Ladies' Literary Society Honors Memory of a Late Member
The Ladies' Literary Society of Waterloo paid tribute to Julia A. Rich, founder and longtime member, with eulogies by Rev Effe McCullom Jones and Miss Mary P Edgerton. They recalled her spiritual strength, learning, and devotion, noting her role as president and her zest for Bible study. Edgerton praised Rich’s enthusiasm, papers, and leadership, while Johnson concluded with readings of Tennyson and Whittier as the service closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Literary Society
Waterloo
Julia A. Richyards
Effe McCullom Jones
Mary P. Edgerton
Club
Edgerton
Richards
Romola
Florence
Europe
Tito
Baldasare
Tennyson
Whittier
Tuesday Cottage Prayer Meetings Schedule
A listing of numerous Tuesday cottage prayer meeting hosts and times across streets and avenues, noting addresses and 2:30 to 8:00 p.m. slots. Mentions Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Goodwin, J. M. Brown, Mrs. Reed, and others, with final note on Acts chapter study and Union Normal class enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Seeber
Logan Hotel
A. M. Miller
Franklin
Geo. H. Huntley
East Fourth
J. M. Bruwn
Independence Ave
S. B. Reed
G. E. Bobenizer
Irving
James Black
J EB. Black
Mulberry
A B. Hawver
Lafayette
James Bandfield
C. Hills
Maulberry
J. Eighmey
Alta Vista Ave
Herman Kendall
Prospect Hills
Sunset Road
Calkins
Marsh
Sime
F. J. Hadish
Bayard
Wm. Holland
Western Ave
Eleventh
BE. A. Matthews
Wellington
C. A. Moessner
West
C. D. Becker
Randolph
Miss Barnes
West Eighth
J.J. Buchner
West Tenth
Silas Eldridge
West Fourteenth
W. C. Curtis
West Seventh
C. H. Day
Washington
S. D. Mitchell
J. G. McAlvyin
South
O. B. Harris
West First
S. A. Asquith
Commercial
F. L. Bil
Leland Ave
Union Normal
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Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad Promises Color
An old style notice touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a modern improvement over traditional sage tea methods. It claims the product strengthens and darkens hair, with druggists selling the preparation for fifty cents per bottle, through reseller HH. W. Taggart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
HH. W. Taggart
Third Week of Big Revival at German Brethren Church
Rev. Charles B. Smith of Red Cloud Nebraska spoke to large audiences as he enters his third week of social meetings at the German Brethren church. Tonight at seven will be the consecration and conference meeting followed by regular services at seven thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Smith
Red ‘Cloud
Neb
Plumbers Cause Fire in Corn Belt Garage
Plumbers working in the wash room of the Corn Belt Automobile company garage on Fifth street east at about 11:15 accidentally ignited oil with a torch prep match. No alarm was sent from box 41. flames reached toward the ceiling. The chief arrived as two tongues of fire threatened the shop and garage, but the loss was slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Belt Automobile Company
Fifth Street
Harvester Trust Declares Dividend Increase
International Harvester company announces a quarterly dividend of 1.25 percent on common stock, up 0.25 percent from the prior quarter. The move reflects an increased payout as investors monitor agricultural and industrial markets from New York.
Banquet Tickets Sold Fast For Temperance Meeting
A limited number of tickets remain for the Business Men's Temperance Association banquet at the new K P hall Tuesday at 6 30 p m Tickets may be purchased at Paul Davis dry goods Wilson s 20th Century shoe Citizens Savings Bank Black s dry goods or from any executive committee member Waterloo Business Men s Temperance Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men's Temperance Association
K. P. Hall
Paul Davis’ Dry Goods Company
Wilson
20Th Century Shoe
West, Side
Citizens’ Savings Bank and Black's Dry Good Company
East Side
Waterloo Business Men's Temperance’ Association
Mexican reform urged to appease insurgents in peace bid
J Lamantour Mexican finance minister says peace rests on insurgents laying down arms and government offering reforms. He calls for ending feudal estates in the north and distributing land to people. He expects to return home within two weeks and has no political ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarts
Associated Press
J. Lamantour
Diaz
Senor Limantour
Mexico
Taft vows veto if reciprocity pact amended
President Taft will veto the Canadian reciprocity agreement if it is ratified with amendments adding free trade features. He would also call a special session of Congress to reconsider the treaty, and he warns opponents that failure to pass it could trigger broader tariff revisions and extra sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Senate
Police Quench Sputtering Fuse of Italians Bomb
A dynamite bomb with a lit two foot fuse was found on the front step of Giacomo Frisa, an Italian in Chicago Illinois. Two policemen extinguished the fuse before detonation. Frisa had received threatening letters signed The Black Hand demanding $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Til
Giacomo
Frisa
Maine Member Dies
Washington February 20 Representative Amos L Allen of Maine died in his Washington apartments early today from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Washington, D. C
Amos L. Allen
Maina
Storm blankets New York as heavy snow begins
A southwest storm, raging over the south central region yesterday and last night, hit New York and nearby areas this morning. By 9 o'clock more than two inches of snow lay on the ground, with conditions suggesting continued snowfall throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Black Hand makes a daring dynamite attempt in New York
In New York on February 20, Black Hand vandals defied Chief Flynn and detectives with two dynamite plots. Two agents parked at Dr. Bartoli’s East 106th Street home, planted and detonated a bomb near his door, causing a panic among about 100 girls at St. Cecilie's convent. The physician had long received Black Hand letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flynn
Blackmaking Society
Bartoli
East 106Th Street
St. Cecilie’s
Despondent man poisons self in Davenport
Henry Diekmann, 52, a railway carpenter, drank carbolic acid in Davenport on Sunday after despondency over illness and lies in critical condition at the local hospital. A Christian Endeavor society meeting at Central Christian church was held this evening at o clock in the church parlors followed by a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Town
Henry Diekmann
Christian Endeavor Society of
Central Christian Church
Junior Griscom Withdraws from Dorothy Arnold Talk
New York February 17 George Griscom Jr a leading figure in the Dorothy Arnold mystery declines further comment on the missing society girl After returning from Europe he gave reporters little new information and hinted at an engagement to Miss Arnold though her mother opposes the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griscom
Dorothy Arnold
New York
George
Griscom Jr
Europe
Mr. Grissom
Junior
Miss Arnold
E. R. Shoemaker
Des Moines
Eze Shippers
Shoemaker
Kansas City
Fern Hesteter
Bennington Township
Local Notes and Social Roundup Across Cedar Falls
Local items include visits by Kenyon relatives in Marshalltown, Misses Schiel Paverill Sindlinger and McNamara, and Ben Naven recovering from diphtheria. City officials and workers move between Oelwein, Des Moines, and Marshalltown for duties. The horse auction nets about 225 head and near forty thousand dollars. Also reported are inserts on industrial meetings, hospital stays, and a fiftieth wedding anniversary in Perry, with family milestones and health updates.
