approval for the union.
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Daniel C. Bandfield
Prue Hahn
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Commercial Street
Park Avenue
East Fourth Street
East Side Gas and Electric
Wandler’s Druc
Hansen & Pletcher’s Drug
East 4Th St
C. R. Gates
Library Notes
East
Dunecan
Book of Woodcraft—Seton
Desmond
V. C
Crystal Theatre
Celestial
Criers
Charles Boucher
Moth
Rover
Jonelier
Boureler
Hieber Fort
Oneher
Jmine Thooipeon
Akerfle
M. T. Spencer
Florence
Waterina
Olored
Johnny
Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara Falls,n.y
Felix
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