Waterloo flotilla wins big at Burlington regatta
A Waterloo crew of twelve sailed six motorboats from Burlington to Dubuque and back, winning multiple trophies in the 90 and 150 inch classes and placing in others. Attaboy led with first in the 90 inch race and substantial cash prizes, while Columbia May B and Sylvia also earned top finishes. A 13 day Mississippi river cruise featured swift currents, high water, and a lively reception at Cedar Rapids before returning home by train and car.
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Waterloo
Burlington
Dubuque
Mississippi
Cedar
Iowa
Attaboy
Phil Lawn
Columbia
Hans Jorgensen
Henry Jorgensen
J. C. Jago
John Jago
Sylvia
Charles Pierce
Bert Purington
Alttaboy
Loving Cups
Universal Motor Co
Oshkosh
Wis
Dr. Schftich
Illinois Central
Buriington
Davenport
Universal Motors
Mr. Lown
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi River
Jack Casebeer
Jack
Claude Crandall
Paw
John Morgan
John Martin
Hans Junior
C. J. Ga
Grant Marvin
Phil
al Lown
Former Iowan to be Publicity Man for Sen Harding
Robert B. Armstrong, former Iowa newspaper worker and secretary to Gov Leslie M. Shaw, is named publicity man for Republican nominee Warren G. Harding. Armstrong, reared near Polk City and educated at Ames, led Des Moines Daily News in 1898 and later served as Shaw’s assistant secretary in Washington.
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Des Moines
Jay 10
Washington
Robert B. Armstrong
Iowa
Warren G. Harding
Armstrong
Leslie M. Shaw
Gov. Shaw
Shaw
The
Treasury
California
Los Angeles Times
Polk City
Ames
Des Moines Daily News
Shay
Albert B. Cummins
Marion
Harding
Cummins
Senator Harding
Congress
United States Senate
Automobiles Damaged in Collisions Yesterday
E A Cowell of 1239 Englewood street drove a light car into a Colby Parker truck on Fourth street bridge last evening. Damage reported. Samuel Burrows of 228 Lamson street and G O W Knittle of 610 Eighth street collided at the foot of Falls avenue and Mullan avenue yesterday afternoon. Both cars were damaged.
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E. A. Cowell
Englewood Street
Fourth Street
Samuel Burrows
Lamson Street
G. O W. Knittle
Eighth Street
Falls Avenue
Mullan Avenue
Twaddlm Named Cedar Falls Resident News Representative
George H. Twaddlm, resident news representative in Cedar Falls, is listed with the Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter. The office is at 111 West Fourth Street with telephone service and published office hours.
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George H. Twaddlm
Co. Falls
Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
West Fourth Street
Section man narrowly escapes death after engine strike
Cedar Falls July 10 Julius Fredericksen a section hand on the Rock Island railway narrowly escaped death yesterday after noon when he failed to step clear for a switch engine. He was knocked down and sustained a gash to the head and serious bruises. The item also notes community notices and local social updates including religious services and travel plans among residents.
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Cedar Falls
Julius
Fredericksen
Rock Island Railway
Mnoon
Hudson I. O. O. F
Rebekan
Raymond B. Case
L. W. Coffman
Davenport
Presbyterian Church
E. E.white
South Grange
N. J
McCurdy Opens Third Party Convention Attacks Major Parties
Allen McCurdy, temporary chairman, derides the Republican and Democratic parties as mere wings of the same third party. He urges abolition of economic privilege, calls for public ownership of key resources, and argues for freedom over restrictive laws amid war profits scandals.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Committee of 48
Allen McCurdy
McCurdy
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Wall Street
United States
Marcus A. Hanna
Joseph B. Foraker
Abraham Wincoln
Hor Island
Bovn
United States Steel Corporation
Postoffice to Add Two Clerks at Waterloo Office
Two clerks will be added to the Waterloo postoffice on department recommendation due to increased work. Civil service examinations for the two positions will be held here in the near future.
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Waterloo
Postoffice Department
14 Cases Typhoid Reported at Pella
Des Moines reports fourteen typhoid cases in Pella. State epidemiologist D B Griswold from Iowa City travels to Pella to identify contagion sources. Health board urges vaccination and offers vaccine free of charge. Possible contagion sources include milk water or a carrier.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Pella
D. B. Griswold
Iowa City
Tod
G. H M. Simner
Waterloo Battery Case Awards $28 to Defended Man
The Waterloo Storage Battery Co. sued William Charlton over a battery order. The jury awarded Charlton $28.23 and rejected liability for the battery price. An attachment on Charlton’s car secured payment, while Charlton claimed unlawful immobilization for an important trip.
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Waterloo Storage Battery Company
William Charlton
Souther Plain
Chariton
Doorbell Incident Sends Police On Short Doorstep Call
Shortly after 1 a m today a resident in the 1200 block of Forest avenue telephoned the police asking for an officer to answer his doorbell. Three officers responded but the caller had disappeared before arrival, leaving the home apparently unrobbed and the visitor unseen.
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Forest Avenue
Police Department
John Farrell
Ex-Navy Men Re-Enlist in Large Numbers
Former sailors rush back to service amid peacetime pay gains and the allure of navy life. A daily recruit record was set this week at the local station 10034 Fourth Street East, the latest from Conrad Iowa. After civilian work, sailors find navy wages higher and with all necessities provided the financial edge stands out despite living costs.
