Naming Wilson Draws Enthusiasm at Waterloo Convention
News of Woodrow Wilson's Democratic nomination sparked jubilation in Waterloo as Clark delegates were chosen to the state convention. Republicans fear a shift to Wilson will damp third party efforts while some Taft supporters plan to vote straight down the ticket. Jack Casebeer remains hopeful for Clark and recounts cordial letters from Speaker Champ Clark.
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Woodrow Wilson
Waterloo
Clark
Wilson
Princeton
Taft
Jack Casehbeer
Baltimore
Champ Clark
Jack
Despond
Town Talk Goggle Season In Des Moines Fourth Of July Outing
Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson depart for Des Moines for the Fourth of July visit with smith relatives. Jack Dumond returns from Springfield Ill yesterday. Touring parties pass through town en route to Clear Lake Spirit Lake and Lake Okoboji for Independence Day outings. Over a hundred Waterloo residents plan to attend the Ocive celebration by a C G railroad special tomorrow. Miss Anna E Speicher collector for Corn Belt Telephone leaves for Chicago and Milwaukee for a ten day vacation. Townspeople and neighbors invited to Sunday school picnic Friday July 12 at Oak Park with ice cream and lemonade provided.
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Buchanan's
Carl Anderson
Des Moines
Smith
Jack Dumond
Springfield
Clear Lake
Spirit Lake
Lake Okoboji
Waterloo
Ocive
C. G. Road
Anna E. Speicher
Corn Belt Telephone Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
Oak Park
Post Office General Delivery Hours Altered for Picnic Day
Tomorrow the general delivery window will open from 9 18 to 10 17 a m an hour earlier than usual to allow clerks and employees to attend the annual picnic. One delivery will be made citywide in the early morning.
Tax Ferret Ill in Wisconsin
News from Iowa reports Judge Ben McCoy a noted tax ferret under contract with Black Hawk county is ill in a Wisconsin sanitarium after a prior accident on a Cuba visit. His ailment is described as mental in nature but a latest bulletin says he is improving while he completes pending work in Pottawattamie county.
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Ben McCoy
Iowa
Black Hawk
Wisconsin
Cuba
Pouawattamie County
Police Chief Orders Immediate Arrests For Vandalism On Tracks
Chief of Police F A Leighton calls for officers to arrest on sight anyone placing torpedoes or explosives on street car tracks. The nuisance risks harm to sick people and could worsen before the Fourth of July. He urges vigilance and public safety measures.
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F. A. Leighton Hast
Bank Clearings and Recorded Transfers for Waterloo Week
Waterloo week ending July 2 1912 reports total bank clearings of 1 219 358 021 with daily breakdowns for Friday to Thursday and a holiday note. Instruments recorded for week ending July 31 1812 show deeds mortages chattel mortgages bills of sale totals and year over year change.
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Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Waterloo Bank
USUYL
Funeral Told for Mrs Fannie Gates Lamb in Waterloo
Mrs. Fannie Gates Lamb, widow of Lester Gates, died Monday after kidney and heart illness at about eighty years old. She is survived by her mother, brother Ernest, and married brothers Frank H and Charles Lamb. Waterloo relatives attend. Funeral services will be held in Cedar Rapids with her son-in-law and daughter-in-law leading as mourners.
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Lamb
Cedar Rapids
Inlaw
Fannie Gates Lamb
Charles Lamb
Waterloo
Fannie Gates
Lester Gates
Ernest
Frank H
Irma Evans
T. M Evans
Rachel Hawkins
A. W. McFarlane
Dawson Street
Decedent
Rachel Miller Ginger
Vandalia
Enoch Hawkins
Minneapolis
Joseph B. Hawkins
Lves
A. R
Guy
Joseph B
McFarlane
Methodist Church
Monmouth
Rock Island
Ill
Four calves born to Hereford cow at Arthur Russell farm
In July 3 a Hereford cow on the Arthur Russell farm bore four healthy calves, two black and two red with white faces. The mother, five years old, previously had two single births. The brood includes three steers and a heifer, all alike in size.
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Johnson ‘County
Efor
Woman's club leader in peril in San Francisco
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker of Denver former president of the General Federation of Women's clubs fell ill during the federation biennial meeting. Intestinal congestion threatens her life and an operation may be necessary to save her.
