Kitty Gordon Sings in The Enchantress at Waterloo
Kitty Gordon in The Enchantress, a Victor Herbert light opera, delighted Waterloo with gowns and romance. Gustav Werner of Vienna supported her as Prince Ivan of Zergaovia in two acts of color, humor, and lavish scenery. Musical numbers included They All Look Good When They Are Far Away and To the Land of My Own Romance.
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Kitty Gordon
Victor Herbert
Waterloo
Waterloo Theatre
Miss Gordon
Mr. Herbert
Zercovia
Joseph M. Gaites
Opera Comique
Vivien Bavary
Gustav Werner
Court Theatre of
Vienna
Prince Ivan of
Zergovia
Art
Mayme Gehrge
Ida Fitzhugh
Helen Goff
Venita Fitzhugh
Edith Featherstone
Marie Stone
Ethel Karey
Troute
Mina
Ralph Riggs
Kathryn Witchie
State board order on Iowa higher schools debated
The Des Moines Register and Leader outlines the state board of education plan to close the engineering program at the university and move all engineering to Ames, convert Ames to a boys school, and cut Cedar Falls two year courses, with legislative veto possible. It discusses constitutional limits, potential court battles, Morrill act constraints, and fears of turning Ames into an exclusive boys’ campus while urging readers to note the board’s finality if lawmakers stay silent.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
State University
Agricultural College and
Normal College
State Board of Education
Ames
Cedar Falls
State Board
Iowa City
Lehmann
Senator Cumming
Friends of the Agricultural College
The
Agricultural College
Register
Town Talk and Local Notes Highlights
Commissioners examined Alma Rarick on Locust street sanity today. Miss Alma Rarick, 237 Western avenue, hosted a girl friend for her sixteenth birthday. W H Brunn, operated on Thursday at Presbyterian hospital, recovering. Delaneys plan Dubuque home relocation. he is an Illinois Central conductor. Edward Kistner with Kistner Undertaking is back after grip illness. Howland lodge A O U W to host social and dance Monday. County Recorder Plummer returns from Des Moines on state business. Grand jury adjourned till Tuesday with substantial business ahead and a report due. In Mary E Withy vs Fowler Co, defendant appeals following jury damages awarded. Nick Webber shot four wild geese in river above Chautauqua park. flock numbered sixteen. Fire prompts F J O Evans Piano Co to move office to rear building entrance.
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Locust Street
Alma Rarick
L Avenue
W. H. Brunn
Presbyterian Hospital
W. C. Delaney
Dubuque
Delaney
Illinois Central
Edward Kistner
Kistner
Howland Lodge
Plummer Haa
Jes Moines
County Recorders
Mary E. Withy
The
Fowler Co
Supreme Court
Nick Webber
Chautauqua Park
Bank clearings of the cities weekly report
Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending February 6 shows total clearings of 2.62656 billion dollars. This compares with 3.288042 million? Wait. (Note: Source text appears garbled. summarize as read.)
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New York
Bradstreet
Ibank Clearings
Missionaries Visit Here From Korea
Rey and Mrs Wade Koons with daughters Elizabeth and Lowise and Mrs H C Gibson of Jesup stayed with Mr and Mrs Albert E Gibson in Prospect Hills. Koons just returned from nine years in Korea for missionary work and will lecture in Cedar Rapids and speak at Monticello. Mrs Koons to address East Park Presbyterian missionary society Wednesday.
Evangelistic Meeting Set at Presbyterian Church
Rev. Walter Russell of Chicago will lead revival services at First Presbyterian Church East Waterloo starting tomorrow. A weekly schedule offers two services daily on weekdays and three on Sundays, with Charles F. Allen of Philadelphia assisting as vocalist and conductor. His past work suggests strong inspirational preaching and notable musical features in Waterloo.
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Walter Russell
Chicago
First Presbyterian Church
East Waterloo
Charles F. Allen
Philadelphia
Mr. Allen
Russell
Waterloo
Presbyterian
Allen
Waterloo Sheds Its Old Time Hotel in Auction
Waterloo today auctioned the American house, the second oldest hotel in town, after nearly fifty-two years of service. Propr owners Mr. and Mrs. John Steele hosted breakfast before bidders sold the furniture and fixtures at 7 p.m. The building, begun in 1860 by GW Couch, has housed a long line of managers and seen Civil War era activity, with locals like Prof. M. E. Hoar and Peter Mooney among the last boarders. Mrs. Steele, retiring after seven years as cook, recalled the strain of hotel work and the need to forget worries, as gifts of a gold watch and a gold-headed cane were given to the couple.
