Great Western Railroad Launches Safety First Campaign
The Great Western railroad begins a systematic Safety First campaign with monthly employee meetings and public placards at Waterloo stations. Keys: warnings to the public and employees, do not trespass, cross with care, keep floors clear, and avoid moving trains. Local Waterloo committee led by H. A. Benjamin includes F. J. Edwards E. Page J. P. Brown H. F. Henderson.
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Great Western Railroad
Great Western
Waterloo
H. A. Benjamin
F. J. Edwards
E. Page
J. P. Brown
H. F. Henderson
Chicago
C. A. Shoe-maker of
Des Moines
Waterloo Chemical Works Blast Shakes City Injuring Six
The Waterloo blast at the Sherwood greenhouse area injured six people including barber Thomas Dunn and caused heavy property loss estimated in the thousands. William Galloway, his colleagues James Galloway and George Watson survived unhurt as windows blew out and glass rained over a wide area. Officials blamed the plant’s proximity to residences and questioned safety regulations after a prior Wangler drug store explosion a month earlier.
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Sherwood Green House
Conger
Fairview
Eicher
Green House
Logan Avenue
Waterloo Chemical Works
Park Road
Galloway
Licher
Wiliam Galloway
Hisher
Herman Hieher
Ben Richer
Sycamore Street
William Galloway
Wengler
Waterloo
Wangler
Clearings of the Cities for Week Ending Dec 5 1913
Bradstreet's bank clearings report shows a total of 2 688 045 000 for the week ending December 5 1913. This compares with 2 256 170 000 the previous week and 2 926 752 000 in the same week of last year.
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New York
Bradstreet
Robber's plans unravel as love motive cited in train hold up
John Bostick confessed to sheriff that he staged the Sunset Limited robbery at El Monte on December 1 to raise money for a hotel chambermaid he loved who later fled. The murder of railroad official Horace E. Montague occurred as he boarded a Pullman car, an unforeseen outcome that ruined his scheme.
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Los Angeles
Chhambermaid
Jlove
John Bostick
Sunset Limited
el Monte
Horace E. Montague
Bostick
Hammel
Des Moines Girl Wounded by Rifle Accident
A 15 year old girl, Hazel Martin, was shot in the cheek by a .22 rifle Santa had given her family. The bullet glanced off and the wound was not serious. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon in Des Moines as George Martin, 13, accidentally discharged the weapon.
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Des Moines
Santa Claus
George Martin
Brown Funeral Today At 8:30 In Petersen Parlors
Funeral services for Sayid Brown are set for this afternoon at 8:30 from Petersen funeral parlors on Fourth Street West. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. William Brown of South Wayne Wisconsin and Mia Mary Raisherk of Warrington, his brother and sister, urge attendance.
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Sayid Brown
Tin Undertaking
Petersen Frog
Fourth Street
Elmwood Cemetery
William Brown
South Wayne
Wis
Mia
Mary Raisherk
Warrington
Salvation Army Christmas Drums Raise Ninety Dollars
Ensign Moyer counted funds collected from small drums in city businesses for Christmas meals. The total collected reached 90 dollars, with kettles adding to a grand sum of 2756 dollars. Dinners cost about 300 dollars, aided by local merchants. Some funds funded fuel and food for the needy before Christmas.
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Salvation Army
Ensign Moyer
Ensign Mayer
Klinefelters Report Arrival in San Diego for Parry Datel Funeral
Relatives report Mr and Mrs G K Klinefeier reached San Diego at 6 pm after traveling to be with the late Parry N Datel. Daniel Datel died Christmas night at 1515 o'clock. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 pm in San Diego with interment there. Widow and daughter Miss Mars may remain in San Diego.
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G. K.klinefeier
San Diego
Cal
Parry N. Datel
Daniel
Miks Mars
Mrs McAdoo Ill in New York After Arcadia House Party
Baltimore dispatch reports Mrs Ethel Preston McCormack McAdoo, wife of Francis H. McAdoo, seriously ill in New York. Captain Isaac B. Emerson and his wife left Arcadia in South Carolina to rush to her side. The bride of McAdoo last June underwent a nefarious operation in a New York hospital.
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Baltimore
Francis H. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
New York
Isaac B. Emerson
Emerson
Arcadia
South Carolina
Ethel Preston McCormack
Fire calls, bites and visits fill city brief items
Harold Whittle is seriously ill. Firemen respond to two house fires at 2:25 and 10 this morning with no damage reported. A wolf-bite injuries a boy at 725 Winton street. Dempsey, longtime Dysart resident, dies at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids. Families visit Dysart and Waterloo relatives over holidays. Public installation of Melchair Court Ben Hur in Leash hall invites attendance. Rev Clapp to preach at First Presbyterian Church. Dr Shannon recovering from illness and expects to resume practice. Dinner gathering at Riehl street home includes Rush Shaw Ethel Rush and Foote family groups.
