John Mitchell guest of honor at Cedar Falls banquet
Labor leader John Mitchell spoke at a Cedar Falls Commercial Club banquet before about 150 citizens. He urged organized labor for better bargaining, praised the club, and recalled ties with Rev Titus Lowe. Mitchell contrasted labor pricing with mill owners and recalled mining camps in Pennsylvania.
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Cedar Falls
John Mitchell
Commercial Club
H. A. Jetmore
Mitchell
Con Yann
Jetmore
Gjand
Merner
Seerley
Titus Lowe
C. A. Wise
Roger Leavitt
Lowe
Onan
United
America
Champ Clark
Mr. Mitchell
Rev
Titus Lowe l
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Rasmussen Residence Damaged by Cedar Falls Fire
Fire broke out in the roof of the H. F. Rasmussen residence at Fourteenth and Bluffs streets at 9:20 this morning. The roof burned away and the interior was badly damaged from water while household goods were mostly saved. The house, insured for 2,000, stands near the Great Western tracks and is believed to have been sparked by a passing locomotive. A second alarm near First and Washington proved false.
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H. FP. Rasmussen
Fourteenth
Bluffs
First
Washington
Cedar Falls Short Course Surplus Highlights Money Making
The Cedar Falls short course showed a final surplus after expenses this season, unlike previous Waterloo sessions. The Civic Improvement League’s domestic science department netted a $135 gain, while the event funded next winter’s big show. Danish Bethlehem church plans an old people’s home requiring $15,000 matching funds, and Benton Farm reports strong winter survival among game birds, including Hungarian pheasants, partridges, Chinese pheasants, wild turkeys, and ducks.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Treasury
Civic Improvement League
la Porte City
C. Lareen
Racine
Benton
Illinois Central Engineer for Sheriff in Iowa Race
David Bremner Henderson, Illinois Central engineer and nephew of Speaker Henderson, announces candidacy for sheriff of Black Hawk county Iowa on the Republican ticket subject to June 8 primary. Born November 9 1872 in Leroy Minnesota he rose from locomotive fireman to engineer and has been a Waterloo resident for fifteen years.
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Illinois Central Engineer
Speaker Henderson
Rieck Hawk County
Iowa
David Bremner Henderson
Leroy
Minn
Fayette County
Linola Central Railroad
Waterloo
Henderson
Engineer Henderson
A. C. Henderson
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Black Hawk County
Height of Humfilty at Madison Dinner
Senator La Follette compared a notorious trust to a humbled figure at a Madison gathering. He quipped the trust’s Thanksgiving would be quieter and its spirit subdued. A matronly agency joke followed, with a sharp exchange on finding a wife for the ugly man.
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la Follette
Madison
What He Preferred
A Cincinnati lawyer notes a juror in a long trial asked what plaintiff and defendant meant. He recalls a man whose coat was stolen who charged a suspicious person with theft. The magistrate asks if charges are preferred. the plaintiff replies he prefers the coat if that’s the game.
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Cincinnati
Lippincott’s
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggist Promises
An old advertisement asserts PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days with a money back offer. It invites readers to place an Evening Courier Want Ad for larger reach.
