Valuations Lift Livestock in Black Hawk County
Auditor Rainbow reports small changes in Black Hawk county valuations by the state executive council. Swine over six months rise five percent, boosting county totals to 466 215 dollars. bulls gain ten percent, stallions and two year old steers up one and one percent respectively, with modest increases for cattle feeding and cows. Land values stay unchanged as taxpayers voice cautious approval and local critics note high base values.
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Black Hawk
Executive Council
Rainbow
Black Hawk County
Towl
Weir
Catttle
Mexico City remains cut off from the world
Washington reports Mexico City is isolated with Secretary Laning stating relief attempts to obtain firsthand information have failed. No details on next U.S. steps were disclosed. Villa’s agent denied reports that Carranza troops seized Corral Sonora and moved toward Guaymas.
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Washington
D. C
Mexico City
Lan- Sing
United States
Mexico
Felipe Angeles
Villa
Enrique C. Ligrente
Carranza
Corral
Sonora
Guaymas
Reprieves Sought for Five Condemned Mexicans in Florence
Arizona Attorney General Wiley Jones received a State Department telegram from Secretary Lansing asking further reprieves for five Mexicans sentenced to be executed Friday in Florence Arizona. The telegram, from Frank Tritt of the Phoenix Pardons and Reprieves board, cites political turmoil in Mexico. Jones said the United States has no right to intervene. Attendees at Portland Iowa picnic numbered about 2500 former Waterloo residents. The event featured Mary Lathrop Thompson as the oldest Waterloo attendee now in California.
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Angeles
Cal
Wiley Jones
Arizona
Lansing
State Department
Florence
Ariz. Y
Mexico
Frank Tritt
Board of Pardons
Phoenix
Iowa
C. W. Douglass
FR. Munson
St. John
Wield
Waterloo
Town ‘Society of
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Mary Lathrop Thompson
California
Phoic
Church to Devote Next Sunday to Country's Cause
Berlin reports say the Protestant church board of economy will observe Next Sunday with services to aid the National Cause. Funds collected will assist widows and orphans. Overseas News agency notes Bishop Korum of Treves received a letter from Pope Benedict thanking him for the Peter's peace contribution and lamenting the war.
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Berlin
Sayville
Protestant Church Board of Economy
Korum of Treves
Pope Benedict
Peter
Typhoon lashes U S cruisers at Chinese port
A massive typhoon along the Chinese coast centered near Shang Chow bay south of Shanghai severed Shanghai Shang Chow links. U S cruisers Saratoga and Cincinnati battled the storm while their anchors held. The collier No 1 dragged ashore. Fifty large junks sunk in the Woosung river.
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Shanghai
China
Shang Chow Bay
Shang Chow
United States
Saratoga
Cincinnati
Woosung River
Funeral notices for William Hicks and Rosina Munnings
Funeral services were held for William Hicks who died Monday after 58 years in Black Hawk county. Interment followed at Elmwood. Rosina Munnings died Sunday at her Waterloo home and was buried at Elmwood. The notices list surviving relatives and service details alongside mushroom poisoning guidance from the Cedar Rapids Republican.
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William Hicks
Black Hawk County
Geist
Washington Street
J. Eb.johnson
First Methodist Church
A.T. Trimble
Mt. Auburn
Elmwood
H. G. Johnson
Pasadena
Cal
Mr. Hicks
William E. Hicks
Sentinel Butte
N. D
Stephen W. Hicks
Graceville
Minn
M. Www. Hoag
Lincoln Township
Rosina Munnings
J. B. Johnson
First’ Methodist ‘Church
Jefferson Street
Eimwood
Waterloo
T. A. Munnings
Luncheon Entertainment at Hammond Avenue Home
Miss Velma Kays hosted a 5 o'clock luncheon at her Hammond avenue home in honor of Miss Florence Lichty from Chicago visiting cousin Miss Pauling Lichty. Pink and white colors set the theme for a four course menu served by Mrs Kays and Milfred. The afternoon featured readings by Miss Emma Strayer, piano numbers by Miss Florence Lichty, and music by Miss Audrey Strayer, ending with a Plaza Theatre party.
