LaborCrafts Agree to March for Labor Day Parade
Final parade plans were set at Labor Temple for Labor Day with twenty crafts, city and county officials, police and fire departments, and the Black Hawk County Equal Suffrage Society in line. Railway brotherhoods declined participate due to Monday walkout. G A R members to march with drum corps. Sheriff D B Henderson to lead. Waterloo Military Band to provide music. The march forms at 9:30 a m from Park avenue and Mulberry street and follows a route through Fourth Street Commercial Park Avenue Jefferson and back to start.
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Y. Whiley
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Fire Departments
Black Hawk County
D. B. Henderson
Glace Hawk County
Waterloo Military Band
Park Avenue
Mulberry Street
Fourth Street
Commercial
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Fifth Street
Starting Point
Apparatua
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Willey
Spuds Prices Up Amid Strike Rumors
Local markets face rising potato costs as rail disruptions and a looming strike tighten supplies. Prices jumped from 1.50 to 1.75 per bushel, with Chicago suppliers pushing 1.30 to 1.65. A Waterloo hotel operator noted scarcity and urged immediate selling to stock markets. further increases could come within 24 hours, while meat prices are expected to follow.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Altho Ft
Waterloo land boundary suit names Mullan heirs
Chartes and America Mullan were early settlers in Waterloo arriving in 1846 and owning Lot 17 in the west city section. The suit filed by Elizabeth M Davison and several Mullan heirs seeks court appointment of a surveyor to define corner posts and the boundary where Chicago Great Western's right of way cuts through. Alfred W Mullan represents plaintiffs as attorney.
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Marian F. Mullan
John W. Mullan
Alfred W. Mullan
C. W. Mullan
Charles and
America Mullan
Spanish War Vets Attend Encamp in Chicago
Mr and Mrs J A Gury travel to Cedar Rapids then to Chicago for the national encampment opening Monday and lasting through Thursday Delegates from Camp Fred Willer will attend W M Flynn Iowa department commander issued orders affecting the delegation Headquarters listed for various auxiliary and orders Other members of Fred Wither camp may join if travel conditions allow They depart Sunday Cedar Rapids trip by auto National officers reaffirm the encampment proceeds Veterans hurry home as railroad strike fears lift Grand Army veterans depart Kansas City Aug 31
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Cedar Rapids
W. M. Flynn
Waterloo
Towa
Iowa
Veterana
Fort Dearborn Hotel
Woman's Auxiliary
la Balle Hotel
Supreme Air of the
Military Order of the Serpent
Briggs House
Fred Wither Camp
Kansas City
Grand Army
Suffragists Plan Meeting In Waterloo Home
Suffragists in Waterloo plan a Tuesday afternoon meeting at 415 Franklin Street the home of Mrs J C Ricker to organize for the state convention September 14 21 and discuss entertaining delegates The meeting called by president Mrs W W Marsh aims to unite women for political equality and renew campaign interest with many attendees expected and suggestions welcome from all who can attend.
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Waterloo
Shopmen Will Not Be Strikebreakers In Waterloo
More than 1,000 railroad employees in Waterloo face a strike order while about 1,800 are employed by the Illinois Central in the city. Mechanics in shops will not walk out but refuse to aid in breaking the strike. Officials say action would disrupt shops and likely provoke a riot between strikers and shopmen, with broader business shutdowns and layoffs as conditions normalize.
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Waterloo
Illinois Central
Bride From St Louis Weds In Local Justice Office
Samuel F Barley a Cedar Falls farmer married Bessie Rue Mourey who arrived from St Louis to wed at the office of Justice Upton Kepford. The ceremony revealed Mrs Harley knew Mr and Mrs T Campbeall, ex Waterloans, who lived at Chautauqua Park briefly.
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Kepford
Samuel F. Barley
Cedar Falls
Bessie Rue Mourey
St. Louis
La Porte Woman Found Dead by Hanging
La Porte City August 21 Special The lifeless body of Miss Emma Witt 34 daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Witt Sr residing on Locust Street was found hanging from a tree behind the premises about 5 am today A recent operation and spells of melancholy are noted She was cheerful last evening after attending a band concert with family She left with her sister and returned before dawn Her family includes two brothers Jerry Jr and Peter and sister Mrs Kerstetter No funeral arrangements made.
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la Porte City
Emma Witt
Jerry Witt
Locust Street
Witt
John Kerstatler, Jr
Jerry, Jr
Peter
Kerstetter
Wilson's Bill Satisfies Union Men in Arbitration Stance
Garretson said union leaders favored arbitration in principle but feared losses on a biased board. He claimed to yield 50 percent of demands and supported a legislative remedy to recall a strike set for Sept. 4. Gompers criticized compulsory legislation and military road use by the government as indefensible for peace.
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Interstate Commerce Comession
Gompers Garretson
Gompers
Garretson
Federation
Brotherhoods
Gould Pound Guilty In Reckless Driving Case
Dr Gould was found guilty of driving two motor vehicles in a reckless manner at Judge J C Beems court. He was fined 320 and costs and gave notice of appeal to the district court with an appeal bond set at 100. Information was filed by Wayne Anderson after automobiles operated by the two men collided at Pourth and Line streets Saturday.
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DR. Gould
J. C. Beem
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Mr. Gould
Wayne Anderson
Pourth
Line Streets
Panic Strike Feared as Rail Tie Ups Loom
Reports say a looming railroad strike has unsettled plans across the county. Professors at the State Teachers College fear disruptions, while business firms like Union Silica cite strong outside orders but warn of potential travel contingencies and unchanged prices.
Fragmented OCR Erie News Summary of Travel and Fire Alarms
A damaged OCR passage notes disrupted passenger traffic on three Waterloo routes with reservations cancelled. It mentions travel homeward, diversions, and weather adding to service issues. The report also records August fire alarms matching July totals, nine alarms that month, and references to January activity and distant places.
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Stelke
Ely Tlaker
Plank Fay
Dhe
Hurvyng
Cransasiod Ag
Garties
California
JHES
Sparse OCR Record of April Losses in Junk Yard and Baseball Pack
Fragmentary report notes two major losses in April. Mentions effects on the BR Sehatt junk yards and a baseball pack, detailing only vague outcomes and no clear entities or dates. The text reads as garbled OCR with limited readable facts to form a complete item.
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Ber
May Ores
Ue BR Sehatt Junk Yards
Invitation to Political Nomination Event Perseveres Amid Flurry
A misshapen invitation references President Woodrow Wilson and his nomination ceremony. The notice mentions a formal notification event, a Democratic committee, and a stolen invitation with police reports of robbery attempts. The garbled text places the event in New Jersey with a summer setting and quotes authorities.
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Artie
Woodrow Waon
Wheson
Report of attempted break-in and missing liquor bottles
A resident at 148 Falla Avenue reported his residence was entered and several bottles of beer were taken. Bloodhounds were used but the beer was not recovered. Another report from 327 Sumner Street described two men attempting to break into the home but fleeing after removing wine bottles.
Tilains Statement on Railway Protection In Chicago
President Hale Toten of the Burlington issues a statement asserting that several railways can maintain service with protection if the public allows it. He warns that men may act to threaten trains if restrictions are imposed, highlighting the tense transport situation.
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