Por chroom apartment theft targets Wray valuables
A daylight porch climber stole diamonds jewelry and wearing apparel valued at several hundred dollars from the Wellington apartments at 605 7 Wellington street. Entry was via an open third floor window. A separate burglary at the Sonneman residence yielded no theft. Minor thefts include a spare tire and rim stolen from H H Gies parked on Walnut street.
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J. W. Wray
Wellington
Wellington Street
Hotel
Russell-Lamson
Walnut Street
Homegrown Apples Cheapest in Years
A Waterloo dealer reports that high quality apples from Black Hawk County flood area markets at lower prices than in years past. He urges housewives to buy now for home use and notes apples can be canned, pickled, preserved or made into jelly.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Raths Enjoy London Visit Despite Constant Rain
A postcard from John W. Rath to G. A. Morris, dated July 14 in London, notes rain nearly every day while Rath and Mrs. Rath tour Europe. He says they are getting along fine and recount a near collision in the Strand as cars with left hand drive crowd the streets.
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London
Eng
G. A. Morris
John W. Rath
Mrs. Rath
Europe
Alto
Mr. Rath
Strand
Photographers halted for missing city licenses
Three traveling photographers were stopped while canvassing the city for not having licenses. At the police station they were told to obtain permits from the city clerk and, after learning the cost of two weeks for all three was 54 dollars, left without securing permits.
Grundy Center Loses Power After 8 P.M.
Grundy Center Indiana reports daily power outage after 8 p.m. due to coal scarcity. Local electric plant cancelled service from p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Merchants see surge in sales of ceiling lamps candles and flashlights as residents cope with the blackout.
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Grundy Center
Auto Engine Tear Down Demonstration At Local Agency
The Marmon engine tear down demo comes to the Mile H Miller agency at 612 Jefferson Street tonight through Saturday at 8 30 p m Two men will tear down and rebuild a standard Marmon engine in an hour A factory expert will explain every part and step citing the Chicago show prototype Workers test each component in a dust proof room and reassemble before further dyno testing A miniature engine display will be awarded to the closest weight guess during the week
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Imile H. Miller Agency
Jefferson Street
Merman l
Chicago
Old Stage Coach Advertises Trail to Buffalo Bill Route
A Buffalo Bill stage coach from Sheridan Wyoming, promoting the Custer Battlefield Highway, arrived at N R Knapp’s home near Sunnyside High School in Westfield Iowa at 10:30 p m. The Ostrom outfit was driven by four horses: a white mare and three daughters, covering 1500 miles in good shape. It will be shipped from Omaha back to Wyoming by rail.
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Westfield
Buffalo Bill
Sheridan
Wryo
Custer Battlefield
N. R. Knapp
Sunnyside High School
Ostrom Wrothers
Omaha
Wyoming
Sadlers Draw Big Crowd At Weldon Springs Chautauqua
The Sadlers health lectures drew 500 people for a two hour session at Weldon Springs with questions after. The Weldon Springs Journal calls it the greatest chautauqua sensation in 11 years. Miss Maude Willis is praised for dramatic talent and voice control in Inspirational Stories. George Goforth’s six piece orchestra is lauded as the season’s big hit.
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Chautauqua
Weldon Springs
Sadlers
Chautauqua History
Weldon ‘Springs
Waterloo Chautauqua
Maude Willis
Nelson
British Columbia Daily News
Miss Willis
George Goforth
News- Republican
Kenyon
Traveling Men’s Body Adds 150 New Members
The Waterloo Traveling and Businessmen's Association has added 140 new members to its roster, with the president F. J. Adams noting the total now about 60 more than the previous count as the campaign continues.
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Waterloo Traveling and Businessmen’s Association
F. J. Adams
Unclear OCR Notes on Canvass and Enlistment at Rust Pep Rally
Fragmentary report describes a canvass and enlistment drive at a pep meeting last Saturday evening at Rust. It mentions hotel sales, a partial continuation of canvass, and about half of participants functioning, with references to loans and vacations but many words are garbled.
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Cretonnes
Leath
Announ
Jeaths
Sadlers Magnet
Goforth Orchestra
Chautauquas
Whattaudua
Chin
Indiana
Hifneis
Paarl Cartell
Bind Joan
State of
Ningis
United States
The
Ephone Company
Waterloo Save Industries
Central Station
Headford Brothers and Hitchins Foundry Company
Heatford Brothers and
Hitchins Foundry Company
Dublane
EB. H
W. T. Headford
F. C. Hitching
Westfield Avenue
Hawkeye Foundry Company
Rock Island Avenue
Vaughn Street
Tara
F. H. Headford
F. C. Hitchins
W. E. Robinson
TW. T. Headford
E. H. Headford
Headford Brothers and Hitchins
Pimms
Iowa
Citizens Gas and Electric Company
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
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