Progressives Converge for County Convention in Waterloo
About forty delegates gathered in the county government building for the progressive party convention. They discussed selecting twenty eight delegates to the Des Moines state convention and adopting a complete state ticket. The convention endorsed binding resolutions against supporting any county officeholder who seeks a progressive ticket nomination elsewhere. Captain J H Hildebrand presided with L H Bronson as temporary chairman, a 75 year old Republican switching allegiance to Roosevelt era progressives.
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Govcrment
Progressive Party
Conention
Des Moines
Cenral
Waterloo
County Ofce
J. H. Hildebrand
Commitae
L.H. Bronson
Bronson
Theodore Roosevelt
James S. Bart
City in Brief: Local Notes and Marriages
Waterlooworld items report marriages in the district court and area residents visiting friends. Neil C. Hansen wed Viola M. Sowles of Cedar Falls. J. T. Lynch and family registered at the Irving. Hunters licenses issued and future sales expected as season nears. Cedar Falls and Omaha visitors, travel plans, and church services noted amid community chatter.
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Buchanan
al. Storrick
Lorraine
Florence Kelly
Freeport
J. A. Kelly
BE. D. Hull
Neil C. Hansen
Viola M. Sowles
Cedar Falls
A. D. Northing
Ralph and
Grace
Omaha
Irving
Quasqueton
Double deck trolley car may solve New York traffic problem
New York Aug 31 The New York Railways company tests a double decked street car to relieve traffic. The low type car has a single middle entrance and a capacity around eighty eight passengers when open in warm weather, and fully enclosed in winter. The design aims to land the long closed car seats thirty to solve the city's traffic problem.
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New York
New York Railways Company
Anne
Concrete basement wall guidance for farm barns and pillars
A reader asks about building a concrete basement in a 24 by 40 barn. The reply from Cement User Chicago specifies a 7 foot high basement wall, 1 inch thick concrete, mix 1 part Portland cement to 2 ½ parts sand and 6 parts coarse gravel, and outlines footing dimensions, frost line considerations, interior pillar design, and ventilation. It emphasizes mud consistency, window/door sizing, and allowing the wall to season three weeks before erecting the upper barn structure.
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Fred
Wichelman
R. No
Stithwater
Minn
Stock Exchange Building
Chicago
Walla
Miss Harriett Carmichael to Join Tabor College Staff
Miss Harriett Carmichael of Binghamton New York plans to leave tomorrow night to begin duties in the commercial department at Tabor College. Mrs Henry Knowlton of Dubuque visited Waterloo with Miss Frances Grout. Mrs Knowlton known as Miss Belle Saunders formerly taught in Waterloo east schools.
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Harriett Carmichael
Binghamton, N. Y
Waterloo Business College
Tabor College
Henry Knowlton
Dubuque
Waterloo
Frances Grout
Knowlton
Mise Belle Saunders
Waterloo East
College of Commerce to open year with large enrollment
The College of Commerce in Waterloo starts its new year next Tuesday in newly prepared quarters. Owner Eklund notes record enrollment and added instructor John Christiansen to teach Commercial Law and Mathematics. He cites strong demand for office help and boasts about graduates already employed.
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College of Commerce
Eklund
Waterloo
Frank Boyle Named Official Umpire In City Baseball Series
East side vs west side will contest a three game series on Sunday afternoons to decide the city championship. A $100 purse per side has been posted as managers scramble for top material. The first game slated for Sept. 8, with Frank Boyle appointed as the official umpire after a lengthy meeting.
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West Side
Frank Boyle
Ben Hur Lodge to Install New Waverly Lodge
The degree team and ladies drill team along with other Ben Hur lodge members will attend the installation of a new lodge at Waverly Tuesday evening. They should meet at the waiting station at 6 o'clock to ride the special car. A benefit dance for Labor Day night is set in Soash hall with refreshments and music by the Ben Hur orchestra.
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Ben Hur
Waverly
Soash Hall
Salvation Army Memorial Sunday Service Notice
Memorial services for General Booth are set for Sunday at 3 PM in the YMCA. The YMCA park meeting will be canceled. Readers are reminded to obtain Brady War Pictures with text for school children, with a coupon on page 8.
