City in brief notes and travels around town
Local items report shots of daily life. Det Shallenberger heads to New York on business while Buchanan advertises eye care and various residents travel to Albert Lea Chicago Milwaukee Portland and Seattle. A new baby boy joins Mr and Mrs Deeseen and Mr and Mrs Hawver host a nine pound son. An ill Belle Smith remains hospitalized. A Logan Avenue residence for Elmer Heskett begins at 34500. Mrs J A Francis and sons return from Los Angeles after a family illness.
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Det
Shallenberger
New York City
al Collyer
Gene Noyes
Albert Lea, Minn
G. W. Looker
Chicago
Milwaukee
Harry Nankervis
William Deusehen
Seventh
Bluff Streets
Floy Walker
George Hawver
Gable Street
Belle Smith
Linden Avenue
St. Francis Hospital
Elmer Heskett
Logan Arenaa
Kern Street
T. F. McDonnell
J. A. Francis and Sons
Los Angeles
City Official Seeks Pay Cut To Aid Debt Reduction
Basil St Louis Illinois reports Street Commissioner Godfrey asked St Louis to cut his salary by 200 dollars a year to help curb municipal expenses as Mayor Chamberlin urges economy to reduce city debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Basil St. Louis, Ill
Godfrey
Chamberlin
Dr Myers Great Medical Center At Waterloo
Waterloo residents praised Dr Myers a renowned specialist in chronic stomach bowels kidneys nerves heart lungs and rheumatism He offers free consultation and examination and accepts out of town letters He is permanently located at Tow more street Waterloo with hours evenings and Saturdays and Sundays morning no miracle claims but effective modern treatments
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Dr. Myers
Waterloo
New York
Tow
More Street
Lawn
Yaya
Volcano on Sakura Island Still Erupting
Lava flows steadily down the sides of Sakura causing island expansion as rescuers fear high casualties from the eruption, earthquake, and tidal wave. Seismologist Omori notes 400 houses buried at Yokoshina and warns only the future can reveal the full toll. Messages of sympathy arrive from the United States and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sakura
Pompeii
Fushichi Omori
Yokoshina
la Pompei
East Waterloo Board to Consider Tobacco Policy and Ward Building
The East Waterloo board of education will hold a regular Tuesday meeting with Superintendent Kline. Items include an anti tobacco resolution by local civic groups and plans for a new ward building in the McWilliams Howrey addition with review and possible alterations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
East Waterloo
Kline
Woman's Club
McWilliams- Howrey
Lincoln
Jury Selected in Fraud Case Over Cattle Trade
A federal court jury was chosen in J. I. Boyd versus A. T. Jakman to hear claims that cattle traded as part of land transfer were diseased and defrauded the plaintiff. Trial evidence likely continues into Monday as court figures stay for the Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Boyd
A. T. Jakman
Mary L. Norman
Dubuque
Edward Knott
Waverly
United States
M. L. Healy
Cedar Rapids
A.C. Lietz
Man admits shooting in long-unsolved New Jersey case
Paul Carl, jailed in Somerville, confesses to shooting Ellis at the urging of an unnamed woman, claiming he fired buckshot through a dining room window in Basking Ridge on November 20, 1911. Carl was arrested in Camden and held for the Bilis case, for which a $1,000 reward remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
N. J
Paul Carl
Monroe F. Bilis
New Jersey State Lumber Association
Ellis
Carl
Camden
Basking Ridge
Skin of Sister Saves Brother in Hospital Graft
Miss Hazel Brown donated forty square inches of skin to her burned brother Earl at Presbyterian hospital. The grafts have taken, she has returned home on Newell Street and may resume duties at Bhick the foods store next week. Earl’s leg graft is also recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Brown
Presbterian Hospital
Earl
Newell Street
Bhick the Foods
Lez
Ohio Governor Refuses Requisition for Toledo Child Abandonment Suspect
Des Moines report says Toledo detective L Cruse sought Ohio governor George W Clarke to extradite Robert Stratton on a child abandonment charge. After three days and a return trip, Clarke refused to honor the requisition, leaving Stratton in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Des Moines
Robert Stratton
Toledo
L. Cruse
George W. Clarke
Carp Harvest Sets Lake Winnchipcaga Record at 10000 Pounds
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin yesterday August Rishing of New Albany obtained state game wardens permission to remove rough fish and lifted ten thousand pounds of carp, a Lake Winnchipaga record, marking a notable harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Wis
Lake Winnchaga
August Rishing
New Abin
Warthen
Maine Memorial Exercises Set for Sinking Anniversary
Colonel John McWlroy chairs a committee to hold Maine memorial exercises in February marking the sixteenth anniversary of the sinking of the U S S Maine in Havana harbor. President Wilson will deliver an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John McWlroy
Maine
Havana Harbor
Wilson
Fishing Their Occupation In New Brunswick Coast
Over 1 200 small boats ply the north New Brunswick coast with nearly every resident a part time fisherman at times. Most residents follow fishing as an occupation and many smelt fishermen are farmers who use fishing as a winter profitable side line.