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Louis Schiel
Winton Street
Sta Ange
E. Z. Dempsey
Dysart
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
J. P. Brennan
Waterloo
May Calder
Worcester
Mass
Wilma, Basher
Melchair Court
Tribe of
EB. R. Shannon
Allen Rush
Riehl Street
CC. J. Shaw
Ethel Rush
C F. Foote
Minneapolis
Des Moines Saloonkeepers Set To Reapply For Permits
Des Moines Iowa December 27 saloon owners prepared to surrender current permits and file for new ones under the new consent order. Attorneys say eighty six operators will reapply next Tuesday as the last quarter liquor tax due January 1 and renewal expectations loom ahead.
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Des Moines
Ty Ll. Sellers
The
Wets
Vanna
Musect
Hiquor
Connail
Miners Strike Leaders Report Deprivations and Deportations
The article recounts relief efforts amid the copper mine strike district as supporters in union groups raise funds despite catastrophe aid limits. It covers Moyer's reported shooting and deportation from Hancock Michigan, Calumet officials’ statements, and a Chicago mass meeting plan protesting the treatment. It notes no outside aid is needed, with a local relief fund sufficient for immediate needs.
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Suc
Chicago
Dee
Calumet Citizens’ Committee
Associated Press
Copper Country
P. H. Schumaker
J. H. Kolhaas
M. A. Tometz
New Rock Island Manager A Self Made Rise
OC W Jones named to fill vacancy after W M Whitenton resignation will take charge Jan 1 He rose from telegraph operator in Horton Kansas to general manager now based in El Reno Oklahoma with Rock Island officials praising his promotion and local ties to Iowa
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W. Jones
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Railroad
W. M. Whitenton
Rock Island
Jones
Kansas
Horton
Mr. Jones
Iowa
el Reno
Okla
Silver dollar dated 1804 found in New Haven ice rink site
A laborer digging on the Yale hockey rink site uncovered an old jar seven feet down. Inside were a 1804 silver dollar valued at $3,500, a Nuremberg snuffbox, Connecticut copper coins, a continental note, state notes, and rings.
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New Haven
Conn
William Sullivan
Yale
Nuremberg
United States
Connecticut
Mis Jessie Bower Sues Mother in Law for 10000 Damages
In Champaign Illinois on December 27 Mrs Jessie A Bower filed a $10000 damage suit against her mother in law Mrs Mary Bower of Tolono alleging the estrangement of her husband. The Howers are a prominent Champaign county family.
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Champaign
Til
Jessie A. Bower
Mary Bower
Tolono
Howers
Champaign County
Walker Man Shot by Highwaymen in Cedar Rapids
James K. Fulton of Walker remains in Mercy hospital after being shot in the right breast on the corner of First Street and Seventh Ave by two assailants who demanded money. Fulton walked to a hotel, was taken to a doctor, then Mercy hospital, with a 35 dollar purse but no loss of cash reported. Separate item notes a Christmas party hosted by the R A R E club at Mr. A B Swan’s home with ten initiates, entertainment by cartoonist Lou McPike, and music by Swan. Also mentions visitors Leonard Liddle and various holiday visits by local families and out–of–town relatives during Christmas.
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Walker
Cedar Rapids
James K. Fulton
Mercy Hospital
First Street
Seventh Ave
Fulton
Marshal Hotel
R. A. R. E. Club
A. B. Swan
Lou McPike
Liddle
Perry
W. 8. Skinner
Delhi
C. W. Skinner
Earlville
H. D. Kies
Corydon
F. W. Weihr
Rowley
Carl Zimpfer
Photographers’ College
Bloomington
Ill
J. A. Cooper and
Local News From Washburn This Week
Mrs Chas Fodd is on the sick list. Sam Striegel of Waterloo spent days with Ray Driscol. Leo Nugent spent Christmas with parents. Ruby and Blanche Muthaler of Nanton Canada visited. Francis Nugent Joe Michel Vic and Geo Youngblut took a motor trip to Waterloo. Dirkes and Kramer traveled to Waterloo last Saturday. Clarke De Lancey of Waterloo visited Neighoighs. Jim O Connor and family of Waterloo called on relatives. Chess Maridte visiting relatives. M Driscol went to Chicago with a carload of cattle Sunday. The school entertainment and box social Tuesday evening drew a good crowd. Ada Teeter of Kansas visited.
