Moose lodge in Waterloo seeks new home and relics exhibit
Waterloo lodge No 328 Loyal Order of Moose plans to buy and convert a residence into clubrooms at the next meeting in the A O U W hall. Col F M Smith of Independence will showcase Indian relics and stamps at Electric Park from June 20 to July 20 under Moose auspices. A wrestling bout among members will follow discussions on a new home and an exhibition booth.
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Waterloo Lodge
Order of Moose
Col. Smith
Electric Park
Col
F. M. Smith
Roy Calvin
Jacob de Wald
A. M. Walker
L. L. B. Brooks
R. M. Morrison
A. Clarke
Death toll in Black Hawk March 47 in county
Mortuary statistics from Iowa show 2,288 total state deaths in March. Black Hawk county recorded 47 deaths with 25 males and 22 females and one colored person among the toll. Causes include tuberculosis of lungs, cancers, pneumonia, heart disease, accidents, and other ailments.
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Iowa
G. H. Sumner
Black Hawk County
Warnings Against Fake Flood Schemes Across States
Dayton Chamber warns merchants of fake flood salvage sales and fake charity benefit shows. National con artists travel selling supposedly salvaged flood goods and counterfeit fundraising events. Officials urge reporting to Dayton Chamber with details on suspect firms and ads to keep Dayton’s name clean.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dayton
Ohio
Dayton Commercial Organization
Waterloo
Chambers of Commerce
Feely Commended After Memorial Day Speech at Island Cemetery
Hon Guy A Feely returned from Rock Island where on Memorial Day he addressed about 20 000 at the government cemetery on an island between Iowa and Wisconsin The Tri Cities papers praised his eloquence calling him the eloquent Iowan and noting the significance of speaking at that site Duncan M Feely his Civil War veteran father served in the Tennessee regiment.
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Guy A. Feely
Rock Island
Government Cemetery
Arsenal
Feely
Waterloo
Towa
Winds
Duncan M. Feely
Timois
Examinations Illuminate A School’s Forgetful Mind
A humorous polemic on exams features over a thousand east side students and their dread of term end tests. The piece mocks memory, fear, and the habit of cramming as it tracks the exam mindset and the so called three big C s cram crib and crab.
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East Side
Philanges
Noah Webster
Premonition of Death Tells of Greek Mother’s Tragedy
A Greek pool hall proprietor in Chicago, G. Amers, receives a letter from Nick Bouiasis in Yourlotes recounting a Greek mother’s foretelling that her death would come if her sons left for war. Nick re enlisted after recovery while Mike Bouiasis leaves for America. the mother dies three days later, physicians blaming a broken heart.
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Island
Samos
G. Amers
Fourth Street West
Nick” Bouiasis
Mike” Bouiasis
United States
Nick
Mike
America
Freeport
Ill
Amers
Yourlotes
Iowa Regiment Veteran Returns as Speaker at Arsenal Discharge
A veteran of an Iowa regiment from the Spanish American War received his discharge at the arsenal where he served as speaker of the day, highlighting his wartime service and ceremonial duties.
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Ber
Iowa
Arsenal
Private House Entry Confusion Echoed by Quartet Leader
A chamber-music quartet leader recalled his habit of approaching private houses and wondering if caterers would be admitted at the back or honored guests received at the front, reflecting social rituals of hospitality.
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New York Evening Post
Pew Heaters Illuminate Nuremberg Church Seating
A Nuremberg church seating 1 200 uses an electric heater for every pew. Each heater displays a front tube enclosing a smaller tube wound with rexieatced wire and runs in front of the seat and along the back of the pew ahead, with its own switch.
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Nuremberg
Ambrose Crosslota Comments on Pedalists and Fashion
Ambrose Crosslota quips about cyclists and their habits noting hands in pockets and wearing rings. The Courier hints at an ad promising time and money if you try it. The tone resembles a local column with witty, observational humor.
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Ambrose Crosslota
Judge
Shorty Dolan Buys Cigar Stand Restaurant
Shorty Dolan & Co has purchased the Chap cigar stand and restaurant at Fourth and Water streets and the former news agent will assume charge next Monday. The restaurant will be overhauled to run as a first class short order establishment with a full line of cigars papers and magazines. Marriage licenses list Philip Fried 24 Waterloo Mary Rose Shares 24 Waterloo John Morales 30 Allison Kate Stevenson 20 Allison.
