Gladon Name Selected in Bank Name Contest
Mathee Tells LB and J Officers Why Selevtiana Was Maile. Gladon T. Francia Roberts named the ten week old son of Mrs C Roberts of La Porte City after a name contest run by Leavitt Johnson National Bank. First prize winner Gladon Wilson Gregory is listed among prize recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladon
T. Francis Roberta
C. Roberts
la Porte City
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
T. Francia Roberts
C. R. Warner
Wolverton
Minn
Gladon Wilson Gregory
J. W. Gregory
Cedar Rapids District Postmasters Meet January 28
The Cedar Rapids district League of Postmasters of the Third and Fourth classes will hold its nineteenth semi annual meeting in the post office dormitory in Cedar Rapids Iowa on Tuesday January 28. Postmasters are urged to attend and topics include Shop Talk the question box parcels post and postal Savings banks offering material for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
City Wagons Repainted for Spring Work
East side street cleaning department updates include repainting and repairing all wagons and brightening the street sprinkler. Harvey Wills, street commissioner, reports yard improvements with brick paving and other upgrades to keep city operations in top condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side Street Cleaning Department
Harvey Wills
East Side Street
No title yet: Cedar Rapids Republicans on fragile ice
Ten men wait for thicker ice with vague hope five weeks before March. They act prudently taking what they can get as Iowa rivers rarely ice in March. February could bring cold, but January has fallen short. the winter remains easy, and the speaker weary of damp, sloppy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Remarkable S. S. S. 8 Remedy Boils Blood Bath Claim
An advertisement touts Swift's S. S. S. 8 as a blood cleansing remedy that penetrates intestines, then purifies blood through every organ. It promises rapid relief from rheumatism and purports broad acceptance, offering expert guidance from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Swift Laboratory
S&s
Swift Specific Co
Uaz Swift Bldg
Atlanta
Naval Radio Stations Opened Across Alaska
Six naval radio stations began commercial service on January 15 at St. Paul Dutch Harbor Unalga Kadial Cordova and Sitka. Rates for messages from these stations to all U S points vary by destination with 25 cents a word to most places and 20 cents a word to California via Eureka, plus the destination rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval
Alaska
St. Paul
Dutch Harbor
Unalga
Kadiak
Cordova
Sitka
United States
California
North Head
Wash
Eureka
Man Receives Prime Hammond Avenue Lot as Birthday Gift
William M. Hammond, son of H. W. Hammond and longtime employee of Waterloo Fruit & Commission, receives a prime Hammond avenue lot with a prime location facing a large tree. The gift also includes the Hammond avenue sign in white cobble letters. Mr. Hammond plans to build on his remaining twenty five lots and may erect a flat on the old home orchard site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Hammond
H. W. Hammond
Waterloo Fruit & Commission House
Hammond Avenue
Hammond
Milwaukee to Launch $1 Million Prohibition Campaign
Milwaukee has been chosen to start a drive to raise 1,000,000 for the Prohibition party’s 1916 fight. Eugene Chafin, the party’s recent presidential candidate, notes Milwaukee’s strong Prohibition showing and its large vote against saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Prohibition Party
Eugene Chafin
Prohibition
Heer
Farmhouse Fire Claims Four In Canfield Area
A farmhouse fire two miles from Canfield today killed Curtis Shafer, 35, and his daughter Effie, 14, and seriously injured Shafer's wife, 32, and daughter Evelyn, 12. Son William, 10, survived with burns and plans to recover after awakening to flames.
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Canfield
Curtis Shafer
Effie
Big Tim Sullivan Declared Incompetent In New York
Timothy D. Sullivan known as Big Tim Sullivan was declared incapable of managing his estate by a sheriff's jury in New York. Four physicians testified he suffers from mania and melancholia with insanity, and his property is valued around $1,000,000. He has been in a private sanitarium since September. No guardianship recommendation was made. decision rests with the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Timothy D. Sullivan
Big Tim
Sullivan
Old Man Examined for Darrow Jury in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on January 23 juror John Farlay a septuagenarian was examined after defense attorneys challenged his fitness due to age and fatigue. Physicians summoned by Earl Rodgers chief counsel for Clarence Darrow’s defense assessed Farlay as the trial resumed after the first venue’s exhaustion.
