Des Moines Street Car Strike Vote Near Unanimous
Nearly 500 Des Moines street car conductors and meetormen voted almost unanimously to strike if arbitration fails over the discharge of conductor Benjamin Hiatt. J. R. Harrigan said arbitration unnecessary. The vote followed a two hour report by a special committee and a call to intercede by the State Federation of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. R. Harrigan
Benjamin Hiatt
State Federation of Labor
Trades and Labor Assembly
J. M. Leonard
Fred Fay
Ypsilanti
Mich
Waterlo o Live Stock Sale On Friday August 4
Wm Holland, manager of the Waterloo Live Stock Commission, announces the next regular sale for Friday August 4. The market favors draft horses fresh from work including wagon and express horses, and good draft mares are selling well. A large crowd of buyers is expected. sellers are advised to consign and expect full value. Poor quality horses will not fetch high prices, but quality horses remain active buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Holland
Waterloo Live Stock Commission Company
Big treaty to be signed tomorrow in White House
The general arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain and the United States and France will be signed at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the White House. Ambassador Bryce will sign the British treaty with Secretary Knox. the French treaty, after Knox signs, will be sent to Paris to exchange for Felves' signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Taft
White House
Bryce
State Knox
Knox
Paris
Felves
Davenport Signs Jack Sullivan
Davenport announces the signing of outfielder Jack Sullivan previously with Danville and Peoria Three-I league clubs. Elder Lester Lund is indefinitely suspended for leaving the team without clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Jack Sullivan
Dan Fille
Peoria
Lester Lund
Cerminaion
City in Brief Highlights Local Notices and Visits
A compilation of small city items: changes of address and travel by local residents, a hospital ad with optical repair, a child’s adenoids removal, a newborn eight-pound boy, and visits by relatives from Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, and Minnesota. An auto bug and buggy collision on Logan avenue caused minor damage with no injuries reported. A local fruit firm notes a Jacksonville wholesale advance through Mr. Mauser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Adams
Illinois Central
Logan Avenue
Robey
Mills Streets
Nobedy
Will Mauser
Jacksonville
Fla
India
Minneapolis
Mauser
Romantic wedding shocks Christian Scientists in Houston
Houston mass August 1 It emerges that in a secret marriage Commander John Blish retired head of the Mother church Christian Science on Norway street and Miss Ida B Gurney of Marion a school teacher sparked a romance that has church members buzzing A Gurney patient sought treatment from Blish after reading a practitioner list in the Christian Science Journal and the pair soon married or planned to marry delaying the formal notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Mass
John Blish
Christian Scientists
Norway Street
Ida B. Gurnex
Marion
Christian Science
Mies Gurney
Ailish
Ibush
Blish
Miss Gurney
La Follette Bumps as 1912 Presidential Hope
Chicago August 1 United States Senator La Follette is hailed as the sole Republican hope for 1912 by Dr J T Allen president of Aurora college. The bumps theory offers an all around capable leader with intelligence firmness and patriotism able to contend with Woodrow Wilson and perhaps Roosevelt.
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Chicago
United States
la Follette
J. T. Allen
Aurora College
Wilson
la Fobdlette
Roosevelt
Attorney Kills Himself In Front Of Home
Andrew J Hanlon aged 48 an attorney shot and killed himself in front of his Woodlawn home early this morning. G C Jameson of St Paul pioneer settler of Lincoln township arrived last night to attend the funeral of Frank Standish. His mother Mrs Lois Jameson is 87 and in feeble health, she came to Black Hawk county in an early day.
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Chicago
Aus
Andrew J. Hanlon
Woodlawn
G. C. Jameson
St. Paul
Lincoln Township
Frank Standish
Lois Jameson
Black Hawk County
Empress of China Stranded on Rock Near Yokohama
Steamship Empress of China of the Canadian Pacific line ran aground on a submerged rock near Nojima Saki Light while approaching Yokohama. Passengers were rescued as authorities worry about the vessel breaking up amid strong currents and nearby wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empress of China
Nojima Saki Light
Awe Peninsula
Yokohama
Great Northern
Dakota
Sont
Fairbank News Roundup Includes Visits and Local Plans
Fairbank notes list Wengell Ward and Irwin Moore visiting Oelwein, J M Walgamot family arriving for a visit, and guests Harry Hayes and wife from Jesup. Rowena Edwards of Waterloo visits Lillian Thompson, and a Duluth birth announced for Frank Hathaway’s wife. Old Settler’s Day plans progress with committees seeking attractions. Local social events feature a trio of Waterloo friends teaming near the bluffs, and a Sunday guest roster includes Prof. Anlison at Rev H W Barton’s home. A W R C event in the city park announces an ice cream social with band, proceeds aiding a monument fund. Richard Murphy’s four-year-old son injured after a fall from a coal shed. no bones broken. Continuous travel and visits wrap the week as Rev Tod D Franklin departs for Everest Kansas with church supply arranged in his absence.
