Will records reveal family histories in faded court books
Abstractor Leigh Wade finds human interest in wills and records, noting odd judgments such as a supposed insanity proven by church attendance. A Roebling will links to John A. Roebling, a Titanic victim's family, with a $30000 bequest to Union Industrial School and $20000 to the factory manager. Nearby, divorces and business actions surface in district court filings today.
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Leigh Wade
John A. Roebling
Black Hawk County
Lnion Industrial School
New Jersey
Ada Maleby Baylor
Richard Parnell Baylor
Des Moines
H. H. Henderson
Ireland & Matthews Manufacturing Co
Iowa Stove & Range Works
Aged Woman Severely Injured In Yard Fall
Mrs. Margaret Smith aged ninety perhaps, fell in her yard at 307 Jefferson Street yesterday afternoon fracturing the right hip. She was moved to the hospital and resting comfortably by noon. Neighbors summoned her daughter, Miss Catharine, and a doctor. relatives fear poor outcome due to age.
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Margaret Smith
Jefferson Street
Disciples at Gooth Rites for Gen Booth in London
Funeral services for General William Booth founder of the Salvation Army were held at the Olympia with no pomp yet fervent dress. Thirty four thousand attended, many in blue coats and red accents, as bands played and officers sat in front of the pine coffin. The service blended memorial with a mammoth meeting of prayer and praise.
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General Booth
Salvation Army
London
All
The
Gen. W . Booth
Olympia
Cofflin
Mount Calvary
Evangelist
Stock Exchange
Stricter Marriage Laws Urged by Milwaukee Lawyers
Milwaukee lawyers push Ampreau Bar Association to seek a law requiring physicians certificates of good health for marriage licenses, proposing penalties for certifying doctors who skip inquiries. They aim to curb improper marriages and gain broader national reform.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Louis J. Behan
Ampreau Bar Association
Sacha
Perry Cane
Bhowldle
Hes
Dan
Chicago
Dean Sumer
Chiragra Episcopal Cathedral
Bank Honors HT President at 25 Years Service
Frank J. Eighmey, president of the First National Bank, was honored at a formal banquet at the Ellis last evening to mark his twenty-five years of continuous service. The event featured a lace table, roses as centerpieces, ferns along white napery, music, and a guest list of 35.
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Frank J. Eighmey
First National Bank
Ellis
J. Powlar
Anniversary Toasts Honor Mr Elghmey at Waterloo Event
Toastmaster led tributes to Mr Elghmey with speeches by Henry B Allen Courtland Fowler James Black Wilbur Marsh Augustus Place John Sullivan and others. Allen received a congratulatory letter read by J W Rath. a gold watch was presented by J O Trumbauer as a twenty five year service gift. Souvenir menu cards featured old and new Waterloo buildings and officers. the gathering celebrated Mr Elghmey’s quarter century with pride among Waterloo friends and business associates.
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Henry B. Allen
Los Angeles
Cal
Courtland F. Fowler
James Black
Wilbur W. Marsh
Augustus M. Place
John T. Sulivan
Mr. Allen
Allen
J. W. Rath
Highmey
J. O. Trumbauer
Mr. Eighmey
Mr. High
Eighmey
Waterloo
W P Brady Guest At Waterloo Visit
W P Brady formerly with the Rock Island railroad law department and Cal Kingsley visited Waterloo with an auto tour and inspected the Third street boat landing. The party noted the landing’s dilapidated condition and discussed an old agreement to maintain a riverfront landing. Brady spoke warmly of Waterloo and said no special purpose drove the visit. Mrs Brady was in Clear Lake and Brady would join her there that evening.
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W. P. Brady
Law Department
Rock Island Railroad System
Chicago
Irving
Cal
Cal Kingsley
Third Street
Cal. Kingsley
River Front Commission
Mr. Brady
Waterloo
Rock Island
Kingsley
Brady
Clear Lake
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Zephyr
Amana Flannels
Achors
William Booth
Gooth
BAR Association
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia
William RR. Morris
Nere
BANK
Mr. Elghmey
Lamson Bros. & CO
Embers
Chicago Board OF Trade
E. McElroy
Marsh-Place
Great Britain
Canada
Dakotas
Minnesota
Louis
St. Louis
South Omaha
Omnakwa
Neb
Texas
Ats
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
Wheat
Dee
Duluth
Kansas City
Reeves
Wellington
Virohonvie
W. P Brady
Irvine
Rock Island Law Department
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