Miller Leaves Cedar Falls Bank for California
Frank B. Miller resigns as cashier of Cedar Falls National Bank and will move with his family to California next week. Ruth Miller will study at Mt. Vernon next year, while other family members join him. The article also notes Cedar Falls business leaders joining the Business Men temperance association and a rising college summer enrollment prompting new instructors, including Miriam Woolson Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Temperance Association
Business Men's Temperance Association of
Waterloo
Roger Leavitt
Clark H. Brown
William C. Nubn
Adam
Stockholders Plan New Building Construction Timeline
Stockholders will call a meeting to arrange the starting of the building, expected to be completed by November 1, enabling the company to move in. The three story structure, 88 by 13 meters, will sit across from the Rock Island depot previously used for the same purpose.
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Rock Island Depot
Travelers and Visitors Headed for Trips and Tasks in June
Cedar Falls notes list several residents traveling for bids and visits. Sept J BE Robinson from Teachers' College will supervise new building work in Vinton. Miss Beas Dunn departs for Austin Minnesota to visit relatives before Cresco home. Mrs G H Boehmler leaves for Iowa City to see Mr and Mrs June Bennison. Mrs Murray of Cleveland plans homeward bound after six weeks with her sister Mrs H F Paani. Mrs Benjamin Barker of Momenee Illinois arrives to spend days with granddaughter Mrs Ed Dahl then heads to Chicago. Lilly Robinson fills in at the college during Myra Call's absence. Ruth Miller returns from Mt Vernon where she attended Cornell. A land seekers party including Dr Geo Hearnt and Geo Frisby heads to Texas for several days. Dr J Swindell leaves Oakland California for Minneapolis medical convention. Nineteenth Century club meets with Mrs Bruce Francis and delegates report from Cedar Rapids convention. Arthur Kingman travels to Indianapolis for auto repairs. Capt E Miller of Fairfield High seeks information for a new manual training department. Francis Gilkey and Frank Burch plan an extended European trip.
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Cedar Falls
Frank B. Miller
Cedar Falls National Bank
California
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
Hannah Miller
Cedar
J. BE. Robinson
Teachers’ College
Vinton
Beas Dunn
Austin
Minn
Cresco
G. H. Boehmler
Iowa City
June Bennison
Benjamin Barker
Momenee, Ill
Ed Dahl
Chicago
Lilly Robinson
Myra Call
Geo. Hearnt
Geo. Frisby
Texas
J. Swindell
Oakland
Cal
Oscar Lowry
Minneapolis
Arthur Kingman
Indianapolis
Ind
Capt. E. Miller
Fairfield High School
Former Falls Boys Drowned After Quick Rescue Attempt
Two Cedar Falls youths Alva and Earl Parker aged 14 and 16 drowned while swimming when one panicked and the other tried to help. The family had previously lived in Cedar Falls where Alva Parker's partner E M Brown ran a furniture and undertaking business. The bereaved father is brother to P. P. Parker who still resides in Cedar Falls.
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Cedar Falls
Alva Parker
Vivian
Alva
Earl
Glenn
P. P. Parker
E. M. Brown
Davenport Men Held On Charge In Land Larceny Case
Davenport residents John Lairsen and W Kreuger were bound to the grand jury on land larceny charges after allegedly attempting to settle a Davenport Roofing bill by taking a Mason Motor Car Co vehicle. Bond set at 2000 dollars each. one defendant bonded, the other still in custody. Frank Peck’s liquor sale case yielded a bond raise to 1000 dollars. unable to post, he was jailed awaiting grand jury action. Peck's attorney had pledged to arrange bail, but no arrangements followed. Judge Meyers ordered Peck held in custody.
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Davenport Roofing Company
Mason
John Lairsen
W. Kreuger
Davenport
Meyerg
Lairsen
District Court
Peck
Frank Peck
Grand Jury
Degrees Conferred at Indiana University Reach 426
Bloomington Ind June 18 Four hundred and twenty six degrees the largest number ever given by Indiana university were conferred in ceremonies marking the completion of studies by graduates from various colleges and professional schools including arts sciences and engineering with several notable honorees and academic distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Commencement Grants Degrees from 84th Annual Exercises
The ceremony awarded 55 masters 48 doctors of medicine 18 doctors of medicine command 3 doctors of philosophy and 302 bachelor of arts degrees. Henry Waldo Rogers dean of Yale Law School delivered the commencement address.
