West Virginian visitor impressed by Waterloo Iowa trip
James I. Michaels of Fairmount West Virginia, an oilman and cattle dealer, toured Waterloo with Hugh G. Van Pelt. He brought eight pure bred Jersey cows and spoke highly of Town and Waterloo. He may relocate here after attending a Jersey sale where 127 head were sold for 20085 dollars. He then departed for Chicago.
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Iowa
Waterloo
James I. Michaels
Fairmount
W. Va
Hawkeye Atate
Hugh G. van Pelt
Michaels
van Pelt
Town
Mr. Michaels
West Virginia
Chicago
City in Brief: Optical Talks and Skeleton Ball
Art. Wheelock leaves Buchanan to attend Iowa optical convention. Mrs. Coe returns to Clinton as her son recovers from ankle injury. Mr. Graham of Denver to lecture to Masons on mysteries of ancient craft masonry. H. Blot sues for attachment seeking $100. A silent skeleton ball game entertains shoppers at Fourth and Mulberry. Wyants plan extended California visit. Jessie Wyant to run Spinsterville hall. District judges’ banquet set for Elks. K T Ascalon Commandery to meet in special conclave.
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B. Gorke
Fourth
Mulberry
H. G. Northey
James Carson
Guernsey
C. M. Wyant
California
C. W. Tlingworth
Waterloo
Illingworth
Wyant
Jessie Wyant
Mapes Held in Somerville on Bigamy Charge
A wire from Somerville reports F W Mapes, wanted for uttering worthless checks totaling 225 dollars, is held on a bigamy charge. Waterloo authorities may not need to pursue as the wife is believed to have filed the complaint. Mapes reportedly served time at Anamosa reformatory under another name. his wife’s relatives live in Clarion.
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Somerville
Mase
F. W. Mapes
Mapes
Leighton
Sheriff's Office
Shores
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Lafayette Street
Sheriff Shores
Anamosa
Wright County
Clarion
Box Social at Northminster Church Westfield
Community event scheduled for Friday night May 2 at 8 o clock at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Westfield. The notice invites all residents to attend this social gathering and enjoy refreshments and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Westfield
One of Oldest Residents Leaves Her Old Home
Mrs. Phoebe Cornell in her 90th year sells her fifty foot frontage residence on Commercial street Waterloo between Park and Third avenues west for $10,000 to Dr. J. E. Ridenour and D. Pedersen. The house, built in the sixties by John Elwell, was among Waterloo’s first five homes and once stood where the post office now sits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Cornell
Sella Commercial Street
J. K. Ridesour
Pedersens
John Elwell
Sixtiea
Commercial Street
Park and
Third Avenues
First Baptist Church
J. M. McStay
Cornell
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Waterloo
Nelson Fancher
Park Avenue
April Showers Defy Expectation With Light Rainfall
Ralph Slippy records April precipitation at 1.42 inches over 19 years of data. The month featured high winds and warm weather with limited moisture, contrasting with historical averages and noting overall mild temperatures per Buchanan Optical plant records.
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Ralph Slippy
Slippy
Tron
Ieee
Warmest Day of Spring at 83 Degrees
At 2 PM the Buchanan Optical plant weather chart recorded 83 degrees in the shade, the seasonal high. A hot wind added to the sensation of summer, and the ground remains very dry with a strong need for rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optical Plant
Trouser Seats Spark Electric Prank Near Waterloo Shop
In Waterloo, Byrle Smith Arthur Schrack and another man felt a queer shock while relaxing on a bench outside the Waterloo Supply company. A cellar battery was wired to the bench by M. A. Shay and T. M. Hunt, producing a startling jolt in broad daylight.
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Byrle Smith
Arthur Schrack
Waterloo Supply Company
Jefferson Street
M. A. Shay
T. M. Hunt
Temperature report for April 30 with past highs and lows
Temperature marks rise from 58 at 6 am to 72 by noon and 79 by night. Historical comparison shows last year’s minimum 43 and maximum 76, with an earlier reading of 45 and 65.
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WLUGR
Proh. AL PERGUSON postcard from ocean voyage found
A postal card from Proh. AL Fergusson arrived for Klingaman family on Park Avenue West near Wellington Street. It states he sailed Saturday from New York for Europe and feels fine aside from a stomach upset from celebrations. The message was mailed from the Atlantic Ocean. Michael O'Neil, a Forest City real estate man, is in town on business.
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Klingaman
Park Avenue West
Wellington Street
Porter L. A. Fergusogo
New York
Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Michael O'Neil
Forest City
Novel Way to Drape a WWE Sash Emerges
A local feature explores an unusual approach to wearing a WWE sash as a fashion statement. The piece highlights the sash’s design, cultural nods, and potential reception among fans and designers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WWE
Benefit Concert Friday Evening Aids Cedar Falls Band
A benefit concert is scheduled Friday evening at the Waterloo theatre to aid the Cedar Falls band traveling to the Burlington convention on June 11 12 and 13. The forty five member band will be assisted by soprano Miss Harriet Casa and baritone Lowell M Welles. Performances include overture Barbier de Seville waltz suite Italian Nights and excerpts from Sweetest Girl in Paris Miserere from Il Trovatore and Faust with Miss Case.