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Velma- Kays
Hammond Avenue
Florence Lichty
Chi‘cango
Pauling Lichty
Emma
Strayer
Mne Barty
Plaza Theatre
County Bridge Gangs Busy Across Black Hawk County
Concrete bridges fast tracked by Miller-Hey under a 16 000 contract. Six of twelve planned bridges completed or near completion with two nailing culverts. crews active in Barclay Hudson Lester Orange Cedar Falls Voorbea Dunkerton. Culvert gang has laid over fifty cement culverts in Lester and surrounding townships.
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Black Hawk County
Miller-sley Construction Company
Barclay
Black Hawk Township
Hudson
Lester
Orange Township
Cedar Falls
Rock Creak
Voorbfea
Lincoln Township
Dunkerton
Lester Township
Miller-Hey Company
Cedar Township
Barker
Magee
Town Talk: August social and travel notes
Miss Cora Fowler rode a Chicago train last evening. Mrs J F Crawford of 206 Logan Ave has recovered from an operation at St Francis hospital and was sent home today. Mr and Mrs Robert Waller of Dubuque returned after visiting relatives and attending the Bradford funeral. Miss Thelma Bradford will stay in Dubuque with Mrs Wickham for August. Elizabeth Kurth at 226 Sumner is resting after an appendectomy yesterday. Mabel Miller returned from a two week visit in St Paul and Minnesota. M R Rissman was taken into custody on orders from Cerro Gordo county. A marriage license was issued to Charles Iman and Pearl Williams. Mrs Mary Breckenridge and two daughters plan a California trip to the exposition. Mr C O Marshall of Washington DC and family visited Fr LeFevre at the Great Western station.
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Cora F. Fowler
Chicago
J. F. Crawford
Logan Avenues
St. Francis Hospital
Robert Waller
Dubanave
C. E. Bradford
Wickham
EB. H. Bradford
Oneida
Dubuque
Gay
Thelma Bradford
Wickman
Boubuque
Elizabeth Kurth
Sumner Street
Mabel Miller
Wellington Street
St. Paul
Minnesota
Charles EB
Jack Iman
Grand Island
Neb
Pearl M. Williams
Waterloo
Mary. Breckenridge
California
Solllers
Sale Blum
Mygland
Evening Courier
M. Jones
Liverpool
Arabia
Lambsna
Jones
James Leonard
Leland Avenue
Percy
William Jones
W. W. Marsh
Prospect Lia
Staten Island
N. Y
Thomas Boyd
Villa
Mrs. Jones
Hares Village
Bromley
London
Montana Struck by Severe Storms Across State
Butte reports show one of the worst storms hitting Montana with cloudbursts. Livingston merchants pumped water from homes and stores after heavy rain while hail damaged harvests and rail lines. Great Falls was dark for hours as power lines blew down and a chautauqua tent collapsed injuring six.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Livingston
Great Falls
Third Infantry to Encamp at Des Moines Camp
Des Moines July 28 Adjutant Gen Guy BE Logan announced the third infantry regiment of the Town National Guard will encamp at Camp Dodge near Des Moines from August 9 to 15. The unit was moved from Red Oak due to flooding after recent rains. The second regiment camp at Clear Lake ended today.
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Des Moines
Guy BE. Logan
Town National Guard
Camp Dodge
Red Oak
Clear Lake
Germany May Remain Silent on U S Note
London dispatches report the Cologne Gazette publishing a wireless from Washington suggesting Germany should not reply to the American note unless it would be favorable. The telegram notes the newspaper deems the advice worthy of consideration to avoid further U S public excitement.
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London
Cologne
Oday
Washington
sAmerica
Germany
Amsterdam
Reuters Telegram Company
Melaage
Bayonne Strikers Return to Work
Bayonne New Jersey strikers at Standard Oil and Tidewater Oil plants returned to work after a ten day walkout. Plants of Vacuum Dell and General Chemical, closed during riots in which three workers died, also resumed operations. Police presence at gates was minimal as workers restarted.
