Becker Chapter Installed As Eastern Star Memorial In Waterloo
The Becker chapter of Eastern Star in Waterloo will be installed this afternoon in Russell-Sampson hall to honor Charles D. Beck. The event runs from 2 p.m. to late tonight with a 4:40 p.m. banquet by the new chapter, under Mrs. Lucy L. Bullock of Lorim er Iowa and officers from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Fifty members attend, with initiation planned at 4:30 p.m. The roster lists Worthy Grand Matron Mrs. H. Ladage and other officers, with Star points named for Aida, Ruth, Esther, and additional members.
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Charles D. Beck
Istory
Becker Chanter
Eastern Ar
Waterloo
Russell-Samson Plel
Becker Chapter
Cedarapids
Aida Thompson
Minnie Lee
H. ’. Ladage
A. T. Ukill
Town
G@ oxkendall
John Wright
Elen Scripture
O' Porterfield
Clorence Byvank
Sentinel
F. Morrill
Manist
G. Selig
J. G. McaAlgin
Nicemarshal
WH. Wheelock
Aida
Ande Knoop
Ruth
Leonelt
Esther
G. Wise
Mara
F. W. Edwards
Elec
A. Edgerton
Salvation Army Workers Leave for India on Tuesday
Adjutant and Mrs. Nichols depart Tuesday after a year and a half in the local field for a long journey to India via San Francisco and Australia. A farewell service is scheduled tomorrow at 11 a m and 8 p m open to all. Col. Pebbles of Des Moines will preach. Nichols will undertake a significant mission in India where the Salvation Army operates four times larger and oversees 44 European and American missionaries with 3,068 native officers serving 3,306 outposts and 33 settlements for criminals and prisoners plus 550 day schools, operating with one-tenth the expense of other missions.
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Nichols
India
An Francisco
Australia
Salvation Rmy
Col. Pebbles
Des ‘Moines
Eaker
Salutation Army
Irge
America
Iso Rondvers
Althora
Lading Christian
Iidia
Othrr
River Camp Outing Highlights At Riverview Park
Waterloo and Cedar Falls high school girls near the end of a ten day camp at Riverview Park Cedar Falls hosted by Mrs A McManus and Wiss Minnis Smith. They staged an outdoor pageant Dance of the Nations before 100 guests. The program included stunt challenges, hikes, town visits, flower gathering and swimming with sports tournaments. A Sunday church service will be led by Dr J He Stykes. Visitors welcome.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Riverview Park
Cedar.Falls
A. McManus
Wiss Minnis Smith
J. He Stykes
Cedar Rapids Hosts Iowa Pharmacists Convention Notes
OWA druggists will meet at Cedar Rapids from June 2 to 24 for the Iowa pharmacists convention. L. E. Davies of Cedar Rapids will run the affair as director of good times. Business matters will occupy most of the agenda while Davies is praised as a skilled entertainer.
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OWA
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Pharmacists
L. E. Davies
Davis
Curtiss Quits Making Commercial Airplanes
New York June 12 Cur tiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation says it will abandon commercial aircraft production after controlling three fourths of U S air craft output. Buffalo plant to stop engines and accessories by July core factory shifted to other products. The move follows Congress failure to shield market from British “dumping” abroad.
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New York
Curtis Aeroplane and Motor Corporaton
Mutual
Congress
Buffalo Mant
Interest in Republican nomination crowds Waterloo bulletin
Citizens in Waterloo swarm the Courier bulletin board under a blazing sun as GOP polling generates buzz. A Wood supporter reacts to the seventh ballot at 3 to 1, praising the result while callers ask about Chicago and the likely winner.
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Waterloo
Courier
Chicago
Lowden
The
the Inquirer
Inquirer
Internal Revenue to Launch Tax Drive Across States
Washington D C June 12 The Internal Revenue Service will soon launch a statewide tax drive across Iowa and neighboring states to pursue delinquent taxes. Officials say millions of dollars in taxes and penalties will be collected, focusing on excise taxes on sales by manufacturers, luxury, jewelry, toilet articles, proprietary medicines, soft drinks and admissions. Revenue officers will inspect books and records under oath and may arrest willful violators.
