Citywide Improvements in Cedar Falls Top One Million
Cedar Falls reports a year of strong growth with municipal and private construction pushing outlays beyond $1 million. Seventy new homes and two apartment buildings, plus three churches, fueled a busy year. banks and loans saw high demand as the economy ran near full capacity. Total outlays include $175,800 for municipal improvements, $130,000 for private homes and apartments, and $47,000 from public service corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
der Falls
Zion Evangelical
John’s
Sartor ‘Faorial
Gredar Falls
Jewalk
Public Service
Corporali Har Valley Railroad
Ae Gas Company
Bell Telephone Company
Residences Listed for 1916 in City Apartments and Homes
The city records 1916 new residences across many streets naming Geo. L. Smith Jobin Krog Lillian Lambert John Casey Blanche Thomas W. H. Belz Jesse Church Edw. Seipert Carl Kowe Darwin Wilson O. Ley R. J. Gasal Mrs. Mary Morris Mrs. Julia Ford I. B. Gross G. W. Stone Elizabeth Hughes Will Jensen J. W. Bangs Geo. W. Fagan Edw. H. Wilson Eva Farlow F. C. Rammer Rev. A. L. Hauser M. Holst Anton Friis Mrs. B. Kyhl MacDonald sisters Hi. C. Kitchen Sam McClure Ella Hoffman Emil Rasmussen Martin Mortensen Soren Madsen Chas. Champlin Frank Collen IH. B i Ceperly D. Wilson Martin Keller Chas. Parish Mads Woll Fred Larson Percy Watson W. F. Murphy Martin Dwyer Otto Meyer Grace Jesmore Mrs. P. J. Petersen Joe Jennings Orslo Petersen Chris Juhi Mads Wolff Frank Bishop Tierman Miller and others cited with addresses on Olive Main Tremont Franklin Cedar Heights and several streets. The total appears as a compilation of private apartments and houses valued around one million dollars.
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Geo
Olive
Darwin Wilson
O. Ley
West Twenty-fifth Street
R. J. Gasal
Clay
Mary Morris
Julia Ford
Franklin
I. BF
Gross
G. W. Stone
Elizabeth Hughes
West Twenty Fourth Street
Wi. Jensen
Lincoln Street
J. W. Bangs
West Twenty-Third
Merner
Chas. L. Huckins
John Secor
A. H. Speer
West Twelfth
Norjmal
H. Fl. Miller
West Twelfth Street
L. 1
Timeous
Will Howe
RW. Gibson
Jas, Porter
Tremont
Sam Smith
Wal- But
Richard Herbert
Ge. W. Williams
Eva Farlow
F.C. Rammer
A. L. Hauser
Main
M. Holst
Anton Friis
B. Kyhl
Highteerth
MacDonald
Cedar Heights
Sam McClure
Ella Hoffman
West Fifth
Emil. Rasmussen
Martin Mortensen
Geo. Smith
Washington
Soren Madsen
I. C
Romme
Stats
Chas
Champlin
jGrove
Frank Collen
West Eleventh
IH. B.iCeperly
D. Wilson
Hirst
Walnut
Martin Keller
Parish
Mads Woll
Fred Larson
West
Percy Watson
W. F. Murphy
Martin Dwyer
Grant
G. A. Fullerton
Otto Meyer
Grace Jesmore
P. J. Petersen
Joe Jennings
Orslo Petersen
Chris Juhi
Mads Wolff
Grove
Frank Bishop
Tierman Miller
La Porte City Sees Vast Civic Improvements
La Porte City a Dec 27 outlines extensive civic upgrades including sewer lining, water works and electric light system modernizations, a new park, a public utility company, a 355 foot artesian well, a 55 500 gallon steel water tank, and substantial school renovations totaling about 25 000 dollars. The article notes progress in churches, a modern Pastime theater, a new glove factory site, and local business expansions along with several new residences and a newspaper building.
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la Porte City
Tha
Alectria
In Corporation
Jax Porte
Tava
la Forte
Rock Island
Httla Clay Park
Ly Unten Sery Vicws
Jark
Big Creek
Isbor
Midden
la Porte
Bible School
la Porta City
March of Progress
Sacred Heart Gathetic
Presbyterian
Methodist Church
Neople
Sacred Heart Burels
Sindiia
Virden
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co
Chestnut
Third Streets
Main Street
Thos. Maxwell
Progress Review
H. B. Lizer
The
Progress-Review
C. B. Gingyleh
Bruce Kline
Henry Ball
Geo. Strodecker
Albert Kline
John Miller
Germanys Triumph Attributed To Absence Of Parasites
Washington January report from William English Walling of New York to the American Sociological Society cites German efficiency in the war as arising from removal of parasitic classes. He argues autocratic state influence aided German industry, while Britain and France bear harm from entrenched wealthy classes and j قرanks.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Great Britain
France
William English Walling
New York
American Sociological Society
Junkers
Texas hay used to build war redoubts
Galveston reports that thousands of tons of Texas hay are being pressed into dense bales to serve as bulletproof armor along British and French lines. Foreign buyers compress three ordinary bales into one to create steel plate like protection, with strands being lined with hay as quickly as possible.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
Shipmient
Cedar Falls Woman's Club Drives Civic Growth and Culture
Cedar Falls is progressive with strong educational links and a vibrant club scene. The Cedar Falls Woman's Club, formed to unite women citywide, now numbers over four hundred fifty six with six work departments in literature art civics music home education political science and business. It supports the public library Sunday openings a new night school and joint efforts with the Cedar Falls Commercial club. The club has funded Furnishing of the Sartor Memorial hospital raised five thousand dollars and plans a New Year reception to celebrate civic progress and community ties.
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Cedar Falls
College Hill
Lfe
Qedar Falls
Cedar ‘Falls
Opera House
Woman's Club
General Club
Presbyterian Church
United States
Sartor Memorial Hospital
Business Girls
al Tho
French Hospitals Cost Million Francs a Day
Paris reports 500000 beds in French military and auxiliary hospitals with daily costs around 1 600 000 francs. Beds vary as many stay empty. American aid to French hospital and ambulance work exceeds 6 million francs. Not over one million wounded have been cared for so far.
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Paris
France
Bulgaria Votes War Credit of Five Hundred Million Francs
London dispatch reports the Bulgarian parliament debated a war credit of 500 million francs and a second 50 million francs loan for relief of needy soldiers' families, per Reuters Sofia correspondent.
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Bulgaria
London
Sofia
Reuter
Cedar Falls Historic year marks church and home progress
Cedar Falls reports steady growth with new churches and modern homes. Arlington Hotel remodeled into Oxford Smith Apartment Building, western Old People’s Home and Town Gate factory notes. St Patrick’s and St John’s Lutheran churches advance with new facilities. Frank Miller builds California style residence. strong religious drive and several urban upgrades noted.
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Cedar Falls
Ceddary Falls
Daga
Ke Fawa Gate Company
Arlington Hotel
Main Street
Fifth
G. €. Janney
Watherley
Oxford Smith Apartment
G. L. Smith
Waterloo
Old People’s
Larter Memorial
Town Gate Company
Wagner’s
Aslde
German Evangelical Church
Smith
Main
Ninth Streets
Seventh
Graham
Male
Thirteenth Streets
Eithher
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