Police Move to Quiet Citywide Strikes Riot Calls at 127 Argyle Street
A labor strike involving Teamsters and truck drivers led to rioting and patrols across the town. A driver was pulled from a van, damage to a windshield occurred, and police urged restraint as strikers blocked trucks and furniture loads. Union leaders rejected employer offers to return to work, insisting on contract terms. Scouts patrolled streets, and several drivers were pulled off duties as the standoff continued with government flour regulations noted.
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Argyle Street
W. B. Clemening Cray Line Company
Stouts
Triver
Argyle
R. D. Atherton
Teamsters’ Union No. 533
Atherton
Altho
Wupen
Union Mill Company
Althe
City Delive
Stufflebeam
T. N. Stufflebeam
Waterloo Central Labor Union
Sioux City
State Federation of Labor
Waterloo
Andery Crown
Abductor of Child Appears in Court as Nearing Life's Ebb
James Morrison charged with enticing and detaining Helen Smith a third of eight was arraigned before Judge Birdsall in municipal court. Walter R. French acted for the state. Morrison, lacking counsel, asked to consult a lawyer. The case was continued to Murray at 2 pm with bond set at $1000. Morrison appeared aged and frail, speaking with a tremor.
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James Morrison
Helen Smith
W. N. Birdsall
Walter R. French
Murjay
Morrison
Rheumatism Sufferer Finds Relief with Pink Pills
Mrs. J. B. Poole of 2822 Semple Street St. Louis recounts years of rheumatic pain and disability. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills she reports immediate relief and eventual full recovery gaining strength appetite and mobility. Pills sold by druggists or direct from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady price 50 cents per box six for 2.40 booklet Building Up the Blood offered free.
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J. B. Poole
Semple Street
St. Louis
Dr. Williams
Dr.Williams
Tyr. Wiliams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Mrs Lake Pioneer Woman of Buchanan County Is Dead
Mrs. Lake of Buchanan County dies after months of ill health at her Independence home. Her maiden name was Sarah I Meyers, daughter of early Byron township settlers Henry and Meyers. Her son Rush C Lake died weeks earlier in Kansas City but she remained unaware due to her illness.
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Independence
Jed Lake
This City
Jer
Rush C. Lake
Kansas City
Family obituary notes long county ties and memorial work
The funeral was held from the family home on Sunday afternoon with interment at Oak Grove cemetery. The article recounts local ties including Mr Meyers buying land at 76 cents an acre, Mrs Lake’s marriage to Jed Lake in 1861 and their children Rush C and Jarvie N who died in infancy, and Harriet J who cared for the mother. It mentions repairs to Memorial hall formerly Congregational church and a new flagpole and weather vane to be installed, with several relatives noted in nearby towns and farms.
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Oak Grove Cemetery
Tork On
Memorial Mall
Worundation
Dubuque
Mr. Meyers
Jed Lake
Loree
Rush C
Jarvie N
Migs
Harriet J
Lake
Johnsoane
Meyers
Henry Meya
Seers
Byron
Batl
Phillips
Fockler
Lakewind
Lancaster
County Exchange System Boosts Farm Trades In Jasper County
Forty six bushels of clover seed sold to farmers in Jasper county with savings of three to four dollars per bushel and 31 head of cattle exchanged through four deals. The county exchange system is praised as highly efficient, issuing a monthly list and returning notices before each issue. Summary of exchanges appears in quarter page ads in five county papers with advertising always NEWS.
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Jasper County
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Imen
Waterton Amy
2Pon
Lapital
Teamsters
H. V. Treloar
Marsh-Place
Joseph Sons Co. Jewelers & Optometrists
First Nat’ Bank
Flamnagteeer
Grocers
Peerless Baking Co
Waterloo, Iowa
Maxwell
Harry Padden Auto Co
Sixth
Franklin Streets
Stewart
Hileman Motor Car Co
West Fifth Street
Iowa
B. Buffalo
Creed
Ace
Mandel
Victrola
Lauzon
Edison
PATHE
Columbia
Ola, Brunswick
Early Music House
R. A
Prighth
Black
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