Horton Reports More Optimism
C C Horton tours the east and New England reporting rising business confidence for 1916. He notes shoe factories thriving, hotels hurting from cold weather, and New Hampshire's White Mountains praised as a national beauty spot. A Black Hawk Bank letter cites July clearings near record highs due to stock speculations and war orders.
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Usis
Europe
C. C. Horton
Altho
Wilson
Albert B. Cummins
East
Horton
New England
White Mountains
New Hampshire
United States
Black Hawk Bank
Black Hawk National Bank
Pigeon Ben Bolt Sets 2200 Mile Flight Record From Norwalk
Los Angeles announces Ben Bolt the carrier pigeon established a 2200 mile flight from Norwalk Ohio to Los Angeles in five days nine hours and 210 minutes. Owned by G H Skeffield the bird was released by CLA Whitney and set a new long distance mark ahead of Henry Beach’s 1906 1000 mile record. Also at the Family theatre manager W Peterson reshuffles the program showing The Last Chapter today and Wednesday with Carlyle Blackwell in the lead role as a romantic English adventurer in Africa.
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Luos Angeles
Cal
Ben Bolt
Plgeon
Norwalk
Big Cfty
Teve
International Federation of Homing Pigeon Fantiers
Henry Beach
Fort Wayne
Ind
Los Angeles Messenger Pigeon“ Association
G. H. Skeffield
CLA. Whitney
CO. W. Peterson
The
Family Theatre
Richard Harding Davis
Carlyle Blackwell
Africa
Eamous Singer Gems Held in St Louis
In St Louis a pear necklace and a set of paste diamonds are secured by Anheuser-Busch as collateral for a 10000 loan to Mme Lillian Nordica who died in Batavia in May 1915 after a shipwreck. The loan was arranged by Mrs Lilly Busch during Nordica’s concert tour. A separate item tells of an Iowa Soldiers’ Home inmate planning suicide but being persuaded to desist and decide to live.
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Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
Mme
Lillian Nordica
Batavia
Java
Ioan
Lilly Busch
Adolphus Busch
Nordica
Iowa
Waterloo
Fifth Street
Sawyer Leads Evans In National Amateur Golf Round
D E Sawyer of Wheaton Illinois and Charles Evans Jr of Chicago split the front nine in 35 with a 37 back nine for Evans and a 39 in a daytime round. Sawyer leads after the forenoon 18 holes match play in the national championship. Hold up man held up. Philadelphia August 31 Frederick Ganzel of Norhaim obeyed a robber before police arrived.
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Detroit
Mich
D. E. Sawyer
Wheaton
Ill
Jeading Charles Evans, Jr
Chicage
Evans
Philadelphia
Frederick Ganzel
Norshaim
Will Boyle
Ganzel
Coldest August on Record with Low of 34 Degrees
August 1915 in Waterloo and vicinity set records as the coldest in two years. Max temperatures ranged to only 88 on two days, far below prior 90s, with an average max of 78.8 and min 63.8. Rainfall reached 2.5 inches for the month, plus historical notes on extreme highs and lows.
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Waterloo
Ralph Slippy
Rainamas Eters
Train Blows Up Killing Three in Pinole California
A train carrying 7,000 pounds of dynamite derailed at Pinole near San Francisco Bay and exploded, killing engineer Harold Bennett fireman Bert Talbott and an unidentified laborer. The blast left nothing of the train and nearby powder plants were undamaged.
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San Francisco
Cal
Pinole
Harold Bennett
Bert Talbott
San Francisco Bay
Submarine Attack Blows Up Constantinople Bridge Segment
An Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. reports that an allied submarine blew up part of the bridge between Constantinople and the suburb of Galata. It is unclear if this echoes a prior report that Constantinople denied several weeks ago.
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Tondan
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Co
Constantinople
Galata
British Lose 50 000 Men at Dardanelles
British forces with 100000 men attacked Turkish positions on Gallipoli last weekend. A Constantinople dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeitung says losses were very heavy with Belisih casualties exceeding 60 600 since August.