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U. S. Navy
Navy
Fourth Street East
Conrad
Boy Scouts Help On Traffic In Waterloo Streets
Boy Scouts will assist police with traffic control in Waterloo this evening as they did last Saturday night. Ray L Short reports Chief Young was pleased with the scouts and that they helped move crowds, though no specific directions were given. Scouts tonight include Horace Pike Ed Nor they Lester Davie and Robert Mayer. Last week helpers included Dortice Pike Lester Davis Jo MocGlade Hamoline Pollock Guy Arthur Robert Mayer and Stanley Groom. Water Cross camp registrations are rising with many signed for both 10 day periods. Pamphlets outlining camp work were distributed from the scout executive office in the L and J building.
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Walles
Waterloo
Ray L. Short
Dortice Pike
Lester Davis
Jo MocGlade
Uamoine Pollock
Guy Arthur
Robert Mayer
Stanley Groom
Water Cross
Mr. Short
Silong
Sone
Cutting Corners Cost Man $3 in Police Court
In a thin morning session Judge Wood found one entry on the calendar and, after confirming presence, forfeited a $3 bond posted by H. N. McCoy for cutting corners. The case was heard in the clerk’s office with no response from the accused. The report also notes Davis Cup tennis action in England as Johnston and Tilden beat Gobert and Laurentz in straight sets to give the Americans three straight wins.
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Associated Press
East Bourne
England
Johnston
Tilden
Gobert
Laurentz
Herman Bauman First Denver Merchant Dies at 84
obituary notes Herman Bauman a pioneer Denver merchant born in Indiana. He moved to Denver via Oswego after early work as a grocer and driver. He married Migs Aiat. survived by two sisters Abe and WL Meyer, Herman, Mini, and Mies, with three of twenty children predeceased.
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Peteraan Bane
Denver
Bane
Panera
Binuman
Fortis
Dreker
United States
la Oswego
Lake
PRT
Duaniiy
Jefferson City
Rte
Ertvail
Baim
Faenyve
Mdaward Burk
Sm. Wattartog
Phees
Alne
Abe WL Meyer
Herman
Mini
Mies
Worry Is A Disease Neurasthenia Treatment Advice
A 1900s health note explains neurasthenia as a nervous-shock illness distinct from hysteria, with pale thinning blood and rest as key treatments. Dr Williams Pink Pills marketed as a tonic, advising avoidance of stimulants and offering a free booklet from Dr Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady NY.
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Tne
N. Y
Dr. Wiliams
Multa Behin itt Aurory and related notes
A fragmentary foreign language style notice from New York dated July 10 mentions George Carpention and alleged passengers bound for European ports. The text is garbled with names and numbers unclear, including references to bail and an axe or wrens, without clear context or outcomes.
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New York
George Carpention
Backyard corn reaches six feet eight inches tall
P Woodring of 1021 Handolph Street reports backyard sweetcorn growing to six feet eight inches, with two rows and several stalks now transplanted and thriving. He invites anyone with taller specimens to show him the plants.
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P. Woodring
Handolph Street
Woodring
Sprinkler Beats Fire Dept to Blazing Drug Store
A sprinkler system activated at 1 a m at B. W. Schuneman & Co., drug store, 319-21 Fourth street east, confining a small blaze to the prescription room. Firemen extinguished the fire with three gallons of chemicals. jackets and apparel on the wall were ruined and some stock damaged.
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B. W. Schuneman & Co
Fourth Street
Chicago Police Report Reveals Yearly Arrest Totals
Chief H H Youn receives the annual Chicago Police Department report highlighting 91 457 arrests with 82 958 males and 8 499 females. The document notes 32 policemen and eight detectives among arrests for occupations and reports municipal court fines totaling 427 369 dollars.
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H. H. Youn
John J. Garrity
Lydia E Pinkham Herbal Compound Promises Relief
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women suffering from backache headaches nervousness and displacements. The copy frames ill health as a cost paid by modern women and positions the product as a boon. The text uses period advertising diction to appeal to female readers.
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Yace
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Ads Cruise Money
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Roger Wardine
Gardiner
Mont
L. H. Paulger
East
Fred Schraiber
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Grundy
Harry F. Bangert
Decorah
George Joseph
Nebraska
L. F. Wynegar
Minneapolis
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Janesville
Frank McSweenery
D. N. Hurd
G. R. Peebles
Mason City
Capper
Marcus Hanna
A. Mitchel Palmer
Philip II
Spain
Charles
Metternich
Austria
Star Chamber
Thomas Jefferson
America
Vatante
Wyatt Spgeidines
Tmeurantee
URY
BOY Scouts
Passes Youur
Herman Bauman
East 4Th Street
L. W. Egbert, Pres
Multa Behin
Wyant
Elly
Phare
FORD
Jilson-Miller Automotive
Jeeperson
Chickering
L. S. Parsons Music House
Sycamore St
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Phiors
Young
J. W. Briggs
Bath Street
Genet
Guubertville Mibertste
Nix
Kana
August Mualler
Loretta Kles
Alpert Weber
St. Mary's
Grueff
Cnch
Frank Delna
Independence
Nick Schmitz
Agnes Tiederal
Oxfords
Bootery
Oxford
Chickerigg
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