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General Booth
Salvation Army Corps
Waterloo Evening Courier
Bank Clearing House Banks Show Mixed Reserves and Loans
New York state bank statement reveals excess reserve of 4.65 million dollars, down 10.79 million from last week. Loans rise 9.37 million while specie falls 13.12 million. legal tenders up 0.94 million. net deposits up 0.52 million. circulation up 0.76 million. Total vault reserves exceed required by 432.03 million. trust company reserves total 61.45 million. A fragment notes school children and a coupon on page 3.
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New York
Hanna visits relatives in Waterloo township
John Q. Hanna of Blackwell Texas arrives to visit his mother Mrs. Mary Hanna and other relatives in Waterloo township. A son of Waterloo township’s first settler Geo W Hanna, he came with his parents in 1845 and later served in Company G First Iowa Cavalry where only Samuel M Hoff remains in the city. The reunion with old army comrade Hoff is noted.
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John Q. Hanna
Blackwell
Texas
Mary Hanna
Waterloo Township
Mr. Hanna
Geo. W.hanna
Courier Office
Co. G
First
Iowa Cavalry
Samuel M. Hoff
Hanna
Visiting pastor to preach at East Park in place of detained Rev Schroeder
Rev Frank Schroeder of East Park Presbyterian church is detained in Dubuque due to a shoulder injury. He will not lead Sunday services and Rev Mr Clark, a retired minister living in Wateloo with his son, will preach in the morning. No evening service will be held.
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Anns Severin
Brown Crockery Company
Berdine
Cadar Falls
Des Moines
Boyce
Majestic Theatre
R. L. de Gon
Arthur Fowler
Robert Parrott
Lost Inland Lake
van Wieck
Walter Carter
Perry
Carter
Ray O. Dewey
R. M. Dewey
R. M. Brown
Thelma
Ray
Sun Gay
West Liberty
District Court
E. D. Hull
Nels C. Hansen
Viola
M. Sowles
Cedar Falls
J. E. Plummer
Waterloo Business College
Waterloo
Frank Schroeder
East Park Presbyterian Church
Dubuque
Mr. Clark
Wateloo
War Pictures From Waterloo Evening Courier
The Waterloo Evening Courier releases weekly War Pictures, presenting twelve pages of text and imagery. Each issue showcases fragments from the front, offering readers a visual account of the conflict and its impact on daily life.
Reinforcing Block Silos By Concrete Construction Tips
Farmers seek guidance on reinforcing concrete block silos. Editor Cement User explains vertical reinforcement by placing a steel rod in grooves and filling with mortar as the silo rises. Horizontal reinforcement through grooved top faces and reinforced beams over doors strengthens the structure, with rods tied to vertical supports.
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Cement User
100 Stock Exchange Building
Chicago
J. B. Hawiey
Mattison
Cole
Hannibal Labor Demand Calls for Workers at Cement Plant
An evening cour ier notice in Hannibal Missouri cites labor scarcity as Portland Cement company to operate Plant No 8 in Hannibal after Sept 12. Both American and foreign labor are needed for eight hour shifts with high wages and strong working conditions.
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Courier
Hannibal, Co
Portland Cement Company
Sultry Night Baffles Residents With Heat and Mosquito Onslaught
Last evening proved intensely uncomfortable as clouds gathered at eight. Thunder rolled and lightning flashed with no rain. Mosquitoes swarmed while Buchanan thermometer read 94 degrees at 3 30. Heat persisted overnight with temperatures near 80 at one A M and 76 at midnight. A morning breeze offered relief as temperatures rose again later in the forenoon.
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Buchanan
Banith
Mourn Their Baby’s Death in Early 1900s Notice
Mr and Mrs BE Bellhein of 1204 Berth Avenue mourn the death of their eleven month old Melbourne who died today at 11 o clock after a two week illness of bowel trouble. This was their only child. The funeral will probably be held on Monday.
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Bellhein
Berth Avenue
Melbourne
Labor Sunday Services at First United Brethren Church
A homecoming service will be held tomorrow morning at the First United Brethren Church with several short addresses by laymen. In the evening Labor Sunday will be observed as the pastor delivers a sermon on "The Workingman and the Church." Other Waterloo churches are planning similar Labor Day services.
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First United Brethren Church
Serman
Waterloo
MACCABEES PICNIC AT CEDAR RIVER PARK MONDAY
The Maccabees have arranged a picnic at Cedar River park next Monday. Members are urged to invite friends and expect prizes donated by merchants. Tables will be set in family groups and attendees should bring well-filled baskets. Lemonade and buttermilk will be served by the committee.