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Washington News Bureau
Waterloo -Brewing Courier
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Williams
Fevenue
Corps of Revenue
United States
Fairbank Pioneer
Auction Returns for Hen and Egg Net Small Sum
AEN'S PGG yields 20.50 at auction in Santa Clara. A hen's egg sold for 70.50 to the treasury of the supreme council, a figure seen as modest next to expected yearly totals. The egg, purchased by Frank Vierra, produced a chick after incubation. Past festivities included a barbecue where hens and chickens were reauctioned and returned. The text also notes Queen Victoria’s study of a language and cites Bloomfield, New Jersey, as a major site for safety ping production in the United States.
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Santa Clara
Supreme Council
Frank Vierra
Victoria
Waterloo Police Captain William G Wood Dies at 16
William G Wood police captain died at 11 a m after ten days illness of heart failure brought on by diabetes He was born July 7 1868 in St Ansgar Ia and served Waterloo since 1910 He married Lulu Henderson in 1888 and Mira Seaman in 1897 survived by widow and four children including Mrs Gertrude Kennedy Ira Welsh and Mrs Willard Gifford Interment at Horton Ia with funeral arrangements pending
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William G. Wood
H. H. Young
Capt. Wood
Waterloo
J.R. Rector
J. F. McSweeney
Iowa
Captain Woot
St.Ansgar
Lulu. Henderson
Gertrude Kennedy
Ira Welsh
Willard Gifford
Minneapolis
Minn
Mira J. Seaman
Myra
Mildred
George Wood
Russell Wildes
Wood
Nashua
Horton
Homegrown Spuds Set June 6 Season Record
Henry W. Hammond of 215 Hammond Avenue wins for earliest vegetables with Early Ohio spuds. His first mess of Murphies was enjoyed June 6. The largest potato measured two inches by one and three fourths. He notes $6 per bushel for old potatoes and 12.5 cents per pound for the new crop.
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Henry W. Hammond
Hammond Avenue
Ohio
Henry
G O P Leaves Out Plank on Ireland
Chicago June 12 Leaders in the Irish freedom cause were upset when the Republican National convention adopted a platform with no specific mention of Irish freedom. Debates centered on a proposed plank recognizing Ireland’s right to determine its own government. O'Brien of Boston claimed 3,600,000 Irish voters distrusted Democrats on Ireland.
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Chicago
Republican National Convention
Resolutions Subcommittee
Ireland
Daniel F. Cohnlon
New York
Eamon de Valera
Frank P. Walsh
William E. Mason
de Valera
Cohalon Plank
Cohalon
William G.mcadoo
Irelan
William H. [O'Brien
Boston
Baby Welfare Fund Replenish as Heat Hurts Babies
The Courier and Reporter urges Waterloo and surrounding communities to donate to the Baby Welfare Fund to provide ice, milk and essentials for infants and mothers facing extreme heat. Citizens urged to send cash or checks to support helpless babies amid severe temperatures.
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Water
Waterloo
Cau
Fara
Ita Futurel
Republicans Push to Leverage 3 Million Votes in Fall Platform
A political argument claims 3,000,000 votes could be shifted to the Republicans this fall, asserting a vast advantage despite potential losses of pro British voters. It suggests the party would press forward regardless of nominee, noting the league of ra ons was purportedly killed to boost their stand.
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Republican Park
League of Raons
Baker Answers Pershing's Letter Anent Retirement
Secretary of War Baker replies to General Pershing's retirement wish noting the president will meet his wishes when expressed. He praises Pershing's active service and urges continued aid in the army reorganization while leaving open retirement if needed. He stresses the country would call on Pershing in any emergency even after retirement.
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Washington, D. C
Baker
John J. Pershing
Congress
American Men Seek Wives in France
Paris reports a surge of letters from American men seeking French wives. Professor Carnot of the University of Paris says tens of thousands of French girls may wed American husbands, urging cross nation committees to match couples and ensure suitability. Country needs babies and aims to weed out unsuitable matches on both sides.
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Paris
America
France
Ur. Carnot
University of Paris
Prof. Carnat
United States
Canada
Sun Helps Mother Robin Hatch at Highland Lake
A robin nest under maple roots at Highland Lake near a busy boulevard contains three eggs. With sun rays from sunrise to afternoon, the mother and warm sun work to incubate the eggs as pedestrians and cars pass nearby.
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Robin
Winstead
Sol
Monkey Witness Disrupts Court in Gambling Case
In New York, a bare-legged hand organ monkey named Minnie disrupted Judge Frothingham's court while subpoenaed as star witness in a gambling case against her owner. Minnie leaped on the judge's desk, toppled ink, splashed water, and fled the courtroom screeching.