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New Brunswick
Flirting With Fame and the Big Fish That Got Away
A fable scene features a wise fish warning a nibbling youth about danger while the youngster admits a craving for glory. He eagerly strives to be praised as the great fish that escaped, despite the risks involved.
Vant Gen Mercado Faces Court Martial Over Retreats
Mexico City reports the federal war office warned General Salvador Mercado that if he returns to Mexico he will be court martialed by the first federal force he encounters. Officials, who call him the evacuator, criticized his abandonment of Parral and Ojinaga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Federal War Office
Salvador Mercado
Ojinaga
Mexico
Mercado
Parral
Chihuahua
Waterloo mourns Mrs. Charlotte Hagerman at funeral near Castle Hill
A large crowd from Waterloo attended funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte Hagerman today held near Castle Hill schoolhouse. Event drew many local residents and relatives to pay respects to the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Charlotte Hagerman
Castle Hill
American Embassy Madrid to Host Roosevelt Engagement
The American ambassador Joe Spain and Mrs. Willard of Richmond and Washington announce by cable the engagement of their daughter Miss Belle Wyatt Willard to Kermit Roosevelt, second son of Theodore Roosevelt. The wedding is expected at the Madrid embassy next April with date and venue unspecified in the cables. Miss Willard recently debuted into Richmond’s younger social set.
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Iechmiend
Joe Spain
Joseph E. Willard
Richmond
Washington
Dauhter
Belle Wyatt Willard
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Madrid
Misa Willitd
Spring Styles Move Toward Freakish Brights in New York Lines
Mrs. H A Touhey of the Smart Shop returns from New York with an immense spring and summer stock. The fashion preview promises loud colors from tango green to yellow blue red and wisteria. Dresses feature oversized hips and minimized ankle width with wired tunics and flounces. Coats will be extreme with bold color mixtures and are described as propped out behind by a stick.
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H. A. Toubey
Smart Shop
Waterloo
New York
Auto Struck by Street Car on Fourth Street Bridge
At about 10 o clock this morning a street car collided with an automobile on the Fourth street bridge. The car was westbound and attempting to pass a wagon when a street car from the opposite direction approached. The impact damaged the auto’s steering knuckle and wheel and bent the axle. the street car’s step was knocked off. The driver escaped with only a severe shaking and his name was not learned.
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Fourth Street
Dry Goods Firm to Open in Waterloo March 15
Falan Ballman, a new dry goods and ladies ready-to-wear firm, will occupy a 40 foot front three story building at Water and Fourth. The partners from Rockford and Tuscola prepare elaborate fixtures, steel ceilings, mahogany interiors, and a large glass front with a central street vestibule. They plan to be ready to open by March 15 and will travel east to complete spring stock purchases.
