Waterloo Evening Courier fronting listings and offices
American travelers in Europe find the Waterloo Evening Courier on file at multiple city offices. The notice lists reception points in London Paris Berlin Saint Petersburg and major travel hubs. It notes postal rates and advertising terms and outlines subscription options.
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Faterloo
Associated Press
Gesday
E. W. NM
Hartman Compar
Mog-I-Ig Wet Park Aveows Co
Mamrma
A&w
Pereneon
Kec'y-Teres
Geo. Mgr
New York
Alfred 3. Lake
Htrofe
Waterloo Evening Courier
Trafalgar Building
Northemberland Avenue
American Aptons
Haymarket
Steamship
Green Street
Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
Ce de V Opera
American Express Office
We Scribe
Berlin
Unter Des Linden
Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt
Des Moines Progress in Battle Against Smoke Nuisance
Des Moines pursues stronger protection with its smoke ordinance after a successful city case against a violator. The ruling, upheld by Judge Hugh Brennan, prompts interest from Sioux City Waterloo and other cities seeking wider application. Smoke abatement devices approved by the city promise 10 to 20 percent fuel savings, easing fuel costs and reducing urban pollution.
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Des Moines
Hugh Brennan
Sioux City
Waterloo
Fourth Street
Short Ballot Progress Says California Cuts Ballot Size
A facsimile shows two ballot types in California before and after legislation shrinking ballots from forty-five offices to twenty one. The change targets reducing candidate lists and appointing supreme court reporters state printers and railroad commissioners by merit. The piece argues for further shortening and frames the issue as progressive and nonpartisan with national references to Wilson and Johnson.
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California
Supreme Court
Ordigary Privileces Mt
Anurt
Woodrow Wilson
Johnson
Progressive era poll chatter and labor notes in 1912 era
The text references legislation shortening the California ballot, a year ending June 30 1912 central financial loss from a strike, and mixed political polls about Wilson Roosevelt Taft. It discusses wage slavery in textile mills, intervention debates in Cuba and Mexico, and Taft’s optimism about the Bull Moose party failing to beat Republicans.
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Wiinets Central
Massachusetts
Taft
Bull Moose Party
Republican Party
City birds feud sparks policy call for calm
Amid a cyclone of nightingale crow and hawks in the city, authorities face pressure to calm tensions and prevent predation. Officials weigh measures to curb clashes and protect vulnerable birds while maintaining urban harmony.
Rule Never Desirable When Opposition Holds Majority
A terse remark notes that adopting a particular rule is seen as unnecessary or harmful when the opposition controls the majority. The statement implies strategic considerations in political decision making within a legislative context.
Democrats Birth Opinions and Progressive Moves Across Iowa
A roundup of Iowa political chatter notes Democrats shaping views by birth, progressives backing universal suffrage for traveling men, Roosevelt supporters aiming to defeat Kenyon with Carl Franke as nominee, and critiques of the tax system. The Burlington Hawker urges abolishing the one fourth valuation for property tax to reflect true value and avoid misperceptions.
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Sioux City Fribune
Kenyon Vs. Franke
Manchester
Roosevelt
Kenyon
Carl Franke
Carl
Holt
Burlington
General Assembly
Diack
Towa
Easy slippers and a wary crowd in town
A fragmented Indiana newspaper ad and related chatter mention a shoe that fits well and a town anxious about Roosevelt carrying the place. The scene hints at social intrigue as locals fret about political outcomes and a courting romance, with brief glimpses of characters like Miss Browne and Professor de Blaetren.
Fragmented Quotations From The Presses And Puck
A jumble of humorous quotes and anecdotes from various publications. The Cedar Falla Record, Norman Mack’s Monthly, and Puck magazines appear, referencing misread papers, a Samson tale, and a box office misunderstanding in a light entertainment vein. Includes a joke about Goldsmith authoring She Stoops to Conquer.
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Samson
Norman
Mack
National Monthly
Damene
Goldsmith
Sam Oliver Goldsmith
Puck
Wedding Trip Jokers Steal Luggage Forfeit Honeymoon
Ida Grove Iowa Oct 1 A Mt Ayr man D W Middlesworth and bride Mabel Reed lose luggage when Jokers swap trunk checks and send them on an empty bag to Denison leaving Des Moines with no belongings. Damages from railroad sought and suspects to be pursued. Council Bluffs Nonpareil argues renting vs owning homes with ownership offering long term stability and lower costs.
