Fatally Burned Lighting Fire In Waterloo This Morning
Mrs J F Busey aged about 45 on the Alford farm four miles southeast of Waterloo was fatally burned while lighting a kitchen fire at 5 30. Her gown caught fire and she ran about the house then to the yard where she collapsed. Doctors from Waterloo and Raymond attended but there was no hope of recovery. Daughters Viola and Stella were summoned from school. Opal and Jack were at home. The family has lived on the farm about ten years and moved from Champaign Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
J. F. Busey
Alford
Waterloo
Gilbertsville
Raymond
Busey
Methodist Church
Champaign
Til
Viola
East Waterloo
Stella
Waterloo Business College
Opal
Jack
Women's 8 Hour Bill Favored in Denver Reading
Denver report on March 17 states the women's eight hour bill passed second reading. It classifies labor in manufacturing mercantile establishments laundries hotels and restaurants as dangerous to life and health and bans women from working more than eight hours in any 24 hour period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Town Talk Sparks from Eldora and Surrounding Areas
Local and visiting figures appear in Eldora and nearby towns with attorney C. J. Rudolph on business. Dr and Mrs T A McManus visit, Mrs F L Campbell in Tama, deputies Reynolds and Winslow noted. Prisoners arraigned, William Galloway engines case, and a strong Orpheum bill featuring the Ziegler brothers and other acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Rudolph
Eldora
F. L. Campbell
Topeka
Kan
Inlaw
P. K. Jaggar
W. G. Reynolds
Belle Plaine
The
Orpheum
Ziegler Brothers
Mealy Brothers
Gertrude Lee Folsom
Don and Wallace
Little Fun Shows New Acting Pictures at Glasgow Tailors
A fragment notes a screening titled a Little Fun and advertises new acting pictures with a Glasgow Tailors at 303 East Fourth Street offering blue serge suits for 15 dollars, no more no less.
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Shackamaxon
Glasgow
Shackamaxon Blue Sever
Glasgow Tabors
East Fourth St
Hee
Shackamaxon Dine Serge
Glasgow Tailors
Cedar Rapids Hosts East Waterloo In Home Finale
Cedar Rapids high school team arrives by train for an evening game against East Waterloo at the gym. The Cedar Rapids squad seeks a win in their last home appearance as Waterloo vows to battle hard for victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
East Waterloo High School
Waterloo
Express Companies Hit by General Strike in New York
In New York on March 17 drivers and helpers of Adams United States Jana Wells-Fargo Express and New York & Boston Express walked out under a general strike order. Jersey City workers reported for duty while leaders predicted further walkouts including Westcott Express and New York Transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adams
United States
Jana Wells-Fargo Express
Jersey City
American
National
New York & Boston Express Company
Wescott Express Company
New York Transportation Company
District Elocution Contest Held at New Hampton
Miss Ruth Dignan representing East Waterloo high school traveled to New Hampton for tonight district contest. Miss Larson from Cedar Falls high school joined Waterloo participants. Mrs Olander head of elocution chaperoned the girls along with Miss Helen Register at 160 who accompanied the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Dignan
East Waterloo High School
New Hampton
Larson
Cedar Falls High School
Waterloo
Oave Olander
Helen Register
Edwardses Decide Not to Appeal Custody Ruling
Mr and Mrs L W Edwards will not appeal the district court custody decision over their granddaughter Janette Edwards Judge Ransier’s decree stands Janette to live with her other grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Robinson who will likely take the child to Denver tomorrow. Glasgow Tab
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Edwards
Janette Edwards
District Court
Ransier
Supreme Court
Janette
W. H. Robinson
Denver
Cedar Falls Concert Band Delights Waterloo Audience
The Cedar Falls Concert band performed last evening in the Waterloo theatre to a hearty audience applaud ing the ensemble. Warren Proctor tenor and Leslie Hughes sousaphone assisted. The Rigoletto quartette and Lucia sextette drew strong encores while Proctor and Hughes both delivered notable solos. Proctor sang selections with supportive responses from the crowd and friends praised his tenor voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Theatre
Cedar Falls
Warren Proctor
Leslie Hughes
Luecia
Messrs. Oleson
Brown
Hughes
Proctor
White House Pantry Exhibit Opens at Marsh Place
The White House Pantry exhibit room opens at 410-411 Marsh Place hosted by W. EB Pracht and F. H. Perry. Waterloo ladies will be invited to inspect the pantry once furniture arrives and offices are ready. Company HQ is in St. Louis with Preent and Mrs Perry recently from Wichita. Glasgow Tailors at 095 East Fourth St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Suhe
Marsh Place
W. EB
Pracht
F. H. Perry
Waterloo
St. Louis
Runaway Team Crashes Police Chief Car on Fifth Street
A runaway team from the Harwich store collided with the automobile owned by Chief of Police Dinneen and Police Judge Caldwell on Fifth street near Alertis garage, badly damaging the car. The judge nearby escaped injury. This is the second misfortune for the ill fated vehicle after it overturned near Raymond last fall, pinning the judge and causing severe injuries.
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Atto
Harwich
Dinneen
Caldwell
Fifth Street
Alertis
Henry Poyner
Raymond
Abdul Hamid's Palace Seen As Labyrinth Of Fear
A historical portrait describes Abdul Hamid II at Yildiz Palace as a prisonlike residence built for paranoia. He feared assassination, slept in shifting rooms, and used a Parisian telescope for surveillance of royals and ministers, never for astronomy, amid a life of constant dread.
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Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Yidie
Yildiz
Fildiz
Prince of
Samos
Abdul Wamid
Imperial Theater
Paris
Imperial Apartments
Yusuf Izzedin
Abdul Aziz
Prince Yusuf
Lfe
Theragan
Fuad Bey
Sublime Porte
Amitan
Philadelphia Ledger
For Rent Four Room Fiat Advertisement
A compact rental note offers a four room unit described as partly modern with a monthly price of twelve dollars. Contact via phone number ending in 400 and name Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiat
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Burch Brothers Company
Burch Bros
Eixtraordinary
Miss Combs
Gimble Bros
N. Y
Roy Worcester
Children’s Dept
New Spring Children’s
Sis
Waterloo School
Mrs
T. A. McManus
Hudson
Mrs. McManus
F. A. Winslow
Tama
St. Patrick's
J. J. Brown and Sons
Roger
John
Oak Park
F. A. Sporle
Rechtfertig & Sporle
Clay Street
Tie
S. L. Vale
W. H. Bruwn
Waterloo Building & Loan Association
Des Moines
Ernest Schenk
Philippines
Hong Kong
Honolulu
C. C. Butler
William Galloway
M. Wakenight
Wakenight
Edwardses
Abdul the Timid
Yvndiz
Pitt
Lord Beaconsfield
Grassera
Lombard Street
Cornhlia
Kitty Ie
Puss
Egypt
P. S
Cara Courier
East Fourth and
Ricker Street
Logan Ave
Black
Irving Hotel
Chautauqua Park
Fisher Bldg
Inquire
Fisher Tent & Awning Co
Iti
Rose Comb R. I
Michael Fournier
Phone
Old Troy
G. E. Spillers
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