Mystery death of A J Furbush found dead in gas filled home
Andrew J Furbush 31 district manager for the Central Life Assurance Society was found in his kitchen at 742 Rebel Avenue with gas flowing from the stove. A letter to his wife dated October 27 suggests he died about a week earlier. Coroner to determine natural causes accident or self infliction. Wife away at Epworth Iowa. Neighbor reported gas odor and burial plans expected.
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Andrew J. Furbush
Central Life Assurance Society of the
United States
Rebel Avenue
Epworth
Literary Digest
Walker Indiana man dies in apparent gas stove accident
A Walker Indiana man, Mr Furbush, is believed to have died from gas fumes after a stove fire. Friends say he likely fell asleep while reading and gas flooded the kitchen before suffocating him. An inquest is planned by coroner Dr. Sidney D. Smith to determine the cause.
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John
Rena
Walker
Mr. Furbush
Acsister
Mira
Morse
Hives
Dawson
Waterloo
Central Life
Covell & Son
Wolker
Furbush
Vita
Reading
Reyer
Wit
Sidney D. Smith
No Sunday Funerals in Texas Cities
Sunday funerals are being discouraged in several Texas cities with resolutions adopted by the Dallas Pastors association and by ministers in Cleburne. The action aims to prevent strikes by grave diggers and related workers and to keep Sunday as a day of rest for undertakers florists and others involved.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Dallas Pastors’ Association
Cleburne
Death of Michael Carrigg Railroad Conductor and Father
Michael Carrigg 1853 1940 a retired railroad man died at his sister Margaret Carrigg's home 112 Argyle street Waterloo at 9 20 am Friday Funeral at St Josephs Catholic church Weather Calvary cemetery burial He leaves three children Frances Steve and Mrs G M Ciapp all of Portland Ore and brothers James John and others in Des Moines Waterloo Estherville and Bennington township The obituary notes a long career on Illinois Central and Panama limited railways with no flowers requested.
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Michael Carrigg
Illinois Central
Margaret Carrigg
Argyle Street
Syracuse
N. Y
Iowa
Sinois
Waterloo
James
Slave Carrigg
John Carrigg
Bennington Township
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Wather
I. Stattery
Calvary Cemetery
Pioneer Moves From Mulberry Street Home After 64 Years
Mrs. Sarah C. Cauley widow of Jamies L. Cauley Sr. leaves 510 Mulberry after 64 years in the same block and 52 years in the house. She recalls Civil War era moves, family milestones, and the block’s growth as Waterloo faces impending change. Her daughter Jessie joins in moving to Wellington apartments as she reflects on a life tied to a single street and neighborhood.
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Sarah C. Cauley
Jamies L. Cauley
Mulberry Glidal
Wellington Apartments
Wellington Street
Mulberry Street
Lafayette
Fourth
Mulberry
Park Avenue
Sycamore
Cooley
Terminal
Waterloo Theatre
Laboy Temple
Ilinois
Waterloo
Samuel Tichty
Marshalltown
Rioting and mob violence reported abroad and at home
Cairo dispatch reports Alexandria riot and looting with rights dispersed by machine guns. A Macon mob burns a Black man accused of attacking a white woman at Camp Harris Helsingstors. Petrograd bread shortage widens with thousands dying daily per a Finn escaped from a Moscow camp. Washington debate on coal price controls cites Palmer warning against price gouging during the strike.
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London
Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
Macon
Harris
Helsingstors
Finland
Petrograd
Moscow
Washington, D. C
Wholesale Coal Trade Association of New York
Palmer
Terrell State Agent Faces Trial in Iowa Case
The case State of Iowa versus Henry W. Terrell, the department’s oldest agent, unfolds in Judge J. E. Williams’ division with jurors named. The defense argues a dispute over gambling devices at Electric Park sparked the incident, claiming Terrell drew a revolver after being asked for credentials, while Rock testifies of prior assault. State attorneys Walter French and J. Wenner prosecute, with Cedar Rapids attorney Q. P. Linnville leading the defense. Three state agents attend as witnesses.
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Iowa
State of Iowa
Henry W. Terrell
Department of Justice
Peter J. Kock
Electric Park
Terrell
Rock
J. E. Williams
Municipal Court
Michael Wilkes
Charles Huckins
C. G. Sweitzer
WI. Crone, Jr
George Wellman
QO. P. Alexander
Louis Diekman
J. W. Blough
Al‘bert Sweitzer
Carl Fish
Walter R. French
Q. P. Linnville
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
J. Wenner
French
Linnville
J.W. Arbuckle
Rotarians Hear on China and India From Far Visiting Guests
At a Hotel Russell luncheon Rotary members heard Charles G. Herschlei discuss Shantung in China its ancient statehood its role as Confucius burial site and its wealth including coal iron and diamonds. O O Stanchfield described Indian village bank organization and usurious debt burdens on farmers.
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Rotary
Russell Lamson
Charles G. Herschlei
Tsinan Fu
Tof Shantung
China
QO. O. Stanchfield
India
Calcutta
Waterloo
Y. M. CG
Herschlei
Shantung
Confucius
France
Herschleb
Bei China
America
O. O. Stanfield
Indian bankers aid village progress amid vast reforms
Mrs Stanchfield speaks to four central bank Rotary clubs about Indian banking reforms. Secretaries are in the field training locals in finance, with 33 experts boosting earning capacity and encouraging iron plow adoption. India’s vast population and village economy face medical gaps and wartime losses, while volunteers and volunteers’ leaders push development.
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Mr. Stanfield
India
Francé
Barry W. White
Y.M. C.A
Mr. Herschleb
Pape's Diapepsin Advertisement Promises Quick Digestion Relief
A vintage ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as instantly curing indigestion and acidity. It claims a few tablets remove heartburn belching and sourness, enabling people to eat favored foods without distress, at low cost.
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Pape
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