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Cedar River Park
Horses Die in Kansas From Forage Poisoning
Washington reports the department of agriculture and Kansas authorities found the horse deaths in western Kansas result from forage poisoning due to drought. An expert says horses fed on irritable plants because of lack of rain, not a contagious disease.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Bureau of Animal Industry
Arm Break While Cranking Auto Near Waterloo
A. T. Whittle injured his right arm while cranking a car during a business trip from DuBuque. The accident happened between Winthrop and Dyersville, and medical aid allowed the trio to continue to Manchester and then reach Waterloo this morning.
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Dubuque
A. T. Whittle
Winthrop
Dyersville
Manchester
Waterloo
Special YWCA Vesper Services at Westminster Church
A Lake Geneva vesper service will be held Sunday at 4 pm at Westminster Church. Speakers include Mrs W H Langlass and Misses Anna Miller Alice Frehse Frances Day Edith Bates and Rachel Jones the secretary. Special music will accompany the service inviting all Young Woman's Christian Association members and interested individuals.
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Lake Geneva
Westminster Church
Ww. C. A
W. H. Langlass
Anna Miller
Alice Frehse
Frances Day
Edith Bates
Rachel Jones
Readable Fragments Point To Weekly Coupon Feature
A fragment from the Terloo Evening Counter notes a weekly feature for school children with a coupon on page 3.
Heatwave Grips City Overnight With Stifling Humidity
An oppressive heat wave unsettled the city as temperatures hovered around the mid to high 70s through the night. Reports indicate no relief from the muggy air as late evening brought only slight cooling, leaving residents uncomfortable and sleepless.
U B Boys and Men in Baseball at Prospect Park
The United Brethren church boys baseball club will play the men's club from the same church at Prospect Park on Monday morning.
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United Brethren Church
Prospect Park
Progressives Hold County Conventions Before State Meeting
Des Moines reports mass conventions across Iowa counties to pick delegates for the progressive state convention in Des Moines on September 4. Col. Roosevelt is slated to speak there, with counties considering third tickets as optional for local races.
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Des Moines
Col
Roosevelt
Real Estate Transfers Recorded by Black Hawk Co. Abstract
Bert Crandall transfers land in 1889-13 to Geo A Miller for 10 dollars. Nina M Ormsby sells lots 1 and 2, block J, Calurmet addition, Waterloo to Ed Marga dant for 2000 dollars.
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Black Hawk Go. Abstract Co
Bert Crandall
Geo. A. Miller
Nina M. Ormsby
Margadant
Block J
Calurmet
Waterloo
Anniversary of Black Hawk Treaty at Fort Armstrong
Eighty years ago on September 21 1832 at Fort Armstrong Rock Island a famous treaty ended the Black Hawk War. General Winfield Scott and Governor John Reynolds represented the United States while Sac and Fox chiefs joined, opening six million acres in Iowa to settlers by the Black Hawk Purchase.
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Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
Winfield Scott
John Reynolds
Illinois
United States
Miassasippi Valley
Black Hawk
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Henry Dodge
Iowa Country
Louis Pelzer
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Union
Middle West
Pressures of Childhood Refers to a Family Tale
A Kansas City mother asks her young daughter what she did today and the child recounts a confusing chain of events including a wedding trip, a baby, and the baby's death from spinal meningitis, ending with an exclamation about the experience.
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Kansas City
School children appeal for Wer Pictures text matter
Was week sees children urged to collect Wer Pictures materials now being distributed. A coupon appears on page for participation and distribution details.
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Wasterloo Evening Courier
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Ben Hurs
Salvation Army Memorial Sunday
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Hannibal, MC
Special Labor
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Y. W. C. A. Vesper Services
Waterloo Evening Counter
U. B
W. B. Feyeresen
Tina
C. W. Chapman
Ewald Killing
Davenport
Standard Mercantile Co. Inc
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Cleveland
Steady Posterlon
Waterloo Steam Laundry
Rorner Fifth and
Jefferson
Logan House
Colin Bros
F. J. Bightey
Highland
Stoneceg
John Swift
Oak Lawn
Leavitt Street
Lafayette Street
Union Heating Co
West Waterloo
C. J. Miller
Are Atlas Portland Cement Co
Hannibal, MO
Waterloo Conservatory of Music
Fourth Street
Gamling Music Study
Scott Prowell
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