World's Biggest Dam Dedicated Next Week in Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa August 23 a 27 060 000 waterpower dam the largest in the world will be dedicated next Tuesday An elaborate program opens Monday with Governors Day as executives en route to a governors conference at Colorado Springs attend but the ceremonies occur the following day The dam stretches nine tenths of a mile across the Mississippi from the Illinois bluff to the power house on the town side The power house is a mile long and a thirty turbine complex produces more power than used in Missouri and a quarter of Illinois including Chicago The project includes a lock a sea wall a dry dock and a vast ice fender to protect the works and rail lines Lake Cooper above the dam supports a large regatta area with gates kept at a constant level near Burlington and St Louis.
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Keokuk
Colorado Springs
Cheops
United States Army Engineering Corps
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Hamilton
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Congress
Roosevelt
New England
Canada
England
Belgium
France
Germany
Iof
United States
Mississippi
Illinois Bluff
Chicago
Burlington
St. Louis
Fort Madison
Quincy
Alton
Hannibal
Great Dam
Panama Locks
Lathmie
Ito
Panama
Brooklyn
Burlington Road
Lawn Shore
Mississippi Valley Motor Boat Association
Lake
Cooper
Hugh L. Cooper
Waterloo Amusement Week Ends With Big Crowds
Waterloo closes six day Amusement Week drawing hundreds from outside the city. Attractions included Pain's Old Mexico, Barnum and Bailey, Iowa picnic, La Rue’s Town Crier concerts, motorboat races, and parks. Educational and religious events ran parallel with teachers’ institute and church gatherings. Real estate transfers listed include numerous Waterloo and Cedar Falls parcels with modest sums.
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Waterloo
Pain
Ranch Wild West
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Iowa Picnic
la Rue
Town
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
T. Rassmussen
J. K. Maynard
Norris
Cedar Falls
Cascaden Realty & Investment Co
A.ef
Glenay
West Waterloo
Waterloo Chautauqua & Bible Institute
C. &. Frederick
Cedar River Park
Ella J. Eberhart, Et
EF. G. Moon
la Porte Cuy
Greenfield Building Co
M. A. Parker
Greenfield Addition
Cedar Valley Development Co
Philip Koester
Pleasant View
R. N. Cowin
A. W. Chamberlin
East Park Place
John H. Connell
H. H. Scott
Bishon
la Porte City
H. H. Stillwagon
B. Cc. Mason
Riverview
C. G. W. Installs New Telephones
The Chicago Great Western railroad between Des Moines and Oelwein will add over thirty telephones to speed dispatcher and operator communication. Direct dialing will save time for the company and its workers. Installations are underway with workers in Waterloo today.
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Chicago Great Western
Des Moines
Oelwein
Great Western
Waterloo
Waverly Creamery Supply Building Destroyed by Fire
Waverly Ta Aug 28 The Hohnsbehn Creamery Supply building, a principal industry in Waverly, was almost totally destroyed by fire last night at 9 o clock. Origin of blaze unknown but suspected spontaneous combustion. Fire department fought flames despite low water pressure of 50.
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Waverly
Hohnsbehn Creamery Supply
River Front Levy Request Heads To City Council Approval
River front commissioners ask the city council to approve a two mill tax levy to beautify river banks and build retaining walls. They note a state law enabling the levy and outline plans including a wall from Fourth to Fifth street bridge and annual revenue of about $12,000 with $1,500 current revenue from land to cover costs.
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River Front Commissioners
River Front
Fourth
Fifth Street
Evangelical Camp Meeting Opens With Morning Services
The session began at 6 15 with a sunrise prayer meeting led by William Mether of Hartley Indiana. At 8 40 bishop C Breyfogel led a preachers conference and at 9 15 Rev Goetza of Dubuque spoke to attendees.
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Eduationa
Teachers’ Institute
Young People’s Alliance Convention
Evangelical Association
Church of God
Evangelical Camp Meeting
William Mether
Hartley
C. Breyfogel
Goetza
Dubuque
Last Day of the Institute Ends County Teachers Meet
The Black Tank County Teachers Institute concludes this afternoon with 170 attendees. County Superintendent L Howell of Clarion delivered an illustrated lecture on rural schools. Cecil Welty won first prize in a 126 word daily spelling contest, earning a year’s subscription to Primary Plans and the Normal Instructor. Three tied for second prize won reading circle books, each with six errors and averages around 96 percent.
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Black Tank County Teachers’ Institute
L. Howell
Clarion
Ife
Cecil Welty
Picnic Draws 200 at Waterloo Traveling Men’s Picnic
About 200 traveling men and their families attend the annual Waterloo Traveling Men's Association picnic in progress at Electric Park. A sumptuous noon meal is served as the event continues.
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Waterloo
Traveling Men‘s Association
Electric Park
Picnic dinner served by the ladies at traveler's gathering
The association supplied coffee ice cream bread and sugar while the ladies provided silverware and other eatables. Travelers from Ontario and Waterlog attended with many entries in a large sports program including tug of war football kick shoe and stocking races pipe mandl and peanut race with cash prizes for winners.
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Association
Joint Picnic in Lagoa Omy Plans and Parade
A joint Labor Day picnic for the Carpenters and Moulliders unions is set for Cedar River park. The event opens with LaRue's Town Criers' Band leading a 9 am parade from the Carpenters hall, followed by a day of races, a driving contest, and a bowery dance with refreshments and music all afternoon and into the evening.
