Pneumonia Claimed Life of Mrs L J Ackerman at 76
Mrs L J Ackerman died at 11 45 pm at 1104 Fifth Street West from pneumonia and complications. She was born in 1837 in Poughkeepsie New York and lived in New Hartford Cedar Falls and Waterloo. She leaves L J Ackerman husband two children and three grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 pm from the home with Rev A I Graves. Body to lie in Fairview mausoleum.
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L. J. Ackerman
Fifth Street West
Bee
Iowa
New Hartford
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Y W C A Notes on Christmas Supper and Candy Bags
Beginning next Monday evening the Y W C A cafeteria will serve supper at 6 20 for shoppers and store workers. Public invitation extended. Young ladies make candy bags for children for Christmas gifts to be given December 24 at association parlors. Board reported an interesting meeting with encouraging reports and thirty six new members admitted.
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Association
Will Factory Change Rumors Stir City Auctions
A persistent rumor claims representatives of a large business concern are in the city to buy a major factory. Meanwhile a new shipment of toys arrives and bargains are offered with open evenings at Bargain Variety.
City in Brief From the Daily Ledger Advertisements and Travel Notes
James Dalton of Jesup visits Waterloo on business while John B Bates heads to California for a business trip. John D Carpenter of Des Moines is in town. N M Bickley opens a real estate office at 222 1 2 Fourth street west with fixtures being installed. Mrs Anderson travels to Fort Dodge to visit relatives after her son, 14, was kicked in the head by a horse. A birth case prompts the overseer of the poor to note lack of baby garments for the infant. parents recently moved from Fort Dodge. Walnut Street Baptist church orchestra to play at Y M C A boys department meeting next Sunday. Walter Kinsman arraigned for traffic violation, released without fine as first offense. Clerk Fred S Pettit and Wenzel Weiss head to New York City to deport an alien deemed insane upon entry. Pettit has aided immigration officials before. Charles I Munger announces Civil Service examinations for several posts on specific January dates. An economist notes railroads’ freight purchasing power down 19th century levels despite cost increases. wage increases for 1913 versus 1910 cited. Protests from flour millers and cement and brick manufacturers against proposed wage-related rate rises. Next meeting after holidays.
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James Dalton
Jesup
Waterloo
John B. Bates
California
John D. Carpenter
Des Moines
N. M. Bickley
Fourth Street
Anderson
Fort Dodge
18000 Accuse Courts While Strikers Riot in Copper District
About 18 000 people demonstrated in Calumet and Houghton under the Citizens' alliance demanding law and order in the copper strike area. Resolutions fault prosecutors and courts for violence, as deputies clashed with strikers and three officers were wounded while attempting to arrest a striker. Ten strikers were taken into custody. Circuit Judge O'Brien issued an injunction restraining the Citizens' alliance from targeting Western Federation of Miners members.
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Calumet
Mich
Houghton
Citizens’ Alliance
Quincy
O'Brien
Citizens' Alliance
Western Federation of Miners
Mauch's Jewelry Store Opens on Fourth Street
Hundreds attended the opening of the Mauch jewelry store on Fourth street east yesterday afternoon and evening, inspecting the mammoth stock of jewelry cut glass and silverware. The latest designs were attractively displayed in the newly remodeled building formerly occupied by the Waterloo Shoe company. Myers' orchestra provided music.
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Mauch
Fourth Street
Waterloo Shoe Company
Myers’ Orhhestra
Rate hike debate penalties hit railroads in dollar shrinkage
Washington officials hear that the decline in the dollar’s purchasing power hurts railroads as much as citizens. Railway witnesses told the Interstate Commerce Commission at a hearing on a proposed freight rate increase in the eastern classification territory. Charles A. Conant of New York testified among others.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charles A. Conant
New York
Markets Rally As Argentina Harvest Hit By Rain
Chicago trading reflects heavy rain in Argentina and hail damage, lifting wheat prices while corn, oats, and provisions show mixed moves. Livestock receipts at Union Stock Yards include hogs, cattle, and sheep with varied price shifts, helped by late demand and small supplies.
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Chicago
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Iowa
Union Stock Yards
Grain Market Prices and Futures Across Cities
Chicago reports wheat and corn price ranges with No 1 and No 2 grades for red and white varieties, plus futures for December and May across Duluth St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis and Winnipeg. Butter and creameries are noted as prices in Nebraska.
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N. 6
N. S
Duluth
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Market Prices for Dairy Products and Livestock
A fragmented price list shows dairy items like butter eggs lard and butter prices, plus a wide range of livestock values. Cattle and hog categories list Good cows and heifers, medium cows, canners, cutters, veal, and premium hogs with varied price bands.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
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The
Walter Kinsman
Fred S. Pettit
Wenzel Weiss
New York City
United States
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Charles I. Munger
Civil Service Commission
Mauch’s Jewelry Store
Lamson Brothers & Company
Chicago Board OF Trade
Marsh-Place
G. Larrabee
Market News
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Beeves
Dee
Bae
Vse
H. W. Taggart
Commercial
OUR
Delft
Popular
Morocco
Taggart
South Omaha
Wellington
Pioneer
Fretty Girls
Oliver
Stross & Becker
Alexander
Wartenberg Brothers
Prospect Park
Phinney
Hope C. Martin
Prospect Parkside
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