Japanese Cruiser Asama Wreck Report Delays Details
Washington reports Admiral Howard states Japanese cruiser Asama with 500 aboard wrecked about 50 miles south of Port Bartolome and breaking up. No fate details given. Asama, sister ship of Tokiwa, built 1898 Elswick England, 4402 tons, 21 1/2 knots, armed with four 8 inch guns, 14 6 inch, 12 3 inch, four torpedoes.
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Washington, D. C
Med
Admiral Howard
Navy Department
San Diego
Port Bartolome
Elswick
England
Cal
Ensenada
Wanted Seamstress Seeks First Class Dressmaker Position
Grace Myers of Shell Rock Iowa seeks a position as seamstress with a first class dressmaker in Waterloo or Cedar Falls. Offers experience and references for rural mail carrier or delivery wagon roles. other ads note real estate and farm properties for sale or exchange in Iowa and Minnesota.
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Logan Ave
City
Russell Sieg
Campbell Ave
J. E. Minteer
Waterloo
R. J
Jefferson St
Sycamore
Squire
W. M. Nesbit
R. R. No
Allison, Ia
Cedar
Grace D. Myers
Shell Rock
Strickler’s Transfer, Co
Lowa
Independence
J. E., Carr
Farmington
Iowa
Hubbard County
Minn
Soo Line
Willi
Gibson Brothers
Caillat W.f.ughtney Implement Store
Black's
Daughter Seeks Missing Father in Iowa Post Office
Miss Edne Perry of Johnstown Pennsylvania, 28, unmarried, writes Postmaster M H Kelly seeking her father James Perry who she has not seen since infancy. She asks for help locating him and requests leads to nearby Iowa post offices if no match is found, and for assessors to search the Perry surname.
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M. H. Kelly
Kelly
Edne Perry
Johnstown
West
James Perry
Iowa
Perry
Bronson's Big Denner Hosts Waterloo Guests
Des Moines dinner at Chamberlain hotel honors Representative Clayton E.B. Bronson with lieutenant governor and speaker of the house as guests of honor. Waterloo attendees include Areh McFarlane and J. E.B. Parrott among others. Also notes Waterloo Loan and Trust Co. reports deposits of 282,926.01 with 40,917.63 in savings and assets of 400,857.46.
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Clayton EB. Bronson
Waterloo
Des Moines
Chamberlain Hotel
Areh McFarlane
Paul W. Smith
R. K. Wangler
L. A. Wangler
Frank T. Campbell
Charles J. Knapp
A. L. Alexander
B. R. Lichty
F. L. Northey
C. B
Waterloo L. and T. CO
Waterloo ‘Loan and Trust Company
Bank Clearings and Real Estate Transfers Report
Waterloo bank clearings for the week ending February 4 1915 totaled 1 648 062 42 with daily figures from Friday to Thursday and comparisons to 1913 and 1914. Realty transfers show deeds mortgages and chattel mortgages for week ending February 3 and 4 1915, including totals and prior week changes, plus instrument counts and values for 1914 and 1915 trends.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Waterloo Bank
Dante
Temple Rebekah Lodge Announce Meetings and Guest Visit
Temple Rebekah lodge No. 64 meets at I O O F hall Friday evening with Ia Porte lodge as guests. Pythian Sisters hold regular meeting tomorrow night in Pythian temple. A stereopticon lecture on Palestine will be shown at West Waterloo lodge No. 716 I O G F Friday at 8 PM. admission by Odd Fellows only.
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RE. H. Richards
Richards
Africa
First Brethren Church
Union
West Side
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Temple Rebekah Lodge
Ia Porte Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Temple
Palestine
The
Holy Land
West Waterloo Lodge
City in Brief: Local News Snapshots
Brief items report a dairy show attendee in Peoria. a Webster City drainage meeting set for February. licenses to wed for Ralph I Gray and Daisy A Lindak and Paul W Roberts with Zacha Lampwon. several residents visiting or recovering. scarlet fever cases noted. a weather light ride by Smith Lichty Hillman employees. a birth announced in Walnut street Baptist cradle roll. local filmgoers saw The Lost Paradise at Plaza theatre with strong human interest appeal.
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Mercedes Wolfe
Ninth Street
Jack Dunleavy
Mullan Avenue
Smith, Lichty & Hillman Co
W. J Banks
Grant Avenue
Fred Miles
H. B. Warner
Catherine Carter
Arthur Stoops
Waterloo
Austin Burt Returns From Chicago and Fort Wayne Visit
Austin Burt manager of Citizens Gas and Electric returns from a business trip to Chicago and Fort Wayne. He notes Fort Wayne with 65 000 residents reminds him of Waterloo and envisions the city’s future growth. Burt toured General Electric plant to seek new apparatus for the local plant.
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Austin Burt
Citizens’ Gas & Electric Company
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Waterloo
Burt
General Electrical Company
Couple Wed at Parsonage in Waterloo Ceremony
Rev W F Spry of First Methodist presided at the nuptials of Victor G Wilson and Fern Smith at his Randolph street residence. Wilson, formerly of Dayton Ohio, moved to Waterloo six months ago to start a business. The couple will immediately begin housekeeping.
