Fire destroys Greek grocery and Wittick meat market
A morning blaze around 2:95 destroyed the Wittick meat market at 615 44 person street and heavily damaged adjoining rooms. The Greek grocery at 610 was a total wreck with losses near 34,000, partially insured. About 340 chickens stored in the Wittick rear room perished, and a wagon and coops were ruined. Insurance on the building totaled 2,000 between the North America and Home Insurance companies. The fire started in the middle division and spread rapidly, aided by oil and combustibles. Police officer Jenson reported the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettre Apy Y Leon
Garou
Person
A. J. Wittick Meat Market
Witlck
Balldine
Alos
Jefferson
Jenson
Insurance Company of North America
Home Insurance Company of New York
Mercantile Warehouse Company
Frack Marquis
Triangular Declamatory Contest Set For Jan 29
Waterloo East West and Edar Falls high schools plan a triangular declamatory contest on January 29 in the manual training auditorium. Preliminary debates with 12 students competing for two team spots will be held next Friday under Miss Peterson. The issue is immigration. literacy test proposed. East High and Cedar Falls High announce a basketball double header next Saturday at 2 30 in the local gym, with East High previously losing to LaPorte City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High
Waterloo East
Edar Falls
Manual Training
Cast High
Peterson
East High
Cefar Falls High School
LaPorte City High
Negro Dies After Lingering Illness in City Home
Samuel Charles Smith a negro resident of 130 Mullan Avenue West died at his home early this morning after a long illness from exophthalmic goiter. Born March 18 1867 in Kentucky he came to the city in 1907 and for eight years worked as a cook. He was a member of the African Methodist church and the order of T C F. He is survived by his widow a daughter Vivian his mother and sister. Remains were taken to Kisti mortuary for burial preparations pending arrival of relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Charles Smith
Mullan Avenue
Kentucky
African Methodist Church
Order of T. C. C. F
Vivian
Clinton
Kisti Mortuary
Reles
Linton
Many Neat Sermons and Grain Topics Highlight North Dakota Event
The notice describes Rev F B Brows leading a revival with invited attendees and speakers. It mentions M M M Payne a practical farmer from Lafarette Building offering farming talks in North Dakota with sale terms on well improved farms. It notes grain varieties, farm scenes in Norm Dakota, and a fine dive play of grains and crosses in fields.
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Fea
Beady Center Forms Study Center at Waterloo Sauda
A study center will be formed on Waterloo next Sauda clin with an architectural department led by M avis and Miss Sara Rice overseeing civics and history. The facility aims to provide manual training and educational programs in the region.
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BEADY
Waterloo
Mavis
Sara Rice
Marge
City in Brief Bumbles and Local Notices in One Issue
A hodgepodge of notices from the city reports minor injuries and minor court actions. Quarantines and health updates include Ruth McCord and other residents. Local officials discuss court cases, licenses, and travel plans. A mix of social events, births, and community updates fill the page with brief items and routine notices.
Accompanist GervailIe of Prima Donna Dies in New York
News of the sudden death of Gervaille in New York shocks musical circles. Ralph Mason Hix of this city served as her accompanist on a November European tour and a February road tour through Kansas. The French singer, wife of Pasteur Institute head in New York, gained prominence through hydrophobia treatment work. She had lived in Paris and performed widely before visiting America about six years ago, attempting to learn English in recent years.
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Gervaille
New York
Cireles
Ralph Mason Hix
Ain] d
Omania
Thisus Ap
Kansas
Namband
Pasteur
Gervailles
Gb Wu
Pragee
France
Amerie
de Spithi
Red Cross Service
Pasteur Institute
Gervaile-Reauhe
Ube
Meir
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Fifty Years Ago January 4 1865 Rejoicing in Savannah News
Old newspaper item recounts reactions to Gen Sherman capturing Savannah. Mentions Waterloo growler, business change at Old Stone Store, death of Joel M Liehty in 32nd Iowa Infantry, draft resistance aliens bill, county bounty of 400 dollars, and veteran Gyron A Knowles returning after capture at Mission Ridge with a grim prisoner account.
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Sherman
Savanorh
Waterloo Growler
Fletcher
Kale Hig
Geats’ Goody
Joel M. Liehty
32Nd
Reg
Iowa Infantry
Nashville
Gyron A. Knowles
Mission Ridge
Forty Years Ago News Update and Local Socials
A note reports Mott Parrott confined to his room by illness with hopeful crowds awaiting his recovery. Dr. Rouse spoke to a crowded Rustic Grange audience in Lincoln. George Barnes hosted an open house from 7 to 18 below. P H Conger and wife left for Washington to miss much of Congress. Judge Bagg and wife hosted New Year's guests with readings by young local ladies. The region endures a cold week with temperatures near zero and heavy holiday travels.
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Mott Parrott
Dr.rouse
Rustic Grange
Lincoln
Twenty Years Ago January Ninth Items From City Council
A city council committee plans paving East Fifth Street to the bridge Lafayette street and Sycamore Street to the C G W tracks with brick. County Attorney Dawson has questions for Burke-Elliott case lawyers as depositions are taken. Red Jackets group prepares a lecture by S H Basher on Atlantis. A canning factory project seeks a $2000 bonus. Jesup area couples celebrate seventeenth anniversary. Orthodontist A H D Haifa to Chicago for dental college graduation in April.