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James Black Dry Goods Company
Falan-Ballman Company
Water and
Fourth Streets
G, EH
Falan
Chas, V. Weise Company
Rockford
Messrs
Falan and Ballman
Waterloo
Falan & Ballman
Tapioca Cupboard Shifts as Rubber Planting Expands
A London Globe note states tapioca acreage declines as large areas once used for planting tapioca in the Stralta Settlement are converted to rubber cultivation. The editorial recalls a vow made during the Arsenal era to avoid tapioca pudding when able to order one’s own meals.
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Stralta
London Globe
Advertised Letters Listed for Local Mail
A long list of names appears under the heading Advertised Letters. The notice records recipients including Mrs Pauline Adamicay Miss Clorence Allen Mrs Pauline Anderson Lida Armstrong Miss Annabel Baker and many others awaiting pickup at the post office.
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Pauline Adamicay
Clorence Allen
Pauline Anderson
Lida Armstrong
Annabel Baker
Ruth Ball
Joe Bartz
Anna Berg
Chris Boyce
Ruby Briggs
Nell Burk
Dorothy Campbell
Julia Campbell
Laura Campbell
L. 5. Campbell
Malinda Canfield
Gliark
Grace Cole
Mildred Conwell
Miss Cook
Charlotte Dardis
Anna Earnest
Lois Ely
Fanning
Milin Franklin
Cora KB. French
Lucy J. Furbish
Irene Tansen
Ruth Harris
Sahe Movers
Mary Hullinger
Jackson
Ingeborg Johnson
Fred Kimball
Mae Lewis
E. ©. Little
Marsden
Mamie Mikalas
Ida Moroney
Enna Neal
Jensen
Ray Jolls
Jas. F
Vernier Manufacturing Co
Senor Gavino Cacillas
Maryja O. Pmuchawaka
Nellie Douglas
Bozo Drasu
Bert Edwards
Frost Concrete
Mra. Hawks
N. Guzik
Paul Kackis
W. King
Oscar Swanson
Swante H. Swanson
Jack G. Smith
Mystery List of Names From Classified Column
A long OCR fragment lists numerous personal names with titles and some company names. It appears to be from a classifieds or social notices section listing households, individuals, and firms without a cohesive event or notice.
Wilson nominates Gorgas and Holohan for key posts
President Wilson announced nominations for high posts today in Washington. Brigadier general rank given to Surgeon General William C. Gorgas, with A. S. Marshal James B. Holohan of California named for the Northern District of California. Frank H. Gould of California to be Surveyor General of California.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Col
Wm. C. Gorgas
Northern District
California
James B. Holohan
Frank H. Gould
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Buchanan
Majestic
Nellie Corlis
Independence
Federal Court
Lee Leckington
Floyd Peterson
Rock Islad
J. F. Kruger
Jesup
Oregon
George Harris
F. W. Harris
Seattle
Mrs. H. Bunnell
Harris
Iowa
Stants
Oakura-Jima
Tokio
Japan
South
America
England
Bryan
American Red Cross
Naval Society
East Side Board
Skin OF Sister
Brother
U. 8
Col Meelroy
Vant Gen. Mercado
Rermit Roosevelt
Pack Dros
Aimlenius
Amerika
West Indies
Panama Canal
He Evening
Gowen
H. Wolf
Commercial St
Bor
Wellington
Kissel Iar| Co
Black Hawk Co
N.M. Beekly
W. 4Th St
Ask
N. M. Beekly
Saleeman
Continental Jewelry Co
Continental Bidg
Cleveland
Martin & Neuses
Raymond
Hremer Co
A.A. Zemke
Janesville
Main Ling Road
Son Bros. Ltd
Gibson Bros., Ltd
Syndr., Cate Bldg
Automobilea
Black Hawk Automobile Company
Rambler Automobile Co
J. Newton Smith Motor Co
West 5Th &J
Grand Central Palace
Hotel Astor
Cadillac
Hammer and Tongs
Europe
Morris Motor Company
East Fifth Street
Towa
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