Feterang at the State Fair Promises Record Attendance
Des Moines August 29 veterans from Mexican and Civil wars attend Old Soldiers day at the Iowa state fair. Flights by Parmalee and Turpin in Wright biplanes thrill crowds while 23 year trot and 2:30 pace races offer $1000 purses. Livestock judging proceeds. a warm forecast for record attendance as stores close for a fair half-holiday and rail rates draw crowds. State fair board curbs exorbitant prices at concessions amid one cafe closure for price misadvertising.
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Des Moines
Philip O. Parmalee
J. Clifford Turpin
Wright
State Fair Board
Market enjoyed another big day at Waterloo market
Fifty eight wagons registered at the east side market on Tuesday in a record for the day. Trading was brisk as farmers and housewives joined the market habit. Potatoes fell to $1 per bushel, bee fruit sold at 15 cents each, peaches brought $1.75 per bushel, cabbages two for five cents, radishes five cents a bunch, and cottage cheese sold for six cents a roll. The market links Waterloo retailers with farmers, encouraging purchases that circulate money back to local trade.
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East Side
Waterloo
Insurance Man Jesse H. Smith Dead At 74 In Cedar Rapids
Dr. Jesse H. Smith capitalist and longtime Farmers Insurance president dies at 74 in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He served as state senator and as a delegate to the national Republican convention.
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Cedar Rapids
Jesse H. Smith
Farmers’ Insurance Company
Gotch heads to Chicago for final Hackenschmidt prep
Humboldt Iowa August 29 Frank Gotch renowned heavyweight champion plans to move to Chicago tomorrow or Thursday to finish training for his Labor Day clash with George Hackenschmidt. Gotch will refine his mysterious toe hold at the Chicago Athletic Club gymnasium with Farmer Burns and others guiding him. Trainers report he exits workouts strong and confident in victory. Public visibility will be limited until the match.
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Humboldt
Frank Gotch
Chicago
George Hackenschmidt
Gotch
Chicago Athletic Club
Farmer Burns
Hackenschmidt
Hackenschiidt
Beattie Testimony Shocks Court In Fatal Shooting Case
Paul Beattie, cousin of Henry Clay Beattie Jr., broke down on the stand describing his emotional trial and confession that Beattie bought a shotgun for Henry and that Henry later confessed to the murder. Beattie said he felt compelled by duty to testify against his kin despite his reluctance. He recalled his mental strain during the coroner’s inquest and denied knowing details earlier.
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Mr. Smith
R. V. Owen
Paul Beattie
Henrys
Emffy Court
Henry
Harry Smith, Jr
Paul
Private Funeral for Waterloo Baby Helen Gibson
Waterloo mourns as Helen Louise Gibson four months old dies after brain complications following cholera infantum. Private funeral set for tomorrow at 2:30 pm from Prospect Hill home, with Rev. R Westenberg officiating. Galloway-Gibson Investment offices to close from 2 pm.
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Waterloo
Helen Louise Gibson
A. E. Gibson
Prospect Hillis
Helen
Gibson
R. ©. Westenberg
First Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Gibson
Pieced Phrase Sparks Bucketshop Quote Exchange
A fragment shows a speaker offering a man a hundred, followed by a retort that this would be only a drop to the bucketshop, illustrating a sharp exchange over a small versus vast value. The snippet reads like a casual aside in a larger dialogue.
New Gun Club Now Assured
Committee members working on an organization for a new gun club report success and call a trap shooting meeting tomorrow at 3 pm in Waterloo club rooms. All gunners and hunters in the city are invited whether invited or not. After paying the initiation fee no further dues are expected, with target funds supporting ongoing maintenance. Plans include bidding for the old gun club house on leased Golf and Country Club grounds or, if unavailable, constructing a new gun house.
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Waterloo Club
Golf and Country Club
Labor Day Picnic Planned by Waterloo Central Labor Union
The Waterloo Central Labor union prepares its first annual Labor Day picnic in Cedar River La Fayette park with races amusements and several concessions. White Rats Actors' union will present a vaudeville show and organizers urge broad attendance regardless of union membership.
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Waterloo Central Labor Union
Cedar River
Lafayette
White Rats Actors’ Union
Central Labor Union
Ansious
Lafayette Park
Organized Labor
Parcels post likely to pass at next session
Washington reports parcels post legislation will be enacted by Congress at the next session. The president will earnestly urge it, the Democratic House will pass it, and the Senate is expected to approve. The move is portrayed as ending express company graft as both parties claim credit in the coming campaign. The rural and urban districts seek relief, and a resumed inquiry by the House Post Office and Post Roads subcommittee is planned before Christmas.
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O’laughlin
Chicago Tribune
Washington, D. C
Congress
Democratic House of Representatives
Senate
House Committee On Post Office
Waterloo City Briefs Show Local Moves And Travels
A long list of Waterloo residents travel to Des Moines for the state fair and other trips. People from Webster City to Los Angeles visit Waterloo families, while business and legal matters include a damages suit against H B Blowers and the W N railway. Inspectors visit to study postal staffing, and local staff changeover includes teachers and administrators.
Matthew Hess Dies at Age About 85 in Dewar Home
Matthew Hess aged about 85, a Virginia native and long-time county settler, died at his son Edward’s home two miles east of Dewar after a December illness. He had lived with his son since his wife’s death last Christmas and had been intermittently ill since December. The E B Social class plans a picnic at Lafayette Park. Pharedey members on the west side meet Henderson's at 4:20 p.m. sharp, and east side members meet at the waiting station.
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Dewar
Matthew Hess
Edward
Here
Hess
Virginia
E. B
Lafayette Park
West Side
Henderson's
Sharp
East Side
New Market Feature Shows Lost Boy Found at Market
A 16 year old boy found crying in a north town cornfield was taken by a farmer to the market where he was placed in temporary care. Humane officer Mrs Ida Burkitt arranged a farmer to provide a home until his parents, possibly in Hampton, could be located. Prosecutions planned against drivers of decrepit animals follow reports of neglect and abuse.
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Bremer County
Ida Burkitt
Waterloo
Market Place
Hampton
Humane Society
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