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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
7
Maslin shoppers receive travel equipment deals at Paul Davis store with a range of suit cases and bags. Special tomorrow offers include a 24 inch matting case at 98 cents, imitation alligator and leather cases at 1.49, and an oxhide 18 inch leather bag at 7.50.
President Taft nominates Edwin H. Wilson postmaster of Cedar Falls under the July 17 dispatch. Wilson succeeds J. W. Jarpegin, who resigned last February, and has long been a Cedar Falls native and a staunch Republican. He formerly ran a clothing business for sixteen years.
Albert E. Gibson, long time secretary and general manager of the Galloway-Gibson Investment Company, resigns effective Aug 1 while on a business tour of Canada. He will return to operate his own real estate office in the city. William Galloway has purchased Gibson's interest, with no expected policy change at the firm.
Chicago hogs firm with light hogs topping 7.72. Cattle dull on light supply. Sheep improve on lower quality from Louisville. New York closes show mixed values with listed names: Canadian Pacific 26.64, Pennsylvania 6.1234, Reading 166, Northwestern 198, Union Pacific 167, Baltimore and Ohio 1908, Southern Pacific 110, United States Steel 70.5, Amalgamated Copper 82.4, Northern Pacific 2021, Great Northern 222.2187, Erie various, Central 190, New York Central 114, Anaconda 70, American Sugar 2.06-54.0988.
A group photograph shows the wife and daughters of Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic presidential candidate, at their Sea Girt New Jersey home. The Wilson family includes Governor Wilson, his wife, and daughters Margaret twenty six Jessia twenty five and Nicanor twenty two. The text notes their rise from college president’s wives to a state governor’s family and their unchanged, healthy, democratic demeanor amid national attention.
E. F. Kistner awarded to C. H. Werner the contract for a new five story undertaking establishment in the 300 block on Third street west between Bluff and Jefferson. The building will cost about $18,000 and feature 42 foot frontage on the avenue with a 100 foot alley frontage. The lower floor and basement will house the undertaking business and offices with work rooms for staff. The second floor will be four modern living apartments.
The Grace M. EB Church hosted social events testing its role as a community center. Afternoon kitchen shower by Ladies' Ald society drew many, while an Epworth League reception attracted over 200 youths with programs by Kenneth F. E. Runkel and Rev. Titus Lowe delivering inspirational talks.
A garbled OCR style entry lists multiple names with ages and places such as Waterloo Lily M Osmith 19 and Waterton Katherine Kilershberger 18, plus Water 190 Dandardan 21 and Mantan 11. The fragment resembles a directory or license record with scattered locations and ages.
The District Court in Black Hawk County Iowa issues a summons against Joseph Kaufman to answer a petition alleging a debt of 3511254 dollars plus interest from April 25 1912 on two promissory notes 2500 and 1000 dated June 7 1910 and September 29 1890. A writ is to follow.
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