Waterloo Evening Courier Historical Society Suggestion
Slack Hawk county should have a historical society to preserve relics and records. The plan envisions monuments and a museum in the courthouse or memorial hall honoring men who served in the Civil War. A reader asks who will lead efforts to preserve local memories for posterity.
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Slack Hawk County
Aterest
Peapeet
Town
Lees
Min
Ras
Waterloo
Miack
Wien
Waterloo Growth Promises Busy Year Ahead
The 1812 improvements record shows Waterloo adding over 14 000 residents since 1900 and projects a 1920 population near 56 700. Plans include a new eight story hotel valued at 279 000, a union depot, park works, streetcar upgrades, and revived league play expanding civic amenities and prosperity.
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Waterloo
Erstem
EfoWwine
Baths
Barhing Beach
Iowa
Union Depot
Waterlas
Effy
Preservation Urges Recording Waterloo Settlers History
The Courier notes the rush to preserve Waterloo’s early settlement memory as few records remain. It highlights the need to safeguard the centering historical material so future historians can study the era.
Fatherhood and legacy in Thomas L. Cummins case
The obituary asserts Thomas L. Cummins died in Des Moines leaving a legacy through his son, a U S senator and presidential possibility, and six other children. It extols fatherhood as a shaping force in character, citing Washington Gladden and others as examples of lives molded by noble sires, urging emulation across the state and beyond.
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Thomas L. Cummins
Des Moines
United States
Washington Gladden
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Carlyle
America
Thomas L. Cumains
Widening Opportunity for City Poor to Move to Farm Life
Washington reports urge 18 congressmen to push a large appropriation to entice city residents and immigrants to settle on farms. Backers argue farming boosts national food production, cuts living costs, and improves economic health, treating the move as a vital public investment.
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Washington
Congress
America
Cites
The Limit on Militant Sufferers in England
A letter condemns militant suffragists in England for escalating acts from demonstrations to vandalism and interference with transport. The writer argues the suffrage movement has crossed a dangerous line and calls for harsher punishment.
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Iongland
Dhain
London
Ishina
Seggoilen
Louis Mann Entertains Yet Draws Critical Fire at Waterloo
The piece argues audiences seek simple human entertainment over dissecting drama. It praises Louis Mann’s appeal while noting critics, including the Chicago Tribune, can overanalyze and miss enjoyment. It also critiques Mann as an actor and the play Elevating a Husband, with comparisons to Brewster's Millions and other stars. It concludes with a political aside about Woodrow Wilson and Bryan era tensions.
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Louis Mann
Waterloo
Jin
The
Chicago Tribune
Mann
America
Charley Sample
Thera
William H. Crane
David Warfield
Wide Range of Light Footnotes From Iowa Newspapers
A collection of satirical snippets and brief notices from Iowa papers, joking about autos, voting rights, financial schemes, and public figures. Mentions involve Webster City, Marshalltown, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and the interurban proposal tied to President Cass.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Cass
la Porte
Goodness and advertising in rural communities
Mason City Times profiles Mrs Henry Wilson who makes daily good deeds and involves widows in social visits while the Dubuque Times Journal notes farm folk shop via the newspaper ad window. Lower mail order costs and rural delivery boost nearby merchants as advertising expands reach.
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Mason City
Henry Wilson
Dubuque
The Aftermath of Battle and the Sanitary Call
Bertha von Suttner’s account follows a relief patrol amid heavy fighting as it tends to wounded under fire. The scene shifts from the ambushed field to a ruined landscape where corpses, mangled horses, and exhausted soldiers reveal the grim toll of war.
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Bertha von Suttner
Larose
Sanitary Corps
Ponderous Personalities Andrew Johnson Biography
A compact portrait of Andrew Johnson tracing his rise from a Raleigh quarry boy to Tennessee legislator, congressman, governor, and eventual president. The piece notes his stubbornness as both a strength and a fault, his impeachment near miss, and his complex legacy in preserving the Union amid Civil War politics.
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Andrew Johnson
United States
Raleigh
North Carolina
Johnson
Tennessee
Eliza McCardle
Eirza
van Buren
Congress
Senate
Lincoln
Municipal farm plan gains mixed views in cities
The piece contrasts brutal war atrocity accounts with advocacy for municipal farms. It highlights Kansas City success in funding charity, police support, and employment through a city farm, while Council Bluffs, Omaha and Berlin examples are cited as models for reclaiming land, aiding indigents, and expanding city services.
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Kansas City
Council Bluffs
T. Joseph
Municipal Farm Proposed to Create Value for Cities
The text argues for municipal farms to replace unproductive street labor with productive work. It cites Berlin’s thirty years of experience, claiming reclaiming land raises value and that improvements add value. Such farms would function as experiment stations promoting scientific agriculture in cities over two thousand residents.
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Ber- Lin
New Life-Saving Cage For Birmingham Fire Service
Birmingham fire department unveils a novel rescue device a life saving cage lowered from the window to reach entrapped occupants. The apparatus uses a wheeled frame and cable system to lower the cage from a window and lift victims to safety.
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Birmingham
England
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