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Carpenters
Moulliders
Cedar River Park
LaRue
Town Criers
Carpenters’ Hall
Migands
Justices to Require Prepayment of Costs in Waterloo
Four Waterloo justices plan to require 3 in advance before a civil suit can be started. Constables in Waterloo and East Waterloo townships will refuse to serve warrants without paid costs. Justices F F Knapp J H Kuntz W B McMurray and Harry E Tu jar t concur and will deny appeals for readress if the first costs are not paid. Officials estimate the amount required.
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Waterloo
East Waterloo
F. F. Knapp
J. H. Kuntz
W. B. McMurray
Harry E
Fire destroys Cooper shop at Hohnsbehn Creamery
Waverly witnesses a major blaze as the Cooper shop of the Hohnshehn Creamery Supply company is totally destroyed. Fire alarms rang at 1:00, flames spread across the two sections of a brick wall split building, and after about an hour and a half, firemen gained control. Loss is estimated around 16,000 dollars with 7,000 dollars insured. rebuilding promises a larger, improved facility for the creamery in Waverly.
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W., G. FL & N. Trarvks
Dale Gaiiord
Winthrop
Denver
Archie Nichols
Tripoli
Nichols
Ames
Waverly
Xiise Selbig
Hohnshehn Creamery Supply Company
Hohnebehn
Civil actions over 30 percent end with court costs for judges
The piece notes that about thirty percent of civil actions under the current method yield judge costs when outcomes fail. It also states the court docket is crowded with kal actions that would be better resolved out of court.
Town Talk items from Omaha and surrounding towns
A stream of local notices from Omaha and nearby areas lists residents visiting relatives, travel plans, and social movements. Meyer Fridstein and writer daughter arrive from Milwaukee. George Pike returns home from Chillicothe. Mr and Mrs W R Jameson visit New Hartford. Lewis Althouse heads to Freeport to see his sister. George F Althouse family departs Ackley after a week with kin. Rev E McCollum Jones to preach morning service on Env eeath Hour. no evening service. Thurman Richardson and three children visit Emma Michardson in Galesburg. Frank McNeal sues Frank Brutiey for 1028.23. License issued to George Vesey Jr and Jessie Pratt for marriage by magistrate. John W Rath family leaves for Des Moines by auto. Pr Benjamin Everall leaves Monday for Duluth seeking rest. Hay fever flares yearly in August. N L Ferris returns from fishing trip to northern Wisconsin with 116 pounds of bass pike and pickerel. one pickerel 14 pounds. Cour ier note omits Dr W R Cothern’s assistant astronomer and medical examiner appointment in Waterloo No 106.
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Eme McCollum
Jones
The
Universalist Church
Thurman Richardson
Galesburg
Richardson
Emma Michardson
Second Strreet West
English Speaking Peoples Language Share and Reach
About ten percent of the world’s population speaks English according to linguistic surveys. The statistic highlights English as a global lingua franca used in business science and media across multiple regions and nations.
Presbytery Reopens Case Against Rev Mason
Rev O L Mason, former Green Mountain Congregational pastor and later Long Beach Cal Presbyterian pastor, will have his case aired again on August 25 as the Angeles Presbytery reopens proceedings. The Los Angeles Herald notes the case against Rev O R L Mason of the First Presbyterian Church of Long Beach is to be reopened August 26.
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O. H. L. Mason
Congregational Church of
Green Mountain
Presbyterian Church At
Long Beach
Cal
Top Angeles
Los Angeles Herald
R L. Mason
First Presbyterian Church of
Los Angeles
Wanted-Position By Competent Lady Stenographer
Help wanted ad seeks a capable stenographer with a phone number 2072 in Blue. The listing includes sale notices for a Naicn Texas house on the west side with a seven room modern layout, cistern and water system, barn, orchard, and a large lot near a streetcar line. The notice also advertises a Black Hawk county farm near West Waterloo with ten or more acres, modern seven room building, barn, well, windmill, and multiple outbuildings. contact Lewis Millsides at 225 West 4th Street, Waterloo, phone 1712, for sale details.
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Naicn
Tx Mn
Lewis Miler
4Th St
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
West Waterloo
Water Inc
Amuweur Procecu
Lewis Millsides
Barber Co Starts Street Repair Project In Waterloo
The Barber Asphalt company will send crews to Waterloo next week to resurface several streets in deplorable condition. Bryant Asphalt supplies materials while Barber performs the work, with city engineer Charles Roby listing streets to resurface or repair. The project ends a long city official and asphalt company dispute, resurfacing 5000 square yards and paving extensions from Lafayette to the city limits, including Fifth Street West, Park Avenue, Independence Avenue, and Leland Avenue.
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Barber Asphalt Company
Waterloo
Harber Company
Bryant Asphalt Company
Barber Company
Wirth Street
Independence Avenue
Park Avenue
Leland Avenue
Tfammond Avenue
Charles Roby
Asphalt Company
Fifth Street
Dependence Avenue
Lafayette Street
Prospect
Fourth Street
Franklin Street
I. C
I. G
Waterloo dealer blasts California after visit
John B. Bates of Waterloo, real estate dealer, voices disdain for California cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco. He says Iowa offers steadier fortunes and urges residents to stay. He notes California’s flower gardens suffered from frost and orange groves were damaged.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Waterloo
John B.bates
Walnut Street
Iowa
Bates
Elephant Dominates Street Car Man In Circus Parade
A Barnums Bailey elephant confronted a Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern motorman during a circus parade. After guards halted a slow street car, a trained elephant was brought forward, causing the motorman to pause as the procession moved past Walnut and Fourth streets.
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Barnins & Bailey Circus
Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Railroad
Walnut Street
Fourth Street East
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