Active Ad Club et Gedar Falls Band Boys Off for Sioux City
The Cedar Falls band boys head to Sioux City leading a large procession with a special six sleeper train. Elks and local figures attend events as town plans posters and a big parade in the convention city. The Ad Club discusses employer employee relations and a Red Wednesday campaign.
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ET Gedar Falls
Sioux City
Waterloo
Presbyterian Church
W. W. Marsh
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Cedar Falls
Elks
Secret marriage at normal school shocks Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls June 20 report of a hidden marriage between Iowa State Teachers College graduates Miss Bess Huston Aller ton and Lford W Barnes Cedar Falls son of D W Barnes The ceremony occurred May 28 1911 at Rockwell City The groom used an insurance transfer to learn his wife would be beneficiary After diploma Mrs Barnes visited Minneapolis and husband joined her They plan to spend months in Canada The couple are described as well known athletes and popular The reason for secrecy is undisclosed.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Bess Huston
Allerton
Lford W. Barnes
D. W. Barnes
Rockwell City
State Teachers’ College
Barnes
Minneapolis
Canada
West Waterloo Alumni Banquet Reorganizes Tomorrow Night
West Waterloo Alumni Association plans a banquet and reception tomorrow in Ellis hall to revive school spirit and form a lasting alumni group. Public notices recall 55 year history, election details, and district evolution as West High grew from a small school to a large district with 72 teachers anticipated next year.
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George A. Bateman
H. Sheakfey
A. T. Hakill
Des Moines Heiress of Rice Millions Dies in Poverty
Mrs. Mariel E. Schuler, 86, heir to the Rice fortune, dies in Des Moines after a life of washing for neighbors. The Rice murder saga involving Albert T. Patrick, his death sentence and governor’s clemency is cited as a landmark in criminal history. The case ends with pending distribution to heirs including Rice’s children.
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Des Moines
Mariel E. Schuler
William Marsh Rice
Albert T. Patrick
West Oak Park
Criminal Courts
Des Moines Heiress Estate Heirs Named in Will
The heirs to a murdered Des Moines millionaire’s estate are identified as Mrs. Fannie Parlow of Grinnell and Joe Rice of Menominee Wisconsin, sister and brother of the deceased. The line of succession includes the grandchildren of the humble Des Moines woman, and the heirs join the estate along with other family members.
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Des Moines
Fannie Parlow
Grinnell
Joe Rice
Menominee, Wis
Illinois Central brakeman settles for 35000 dollars
Storm Lake reports John McCarthy of Illinois Central, who lost both arms while switching in the yards last spring, has settled his $50,000 damages suit by accepting $35,000. The case was resolved in June.
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Storm Lake
John McCarthy
Ilinois Central
Yars
Dubuque Needing New Waste Disposal After July First
Dubuque Iowa will be barred from dumping refuse into the Mississippi after July 1 and must seek alternative disposal methods. The War Department issued notices to river towns, but Dubuque has won a stay until July 1.
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Mississippi River
War Department
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