Exciting YM Basketball Games Close Standings Gap
Last evening in the YM basketball league there were close contests as Walks team toppled the leaders while Dauchy’s squad moved up two places. Eby and Walker led a tight clash that went to a playoff before Walker pulled ahead. Scores included Team No 1 4 Team No 2 3, Team No 5 9 Team No 4 8, Team No 8 31 Team No 6 2, and Team 18 4 defeating Team No 7.
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Wot
Eby
Eaas
Dauchy
Cwalker
Weller
Chemmett
van Schoyeh
Fuchs
Odell
Y. Mou. A. Ket
Christmas Cheer From Illinois Central Employes Magazine
The December issue of the Illinois Central Employes Magazine is distributed to railroad workers. It includes a festive greeting from V. ol. PARK Vice Pres. and General Manager, urging honest effort, mutual cooperation, and optimism for better times in the coming year.
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Thinois Central Employes
Nmas
V. Ol. Park
Business Men Meet Tomorrow at YMCA Lunch Session
Tomorrow at noon a meeting for men will be held in the Y M C A branch. The Business Men's League, formed recently, will be organized during the session. Luncheon will be served by the ladies as part of the event.
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LSTA
Wich
Business Men's League
Asninstein
Luneman
Cold Morning Temperatures Seen Across Waterloo City
The thermometer at Muchanan Optical in the Srundicate building shows 12 degrees above zero this morning, the coldest in a week. A biting northwest wind kept conditions keen with little reported suffering, though destitute families in Waterloo may face hardship. An advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Plus with a Rochester testimonial claiming improved kidney function and renewed vitality.
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Muchanan Optical Company
Ted
Associated Charities
Waterloo
Christmas Post Office Rules Limit Deliveries
Waterloo post office announces no delivery on Christmas Day and the following Monday to ease mail handling. Rules guide patrons for lines at Commercial Street entrances, with Station A and various windows to ensure orderly service and reduce confusion during the holiday period.
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Waterloo
Kristmas
Law
Auth Crty
Mr. Law
Waterlon Postallea
Commercial Street
Park Avenue
Post Office
Sycamore Street
Postolice
Iva
W. OR. Tay
Snow Deep in Somerset County Pennsylvania
Natives of Somerset County now living in Waterloo area learn that snow in the county is more than two feet deep and increasing daily. Thermometers register from 1 to 15 degrees below zero in early December, with a weather note urging a forecast on falling snow or else fuel supplies may run short before February when snow is essential.
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Somerset County
Pennsvant
Waterloo
Revival Churches GIN BY The Revival Prayer Services This Week
Twenty churches joined in a union revival with 3357 converts from an average 167 per church. Some will move to Catholic parishes. others will join evangelical churches. Most converts may attend Thursday and midweek services, with larger crowds expected next Sunday. The broader moral uplift includes temperance sentiment and deeper church commitment. Mothers: Mrs. D. Gilkeson of Youngstown endorses Baties Money and Yar for a child’s cold. Foley’s Honey and Tar is recommended and sold by druggists.
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Salvation Army
D. Gilkeson
Ingles Ave
Youngstown
Ohio
Myttle Girl
Batey
Foley
Cudahy estate valued at 11 million divided among heirs
Michael Cudahy left an 11 million estate with 9 million in personal property and the rest in real estate. Widow Catherine receives 30 thousand annually, trustees include daughter Mary, son Joseph, and Albert Borcherdt. Seven children receive annual 10 thousand gifts for five years after the widow’s annuity, plus other specific bequests to hospitals and churches in Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Michael Cudahy
Cudahy Firm
Catherine Cudahy
Mary T. Cudahy
Joseph M. Cudahy
Albert &. Ocherdt
Cudahy
John Shaw
William P. Nelson
Mare J. Cudahy
Clara A. Cudahy
John B. Casserly
San Mateo
Cal
John Cudahy
Joseph St. Cudahy
Edward J. Cudahy
William Cudahy
Milwaukee
St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Little Sisters of the Poor
Sisters of the Good Shepherd
Millwaukee
Catherine
Albert FL Borcherdt
Cudahy Packing Company
Boy Freed After Arm Trapped in Hollow Basswood Tree
In Lake Chiy Iowa a 14 year old boy trapped his right arm in a hollow basswood while chasing a rabbit. He remained wedged for hours until his father found him and freed him. The incident closed with no serious injuries reported.
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Lake Chiy
Peter Wendel
Coon River
Evangelist Sundays Record Shows Largest Revival Totals
New Castle Pennsylvania hosts the Sundays Record evangelist data with large revival totals across many towns from 1900 to 1916. The list names numerous cities including Rockford Illinois Mason City Iowa Decatur Indiana and Waterloo Iowa along with New Castle and others reflecting extensive conversion figures and funds.
