Young men plan globe-trotting post card venture
Andrew Hoeenkamp and Jacques van Goor announce a two year voyage from Parkersburg and Waterloo to visit Holland by rail and sea. They will sell post cards at each stop to fund travel with no funds at start and plan to cross the Atlantic from New York City if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hoeenkamp
Parkersburg
Jacques van Goor
Waterloo
Holland
Hoeenkamp
America
Atlantic
New York City
Seaboard
Haines Granted Police Pension After Injury on Duty
At a police pension board meeting W T Dinneen M H Kelly and C W Stilson ruled patrolman W T Haines eligible for a 230 monthly pension following a duty injury during a July pursuit. A city medical examiner stated Haines unlikely to resume duty and a widow would receive half the pension on his death. Haines resides at 1023 Sixth Street West. The article also notes a W C A social event with bean games hosted by Galloway company extension committee and Mrs J W Forbes, where Miss Salzer won 25 in beans contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Pension Board
W. T. Dinneen
M. H. Kelly
C. W. Stilson
W. T. Haines
City Medical Association
Haines
Sixth Street West
W. Co. A. Soctal
Galloway Company
J. W. Forbes
Salzer
Hagerman Addition Plat Accepted by City Council
City council accepted the Hagerman addition plat at a special meeting. Owners will immediately begin a series of improvements, and no other business was discussed before adjournment after a brief session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerman
May Music Festival at Cedar Falls Promises Top Orchestra
The State Teachers College in Cedar Falls hosts the May Music Festival May 17 and 18 with the Thomas Orchestra of Chicago led by Frederick Stack, six soloists, and the College Choral Society. Featured works include Letz violin concertos, Reed Miller aria The Prize Song, Ryder piano concerto, and Elijah with Miss Percival Allen, Miss Janet Spencer, Reed Miller and Clarence Whitehill. Concerts offer five price grades and advance reservations start May 6 via J. B. Knoepfler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers’ College At
Cedar Fails
Thomas Orchestra of
Chicago
Frederick Stack
College Choral Society
Hans Letz
Reed Miller
Theodora Sturkow Ryder
Elijah
Orchesta
Choral Society
Percival Allen
Janet Spencer
Clarence Whitehill
Cedar Falls Foy
J. B. Knoepfler
Cedar Falls
Keokuk girls bootblack plan to fund YWCA delegates
In Keokuk Iowa on May 3 plans arise for about forty high school girls to run bootblack stands on Math Street and prominent business areas. They aim to raise funds to send six to eight delegates to the Lake Geneva YWCA conference this summer. Labor-saving urges sweep railroads urging five cent daily saves for prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Bootblacka
Marcela J. Stevenson
Math Street
Lake Geneva
Young Woman's Christian Association
Chi
Chase follows horse thief to city in Iowa report
Ora Bean of near Nashua had a horse stolen from his grandfather. Nashua City Marshal Keeser learned in Waterloo the horse had been driven through town, then headed toward Vinson and Alr. Heezer. The horse was valued at about 146 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Bean
Nashua
Keeser
Waterloo
LaPorte
Vinson
Alr
Heezer
Husband Mortally Wounds Wife Then Kills Self
Chicago May 3. Mrs John Bartow ski aged 37 was shot while fleeing her husband who pursued her with a revolver. He cornered himself in a bakery and shot himself, dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Bartowski
Waterloo Degree of Honor convention hits Waterloo May 9 12
Grand Lodge of Degree of Honor plans a four day session in Waterloo with 124 delegates and 399 total attendees. Meetings set at Rusgel Lamson hall Irving hotel Elmer Metropole and Hummel hotels plus private homes. Notables include Mrs Branson Mrs Shryock and Deets. A banquet with A M U W invited and a reception follows at Russell Lamon hall for local and visiting members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Rusgel-Lamson Hall
Irving Hotel
Elmer
Metropole
Hummel
Branson
Shryock
Grand Lodge
Ufak
United
Olson
St. Paul
Mrera Orchestra
Degree of Honor
Central Assn in Grand Opening at Galesburg
The Central Association opens its season in Galesburg Illinois with Hannibal visiting. Umpire Nelson of Aberdeen will call the first ball at 3 39 pm after a mayoral proclamation. A half holiday is observed as Mr and Mrs T C Barbour travel on to Portland to settle on the West Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Til
Dustive
Central Association
Hannibal
Nelson
Aberdeen, &. D
Randerson
T. ¢. Barbour
Fleinview
Neh
Waterlon
A. H. Pinkerton
South Street
Portland
Ore
West
Pinkerton
Three Indicted For Stock Case In Oskaloosa Iowa
Grand jury indicts C. Winter for perjury over capital stock in Iowa Heat and Light Co. W. E. Kemple and Winter also charged with illegal issuance of corporate stock in the same company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Iowa
C. Winter
Winter
Iowa Heat and Light Company
Corporation
W. E. Kemple
Church Treasurer Vanishes With Funds in Cove nant Church Case
J H Thompson missing since March 28 after leaving home for Hammond Ind and taking about 400 in Sunday school funds from Cove nant Presbyterian church where he served as treasurer. A North Side widow, church member, also vanished the same day and remains missing. Thompson turned over church books to officials and police search continues. Mrs Thompson has left for Denver to stay with a married daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. H. Thompson