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New York
Minnie
Swinging Stone Bear Trap Tells How Himalayan Bear Is Caught
A Pittsburgh Dispatch note recounts how Indian natives trap a Himalayan bear using a swinging stone anchored above a baited tree. The bear battles the falling stone with repeated blows, finally knocked out by a net and captured for zoos or menageries.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
India
Telow
Woman Finds Gold Dust in Backyard Chicken Gizzard
Mrs C Charles of Portsmouth suspects she killed a hen preparing to lay a golden egg after a fragment in a yard chicken’s gizzard tested as gold worth about 65 dollars. She wonders if her gravel-filled yard contains gold dust from an unknown source.
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Portsmouth
C. Charles
Charles
Charlies
Butterfly Joins Ship 600 Miles Off San Francisco
A nine inch Atlas moth, identified by Professor Van Duzee of the California Academy of Sciences, traveled aboard the steamship Higho 600 miles off the China coast toward San Francisco. Radio operator W. Lipke reported the remarkable ocean crossing.
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San Francisco
China
English Prayerbook Omits Obey In Marriage Ceremony
London report on Canon Dalton Windsor releasing a revised prayerbook with several changes. The most debated is removing obey from the marriage vow and replacing it with love in the woman’s inquiry and response. Other edits include substitute wealth for prosperity and wording for royal and civil officiants.
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London
Church of England
Canon Dalton of Windsor
Not Every Trophy Cup Is a Cup Says Mrs Burton
New York June 12 One of the mitigating circumstances in the race for the America Cup is that not every cup is a cup, says Mrs Burton associate skipper of Shamrock IV. She helps Captain W M Burton and the team prep for the trophy contest offshore since 1856. She cites the workload of polishing embossed silver cups yet believes Shamrock IV is invincible and will win the coveted mug.
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New York
Burton
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock IV
W. M. Burton
Atlantic
Autoist killed by fall from car at factory picket line
Hammond Indiana June 12 Joseph McSeveny 45 a Mark Manufacturing East Chicago employee was killed returning from a Republican convention when he was thrown from his auto onto a picket fence at a railroad crossing. Death was instantaneous.
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Hammond
Ind
Joseph McSeveny
Mark Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Kessler
Relief of Rheumatic Pains Advertises Chamberlain Ointment
An advertisement urges relief from stiffness soreness and aching joints by massaging affected parts with Chamberlain's Ointment. It promises reduced pain and improved rest and sleep.
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Chamberlain
Pekin Paper Urges China Admission to Anglo Japanese Pact
The Pekin and Tien-Tain Times urge admitting China to the Anglo-Japanese alliance to form a triple Far East treaty. They call for China to gain a veto and full consultation, plus safeguards including restoration of sovereignty over Port Arthur and Jiao Tung, plus a Chinese-ruled Shantung railway and removal of foreign garrisons.
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Pekin
China
Far East
Pekin and Tien- Tain Times
Otter
Timea
Jiao Tung
Port Arthur
South Manchuria
Manchuria
Great Britain
Altho Tsingtao
Germany
Tsingtao
Shantung
Ghantung
Cus
Roumania Seeks Aid to Develop Mines and Steel
Roumania faces a severe shortage of iron and steel after seven years of underproduction. War depletion of reserves has left only modest stocks, with reconstruction requiring hundreds of thousands of tons. Historically reliant on German and Transylvanian furnaces, Roumania could gain full capacity if American developers tapped rich undeveloped deposits along the Carpathians and at the Dobrudja.
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Jassy
Roumanis
Roumania
Transylvania
Carpathians
Dobrud- DL
Lily Darling Is a Daisy at Portola Rail Yard
Railroad workers declare Lily Darling a daisy in Portola. One manager returned after a sudden departure when union men learned she had recharged Lily. Divisional employees praise her smile and influence at the Portola eating houses.
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Lily Darling
Portola
Unl
Lily
Porto
Divialon
Little Town Takes Shy Birds to Heart in Monroe
In Monroe Michigan two families of purple martins have built nests at the police signal box near Monroe and First streets. The city, known as a shy town, notes martins are among the shyest birds. This marks their second summer in the area.
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Monroe
Mich
Michigan
First Streets
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