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Wienry EE. Burgess
Mercer County
Marshall, Minn
Sterling
Dixon, IW
Rockford
Elgin
Wiarlan
Extra
Glidden
Keokuk
Redwood Falls
Minn
Mason City
Dixon
Canan City
Macomb
Til
Canton
Bho Rantoul
Aledo
Burlington
Rochester
Princeton
Austin
Freeport
Ill
Prophetstown
Salida
Colo
Kewanee
Worthington
Kankakee
Murphrysboro
Fairfield
Knoxville
Gibson City
Th. Co
Galesburg
Muscatine
Bloomington
Decatur
Charleston
Sharon
Jacksonville
Ottumwa
Tae
Spokane
Wash
Springfield
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Boulder
Youngstown
New Castle
Waterloo
IOWANS TO CHASE SENATORIAL RACE FROM WASHINGTON
Iowa delegation members plan quick departures from Washington to pursue the senatorial contest. Pickett will join the race, Hubbard and Young will survey ground soon, Cummins departs midweek, Good has shown aspirations and has left.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Pickett
Representative Hubbard
Young
Cummins
Representative Good
Hull Pleads For More Officers In War Debate
Washington December 20 Representative Hull chairman of the military affairs committee urges increased officer numbers amid the ongoing war scare. He warns that shortages could hinder readiness and national defense.
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Representative Dawney
Appropriations Committee
Null
Hull
Japan
Washington, D. C
Military Affairs Committee
Waterloo Boost After Billy Sunday Visit
John G. Farmer of the Rock Island railroad visited Waterloo and praised the generosity of Waterloo people who contributed to Billy Sunday’s meetings. He said the boosting spirit will grow far beyond the present effort and the good work will live on for years.
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John G. Farmer
Rock Island Railroad Company
Waterloo
Farmer
Sunday Sunday
Mr. Farmer
Billy Sunday
Poor Family to Get Stove in Waterloo Relief
A letter arriving with morning mail contained two one dollar bills sent for aiding a destitute Waterloo family. The funds will go to humane officer Mrs. Fda K Gurkitt to be used for a stove purchase and relief. The Courier notes the town’s response to the family’s dire need and criticizes the paper’s role.
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Courier
Weterloo
Fda K. Gurkitt
Real Estate Transfers in Cedar Falls Waterloo Areas
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels in Cedar Falls and Waterloo including Della Boehmiler to Christian Juhl part of lot 6 block 3 original plat Cedar Falls and C H Casebeer to Juewis Miller part of lot 8 block 13 Whitney subdivision Waterloo. also Susie Pint to Nicholas De Tauth land in 25 88 11 and John T Swift to E O Edland part of Westfield addition Waterloo. Foley Kidney Pills ad ends.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Della Boehmiler
Christian Juhl
Cedar Falls
C. H. Casebeer
Juewis Miller
Whitney Subdivision
Waterloo
Susie Pint
Nicholas de Tauth
E.W. Kendall
Bertha Whiston
Prospect Hills
John T. Swift
E. O. Edland
Westfield
Sarah McLaren
R. H. Pierce
Baker’s Addition
Tragedy Over Card Game In Washington
William Love 26 is dead with his head shot, George Broadnax charged, Broadnax wife held as witness. A dagger in Love s hand remains embedded in the Broadnax floor where Love fell after the shot.
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Washington
Wwilliam Love
George Broadnax
Love
Broadnax
Tragedy Follows Miners Card Game in Marianna
Police say a card game at Marianna ended in a fatal confrontation between Love and Broadnax. Love burst into Broadnax’s home with a dagger, Broadnax fired a shotgun, and Love was shot and killed. The house was sealed as investigators probed the incident.
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Marianna
Love
Broadnax
Boardwax
Japanese Exodus From Colorado Widens Rift with Unions
Denver Dec. 20 report shows Colorado tops states for Japanese who left for Japan last year. Adverse sentiment and union hostility drive departures, with twice as many leaving as arrived.
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Denver
Cote
Colorado
Pinex Cough Syrup Recipe Promises Quick Relief
An old home remedy combines granulated sugar with warm water and Pinex in a sugar syrup to ease coughs within a day. It claims effectiveness for whooping cough chest pains and bronchitis, notes laxative effect and appetite stimulation, and offers a money back guarantee with Pinex supplied by The Pinex Co. in Indiana or via local druggists.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
St. Wayne
Ind
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