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Ida Grove
D. W. Middlesworth
Mt. Ayr
Nea Mabel Reed
Denison
Des Moines
Rendition of Barclay Coppoc tied to Brown raid at Harper's Ferry
The Iowa Journal of History and Politics notes Thomas Teakle recounts Coppoc and Edwin Cop Poe in the Harper s Ferry episode. Coppoc escaped to Iowa after disfavor with Virginia authorities over requisition papers and a governor clash with Kirkwood, while Coppoc faced later peril.
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John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Towans
Barclay Coppoe
Thomas Teakle
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Springdale
Cedar County
Brown
Edwin
Edwin Coppoc
Barclay
Virginia
Kirkwood
Coppoc
Diet in Typhoid Fevers Warned Against High Milk Rates
Dr Garton of the United States navy reports that a low protein ration excluding milk is preferable in typhoid fever. Milk feeding is common but when fever runs high digestion fails and animal foods are injurious. Fruit juices especially grape juice are beneficial with high temperatures, while the belief in universal high feeding is erroneous though some limits apply.
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Garton
United States Navy
Speak well of thy neighbor or not at all
Ruth Cameron reflects on a shipboard tale of four people who spoke ill of everyone for fifteen meals, then extends the warning to readers about quieting the spread of gossip. She argues that such cruelty grows gradually and urges readers to avoid starting such behavior.
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Cameron
Ruth Cameron
Real estate transfers in Cedar Falls and Waterloo listings
A summary of multiple transfers recorded by Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co. includes Weisbard to Weisbard in Cedar Falls, Connett to Campbell in Waterloo, Phelps to Lighty in Waterloo, and several other parcels in Waterloo and surrounding areas. Transactions show prices largely at $1 and notable entries such as Johnson addition Waterloo and Prospect Hills, with a single $1,900 note for land in Cedar Falls. The James Gardiner company advertises real estate services.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
HW. Weisbard
H. L. Weisbard
Normal
Cedar Falls
Jno. Connett
Geo. W. Campbell
Pleasant View
Waterloo
Dexter B. Phelps
Ella Lighty
Hammond & Hurd
United States
Jnc
Wm. Galloway
Prospect Hills
O. R. Jones
Hares
Franciscan Sisters
Cedar Falls & Northern Railway Co
Bloss Keener
Fred J. Callies
Auto lamps ruling in Harlan district court
In Harlan Iowa Judge A B Thornell ruled that when an automobile is stopped and the engine shut off the lamps need not be lit. The decision arising from fines issued by Mayor Raughn for leaving cars unlit on the town square could be appealed to the state supreme court.
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Harlan
A. B. Thornell
District Court of
Raughn
Pihife
District Court
Thornell
Supreme Court
Vinton Pastor Gets Iowa College Secretary Post
Rev. T. G. Breaw, three years pastor in Vinton United Brethren church, is appointed field secretary for Leander Clark college Toledo. He leaves a $19,000 church edifice and strong membership as Rev W N Roush replaces him. Headquarters will be in Toledo with his family moving soon. Benton County banks show solid finances with over a million in capital and six million in deposits. The two Vinton canning plants closed after an eight million canning season.
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Vinton
T. G. Breaw
United Brethren Church
Leander Clark College
Toledo
Breaw
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
W. N. Roush
Lisbon
T. G. Br
Bulgarian worker survives sewer cave-in near Fort Wedge
In Fort Wedge Iowa on October 1 a Bulgarian laborer nicknamed Joe was buried when sand caved in a sewer trench. A board fell between him and the sand allowing him to live an hour until coworkers freed him. He suffered only leg bruises.
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Fort Wedge
Joe
County solid for Kenyon leads fall campaign plan
Fort Dodge Iowa October 1 The county central committee has been summoned for a meeting to plan the fall campaign next Wednesday. B J Price chairman says the county committee is synonymous with a Kenyon club and no special organization is needed. The county is solid for Kenyon.
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Kenyon
Fort Dodge
Kenyon Club
B. J. Price
The Fifth Estate of Happiness and Physical Welfare
The piece advocates a personal fifth estate based on daily physical activity. It champions thirty minutes of exercise plus baths, ventilation and clean living as essential for energy, resilience, sleep, pain control, and clear thinking. It emphasizes simple, practical routines and reasonable breathing.
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Frank Gotch
Observance to Physical Fitness Worthwhile for Health
The passage notes a daily time budget: eating takes about 5 percent, sleeping 30 percent, and recreation 15 percent. It argues that the small cost and fine of the observance justify it for physical fitness and overall well being.
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J. Chene Y
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