Girl Admits Taking Two Dresses in Juvenile Case
Jennie Carpenter, 15, is held on suspicion of stealing two dresses from a room in Waterloo. After denial and misidentification at a clothing cleaner, she confessed the theft and said the dresses were at Schuneman's drug store. Miss Via Rice identified one dress. both dresses were hers. Carpenter’s parents live in the country. she has been living in Waterloo and faces juvenile court arraignment.
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Jennie Carpenter
Commercial Street
Miss Via Rice
Carpenter
Miss Rice
Miss Carpenter
Waterloo
Municipal rink to stay open through winter
The city will maintain a municipal skating rink for the remaining winter months. Ed Chapman, who ran the rink last year, is assigned again to prepare the ice. The mayor and city auditor will formalize an agreement with river front commission members, continuing the past plan of shared monthly contributions to keep the rink usable. The ice is currently rough but will be flooded and improved within a day or two.
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Chapman
River Front Commission
River Front
de Gon
Two Suits Filed In Court Today
In Cedar Rapids district court G. Armstrong sues the Sandy McManus company and C. B. McManus for 500 dollars plus interest and costs claiming leased property at 216 218 Third avenue east for four months at 125 dollars monthly from Sept 15. Also Armstrong Mfg. Co. vs. E. E. McNaily seeks 40 dollars balance on a 50 dollar promissory note.
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G. Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
Sandy McManus Company
C. B. McManus
Third Avenue East
Armstrong Mfg. Company
E. E. McNaily
Sunday School elects church officers at East Park
East Park Presbyterian Sunday school held a meeting electing officers. Names listed include Superintendent J. S. Bartley, Assistant Mrs. H. W. Clasen, Secretary Elsie Schroeder, Treasurer F. H. Cutler, Organist Elsie Nemechek, Chorister Rev. Frank Scroeder, Primary Superintendent Mrs. George Smith. Also includes advice on curing croup with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and an Iowa Homestead subscription pitch with agent opportunities.
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East Park
Ferguson Life Insurance Firm Elects Officers At Annual Meet
The Iowa Life Insurance Company held its fifth annual meeting in the Black Hawk bank building with strong stockholder attendance including C. A. Wise, George Mornin, and F. H. Sternberg. Policies in force exceed 2.3 million dollars, over 800 thousand in Black Hawk county, with plans to expand into Iowa South Dakota and Kansas and two more states soon planned. P. M. Ray was named supervisor of Iowa agencies. Officers re elected: President F. F. McElhinney, Vice president C. W. Mullan, Secretary F. A. Ferguson, Treasurer J. W. Krapfel, Cashier E. A. Resor, Medical director W. F. Powers. Directors include C. W. Mullan, F. W. Powers, C. L. Kingsley and others.
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Iowa Life Insurance Company
Black Hawk Bank
C. A. Wise
George Mornin
Cedar Falls
F. H. Sternberg
Fort Madison
Black Hawk County
Iowa Life
Iowa
South Dakota
Kansas
P. M. Ray
F. A. Ferguson
F. F. McElhinney
C. W. Mullan
J. W. Krapfel
E. A. Resor
F. W. Powers
C. L. Kingsley
Wm. Galloway
W. R. Jamesson
F.C. Platt
George 5. Mornin
A. N. Holenheimer
Tragedy Causes Another Death in Burlington and Cedar Rapids
Burlington scene reports W Linder dies of pneumonia at Burlington hospital after his father was murdered a week earlier by Charles Caesar, who then killed himself. In Cedar Rapids, Rev Pressly Thompson of Westminster Presbyterian church dies in Colorado Springs after recent health trip.
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Burlington
W. Linder
Burlington Hospital
W. L. Linder
Charles Caesar
Caesar
Linder
Monia
W.L. Linder
Cedar Rapids
Pressly Thompson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Colorado Springs
Mr. Thompson
Washington, Pa
Woman Run Over by Auto Truck Leaves 18 Dead
Davenport Iowa report states Mrs Cornelius Lane died this morning after being struck yesterday by an automobile truck. Driver Asa Fisher is held under $500 bond as investigations proceed.
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Davenport
Cornelius Lane
Asa Fisher
Delegation Seeks State Normal School for Shenandoah
A large Shenandoah delegation visits Des Moines on January 22 to lobby legislators for state support of a normal school. They press for the state to take over the former Southern Iowa Normal plant. An advertisement notes a Grace Church event Friday evening with a 25 cent admission.
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Des Moines
Shenandoah
Southern Iowa Normal
Grace Church
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Chamberlain
Iowa Homestead
James M. Pierce
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Jows Life Insurance Company
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Dress Goods Department
Underwear Department
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Shannon
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