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Henry Waldo Rogers
Law School
Yale University
Militants Sentenced For At Ragert Meeting Obstruction
London June 1 two suffragists Mrs Mariane Clarendon Hyde and Migs Bunning of the Women s Freedom league were sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment for obstructing police at a suffrage meeting near Premier Asquith Davenport s residence. In a separate note June 18 two men on a shift saw a man jump from the government bridge into the Mississippi river last night. they rowed to the scene and found his hat but did not learn the man s identity.
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London
Mariane Clarendon Hyde
Migs Bunning
Women's Freedom League
Davenport
Government Bridge
Mississippi River
California Man Describes West. Waterloo Plan For Dealers
Los Angeles has 2,300 realty dealers, competition is keen, and survival of the fittest rules the market. Knudson of Los Angeles, once a Waterloo resident, says there is a better opportunity to make good in Iowa while admitting California climate as ideal. The article notes a sale of purebred cattle at Galloway farm and mentions Mr. and Mrs. James McIlroy of Irwin, who visited local residents and planned an extended northern and western trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalone
Los Angeles
James Malroy
Irwin, C
A. J. Cushman
Warren Cranston
Mr. McIlroy
Des Moines Plan Aims Sanitary Horse Drinking Buckets
Des Moines Iowa June 18 horses will receive sanitary drinking buckets if a plan proposed to the Iowa Humane Society is adopted. After an epidemic of glanders in Kansas City veterinarians urge the humane society to buy a bubbling fountain and require drivers to carry individual horse buckets. Mrs L L Floyd supports funding for a new fountain and the sanitary buckets, while C M Young notes the need for adequate water flow and questions enforcing bucket use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Humane Society
Kansas City
Humane Society
L. L. Floyd
Federal plan for federal reserve banks outlined in bill
Washington June 18 The Owen Glass McAdog banking and currency reform bill gains presidential backing and may be altered slightly in Congress before adjournment It proposes a treasury attorney general and currency controller panel to divide the nation into districts each with a federal reserve city and bank All national banks in a district must buy stock in the local reserve bank and up to 26 percent of unimpaired capital with a minimum stock of 5 million dollars Branch banks allowed up to one per 600000 of capital The reserve banks would have nine directors three chosen by stockholders three from the public and three appointed by the federal reserve board Dividends would be 8 percent on paid capital with half of earnings added to surplus until it reaches 20 percent and the rest paid to the United States Any state bank or trust company may subscribe Shares subject to board approval Also a quake in Martinique caused no reported damage or loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Owen-Glass-McAdog
Wilson
Congress
United States
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve District
Federal Reserve Board
Banking Association
Trust Company
Seed firm plans big capital raise and plant upgrades
Galloway Bros Bowman Seed Co increases capitalization from 300000 to 800000 as it funds about 46000 in improvements. Two greenhouses costing 5000 are under construction on a five acre plot. A concrete reed house costing at least 40000 will be built with plans by an architect. Storage needs drive the project to store European stock. Water town events and local notices follow including a large Oriental Carpet exhibition by Paul Davis Dry Goods and various community notices.
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Galloway Bros
Bowman Seed Company
Europe
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New York
Fourth and
Sycamore Street
McBride Dimity
Go Ata Yard
Iowa
Ladies” Union
Cedar Falls Daily News
G. Packard
Frank G. Miller
Cedar Falls NA
Tional Bank
Miriam Woolson Brooks
William Graham
Ist
Ruth Miller
Cornell College
Nineteenth Century Club
Bruce Francis
Cedar Rapids
Francis Gilkey
Frank Burch
Wm. Trimbel
William Henry Scott
A. W. Pierce
A.W. Pierce
Ben Hesser
Edar Falls
Second
Main
Fourth and Main
C. A. Boehmier
Civic League
Joan Lairgsen and
W. Krue
Ger
Bond
Mississippi
West
Federal Board
Ness
Martinique
Fort de France
ST. Paul
St. Pau
Caton
Truth
Waterlon
Tittralm
St. Paw
Ask TT. Cleary, Co A Hod, Wretz
CPLA
Oth
Sycamore Straets
Phone
Watert
Vieine Ity
Paul Davis
Defense League of the Tribe of Ben Hur
Ben Hur
Emanuel Evangelical Church
Courthouse Square
Paul Davis Dry Goods Company
The
James Gardiner Co
First National Building
Hagerman Place
Northwestern Land & Investment CO
Fourth St
Berkley's
Northwestern Land & Investment
Berkley
West Fourth ST
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