Remodeling Union Station Work to Start at Once
Rock Island officials disclosed progress on remodeling Union Station and potential land purchases for track switching. General Manager Whitenton and associates inspected several tracts, with a decision expected soon. Work on enlarging the station and laying Cedar street yard tracks begins within a week, while the location of the 1913 union station remains undetermined.
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W. M. Whitenton
Mr. Whitenton
F. J. Easley
Mr. Parish
The
Road In Laws
Lal Ray
F. W. McMillan
J. B. Kilpatrick
A. BE. Wallace
Waterloo
Wallace
Evening Courier
Union Station
Cedar Street
Whitenton
Waterloo Union Depot
Senate hears Sheldon on 1904 campaign contributions
Washington delegates report George R. Sheldon testifies before a Senate committee, detailing late Edward H. Marri man’s funding for Roosevelt’s 1904 campaign. Sheldon recalls Moran and company and Henry C. Frick as contributors, though exact amounts are unclear.
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Washington, D. C
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Senate Committee
Edward H. Marriman
Roosevelt
Sheldon
J. T. Moran
Comepany
Henry C. Frick
Cornelius
Dull six weeks ahead as Cedar Falls term ends
Cedar Falls July 26. Fifty five students received diplomas at a morning ceremony while the summer school closed with a brief session. Social events marked the term’s end, including a Cedar Heights picnic and a band concert. Six weeks of dullness follow on College Hill as pursuit of funds for the band continues. Presbyterians plan to mail 200 pounds of magazines to an Alaskan missionary for miners in Fairbanks.
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Cedar Falls
Seerley
Cedar Heights
Alpha and
Philo
Woodman Hall
College Hill
Presbyterian Church
Condict
Fairbanks
Alaska
Funeral of John Ford Held at United Brethren Church
Cedar Falls July 26 funeral services for John Ford were held at the United Brethren church in Washington township with Rev. Schaffer officiating and interment in the churchyard. A large gathering of friends attended. Nearby notes mention Leo H. Paulger, a Bull Moose committee member for the Third district, praising Roosevelt and a denied claim about Teddy as a boozefighter. Prof. Pearse of Milwaukee, visiting Cedar Heights with his son, left after a series of lectures, while Mrs. Leo Wiley of Denver plans a visit to her parents in Grundy County and Ill. fuel-related injuries and other local social updates follow.
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Cedar Falls
John Ford
United Brethren Church
Washington Township
Rev. Schaffer
Leo H. Paulger
Bull Moose Party
Roosevelt
Lyman Abpott
Teddy
Pearse
Milwaukee
Cedar Heights
Leo Wiley
Denver
Charles Boehmler
LaGrange, Ill
W. N. Rockwell
J. G. Miller
H. E. Walker
Chicago
H. Miller
Frank B. Miller
Young feeders scarce as beef and hog prices rise
Cedar Falls July 26 Special Romey Webster stock buyer reports a sharp rise in hog and cattle prices with a looming shortage of beef cattle and few fall feeding plans locally. He notes a nationwide scarcity worsened by drought earlier, but rains now refreshed western ranges and corn and oat crops look record large. Ackley buyers pay 25 cents a bushel for new corn. The Danish Lyren society of Cedar Falls elects officers and praises Danish-American contributions. Mrs. Cora Bogert Gee visits Mount Vernon area.
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Cedar Falls
Romey Webster
Sioux City
Omaha
Kansas City
Webster
Ackley
Reminiscences Return of Beloved Local Teacher Cora Bogert
District news recalls former popular teacher Cora Bogert as she visits, prompting memories among former students Jack Newman Will Mer ner Dan Merner and others. A Maquoketa judge on vacation visits Cedar Falls and Davenport district while court matters pause.
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Cora Bogert
Jack Newman
Will Merner
Dan Merner
Band Concert Draws Largest Crowd in Cedar Falls Night
A Cedar Falls band concert last night drew the season’s largest attendance. Traffic on Main Street was heavy with autos within fifty miles, needing extra police after the show. Harvest work kept farmers from assisting with road dragging, while an ice cream social at the Danish Bethlehem church featured performances by the Lyren society glee club on the lawn.
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Cedar Falls
Main Street
Glee Club
The
Lyren Society
There Is No Such Thing as a Luxury
Philosophical remark suggests true value lies in limits. It questions ownership and possession, arguing that luxury implies lack and unattainable abundance. The idea challenges conventional status symbols and consumer culture.
Pinches and Winks Fined Under Judge Scully Schedule
Chicago July 26 Judge Scully of the South Chicago Municipal Court has begun a war on mashers with a published fine schedule. A pinch on a girl's arm costs 50, a first wink 50, each additional wink 50, a kiss 100, a covert glance 10, a noticeable glance with a good afternoon 50. Mitchel Belinsk{ paid 50 for pinching Miss Theresa Chemma as she walked home from work on Superior avenue. The judge warned that next time would be 100 and labeled the fines Judge Scully's Schedule for Flirts, now familiar among locals.
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Chicago
Theresa Chemma
Superior Avenue
Judge Scully
Water Boil etc? (title trimmed)
WARNING EAST AND WEST WATERLOO property owners must cut weeds immediately or street workers will be hired to remove them and the costs assessed. No further warning will be given as required by law and City Ordinances. Street Commissioner.
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Given
W. H. Given
Waterloo
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