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Washburn
Chas Fodd
Sam Striegel
Waterloo
Ray Driscol
Leo Nugent
Ruby
Blanche Muthaler
Nanton
Canada
Francis Nugent
Joe Michel
Vic
Geo. Youngblut
Wm. Dirkes
John Kramer
Local residents visit relatives over holiday period
Mrs. Anna Glenn and daughter of Cedar Falls are visiting relatives Mrs. Howard Wildes and children of Waterloo are spending a few days with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Elvey of Des Moines were guests at the Louis Galinveaux home Christmas. Frank Metcalf of La Porte City spent the week with friends here.
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John Poyner
Anna Glenn
Cedar Falls
Howard Wildes
Waterloo
Floyd Elvey
Des Moines
Louis Galinveaux
Frank Metcalf
la Porte City
Jubilee notes and local updates in Bremer County
Albert Widdle drove to La Porte Tuesday. Christmas services were held at the Lutheran church. Miss Duggen taught at Fox No. 8 and visited Dubuque for Christmas. Ervin Buttke and Miss Mattie Woolman wed on Christmas Day. Henry Hoppe named local secretary for Bremer County Fire and Lightning Insurance. Benzow family spending Christmas week in Waterloo.
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Albert Widdle
la Porte
Bremer County Fire and Lightning Insurance Company
Henry Hoppe
Benzow
Waterloo
Hart's yacht car travels rails with glass rear and porthole windows
In Charles City a unique gasoline railroad car owned by gas tractor manufacturer C W Hart draws attention. The vehicle resembles a submarine boat on the outside and a yacht inside, with a glass rear and circular upholstered seating. Hart pursued unusual designs, not ordinary cars.
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Charles City
Marble Rock
C. W. Hart
Jules Verne
Hart
Cow Pearl Churns Two World Records in Duluth
In Duluth Pearl a red polled cow owned locally set two world records after a year of milking yielding 13 001 pounds of milk and 605 pounds of butter fat about 726 pounds of butter. The prior single year butter fat record was 615 pounds. N J Ripplinger filed charges against a young man he alleged he found at his home yesterday but the witness did not appear and the case was dismissed.
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Duluth
Pearl
N. J. Ripplinger
Fingerprints in Banking Move to Checks in Germany
The Giapatches reports German banks plan to adopt fingerprint identification on checks, a method already in use in the United States, signaling a move toward biometric verification in banking.
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United States
Eugenic Marriage Reported in Grinnell Iowa
Grinnell Iowa December 27 Eugenic marriages were introduced this week with the union of Miss Bessie Harris of Grinnell and G C Russell of Urbana Ohio. Both bride and groom provided physicians certificates of physical fitness. It was the first such marriage in the city.
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Grinnell
Bessie Harris
G. C. Russell
Urbana
Banking reserves show excess above required in New York banks
The New York clearing house banks and trust companies report $9,372,760 in excess reserves for the week, down $8,066,600 from last week. Loans rise by $11,719,000, specie falls $7,904,000, legal tender up $993,000, net deposits up $3,648,000, and circulation down $58,000. total cash reserves and trust company vaults compile a broad safety cushion amid changes reported for Greater New York and non clearing banks.
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New York
Theiearing House
Greater New York
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Bereavement
The Willey family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and floral offerings during the death of their wife and mother, Mrs C D Willey.
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C. D. Willey
Two Basketball Games Set At Y M C A Gym Tonight
Two basketball games will be played this evening in the Y M C A Gymnasium. The first starts at 7 30 with teams led by Captains Mulkern and Mayes. At 8 30 Holmes and Lown duel in the second contest.
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Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium
Mulkern
Mayes
Holmes
Lown
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Spokane
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Tile
Galton
Decatur
Jacksonville
Washington
Joseph
Hagan
Topeka
Kobs
Wark
Klinefelters
Mrs
Fran Meadoo
Buchanan
Harold Whittle
C. J. White
Harry E. Tullar
Hawkeye
Randolph Street
T. R. McEhlhinney
Third Street West
Spencer
Genevieve
de Ette von Lackum
John
W. L. Clapp
Layman’s Movement
First Presbyterian Church
East Park Avenue
Mulberry Streets
M. J. Riley
Western Federation of Miners
Chas. H. Moyer
Federation
Moyer
Hancock
Mich
Citizens Alliance
Iron Mountain
Tanner
Scott Hotel
Waddell- Mahon
Citizens’ Alliance
Milwaukee
Chicago Federation of Labor
Calumet
Cruse
Citizens’ Committee
MR. Hart
Grinnell Coufse
Cini
Jeaing Courier
W. B. Howell & Co
Sycamore St
Boyd H. Brown
Neb
Independence
Clay St
I. C
F.R. Asquith
West End St
Brown
South St
W. Park Ave
J. P
Riehl St
Commercial St
Brown Apartments
Com'l St
Myers
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