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W. F. Spry
First Methodist Church
Victor G. Wilson
Fern Smith
Grundy Center
Randolph Street
Dayton
Waterloo
Miss Alice Bickley to Direct oratory efforts
Miss Alice Bickley, four years studying expression and graduate of Leland Powers School, travels to Walverly for ten days of coaching high school students for the February 12 oratorical contest. Contest winners proceed to a later triangular debate. Reading room humor and anecdotes accompany the note.
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Alice Bickley
Leland Powers School of Oratory
Boston
Walverly
I C Shops to Double Capacity and Modernize
Reports say Illinois Central machine shops in Waterloo will be doubled in size and receive a modern electric plant with an addition as large as the present shops built along Fourth street. The project aims to centralize west side repair work, reduce electrical costs, and bring workers and families to Waterloo.
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Illinois Central
Wiaterlon
I. C
Chicago
Waterloo
Sinois Central
Railroad Company
Fourth Street
Burnside
Great Show Opportunity Opens This Year
A major event presents the chance of a lifetime for buyers and fans. Organizers promote high energy performances, star appearances, and live demonstrations expected to draw large crowds to the venue this season.
County Teachers Institute Opens Despite Rainy Weather
Rain and bad roads hindered turnout for the county teachers institute at the manual training building but 107 teachers enrolled in the opening session. More attendees expected this evening for Charles H. Meyerholz lecture "The Teacher for the Twentieth Century." Rural schools have been dismissed to allow participation.
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Charles H. Meyerholz
Temperance Meeting Tonight At St Pauls Church
A temperance gathering is set for this evening at St Pauls 4 E church with invitations extended to all. Speakers include J W Arbuckle and E C Litchfield and a children's chorus choir will perform special music.
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St. Paul's 4. E. Church
J. W. Arbuckle
E. C. Litchfield
Children’s Chorus Choir
Overdrafts in Waterloo Hoped To Be Restricted
Bankers in Waterloo consider adopting a federal proposal urged by Comptroller John Skelton Williams to mark checks with no funds if deposits do not cover them. Williams argues banks should not honor overdrafts, saying leniency has become a nuisance in many places during tight money periods. The move aims to curb improper debit payments and protect depositors.
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Waterloo
Comptroller of Currency
John Skelton Willams
Williams
Balance Sheet of J. W. Arbuckle Bank February 4 1948
Financial statement listing capital stock deposits and assets with figures corrupted OCR. Names J W Arbuckle president W J Peddicord vice president F B Dietrick cashier sworn before notary W J Parks Black Hawk County on February 4 1948.
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Security Savings Bank
Iowa
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Wee
State of
Black Hawk County
I. W. Arbuckle
W. J. Peddicord
F. B. Dietrick
J. W. Arbuckle
W. 7. Peddicord
W. J. Peddicorn
W. J. Parks
Milk and sealing activities aid class dairying study
The text notes milk handling and bottle sealing explained as part of a class dairying program in agriculture. It mentions a home baking sale at Waterloo furniture store on Saturday and describes a merge of two clubs the Town Criers and Town Criers Advertising club with selective membership criteria.
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Castle Hill School
Shoemaker-Wat Pelt-Mayne
Hells
I. 8
T. O
Mr. Mayne
B. of L. i
Waterloo
Name Is Selected for Ad Men's Club
The Town Criers Advertising club is the chosen name for Waterloo's new advertising writers sellers and buyers organization after weeks of planning and discussion. Separate offices will be established for its activities.
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Town Criers Club
Town Criera Advertising Club
Town Criers’ Advertising Club
Placaa
Ad Men’s
Town Criers Advertising Club
Waterloo
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Asama
Central Savings Bank
First Baptist Church
Greene
Thomas
Vaughn
Ferguson
First Baptist
Walnut Street Baptist
Stubbs
Actiions
Recepa
Bronson
Big Denner
Buchanan
Hugh G. van Pelt
Peoria, Ill
Iowa State Drainage Association
Webster City
Ralph I. Gray
Daisy A. Lindak
Genwag
Frank Pinkerton
Santa Ana
Paul W. Roberts
Zacha L. Lampwon
Cedar Falle
Anna Bisbee
Elmira
Emmons Johnson
Jeff
Rockford
A. D. Mitchell
Reinbeck
Presbyterian Hospital
W. W. Templeton
Third Street
J. Strayer
Hudson
Miss. Bickley
New York
Christian Register
London
Stent
National Food Magazine
I. G
Stetson
Florsheims
Florsheim
Vlad Enum
Wright & Peters
C. P. Fords
Best
Institute For Co
Legal Tender National Bank
PN Pia Ac
Coa Parisans
Ee Eccceere Trees Baers
William Law
F. J. Landgraf
Lycre
SAGA
Ralph Mason Hix
Jonal
Finest Motion Picture Theatre
Keystone Comedy
House Peters
Theo. Roberts
Mable
Mix
Puccini
Duroc
Waverly Junction
Sale
Minnesota
South Dakota
Towa
Sioux
Sioux City
Hoe
Waverly Fair
Log Cabin Redeemer
Crimson
Mac
Col
Gano
H. A. McCaffree
Prop
Courier
Amercan
Trish
Austria
Canada
Denmark
France
Holland
Italy
Poland
Russia
Spain
Sweden
CeyMe
Carase
Leo Slezak
Mary Garden
Mme. Matzenauer
Emmy Destinn
Mme
Alda
Maggie Teyte
Alma Gluck
Farrar
Scotti
Waterloo Evening Courier
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