Waterloo Schools Stand as State Model in 1910 Attendance
Waterloo reports high public, parochial, and private school systems as state models with rising enrollments. East and West systems expand facilities. Our Lady of Victory and St. Mary's lettered Catholic schools enroll hundreds. College paths include state universities, Cedar Falls teachers college, and various out‑of‑state study.
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Waterloo
Waterloo West
Lowell
Westfield School
Waterloo East
Supt. A. W. Chamberlin
Weat
Supt. A. T. Hakill
Our Lady of Victory Academy
St. Joseph's
St. Mary's
Sacred Heart School
Emanuel
Waterloo Business College
College of Commerce
University of the State
Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Canadian coal output dips after long rise
Canadian coal production last year totaled 10,601,475 tons valued at 24,751,236 dollars, compared with 1968 when 10,886,311 tons were produced valued at 25,194,573 dollars. The drop of 494,886 tons marks the first decline since 1896, yet current output remains twice and four times higher than decades ago.
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Teventy
A Fine Prescription
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post shows a patient asking how long to follow a plain distillation remedy and the doctor replying until the bill is paid. The vignette highlights light medical humor in a past era.
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Houston Post
Sunday Meetings Marked an Epoch in Waterloo Revival
The 1910 Waterloo revival led by evangelist William A Sunday and eight assistants filled a 7000 seat riverfront tabernacle. From Nov 6 to Dec 18 he preached eighty sermons, reached about 500000 people, and saw 3357 conversions with offerings totaling 8550 dollars. He raised funds for expenses and named assistants including Ackley Rodeheaver Gill and Seibert.
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Waterloo
William A. Sunday
Monster Tabernacle
Seventh Street West
Evangelist
Des Moines
Iowa City
Oskaloosa
Cedar Rapids
Waverly
Cedar Falls
I. E. Honeywell
Tabernacle
Rae Muirhead
Francesa Miller
Anna Maclaren
Bentley D. Ackley
Homer A. Rodeheaver
Albert P. Gill
Fred Seibert
Sunday
Ife
Randle
Slow to Learn Miss Gould Faces English Lord Union
Miss Vivian Gould plans to wed an English lord as experience and family resist the match. The Free Press notes slow learning in the household as the engagement unfolds.
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Detroit Free Press
Vivian Gould
King Manuel Faces Strained Servants’ Loyalty
In the Louisville Courier-Journal, a note on King Manuel failing to pay his servants yet their loyal fidelity remains. The piece contrasts the king’s inability to hire help with the idea that many who can pay are unable to hire due to circumstances.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Manuel
Charming Women of Egypt Speak English and French Well
A Cairo wedding shows a blend of modern European influence and Oriental ceremony. The bridegroom’s father, a high officer, hosted at his palatial home inviting several Americans, while Egyptian women impressed with Parisian fashion and refined conversation in English and French.
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Cairo
Egypt
Paris
Ifs
Australian Gold Output Declines In Nine Months
The year starts with a drop in Australian gold production. Nine months results total 2,366,795 fine ounces valued at 45,921,653 dollars, down from 2,513,173 ounces worth 51,947,388 dollars in the same period of 1900.
Denmark’s ex minister of justice jailed for 2.2 million theft
The former Danish justice minister has been sentenced in Chicago to eight years in prison for involvement in a $2,200,000 theft. He faced the case amid claims of legal technicalities and inadequate counsel in the defense.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Denmark
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