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San Francisco
Cal
Sarah Platt Decker
Denver
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation
Market closes show mixed gains across major rails and industry
New York stocks closed mixed with gains in Reading and Union Pacific offset by lower readings in Western rails and steel makers. Notable quotes show Chicago Great Western and American Sugar showing modest activity while Northern Pacific and Illinois Central reflected uneven demand.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Ghey Bock Island
Chicago
Northwestern
American Smelter
Co. Oy
Illinois Central
Missouri Pacific
Fourth of July festivities across Waterloo region
Orange Township plans a quiet Fourth with no Naige while La Porte City Jesup attract shoppers from Waterloo and Oclwein. Cedar Falls Danish residents host annual picnic. Electric Park Chautauqua and local picnics draw groups. Church of the Brethren holds all day picnic worship. fireworks banned in yards. Business slows in Waterloo. fireworks on sale but accidents feared.
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la Porte City
Jesup
Waterloo
Oclwein
Cedar Falls
Electric Park
Chautauqua
Church of the Brethren
Orange Township
Potatoes Fall in Price as Raspberry Season Opens
New potatoes quoted at 36 cents a peck with large smooth specimens. old stock at 75 cents per bushel, nearly all sold. Black raspberries bring 15 cents per box while red raspberries are in high demand but scarce. Three pounds of string beans cost 10 cents. peas remain plentiful and firm. Petitions to mayor and council seek to repeal street huckstering ban before 10 a.m. Foley Kidney Pills touted for various ailments with claimed benefits. endorsement by H. W. Taggart.
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Dorothy Seales
L. W. Fairburn
Library Closed on the Fourth Holiday Notice
The Waterloo public library divisions will be closed all day tomorrow for the Fourth. The notice mentions school children and Braay tions, with a coupon on page 33 and a note about Bronk Krieger market closed Thursday.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Seo Coupon
Waterloo
Bronk
Krieger Market
Daly
Frank C. Krieger
Franks, Krueger
Frank
Roosevelt Says Third Party Still Needed in U S Politics
Col Roosevelt reiterates support for a progressive third party after Wilson nomination. He says Baltimore showed democratic irreconcilables and urges a nationwide movement for social political and industrial justice with a Chicago convention date likely by August. He declines comment on Wilson victory and Ohio ticket plans.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Col. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Chicago
Prendergast
New York
Baltimore
Dixon
Provisional Committee
Democratic Party
Taggart
Indiana
Sullivan
Ilinois
Colorado
Committee On Organization
Senator Dixon
Committee On Organizations
Roosevelt
Wilson
Ohio
Postoffice People Plan Annual Picnic Trip
Postoffice employees and their families will gather tomorrow at 10 o'clock to board a special interurban car for a trip toward Denver. About eighty people are expected to attend with a sumptuous lunch and athletic events including baseball as the highlight of the day.
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Denver
Question to attorney Cosson on showing Vilcken tragedy films
Des Moines on July 4. Authorities consider whether moving pictures of the Vilcken tragedy in which the Menora family was raided can be shown legally. Attorney General Cosson is expected to issue an opinion after reviewing state laws. no prohibitions found yet.
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Des Moines
Negro accused of Villisca crimes in Sioux City
Frank Roberts, a Sioux City resident since 1906 and former photo studio porter, is held after being charged with the murder of the Joseph Moore family and two guests at Villisca on July 10. Sheriff A A Jackson will bring a warrant to Sioux City. Roberts says he was in Clarinda, Iowa, the murder night.
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Sioux City
Joseph Moore
Villisca
Frank Roberte
Aéere
A. A. Jackson
Red Oak
Roberts
Clarinda
Local Social Roundup From Denver and Nearby
July reports show Mrs. Hiedeman visiting Readlyn with relatives as others travel to Elma Waterloo and Des Moines. A June 26 wedding at St Paul Evangelical unites Miss Carrie Kehe and Geo Jatinka, with a surprise shower for Miss Kehe hosted by Mrs Schoof.
