Contest to name baby Roberts at Leavitt and Johnson Bank
In 1912 a Spring Creek Township mother asks the Leavitt and Johnson National Bank to name her newborn son. The bank invites deposits to enter a competitive naming contest with rules: names must start with G, second name Francis, surname Roberts, and a short story of up to sixty words explaining the choice. Prizes range from 10.00 to 1.90 for top stories, with a January 15, 1913 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavitt and Johnson National Bank
E. O. Roberta
Spring Creek Township
la Porte City
Waterloo
Iowa
George Owen Roberts
Garman Mollwood Roberts
Elijah Owen Roberts
Roberts
Savings Department
Francis
Roberts.” Ltd
Women Pedestrians March to Advise Governor on Voting
Thirty four women started from New York to urge Governor Suizer to grant suffrage. Seven reached Ossining, others dropped out at points along the line. Miss Lavinia Dock, a trained nurse, leads the group though injuries reported are minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
N. Y
New York
Suizer
Hudson River
Lavinia Dock
City in Brief Gatherings and Local Notes
Lore Alford remains ill at home, not seriously. B A Black of Third Avenue West is seriously ill with malaria. There is an upcoming Masonic lodge meeting at the Masonic Temple for the second degree. Miss Caroyl Tuttle has returned home for the holidays after studying at Mt. St. Joseph in Dubuque. Universalist Sunday school chorus rehearsal is scheduled for Saturday at 2 PM. A license to wed was issued yesterday to Rev Titus Lowe and Edith E Begloff, though the wedding is not imminent. Police Judge Mayers had a dull session with no drunks arraigned and only one yielim before the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lore Alford
B.A. Black
Third Avenue West
Masonic Lodge
Masonic Temple
Caroyl Tuttle
Mt. St. Joseph
Dubuque
Universalist Sunday School
Titus Lowe
Methodist
Cedar Falls
Edith E. Begloff
Waterloo
Mayers
Yielim
Prodigals Season Hopes and Local Movements Highlight Waterloo Scene
John P. Cros paid a six dollar fine after exceeding the speed limit. Rowdy Hendrix, former Waterloo pitcher now with Davenport, plans to return to the Prodigals next season and is wintering in Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Newsum depart for New Orleans to pursue land and business interests. Attorney E. P. Davies of Santa Fe, originally Waterloo’s attorney, visits before brief travels to Chicago and Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
John P. Cros
Hendrix
Davenport
Prodigals
W. C. Newsum
New Orleans
E. P. Davies
Santa Fe
N. M
Mr. Davies
Waterloo
New Mexico
Chicago
Madison
Cracksmen Blow Safe and Escape with $5,000
Cracksmen traveling in an automobile blew open the Mattituck State Bank safe at Mattituck with dynamite during the night and escaped with $5,000. The vault contents remained untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverhead
N. Y
Mattituck
Directors Named by County Glue Boosters Favor Good Roads
Black Hawk County Automobile Good Roads club executive committee appointed a legislative group of F. A. Ferguson W. F. Parrott and James I. Kenyon to liaise with the legislature. A membership committee with B. F. Farrand J. A. Peverill C. A. Morris A. C. Repass Frank Briant Walter Clark and A. L. Alexander was also named. Directors elected include F. A. Ferguson W. C. Kohl Ben Schuneman C. A. Morris S. B. Reed and J. I. Kenyon. About 150 members are pledged boosters for better highways. a big banquet is planned for members in Des Moines. In Kansas City a man identified as 5 Cruso seeks three years in prison to study an unabridged dictionary and to prove his case before Judge Bland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County, Automobile Good Roads Club
Iowa Life Insurance Association
F. A. Ferguson
W. F. Parrott
James I. Kenyon
F. Farrand
J. A. Peverill
C. A. Morris
A. C. Repass
Frank Briant
Walter Clark
A. L. Alexander
Black Hawk County
W. C. Kohl
Ben Schuneman
S. B. Reed
J. I. Kenyon
Des Moines
Kansas City
Cruso
Ewing W. Bland
City to buy Poe cottage for Poe Park move
New York officials approve a $3,000 purchase of Poe's cottage and an additional $2,000 to relocate it across the street to a site in Poe Park. The board of estimate voted today to fund the acquisition and moving work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
New York
Bronx
Edgar Allan Poe
Board of Estimate
Poe Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baby Roberts
J. Nat'l Bank
F. M. Shores
Bank
Tes Moines
Homer Bundy
East Fourth Street
Albany
Miss Craft
Vnapye
Lizard
Seal
Buchanan's
Automobile Good Roads Association
R. Leffler CO
East Fifth St
Waterloo, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!