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Rafuna
Waterloo Women Among Diploma Recipients at Cedar Falls College
The State Teachers College at Cedar Falls graduates a class of twenty-two, with Nora M. Ashby and others receiving diplomas in arts in education, didactics, kindergarten, home economics, and music. Cedar Falls notes record low temps at 2 degrees below zero, three feet of ice on the river, and sleighing improvements, as plans begin for a water basketball meet between Cedar Falls College and Waterloo M C A in the college gym and pool.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
State Teachers College
Nora M. Ashby
Avoca
Albert T. Barrett
Oelwein
Anton Fischer
Elsie Ottosen
Fort Dodge
Mamie E. Currie
Schaller
E. Lilian Homer
Waterloo
Miriam Robertson
Washta
Elma Sherwood
Wall Lake
Roy Shearn
Franklin
Willer
Mr. Ayr
May Wright
Clio
Florence WN. Brumbaugh
Memphis
Esther Beck
Bellevue
Edna
Lick
Hast Dubuque
Eva Kate Martin
Winifred Morton
Montezuma
Myrtle Maloney
Scranton
Erna
Plath
LeMars
Stella A. Qually
Annie
Iowa hogs top a1 prices in St Louis market analysis
This week in St Louis National Stock Yards Iowa hogs posted strong gains with prices 15 to 60 cents above Chicago and Missouri river markets. Top hogs up to 20 cents higher than Chicago. average weights around 160 pounds. Packers still rely on outside hog purchases. surrounding country depleted by cholera and poor corn crop. Backed by market commentary and a testimonial on Foley Kidney Pills from Bloomington, Illinois.
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St. Louis
National Stock Yards
Iowa
Chicago
Missouri River
National Yards
Weather and Market Summary From Chicago March 3
Weather across Iowa Illinois and South Dakota shows fair skies with warming trends and unsettled conditions possible by Sunday night. Wheat futures rose then slipped with a late rally on export demand, while corn declined on cooler Washington farm news. St Louis cattle and hog markets reported generally steady to higher prices amid strong hog futures and cash receipts noted. Chicago produce prices held firm for butter eggs and cheese with cattle and hog receipts forecast for today and estimated totals provided for supply.
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Iowa
Imnois
Sunay
South Dakota
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Washington News
I N. May
Texas
Bob Bayete
York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
South Omaha
Omaha
Neb
Rock Island
Northwestern
Soe
Atchison
Pacific
Stowe
Baltimore and Ohio
Western
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapids Transit
United States Steel
Amalgamated
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Erie
Minors
St. Paul
Missouri ‘Pacific
New York Central
Waterloo
Wellington
Kansas
Snaps in Real Estate Snaps in Real Estate
A sale list offers six room modern houses on Wellington street near the square with prices 1800 to 4000 dollars and a selection of lots and farms. Includes 60 acres well improved at 100 dollars per acre, Alberta Canada land and Saskatchewan property eight miles from town. Second trip to Sunny Southern Alberta planned for Tuesday March 19. Contact 258 Western Ave Waterloo Iowa phone 2890-Clute.
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Black Hawk County
Alberta
Canada
Saskatchewan
Exchange of Labor and Child Guidance at Home
A humorous anecdote from the Sherwin family notes four year old Martha Leland Sherwin and her brother Jim. Martha proposes a plan where Jim visits the bank while their father stays home to play with her. The piece contrasts early childhood roles with the narrator’s place in a family scene. An editorial aside promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure for colds and associated dangers, touting pneumonia and consumption as risks.
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Martha Leland Sherwin
George W. Sherwin
First National Bank
Jim
Martha
Father
Cleveland
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John. Mitchell
Anna Nelson
Anne Nelson
Robinson's
Bluff Street
Clara Bishop
Robinson Store
Jean Thompson
Myrtle Andrews
Magdalena Smith
Ethel Porter
Blanche, Mahle
Alice Fish
Dr. Mead
J. Yu Bailey
W. L. Hearst
W. N. Hostrop
Barry J. Brown
Harry J. Brown
L. C. Larsen
Franklin and
Tenth Streets
Mr. Larsen
Walnut Street
College Addition
Rasmussen
Featuring Last
Short Course
Cevah Falig
Danish Bethlehem Church
Benton Farm
Teachers’ College
Num
Ber
Louis
Toomey
Olive St
Bloomington
Foley
H.W. Taggart
Chicago Board OF Trade, CO
Bennett
Lamson Bros. & CO
H. W
Michigan
Minnesota
Minneapolis
H. W. Taggart
Vila Tor
Wellington Street
W. M. Robe
Western Ave
Clute
Waterloo Real Estate
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