General Markets Report From Richardson Larra Bee
Market report from Chicago Board of Trade shows hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices. Hog market opened higher then closed lower with mixed and butchers at about 10.25 to 10.80. Cattle and sheep prices steady to higher with beef steers Texas and Western cattle quoted, and lambs steady. Cash grains list No 2 red wheat oats corn prices and New York stocks mixed as of March 10.
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Chicago
New York
Stock Exchange
Atchison
Amalgamated Copper
United States Steel
Common
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Southern Pacific
Baltimore and Ohio
Union Pacific
American Smelter
Chicago Great Western
Rock Island
St. Paul
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Illinois Central
Colorado Fuel and Iron Ag
Waterloo
Crystal
Kansas
Wellington
Pioneer
Aristos
City in Brief: Local Happenings and Notices
A Cedar Valley era notice page reports J M Merrick's Denver business trip, birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Cherry Rose, illness of Herman W Flint's son, and Edward Carey bedridden with grip. Detective Houston resumes duty after illness. overseas visitors and marriages noted along with hospital progress and auto firm sales. Several local social visits, trips, and civic notes conclude with funeral timing for Fred Hischer of San Francisco.
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J. M. Merrick
Denver
Calo
Cherry Rose
Western Avenue
Herman W. Flint
Wellington Street
Edward F. Carey
Washington Street
Houston
Merchant Prince Promoted in Waterton Business Circle
A Waterton merchant prince earns notice as the town’s business leader. The Evening Courier hints at an upcoming feature in the paper’s next Saturday issue, presenting a fashion and spring number.
Merchant Prince Proclaimed in Waterton
In Waterton a merchant prince is praised as a leading business figure. Look for coverage in next Saturday's Evening Courier, the Faster Fashion and Spring number, for a fuller profile and details.
Spring opening at the Big White Store in Waterloo
The Big White Store Waterloos Spring opening continues through Saturday with display hours 7 30 to 9 30 featuring evening fabrics trimmings and silks. Myers orchestra provides music and carnations are handed to visitors. The store shows lavender wisteria clematis ferns and palms with a strong ready to wear department and a new spring millinery line by the Gnam sisters. Joseph Keenan a longtime Waterloo resident and railway engineer was killed in Des Moines when a locomotive accident occurred. He leaves a widow and no children. Funeral at St Josephs church with interment Calvary cemetery.
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Yester & Waters
Waterloo
Myers’ Orchestra
Clematis
Gnam
Vetter & Waters
an /&C
Joseph Keenan
St. Paul & Des Moines
Des
Maines
Cambridge
Racine
Frank Powell
Charles Sims
Des Maines
Courier
Estherville
Des Moines
Iowa Falls
Keenan
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Father Mulcahy
Calvary Cemetery
Silver Wedding Anniversary in Waterloo
Mr and Mrs George H Paul celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at home five miles north of Waterloo on Burton avenue road A surprise gathering of seventy five relatives and friends provided a bountiful six o clock dinner The afternoon and evening featured music games and conversation They received silver gifts including a silver table set as a notable remembrance
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George H. Paul
Waterloo
Watterloo
Burton Avenue Road
Paul
Falling Wall Kills Five Men at Pittsburg Foundry
Fire at Lanz & Son foundry in Pittsburg spreads through ruins as workers tear down walls. About twenty men, largely foreign with unknown ages, were in the ruin when walls toppled. Five killed and seven probably fatally injured in the disaster.
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Pittsburg
Lanz & Son
Local Knights to Perform Initiatory Pythian Work
Helmet Lodge No 9 K of P announces a dedicatory ceremony for a class of one hundred to become Knights at the Pythian Temple. A Watering team will not be invited. instead Helmet Lodge members will execute the initiation with rehearsals planned to ensure a flawless presentation reflecting credit on the lodge and city.
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Helmet Lodge No
Pythian Temple
F. S&s
Merrian
United States
Lola
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
Helmet Lodge
Dacal Lodge
Merchant Prince at Waterloo to Be Featured Saturday
In Waterloo a merchant prince will be profiled in the next Saturday issue of the Evening Courier. The feature highlights the local business leadership and community impact of the entrepreneur, with emphasis on local ties and ongoing civic involvement.
C G W Grants Night Freight to Oelwein
At a shippers conference in the Board of Trade rooms J A Gordon new division superintendent of the Chicago Great Western and Division Freight Agent Cassiday granted 3 night freight runs to Oelwein. Waterloo shippers may load until 4 30 pm and goods travel at night to Oelwein enabling onward shipments. Previously Ice loading by 11 30 am gave Dubuque and Chicago rivals an advantage. The concession relieves freight pressures and pleases Waterloo business interests.
