Cedar Falls Factories Strain to Meet Global Orders
Cedar Falls producers such as Gate, Genrand, and Iowa Gaw report booming demand abroad with gates reaching Porto Rico, Mexico, and Canada. Factories add shifts and more workers. Cedar Falls presses paving and street work as population remains predominantly white. Local editor L. Bladine returns from a 500 mile autumn trip noting favorable road conditions.
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Cedar Falls
Standard Gate Company
Porto Rico
Mexico
Iowa Gaw Company
Werner Manuf Turing
Ann
Hunt
Regu
Latta
Tnidia
Chivas di Lapan
Abel
Transfers of Property Notes and Local Visits Stir Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls Iowa May 22 Special John I Dryden of Montezuma and Mrs Mary Grice of New Vienna visited their brother RK Dryden but missed the Rockford station and were met in Winslow by Mrs Courtright who fed them and chauffeured them home. Frank I Crocker of Mount Pleasant visited cousin Frank L Snider and reported heavy rains from La Forte to Columbus Junction flooding lowlands. Cedars Falls hosted Congregational ministers en route to Charles City. J Crosby and family of Dush o were visitors. Prof N Rasmussen of Grandview College Des Moines visiting John Kristiansen and seeking new students. The Lreckenpidge Stock Co. to begin Tetorh engagement at theatre May 27. The home team wins 12 to 4, a large crowd saw the show yesterday.
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Cedar Falls
John I. Dryden
Montezuma
Mary Grice
New Vienna
Dryden
Rockford
Winslow
Frank It, Crocker
Mount Pleasant
Frank L. Snider
la Forte
Columbus Junction
Mr. Crocker
Gedar Falls
Iowa
Lreckenpidge Stock Co
Great Western Overland
Cedar Falls Junction
John Johnson
Santa Barbara
Cal
Europe
J. W. Wilimek
Excelsior Springs
Mf. Keep
Sola
St. Charles
Minn
Norris
Florida
Head of Harald & Cole Bros Dead. Cedar Falls Factory Note
Cedar Falls Ia May 22 Special John J Cole dies at his St Louis home He was a member of Harris Cole Bros a Cedar Falls pump and woodwork firm once the world s largest This day the factory closed in his memory Other Cedar Falls notes include fines for selling cigarettes and local residents with travel plans and misfortunes
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Cedar Falls
John J. Cole
St. Louis
Harris & Cole Bros
Coles
Mount Pleasant
Cole Brothers
N. H. Harris
Training School Building Rushes to Completion at College
Work on the new training school building, west of the new library, progresses rapidly under fine weather. The pressed brick with Bedford stone trim will be a prominent addition, funded by a one tenth millage tax for five years from the state treasury to finance a follow on building for the manual training department. Also notes plan to complete the square with a barn replacement and gymnasium companion. In other news, prospects for strawberries near Cedar Falls are favorable, with home grown vegetables in market and southern shipments declining.
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Cedar Falls
State ‘Treasury
Manual
Cedar Falls Marshal to Strictly Enforce Traffic Ordinance
Cedar Falls officials reaffirmed a summer ordinance requiring all vehicles to stay on the right side of the street and close to the curb when turning. The marshal plans strict enforcement to prevent confusion and reduce collisions. Old soldiers seek pension forms under the new act as pension requests surge since dates are based on receipt of applications.
Winds Central shops run near normal output in May
F. W. Taylor, master mechanic at the Winds Central shops, said today that shop work is about normal for this time of year. He stated that May output will equal or possibly exceed May last year, indicating steady production levels.
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F. W. Taylor
Winds Central
Special Sermons For Old Soldiers At Post Meeting
The First M E church invites all old soldiers to attend a post room meeting at 7 p m Friday evening. The Ladies of the A B will run the program and members are urged to come early. A post meeting for Robert Anderson post No 08 4 AB is scheduled with all members urged to attend.
