Made in Iowa league formed in Waterloo meeting
The Greater Iowa Industrial league of Black Hawk county organized in Waterloo at a farmers and manufacturers dinner in the Pythian temple. Mayor Rec tor greeted guests while Congressman Pickett and Prof Holden spoke endorsing state patriotism and urging farmers to buy Iowa goods to boost local industry and land values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Iowa
John R. Rector
Charles E. Pickett
Des Moines
P. H. Holden
Ames
Black Hawk County
Fluffy Ruffles and Robbed Goods Bring Jail Time in Rapids
Pearl Crispen, arreste by Detective McGuire in Cedar Rapids Iowa, wore two dresses and a white hat with yellow roses and a red rose muff. She admits stealing a suitcase in Milwaukee depot and $5 from Mary Kooser, and stole a coat from Sunshine mission. She is held for grand jury investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Pearl Crispen
McGuire
Vinton
Traer
Crispen
Milwaukee
Miss Crispen
Sunshine Mission
Kroulik
Charley Miller Seeks Lunch Counter Precedence Order
Des Moines Iowa March 31 Representative Miller of Bremer wants a state house lunch counter precedence. Aimed to serve top officials first with lobbyists last, he introduced a resolution listing an order from newspaper writers to cloak room staff. The proposal, to be considered today, dictates enforcement by all employees.
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Charley Miller
Des Moines
Miller
Bremer
State House
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League
Made in Town movement sweeps state with farm impact
The movement promotes farm manufactured goods and aims to boost local industry and variety. It emphasizes local production and retail, predicting a rapid spread across the state as communities adopt town made products.
Purpura Arrest Ties South Chicago Black Hand to Letters
Chicago police seize Philip Purpura Italian commission merchant at South Chicago on a train platform decoy package case. Polish detective Vincent Skiba led the arrest amid a Black Hand probe linking Purpura to at least six letters. Purpura brothers questioned and released. police search his home for further evidence.
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Chicago
Philip Purpura
Purpura
Ulfnois Central R
Max Rice
Commercial Avenue
Vincent Skiba
Skiba
Joseph
Frank
Lieut
McCauley
Purpura Bros
East Nineteenth Street
Sheffield choir seat sale plans for Waterloo appearance
The Sheffield choir plans its Waterloo concert on April 27 with tickets on sale starting April 18. Montreal success reports boosted demand as programs and a world tour map are prepared for public release. The choir roster highlights prominent members and Waterloo is a featured stop. John W. Sickelsmith of Greensboro Pa notes his three children often catch colds and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
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Sheffield
Waterloo
Montreal
Canada
England
John W. Sickelsmith
Greensboro
Chamberlain
Roomy School Foot Form and Naturity Models Described
The article outlines Roomy School Foot Form and Naturity models intended to care for young feet. It notes their shapes and purpose in supporting developing arches and gait.
Pearson's Gives $300000 To Colleges
Chicago date line reports Dr Daniel Kimball Pearsons of Hinsdale plans a $500000 birthday celebration next month to fund further gifts to colleges and religious missions. Over twenty years he has given to forty small colleges in the Midwest and to Chicago institutions, with Chicago gifts totaling $1000000. He cites paying debts from pledges by his ninety first birthday on April 14.
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Chicago
Daniel Kimball Pearsons
Hinsdale
Middle West
Berea College
Kentucky
the American Board of Foreign Missions
Doane College
Nebraska
Northland College
Wisconsin
Highland College
Kansas
Menace College
Lebanon
Detective Finds Writing Tablet Tied to Threat Letter
Investigators searched the Purpura residence and found a writing tablet matching the stationery used in a threatening letter to Rice. Italian letters were seized. Purpura claimed they were sent to his father by the Black Hand for his father’s guidance. An unrelated Cold remedy ad follows.
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Tives
Purpura
East High School Alumni Meeting Urged Next Monday
East Waterloo alumni are urged to attend a 7:45 pm meeting in the manual training auditorium to reorganize the alumni association elect officers and plan a June reception. The note emphasizes longstanding school ties and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Waterloo High School
Manual Training
High School
East Waterloo High School Alumni Meeting Proposed
The text urges revival of annual alumni banquets in East Waterloo after a lapse. It notes hundreds of graduates in the city and calls for a strong alumni organization with all graduates urged to attend the meeting Monday evening.
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East Waterloo High School
New Paper Material From Cane Sugar and Bamboo Fibre
A Trinidad sugar estate manager reports a new paper making substance from ground sugar cane plus bamboo fibre. The blend forms a mass with fibres of ideal length, enabling paper production without chemicals. The report says the paper rivals wood-based sheets in market quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Trinidad
Franklin D. Hale
Erer
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Beate
Mary Kooser
Mrs. Kooser
Blackhander
Talian
Selz Royal Blue
PB. O
Victor Ladies’ Tailoring Co
F. E. Aitken
Lows Street
Cedaraia
Inowa
Pearsons
FR. W. Grove
Rosa Magnon
Crystal Theatre
Black Hawk Co
Fourth Street
East High School Alumni Meeting
Chicago Great Western
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Twin City
Waterloo West Side
East Side
Twin City Limited
West Side Depot
East
Side Depot
Waterloo Twin Cities
East Side Depot
W. T. Brown
P. A
Cleary
Towa
The
W. A. Cowell & Son
West Fourth Street
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