Galloway and Waterloo Expand Plants Boost Local Employment
The William Galloway company sells bonds to fund plant expansion and debt payoff, planning to hire 200 more workers once additions are complete. Waterloo Gasoline Engine company approves a 120 by 400 foot machine shop expansion adding a light farm tractor and a light farm motor truck to output, with another 200 new jobs anticipated.
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William Galloway Company
Yowa
Galloway Company
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Waterloo
Burlington bid for Rock Island depot sparks regional debate
The Hawk Eye editorial reprinted in the Courier argues Burlington pursues a Rock Island depot with strong local support. It contrasts Waterloo and Burlington citing Rock Island service, a large union station in Burlington, and differences in freight and passenger figures to support Waterloo’s claim for consideration.
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Burlington
Rock Island
Hawk-Eye
Courier
Waterloo
Rock Island Road
Alse
Burlington and Waterloo railroad clash and taft remarks
Burlington gains 1123 people from 1900 to 1910 while Waterloo reaches 14113, sparking talk of a new Rock Island station and brokerage over regional advantage. Taft’s Waterloo address warns against sectional hostility and tariff fairness. arbitration views and Italian policy in Tripoli are debated with World Peace concerns.
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Burlington
Waterloo
Rock Island
Mediterranean
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Er Atse
Italy
Tripoli
Symposium on the kind of a man a woman likes
A dialogue among Molly and readers mirrors on preferences in partners. They debate traits men admire and the type of woman appealing to them, inviting further reader input for another similar discussion.
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Moly
Molly
Mercy
Keitens
Ruth
Stevenson
Taft Waterloo Speech Draws Hawkere Delegation Support
Taft's cross state tour through Iowa signals strong backing for the Hawkere delegation at the next Republican convention. The reception in Dubuque Times-Journal noted the president's visit and implied clear favor toward Taft among party figures.
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Dubuque
President’s Waterloo Speech Urges Unity and Cautions Against Hostility to Prosperity
The president, proclaimed leader of the Republican party, defended business while condemning aggression toward prosperity. He urged less sectionalism and more nationwide unity, calling his Waterloo remarks one of his most important addresses on the current trip and a unifying force in Iowa's political climate.
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Republican Party
Waterloo
Owa
Bank Statement Shows Reserve Drops From Last Week
New York reporting banks show total reserve excess of 22,966,180 with a decline of 503,250 from the prior week. Loans and deposits decrease while circulation rises by 403,000. aggregate cash reserve stands at 431,637,000 with 29,956,150 excess lawful reserve and trust company reserves noted.
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New York
Clearing House
New York Clearing House
Tatagcee
Record Dive Sets World Mark Off Catalina Island
Ford Traville, performing in Ava lon near Catalina Island, reportedly set a world diving record by sinking a half inch rope to 65 feet and remaining underwater for two minutes while dressed in a swimsuit. The report notes other industrial rail orders from Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Illinois Steel, with pending rail demand.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ford Traville
Avalon
Catalina Island
Traville
Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Ilinois Steel Company
Atchison
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Printers Meet at Cedar Rapids for Iowa Congress
About 250 printers are expected in Cedar Rapids October 2 and 3 for the second Iowa Cost Congress and Typothetae convention. Noted participants include Thomas K. Donnelly of Chicago R R Donnelly & Co S W Mercer of Iowa City and Frank Armstrong of Des Moines. No afternoon business sessions. events include a banquet and theater party hosted by local typesetters at the eastern town exposition.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Thomas KE. Donnelly
R. R. Donnelly & Co
Chicago
W. Mercer
Towa City
Frank Armstrong
Des Moines
Mayor William A. Sanford Resigns Over Demon Rum Scandal
Dunellen New Jersey Mayor William A. Sanford announced his retirement citing limited capacity to cope with the drink that plagued his tenure. The resignation follows a wave of criticism and a disrupted term caused by alcohol-related pressures.
