Hotel incendiary attempts to burn Gov. Coolidge out
James Obce of Clifton New Jersey confessed to setting fires in five Boston hotels over a week, including Adams House the governor Mrs Coolidge home, Hotel Hollis, Hotel Brewster, American House causing ten thousand dollars loss, and Hotel Essex where flames were stopped with minor loss.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
James Obce
Clifton
N. J
Navy
Hoe
Adams House
Gov. Coolidge
Hollis
Brewster
Essex
Churches Unite in Services During Heated Months
Seven Protestant churches plan union services in the heated term with detached pastors awaiting return. The first service will be Sunday evening at First Congregational Church with Harvey Ingham of Des Moines as speaker. Patriotic music features a quartet and a 10 minute reading by George E. Turner. Remaining enrolled churches include Westminster Presbyterian First Methodist First Baptist United Presbyterian United Brethren and Central Christian with others likely to join.
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First Congregational Church
Sos
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines
F. J. Clark
Fred McClain
Paul Davis
Mommary MRS L E STROUSE DIES AT 9 p.m.
Mrs L E Strouse daughter of Mrs F M Shoemaker died at 9 p m yesterday at her home 410 Fourth Street East from Brights disease after a months illness She was born Oct 23 1881 at the family home where she died and lived all her life in Waterloo Surviving are her husband her mother and five siblings Funeral will be Friday at 10 a m at the home 419 Fourth Street East Rev BE Lockwood to officiate and burial will be in Fairview
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L. E. Strouse
Fourth Street East
Bright
Fannie BF. Shoemaker
Waterloo
East High
Strouse
Belle Harbin
Bessie Beatle
Lilian Shoemaker
Frank Shoemaker
H. Bachman
Milwaukee
J. A. Raymond
Leath Furniture Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
W. G. Lamb
Frank Sherwood
Laka Okoboji
Mr. Sherwood
L. B. Sullivan
Mary Sullivan
Allen Street
St. Paul
New Hampshire Wins First Prize in Legion Drive
New Hampshire captured the first prize stand of silk colors in the American Legion nationwide push held May 17 to 22. South Dakota took second prize a woolen colors. National Commander Franklin D Olier will award prizes at the Cleveland convention in September. The Legion now has 5452 posts and 102% women’s auxiliary units, with total enrollment over 2000 since inception 15 months ago.
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Indianapolis
Ind
New Hampshire
American Legion
South Dakota
Franklin D’olier
the Legion
Cleveland
Legion
United States
War recruiting officer becomes mine owner in Virginia
Sergeant Brown widely known for leading Waterloo recruitment during World War I has become half owner of valuable iron ore deposits on a Virginia farm. The formerly in charge for nearly two years leaves Waterloo with his family, returning to assist in developing the deposit while his brother handles prior farm holdings.
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H. P. Brown
U. S. Army
United States
Waterloo
Serst. Brown
Virginia
Serget. Brown
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
City in Brief Lenders and Local Movements Noted
Local items report various visitors and departures, with several residents traveling to Minneapolis Grand Rapids and New York City. Notable mentions include O O Wikum recovering in hospital, Y M C A swimming class postponement, and a found used Chalmers car near Ballou Street.
Carload of Sugar Sells Out in Two Hours in Waterloo
The Black Dry Goods company sold a carload of 600 bags of sugar in two hours yesterday morning. The shipment, valued at about $12,300 at retail, disappeared quickly as shoppers snapped up the sweets.
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Waterloo
Black Dry Good Company
Gasoline Explosion Sparks Tiny Fire at Tire Company
An explosion of gasoline in a galvanizing apparatus caused a small fire at A. C. Stewart Tire Company, 307 Fifth Street East, at 1:50 p.m. yesterday. A boy ran to Station No. 1 to raise the alarm, and firefighters quickly contained the blaze with chemical extinguishing agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Stewart Tire Company
Fifth Street East
Building Permits Filed for Miller and Conus Properties
MP Miller at 517 Campbell street files permit for a dwelling on Y T R Law street and a garage for George Conus on Chi street. Project includes three rooms and a modeled 1700 square foot area with 175 measurement and a 500 100 parameter.
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Miller
Campbell Street
Law Street
George Conus Garage
Chi
Police bulletin targets three city law violations
Chief H H Young issues a bulletin to all officers emphasizing three commonly violated ordinances. He urges steps to reduce disturbances from discharging firearms or firecrackers muffler cutouts on cars and driving with glaring headlights. The notice quotes sections to aid enforcement.