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M. E
Central Church of Christ
A. B
Robert Anderson
Charles FE. Voorhers
Jonrning
Divine Services
Chicago
Waiaive
Citizens Gas & Electric officials visit Waterloo for local improvements
Three top officers of Citizens Gas and Electric Company from Philadelphia arrived in Waterloo to inspect properties and planned upgrades. The delegation includes S. P. Curtis general manager R. C. Cornish chief engineer and H. M. Blake chief electrician. Local manager Austin Burt and secretary H. B. Maynard guided tours of sites for a new building and two transformer stations. Curtis leaves tonight others stay several days.
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Commercial Street
Park Avenue
Waterloo
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
S. P. Curtis
R. C. Cornish
H. M. Blake
Philadelphia
Ellis Hotel
Austin Burt
H. B. Maynard
Citizens Company
Mr. Curtis
Waterloo Man Called Gy Death at 6 Oclock
William D Lawless of 1222 Lincoln street died at his mother's home 220 Thompson avenue after a weeks illness from inflammatory rheumatism and heart trouble. A boilermaker in Illinois Central shops, he belonged to the Boilermakers union and is survived by his wife Nettle Burbank a large family, three sisters and four brothers. Funeral Friday at Universalist church with Rev Effie McCollum Jones officiating.
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William D. Lawless
Lincoln Street
Mercy M. Lawless
Thompson Avenue
Mr. Lawless
Waterloo
Oelwein
Nfe
Illinois Central
Boilermakers’ Union
Lawless
Nettle Burbank
A. L. Severn
Oklahoma City
Dave Flickinger
Cherokee
James
Ohio Republicans Nominate Four Comeback Men for Congress
Ohio state primary returns show at least four of five Republican incumbents renominated and eighteen districts heard from with fourteen Democrats still seeking re election. Notable comeback nominees include Albert Douglass in the Eleventh, James Joyce in the Fifteenth, and D A Hollingsworth in the Sixteenth, former attorney general. Republicans listed include Longworth in the First, Renner in the Second, Buckley in the Third, Staley in the Fifth, Hess in the Sixth, Hughey in the Seventh, Willis in the Eighth, Webster in the Ninth, Switzer in the Tenth, Douglass in the Eleventh, Taylor in the Twelfth, and Laughtin in the Thirteenth.
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B. Buckley
Ohio
Congress
House of Representatives
Albert Douglass
Charles Grosvenor
James Joyce
D. A. Hollingsworth
Nicholas Longworth
Hamilton County
Otto Renner
D. B. Buckley
Montgomery Emimty
Edward Staley
Pautling Coun
W. 8. Kerr
Richland County
Guernsey County
Harrison County
C. B. McCoy
Coshecton County
Geo. Thompson
Columbiana County
H. E. Starkey
Ashtabula County
Paul Howland
Fred L. Taft
Cuyahoga County
Stanley Bowie
Alfred G. Allen
James M. Cox
Montgomery
J. H. Gelke
Auglaize County
T. T. Ansberry
Defiance County
D. K. Hempsted
Clinton County
J. D. Post
Fayette County
H.C. Spice
Washington County
W. B. Francis
Belmonteounty
W. A. Ashbrook
Licking County
John J. Whitacre
Stark County
E. A. Batrick
Summitt County
Wm. Gordon
Chicago
Ohio Democratic nominates and Taft campaign update
The list shows Democratic nominees by district across Ohio with several incumbents renominated. President Taft returns to Washington from Ohio and plans to campaign in New Jersey for delegates ahead of next Tuesday's primaries, stating he remains in the fight for the nomination.
Harness Thieves In Chickasaw Co Details Emerged
A letter from F. H. Kezar of Nashua to Sheriff Shores reveals multiple harness thefts from farmers in Chickasaw County. The deputy sheriff notes several thefts and names the suspects as the Thoas involved in removing harnesses from local farms.
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Chickasaw CO
F. H. Kezar
Nashua
Shores
Thoas
Stolen Runaways Report From Nashua Area
Stolen this month are L. Miller living five miles east of Nashua John Bir Hving four miles north of thatcit and John Knapp living two miles north It is supposed that the home may be offered for sale by traveler horse traders.
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L. Miller
Nashua
John Bir Hving
Thatcit
John Knapp
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