Watch services mark New Year in city churches
In observance of the old year and new year, city churches held well attended watch services with bells and music. Union services united First Baptist and Walnut Street Baptist as pastors shared New Year addresses. Grace and First M. E. offered concerts and sermons, while St. Paul’s M. E. featured a love feast. Cantata Santa's Little Boy slated for Union Congregational Sunday school tonight.
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First
Walnut Street Baptist
Union
Walnut Street
First Church
St. Paul's M. E
T. M. Evans
Grace M. E
First Brethren
W. H. Beachier
Westminster Presbyterian Choir
Betsy Achsah Reed
M. E. Church
Cavalary Evangelical Church
F. F. Haas
van Horne
O’brien
Hast Park Presbyterian Church
Marshalltown
Maynard
Coe College
First Presbyterian Church
Robert C. Westenberg
Westenberg
Union Congregational Sunday School
Ellen Stone to Return to Eastern Mission Field
Miss Ellen Stone the well known missionary who visited Waterloo with her niece Mrs Walter H Rollins years ago plans to return to the eastern mission field despite past ordeals. A Savannah dispatch reports Ebien M Stone, held captive by bandits in Bulgaria and Turkey, has arranged to renew her work in Turkey after a $65000 ransom funded privately. Stone, visiting friends here, said she fears no brigand molestation and will sail once Congress acts on legislation she supports.
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Ellen Stone
Waterloo
Walter H. Rollins
Savannah
Ebien M. Stone
Bulgaria
Turkey
Miss Stone
Congress
Resolutions of Respect for W. J. Williams
Resolutions from Camp No 2059 convey sorrow over the death of W. J. Williams a faithful neighbor and model Christian. The memorial notes sympathy for his wife and son and directs minutes to record the resolutions and drape the camp charter for thirty days. Comilla Parker C R Davis W D Ryan. Navigation closed St Louis Jan 1 departure for Memphis today of the steamer Lee. river running heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Williams
M. WW. A
M. A. Parker
C. R. Davis
W. D. Ryan
St. Louis
Dan
Memphis
Lee
Mississippi River
Carl Thompson
Neighbor Thompson
M. W. A. Jhhus
PIKERS BANQUET AND CHURCH NEWS IN WATERLOO
The Waterloo news items detail the Pikers Sunday school class banquet at the Waterloo club with toasts and gifts, plus numerous society notes from local clubs including the Fortnightly Club, X I club, and Sigma Delta hosting guests, along with wedding notices and upcoming card parties in Waterloo together with informal social gatherings at homes and church groups during the holiday season.
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First Congregational Church
Waterloo Club
Wilson Friend
Albert Greetey
Lewis Cobb
Elmer Hersch
Harry Woods
Robert Frehse
G. E. Pike
Pikers
Wedded Last Evening In Waterloo Society Notes
Miss Beulah Klinger and William Harris wed at the Klingers home on Fowler Street with 30 relatives present. Rev. H. G. Beeman officiated as Harris, a fireman, heads to Lena for a week before settling at 1012 Logan Ave. Edith Maude Leask and William Leask Jr. linked in Rugby Ontario with Waterloo ties. both to reside in Waterloo after February 1. Guests included Lita Kurtz and Mary J0. Leask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Klinger
William Harris
Otis W. Klinger
Fowler Street
Juanita Bowen
Percy McLaren
H. G. Beeman
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Klinger
Althea North
Center Point
Waterloo
Harris
Illinois Central
Ipretty
Canada
Malcolm McLeod
Rugby
Ontario
Edith Maude
William Leask, Jr
L. W. Benner
Orillia
Mary
Mrs. Treask
Forest Avenue
Falls to water with hydroplane accident near Portland
Lynn, Mass., Jan. 1. Mary W N Atwood, flying his hydro aeroplane from the Point of Pines toward Portland, Me, fell into the jet water a few hundred yards from start. He crawled onto the machine and at noon awaited a boat for assistance.
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Lynn
Mass
Portland
Atwood
Comparative Earnings Of Steam And Electric Railways 1902 Chart
This chart compares annual percentage changes in time and net earnings for steam and electric railways, gas, and industrial companies in the United States. Compiled by Henry J. Doherty & Co. from 1902 data, it notes steam lines derive from all U S steam railroads, while industrial figures come from NYSE-listed firms tracing to 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry J. Doherty & Co
New York
New York Stock Exchange
New York City
Thursday Visitor Notes and Local Family Movements
A clustered set of short notices from Tarkaville and nearby towns reports visitors and residence changes. Names include Dev. 3fin-Guy Worecater, Irving Kleger of Aberdeen, Miss Annis Squires from Waterloo, Mr and Mrs J. W. Squadrens, and families moving into new or different homes around Waterloo, Waterlog, and Lang Heath. Also mentions Christmas visits, school employees, and a marriage at Mrs. Knoxs home. Includes a brief Resolutions of Respect for Carl Thompson of Camp 2059 M W A with a note of condolences to his wife and parents.
