Firemen injured by toy cannon blast at station
Three City Firemen were hurt when a toy cannon exploded while being loaded outside station No. 2 on Commercial Street. Abe Holden lost a fingertip joint, Adar Mehlem and Charles Jacobson suffered burns and powder irritation, Stapela and Holden kept working afterward. The accident occurred at 1 20 p m as they rammed powder with an iron bolt and hammer.
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Comercial Street
Abe Holden
Stapela
Adar Mehlem
Charles Jacobson
Holden
Mehlen
Mehlem
Land of the Living
Jacobson
Woman Sues Dentist Over Use Of Photo In Pamphlet
Bessie Hoffman of Black Hawk county files a civil suit in Cedar Rapids seeking 5000 dollars claiming Dr. W. R. Harmon used her photo in a dental pamphlet to imply her teeth were filthy. The suit requests disclosure of photo sources, print run, and distribution recipients. Also notes several marriages licensed in Waterloo including Joseph Kern and Pearl Knapp and others.
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Cedar Rapids
Bessie Hoffman
Black Hawk County
W. R. Harmon
Iowan Capt Head Warns Roosevelt About Third Term Buzz Saw
Capt Albert Head of Jefferson, a banker and former state official, urges Colonel Roosevelt to abandon a potential third party bid. He telegrams Roosevelt saying dont monkey with the third term buzz-saw and states he will vote for Wilson while staying in the Republican Party. He plans a fuller letter outlining his views. He has long been a Republican figure and a former speaker of the Town House of Representatives, owner of the Town hotel, and Civil War veteran.
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Mes Moines
Albert Head
Jefferson
Jis
Theodore Roosevelt
Toonwrite
Teddy
Wall Street
Chicago
Greeley
Wilson
Republican Party
Captain Head
Roosevelt
Town House of Representatives
M. OM. Head
Tenth
State Department of Agriculture
Tiz foot care ad promises relief for tired feet
An old style advertisement touts Tiz for aching feet claiming quick relief from pain, swelling, corns and bunions. It promotes a bath method and suggests benefits like odorless, soothed feet and easier to wear shoes, priced at 25 cents a box and shipped by mail from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago.
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Tia
Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Waterloo Chau tauqua draws many to Orange township
Orange Ohio July 3 Quite a number attend the Waterloo Chau tauqua. Montrayer formed an organization of her Sunday school class after a Monday afternoon gathering at her home. Lloyd Smith stepped on a nail injuring the ball of his foot last Sunday morning. A physician treated the wound and he will be laid up for some time. Mr and Mrs Gil Hoover and Mrs Haines of Garwin Ia plan to visit friends here late this week and attend the Chautauqua. An electrical storm Sunday evening caused phone service outages in parts of the area.
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Orange
Waterloo
Barclay Township Officials Form New School Board
Barclay Township July 3 the old and new school boards met. The old board settled a few bills and adjourned. The new board organized with John Oruner as president J K Staebell as secretary and J Y Campbell as treasurer. The school term for the coming year will be eight months with fall two months winter four months and spring two months. Teacher salaries for fall and spring terms will be in and for the winter term BO. The tax levied tm
Local Notes and Ad Observations from Town Meeting
Board adjourned to meet on election day at 10 o clock. Miss Myrtle Caffin of Montana visiting. Haying begun. several showers, corn thriving. Joan Anderson's barn finished. Pareon Smith bought a silo from Cedar Rapids. Fourth celebrants head to Jesup. Milk supply diminished in hot weather. Elmer Shuler did carpentry for Miss Lizzie Muhlig and Theodore Meyers. John J. Fritz of Parker S D visited. Foley Kidney Pills praised by H W Taggart. Fancy dairy butter at Draper’s. Phone fos for orders.
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Myrtle Caffin
Montana
Joan Anderson
Pareon Smith
Cedar Rapids Company
Jesup
Elmer Shuler
Lizzie Muhlig
Theodore Meyers
John J. Fritz
Parker, S. D
Massive turnout for La Porte City celebration draws Waterloo crowds
Over 500 tickets sold at Waterloo union station for trips to La Porte City where a festive event attracted between 8,000 and 10,000 visitors. Four coaches filled to capacity crowded with passengers as hundreds were left behind awaiting a Cedar Rapids rail rescue and many more traveled by auto.
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Union Station
la Porte City
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
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State Loan Company
East Fourth St
Kohl's Shoe Store
Waterloo Electrical
Suspicate
Phone
the Courier
Iowa
AOK
Young Lady
Joseph Kern
Pearl Knapp
William Clark
Lena MrClatche
Head
Chum
Tiz
Barclay Twp
Wim. Penn
Ecru
Kansas City Sales Co
W. O. Paul
The
Bell Store
East Fourth Street
John Heath
Michigan Bar
Cal
H. W. Taggart
Draper's
W. F. Eighmey
Corner Park Avenue and
Sycamore Street
Joe Schiel
Sporting Goods and Ammuni
Tion
Tin Shop
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