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Lillian Thompson
Della Lyons
Rowena Edwards
Florence Butler
Jessie Hurst
Waterloo
Bluffs
Tod D. Franklin
Everest
Kan
Oelwein
W. M. Higbee
Alice Smith
Storm Lake
Jennie Hurst
Florence Rutter
Anlison
State University
Iowa City
H. HW. Barton- Mesdames
A. E. Treadwell
Etta
Marshalltown
J. J. White
Wisconsin
Lelia Betts
West Union
Leilia Kerr
Sumner
Wila Dietz
Carrie McFarlane
S. J. King
Richard
James Murphy
van Winkle
Franklin, ML
We. G. George
Daniel Ellis
Barbecued Ox Draws Crowd At Waterloo Realty Sale
A public auction of Cascaden Realty and Investment Co real estate in Prospect Place Waterloo drew 500 people for a barbecued ox lunch as bids opened. L F McGarvey bid $1,175 for the first tract appraised at $2,100, while the second tract neared that value. Proceeds fund an eight story hotel at Park Ave and Commercial St. sale continues at the Federal building with promises of further activity.
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Cascaden Realty & Investment Company
Barnes, Briggs & Reid
Prospect Place
Fourth Street
Prospect Heights
L. F. McGarvey
Chamber of Commerce
Park Avenue
Federal Building
Jack Casebeer
Cascaden
Waterloo West
Carter to Argentina envoy named by Washington
Washington reports John Ridgeley Carter, United States minister to Roumania Servia and Bulgaria, will be appointed minister to Argentina succeeding Charles H. Sherill. Buenos Aires had been asked about acceptability and the last night report stated the government affirmed the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Ridgeley Carter
United States
Roumania
Servia
Bulgaria
Argentina
Charles H. Sherill
Carter
Buenos Ayres
Monticello Notes and Social Updates
Deaths and visits mark the Monticello throughfare as Mrs Cannon's passing prompts Cedar Rapids and Waverly connections. Miss Rodgen, guest of Mrs Maude Buller, returns to Waucoma while Griff Roberts and wife visit their mother Eliza Roberts from Minneapolis. Rev Father Donahue leaves for a Colorado trip. Mae Adams and Dora Bushby return from Waverly.
Youthful Love Ends as Waterloo Pair Split in Divorce Case
Bert O Hall, 19, and Grace McKinney, 17, wed Oct 26 in Waterloo as spring faded. Nine months later Grace sues for divorce accusing Bert of cruelty jealousy and unwarranted accusations. She seeks alimony of 52 weekly and 50 dollars costs plus regain of maiden name. Bert is alleged to earn 50 to 60 dollars monthly.
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Waterloo
Bert O. Hall
Grace McKinney
Haven
Muscatine Plans Homecoming Week With Aviation Exhibit
Muscatine residents will host a September homecoming week arranged by the Commercial club. The centerpiece is a two day Curtiss biplane aviation exhibition with daily free Mississippi River excursions and other attractions. A city market modeled after Des Moines was also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Commercial Club
Mississippi River
Fom
Rain boosts Scott County farm crop value
Davenport Aug. 1 Farmers in Scott county estimate the recent heavy rains added about a million dollars to crop values. The timely rain saved potatoes and an average crop is now expected across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Ila
Scott County
Walters Hopes To Quit As Muscatine Manager
In Muscatine Iowa on Aug 1 the Muscatine baseball association heard manager Walters present his resignation but directors rejected it. Fans expressed dissatisfaction over the team's poor performance, and Walters acted to quit but will remain in place for the season.
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Muscatine
Towa
Muscatine Baseball Association
Walters
Walter
Franklin’s thirteen daily life principles built a habit
The piece recounts how Franklin gathered thirteen small daily life principles, practicing one each week for three months and repeating yearly four weeks for each. It contrasts the uncouth early Franklin who complained of a silver spoon with his later role as a respected statesman admired by English, French, and Americans.
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Franklin
Engineering
Thauncouth
Chickens And Humans Suburban Life Clash At Table
Vivid lines contrast social chatter with farmyard harshness as chickens and humans share meals. The piece notes pithy table talk among people, while cockerel pens reveal stark survival instincts with each for himself and the chopping block looming for the hindmost.
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Sharp Exchange Room
Federal
JE Barnes
Briggs & Reid Exchange Room
Federal Block
Commercial Street
Louis A. Christiansen
Harrigan
Street
Sale Fruday
Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Building
John Bown
Tex
Mabel Morrill
Charles City
H. G. Beeman
Hinckley
Minn
S. Mayes
Atlantic City
N. J
Ruth Maine
H. A. Maine
Franklin Street
Phil Shutts
Bert Squares
Greene
Marshall Rugg
California
F. M. Shares
H.W. Conrad
Imi
Vernon Township
Rainbow
Faith
W. S&s. Garrison
Princeton
Howard W. Garrison
Harry
Cumberland County
New Jersey
Mr. Garrison
Pacific Coast
William
Georgey
SR Edward.grey
Mons. Paul, Canbon
Sir Francis Bertie
Sir Edward Grey
Mons
Paul Cambon
Edward Grey
George V
Bumps
Attorney
the Empress OF
China
Fairbank
Fablic
Romamania
South America
Bert
Hall
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