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Berlin
Sayville
Gallipoli Peninsula
Constantinople
Frankfurter Zeitung
Progressives of Owa plan full 1916 ticket
Highlights from Des Moines Aug 31 on the Bull Moose movement in Iowa. The progressive group met to endorse last election stands and back President Roosevelt’s reform platform while considering a full slate for state and county offices next year. George W. Perkins urged unity and predicted a future Progressive victory.
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Ges Moines
Tawa Progressives
J. H. Wyllie
Sigourney
Elihu Root
Albany
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Perkins
Geo. W. Perkins
National Executive Committee
New York State
Roosevelt
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Waterloo Notes On Local Events And Arrivals
Waterloo brief items report relocations in the advertising column J Dempster moves from 1130 Williston avenue to 440 Allen Street. Many notices include births, visits from C H Clinton of Philadelphia at Waterloo, licenses issued at county auditor's office, and various travels and social happenings around Waterloo and nearby cities.
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Dempster
Williston Avenue
Alen Street
BE. W. Haes
Baltimore Street
C. H. Clinton
Philadelphia
Waterloo
Carranza Sours Peace Plan Talks After Pan American Appeal
Washington says the Pan American peace appeal reaches Mexican military and political leaders. no conferees meeting likely before next week. General Villa favors peace and is willing to sacrifice personal aims to attain it. Trancing School opens Friday September 3rd at Pinkerton hall.
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Mexico
Carranza
Villa
Hugh N. Scott
Army
Lansing
Scott
General Scott
Trancing
Pinkerton Hall
Ida
Edith abandon ship towed by Mariposa at Cordova
The Alaska steamship Edith abandoned by her crew off Cape Hinchinbrook Alaska has been towed by the passenger steamer Mariposa of the same line and will be taken toward Cordova. The Edith bound from Nome loaded copper concentrates worth 250000 dollars at La Touche mine. Formerly the British steamer Glenochl and built at Sunderland England three years ago.
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Wash
Aus
Alaska Steamship Company
Edith
Cape Hinchinbrook
Alaska
Cordova
Nome
la Touche
Glenochl
Sunderland
England
Local Happenings Around Eagle Center and Cedar Rapids
Aug 31 notes from Eagle Center report visits and hospital notes. Agnes Schaefer underwent tonsil and adenoid surgery at St Francis hospital. Wim Heinz slowly recovers at St Francis after a serious injury. Ambrose and Lawrence Ryan from Austin Minnesota visit relatives. Chris Struber family spent Sunday at Oelwein. Mrs Harvey Sicher and children visited Cedar Falls. Fred Schaefer and Alvin Strubel traveled to Des Moines for the fair. Anton Beck left for Peru Michigan to visit old friends Louis Strubel of Waterloo spending vacation with relatives. Mary Wallace of Waterloo mentioned.
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Eagle Center
Lumbus
Mel Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Agnes Schaefer
St. Francis Hospital
Ambrose
Lawrence Ryan
Austin
Minn
Wim. Heinz
Chris Struber
Oelwein
Harvey Sicher
Cedar Falls
Fred Schaefer
Alvin Strubel
Des Moines
Anton Beck
Peru
Louis Strubel
Waterloos
Mary Wallace
Waterloo
Farm and Garden Advice on Safe Silage Making in 1915
Practical guidance for farmers on when to cut corn for silage, moisture levels, and packing methods. Emphasizes uniform packing, proper husk loss control, water addition for moisture, air tight silo sides, and choosing well-minished seed. Warns of frost risk and suggests seed freshness for better crops.
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Glalion
Wanted A Good Maker And Apprentice in City Millinery
Wanted a skilled maker and an apprentice girl for millinery work in the city. Experienced in meat and grocery business may apply. Apply at 03 Hawthorne Ave.
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Paul Davis
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