Hearings Planned on Parcels Post Legislation
Washington June 7 The House Democratic leaders ordered hearings on parcels post bills to examine a package carrying system. Hearings to begin June 16 will invite postal officials mail order firms rural residents and local merchants to testify as the subcommittee seeks broad information for a possible bill.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
JIAIS
Express Companies
Express Trust
House Post Office Committee
Lloyd
Immigrant Bride Weds in Waterloo With Interpreter
Justice Knapp marries John Heferle of Waterloo and Rosalie Maria Gloor from Basel Canton Switzerland. The bride, new to the U.S., required an interpreter for the ceremony. County attorney confirms legality. Heferle plans a home on Charles Street. Knapp praises the match as promising and notes the bride will learn U.S. manners and language.
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U. S
Frank F. Knapp
John Hefferle
Waterloo
Rosalie Maria Gloor
Basen Canton
Switzerland
Squire
Heferle
Charles Street
Knapp
United States
Auto Owner to Blame for Smash
An information was filed against E. D. Grant after a May 26 collision with William Kascht's laundry wagon at Franklin and East Fourth. Witnesses varied on speed from four to twenty five mph. Four spokes and the wagon hub were damaged. Grant was fined $5 and ordered to pay court costs.
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E. D. Grant
William Kascht
Franklin and
East Fourth Street
Grant
Joyful Band Opens Summer Concerts in Lincoln Park
LaRue's band launches the summer concert season in Lincoln Park with a Wednesday evening program. The series will alternate between east and west city sections, changing weekly. Scheduling shifts reflect members' work and church prayer meetings on Thursdays.
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LaRue
Lingoln Park
Edward Holland and Margaret Carmody wed in Bloomington
Edward Holland former mayor and ex Three-1 league president married today in Bloomington to Miss Margaret Carmody. The ceremony marks a notable union in local civic circles with Holland’s long public service highlighted by the Three-1 league leadership.
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Bloomington
Edward Holland
Margaret Carmody
Barry Quizzed by Committee on Steel Trust Motives
Judge E H Gary of United States Steel testified again before the Blanley Steel trust committee. He faced questions from Representative Littleton about alleged plans to absorb Pittsburgh Coal and Coke and Monongahela River companies to control water transportation on the Ohio River. Gary denied any such plans.
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Washington
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Blanley Steel Trust Committee
Gary
Littleton
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Steel Corporato
Oliver
Pennsylvania
Ohts
Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company
Monongahela River Company
Robert CG. Hail
Pittsburg
Stanley
Reel Corporation
Catfish Harvey Refuses to Work in Court Proceedings
Catfish alias William Harvey vows to refuse street duty if liberty is denied, claiming police cannot compel him. The morning charge of intoxication saw Harvey deny the accusation, but the judge did not grant leniency. Other offenders, including Mugsy and Bones, appeared and were released with promises to leave the city. some drunks fined from seven dollars eighty five cents to one hundred dollars.
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Catfish
William Harvey
Harvey
Bones
Bluff Street
Caesarean Section Performed in Jesup Hospital
Mrs. Jacob Allshouse of Jesup underwent a Caesarean section at Presbyterian hospital and was reported in good condition with the infant alive and healthy. It is said to be the first such operation in Black Hawk County and the team expresses cautious optimism about recovery.
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Jacob Allshouse
Jesup
Presbyterian Hospital
Black Hawk
Michael Wins Court House Decorating Contract
The F M Michael Decorating Co won the contract from the board of supervisors to decorate a large portion of the county court house. Plans include three coats of oil finish on selected corridors and seven second floor rooms, with ceilings and basement areas refurbished. The project excludes certain court rooms and provides a new toilet for district judges, highlighting prior work in the county building basement and the federal building.
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F. M. Michael Decorating Company
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Michael
Twelve Diners Find Permutations Define Time Between Seatings
A playful note describes twelve people lunching daily with a rule to avoid repeating seating order. A mathematician notes that the number of possible distinct orders is 12 factorial, yielding 479 001 600 arrangements, implying long intervals between identical seatings.
Roosevelt Endorses Taft for 1912 Nomination in Baltimore
A report says former President Theodore Roosevelt will unconditionally back President Taft for the 1912 Republican nomination. The news notes Roosevelt’s preference for a Taft continuation, revealed after a cordial meeting at Cardinal Gibbons Jubilee in Baltimore.
