Waterloo stores glow with Christmas spirit displays in Covell Son window
Readers saw a festive Waterloo scene with Covell & Son hardware store at Fourth and Jefferson showcasing the "Royal Rochester" window. The shop features nickel and copper ware, skates, tool chests, sleds, wagons, and a large shipment of Sun Edge pocket knives, described as Waterloo’s biggest delivery. Also noted is a sensational upcoming trial at the Congregational church. Ads urge readers to study the paper for local notices and political contests in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Covell & Son
Fourth and Jefferson
Peers
Sun Edge
Figures on Ice and a Homicide Trial in One Page
A calm skating scene on smooth ice above the dam contrasts with legal turmoil as the town reports the sensational trial of Philip Hadley for homicide to be held at the First Congregational Church on December 16 and 17. Also noted are arraignments for Sam Siegel on larceny charges, the Iowa Manufacturers' Insurance Office move, and local building booms amid warm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Swisher
Philip Ladley
Congregational Church
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Georgie F. Coburn
Cherokee-Ida-Plymouth
Guy Gillette
Robert Hunter
Woodbury County
G. F. Farr
Clem Kimball
Pottawattamie County
Philip Hadley
First Congregational Church
Illinois Central
Round House
James Black Dry Goods Company
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Hlinda Central Pas
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ValUue
Goodyear
Owa
Roosevelt
Dan Hamilton
W. S. Kenyon
Waterloo Business Men's Temperance Association
Fourth Street Bridge
Rochester
Stag
Forks
West Fourth Street
W. A
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Commercial
the Quality Store
Frank Bros
Sam Siegel
FL FL Knapp
A. Wimving
Siegel
Vimving
The
Iowa Manufacturers’ Insurance Company
Syndicate Building
Federal Block
Commercial Street
Park Avenue
Lovejoy
Jennie Brier
Italy
Gouger
Honges
Fred Cow
Knepp
Hfe
Koeneke Gash
Lafayette St
Opera
Suiga
Anvater
Knapp
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