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H. H. Young
Fourth of July party for Waterloo children at Paul Davis store
Waterloo children are invited to a Fourth of Indy party at Paul Davis store with three time slots on Saturday. Real kindergarten teachers will present stories and songs for kids up to ten, with favors and refreshments. Invitations can be picked up at the balcony of the store and must be shown on arrival.
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Paul Davis
Waterloo
Platform makers tangled over beer and wine debate
Protracted talks at the convention center focused on the league of nations and prohibition planks. The nine member subcommittee neared a draft amid debates over a beer and wine provision versus a strict prohibition stance, with Colby advocating a beer and wine plank as a political expedient.
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PAGM
Xnine
Glass
League of Nationa
Sta On
Colby
Wilson
Congress
Virginia
San Francisco
Administration
League of Nations
Walsh
Senate
George Creel
Public Information Bureau
Washington
Platform Committee
W. J. Bryan
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Bourke Cochran
New York
Little Circle of Nine
Hey
Bryan
Irish Republic
Cochran
Ireland
Gaswer
Glasa
Dark Horse Talk Dominates Democratic Convention
Delegates discuss potential dark horse candidates like Marshall, Davis, and Cummings as convention seals a path through wet dry splits. Bryan opposes, while pro‑admin leaders push for a clear stance on prohibition with a possible dry plank shaping the platform.
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Page One
Orst
Palmer
Cox
Dark Horse
Marshall
John W. Davis
Great Britain
Namer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Gov. Roberts
Tennessee
National Committee
Bryan
Gov. Edwards
League of Nationa
William J. Bryan
Ryan
Altho
White House
Burleson
Lrys
Resolutions’ Committee
Walsh
Montana
Glass
Drafting Committee Faces Slow Work in Conventions
The drafting committee lags as it must gather full committee views from hearings before proceeding. George Creel joins to polish platform phrasing while Bryan stays aloof, preparing for his broader confrontation at the convention.
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Walsh
Gra
Ead
Beeret
Washington
Glass
Colby
Dusint
George Creel
Wilson
Gren
San Francisco
Daniels
George Murray
Chicago
Bryan
Strelf
40 Foot Steel Extension To Waterloo Laundry Smokestack
A 40 foot steel extension to the Waterloo laundry plant smokestack is being installed by the Waterloo Dollar Works. The pipe, made locally, weighs about a ton and will aid in venting or consuming smoke from the basement furnace of the three story building. A smoke consumer was bought months ago but its arrival remains uncertain. Screens ordered for the project were delivered to the railroad but are still en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Waterloo Doller Works
Experiments Claim Illness Is From Diet Not Bacteria
Researchers at Eastern Pennsylvania hospital in Tumburgh report that xcurvey is not a bacterial disease and results from deficient diet. The team led by Dre. Given and offman say the findings prove the condition stems from nutrition rather than infection.
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Dre. Given
Offman
Eastern Pennsylvania Hospital
Tumburgh
Six marriages mark a Kentucky minister’s vow renewals
The 64 year old Baptist minister of Mitt Tons Kentucky, identified as Hitler covert Hail, has just remarried to Ving Webb a year after their divorce. It is his sixth marriage and her third, underscoring a romance tied to repeated vows.
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Hitler Covert
Mitttons
Ving Webb
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Rose. Martin
Independence
Hileman & Giudt
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Keokuk County
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Oren, Ta
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Tanesville
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Webster City
Anna McGee
Cedar Rapids
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
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Pomerena
Sergeant Brown
Uchanan
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O. O. Wikum
Morrison
St. Francis Hospital
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Fred Wells
Rockford
J. C. Murtagh
Ray W. Cleveland
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Aileen Daniels
Minneapolis, Minn
Peter Boyle
Arthur G. Stolte
George Schramm
Myrtle Hall
Zes heTday
Ben Eicher
Ballou Street
Chalmers
Harry Bell
Fourth Street
Cascaden
B. A. Haynes
Lavelle
Seattle
Wash
Haynes
Bertha van Ingan
P. H. Frank
Flo
W. F. Wichman
J . L. Wichman
Charles City
Wichman
Waterloo Boys
Bronson Insurance Agency
Walter C. Jenkyn
Helen V. Mitchel
Leo C. Wood
Freeport
Anna M. Hebst
Harold H. Strayer
Este B. Miller
Arthur M. Gallogly
Watertog
Anna S. Mass
vAsia Minor
McAdoo
B. Thrifty
Waterloo Savings Bank
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Venience
Kathryn Meek Hat
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