All Now Ready for Christmas in Waterloo
Christmas visitors flood Waterloo trains from far cities as schools close and shops prepare for a rare holiday. Traffic overloads trains with 1,000 visiting Waterlooans hosting relatives while many locals leave for relatives nationwide. The city shuts most businesses tomorrow. only drug and confectionery shops stay open. Theatres, skating on Cedar River, and church concerts fill Christmas day activities. Postoffice remains open for limited hours and extra staff handle heavy parcel post. Weather hints at possible snow flurries but no heavy snowfall expected.
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Waterloo
Umit
Iowa
Town Talk Highlights And Holiday Plans In Waterloo
Town notes from Waterloo cover Mrs W B Schmidt traveling to Magnolia for Christmas visits and a Ben Hur lodge meeting Friday night. Miss Belle Smith in serious condition at 625 Linden. Waterloo Business College closes for Christmas until Jan 6 with over 100 students returning home. Rev H K Bowerman of Hennesy Okla dies, wife and family left. A chimney fire causes minor damage at Tim O Keefe home. city firemen extinguish it. Christmas dinner plans include Rev George Shoemaker and family from Sumner Indiana joining relatives in Waterloo. Melchoir Ben Hur tribe installs new officers tomorrow with a dance. Prof M L Bowman speaks to agric students on seed corn care. Austin Bart rumor debunked. Bart family plotting California trip Jan 10 to Feb 1. Christmas party at 826 Fourth Street West with an ornamental tree and Santa for children.
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Waterloo Business College
Elizabeth Greenley
H. K. Bowerman
Hennesy
Okla
Bowerman
Waterloo
Timothy O'Keefe
George B
Sumner
Roy
George Shoemaker
H. B. Shoemaker
Toledo
Melchoir Tribe
Ben Hurs
Soash Hall
M. L. Bowman
Austin Bart
Bart
California
Burt
Will Bartlett
Pomona
J. K. McQuilkin
J. B. Wylie
Kirk Stewart
Fred Stewart
J. B. Stewart
Fourth Street West
Santa
Waterloo Employers Gift Workers During Christmas Season
Businesses in Waterloo distribute holiday presents to staff. Citizens Gas and Electric gave turkeys and gloves. Litchfield Manufacturing honors long service with $4 per year plus year based bonuses, totaling over 1000 dollars. Banks and other firms plan similar gifts, including $1 gold pieces for clerks and minor officials.
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Waterloo
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
Litchfield Manufacturing Company
Large foreclosure suit filed over promissory notes
Northern Minnesota Land Investment Co. of Vinton seeks $25,118.33 plus 6 percent interest from Sept. 26, 1912, against Waterloo Artificial Ice Co. for 22 notes ranging from 150 to 4000 dollars. Foreclosure asked on mortgage deeds securing the loan on the ice plant and real estate. Also R. K. Miller sues Chicago Western Railway for 1000 dollars for alleged assault on Oct. 14 while a passenger. train from Marshalltown to Waterloo. Other suits list claims: May Raynor v Anton Friis 250. C F Nelson v L O Robinson 118.43. St Paul Electric Co. v B H Stiles 200.
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Northern
Minnesota Land & Investment Co
Vinton
Waterloo Artificial Ice Co
R. K. Miller
Chicago Great Western Railway
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Miller
May Raynor
Anton Friis
C. F. Nelson
L. O. Robinson
St. Paul Electric Co
B. H. Stiles
Market and Weather Briefs From Chicago Markets
General markets and weather forecast note tonight and Thursday snow likely in the south and east with colder, brisk winds. In Chicago trading, bearish Argentina harvest news eased wheat while European offers rose and U.S. snow dampened bulls. Corn and oats fluctuated. hogs and cattle tightened, live stock prices higher, lambs and sheep stronger. Butter and dairy mixed, potatoes steady. sheep market opened steady and closed strong with native and western lambs and yearlings quoted high.
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Chicago
Bearish News Ag
Argentina
Europe
United States
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
South Omaha
Texas
Union Stock Yards
Ernest
Grain prices and futures across markets show mixed Wheat and Corn
The grain market reports No 2 red at 943 95 and No 3 red at 92 for sea wheat while No 2 H and No 3 H quote 884 882 and 872 88 percent respectively. No 1 N S 30 91 and No 2 N S 88 89 with various No 8 N S 864 and No 4 N S 84 87. Corn new No 3 65 with No 8 yellow at 65 67 and No 4 at 58 61. white 58 63 and yellow 58 62. Date No 3 white 39 and No 4 white 39. Duluth Wheaties 87h. In city reports Minneapolis Winnipeg and St Louis futures show Wheat July and May values and Corn July and May figures across markets.
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N. S
Duluth
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Kenyon Withdraws From Fort Dodge Law Firm
Senator Kenyon withdraws from the Kenyon Kelcher O Connor firm of Fort Dodge. He had only a nominal connection and left to avoid embarrassing Maurice O Connor, a firm member, in his northern district attorney candidacy. S. C. Huber of Tamahage arrives, a district attorney candidate to replace Judge Van Wagnen.