Burglars Enter Fern Residence in Evening Break-In
Burglars entered the Fern residence at 418 Iowa Street between 7 and 9 PM Saturday while occupants visited relatives. They rifled dresser drawers and a chiffonier, taking a razor, a pocketbook with old coins, three watch chains, opera glasses, and a pocketknife. Coins included a Columbian half dollar 1893, a three cent piece, and a 20 cent piece 1847. Residents returned after 9 PM to a ransacked home with back door left open and no matches found for the missing items. The value is under $15, though the family treasures the coins highly. police pursue leads with little to go on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batragee
Penn
Iowa Street
Mrade
Statue of Liberty
Fern
Solid gold medal for Y athletes
A handsome solid gold medal was presented to the Y M C A by C W Chapman for use in an all around senior competition. The series of three five event pentathlons will occur in October December and February, combining standard events and gymnastic exercises. Scoring grants five for first, four for fifth, three for second, two for third, and one for fourth, allowing a consistently strong overall performer to win despite uneven event results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.w. Chapman
Police Fines Fall Short In February Court
Police court fines for February total only 82.20, well below the usual February record. Judge Caldwell vented frustration as no one appeared in court despite five Saturday arrests. those held on bonds were released and the city credited for forfeited bonds when 9 o'clock passed without defendants appearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Fairbank Community Notes and Local Visits
Fairbank residents report visitors from Duluth and Jesup and Waterloo. A death in Rexford, Kaw, surprises Fairbank relatives. The Woman's Relief Corps hosts an opera house event on Feb 28. Local debates, sales, and illness news fill a busy week with upcoming appearances and recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Story
Rexford
Kaw
J.D. White
Reckemmer
Linnie Kraft
Jesup
Lawler-Failbank
M. E
Fannie ‘Kirkpatrick
Thornton
Social and church notices fill nearby events and travels
Social and church notices from Waterloo and nearby towns recount visits by Misses Ethel George and Helen Shoenut, a barber Raymond Berton in Tipton, a Tuesday anniversary gathering at Mrs. Arapta Treadwell, and guests from Oelwein. Police report an insane woman traveling to Des Moines by Great Western train. Community suppers at First Baptist and a funeral procession for Sister Sarah Hubbard mark the week’s notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Refsnider
Oelwein
Dell Taylor
E. L. Belt
Margaret McNamara
Des Moines
George Wood
Great Western
Stevens
Franklin Street
Independence
E. B
M. E
Bumgardner
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Julia A. Richards
M. W. Taylor
Chautauqua Park
Mrs. Brode
Conger
Harry Moore
Columbia
New
York
Black Hand
Lorge Ceiscarr
A. Z.sest
Buchanan Optical Co
Kenyon
Marshalltown
Frances Schiel
Sylvia Paverill
Independence Avenue
May Sindlinger
Points
Ben Naven
E. Duke Naven
Michigan
Mill Square
Cedar Falls
Passow & Co
W.H. Huntington
Joe Schiel
Delaware County
Jos Sehiel
Herman Andrew
Hardware
Calara McMahon
Parkersburg
Krotzer
William Refsnider
EL L, Pfaizgraf
Union Station
Clara Huntington
Cascade
Iowa
William Massey
Garner
Lawrence D. Massey
First Street
Metropolitan Orchestra
Charles Register
New York City
James Register
Kansas
The
Register and Leader
Iowa Associated Advertising Clubs
Paul Davis
E. G Hinze
Waterville, Minn
3. B. Dempster
Williston Avenue
Hinze
H. J. Meyers
Alva C. Smith
R. H. Thompson
Charles Passow & Co
Roby
George Kilpatrick
Charles Eby
State Convention of Engineers
Ames
W. H. Young
Washington Street
W. T. Dinneen
Herman T. Wagner
Jefferson
A. F. Stolte
Seventh Street
Commercial Street
Estel
Osage
Rock Creek Co-Operative Creamery Association
Ossian
W.P. Soash
Soash, Tex
C. C. Brobaker
Neaver, Colo
Irving Hotel
Julia A. Kingsley
C. I. Kingsley
Jack” Solmon
First Avenue West
A. W. Bills
J. ©. Woods
Perry
James Bills
Mr. Bills
J. C. Woots
Fern Residence
Fairbank
New England
First Baptist Church
Temple Rebekah Lodge
I. C. O. F. Hall
Sarah Hubbard
Overanan Optical CO Syndicate
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