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Waterloo
John Steele
GW. Couch
Cleveland
5. Sweet
Commercial House
Renssalaer Russell
C. O. Lamson
Russell-Lamson Realty Holdings
L. Libby
Johns Steale
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Sac and Fox Indiana
Black Hawk
Acat
Qtat
Peter Mooney
E. D. Niffen
Libby Cigar Store
Tom Libby
Tom
Mr. Niffen
Libby
American Hotel
Hoar
Free dinner held as plans form to build New Motel hotel
The article notes a free dinner hosted for long time residents as preparations advance for a proposed hotel project named Russell-Lamson at the American hotel. Officials aim to start erection soon, with community leaders attending to discuss the plan.
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Rusesll-Lamson
Intermarriage bill set back in Iowa House
Des Moines February 8. A fight in the Iowa House of Representatives left the intermarriage bill with a majority of those voting but lacking a constitutional majority. Twenty seven members were absent or did not vote, including twelve Democrats, with a move to reconsider planned. Representative Miller said there will be enough votes to pass on reconsideration.
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Des Moines
Laws
Miller
False road tax aim clarified by senator statement
Des Moines reports a correction to the idea that the proposed 1 mill road tax will build paved highways statewide. Senator F F Jones of Montgomery explains the fund will be spent on main traveled roads in each county, estimating about 100 miles per county.
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Des Moines
F. F. Jones
Montgomery
Joel
Helps For Farmer's Wife Tips For Household Care
Practical advice for rural households covering rust prevention with stove polish and turpentine, deodorizing clothing by airing before storage, making soap jelly from white soap with hot water, and using velveteen scraps as polishing cloths.
Handy Tools in the Home for Household Repairs
A guide urges keeping a ready tool box with hammer gimlet screwdriver pliers and saw. Include nails tacks screws sandpaper glue oil and shears for simple upholstering. With practice a homemaker can recover shabby chairs and sofas and save money on repairs.
Boiled Rice Method From Southern Cooking Guide
Instruction on cooking boiled rice using eight cupfuls of washed rice with double water, salt to taste, twenty minutes of boil, then off heat to finish by steam. Warns against burning with too much heat and notes soggy results if overcooked. Suggests serving with rich gravy or butter and curry chicken as a complementary dish.
O Evana Piano Co seeks a courier helper
O Evana Piano Co. seeks a courier helper with prompt service. The position offers time savings and reduced worry for customers seeking rapid piano deliveries or pickups.
Concrete frame for a two story building plan
Inquiry from B C Christ of Wrenshall Minnesota gets a detailed cement user letter outlining a 25 by 20 feet two story concrete structure. It covers ground floor, tower floor, wall thickness, post spacing and sizes, beam dimensions, reinforcements, slab thickness, rod placements, concrete mix ratios, and roof options including clear span or extended posts.
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B. C. Christ
Wrenshall
Minn
Stock Exchange Building
Chicago
Concrete basement wall guidance for farmers
Advice from Cement User in Chicago to Joseph Lavoy Florence Wisconsin on building a concrete basement wall under barns this fall. It suggests leaving cedar posts if not needed for dirt support, filling around posts with concrete, and specifies mix ratios footings and wall thickness options.
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Joseph Lavoy
Florence
Wic
Stock Exchange Building
Chicago
Waterproof concrete by proper mix and tamping
The editor Cement User of Chicago argues the best waterproofing comes from correct sand and stone proportions, thorough mixing, and continuous tamping during placement. He urges studying aggregate gradation to achieve the densest mix and using enough water for a flush, slightly tamped finish.
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Stock Exchange
Chicago
Bolsover colliery disaster traps workers in shaft
Mansfield England February eight thirteen men killed and several injured when a chain carrying a bucket of water at Bolsover colliery snaps. The bucket falls down a 300 foot shaft crushing workers in a mass. a few survive in shelter holes along the shaft sides.
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Mansfield
Eng
Bolsover
Czar Sends Answer to Austrian Emperor
In St. Petersburg Emperor Nicholas handed his reply to Emperor Francis Joseph's autographed letter to Prince Hohenlohe Waldenburg Schlil lengerst. A draft was shown to Foreign Minister Sazonoff yesterday. Financiers view Balkan outlook as favorable, evident in today’s stock market strength.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingetuerst
Vienna
Sergius Sazonoff
Balkans
Iron Chief Mining Takes California Land Contest
Los Angeles February 8 An official contest will be started by the government to oust the Tron Chief Mining Company from 4000 acres of Riverside county iron lands worth millions. The case follows a report by G W Helm of the land office citing noncompliance with government rules and contractor work issues. The decision supports Helm and triggers notices of contest against the company tied to a plan for a southern California smelter.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Riverside County
California
Michigan
United States Land Office
G. W. Helm
Land Office
Tron Chief Mining Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Iron Chief Company
Riverside
Helm
General Land Office
Washington
E. H. Harriman
Kern County
Balance Sheet Snapshot Shows Capital Stock and Debentures
The fragment details total assets and liabilities with capital stock of 100000 dollars, debenture bonds 77621.32, funds awaiting investment 13088.52, total deposits, bills payable, and other profits after deducting expenses. It presents an incomplete view of financial positions.
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