Y M C A Fall Improvements Portrait the Waterloo Club
Waterloo Y M C A readies for fall with redecorated lobby buff and brown walls and white steel blinds. The general secretary's office will become a green room by Henry F Burns's return. Physical Director Jacob Bintz says the swimming pool showers and baths will receive new paint. Boggs reaches final in city tennis tourney with 6 4 6 1 win over Hardin. Doubles pairings set. Cockburn leaves after two years as secretary of the boys work department. Walter J Mead to succeed him in September.
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Waterloo Y. M. GC. A
Henry F. Burns
Jacob Bintz
Boges
Association
H. L. Boggs
F. H. Hardin
Sam Kiser
Hardin
Lloyd Hostetler
Boggs
Veazel
Partow
W. Brown
Simpson
Hemsworth
Seymour
Brucher
Roland Boggs
M. Brown
Fullerton and
Shoemaker
Hurwich
Stubbs
Rees
Bintz
Farr
Drake
Cockburn
George H. Cockburn
Des Moines
Boys’ Work Department
Walter J. Mead
U S Seeks More Warships at Constantinople
Rome dispatch notes government and public demand for additional American warships to strengthen Ambassador Morgenthau’s representation in Turkey. Italian workers in interior regions are mentioned as less affected by consular reach. A joint Italian Anglo French Russian plan to act against Turkey is cited as arranged by General Pirra during a July visit to the front.
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Rome
Paris
Constantinople
Turkey
United States
Morgenthan
Udine
Italy
England
France
Russia
Pirra
Tenants Move Into Leavitt & Johnsen Building
Tenants relocate to the Leavitt & Johnsen National bank building with occupancy planned by September 1 as furniture is installed. The Iowan Life Insurance company will occupy the top floor. Pickett Swisher Farwell law firm nears full occupancy on the fifth floor. Henderson Drug fixtures sold for S.A. Asquith & Bro.. bank and Farmers Loan & Trust prepare to move in. Mrs. E Woolway reopens beauty parlors in rooms 810 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavitt & Johnsen National Bank
Carl Sharp
Iowan Life Insurance Company
Pickett, Swisher & Farwell
E. Woolway
Plan Trap Shoot for Labor Day at Waterloo Gun Club
The Waterloo Gun club schedules a one day trap shooting tournament on Labor Day. It offers 200 targets and adds one and one half cents per target to the purse. The Jack Rabbit system of division will be used with four equal prizes.
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Waterloo
British Liner Dromed Sunk by German Submarine
Queenstown Aug 23. The Lam port and Holt liner Dromed was sunk by a German submarine after a four hour pursuit. Its captain quartermaster and steward were killed. Two submarines were sighted rigged with dummy funnels. Forty nine crew escaped with the captain's body. two boats swamped and two Englishmen and five Chinese drowned.
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Queenstown
Lamport and Holt
Dromed
Quartermaeder
Steward
Ner
Change Date for Northeast Iowa Golf Association Finale
The last of the Northeast Iowa Golf Association tournaments moves to Byros Park Saturday afternoon to aid Dubuque connections. Prospect Golf Club stars practice hard hoping for better results against Dubuque and Independence. Fred McClain excels in yesterday's rounds with 39 on nine holes and 40 in the afternoon, a stroke under bogey for the course.
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Iowa Golf Association
Byros Park
Dubuque
Prospect Golf Club
Independence
Fred McClain
Douglas Bragdon
West High
McGlain
Chick’ Evans
Burr Lichty
Alfred Longley
California
Des Moines Officials Summoned Over Traffic Violations
Des Moines on August 23 saw Lake Young Jr and W B Southwell business managers of local dailies Homer Miller banker and State Senator A M Parker summoned to police court over alleged municipal traffic ordinance breaches They reportedly drove cars without air rights as police rounded up numerous citizens from Des Moines and nearby towns on similar charges
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Des Moines
Lake Young, Jr
W. B. Southwell
Homer Miller
A. M. Parker
Haitians Plot to Attack Americans
Washington Aug 23 Reliable reports say Haitian rebels have organized an army to attack American forces on the island. Plans to reinforce Rear Admiral Caperton's marines and bluejackets include sailing a 350-man marine artillery battalion with twelve 3 inch field pieces aboard the armored cruiser Tennessee to southern waters this week.
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Washington, D. C
Waitian
Caperton
Marine Artillery Battalion
Annapolis
Tennessee
Ruef Leaves San Quentin on Parole After Graft Scandal
Abraham Ruef, serving a fourteen year sentence for offering a bribe, was released on parole from San Quentin after four years five months and fifteen days. He will spend ninety days on a ranch near Ukiah before entering real estate work, with an estimated worth of 450000 dollars.