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New York
Jay
Bayonne
N. J
Standard Ql] Company
Tidewater Ofl Company
Vaccuum Dell
General Chemical Companies
Y W C A Honors Goodenough Guests and July Birthday Plan
Y W C A members hosted Miss Edith Goodenough at a dinner with Mrs Petitt and others, marking a season of farewells. A birthday party for all July girls is planned at 6:30 pm tomorrow in the cafeteria. The S J club meets this afternoon 2 to 4 30 pm, with Cedar Falls trip postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agatha Watts
Edith Goodenough
Fred Petit
T. A McManus
Dotha Walker
Florence Magowan
Miss Goodenough
Fred Pettit
T. A
WW. C. A
S. J
Association
Cedar Falls
W. CG. A
Mae L. Armstrong
Erie
Misa Armstrong
Oberlin College
Portland
Ore
Mellie Phillips
Minneapolis
Enthusiasts Sign For City Tennis Tournament
Entry blanks mailed Tuesday evening for the annual city tennis tournament show many returns. Signups close Saturday at 8 pm after pairings by Physical Director Jacob Hintz. Play runs August 3 to 17 on available courts with prizes for championship and consolation. Defending city champion is Dr L L Henry-worth. contender R S Seymour of Cedar Falls was last year’s runner-up. Hintz, a former YMC A college tennis champion, will not compete.
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M.C. A. Altho
Jacob Bintz
Ll. C. Henryworth
R. &. Seymour
Cedar Falls
Hintz
Y. M. C. A. College
Springfield
Mass
Adultery charge filed against James H. Lott in Knapp court
Information charging James H. Lott with adultery was filed in Justice F. F. Knapp's court and signed by his wife Jennie G. Lott. Sheriff Henderson took Lott into custody today after the warrant was issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Knapp
James HH. Lott
Jennie G. Lott
Henderson
Lott
English Woman Describes Life Amid War Refuge Camps
An English woman recalls life in England during wartime, detailing army recruiting, shelters along the coast, and Belgian refugee camps near Bromley. She notes German bombs near her home, widespread enlistment, and voluntary work by women in camps with pay.
Wilson weighs Mexico action after return to Washington
President Wilson has not fixed the next step in Mexican policy and will not announce plans until his return to Washington. Secretary Lansing has not sent new recommendations and no fresh data were received. Meanwhile Villa consul Manuel de la Vega was arrested in Laredo on neutrality law charges for recruiting Mexican service, released on 2500 bond after examination.
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Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Washington
Lansing
Villa
Laredo
Tex
Manuel de’ Leaza
United States
Eagle Pass
Russia Bars Austrian Prisoners From Letter Exchanges
The Overseas News agency reports Russia forbids Austrian prisoners of war to exchange letters with families, contrary to international treaty. Austria retaliates by applying the same rule to a Russian detention camp and threatens wider extension if Russia does not revoke the regulation. Russia also removes insignia from captured Austrian officers, with Austria matching the action against Russian officers in its custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sarville
Vienna
Russia
Ilegally
Mason City Child Found In Creek Near Home
Deputy Harry Wo Knapp reports Cecil Goldthorpe two year old who disappeared last Sunday evening was found drowned in a creek about two miles from the Goldthorpe home in Mason City. Searches had been constant and the mother remained in grave condition as a state wide appeal sought information or recovery of the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wo Knapp
Cerro Gordo County
Waterloo
Cecil Goldthorpe
Mason City
Goldthorpe
Goldthorpe Tama
Progressing Fast at Leavitt Johnson National Bank Building
Workmen push rapid progress on the Leavitt Johnson National Bank building as its iron cages rise and marble, metal, and wood installables proceed once radiators arrive. One elevator runs while the second is fitted, marble vestibule trimming nears finish, and decorators finish upper floors as carpenters allow. A city electrolet is erected on the sidewalk in front of the new skyscraper this morning.
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Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Bicyclists Reach Conrad and Marshalltown After Trek
Reports from Lloyd Huston and Harold Backer describe a bicycle trip from Waterloo to Marshalltown and Conrad. They traveled via Hudson and Reinbeck, camping overnight along the roadside, plan to visit relatives, and expect to return to Waterloo on Sunday.
