GENERAL MARKETS REPORT FROM LAMSON BROS B
Estimated receipts today hogs 11000 cattle 4000 sheep 2000. Hog market opened and closed 10 cents higher with mixed and butchers 7.40 to 7.82 rough heavy 7.40 7.56 good to choice heavy 7.40 7.80 light 7.55 7.90. Monday receipts estimated 41000. New York stocks quotes and sheep market details follow with cash wheat corn oats prices and two lists of stock prices and market figures.
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Chicago
Waterloo
Kansas
Wellington
Nec
Aetna
Eas
Secretary of War backs aircraft for army and Panama fortifications
Secretary Dickinson urges funded aviation training for the signal corps and the procurement of several flying machines. He notes US aeronautical assets are limited and calls for 4 million to improve coast defense lights and fire control. Congress is asked for about 19.65 million for Panama Canal fortifications with 7 million usable immediately to finish in three years. Additional 2 million sought promptly for related needs.
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Washington
Dickinson
Dorses
Willtery
Congress
Signal Corps
United States
Wright
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Sea
Long Island Sound
Panama Canal
Plans for Raising Maine and Canal Zone naval works
The secretary outlines plans for naval establishments in the Canal Zone and progress on uncovering the wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor. A cofferdam of interlocking steel piling has been approved and is under execution to draw off water, remove mud, and allow a thorough inspection. An initial $300,000 appropriation covers preliminary work. full wreck removal and harbor restoration will need more funding.
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Havana Harbor
Linden Items: Sunday school and local health notes
Linden items report Sunday school at the Chapel at 9 o'clock. Charles F. Hepler remains very ill and weakening daily. Mrs K Peterson is better after illness. An 11 pound baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs John Sexton on Friday. Mrs William Scott near town is in poor health. Mr and Mrs Earl Flemming and daughter Abby returned to Waterloo after a three week visit near Jesup and will stay until New Year, then move to California. Prayer meetings this week were well attended. Linden had a small fire on Wednesday near Frank Perry’s residence at the corner of Colorado and Lafayette, a second story room burned but fire was limited and some clothing lost.
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Charles F. Hepler
K. Peterson
John Sexton
William Scott
Earl Flemming
Abby
Waterloo
Jesup
California
Linden
Frank Perry
Colorado and
Lafayette Streets
Beehive Consolidation Boosts American Nobles Reach
The American Nobles group absorbs the Western Bees of Omaha adding about 800 members and pushing total policy holders near 20,000. Supreme officers planned the merger after a year of consolidations, noting prior associations in Waterloo and Charles City boosting growth despite financial strains.
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Western Bees
Omaha
Nebraska
W. A. Young
U. N
Nebraska Order
Maccabees
BE. Lee
The
American Nobles
H. A. Whippie
T. L. Krietz
T. O. Gorman
American Order of Protection
Waterloo
Mrs L B Knight Dies After Long Illness at Floyd
Mrs L B Knight a longtime Floyd resident dies after more than two years of cancer at 9 o clock yesterday at her daughter s home 229 Ankeny street burial will be in Floyd at Oakwood cemetery following services at the Advent Christian church Rev H J Faust of the Calvary Evangelical church conducts the prayer service at the daughter s residence. Lois Cooper Knight born August 29 1842 in St Lawrence County New York came to Iowa at age 19 taught in Bremer County and married Sept 3 1869 at Fredericksburg She outlived by four children two sons and two daughters and one sister P Delaney of Oshkosh Wis Funeral arrangements are in Floyd with service at the Advent Christian church.
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L. B. Knight
Floyd
5. E. Jerald
Ankeny Street
Lois Cooper
St. Lawrence County
New York
Iowa
Bremer County
Fredericksburg
Chickasaw County
P. Delaney
Oshkosh
Wis
Bere
G. H. Peterson
O. L. Knight
Rossland
B. C
C. J. Knight
Wendie
S. D
BE. Jerald
Waterloo
Frinilal
H. J., Faust
Calvary Evangelical Church
Aé@vent Christian church
Oakwood Cemetery
Kentucky Coke Burns the Hard Coal Fire
A blaze at Shores Fuel and Transfer Co involving Kentucky Coke burned hard coal storage. No injuries reported as crews battled flames and contained the site. Investigations into cause ongoing.
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Kentucky
Shores Fuel & Transfer Co
Water cars built to haul Mississippi River water inland
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy system is constructing water cars at West Burlington shops to move water from the Mississippi to inland reservoirs. Six flat cars are converted daily with heavy wooden tanks, painted red and covered to prevent splashing. Hauls already reach Mount Pleasant and Monmouth, with further plans to supply Galesburg when Tice lake runs low.
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Burlington
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Mississippi
Mount Pleasant
Monmouth
Tice Lake
Galesburg
Wireless phone success reported by inventor Poulsen
Copenhagen December 10 Vladimir Poulsen an inventor announced that in recent days he maintained excellent wireless telephonic communication between stations 420 miles apart.
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Copenhagen
Vladimir Poulsen
Frozen to death on lakefront in Milwaukee incident
A 70 year old woman, Mrs Ferdinand Caesar, was found frozen to death on Milwaukee lakefront after apparently walking in her sleep. She sat motionless on ice with head bowed, and searchers concluded she gazed across Lake Michigan. The report notes Ohio Coke price and Shores Fuel & Transfer Co. references.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lake Front
Lake Michigan
Ferdinand Caesar
Railroad employes rally behind rate hike petitions
Washington Dec 10 rail road employes pledge support for higher rates sought by railroads to boost revenue. Train crews fear that without ICC approval the proposed increases could lead to wage cuts. Senator Burkett of Nebraska filed two petitions in the Senate presenting this view amid the dispute.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Burkett
Nebraska
Cardui Helps Woman Recover After Illness in Lantz WV
Mrs Tebe Talbott of Lantz West Virginia says she broke down from womanly ailments and after taking Cardus improved quickly. The ad boasts that over a million women benefited in 56 years and claims Cardui is a safe vegetable remedy sold at drug stores with a promise to help.
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Lantz
W. Va
Tebe Talbott
Cardus
Carfus
Cardui
Men seek higher rates to avoid wage cuts or strikes
Two thousand workers on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the St Joseph and Grand Island railroads sign a congressional memorial urging increased rates due to higher operating costs. They warn failure to raise rates could force wage reductions or a strike.
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Mit
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
St. Joseph
Benefit dance for Tribe of Ben Hur at Seash Hall
A benefit dance is planned at Seash Hall on Friday evening December 16, 1910, organized by the Tribe of Ben Hur. Proceeds go toward the charitable aims of the fraternal order.
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Marsh Place Building
ST. Louis Close
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Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvani
Baeton
Rock Island
BOB Chicago Great Western
Northwestern
Atchison
Boos
Union Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit
TAY
United States Steel
Pla
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacifics
H. W
N. S
Texas
Canal Zone
Maine
E. Jerald
Burlington Railroad
Sleer Walker
Ohio Coke
Muscatine Journal
Lee Syndicate
Davenport Times
Ottumwa
Courier
Foreign Exchange Department
Europe
Wilhelm
Caronia
Adriatic
la Lorraine
Mauretania
Philadelphia
VIA
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bremen
Fishguard
Liverpool
Cherbourg & Southampton
Havre
Queenstown
London
Paris
Berlin
Tue Commercial National
Black Hawk Electrical Co
H. G. Rogers
Lafayette Street
Malleable
Iron Works
Deck & Stewart Auto Tire CO
East Fifth Street
Waters Iet
Iowa State Bank
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