Eastern visitors praised West prosperity in Waterloo visit
A delegation of eastern advertising men led by E. T. Meredith toured Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Des Moines admiring midwestern farms, grain belts, and modern amenities. They contrasted eastern stringency with Iowa growth, heard speeches by local business leaders, and applauded the region’s wealth and productivity during a banquet at the Plymouth Congregational church hall.
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E. T. Meredith
Des Moines
Town Chiery Club
Elks’ Hall
Cedar Falls
Pittsburgh
Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Waterloo
New York City
Broadway
Ohio
Indiana
Hoosier State
Grenille
Thong
Plymouth Congregational Church
R. Watcheson
Town Cinera Club
Kloster
F. W. Powers
George FL. Lichty
National Association of Wholesale Grocers
Iowa
Union
W. W. Marah
Marsh
Dean Curtiss
Kolster
Orange Township
B. J. Beardsley
Charles Williamaatores
New York
East
Iuture National Harvester
Flushing, L. 1
H. F. Barber
Boston
New England
J. A. Rhea
Meredith
WH. T. Meredith
Town Criers
New York State
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
Grenloch
N. J
Story City
Rhea
Unions Increase Numbers at Iowa Federation Session
The Iowa Federation of Labor met in Davenport with President J H Strief of Sioux City presiding. Delegates discussed streetcar labor disputes in Waterloo, ending contract labor practices, and pushing pro labor legislation. Finances showed income up, member increases about six percent, and three locals suspended. Committees on grievances labels and distributions named. Ames extension schools likely approved.
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Iowa Federation of Gabor
Davenport
J. H. Strief
Sioux City
Stries
Waterloo
Iowa
Strief
F. A. Canfield
Tee
Millmen
Clinton
Barbers
Carpenters
Perry
Tri-City
Ames
Waterloo Traveling Man Starts Queer Deal at Cedar Rapids
Waterloo traveler L. S. Smith, age eighteen, obtained a marriage license in Marion under false age, naming Miss Mabel Dragoo as his intended spouse. The girl’s guardian, Mr Grim, for her late parents, declared both are too young and to cancel the license. A separate burglary report notes a 1029 Commercial Street residence was robbed of $30. Police seek public help to reduce thefts.
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Cedar Rapids
Black Hawk County
L. S. Smith
Marion
Smith
Hal
Mabel Dragoo
H. N. Grim
South First Street
Miss Dragoo
Aga
Grim
Court House
Mr. Grim
L. Smith
Mississippi
Missouri
Commercial Street
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