Saloons Petition Revision Possible After Court Adjournment
Judge Dunham adjourned the hearing on the saloon petition and ordered both sides to prepare lists of names alleging mathematical errors in the count. A revised opinion likely within days. a new trial seems unlikely. If errors stand, Waterloo’s 26 saloons could reopen. otherwise petition remains insufficient. London betrothal news follows, then notes on possible new consent petitions after March municipal election.
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Dunham
Waterloo
Boies
Sullivan
Supreme Court
Arbuckle
Mwe
Plans for sea walls and Mullan avenue bridge design
City Engineer Charles A. Roby outlines sea wall plans to raise river bank grade by two feet with a foot walk and railing, plus a concrete Mullan Avenue bridge design with lower piers and narrowed waterway, considering flood data and ice jam risks. The city contemplates two mill levy for river front improvements.
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Improvement Commission
Charles A. Roby
Commission
Mullan Ave
Roby
Mullan, Avenue
Chicago Great Western Railway
Cedar
Miss Billie Burke Faces Possible Appendectomy
Carlsbad reports rising flood danger as water threatens Mullan avenue bridges. Miss Billie Burke, ill with appendicitis, may require surgery though initial hopes faded. Local engineer Mr Roby advocates sea walls and discusses W C F N bridge plans with concerns over diagonal piers hindering water flow.
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Carlsbad
Billie Burke
Inspirational meeting of county superintendents at Cedar Falls
A conference of county superintendents at the State Teachers College Cedar Falls drew large attendance from teachers and officials. Miss Myers reported the sessions were intensely interesting with feature talks by President Homer H Seerley on The New Vision and Prof Chauncey P Cosgrove on The Farm and Farmer in Civilization.
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State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Miss Myers
Homer H. Seerley
Chauncey P. Cosgrove
Civilization
Seerley
Funeral Services for John T. George in Waterloo Township
Funeral services for the late John T. George will be held at his home in Waterloo township at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon with Rev. W I Spry officiating. Hon. Geo W Hanna of LaVerne a brother of Mrs. George and son Scott arrived last evening called by Mr George s death.
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John T. George
Waterloo Township
W. I
Geo. W. Hanna
LaVerne
PESSIMISM RULES IN OLD MEXICO
Mexico City July 19. Business leaders fear Huerta’s retirement could trigger a new revolution and deeper hopelessness. many favor foreign intervention though not openly. Plan to unite loyalists and rebels failed. rebels gain ground in Sonora, Zacatecas, Durango as Huerta focuses on the Mexico City–Laredo railroad to raise funds. conscription, jail quash, and guarded troops create an unreliable army. Waterloo ad campaign planned to flood public awareness worldwide.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Carranza
Maytorena
Obregon
Manuel Calero
United States
Jesus Flores Magon
Jorge Vera Estanol
Sonora
Zacatecas
Durango
Laredo
Matamoroc
Ojeda
Guaymas
Teachers Will Be Examined Next Week
The regular uniform teachers examination will be held next Wednesday Thursday and Friday in the manual training building. The first day includes didactics orthography and reading in the morning and geography history and oral reading in the afternoon. Thursday covers arithmetic physiology vocal music English grammar and penmanship. Friday's forenoon lists elementary algebra and elementary economics with civics and physics in the afternoon.
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Waterloo
Real estate transfers show I G Chamberlin selling part of lot 5 block 4 Halliday's addition Waterloo for 2760 dollars Nan M Rice selling lot 18 block 3 Seash Park addition to Carl A Rice for 1 dollar A KE Ellis selling lots 7 and ? block 8 North Waterloo Place to J H Hissong for 390 dollars
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
I. G. Chamberlin
John J. Fresale
Halliday
Waterloo
Nan M. Rice
Carl A. Rice
Seash Park
A. KE. Ellis
J. H. Hissong
North
Waterloo Place
Waterloo Secures Free Ad Space in Rail Schedule Folders
The principal hotel and town leaders back a plan to advertise Waterloo by placing a free space in Illinois Central revised time schedule folders. Harry Kiester credits Fred Austin for securing the deal, after discussions with General Passenger Agent H. J. Phelps in Chicago. The Waterloo effort is managed by Town Criers to represent the entire city rather than a single faction.
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Waterloo
Fred Austin
Illinois Central
Harry E. Kiester
Illinois Central Railway
Central Railway
Austin
Harry Kiester
H. 3. Phelps
Chicago
Phelps
Town Criers
Waterleo
West Side
East Side
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Keister
Waterloo Faces Delayed City Meet Scheduling
Within a week or ten days several large cities seek to join a regional meet. The timing hinges on the number of applications ahead of Waterloo and the appearance of a local write-up.
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Waterloo
Annual picnic enjoyed by First M E Sunday School
Three hundred fifty members attended the annual picnic at Cedar River park with bathing, boating, games, and a big supper. The Boys class beat the Men's class in a baseball game by a score of 0 to 0.
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M. E
Cedar River Park
Illinois Central East Bound and West Bound Time Tables
Railroad time table fragment lists east bound departures from Dubuque and Chicago with various connections to Ft Dodge Omaha Sioux City and Twin Cities including express and local services. North bound services to Minneapolis Albert Lea and Rockford shown with arrivals at Union Depot and East Des Moines connections. Ends with several city pairings including Davenport Cedar Rapids and Oelwein schedules.
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Dodge
Omaha
Sioux City
Dubuque
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