Young Financier Wil Organize 100000 Bank at Keokuk
E A French, longtime Waterloo banker and assistant cashier at Black Hawk National bank, resigns to start a bank in Keokuk with capital of 200000. He has strong backing and broad banking experience. A resolution by Black Hawk directors praises his industry, conservatism, and leadership as he returns to his birthplace to build a new financial institution in Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. French
Waterloo
Black Hawk National Bank
Keokuk
French
Central State Savings Bank
Collins, Ia
Bank of Collins
Citizens Savings Bank
Security Savings Bank
A. Prench
Keokuk welcomes new Waterloo couple to their home
The Wrench family long identified with Keokuk's business and social life will be welcomed in their new Waterloo home as the young couple joins the area’s permanent social fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Wrench
Waterloo
Court Orders Man to Work and Support Family
Darwin Stevens is fined for illegal fishing using a seine near his home by the old paper mill. Fred Speck, 25, was arrested for refusing to support his wife and children and was arraigned in police court. the court ordered him to secure work and reminded him of the county funds. Both cases proceeded in local courts with modest fines and ongoing sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Speck
Wilnut Street
Nute
Joseph Kiingaman
Darwin Stevens
EF. E. Brees
Frank Knapp
Chautauqua Opens With Spectacle Of Lectures And Music
Chautauqua opens at Coliseum and park with ex Senator William F Mason and ex Governor Hanley as featured speakers and Norton and La Rue bands providing concerts. Tomorrow hosts ex Senator WM Mason and group Yodkers perform while Dr Edwin Stucker arrives to begin Bible lectures. Preliminary declamatory contests planned this afternoon and tomorrow with judges Bundy Hughes and Packyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Stucker
Montraville M. Wood
la Rue
William E. Mason
Chautauqua
Chautauqua Park
Hanley
Norton
Waterloo
Wm. B. Mason
Bryant
Willard
Dr. Stucker
Kansas City
Bundy
Hughes
Packyard
Cedar Falls
Rural Church Day Planned After Dunkerton Meeting
An Epworth church gathering in Dunkerton on June 1 led to plans for Rural Church Day on April 21. Mrs. Oty Jeaiantahs spoke as delegate. the service featured sermons, music, and a Sunday school program. The meeting approved a special program led by the pastor, with activities including a picnic after Sunday school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munkerton
Epworth Fe
Oty Jeaiantahs
Aly
Wen
Abducted on Eve of Wedding Shock to Waterloo
Andrew Hahn, a Waterloo pressman set to marry Miss Olinda Grossman, was abducted Saturday night and held in a Chicago rooming house for several days. He was doped and robbed of about $60 and his gold watch, returning home in a dazed condition. Two rough men were seen near his residence moments before the disappearance, and a forged letter fragment hinted at a Fort Dodge connection. Hahn was located via a Chicago contact brought back by a Waterloo friend. his employer praises his character and reliability, noting the wedding arrangements had been nearly completed.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Andrew Hahn
Benjamin Bauske
Vienna
Hahn
Bauske
Mr. Hahn
Olinda Grossman
Waverly
Regan
Mr. Hain
Andrew
Fort Dodge
E. L. Hahn
Evening Courier
Mr Hahn
Dubuque District Superintendent To Speak On Rural Church Issue
DoD superintendent at the Dubuque district will deliver an evening lecture on the rural church problem. In the morning Kinney from the Iowa Bible Training School will speak, with other local speakers listed. A local grocery ad notes tomatoes at 30 cents a basket.
What Became of Parker at Waterloo College of Commerce
Joe Long delivers commencement address at the Majestic Theatre as graduation exercises close the Waterloo College of Commerce program. The humorous class play What Became of Parker featured a strong cast led by John F. Christiansen and Elizabeth Paige. Special interludes included a rapid typewriting demonstration by Ruth Herfurth and readings by Edmer Thomas with music from the college orchestra.