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Dunellen
N. J
Jersey Central Railroad
William A. Sanford
Real estate transfers list names and parcels
Real estate transfers show J. K. Oren selling land in 25-87-11 to C. B. Hopkins for 8406 dollars. Rozella Cook and others convey land in 34 and 28-87-11 to Archie M. Baker for 32800 dollars. Rozella Cook guardian transfers same parcels to Archie M. Baker for 2800 dollars.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
J. K. Oren
C. B. Hopkins
Rozella Cook
Archie M. Baker
Guardian
Murder charge shocks Cedar Rapids family in Chicago case
Dr. Henry Elgin Webster, arrested on a murder charge after his wife’s body was found near Peto, Minnesota, confesses. He had married a Cedar Rapids woman weeks earlier and kept a secret marriage in Chicago, while his first wife is being held for questioning.
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Chicago
Henry Elgin Webster
Peto
Webster
Cedar Rapids
Mabel South
H. Elgin Webster
Bessie Kent
Zoe Varney
Isaac Divan
Foreston
Varney
Dr. Webster
Rush Medical Hospital
Groom of 76 Weds Bride of 50 Years
Edward Barney aged 76, a former Henry county resident from Pleasant,Ia, secured a license to marry Sadie Almond, 50, of Salem. Barney, based in Oakland, California, moved from Iowa 23 years ago and recently returned to visit his son and relatives.
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Mr. Pleasant
Edward Barney
Henry County
Sadie Almond
Salem
Barney
Oakland
Cal
Iowa
Three Murdered in Their Beds in Monmouth Illinois
William E. Dawson, caretaker of the First Presbyterian church, his wife, and one daughter were found dead in their beds with skulls crushed. Four men went to the home after he failed to open the church for services. No signs of a struggle or murder weapon identified. Police have no lead.
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Monmouth
William £. Dawson
Dawson
First Presbyterian Church
Saloons Closed In Dubuque County Under AG Order
On October 2 the attorney general ordered 21 saloons outside Dubuque towns to shut permanently at 10 o clock. Detectives were dispatched to probe operations. Officials expect many localities will incorporate to legitimize the traffic.
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Dubuque. In
Cosson
Dubuque County
Teachers Walloped Waterloo High 27 to 0 in Rain
Cedar Falls Iowa October 3 Teachers College showed midseason form by shutting out Waterloo High 27 to 0 on a muddy field amid driving rain. Captain Frye Sheffield and Richards starred on offense while Huston anchored a unit that played solid defense throughout the game.
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Cedar Falls
Teachers’ College
Waterloo High
Frye
Sheffield
Richards
Huston
Indicted on an Unusual Charge Henry Wilts Arrested
Henry Wilts, a Water loo carpenter, indicted by the last grand jury, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Leighton on a warrant charging him with procuring intoxicating liquors for a habitual drunkard. Bond set at $200. Wilts formerly wed in Hardin county and recently inherited substantial property from his father.
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Henry Wilts
Waterloo
Leighton
Wilts
Hardin County
Baby Purged Eczema With Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs. T. B. Rosser of Mill Hall Pa describes a severe infant eczema case spreading over the body for eight weeks. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child healed fully in four weeks, with regrown hair and improved comfort. Advertising copy cites world wide sale and a free sample offer.
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T. B. Rosser
Mill Hall
Bend
Patter Drug & Chem. Corp
Dept. 294
Boston
Meritol Snow-White Liniment Advertised Cure
A lines advert promises Meritol Snow-White Liniment relieves muscular and rheumatic pains sprains swellings lameness and soreness swiftly. It claims inflammation and soreness reduce in about one third of usual treatment time. Sold by Henderson Drug Co and Red Cross Drug Co druggists members of American Drug & Press Association.
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Meritol
Henderson Drug Co
Red Cross Drug Co
American Drug & Press Association
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H. F. DeLong
J. J. Miller
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East Fourth Street
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