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Los Angeles
Earl Rodgers
Clarence $. Darrow
John Farlay
Beveridge Declares Progressive Path to National Victory
Former Senator A. J. Beveridge urged Chicago Progressive Club that amalgamation with old parties is wrong and predicted a Progressive national victory in 1916. He said the Republican party is finished and urged uniting under equality and justice while defending the party’s growth to over four million votes in the last election. He spoke amid 800 attendees at the Hotel Sherman. Parsifal at Grace Church charged 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Progressive Party
A. J. Beveridge
Progressive Club
Hotel Sherman
Republican Party
South
Beveridge
Thomas Knight
Indiana
United States
Seward
Grant
Lincoln
Morton
GO. 2
Husband seeks divorce over mother-in-law honeymoon row
Wisconsin man Joseph Eckman sues Anne Shephard Eckman claiming his mother-in-law ruined his marriage after a secret 1909 New York wedding. He alleges cruelty including a chaperoned honeymoon, paying two thirds of home costs, and meals downtown with a $5 weekly pin money allotment. He says his wife refuses to recognize the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Eckman
Anne Shephard Eckman
Clara Bowen Shephard
New York
Eckman
Flo
Pinex Pine Syrup Cough Remedy Promoted for Home Use
A dated advertisement touts making a pine based cough remedy with Pinex and sugar syrup. It claims rapid cough relief within 24 hours, appetite boost, and bronchial support, urging readers to obtain Pinex through a local druggist or direct from The Pinex Co. in Wayne Indiana.
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United States
Canada
Norway
Pinex Co
Wayne
Ind
Cedar Falls Daily News Notes From Cedar Falls
Personal notices list travelers and local events in Cedar Falls Iowa including a fiftieth wedding anniversary, club entertainments, new residents, sickness and travel. A special Rock Island train and local school matters are mentioned along with town life society items and a note on a hypnotism book giveaway.
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Cedar Falls
Ian
Rock Island
Columbus Junction
White Broadcloth Coat for a Child with Red Fox Collar
A white broadcloth coat for a child features a warm red fox collar. A satin helmet-like hat with velveteen gives a jaunty finish, completed by ribbon streamers.
Big reduction of coal Get our prices
An advertisement from Warman Coal Company promotes a large price drop on coal with a contact phone 405 urging customers to inquire for current rates and deals.
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Warman Onl Co
Fudvertisume
Decision May Mean New Mill in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Iowa January 23 Special The Waterloo and Cedar Falls Union Mill Co hired an architect from Minneapolis to plan a new oil mill on the old Overman site. The modern concrete iron plant would cost about 100000 when fully equipped. The project hinges on a Washington commission ruling on milling in transit. a favorable decision means construction proceeds, else the plan ends.
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Cedar Falls
Spe
Waterloo & Cedar Pally Union Mill Co
Minneapolis
Thin City
Harry Brown
Washington
Cedar Falla
Miss Blanchard Dies in Chanute at Chanute Kansas
Miss N O A L Blanchard a former Waterloo resident died Wednesday at the home of her nephew F A Parsons in Chanute Kaw Funeral services were held there and her remains shipped to Oswego for chapel services Friday afternoon at 3 30 Reverend Effie McCollum Jones Universalist pastor officiated burial was in the family lot at Fairview Two of her sisters are buried there She was aunt to Mr and Mrs W S Bishop and spent much of her life in their home
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N. Oal Blanchard
Waterloo East
F. A. Parsons
Chanute
Kaw
B. A. Parsons
Henry Murdock
Fannie
Effie McCollum Jones
Universalist Church
Fairview
Mito and Hemenway Died at Falls in Tragic Event
A chaotic scene at Falls left Mito and Hemenway dead as locals recall a day marked by grief. The report notes a series of scattered names and unrelated details before naming Loralee Genevieve Schhemnerharn Wars, born in Seneca Mills, and mentions a funeral in the city. The Townsend Morrill Company annual stock meeting is recorded with officers reelected and notes several regional offices.
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Gadalius
Les Peanenwiy
Ai West
Bone Otek
Loralee
Genevieve Sehemnerharn
Seneca Malls
Isaa
Drereudent
Bey
J. Stocibett
Greenwood
Townsend
Morrill Company
Pecetaetal
Gilkey
Pieren
Views
Jepsen
Mabe
New Wartford
Pike
Titherard
Ackley
Uwinptun
Paulh
Ner
Bowery Boys Eat On Miss Gould Honor Meal
In New York the Bowery boys formed lines outside a Bowery home and ate a supper of beet, turnips, breaded cutlets and apple pie. The meal honored Miss Gould on her marriage to Finley Shepard. Several hundred joined, then expressed thanks for her generous act during the festive gathering.
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New York
Tan
Tayi
Bowery
Selen Miler Gould
Finley
Shepard
Miss Gould
Book promises telepathic power and social influence secrets
An advertisement-style text touts a book by Point claiming to teach mind control and telepathy to influence others. It promises practical results, offers a mail order to Herbert Ta Ming in Cleveland, and asserts widespread success and celebrity endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Flint
Fling
Reyes
Tod Haldts
Dusmania
Terese
Sayeierlustigg
Ein
Weinstad Eird
Herbert Ta. Ming
Cleveland, Hin
Speech Sparks Praise From Benefactor At Wedding Day
The crowd cheered as a speaker praised the benefactor for his support, noting his focus on practical gifts like gowns and attire for brides. The remarks highlighted gratitude to the patron for his generosity and considerate guidance.
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Cedar Falls Daily News
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