Suffrage Play and Prominent Supporters at Waterloo
A Waterloo suffrage event at First Congregational church featured Bob Law’s maiden public speech for woman’s voting rights. The program included actors from local groups, led by Miss Marica Preece, with music by Rose Smith and others. The evening celebrated the suffrage amendment passage and announced upcoming events including a chautauqua program and a women's suffrage edition in the Des Moines Register and Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob” Law
Mr. Law
Liaw
Bob
Suffrage Association
First Congregational Church
Horace Cole
Dr. Jones
Waterloo Woman's Suffrage Association
Des Moines Register and Leader
Flan Suffrage Dar
Waterloo Chautauqua
Grace Wilbur Trout
Illinois
Notable Cedar Falls Social Calendar and Local Notices
Cedar Falls reports a busy week with Senator Lafollette slated for the State Teachers College lecture, society meetings at St Luke's and the Danish Nazareth groups, and plans for a city officer nomination meeting. It notes personnel changes at Corn Belt Telephone, a nurse training course in Chicago for Ruth Brown, real estate movements, travel plans for local residents, and WCTU events including a statewide president's visit. Also covered are church sales, community Bible study at local factories, and upcoming Easter term resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's Church Guild
W. C. Wright
West Third Street
Ruth Brown
Corn Belt Telephone Company
Chicago
Clara Anderson
Baptist
John Bunyan Smith
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Waterloo
City Hall
Citizens
Danish Nazareth Church
Lesher
College Street
Mrs. Lee
Pennsylvania
Edato
California
Pacific Coast
Danish Lyren Society
Danish Nazareth Aid Society
Augusta Knudsen
Ninth
Bluff
W. L. Veatch
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Louis Lenz
Walnut Street
Pioneer Benj F White of Cedar Falls Dies at 92
Cedar Falls March 24 Benjamin Franklin White longtime resident of Cedar Falls died last night at 9 at the Western Old Peoples home where he had resided since March 11 1913 Funeral arrangements await word from absent children White a social local enterprise man born 1821 in Halloway Maine came to Cedar Falls in the early fifties survived by four children Augusta Purdy Minneapolis James Stinson Aurora Dr Fred G White St Louis and James B White Waterloo His hearing loss and loneliness marked his later years with the community and many mourn his passing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Benijamin Franklin White
Old People’s Home
Halloway
James B. White
Waterloo
White
Augusta Purdy
Minneapolis
James Stinson
Aurora
Fred G. White
S J. Louis
Aftermath Tabernacle Meeting Draws 45 Converts
A large audience filled the tabernacle last night for a revival with 45 new converts. The meeting, chaired by Rev. Z W. Holland and led by Rev. B R. Wiener, featured 153 participants in testimony. Fred Schmidt performed a trombone solo as plans were made for another service tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. W. Holland
B. R. Wiener
Fred Schmidt
Plainfield social notes mention visits from Hoard and relatives
In Plainfield on March 22 Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoard of Rolfe Ia visited Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith. Mrs. Helms and Mrs. H W M Peters son of Nashua spent last week with local relatives. H Hunter plans a household goods sale on Saturday afternoon March 27. Olive Neal Carrie Van Vinck of Shell Rock and Nettie Chandler of Waverly joined the W C G T U meeting at Mrs. Ette's place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Ed Hoard
Rolfe
Edwin Smith
Helms
HW. M. Peterson
Nashua
Hunter
Household Goods
Olive Neal
Carrie van Vinck
Shell Rock
Nettie Chandler
Waverly
Ette
Willing Workers cake sale and Baraca ice cream supper
The Willing Workers class of the Baptist Sunday school plans a provision sale next Saturday afternoon. The Baraca class will host an ice cream supper at the Baptist parsonage Saturday evening, March 27. Obituary notes Thomas Wiltse born in Canada in 1842 died near Plainfield in 1915 after family details and survivors are listed. Funeral was held Friday with Rev. Hillman officiating. Local notices include visits, travel, and small community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersville
Ontario
Canada
Plainfield
Wiltse
Gordon Prairie
Clayton Co
Charles City
Martha Denny
Calvin
John Monroe
Bassett
Bertha Loomis
Wells
Minn
Emma Huggard
Manchester
Hoe
William Wiltse
Charles
City
Elvira
Harrington
Anna Blood
Summit
S. D
Amelia Condon
Homeland
United Brethren Church
Geneseo News Roundup March 23 Geneseo
R M Guan returned from his southern trip last Wednesday. Ralph Smith ill at sister Mrs Frank Lockard. John Thomas shipped hogs to Chicago Tuesday. R BE Berry called from Tama by mother Katherine elroy illness. Ed Strohecker and A J Meeker at Cedar Rapids for automobile show. Quarterly meeting services postponed indefinitely. Henry Strohbehn shipped hogs to Chicago. Rev Sheckler sold driving team to C BE Lambert. Spring term No 6 began with Miss Mabel Harrington teacher. Mrs Hamilton of Waterloo came
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneseo
R. M. Guan
Ralph Smith
Frank Lockard
John Thomas
Chicago
R. BE. Berry
Tama
Katherine Elroy
Ed Strohecker
A. J. Meeker
Cedar Rapids
Henry Strohbehn
Sheckler
C. BE. Lambert
No. 6
Mabel Harrington
Hamilton
Waterloo
Restorative Treatment For Nervous Men
A questionable authority promotes three-grain cadomené tablets to treating nervous exhaustion melancholia anxiety and related symptoms. Sold without a physician, sealed tubes include directions for home use claiming rapid restoration of nerve strength and social confidence.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob’ Law
Volace Cole
Raynoud Folk
Helety Handerson
Grace Dunkelberg
Misa Preece
Miss Preece
Tipperary
Jack Sly
Wilma Bashar Galloway
Effie McCollum Jones
Iowa General Assembly
Clarke
Charlies Riehl
Jett
Syracuse
S. Y
Riehl
Mora
Marburg
East Fourth Street
Iowa
Transac
Senito Lafollette
State Teachers’ College
William Blake
Sixth Street
Carroll
Des Moines
James Brownell
Dennis Olesen
Sterday
International Worvester
Chris. Petersen
Harer M. Pfeiffer
B. F. White
Western Old People's Home
Skirt and
Colegrove
W. L. Hearst
Leavitt
Simonsen
Wagner Manufacturing
Wagner
Mrél'Marek
A. J. Lunn
Benj. F. White
Pioneer
Ildses
William Jensen
Peter Andreasen
H. C. Drohman
James Whillis
Harry Davis
Walter Markussen
Thomas Thompson
Frank Snider
Chris Clausen
William Moreau
Ed. Ackerson
John Gerholm
Michael Bure
Woman's Club
J. M. Seltenrich
J. W. Robinson
Florence Freer
L. 8. Noble
Rome
Italy
Orpha Wilson
H. C. Cummins
J. H. Shoemaker
Venezuela
Guianas
Cuba
Jamaica
Que
South America
Peru
Tabernacle
Auom
Hart Schaffner & Marx and
Cloth Craft Clothing
Frank Bros
Commercial St
Calvin Wiltse
Herbert
Ina
Margaret
Bassett, Ja
Avis
Hilla
William
C. C. Wiltse
Alvie
Millard Wiltse
Carville
Harry
William van Etten
Independence
Ed Blood
Ray Loomis
Guy Monroe
F. C. Hillman
M. B Charch
Horton
Katherine Kelrey
Earl Kerns
Ida Burr
Toledo
Effie Lockard
Pearl Smith
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