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Washlington
Taft India
Theodors, Roosevelt
Taft
White House
Col. Roosevelt
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Roosevelt
New York
Jim
Swift to Heads Toway Eagles at Des Moines Meeting
Samuel Swift of Dubuque is favored to become president of the sixth annual Towa Eagles convention as officers are chosen tomorrow. Burlington Ottumwa bid for next year with Keokuk eyeing 1913 honors. an athletic event is planned at Fort Des Moines tonight.
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Des Moines
Towa Eagles
Samuel Swift
Dubuque
State Aerie
L. L. Evans
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Ft Des Moines
Afterdeck of Maine Becomes Visible in Cuban Wreck Work
Havana, June 7. Army engineers pumped water from the cofferdam around the Maine wreck to lower the level five feet and paused for a board of American officers expected tomorrow. Once arrived, water removal and full inspection prep will accelerate. The afterdeck is now clearly visible with wreckage covered in marine growth. The forward section remains submerged.
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Havana
Maine
Board of American Army
OCallaghan Case Near Jury in Iowa Trial
The James O'Callaghan case, linked to the Western league magnate, charged with complicity in a March 31 dynamiting attempt on Folk county treasury, nears jury after morning arguments by state and defense attorneys in the criminal court.
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Tes Moines
James O'Callaghan
Western League
Ana Reh
Folk County Treasury
Attorners
Criminal Court
Buchanan's Color Spectacles Draw City Crowds
City in brief notes color spectacles at Buchanan's with first quality switches at 25 percent discount. Mrs S E Johnson of 324 1 2 West Fourth Street. Dr C F Bennett and family plan Winnipeg visit for September. H E Weatherwax and Oliver Trumbauer to Washington DC for a visit. J Tate of Milnois Central in city as business visitor. T H Sullivan meets local officials. Dr and Mrs Frank T Hartman to Los Angeles to attend The American Medical Association meeting June 27 to 30. visit with John W MacMillen family, return July 10. Margaret DuRand returns from Dubuque after burial of her son.
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Buchanan's
S. E. Johnson
West Fourth Street
C. F. Bennett
Winnipeg
Canada
H. E. Weatherwax
Oliver Trumbauer
Washington, D. C
J. ¥. Tate
Milnois Central
T. H. Sullivan
Frank T. Hartman
Los Angeles
Cal
American Medical Association
A.oy
South Dakota
Real estate transfers and a courtroom tale mix in Waterloo notices
Real estate transfers list multiple Waterloo transactions with buyers, sellers, and prices including $4500 and $600. The column also reports a courtroom scene where Sentimental Tommy discusses a love swindle, mentioning a Danbury Io girl and a Chicago contact, followed by a fire aboard a large steamer off Waarden, Holland the Leyland liner Oxonian.
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Flushing
Holland
Waarden
City Girl Wants. Tommy-Alias! Iowa Maiden His Chicago
In a remote Iowa countryside a rustic romance unfolds with a rustic plan to settle down with a simple Danbury maiden. Meanwhile Assistant State's Attorney Erickson concluded an arraignment yesterday of Miss Lodavaine Miller.
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Chicago
Iowa
Tommy" Foulkes
Danbury
Erickson
Lodavaine Miller
Land for sale and help wanted notice in Cedar Falls
A mixed ad offering a land sale and a help wanted post. It seeks a 15 year old farm hand and offers land on easy terms, describing 85 to 60 acres of deep black loam one mile north of Greens with clover and cultivation, section and range details, bids rejected if unsatisfactory, Francis Smith at 610 Iowa street Cedar Falls.
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Francis Smith
Iowa Street
Cedar Falls
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TOWA
Jefferson
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W. F. Cleveland
Harlan
Cedar Rapids
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Burch Bros. Co
County Poor Fund
Boards of Health
Harry Dierchs
Mnoss Central
J. 8. Brown
William Smith
M. S. Beals
H. Cardy
Jennie Weilein
M. W. Berg
H. H. Forkenbrock
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Argyle Street
Berg
Kimball Laundry
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
George Philpot
Mary McGuire
David Irvine
Whitney
Lore Alford
John Brennan
Alford
R. A. Doty
J. D. Burtner
Morningside
Alzina M. Town
J. A. Aungst
Johnson'saddition
Sarah O. Randal
Geo. G. Dunne
Summit Addition
Sarah O. Randall
Geo. G. Dunn
Jennie Conger Hicker
Edward T. Alford
J. Marion Miller
Tommy
Thomas Foulkes
Great Northern
Margery
R. A
Middle States Oil Co
Cleveland
Ohio
F. H. McMillan
Meat Shop
Jefferson Street
W. Tech
Sternshein’s
Joder's Corner
Flt
Sternshein
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