Family Reunion at Cedar Falls Celebrates Gist Marriage Jubilee
Cedar Falls Ja July 1 Special Following mild weather the Gist family marked the thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of Prof and Mrs W W Gist with a day at Cedar River, eight of eleven children and many grandchildren attending a fishing and picnic outing. Hospital plans for Cedar Falls remain unsettled with location and cost debated by city leaders and committee. A new city ordinance on traffic rules draws comment, while a social gathering honors Mrs Rockwell of Chicago. Zany census addition notes two “new residents” Shae Jones and Dick Tanglefart, amid local law enforcement vigilance on adultery. Boy Scouts establish separate church patrols led by local captains.
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Cedar Falls
W. W. Gist
Cedar River
Marshal Court
Shae Jones
Dick Tanglefart
Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Wild West at Waterloo
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East will visit Waterloo with a two act exhibition featuring Indian attacks on emigrant trains, roping and horsemanship feats, and educated mustang performances. An Oriental double bill completes the show, to be staged August 10 at the Illinois Central grounds with two performances. Potatoes 35 cents peck at C Highmeys.
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Buffalo Bill
Pawnee Bill
Far East
Ray Thompson
Summit Springs
Waterloo
Ilinois Central Grounds
Local grocer backs public market plan in Waterloo
C. H. Elghmey of Sycamore street grocery advocates a city public market place. He says it would reduce handling of vegetables and fruit, allow bulk purchases to meet demand, and help avoid losses from overstock when demand is light. He remains unsure if Waterloo size ensures success but supports trial. Potatoes 33 cents peck at.
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Waterloo
C. H. Elghmey
Sycamore Street
Church Rector Named Taft Delegate to Hague Alcohol Congress
Rev. Peter O Calahan rector of Paulist Church Chicago and president of the Catholic Total Abstinence League of America has been appointed by President Taft as a delegate to the International Congress on Alcoholism at The Hague on September 11.
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Peter O’calahan
Paulist Church
Chicago
Catholic Total Abstinence League of America
Taft
Hague
Des Moines Market Crowds Outpace Tuesday Opening
A large crowd gathered at Des Moines city hall lawn where Housewives received speeches from Mayor James R. Hanna and Commissioner Charles Schramm while buying produce from hucksters. By nine, over fifty dealers sold out with prices 40 to 60 percent lower than retail, highlighting a need for more space as wagons lined three streets.
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Des Moines
City Hall
James R. Hanna
Charles Schramm
Hanna
Food Trust
Schramm
Special Series Meeting at First Presbyterian Church
Tonight at the First Presbyterian church a mid week series meeting promises to be unusually interesting. Dr Robert C Westen berg will speak on Building Temples in a special discourse as part of eight lessons from the life of Solomon shown and considered during these summer nights.
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First Presbyterian Church
Robert C. Westenberg
Solomon
Man Acc accidentally Shot Himself in Ft. Madison Hotel
Wm J Bond age 41 traveling salesman for a local concern was found with a bullet wound through his stomach in a hotel room. He is in serious condition and it is believed he accidentally shot himself while cleaning the gun. Bond's wife and three children live in Lincolnville Kansas. He is a son of a hardware merchant there.
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Ft. Madison
Wm. J. Bond
Bond
Lincolnville
Kan
Waterloo City News and Social Roundup
Dike businessman H Henningar visits Waterloo on business and social callers include Mr. and Mrs. Adams of Vinton and Mrs. Bourquin of New Hartford. Dr E R Shannon returns from two weeks east with daughter Eunice. A power washer dispute prompts calls for metered water and municipal control. Delirium tremens patient C H Barnes at police station, stockholder writes letter to editor.
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A. G. Adams
Vinton
Waterloo
Blanche
Gladys Martin
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Doerfler
Views of the People on the Water Question
In a reader commentary the writer argues water meters unfairly burden some patrons more than flat-rate customers. The piece urges moving all consumers to metered pricing, calls flat rates unjust, and asks who should have authority to implement change.
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Water Commission
Courier
Camorra Trial Resumes After Defense Walkout
In Viterbo Italy on July 2 the defense lawyers returned to the Camorra case after protests by the defense. Attorney Vecchini said the defense withdrew to protest insults from state witnesses with Fabioni singled out. Public prosecutor Santoro praised duty but remarked on Livy’s harsh journalism toward Iabroni.
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Viterbo
Italy
Vecchini
Fabioni
Hel
Santoro
Livy
Iabroni
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