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Beautiful Cedar River Rampage Hits Waterloo Iowa
The Cedar River rose across Waterloo and Black Hawk County causing widespread flooding in basements and streets. The Syndicate building elevator and theatre basement flooded while the Y M C A basement filled. two mills shut down. street cars rerouted. Sans Souci Park threatened. officials blamed backwater valves left open and rising water and ice debris endangered bridges and buildings.
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Waterloo
Black Tawk County
Syndicate
Jiovs
Tisink Tt
Westfield
Black Hawk National Bank
Cal Sharp
Comman
Jeanie Jewell
Black Hawk Creek
Street Car Company Power House
Sans Souci
Sans Souici
Bovee Furnace
Seventh Street
Electric Light and Gas
Cedar Falls
Lafayette
Kimball
Doc Martin
T. Wilson
Fourth Street