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Washington, D. C
Kenyon
Kenyon, Kelcher & O'Connor
Fort Dodge
Maurice O'Connor
van Wagenen
Man Invades Home In Amboy. Telegraph Operator Shot Dead
Syracuse report states Frank Kenyon, a railroad telegraph operator, was shot and killed in the home of Albert Webster, a young businessman, early today. Webster is sought by the sheriff on a charge of killing after Kenyon allegedly forced entry, fired at Webster but missed.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Frank Kenyon
Amboy
Albert Webster
Webster
Kenyon
Carriers to Be at Substation for Christmas Deliveries
Waterloo post office will deploy four carriers at three locations to handle holiday mail. Carrier No. 6 George O Faulkner at Landgraff drug store, No. 18 Quy K Barns at Langraff drug store, No. 14 Edward H Beal at Johnson drug store on Independence Avenue, No. 16 W J Keller at Ackerman drug store on Third Street West. Main office and Station A open 10:80 to 12:30. Extra carriers will handle parcel post on Xmas day.
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Waterloo
George O. Faulkner
Landgraff
Quy K. Barns
Langraff
Edward H. Beal
Johnson Drug Store
Independence Avenue
W. J. Keller
Ackerman Drug Store
Third Street
Kelly
Wheelock Wedding Secret Revealed After Labor Day Ceremony
Arthur P. Wheelock and former Miss Hazel Shaw admitted Labor Day ceremony at Moline Illinois. Couple married in secret last September with no relatives aware. Wheelock resigned from Buchanan optical plant and plans to live away from Waterloo. They will spend holidays in Dubuque and then reside elsewhere. Separate note: W F Miller of Dunkerton and Minnie J Lipskoch wed December 18 at Hope Missouri. will farm northeast of Waterloo.
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Arthur P. Wheelock
Hazel Shaw
Moline
Ill
Wheelock
Buchanan Optical Plant
Bridge Street
Dubuque
Waterloo
W. F. Miller
Dunkerton
Minnie J. Lipskoch
Hope
Van Wagenen Case Stirs Up Senator Attention
Washington lawmakers take interest as disputes between the justice department and Judge Van Wagenen over white slave cases surface in the Senate. Senator Jones of Washington has complained that Attorney General McReynolds is soft on such cases and may seek direct facts from Judge Van Wagenen to verify recent complaints.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
van Wagenen
Senate
United States
Senator Jones
Washington
McReynolds
Jones
Washington State
Bed Fire After Smoking At Hummel Hotel
E. J. Warren, a farm hand from near Hudson, lit a cigarette in his Hummel hotel room. He fell asleep as the bed catch fire, a bellhop alerted, the blaze stopped, and Warren was jailed but released after offering to pay damages. Prof. Phil Brinkerhoff, Chicago high diver, faced vagrancy charges, pleaded guilty, claiming circumstantial hardship and was held for investigation.
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Hummel
Hudson
Warren
Meyers
Prof
Phil. Brinkerhoft
Chicago
Oelwein
Brinkerhoff
Real Estate Transfers and Clearings for Week Ending Dec 2 1913
Total clearings for the period reach 1 042 657 52 with last year at 1 264 299 76. Instruments recorded include deeds 40 valued at 17 787 11 and 57 at 16 496 76 for the prior week 4030 282 00. Trust deeds and mortgages show 1923 entries at 22 924 46 and prior week 1979 925 00. Chattel mortgages for week ending Dec 23 total 7 463 12 with prior week 1 485 65, plus date-to-date totals 6 706 and corresponding last year 6 363, up 345.
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Amit
Eaxeas
Eh Cien
Miss Bennett Is Given Promotion
Theodocia Bennett, a teacher at Waterloo Business College, tendered her resignation to principal Almon F. Gates. In a few moments she was promoted or reassigned within the institution, signaling a change in staff duties.
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Bennett
Theodocia Bennett
Waterloo Business College
Almon F. Gates
Stenotype Teachers Gather for Chicago Convention
A convention of stenotype users opens this evening at the Sherman hotel in Chicago. Almon F. Gates discusses Should the Student's Contract Be Modified. Delegates from accredited commercial colleges attend the National Commercial Teachers federation meeting next week. Waterloo Business college instructors attend. Misses Mary Horner Jessie Wyant Theodocia Bennett Alton Bigelow also listed. J E Plummer plans to attend.
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Northwestern University
Alton Bigelow
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
Almon F. Gates
National Commercial Teachers’ Federation
Waterloo Business College
Mary Horner
Jeasie Wyant
Theodocia Bennett
J. E. Plummer
Harry Daniels Condition Relapses in San Diego
Harry N. Daniels, who moved to San Diego a year ago due to ill health, suffered a relapse last week causing anxiety for relatives and friends. A bedside message said he was slightly improved. Mrs. Klimefelter, sister of Daniels' wife, and her husband left Waterloo for San Diego last evening.
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Harry Daniel
Harry N. Daniels
San Diego
Cal
O. B. Klimefelter
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