Waterloo West School Needs and Growth Plans
The Waterloo Independent district board meets tonight to discuss a new Greenview addition school by 1912 and filling space as rapid growth in Home Park and Greenview outpaces current facilities. Repairs planned for Central and Emerson buildings follow prior summer improvements, addressing space and condition needs. Roadside notes mention Rob Fitzsimmons performances at Crystal theatre and local manufacturing stats for South Dakota.
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Board of Education
Waterloo
Greenview
Waterloo West
Lowell
Whittier
Home Park
Presbyterian Hospital
Emerson
Stearns Demonstration Car Arrives For Local Agency
Lawrence Smith opens a Stearns agency at the rear of the Logan house on Steamore street and receives a 60 horsepower, seven passenger Stearns touring car. The Cleveland firm has fifteen years in auto making and this model includes the latest accessories for comfort.
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Lawrence Smith
Stearns
Logan House
Steamore Street
Mr. Smith
F. BR. Stearns Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Stearn i
Estab
Brothers Reunited Then Die In County Home
James Benson of Duluth Minnesota located his brother Michael Benson in Waterloo county home after ten years apart. Michael died at 9 PM after long illness from dropsy and Bright's disease. Funeral planned Saturday from the Irish Catholic cathedral in Duluth. The body lies at Hileman & Gindt funeral parlors.
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Waterloo
James Benson
Duliuth
Mingo
Michael Benson
Benson
Bright
Ireland
Duluth
Hileman & Gindt
Early Bennington Native Frederick Genslit Dies at 64
After a yearlong kidney illness Frederick Genslit longtime Bennington township resident living in Waterloo since 1893 died at 12 45 PM at his home 414 Dane Street He was born in Baden Germany September 14 1881 served in the Civil War and later moved to Iowa where he and Caroline Hummer were wed May 6 1866 The couple raised four children in Bennington and Waterloo Surviving are his wife four children and three predeceased children The funeral will be held from Logan Avenue Evangelical church Saturday at 2 30 PM with burial in Fairview cemetery
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Frederick Genslit
Bennington Township
Waterloo
Dane Street
Baden Baden
Germany
America
Little York
California
Illinois
Wheatland
Caroline Hummer
Iowa
Gensirt
Robert Anderson
J. H. Bauernfeind
The
Evangelical Association Church
Fairview Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Faces Water Contamination Crisis
City grapples with unfiltered Cedar River supply amid recurring pollution and seasonal variability. Experts note organic matter, nitrites, and algae affect taste, odor, and safety while urging updated treatment and stricter stream pollution laws.
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Vinton
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Snow Breaks Roof at Electric Park Pavilion
Heavy yesterday snow packed on the Electric Park dancing pavilion roof causing rafters to snap. Residents heard a loud crash misheard as a train collision. Workmen will clear broken timbers and recover the dance hall.
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Electric Park
New Combine in the Senate Seeks to Diminish Machine Rule
Progressive Republicans and Democrats in the Senate discuss forming a bloc to block Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania from chairing the finance committee and to oppose Warren of Wyoming for the appropriations chair. If successful, key chairmanships would be shared among progressives and Democrats, though unity among progressives is not assured. Some senators resist allying with Democrats, while others favor concerted action to curb machine influence.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Finance Committee
Warren
Wyoming
Appropriations
Cummins
Borah
Lac Follette
Clapp
Bristow
Poindexter
Waterloo Seeks Blanket Injunction Against Three I League
Waterloo club files suit in superior court asking injunctions to force league members to include Waterloo in all schedules and to bar any games or announcements without Waterloo in the circuit. Quincy club to surrender rights if ousted. Court date set for judge Gridley to hear Litzinger’s response.
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Chicago
Waterloo
Quin O'Brien
Waterloo Club
League
Iown Club
Gridley
E. R. Litzinger
Tearney
Quincy
Quincy Club
Arkansas
Comiskey
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Cold Avoiding Pneumonia
Mr. Stockwell of Hannibal Missouri says a bad cold with cough was threatening pneumonia until Foley's Honey and Tar cured him with one bottle. The remedy avoids opiates and is described as a reliable household medicine by J K H Joder and Son.
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Bright
Cora Thorp
Jackson, Mich
Foley
M. Stockwell
Hannibal
J. KH. Joder & Son
Grinnell Hears Star Soprano Jo Gadski Recital
Grinnell Iowa reception last night featured soprano Johanna Gadski in a recital that stirred the Grinnell music year with a performance praised as among the finest of the season. Gadski, at the height of her career, delivered a program that drew wide acclaim from local audiences and critics.
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Nordica
Schumann-Heink
Grinnell
Schumann
Schubert
Brahms
Edwin Schneider
Mme. Gadski
Johanna Gadski
Gadski
Big Month Work On Panama Canal
Washington reports Col Goe thals chief engineer of the Panama canal completed a busy January. Excavation reached 2,772,170 cubic yards, up from December’s 2,448,097 with one fewer working day. Concrete work fell to 137,960 yards from 150,176, while earth filling in dams and locks rose to 544,610 cubic yards from 520,601.
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Washington
Goethals
Panama Canal
Canal
Isthmus
Panama
Prof McBride Delights Waterloo Teachers With Rhine Views
Waterloo teachers and others heard Prof Thomas McBride describe the Valley of the Rhine in vivid views at the East Waterloo manual training auditorium. The Iowa State University botanist and geology educator presented his own photographs from a trip abroad, sharing engaging descriptions of each scene. He plans a series of lectures across the state, including a session before the Academy of Sciences at Davenport.
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Waterloo
Thomas McBride
Valley of the Rhine
Waterloo Manual Training
Iowa
McBride
Iowa State University
Academy of Sciences At
Daven
Genuine Oil Paintings Displayed in Local Store Windows
E Harrison, General Agent for Black Hawk Co announces authentic oil paintings sourced from New York City studios. Limited, non duplicated works offered by Paul Davis Dry Goods Co with early ordering urged.
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New York City
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Nature Studios
E. Harrison
Black Hawk Co
Lecture Series Returns Speaker to Waterloo
The text notes a lecturer in the Teachers' Lecture course will appear in Waterloo later in the winter. Miss Hattie Standish has returned home to St. Paul after visiting due to her brother's illness.
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Port
Waterloo
Hattie Standish
St. Paul
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Black
It’s &Safe
New York
Zephyr
WAC
Greenview Addition
Boomt
Bob Fitzsimmons
Crystal Theatre
Census Bureau
South Dakota
Rob Fitzsimmons
Courier
Water Supply
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Cellar Rapids
Bates
Sporting News
Igrinnell
M’bride
Iowa State Bank
Union Mercantile Co
Lafayette St
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