Modern Tendencies in World Progress Fortnightly Study
The Fortnightly club outlines a 1912 1913 program on Modern Tendencies in World Progress with biweekly meetings at the public library. Topics include diplomacy trade democracy colonies empire and international relations with sessions led by hosts and guest speakers through February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Wallace
Public Library
Public Library East
B. J. Howrey
Hoat
Carleton Sias
Alfred Longley
Emmons Johnson
England
Germany
W. W. Marsh
India
S. B. Reed
Ben RB. Lichty
Far East
W. P. Hozle
China
Mary Brainard
America
D. G. Langlands
Merrian
Walter B. Rollins
G. W. Hinkle
Rummage Sale At First Presbyterian Church Basement
A rummage sale will be held in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church all day on May 8. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Heirs Seek 100 Shares of First National Bank Stock
In Buchanan county district court F. W. Munson Harry B. Munson and Mrs. Cora Morse demand a court order to transfer 100 shares of stock in the First National Bank of Independence to them and to receive all dividends on the certificates. They claim they are legal heirs of Perry Munson who held the stock and died in Independence about fifteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
District Court
Buchanan County
F. W. Munson
Harry BE. Munson
Cora Morse
First National Bank of Independence
Perry Munson
Independence
Miss Myers for Superintendent
Miss Myers of Waterloo announces her candidacy for county superintendent subject to Republican voters at the June primary. A longtime teacher in Black Hawk county she is described as well fitted for the office and for service in local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Myers
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Miss Myers Seeks First Woman County Office
The article highlights Miss Myers, a veteran teacher with six years in Cedar Falls, seven in Waterloo, and two in Manchester, aiming for a county post. She trained at Waterloo high schools, Iowa State Teachers College, and various institutes, and remains active in state and regional teachers groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fice
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Manchester
Iowa State Teachers’ ‘College
State Teachers’ Association
Northeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
Iowa
Miss Myers
Bulky petitions mark county race filings on republican ticket
Several GOP candidates filed large petitions with hundreds of signatures. D. B. Henderson seeks sheriff and E. J. Wenner county attorney, each with about 700 to 800 names. Dr. Emery E. Magee filed for county coroner amid rumors of another contender. Local interest centers on sheriff, county attorney and county superintendent races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Henderson
E. J. Wenner
Emery EB. Magee
F. M. Shores
J. R. Rector
J. A. Koch
M. Cline
W. P. Hoxie
J. L. Buechele
Margaret Myers
Costly shipment of equine flesh from Waterloo market
Tom Barker, veteran horse buyer, shipped 26 head to Massachusetts over the past week, a high value consign ment noted as among the most valuable ever sent from Waterloo's high class market. Benjamin Thorpe dies in Los Angeles after a life in Iowa and Cedar Falls before moving to the Pacific slope decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Barker
Massachusetts
Waterloo
Benjamin Thorpe
Manchester
Charles
George
Alfred Thorpe
Los Angeles
Thorpe
Cedar Falls
Pacific Slope
Girl Found Asleep by Tracks Near Geneva
A teenage girl was found lying beside the M and St. L railway tracks near Geneva. The southbound freight halted, the brakeman found her asleep, and she was taken to Marshalltown for care. She refused to reveal her name or home and said she had been turned out of her house with no money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Geneva
Justhero
Marshalltown
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Gress
A. G. Reid
and Mras
Reed
Mias Frances Grout
G. Hardy Clark
Arma
Walter H. Rollins
W. F. Parrott
S. M. Bentley
Effie McCollum Jones
Nelle Bogart
A. B. Lovejoy
W. C. Brownlee
Jonathan Edward
Lyman Abbott
Austin Burt
KE. EL Peek
Margaret Clark
J. R. Allen
J. ©. Stevenson
RB. J. Howrey
W. BR. Sandford
Kiss Bice
Fosselman
Waverly
Commercial Street
Waterloo, Towa
Kara
City Schools
the Peoples Store
West Fourth Street
Tragk
Protestant and Catholic Editions
Metory
Ste, Ag
Iowa-Minnesota Land Co
Minnesota
Vative
Logan
Black
BH. Puckett
Mgr
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