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Philip A. Fried
Waterloo
Mary Rose
John W. Morales
Allison
Kate A. Stevenson
Widow of Humorist Named Postmistress in Gainesville
Gainesville Georgia June 4 Mrs H W J Ham widow of Snollyfoster Ham becomes postmaster of the town succeeding Helen D Longstreet widow of the Confederate general. Appointed by President Wilson the move attracts wide interest as Longstreet’s removal followed political activity. Mrs Ham is a respected figure in the community and has previously run the local paper.
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Gainesville
Wilson
Helen D. Longstreet
Ali
Greek Arrives in Waterloo After Long Balkan Journey
Angelo Costa, a Greek immigrant from Samos, arrives in Waterloo after a lengthy overland trip from Greece. He describes Balkan War tensions and Greek-Bulgarian dispute over spoils, noting 2,000 Samos volunteers once fought for Greece. Patrolman Hoxie guides him to his destination at the Amer pool room.
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Angelo Costa
Great Western
Union Depot
Waterloo
Samos
Greece
Bulgaria
Balkan Conet
Balkan States
Chicago Great Western
Costa
Charles Hoxie
Amers Pool Room
Three Cries Honor City Clergymen and Citizens
A Waterloo Business College delegation of 100 students escorted Pres ident Almon F. Gates and his son Bruce to Baltimore on the Town Criers special. They honored Dr. Walter H. Rollins and Paul Davis with banners as they paraded to the Illinois Central depot and back with spirited pride.
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Waterloo Business College
Almon F. Gates
Bruce
Baltimore
Illinois Central
Walter H. Rollins
First Congregational Church
Paul Davis
Waterloo
Dr. Rollins
Messrs
Davis
Gates
Business College
Many Obstacles In Couple's Path
A young colored couple sought a marriage license at the county clerk’s office but the bride was underage without parental consent. They moved to Waverly to bypass restrictions and reportedly raised the age, then returned to Justice Knapp in Waterloo, where the Bremer county license was refused. They did not return. Peterson buys figure eight riding device at Electric Park from Ritchie.
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Waverly
Waterloo
Justice Knapp
Wedding Plans Completed for Bertha Jaabella Morris
Miss Bertha Jaabella will marry Eugene M Morrin in a Cedar Falls ceremony at the Garrett home on Independence Avenue this evening. The bride formerly worked as a bookkeeper at the Stewart Simmons company and has recent wedding notices.
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A. H. Nay
Cedar Falls
Charles J. Garrett
Independence Avenue
Bertha Jaabella
Eugene M. Morrin
Stewart-Simmons Company
Nap
Wedding Plans Follow Waterloo Ceremony for Morris Couple
Preaching nuptials announced. Mr. Morris traveled from Springfield Missouri to Waterloo months ago. After the ceremony the couple will reside temporarily with the bride’s parents and later return to Springfield to establish their home.
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Mr. Morris
Waterloo
Springfield
Unsettled Markets and Weather Forecast for Iowa
General markets show unsettled Iowa weather with possible showers tonight or Thursday and warmer temperatures tonight. Chicago reports wheat weakness from ample offers and weak cables, with July futures around 51 to 99 8 and 7 8. Corn rises on modest purchases amid small receipts, while oats soften on hedging. Provisions follow corn. pork and rib values noted. Livestock receipts in South Omaha mixed. cattle and sheep markets open steady but later show varied activity. Chicago produce prices stable to firm with mixed dairy and cheese quotations.
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Chicago
Kansas
Waterloo
Wellington
Bologna
Todd Huorae
Larga Cach
Largo
Acca
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Ica
Chuman Island
Lady Maccabees
Hive No. 22
Eugene Field
Etta Plunkett
Dorothy Downs
Mary
Florence
Cecil Chilcote
Anna Miller
Geneva Phinney
Lela Cothren
Harriet Egan
G. L. Speck
Ann Arbor, Mich
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Shorty
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Island of
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O. Depot
R. EB. Peterson
Mr. Ritchie
Bertha Garrett
Eugene M. Morris
Burch Bros, CO
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Serge
Lamson Bros. & CO
Chicago Board OF Trade
South Omaha
Omaha
Neb
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Inne
Union Stock Yards
New York
Louis Close
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