Cleveland Avenue
Covenant Preacyterian Church
Henoe
Thompson
Hammond
Ind
North Side
Gompers in Chicago Seeks Peace Amid Union Disputes
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, admitted his effort to mediate Building Trades union unrest in Chicago had been in vain. He said the disputes involve about 40,000 workers and lie beyond his jurisdiction, but he would stay to help adjust inter union disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Building Trades Union
Gompers
Bankers Endorse Aldrich Reform Plan
The American Bankers Association executive council in Nashville adopted a unanimous resolution endorsing Nelson W. Aldrich monetary legislation as modified by the currency commission. The measure is praised as practical sound and comprehensive, with belief it will correct defects in the banking and currency system if enacted into law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Trust Company
Savings Bank
Currency Commission
American Bankers” Association
Aldrich
Executive Council
Association
Flo, Watts
Nashville
The
American Bankers’ Association
Nelson W. Aldrich
Kindergarten Teachers Meet in Waterloo Program Planned
The third annual Iowa Kindergarten union session will be held in Waterloo Friday and Saturday. Miss Louise A. Whitney of Dubuque and Miss Bessie Park of Des Moines will speak. A New York lecturer on kindergarten subjects and a Cedar Falls normal class play festival are on the agenda with city tours and luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Kindergarten Union
Waterloo
J. W. Richards
Louise A. Whitney
Dubuque
Cincinnati
Bessie Park
Des Moines
Gwyneth Sampson
Mary Starr
Elocution
West High School
West Waterloo High School
Walter L. Herzog
New York
Norman Sehab
East Waterloo
East Waterloo High School
Bessie Churchill
Henrietta Harken
Cedar Rapids
Charlotte Choate
Dow
Gospel ministers and Indian progress shown at YMCAs meeting
A red man Indian leader S. Jones spoke at the Y M C A meeting, detailing his conversion story, education, and work with Indians across Dakota regions. He noted Indian youths reaching professional status and announced a stere opticon lecture on Indian life and Y M C A efforts. A steamer named Wat Dollar ran aground near Gidley Island while carrying lumber to Hankow, China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Jones
Workers’ League
South Dakota
Dakotas
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Saskatchewan
Jones
Christian Endeavor Society
Mr. Parsons
Everett
Wash
Lauber
Seattle
Hankow
China
Siosereaian Point
Gidley Island
Suburban Brick Residence Design Emphasizes Fireproof Quality
An editorial promotes a brick reinforced plaster suburban home blending durability and style. It details fireproof advantages, materials, and an economical four inch brick veneer with slate roof. The design features a hip roof, four second floor bedrooms, fireplace living room, dining kitchen, and solid foundation for generations.
Cave Dwelling Snakes In Malay Peninsula Caverns
The Malay Peninsula hosts a cavern dwelling coluber that grows eight to nine feet long and preys on bats. Its coloration mimics the yellowish crystalline limestone walls with black veins, aiding camouflage as it rests on ledges near cavern entrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malay Peninsula
Selling Egos by Weight and the Bureau Decision
The Brooklyn Standard-Union reports the head of the bureau of weights and measures will not issue an order forcing merchants to sell by weight. Merchants welcome the decision as tradespeople benefit, while housewives see no benefit and note the extra effort required. The reform proposal sparked interest but faced mixed reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Brooklyn Standard-Union
Colorado Woman Seeks Cure From United Doctors
Mrs. Hertha Brown of Eckley Colorado describes severe heart and digestion problems worsened by altitude. After years with four doctors, she traveled to the United Doctors Waterloo branch for a month of treatment and reports marked improvement and renewed strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertha Brown
Eckley
Colo
United Doctors
Bertha Brown
Estherville Attorney Visits Waterloo
Attorney P. H. Paulsen of Estherville was in Waterloo yesterday visiting BE. O. Haven and transacting business. He had not been in Waterloo for ten years and was surprised by the city's growth, greater than he had imagined from reports he had read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Paulsen
Estherville
Waterloo
BE. O. Haven
Mr. Paulsen
Bill for Boy's Care Contested by Butler County
County Attorney W P Hoxie defended Butler County in a suit by Black Hawk County to recover medical expenses for Paul Jordan a Waterloo boy injured in an Illinois Central train incident at Aplington on November 13 1907. Butler paid about 600 dollars and interest arguing notice was late and most care had already been contracted. Judge Clark reserved decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Hoxie
Waverly
Butley County
Paul Jordan
Waterloo
Aplington
Paul
Illinois Central Railway
Butler County
Black Hawk County
Hoxie
Clark
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Hagerman Plat
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Teachers’ College
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Rock Island
Brandeis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Rocksland Lines
Wiliam
Accentoet
Glenes
Kefa
Witton A
A. Radford
Econd
Pien
Colorado
Bill
Black Hawk
P. Jordan
OverAnan Optical Co. Syndicate Bldg
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