Real Estaters to Play Ball in Waterloo Cup Challenge
Waterloo citizens recall a long dormant annual baseball match between east and west side real estate firms. West side manager Lewis Miller issues a challenge dated July 29 1913, seeking a game within two weeks under mutually agreed rules to recover the silver trophy last won by the east side.
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Waterloo
East
West Side
East Side
West Side Realty
Lewis Miller
West Side Realty Team
Try Prisoners on Iowa Roads
Des Moines reports an Iowa test to put Anamosa prisoners to work on state roads and public works. In Ames a trial at the estate college will place 15 to 25 prisoners under guards in a tent while college workers earn wages, with the state receiving a share of earnings. The plan tests prison management theory and could vindicate calls for self support and abolition of contract labor if successful.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anamosa
Estate College
Ames
Anthony McColl
Board of Control
C. C. Mc,Claughry
Thomas H. MacDonald
State House
College
Back from Wall, finds home torn down in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls July 29 A Pennsylvania trip ends with John Stevens returning to find his house demolished for land clearance. Other notes report a veteran preacher at Park Sunday, two men from Iowa Gait Co. sought lodging then vanished, church women selling ice cream, Harvester Co. building works, ex teacher Katharine Crawford touring Europe, Mrs. Louise Meier visiting Cedar Falls friends, and local residence changes. A Cedar Falls post office will become a postal depository Sept. 2.
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Cedar Falls
John Stevens
Pennsylvania
Park Sunday
Christian Church
Ladies of the Christian Church
Europe
A. M. Bolton
Katharine Crawford
Jefferson Building
Forento
Italy
Chicago School
Louise Meier
Chicago
Bert Archer
Florence
Seneca, Mg
Washington, D. C
Traffic over Illinois Central swamps Waterloo yards
North Waterloo notes heavy freight use as fruit shipments from California flood the lines. About 1,400 cars pass daily, trains doubled, with eight fruit trains yesterday and five more due today. Coal stockpiled at division points boosts traffic. 1,000 tons stored locally and similar amounts at Fort Dede. Special coal trains hauling fuel from eastern mines.
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Illinois Central
Waterloo
California
Eastern
T. C
Fort Dede
Gas Go Turns Down 22800 Purchase Offer
Cedar Falls Indiana July 29 special reports the Citizens Gas and Electric company refused to take 22500 for its electrical equipment. The council directed a committee to proceed with plans to buy and install other equipment for the municipal lighting plant. It also authorized purchasing a street sprinkler and flusher.
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Cedar Falls
Citizens Gas and Electric Company
Travel and Social Roundup From Cedar Falls
Brief notes of local moving about on July 29 describe resignations and trips. Grant Peterson leaves Standard Gate Co for Chicago to conduct business. Families and individuals plan visits and camping trips to Marshalltown Weatherby cabin Cherokee and Clear Lake while others travel to Dell Rapids Denver and Mason City for leisure and work. The Cedar Heights picnic and Congregational church gatherings are announced with details on timing and setting.
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Cedar Falls
Grant
Peterson
Standard Gate Co
Chicago
George S Wise Retired On Pension After 39 Years
Waterloo Man George S Wise retired on pension from the Illinois Central after thirty nine years of service with no absences except a month last fall due to sickness. His work history spans 1874 to 1913 including bridge carpenter foreman and supervisor roles. The Illinois Central also pensioned twelve other long serving employees at the same time, led by commercial agent Benjamin L Trumbull in Portland Ore and others in Chicago and Mississippi towns. New appointments followed Wise’s retirement as W Blasier becomes store keeper and L F Gunstead inspector with six ballast trains and 200 workers modernizing the line from Waterloo to Dubuque.
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George S. Wise
Illinois Central
Wise
The
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
Vine Street
Sinois Central
Illinois Central Railroad
Benjamin Ll. Trumbull
Portland
Ore
Trumbull
Harry FE. Camp
East
William Greig
Chicago
John P. Smith
John Baker
Hernando
Miss
August Mulhaupt
Bloomington
Ill
George F. Neaubauer
Water Valley
John McGuire
East St. Louis
Thomas J. O'Donnell
Henry C. Gumz
Supply Department
Henry GC. Merz
Bill
Carbondale
David Co. Stedelin
Centralia
Til
George 8. Wise
W. Blasier
Minnesota
L. F. Gunstead
Nubuque
Man Leaves Railways For Farm Labor And Other Work
A man who quit railway employment to pursue farming and other occupations reflects on seeking steadier, more satisfying labor. He cites discontent with railroading and openness to varied rural and related jobs as his path forward.
Rumor Of Detectives Probed Violations Of Liquor Laws
Streets buzz with word detectives may appear to collect evidence on liquor law breaches. No confirmation yet, but past actions against seven druggists yielded guilty pleas and fines. Writs of injunction followed, as officials target illegal alcohol and raids occurred under search warrants. A Waterloo man reported a car from Denver or Waverly carrying suspicious cargo.
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Business Men's Temperanes Association
Waterloo
Denver
Waverly
Stid
Sister's Death Report Reaches S Bickley in Kansas Telegram
S Bickley of Fifth Street West received a telegram this morning from McPherson Kansas reporting his sister's death, prompting a quiet family vigil and plans for funeral arrangements.
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S. B. Bickley
Fifth Street West
McPherson, Kans
Free prescription for men cures weakness at home
An Interstate Remedy Co advertisement claims a physician created a potent remedy for nervous debility and weak memory. It offers to mail a free copy of the prescription in a plain envelope to any man who writes, promising a quick, home-based restoration without extra drugs.
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Interstate Remedy Co
Luck Bouilding
Detroit
Mich
Obituary Notice: Mrs. George Flack Dies at 87
Stating that his sister Mrs. George Flack died last night. She was about 87 and had been an invalid for years. She had lived with her nephew Professor Freeman Muir, at whose residence she passed away. Mrs. Flack once lived in Waterloo and leaves many relatives and friends. Mr. Flack died about 38 years ago.
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George Flack
Murphy Notified of Change in Iowa Revenue Offices
In Dubuque on July 29 Collector Louis Murphy was officially informed that the northern and southern district revenue offices of Iowa will consolidate on August 1. The move is expected to reveal McAdoo's decision by Wednesday. A protest letter against moving the office from Dubuque, sent by Secretary Kretschmer of the Dubuque Industrial Corporation, is in McAdoo's possession.
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Dubuque
Louis Murphy
Iowa
McAdoo
Kretschmer
Efforts to Keep Dubuque Office in Spotlight
Efforts have been spared in the fight to keep the office in Dubuque and the decision is being eagerly awaited.
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Dubuque
Picnic draws Waterlooans from Grace branch
About one hundred Waterloo members of the Grace brotherhood of Methodist churches will attend the annual picnic by the Dunkerton Methodist church near Waterloo tomorrow. Four Waterloo men will speak, led by J. W. Arbuckle who has the principal address. The event stands as a major Methodist festival for the region with expected wider turnout. R. E. Vincent sues P. H. Wilson and others for 715.94 on promissory note.
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Waterloo
Grace Brotherhood of Methodist Churches
Methodist
Dunkerton
Annals of Methodism
R. E. Vincent
P. H. Wilson
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