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Denver
Mrs. Inc
Wim. Kleindienst
F. Sass
Dakota
John Schoof
Waterloo
Florence Riedesel
Mabel
Daniels
Baunhofer
Herman Wibbling
Frank Kiffner
Waverly
Henry Prestien
Des Moines
Henry Meyers
Henry Bruns
John Hall
Guy Farnsworth
Minnesota
John Dins
Fred Robinson
Thimble Bee
Geo. Jahnke
Chicago
Herman Wehling
John Sass
Carrie Kehe
John , Schoof
Plice
St. Paul Evangelies
Misa Carre Kehe
Ernest Kahe
Geo. Jatinke
Wm Jatinka
Trina
Wedding of Miss Hulda Krumin and Mr. Jahnke Featured by Pink White Decor
The ceremony had a white and pink theme with Miss Hulda Krumin leading the bridal march. Bride wore white silk and satin gown with bridal roses, while bridesmaids in pink attended. Groom’s relatives assisted as ushers, reception held at the bride’s parents’ home, out-of-town guests listed, couple to housekeeping in Denver.
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Hulda Krumin
Koma Kebe
Mies Sadie Jahnke
Tripoli
Albert Jahnke
Ernest Kebe
Wm. Stoke
Henry Clausing
Waterloo
Louise Kehe
Wm. Jahnke
Burr
Arthur Jahnke
John Moeller
Jahnke
Denver
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound For Summer Colds
A Chelsea Wis reader from W H Allen recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for quick relief from summer colds and to ward off a cold if taken early. The note states the remedy contains no opiates and is preferred over other cough medicines.
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Foley
W. H. Allen
Chelsea
Wis
H. W. Taggart
Two Girls Caught Robbing Safe in Perry
In Perry Pennsylvania on July 3 Mildred Moore and Bessie Hall two about 13 years old were accused of stealing five dollars from a grocery safe. S. Swartz set a trap after a prior $15 robbery and the girls were caught returning to the safe. They are held for juvenile court action.
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Perry, Ta
S. Gwartz
Mildred Moore
Bessie Hall
Swarts
Foley Kidney Pills Claim Quick Relief for Kidney Trouble
A testimonial from John Heath of Michigan Bar California cites kidney and bladder trouble relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. The ad notes market closures for Frank Krieger on July 4 amid rising living costs and includes another endorsement by H W Taggart.
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John Heath
Michigan Bar
Cal
H. W. Taggart
Boson Law 15 Invoked Against Immoral Premises in Black Hawk
The district court of Black Hawk County hears an injunction action under Boson Law 15 brought by the State at the relation of County Attorney Hoxie against Charles E. Cotter and F. L. Kickelberg. The petition alleges Cotter ran a place of ill fame with women on July 1 and other times, soliciting and admitting men. It seeks to prohibit further immoral use and notes Cotter’s bedding and household items in the rooms. Hearing is set for July 8 at 9 o clock.
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Cosson
Charles BE. Cotter
F. L. Kickelberg
Fifth Street
District Court
Black Hawk County
State of
Iowa
Hoxie
Cotter
Aged Lady Remanded for Treatment at Independence Hospital
Sheriff took Sarah Shinn from the county home to Independence for admission to the hospital as a fit subject for treatment following years as an inmate.
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Sheriff Shores
Sarah Shinn
Independence
Hunter Manufacturing head to display engraving machine in Milwaukee
B. Hunter, president of Hunter Manufacturing, leaves for Maquoketa Ia to spend Independence Day with family then proceeds to Milwaukee to exhibit the jewelers engraving machine to Wisconsin Retail Jewelers association during their July 9 10 11 session.
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B. Hunter
Hunter Manufacturing Company
Maquoketa
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Deck Casebeer
Clark Mah
Jack Casebeer
Tax Ferret
Sec. Hons
Watering Evening Courier
Conpop
Coupen
Waterlon Evening Courier
Connon
Naiaa R
Naige
Roger de Chateleux
Teddy
A. W
M'Farlane
Attorney Cosson
Draper's
Black's
Black
Station A
S. E. Johnson
West Fourth
Oak Hill Cottage
Sassman Grocery
Park
H. J. Cardy
J. W. Ford
Cedar Falls, Ja
Hagerman Addition
H. G
Hagerman
Shoemaker Dairy Farm
Iuiet
P.O
Waterloo Savings Bank
State of Love
Emmons Johnson
W.C. Logan
W. CO. Logan
W. C. Logan
Belle H. Hough
Carleton Stas
A. IL Edwards
Waterloo Woman’s Exchange
West Park Avenue
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