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San Rafael
Cal
Abraham Ruef
San Quentin Penitentiary
San Francisco
Tie
Ruet
Ukiah
Kaiser Susta ins Naval Reverse
Reports from Riga describe German pressure near Jacobstadt and Dyinsk with Russians holding west of Kochevary. The Moltke battle cruiser, 23 000 tons, 1 107 crew, 550 feet long, mounted ten 11 inch guns, twelve 12 inch guns, twelve 24 pounders and four 20 inch torpedo tubes, built 1911, speed about 28 knots, and linked to Goeben Sult an Seum. its cost about 12 million dollars and past actions include the Bluecher sinking. Also noted: French torpedo boats sank a German torpedo boat destroyer off Ostend. Turkish collier Espahan torpedoed at Haidar Pasha and Budos sunk in Marmora.
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Riga
Jacobstadt
Dyinsk
Kochevary
Sielste
Lattle
Moltke
Goeben
Sultan Seum
Sné
North Sea
Bluecher
United States
Kiel
Ostend
Paris
Sofia
Bulgaria
London
Espahan
Haidar Pasha
Budos
Sea of Marmora
Gross earnings rise for roads in June with lower expenses
Chicago reports 166 roads covering 214,128 miles earned 236,196,046 in June, up from last year, while expenses fell to 153,872,494. Net earnings reached 78,623,552, up 18 percent from June last year, as twelve months ending June show gross earnings at 2,730,023,491 and net receipts up 2.7 percent despite a 3 percent drop in gross for the year.
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Chicago
Germany to cut meat ration in coming months
Washington reports Der Miny notes Germany must reduce civilian meat intake by 40 to 50 percent, while government bread supplies show a surplus enabling higher bread allowances next year. The American Association of Commerce and Trade in Berlin forecasts a meat card system to stabilize prices, with Germany still relying on imports for about a quarter of its foodstuffs.
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Washington, D. C
der- Miny
American Association of Converse and Trade
Berlin
Department of Commercce
Ural
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Stolen Suitcase Strikes Gregory Man at Illinois Central
Stanley Herndon of Gregory South Dakota reported a leather suitcase stolen from the Illinois Central depot early Sunday. He left the bag inside while briefly stepping outside. upon return, the suitcase was gone. The bag contained his clothing and a Colt automatic revolver.
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Stanley Herndon
Gregory
S. D
Illinois Central
Herndon
Mr. Herndops
Com pound praised by mothers across towns
Mrs. E. W. Sanders of Rowlesburg West Virginia and Mrs. Winnie Truus of Winter Haven Florida credit Com pound with life saving benefits and celebrate its impact before and after birth.
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Winnie Truus
Winter Haven, Florida
Mortuary Notice of Ruel Mitchell Death and Burial Plans
Ruel Mitchell aged 11 died at 10:20 last night at his sister Mrs. W M Holman’s home 207 Adams street after illness from consumption. He was a former machinist at Waterloo Gasoline Engine company. The remains were at O Leefe & Towne undertaking parlors and will rest until Tuesday morning when moved to Troy Mills for interment with funeral services at Christ Church. He was born at Troy Mills and married years ago to Miss Iaitfg Peterson and is survived by two sisters Mrs. Nolman and Mrs. WN.
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Ruel Mitchell
W. M. Holman
Adams Street
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
O'leefe & Towne Undertaking
Troy Mill
Roy Milb
Mitchell
Bla
Trey Mills
Iaitfg Peterson
Nolman
Funeral services held for Mrs. Charles Rinehart in Linden Methodist
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Earl Baker at Linden Methodist for Mrs. Charles Rinehart who died Wednesday evening at St Mary hospital. Burial followed in Balivian cemetery. Local obituaries mention Weldon and Jon Mitels OM as relatives. The report also includes unrelated notes on education exams, travel plans, and social announcements.
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Mis. Rinehard
Earl Baker
Linden Methodist Church
Charles Rinehart
St. Mraneh Hospital
Balivian Cemetery
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Lon
Lydia E. Pinkham
John Mitchell
Massena, N.Y
A. M. Myers
Gordonville, Mo
Lydia BE. Pinkham
E. M. Doerr
Conshoahoeken
Mose Blakeley
Coalpart
E. W. Sanders
Rowlesburg, W. Va
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Department of Education
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Buchanan Optical
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Pueblo
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Victoria
Canadian Rockies
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Fred Kershner
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George McManus
Maggie
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