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Alingworth
East Fifth
Lafayette
Sycamore
Geo. Dawson
Burke-Elliott
Wag
Tofay
W. ©. Weil
J. G. Williams
C. O. Rownd
Jerry Mosher
H. B. Hoxie
John Thompson
D. B. Flickinger
2. L. Corton
Robber Surrenders to Waterloo Police
Waterloo police and Captain Morrysow report Joseph Henning entered the station at night and admitted he was wanted for highway robbery. He was arrested here for holding up Thomas Wells on July 28 and stealing four dollars. Henning, paroled to C F Altstadt, vanished after spending some of the money. Prosecutors have not decided whether to re open the case.
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Waterloo
Morrysow
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Henning
Toenning
Thomas Wells
Hexas
C.F. Altstadt
Tsk
Wells
Qibera
Annual Meeting of Home Building and Loan Directors Elected
The Home Building and Loan association held its annual meeting with officers re elected for another year. Louis Frank J Hummel H B Nauman H Q Bernbrock retain roles while H C Cole replaces J J Lauritzen on the board. Financials show year gain of 68090.06 with quarter receipts at 40846.91 including 25405.30 in installment stock.
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Home Building and Loan Association
Louis Frank
J. ?. Hummel
H. B. Nauman
H. Q. Bernbrock
H. C. Cole
J. J. Lauritzen
HM. Bickley
G. E B. Bickley
C. M. Berkley
3. K. Joder
Ira Palrbank
W. H. Holder
Ira Rodamar
C. TL. Nauman
J. GC. Hartman
J. E. Sedgwick
Weather chronology from early 1900s newspaper spot
Fragmented weather listing notes temperature highs and lows across years A terse line shows January temperature data with maxes and mins for 1911 through 1914 plus a current day reading and a brief advertisement footer for furnace security. Names and dates are inconsistently presented in OCR.
Waterloo B. and L. Declares Four Percent Dividend
Waterloo Bullamy and Loan association in Marsh Place block declares a 4 percent dividend for the last period. Secretary W H Bruno reports strong growth with assets over $900,000 and loans totaling over $91,000 in six months. Half-year earnings were about $32,000. Annual meeting set for January 18.
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Waterloo Bullamy and Loan Association
Marsh Place
W. H. Bruno
Grow angleworms for winter fishing success in Michigan
Grand Rapids, Mich. Jan 6 Anglers Roy Musselman and George Hartson, cops on emergency calls, perfected winter worm farming after learning from angleworm farmer W Orton Moon. They fed worms in a warm box with coffee grounds and cornmeal, yielding abundant bait for ice fishing all winter. The worms then thrived in a garden bed and later a warm basement, enabling year round angling. Musselman calls the method the only business for real anglers and urges others to replicate it with regular watering and box-sifted earth.
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Grand Rapide
Mich
Roy Musselman
George Hartson
Musselman
W. Orton Moon
East Brand Rapids
Hartson
Moon
Perea
Hartsen
Iowa Silo Industry Center Of Great Growth
A historical overview notes how silos transformed farming in Iowa by preserving 70 percent of corn stalk value for beef and dairy needs. The piece highlights Iowa as the nation’s leading center for silo production, with mills and farms amplifying a regional industry.
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Lowa
Agricultural Colleges
Towa
Union
United States
Square Deal Nestled For Memoriata
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a satirical tone about a map, wealth, and personal finances with a quip about a spouse probing pockets at night. a commentary on fairness and nourishment in a metaphorical “deal.”
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Well Arranged Maid-Mrs Naybor’s Cheaper Coffee Return
A fragmentary note from the Boston Transcript describes Mistress Well and Mary in handling coffee repayment. The text mentions arranging, borrowing, a jar, and sending items back, indicating a minor domestic or barter exchange. No clear event date or broader context emerges from the readable lines.
Florida Times Onion Size Matters at Grat Dollar Table
A fragment notes a saying about size and a large Grat dollar, mentioning the table boat and the Florida Times Onion in a brief, quirky line. The readable content centers on monetary reference and a newspaper name in a humorous context.
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Florida Times-Onion
Generosity of Chairman Strayer Solves Unique Charity Problem
County faced a dilemma over using the poor fund to feed a horse team in peril. Chairman W D Strayer offered a half ton of hay from the barn, enabling the man to haul feed himself and avert potential arrest for animal neglect. The act resolved the case and avoided establishing a relief precedent.
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Strayer
Humane Society
W.D. Strayer
Who Pays the Doctor Bill for Police Injuries
A Waterloo police captain objects to Grundy county paying his medical bill after a bullet wound while helping apprehend Prim and Wilcoxen for murder. County officials dispute liability, noting officers were not invited to assist and pondering whether testimony fees count as charity. The article also notes funeral arrangements for Mr. Turner, a Waterloo resident who died suddenly from valvular heart trouble at 66.
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H. T. Wagner
Capt. Wagner
Police
Wagner
Grundy County
Wilcoxen
Prim
Altho
Grundy
Turner Funeral Held Thursday for Samuel Turner
The remains of the late Samuel Turner will be held in the city on Thursday. The service details are being arranged, with local officials noting the deceased's connection to the community and his contributions.
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Samuel Turner
Cal
Three American Flyers Join French Aviator Corps
Paris reports that William Thaw Bert Hall and James Bacho have been transferred from the Foreign Legion to the French aviator corps the first non Frenchmen admitted to the unit. They have served three months with the Anglo American division in trenches near Craonne. Thaw, known as the millionair e aviator in the United States, previously flew Newport to New York in record time under the Brooklyn Bridge.
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William Thaw
Paris
Jan. F
Bert Hall
James Bacho
Foreign Legion
Craonne
Thaw
United States
Newport
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
East River
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