Residence Fire Damages Monroe Street Home
A fire started in clothing stored in the attic caused heavy damage to Remus's residence at 320 Monroe Street yesterday. Firefighters faced delays as a truck stalled on a sand stretch during street work. One firefighter narrowly escaped injury, sliding to the roof edge but saved by a fellow crewman.
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Atic
Remus
Monroe
Buzzard
Francis Grout
Highland Addition
Tom Powers
Freman
Abbreviation Debate: Co. vs Cos. in Grammar Dispute
Waterloo experts split on Co versus Cos for company abbreviations. Teachers college head supports Cos while other officials and printers point to Co or Co. with apostrophe usage explained. debate highlights rules on contractions and periods in abbreviations.
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Waterloo
Evening Courier
Iowa State Teachers College
Cos
Fred J. Miller
East High
C. W. Kline
East Schools
the Courier
Co.‘s
Mr. Miller
Supt. Kline
SSG
Almon F. Gates
Waterloo Business College
Mary Horner
Teachers College
Eliza
Dr John C Stuart Resigns as Head of College at Dubuque
Dr John C Stuart resigns as president of Columbia College Dubuque Iowa after three years. He cites impaired health and will become rector at Waukon Iowa. Stuart has served at the college for about 20 years as faculty member and president and is a graduate of the institution. He informed Archbishop x Weane who accepted the resignation and announced the appointment.
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John C. Stuart
Dubuque
John GC. Stuart
Columbia College
Most
X. 1
Weane
Father Stuart
Waukon
Motor Tour Through Bremer County Boosts 1921 Fair
Twenty five automobiles with boosters for the Live Fair toured Bremer county Friday aided by the Waverly band to arouse interest in the 1921 fair, which promises to be the best of any.
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Make Motor Tour
Bremer County
Live Fair
Waverly. Ta
Waverly
Bodies returned to Oelwein for interment
Two women who drowned in Florida, Mrs. John Thorp and a companion, will be brought to Oelwein for interment. Services are planned for 2 p m Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Florida
Oelwein
John Thorp
Laughter
Chicago Man Chosen Superintendent for C. G. W. at Oelwein
Oelwein Iowa August 13 Special E J Brennan Chicago formerly with Milwaukee railway will take charge here Monday as superintendent of motive power for Chicago Great Western succeeding H G Rich who has resigned.
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Oelwein
E. J. Brennan
Chicago
Milwaukee Railway
Chicago Great
Western
H. GC. Rich
Ancient epitaphs amuse judge in Maine cemetery
Judge F C Platt, touring New England, visited a York cemetery and found 200 year old inscriptions. He copied texts of Hannah and Samuel Moody and Edward Emerson, noting archaic wording and moral phrasing. The piece contrasts past piety with modern reading. Also mentions Boy Scouts at Camp Ingachooc and a health ad.
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Maine
Judge Platt
F.C. Platt
York
New England
Waterloo
Hannah Moody
Samuel Moody
Vpice
First Church of Christ
Edward
Emerson
Emerson York
Official Birth Records Listing Numerous Newborns
Certificates filed with registrar Fred HL Stearns record births to many local families. Entries include Ralph and wife at 1402 Muberry with an August birth, Joseph Henry Hollingsworth of Waterloo in July, Frank Klein at St Francis Hospital with a son Richard Joseph, and Phyllis Lucille to Elmer D Sheerill at Presbyterian Hospital. Additional births note Nichols, Thompson, Crowell, Sargent, Miller, Edelen, Fink, Vize, Lucas, Lewis Kregle, Bennett, James, Fowler, and others with dates in July and August and local addresses.
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Ralph Baker
Muberry
Joseph Henry Hollingsworth
Waterloo
Datentons Tary
Virginia
Frank Klein
St Francis Hospital
Aue
Richard Joseph
Presbyterian ‘Hospital
Phyllis Lucille
Charles H. Nichols
Thompson
Parker
Henry Crowell
Beech
Roy Sargent
Hudson
Adelia Mae
Lloyd B. Miller
Orange Ownship
Elizal Vivan
Mort S. Edelen
Uafarette
Hugh F. James
St. Francis Hospital
Frank J. Fowler
Smerson
Prohibition Director Named for Montana
United Press reports Prohibition Commissioner Haynes named O H B Shelley as prohibition director of Montana with headquarters in Helena. Shelley will lead efforts in enforcing the liquor ban across the state, reporting from Washington D C. August announcement formalizes the post and location.
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Montana
United Press
Washington, D. C
Haynes
O. H. B. Shelley
Prohibition
Helena
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Moon Scout
Fred HL Stearns
Clay
York’s Tire Service
East Std &T
Lows
Camp
Ghosts of the
Daul Davis
Tama Tae
Ed Pinaud
iDorin Rouge
Choice
Adc
Castile
Graham Skin Pure
Linen Dept
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Barker
Milo H. Miller
Jefferson Street
O. B
United States
Corps of Engineers
Haynes Automobile Company
Kokomo
Ind
Broadway
New York City
USA
The
Hileman Motor Car Co
West Fifth Street
Waterloo, Iowa
America
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