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Board of Trade
J. A. Gordon
Chicago Great Western
Cassiday
Oelwein
Waterloo
Gelwein
Dubuque
Chicago
Flooding Threaten Cedar Falls As River Rises
Cedar Falls, March 19. The Cedar River is rising rapidly at about an inch per hour and only thirty inches remain to the high water mark. Since Saturday night the river has climbed six feet, driven by melting snows upstream and heightening flood fears among residents.
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Cedar Falls
Courier
County Board of Education
Board of Supervisors
Black Hawk County
Iowa
Waterloo
F.M. Shippey
Dunkerton Couple Weds In Early Morning Ceremony
Roy Cummings rural mail carrier and Clara Baish married in Dunkerton with Justice F. F. Knapp officiating in his office at dawn. The groom is son of the late A. S. Cummings. Town residents extend congratulations as the couple begins married life.
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F. F. Knapp
Roy 3
Merchant Prince Dominates Waterloo Trade Scene
A trimmed wire-service style note highlights a merchant of Waterloo as a leading business figure. The piece notes his prominence in the local market and his influence on the town’s commerce, signaling strong economic activity during the period.
Training a Pony for Parachute Drop at Waterloo Show
Barnum and Bailey spectacle featured a white pony ridden by a young lady. Campbell Bros showmen from Fairbury Nebraska plan to perform the stunt in Waterloo this season. Chief Lelenton visited the show and observed the act including a pulley system on a tall tree and a pony strapped on a stone boat for ascent and descent.
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Watertoo
Gcampbell Bros
Fairbury
Neb
Lelenton
Can Bell Bros
Waterloo
M E Brotherhood Banquet At First M E Church
The First M E Church Brotherhood held a banquet for seventy men with young members serving. Rev. Lockwood of St. Pauls Cedar Rapids praised Billy Sunday and his meetings as a powerful community evangelization effort. A permanent Brotherhood was formed with 45 charter members and a new constitution adopted. The group will meet every other first Wednesday evening and as called by the executive committee.
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M. E. Brotherhood
Brotherhood of the First
Mr. Lockwood
St. Paul's Church
Cedar Rapids
Billy Sunday
Cedar Rapide
Cedar Rapida
R Brotherhood
Waterloo Girls Plan Summer Trip Abroad
Eloise Raymond, daughter of the late A. Raymond, will travel abroad this summer for two months or more, visiting Scotland and England. She will sail from New York on June 4 with her uncle Rev. A. V. Raymond, pastor of Buffalo’s First Presbyterian Church, who attends the world missionary conference in Edinburgh, making the trip centric to their plans.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Friends
Eloise Raymond
New York
Mr. Raymond
Edinburgh
Hudson Iowa Seed Merchant Promotes Clover Seed
Bert Patrie of Hudson promotes home grown clover seed with a Waterloo based watch kin seller listing and mentions the Saco Evening Courier as a source. the ad notes a local telephone contact in Hudson for orders and inquiries.
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Bert Patrie
Hudson
Iowa
Hudson Telephone
River Town Y team fails to register for Dubuque game
The Dubuque Y basketball game was canceled after three Dubuque players were ruled ineligible amateurs. The Waterloo Y team did not travel to Dubuque, ending a planned renal championship match.
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Waterloo
Dubuque
Pastor Victor Patterson Resigns After Scandal Report
The Times Press quotes a Waterloo Iowa article saying Rev Victor M Patterson Brooklyn pastor at Howells Congregational church resigned over personal affairs amid scandal coverage. The piece notes his age about 30, a Brooklyn fiancée, and questions about his conduct before departure. A reader testimonial touts Foley’s Kidney Remedy as life saving.
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Times-Press
Middleton
N. Y
Victor M. Paterson
Brooklyn
Howells Congregational Church
Patterson
Middletown
Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Kellington
Cooperstown
Leovil
Howells
Merchant Prince at Waterloo In Easter Evening Courier
A Waterloo business figure is described as a merchant prince in the Easter edition of the Evening Courier. The brief item notes his influence and local prominence during the holiday period.
Roosevelt Meets Family in Khartoum on Monday
Khartoum March 10 Col Roosevelt left Taufikia yesterday and is expected here next Monday. He will be met that evening by Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roosevelt. The Roosevelts will stay until Thursday at Sirdar's place and visit nearby points of interest.
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Khartoum
Egypt
Col Roosevelt
Taufikia
Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Sirdar’s Place
Kodok
Soudan
Col. Roosevelt
Doleib Hill
Sobat River
Tatfikla
Piano Experts Now Located in Waterloo
The Taylor Music Co announces piano repair experts have moved to Waterloo and will accept orders for all kinds of piano repair. Customers are urged to bring pianos to Taylor Music Co for immediate attention as there is substantial work ahead.
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Waterloo
Taylor Music Co
Ias
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