Waterloo to receive 20 new safety street cars
C D Cass, general manager of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Northern Railway, signed a contract with American Car company for 20 safety street cars. Each car costs 7400 plus 200 freight, totaling about 152000. Delivery in 4 to 5 months with double floors inner lining double windows and 12 electric heaters thermostatically controlled for winter warmth. Cars will ease congestion during rush hours and enable increased schedules once installed.
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C. D. Cass
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Company
American Car Company
St. Louis
Waterloo
Cass
Lowa
Ticket Campaign For Chautauqua Meetings Planned
City church groups will aid in selling tickets for the International Lyceum and Chautauqua association convention at the Hippodrome during Sept 12 to 20. Tickets are 34 with 25 cents admission, in 16 ticket books transferable for any program segment. Artists from across the U S and Canada will perform in morning convention meetings and afternoon and evening programs.
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International Lyceum and Chautauqua Association
Hippodrome
Tairy
Chautauqua Association
United States
Canada
One Boy Misses Free Show as Dog Finds Master
A Waterloo film advertised a free admission for dogs with each child. A small boy without a dog of his own tried to enter with a bull dog owned by Ricker Alford of 401 Walnut Street. The dog escaped its leash and led its owner’s mother, Mrs Love Alford, to the dog’s home, reuniting them while the boy did not see the film.
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Ricker Alford
Alford
Walnut Street
Ricker
Love Alford
Deputy U S Marshal Probes Buck Austin Still
Buck Austin, labeled a moonshiner, remains jailed without bond. A preliminary hearing before U S commissioner J Dempster was delayed for Michael Healy to arrive. A. M. Short, alleged Buck residence, was arrested for being an inmate of a disorderly house and free on $10 bond awaiting trial.
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Buck
Austin
J. ©. Dempster
U. S
Michael Healy
Marshall
Ren Dubuque
Healy
River Shack
State charge against Chorpening dismissed
The state charge against Warren Chorpening of Cedar Falls was dismissed by Judge C. B. Courtright in municipal court. The case involved a July accident where Chorpening allegedly left the scene without stopping or giving name and address.
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Warren Chorpening
Cedar Falls
C. B. Courtright
Chorpening
Webster City Man 18 Killed in Auto Smash
Oliver Ferrell of Webster City was killed in an automobile accident when he tried to pass a car and went into a ditch. McKinley C. Thompson, Webster City star pitcher, was probably fatally injured with a fracture at the base of the skull.
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Webster City
Oliver Ferrell
McKinley C. Thompson
Ferrell
Thompson
Four Co. M Boys to Attend Camp Believed to Avoid Duty
Dave Eastman of Co. M is being arrested for failing to appear for Camp McHenry at Spirit Lake. He travels with four others who resisted 15 days of army life, leaving Waterloo under Morris Rosen plum’s supervision. Delinquents are warned of drastic action. only two others from Co. M were late. Three civil actions filed: Chapman v United States Railroad Admin seeks 455.66 lump sum for an injury at Illinois Central shops in 1920. guardian sought for spendthrift H H Gould. First National Bank, Water loo, sues H D Ross for a promissory note.
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Dave Eastman
Co. M
Camp McHenry
Spirit Lake
Pvt
Eastman
Waterloo
Morris Rosenplum
Hastman
John W. Chapman
United States Railroad Administration
Illinois Central Lines
Chapman
Illinois Central
H. H. Gould
C. J. Braathan
Gould
First National Bank
H. D. Ross
Emmett County
Lawn City Schools Ask Levy of $85,000 for Use Next Year
Cedar Falls reports the Lawn City Schools intend to ask for a levy of 85,000 dollars for the coming year. The amount exceeds last year's total by 9,000 dollars, with about 8,000 of the increase due to higher salaries for instructors. The certification was filed today with the county auditor by the school board.
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Lawn City
Cedar Falls
Merger of Bands Abandoned by Greater Waterloo Association
The Greater Waterloo association halted plans to unite the Illinois Central band and the Greater Waterloo concert band into a single All-Waterloo concert band. The committee cited inability to agree on an instructor and leader. Both bands will operate independently under their own management and directors, Joe Grawford and Cal Huntsinger. The downtown group retained the name Greater Waterloo concert band but remains unofficially independent.
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Sfforts
All- Waterloo
Greater Waterloo Association
Illinois Central Band
Greater Waterloo Concert Band
Joe Grawford
Cal Huntsinger
Bert Willford
Former Chief of Police and Oelwein Pioneer Dies
Oelwein Iowa Aug 17 George Kint pioneer of this section Civil War veteran died yesterday evening at his home in this city aged 82 He served as chief of police about two years ago He had never known a day of real sickness till his last illness.
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Oelwein
George Kint
Election on Consolidated District Set for Aug. 27
A county education hearing upheld H. C. Moeller in overruling objections to a proposed consolidated school district west of Cedar Falls. The district spans 47 sections in Grundy and Black Hawk counties. Fred Hugh and F. W. Hemenway opposed it. the Aug. 27 election will decide the consolidation after many rural farmers testified in favor.
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County Board of Education
H. C. Moeller
Cedar Falls
Grundy
Black Hawk
Fred Hugh
F. W. Hemenway
Moeller
Board of Education
United States
Minister Accepts Call at Cedar Falls Church
First Baptist Church extends call to Rev. Prad arick Donovan from Chariton La to become minister starting September The annual salary is reported as 2590 dollars in the notice confirming the appointment in Cedar Falls
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Cedar Falls Church
Cedar Falls
First Baptist Church
Prad
Arick Donovan
Chariton
J. Ae
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