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Parker
Majestic Theatre
Waterloo College of Commerce
John F. Christiansen
Raymond O. Letsch
Elizabeth Paige
Marguerite Morgans
Fred Parker
William Torrence
Edward W. Walt
Jeremiah Growler
John F. Chrisansen
James Jones
Verne Lichty
Mr. Harrison
Walter Larson
Dr. Rogers
Henry Gordon
Ripley
Ira Whitlan
Otto—Carl Naether
Vivian Elizabeth Paige
Mildred Green
Jeanette Rock
Majorie Worthy
Marguerite Morane
Cora
Ira Lebnan
Ruth Herfurth
College of Commerce
Middle West
Smith
Edmer Thomas
Jai
Joe Long
Des Moines
Hdna Ellison
Rockford
Ill
George H. Quest
Big Missionary Meeting Set for Waterloo Conference
Field Secretary from Chicago attends Waterloo planning a laymen missionary movement convention October 21-22. Iowa’s only movement convention this year with J Campbell White and other leaders. local ministers and congregations form arrangements committee. Sec Michel also urges church delegates to Lake Geneva conference July 27-31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
F. J. Michel
Chicago
Iowa
J. Campbell White
Michel
Lake Geneva
Underwood for Democracy Leader TARIFF MASTER
Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama is extolled as democracy's real leader and asset at a Baltimore convention. Wm. B. Bankhead urges nominating him for president, praising his mastery of tariff details, long public service, and blameless private life while criticizing the Republican Party's current state. Also notes local items: births, visits, market sale, and Chautauqua closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Wm. B. Bankhead
Underwood
Bankhead
Democratic Party
Mr. Underwood
Congress
Foley Kidney Pills End Kidney Trouble Claims
Mr. Charles Sable of 30 Cook Street Rochester New York praises Foley Kidney Pills for prompt relief from long standing kidney trouble. He endorses the product as a direct and convincing testament to its curative qualities as relayed by H W Taggart.
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Charles Sable
Cook Street
Rochester
N. Y
Foley
Mr. Sable
H. W. Taggart
Shelf Rock Social Notes Highlight Visiting Kin
Mrs. Ida Day of Chicago visits relatives in town and vicinity. Adair Fields of Omaha and his mother Mrs. Pheebe Fields of Sioux City visit Mrs. Field's sisters Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Prugh. W. J. Hunt and family from Allison spend Sunday in town with friends Al. Kimball and Miss Mary Rut.
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Shelf Rock
Ida Day
Chicago
Adair Fields
Omaha
Pheebe Fields
Sioux
Field
Graham
Prugh
W. J. Hunt
Allison
al. Kimball
Mary Rut
Freckle-Face Trial Offer Promises Free Trial
A vintage advert promises Miss Freckle-Face a no cost trial of a freckles remedy if it fails. Purchase one ounce of ethine double strength from a top druggist and one night of treatment will show the ease of clearing freckles and enhancing complexion. Rare cases may require more than one ounce.
Early Settler Wilkins Visit Highlights Waterloo History
Mrs Elizabeth Wilkins of Seattle visits Waterloo guests Mr and Mrs G R Crittenden. She and her husband J H Wilkins arrived with Waterloo pioneers in 1886. He ran a harness shop near the present Waterloo Savings Bank corner. They later moved to LeMars in 1872 following railroad expansion. Mrs Wilkins taught music and influenced local pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wilkins
Seattle
Wash
G. R. Crittenden
Wilking
Waterloo
LeMars
Western Iown
Illinois Central Railroad
Courier Patterns from Waterloo Evening Courier
Instructions to obtain current courier pattern designs by sending a coupon and 10 cents to the fashion department of the Waterloo Evening Courier. Patterns accommodate cams and are filled as available. Orders should arrive within a limited time after mailing.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Fashion Department
Wa- Terloo Evening Courier
Wa- Terloo
Wilkins Home Stands Since the 60s at 614 Bluff Street
The Wilkins home at 614 Bluff Street remains standing, tied to the 1860s building era. Mr. Wilkins helped sign the Articles of Association of the first Episcopal church society organized in this city in 1856.
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Register
Wilkins
Bluff Street
Articles of Association of the
First Episcopal Church Society
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Black Bawk Bank
Keokuk. In
Waterloo East
Westminster Presberian Church
Frepel
MR. E. A. French
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William F. Mason
LaRue
J. Frank Manley
Dunkerton
Andrew Hain
Eighmey's Grocery
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Lake Minawesece
Wis
Earl Shipman
F. BE. Howard
Lincoln
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A. R. Walker
Gnagy
City
Green
Clarksville
Shell Rock
Jones Chautauqua
R. S. Stoddard
Wv. L. Olmey
Mason City
J. H
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Joder’s
White House
Angel
Grace
Joder
Cedar River
la Porte City
Auto Boulevard
F. P. Faulkner
Marsh Place
Iowa-Dakota Land CO
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