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Lloyd Huston
Harold Backer
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Conrad
Hudson
Reinbeck
Informers Reward Cut From 350 to 10
Washington July 28. Informers aiding the government to capture and prosecute violators of internal revenue laws will now receive 10 instead of 50. Treasury department officials decided that a $10 reward is sufficient for such tips and assistance.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Italian musician assaults employer and wife in Kenosha
Kenosha Wisconsin July 28 John Osita an Italian musician seeking revenge for being discharged from a carnival show crept into a tent and beat Mr and Mrs ER WW Johnston of Winterset Iowa into insensibility. Osita escaped.
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Kenosha
Wis
John Osita
Mirs
Johnston
Winterset
Osita
Opening 2 Million Acres of Dry Farming Land in SD
Secretary Lane signed an order to open for settlement more than two million acres of dry farming land in Ward, Perkins, and Corson counties, South Dakota. The order becomes effective September 10.
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Washington, SD
Lane
Warding
Perkins
Corsen
South Dakota
Kaiser Receives American Note From Berlin Front
Berlin July 28. Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg leaves Berlin to deliver President Wilson's message to the Kaiser at army headquarters near the front. The exchange underscores wartime diplomacy as the European conflict continues.
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Berlin
von J .Rethmann-Hollweg
Wilson
Kaiser
Jitney Case Set For Thursday Trial
Police Judge Meyers granted a continuance in the case of Clyde Guynn, jitney driver, arrested on a charge of violating city ordinances and state law. The trial was postponed to Thursday morning to study the ordinances. The case will serve as a test suit, awaited by jitney operators and city officials, with no further arrests made meanwhile.
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Meyers
Clyde Guynn
Jitney Lines
City Officiels
Waterio Window Display Praised Across Trade Press
The Presto, a leading American musical trade weekly, highlights Early Music’s waterloo window in Black’s store. A life like maid at a mahogany A. B. Chase upright piano and a Victor dog figure frame a quiet music room. The display’s artistry, lighting, and restraint leave a favorable impression on Waterloo and readers nationwide.
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The
Presto
Black
Victor Dog
A. B. Chase
Waterloo
Presic
Temperatures July 28 Report From Buchanan Optical
Readable fragments show daily temperature ranges with values like 89 yesterday 66 to 92 and yearly figures including 1912 1913 and 1914. Data appears as a chart snippet with times midnight to morning, but many digits are obscured or repeated.
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Buchanan Optical Ce
Examinations Underway for Local and Adjacent County Teachers
About twenty would be teachers are taking the uniform county examination under County Superintendent Margaret Myers at East High School, with several more from outside Black Hawk. Fourteen additional county entrants sit at Cedar Falls College, as scores of others attend various facilities. Three applicants were refused because they did not meet age or training requirements. The tests cover several grades of certificates, including a state certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Myers
East High School
Black Hawk
Cedar Falls
Becker Third Trial Decision Expected Today
New York June 28 Justice Ward was to decide whether to grant a third trial for Charles Becker or to summon the condemned man and call witnesses to testify. The ruling awaited follows Becker’s petition for a new trial amid heavy enrollment at the June examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecker
New York
Nly
Justice Ward
Charles Becker
Dew
Becker
Cloudbursts Flood Wyoming Town After Fatalities
Rock Springs Wyoming July 28 A second cloudburst last night worsened flooding that already caused serious damage and at least one death. Residents along C street fled to higher ground as floodwaters surged through the area.
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Rock Springs
Wryo
C Street
War Endurance Contests War Has Become
London July 28 Premier Asquith told the house of commons the war has become and will likely continue as a contest of endurance. He moved to adjourn parliament from tomorrow to September 14. W A Braniger, long resident of Los Angeles, cal, has been in Waterloo since last Thursday visiting friends and affairs and will return to Ohio for a week then come back for a longer stay.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
W. A. Braniger
Los Angeles
Cal
Waterloo
Ohio
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Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
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M.R. Rissman
Lwho
Marsh
U. S
Thexnis
Tournsey
Ennists
England
Altho
Army Service Corps
Wyerard Hambro
Victorian Order
League of Mercy
U.O
Russea Forris
Rome
Burch’s
Creek
Blkes
Wateriro
Wyoming
Beco
Courier
Harley Davidson
John Ll. Weltzin
Raymond
East Side
South Barclay
I Singer
Joe Raymond
West Side
Dulin
4Th St
Tempco Mtg. Co
Vicom
H. Breslauer
Russellson Hotel
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