Waterloo City in Brief highlights and notices
Local items include visits by Ollie Inman of Boise to Waterloo friends, entertainments hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Howell and by Mr. and Mrs. McStay, and plans for a skating rink remodeling. Health notes report tuberculin testing of 1,100 cattle regionwide. Legal action: Black Hawk Construction Co. sues for 359.60 over old race church remodeling. Conductor G A Kelley recuperates at St Francis hospital. Masonic lodge to meet for a first degree. Mrs. Hattie Magness improves after pneumonia. John Wahl and family visit Myrtle then Waterloo as they move to a new home. Cedar River Park residents petition to obtain city water and sewerage.
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Waterloo
Wyant
Black Hawk Construction Co
T. G. Troy
Race Church
John Wahl
St. Ansgar
Myrtle
Painter Gilmore Arrested for Embezzling Union Funds
Deputy Sheriff Harlow O Blenes arrested William Gilmore, a painter and former secretary and treasurer of the local painters union, for embezzling about 40 dollars. The information was filed before Justice Kuhns a month ago. Gilmore's preliminary will be held after Kuhns returns from Chicago for cataract surgery.
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Harlow O’blenes
Boone
William Gilmore
Painters’ Union
Justice Kuhns
Mr. Gilmore
Kuhns
Chicago
City Officials Banqueted at Ellis Hotel
Fourteen city officials attended a Saturday evening banquet at the Ellis hotel hosted by the hotel management.
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Ellis Hotel
Revival Meetings Draw Strong Interest in Waterloo
Rev. Mr. Jamieson, a Des Moines preacher and lecturer, has made a favorable impression during a week long series at the United Presbyterian church in Waterloo. His talks nightly have yielded much good, according to local observers.
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Jamieson
Des Moines
Waterloo
United Presbyterian Church
Judge Platt Clears 250 Cases in Court Docket
Judge Platt made a big cleaning in the court docket this morning disposing of 250 cases. He dismissed them or ordered them proven up tried or dismissed for the next term. This will lessen the calendar for the March term and many cases had been pending for years.
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Platt
Switzer Returns From Saskatchewan Farm Venture
A. B. Switzer comes back from southern Saskatchewan after a large farming venture. He plans to return in about a month to start farming operations. He notes a current temperature of 48 degrees below zero there and says the cold is no more severe than Iowa's at that level. During a previous Iowa trip in such weather he failed to pull down his cap and froze the lower lobe of his right ear.
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Switzer
A. B. Switzer
Saskatchewan
Mr. Switzer
Canada
Iowa
Insurance anti departt for his home
Rev. H. Va. McMurray and wife of Ligonter, Pa., have concluded a week's sojourn in the city and returned to their home. Mr. McMurray is the owner of the building adjoining the south the burned Russell Lamson building, which was bad.
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H. Va. McMurray
Ligonter
Mr. McMurray
Russell-Lamson
Damaged by Falling Walls Man Considers Sell or Rebuild
A man injured as walls fell, collecting a $3,000 insurance payout. He has not decided whether to sell the site or rebuild.
British Officials Quizzed On Mexico Questioning Fails
In London, Feb 16 the house of commons debated British policy in Mexico. Foreign affairs under secretary Aviand said the admiral in Mexican waters could send arms to the legation in Mexico City for defense if needed. He had no info on Torreon and said no British marines were landed in Mexico. An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for colds and whooping cough.
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London
House of Commons
Mexico
Francis Dyke Aviand
Mexican
Mexico City
Torreon
Simple Dandruff Cure Using Liquid Argon
A concise ad style notice claims four ounces of plain liquid argon dissolved into scalp care will dissolve dandruff overnight. Repeated nightly applications supposedly remove all signs, stop itching, and make hair fluffy and glossy, warning that dandruff harms hair and is noticeable.
Death and social notes from La Porte area
Miss Laura Sleeter visits in Garrison with sister Mrs Will Labue. Miss Prudence McMahon and Miss Mabel Longaker spend weekends in Shelleburg and Cedar Rapids. Mrs Pat Mullan dies at 78 after long illness, leaving ten children. funeral plans pending. John Cotton suffers stroke at breakfast. others, including T Mears and A T Kline, noted among visitors and sick. Cecil Brallier of Waterloo also mentioned.
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la Porte City
Laura Sleeter
Garrison
Will Labue
Prudence McMahon
Shelleburg
Mabel Longaker
Cedar Rapids
Nelle Salmon
Waterloo
B. E. Salmon
Schubert
Eagle Center
L. L. Schubert
Pat Mullan
T! Mears
Ellen Mears
A. T. Kline
Bill McQuilkin
Cecil Brallier
Greek Vice Consul Sails In Waterloo Case Interpreter
Hector Passmaroglu Greek vice consul to the United States at St. Louis arrived in Waterloo to act as interpreter in James Kapienis vs W C F N an action for damages for personal injuries. An attorney from St Paul helps the plaintiff. Interpreters from St Paul and Freeport were at work Friday but the defendant objected and the court sent for Passmaroglu who performed well in a prior Gus Bake libraries case.
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Hector Passmaroglu
United States
St. Louis
Waterloo
James Kapienis
St. Paul
St. Paul and
Freeport
Cort
Hew
Tor Passmazoglu
Gus Bakeliraries
Cadillac denies six cylinder car plans in bold statement
The Cadillac Company reiterates it will not market a six cylinder car, asserting its focus on the Cadillac standard of value and engineering. It cites extensive testing of engines from one to six cylinders, argues four cylinders with a two speed axle offer superior performance, and notes over 9,000 1914 Cadillacs sold worth about $18 million.
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Cadillac Motor Car Company
Cadillac
Cadillac Company
Atlantic
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Buchanan
Ollie Inman
Boise, Idaho
Harry C. Howell
Bayard Street
H. B. Eightey
Hudson
J. M. McStay
R. A. Carnochan
Butte, Mont
W. A. Clark, Jr
Los Angeles
G. A. Kelley
St. Francis Hospital
Communication of
Waterloo Indge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Hattie Magness
Lime Street
Cedar River Park
Howard B. Burr
Marsh Place Building
Anti
L. C. Hames
Marbury
Ala
All Déalere
Progressive Rally
Frank Q. Stuart
Chariton
Universalist Church
Laporte Daily Bulletin
Mauda Longaker
Waterloo Evening Courier
HH. G. Adams
Ws. Bralller
Automobile Engineer
England
Cadillac Motor Car Co
Detroit
Michigan
F. C. B. Detroit
Morris Motor Car CO
Waterloo, Iowa
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