Veteran Waterloo Civil War rover Shannon dies at 83
Thomas F. Shannon 83 of 715 Fourth street east Waterloo died at St Francis hospital after a brief illness He served three years in the Ninth Iowa cavalry and was active in the Robert Anderson post Grand Army of the Republic He spoke Gettysburg address at meetings and registered voters in the Third ward He was born in Ireland Jan 6 1845 and moved to Waterloo in 1871 Surviving are his widow two sons Kirby and Herbert and two grandchildren.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas F. Shannon
Fourth Street
St. Francis Hospital
Shannon
Waterloo
Robert Anderson Post
Lincoln
Shannan
Abraham Lincoln
All Republic
Mr. Shannon
Ireland
United States
Grant County
Wis
United States Army
Ninth Iowa Cavalry
Wisconsin
Malinois Central Railroad
Annie Kirby
Fort Dodge
Cherokee Shops
Kirby Shannon
Racine
Herbert Shannon
Milwaukee
Funeral Planned for Mr Shannon at St Joseph’s Church
Soldier passes two sons preceded Mr Shannon in death. Funeral Wednesday at 9 a.m. in St Joseph’s Catholic church. Members of Robert Anderson post G A R and Woman’s Relief corps will attend. Military burial in Calvary cemetery under Fred Willier Campbell United Spanish War Veterans Becker-Chapman post American Legion. Pallbearers: railroad engineers. Rexall 1 cent sale planned Thursday through Saturday at Schuneman’s and Wilson’s. Beach at Lavalette Nova Scotia reports a near miss as weak fish stranded shoreward by tides forming a three mile long packed school offshore.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Robert Anderson
Lavalette
N.S
D D D antiseptic promises instant skin relief
Simple liquid antiseptic offers relief for skin troubles including blotches and rashes. It penetrates the skin to soothe irritated tissues and stop itching, described as clear, greaseless, and stain free. A 35¢ bottle is offered with money back guarantee at drug stores and D D D Lab Batavia Illinois.
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Batavia
Illinois
Waterloo Des Moines air line starts service with Wright Whirl motors
The Waterloo to Des Moines air route began with two Ryan monoplanes of Mid-West Airways leaving Chapman Field at 8 a m observers witnessed a historic moment in air transport between the two cities Pilots were John Livingston and Oren P Harwood and passengers included Mayor Glenn A Tibbitts Councilman James A Robinson L E Witty Ralph E Miller W F Marshall and Dr H A Boysen They planned to attend the state aviation conference in Des Moines The Des Moines leg landed at 9 a m and the return flight was scheduled for 4 p m daily operation with southbound 8 a m and northbound 4 p m
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Des Moines
Mid-West Airways, Inc
Chapman Field
Waterloo
John Livingston
Mid-West Airways
Oren P. Harwood
Glenn A. Tibbitts
James A. Robinson
L. E. Witty
Ralph E. Miller
W. F. Marshall
H. A. Boysen
Hotel Savery
League of Iowa Municipalities
Tibbitts
Scoreless tie in Oelwein clash of East Des Moines and Pirates
East Des Moines football team and Oelwein Pirates battled to a scoreless tie in Oelwein Iowa on November 12. The special report notes a defensive game with no scoring and a strong stand by both squads.
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Oelwein
Des Moines
Oelwein Pirates
U S capital builds rail depot in Turkey
Cesarea Turkey November 12. This Anatolian town will have the first American built railroad station in Turkey. Turkey signs with Fox Brothers, finalizing the station contract as part of a sixty million dollar railroad and harbor project after ten months of negotiations.
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U.S
Turkey
Cesarea
Anatolia
Fox Brothers Company
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Long J. C. Record
Rexall
Schuneman’s, Wilson's
Electhic CO
W. 4Th St
Waterloo, Towa, U. S. A
Mt. Air Line
U. P
Bayer
ClaistRe Lalae and EN Ssithenes
Iowa
J.c.penney CO
East Fourth St
East End of
Bridge” Waterloo, In
New York
Silk
Quauny
Coats
Ances
Ameri
Todd
Iowa Public Service Co
West Side
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