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Cheene
Dev
Tarkaville
Irving Kleger
Aberdeen
Wiizabeth Steger
Abrama
al Kungen
Waterloo
Ve Hungen
Squdrens
Kimball
Fred Kivell
Mies
Pya
Mathew
Thurkdlay Aromnd
Aew
J. W. Arnott
Hilton McCosh
Prank Bush
Ployd Noah
Aura Forte
Lamaberton
Mill
Bob Mopstert Puese
Lang Heath
J. J. Cale
George Possett
Thorpe
AL Carney
Me. Russell
Noltaricke Brathe Aouneir Hiard- Ware
Andrew Downt
Windom
Minn
Deaths and Obituaries Highlight Waterloo Area
George E. Hall, longtime Waterloo gardener, dies at 70 on Sturton avenue after months with Brights disease. Widow survives, plus daughter Mrs Granville Wilson of Cedar Falls and five brothers. Funeral tomorrow at Fairview cemetery. Also death of Mrs Carrie Eives formerly of Hudson, Oakland California, aged about 63, survived by two daughters and a son in California, plus sisters in Waterloo and Platte. Infant death of Frank Ackerman Jr., 19 days old, buried at Fairview cemetery.
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George E. Hall
Sturton Avenue
Chautauqua Park
Hall
Bright
Waterloo
Clarksville
Granville Wilson
Cedar Falls
Charles
Ilinois
Edward
Des Moines
Clyde
Willard M
Lloyd
Pairview
West
R. M. Dewey
Carrie E. Fives
Black Haw County
Oakland
Calif
Eves
Levi Brown
Fourth Street
Hudson
Oregon
California
Hay
Platte, S. D
Frank Ackerman
Mobile Street
Fairview Cemetery
Temp contrasts as deep winter grips Waterloo region
Temperature readings show a high of 30 degrees above zero at 2 a.m. and a low of 12 below at 8 a.m. Snow and drifting blunted foot traffic while rail service lagged. Today brings a clear, bracing winter day with bright sun after a bitter stretch.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
Twin Cities
Chicago
Night revelry ends in shooting turns fatal New York
A New Year party in an east side apartment led to a shooting affray after Joseph Sawyer objected to the revelry. James Dunbar lay dead under a table with severe head wounds, and two other men were seriously wounded. Sawyer was detained by police.
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New York
Joseph Sawyer
East Side
James Dunbar
Sawyer
Amos Vogt Leases New Barber Shop Location
Amos Vogt, longtime tenant in the Friedi block on Commercial street, has leased the basement room of the Waterloo Savings Bank building at Commercial and Bridge streets. He plans to move his barber shop within ten days or two weeks to the newly equipped space. The Ladies auxiliary of Westminster Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. H. A. Stippy at 1021 Fourth Street West Wednesday, Jan. 3.
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Amos Vogt
Friedi
Comercial Street
Waterloo Savings Bank
Commercial and
Bridge Streets
Westminster Presbyterian Church
H. A. Stippy
Fourth Street
Wedneaday
Water Supply Expert to Trace Typhoid Source
Expert 10 tests water sources to locate typhoid cause. Dr Dole, with Congress support, plans color dye tracing from springs to pumps to prove surface contamination through rock fissures.лады
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Pick
Dole
Ceder Falls
Merital Hair Tonic Promises Healthier Hair
Merital Hair Tonic claims to keep the scalp healthy, prevent hair loss, restore natural color, and, when used regularly, leave hair soft and fluffy. Sold by Henderson Drug Co. and Red Cross Drug Co.
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Merital
Henderson Drug Co
Red Cross Drug Co
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Fashion Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Teehee
Hix
Marshalltown Times
Republican
Twentieth Century Club
P. S. Balch
West Main Street
David Duggan
C. Edward Clarke
Ralph Mason Hix
Public Library East
W. W. H. Schwedler
A. G. Reid
aAttorney
J. W. Arbuckle
Eleanor Bentley
X. I. Club
Franklin Street
Lucile Bentley
Nellie Litchfield
Julia Curtis
Mulberry Street
Frances Rainbow
Doris Brownlee
Dorothy Hall
Quig Robinson
The
Sigma Delta Fraternity
Washington Street
Robert Pierson
Munsey
Ind
Daughters of Isabella
K. C. Hall
Caspar Schenk
Des Moines Register
Edward J. Voss
Clay Street
Labor Temple
M. M. Vaughan
Shilliam Avenue
H.”H. Hanna
Third Street West
Hanna
Maynard Barnes
Vinton
F. F. McElhinney
Tressa McElhinney
Hannia
McElhinney
Margery Bown
Ruth Reed
Misa Neva Walker
Fourth Street West
F. M. Shores
BK. L. Hastetter
Altar Guild
Christ Apiscopal Church
W. H. Bickley
Reher Avenue
Gladys Gianche Stainbrook
D. B. Stainbrook
Jay Graham
J. H W. Kuhns
West High School
Groon
M. J. Graham
Herrick Refrigerator Company
Graham
Twelfth
Jefferson Streets
Germania Verein
Furth
Wil
Deuks
Ladies’ Industrial Society
J. E. Bragdon
Third Street
Desdemona Club
A. R. Wiilte
Logan Avenue
R. TE. Hardin
Society: News
Charles City Intelligencer
Hudson Werder
W. B. Nauman
BR. Wood
West Ferguson Street
I. 1. A. Club
America
Ibrahim [Lassan
Cal
Jassan
Olga Humphrey
Edwin Mordaunt
SM Ine
Loren
Waverly
Tieadler
Tenge Shaw
Sunnyslope
Alberta
Perry
Ho OM. Brackney
Weane Aday
Sheldon
Abs
Carrie
M. A. Parker, c. R. Davis, W. D. Ryan
Carrie E. Eves
Perry C
Joney
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