Waterloo grade school drill teams vie for Capt. Sias trophy
About 200 rifle cadets from Waterloo West schools except Kingsley will compete in the first drill for the Capt. Sias trophy at Byrnes park Thursday at 2 30 p m. Lieut. W H Durchdenwald organized the cadets last October and the event marks the end of the school year with all pupils invited to attend.
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Waterloo West
Kingsley
Sias
Co. B. National Guards
Byrnes Park
W. H. Durchdenwald
Lieut. Durchdenwald
C. W. Cotton
L. B. Laird
Co. B
H. N. Lown
National Guard
United States
Boy Scouts
May Weather Report Shows Dry Total Yet Muddy Ground
May was dry overall with 3.55 inches of precipitation. Seventeen days were clear or partly clear, and six were cloudy, yielding more sun than usual. The month was unusually cold with days near freezing, and the last day reached a high of 87 degrees. Ralph Slippy, volunteer observer, provides daily temperatures and rainfall.
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Ralph Slippy
Waverly Memorial Day Observances and Local Notices
Memorial Day events were held in Courthouse Square with a large crowd in attendance. Local notes report organizational efforts by Salvation Army advisor board, visits from residents including Orlando Miner family, and several community updates such as marriages, appointments in public health, and Red Cross activity.
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B. Leverer
Hicuse
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Orlando Miner
Los Angeles
Cal
Rose Henn
Waverlr
M. Holt
Waterloo
Forest City
C. E. Hanson
U. S&s. Public Health Service
R. E. Nodinson
Boston
Joe Hodge Vebraski
Ernest
J. C. Clinton
J. Griffith
The
Red Cross
J. ¥. Hazlett
Waverly
Testimonial Promotes Foley Kidney Pills for Pain Relief
A Detroit, Michigan woman shares that Foley Kidney Pills helped her back and side pain and improved sleep. She reports ongoing use and plans to continue the treatment, noting relief from fatigue and kidney and bladder trouble symptoms.
Why Civil Service Employes Are Still in Great Demand
Washington dispatch explains that despite postwar downsizing the civil service still seeks applicants for examinations. Reasons include ongoing vacancies, re employment registers, and the need to fill technical roles and clerical positions with adequate salaries. General Aguilar surrenders in Vera Cruz. Postmasters reappointed in Atlantic Ta, Creston Ia, and Boone Ia.
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Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Federal Executive Civil Service
Altho
Commission
John W. Blaike
Atlantic
Oliver
Barber
Creston
John B. Herion
Boone
New York Women Democrats Planned National Convention Trip
Led by Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby a 54 member delegation will travel by special train from New York June 19 to attend the national Democratic convention in San Francisco. The itinerary includes en route stops and post convention tours to Pike's Peak Colorado Springs the Grand Canyon Riverside Hollywood Los Angeles and Catalina Islands. Delegates and alternates from New York include Elizabeth Marbury Harrie May Mills and Mrs Matrice Connolly Mrs Nellie Hewitt and others. Crosby organized the first women’s Democratic club in the United States in 1904.
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New York
John Sherwin Crosby
San Francisco
United States
Chicago
Pike’s Peak
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Riverside
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Catalina Islands
Canadian Rockies
First Club
Elizabeth Marbury
Harrie
May Mills
Matrice Connolly
Corona
L. I
Nellie Hewitt
Carthage
N. Y
Crosby
Woman's Democratic Club
Foley Kidney Pills Benefit Reported by Irvington Couple
Helped Max and wife Walter Farrand of 1093 Springfield Ave Irvington New Jersey say their back aches and kidney trouble improved quickly after using Foley Kidney Pills. They claim the pills purify blood and relieve rheumatic pains swollen joints and muscle stiffness. Sold everywhere.
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Max
Walter Farrand
Springfield Ave
Irvington
N. J
Woman's National Democratic League founder advances reform platform
The article notes Atterbury’s early leadership and a planned 1912 national convention where women delegates, including Mrs. Crosby, will push reforms. Proposed planks cover government ownership of key industries, tax reform, maternity care, stricter child labor rules, higher pay, prohibition tweaks, and broader social programs. The piece also mentions a separate report on Brigadier General William Atterbury as a potential Republican dark horse, plus preservation efforts in Black Hawk county led by Mrs Schmidt and family ties.
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Woman's National Democratic League
New York State
Crosby
Platform Committee
Sheppard-Towner
Allo
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Schmidt
W. A. Wilson
Wilson
Cedar Falls High Seniors Escape Fatal Crash
Four Cedar Falls high school seniors escaped death after their car overturned near the Vail farm, pinning its passenger beneath. Mrs. L. D. Schmidt from Ames aided the rescue as a neighboring convoy helped extract them with no injuries reported.
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Cedar Falls High School
Cedar Falls
Cedar
Falls High School
L. D. Schmidt
Ames
Vail Farm
Insurance man joins Harris-Bickley agency Waterloo
A. J. Doerfler, an experienced insurance man, has joined the Harris-Bickley Insurance agency of Waterloo. For over two years he has been connected with the milling interests of the city, preparing reports for the United States Grain Corporation.
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Harris-Beckley CO
A. J. Doerfler
Harris- Bickley Insurance Agency
Waterloo
Doerfler
United States Grain Corporaon
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Carleton Sias
BerMade
Courthouse Square
the Courier
Foley
Mrg
Chas. Gray
6Th St
Detroit
Mich
Aguilar
Une
Vera Cruz
Candido Aguilar
Demo
Knox
Atterbury Dark Horse
Associated Press
Atlantic City
William Atterbury
John M. Morin
Pittsburgh
Thirty-first
Pennsylvania
Morin
Geo. Atterbury
Conservation League
John H. Beck
Norrie City
Hinds
D.D.D
Wanglak Bros
Urugust
Jake & Bill’s
Oxfords
Ray Rich
Palm Beach
Jake
Bill
East Fifth Street
Sycamore Street
Balbriggan Union Suits
Beton Be
Black Beauty
Men’s Athletic Union
East 4Th Street
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