War concerns and missing relatives reach Iowa towns
Aug 14 Dubuque and Des Moines columns report European war anxiety. Key figures John Tasius and family, last heard from a We mer, Germany, remain unaccounted. Officials in Washington strive to relay word, with no success yet. Other items note a Swiss citizen killed after typhoid vaccination, a Swedish Mission pastor’s concerns, and a Des Moines area post office and store robbery with arrests of three youths.
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Dubuqne
John Tasius
Germany
State Department
Washington
Servia
Johannes Jasger
St Iu
Stet
Dubuque
Ger- 1 College
Emden
Miraculous Escape After Wrecked Auto Incident
In a city street a driver named Der Dream- Wet, steering a tin travel car, crashes and a passenger is freed. A passerby pinned under wreckage receives aid as witnesses describe a speedy, miraculous exit and a nearby physician attends as rescue crews clear the scene.
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Central Railroad
Passen- Adon
Brenniman
MacEachron Family Holds Boone River Reunion
For the first time in twenty years the MacEachron family is enjoying a camp reunion on the banks of the Boone River in Wright County. Members include A. Machron of Waterloo Duncan MacFachron of Topeka Kansas Mrs Mary A Weigle of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Mrs Gilbert Henry of Goldfield Iowa. The camp will be maintained several weeks.
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MacEachron
Boone River
Wright County
A. Machron
Waterloo
Duncan MacFachron
Topeka
Kan
Mary A. Weigle
Pittsburgh
Gilbert Henry
Goldfield
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Josiah W Lamb and Wife
Mr and Mrs Josiah W Lamb celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their daughter's home in Waterloo Iowa with a 7 to 11 PM reception. About 200 relatives and friends including Robert Andersen post and Women’s Relief Corps attend. Sons C S and W G Lamb and daughters in law and daughter Mrs R J Lewis host. The couple married August 14 1844 in Wheatland Wisconsin after Civil War service. They moved to Waterloo three years ago from Lincoln Nebraska. Lamb is 73 and Mrs Lamb 75, active in G A R and W R C. They have six children eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Josiah W. Lamb
Lamb
Boardway
Robert Andersen Post and Women's Relief Corps
Oden Snader
Sarah B. Wilcox
Wheatland
Vernon County
Wis
Waterloo
Licoln
Nel
G. A. R. Post
W.G. Lamb
R. Z. Lawis
T. W. Lamb
Seattle
Municipal Light and Water Plant
J. PL. S
PD. Cass
War maps of Europe for Waterloo Evening Courier
The Waterloo Evening Courier and Reporter offers subscribers a new five color war map printed from authentic European plates. It shows military strength and resources, capitals, fortress conditions, and Balkan war changes. Maps corrected up to date, available at 10 cents or 126 by mail, ready for distribution Monday August 17.
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Waterloo Tuvening Courier and Reporter
Must Pay More to Sail Westward
American tourists face higher Atlantic transport costs as three large steamship lines raise westward fares. Third class increases to 10 dollars and second class minimum climbs from 65 to 76 dollars amid soaring living costs.
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England
Atlantic
The Opium Smoker at The Cozy theatre
At The Cozy theatre on Bridge street a special feature film titled The Opium Smoker will be shown tomorrow. The story follows a young man who falls into addiction to opium and its ruinous consequences. The management plans to continue booking notable films, aided by the mirroroid screen enhancing the experience.
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Cozy Theatre
Bridge Street
The
Cozy
Divorces Sought by Hawver and Cochrane Couples
Mrs Alice J Hawver files for divorce from Louis M Hawver after 39 years of marriage stating cruel treatment. They wed January 27 1875 at Cedar Rapids and separated May 1912. Gertrude Cochrane seeks divorce from Edward Cochrane remarried at Newton Kansas on grounds of desertion. In Webster City Iowa Aug 14 a two year old Harold Lundy fatally burned playing with matches. mother gravely burned while trying to rescue him.
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Edi Gilson
Jess Geek
Carl McCune
McDonald, McKercher
Thirty-fourth
McCune
Ibson
Mast Fifteenth Street
Alice J. Hawver
Louis M. Hawver
Cedar Rapids
Gertrude Cochrane
Edward & Cochrane
Newton
Kaw
Webster City
Harold Lundy
Ed Lundy
Return from camping trip on Wapsie river banks
Harry Jenks of Waterloo and Guy P Jenks of Iowa Falls along with their families returned last evening from a two week outing in a camp on the Wapsie river banks between Littleton and Independence.
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Harry Jenks
Waterloo
Guy P. Jenks
Iowa Falls
Wapsie River
Littleton
Independence
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