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Elks’ Lodge
Cedar Falls
Burlington
Waterloo
Misa Harriet Casa
Chicago
Cyle Quaritette
Lowell M. Welles
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Lowell
M. Welles
Paris
Miss Varriet
Hume
Celebrities to Assist in Waterloo Circus Show
The Waterloo theatre will host the Society Circus and Hippodrome with a arriving menagerie for two evenings. Celebrities Lillian Wassell George Cohen May Irwin Anna Held and Richard Carle will appear. Seat sales start Saturday at 9 at the theatre box office.
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Society
Hipodrome
Waterloo Theatre
Lillian Wassell
George Cohen
May Irwin
Anna Held
Richard Carle
Broadview Heights Wins Prize for City Estate Name
A Waterloo syndicate selected Broadview Heights for a realty plot between Kitbalave Nie and Baltimore street. Miss Lillien Mayman and Almira Christenson submitted names to the Courier ad contest. Twenty five dollars awarded to the chosen appellation, praised for its hilltop view and scenic potential.
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Broadview Heights
Waterloo
M. H. Neff
Lewis Miller
John Dg. Miller
Kit Balavenie
Baltimore Street
Mitchell Avenue
Lillien Mayman
Randolph Street
Almira Christenson
Vinestrest
Proudview Heights
Waterloo Realty
Courier
Delume
Jeffers
Forty Years Ago In Fire
April 80 0875 Fowler Crittenden grovers hay put on a stick at spa delivery. Firemen jubilee party in Union hall. Collision managers listed GQ Cla ger GW Barnes A H Frank CW Corwin. A parade of the fire department feiture. George Koter and Ernest Axton Huckingham died after eating wild parsnips mistaken for artichokes. Dr Knox left for St Louis for American Medical Society session. Al Speicher rearranged fully equipped ice cream parlors. Rev A G Eberhart resigned First Baptist due to ill health.
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Fowler & Crittenden
Grovers
Hay
Spa
Tite & Chapman
Union Hall
Frocor
GQ. Clager
GW. Barnes
A. H. Frank
CW. Corwin
Free Department
East Side Passenger Studen ts and City Improvements News
Twenty years ago on April 20 1895 Agent Ham received blue prints for the new east side passenger station Rev DaWitt Clinton preached the Odd Fellows sermon for their seventy fourth anniversary Ex Mayor Hoot buys Jefferson property leaving Waterloo M L Newton named city engineer A yellow rain reported at Albert Lea County rural schools in session and prospering Beethoven club organizer Gertie Abdill plans expanded residence improvements Eldred outlines house upgrades Cold spring weather persists Simmons senior in ill health Mrs C I Longley chairs Woman's Relief Corps executive board at Keokuk
Hospital Auxiliary Announces No Canvass or Tickets
The hospital auxiliary states there will be no canvass or tickets for attendance. Seats will be secured in the same manner as for other attractions at the theatre.
Mrs Eva Beikler Dies in Bavaria Blood Poisoning
Mrs Eva Beikler, mother of Mrs Louis Nass of Burton avenue, died in Ingolstadt Bavaria on March 15 from blood poisoning. Former Waterloo resident, she came to the United States sixteen years ago and is related to Adam Veith at Adams and Fourth streets. Surviving relatives are listed.
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Louis Nass
Burton Avenue
Parker Street
Ingolstadt
Bavaria
Eva Beikler
Beikler
Waterloo
Adam Veith
Adams and
Fourth Streets
Two Sons in Germany and United States Roles Mentioned
The fragment references two sons in Germany and two sons in the United States along with Mrs Nass, implying a family or legal context. The sparse text lacks clear actions or outcomes to define a full news item.
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Germany
United States
Nass
Youth struck by passing auto on Fifth Street corner
Samuel Rabiner narrowly escaped serious injuries when struck by a passing automobile while bicycling at Fifth and Commercial streets. The driver violated city rules by not staying to the right and cut the corner sharply, knocking Rabiner to the pavement and injuring an instep.
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Samuel Rabiner
Fifth Street
Rabiner
Fifth
Commercial Streets
Coro Lner
Ascension Day Services at Christ Episcopal Church
Ascension day to be observed with the feast and special services at Christ Episcopal Church starting at 1 o'clock a.m. A celebration of holy communion will also be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
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Des Moines
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K. T. Ascalon Commandery
Order of Templar
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Ali Pemee
Buchana Optical Co
York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
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Agehison
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Baltimore
Ohio
Sauer Pacific
Wa Southern Railway
Brooklyn
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Great Northern
Hwinds Central
Paul
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Harriet Case
Elka
Lillian Kayonan
Almire
Christanson
Chity
George Koter
Ernest Axton
Huckingham
Dr. Knox
St. Louis
The
Amerstein Medical Society
al Speicher
A. G. Eberhart
Agent Ham
East Side
Studen
DaWitt Clinton
Odd Fellows
Hoot
Jefferson
M. L. Newton
Albert Tea
J. J. Buechele
Gertie Abdill
Beethoven Club
Eldred
Simmons
W. L. Simmons
I. Longley
Woman’s Relief Corps of Iowa
Keokuk
Mrs. Beikler
Woods
Woods Millinery
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