Pythian Temple Dedication Aims To Boost Waterloo Social Life
The Hel met Lodge Knights of Pythias held a meeting to recruit 100 candidates for initiation at the upcoming Pythian Temple dedication. The new temple, rushed to finish, should be ready by February 1 and will be among the finest lodge rooms in Waterloo, expected to double membership next year. It will host premier social events with two halls, a semi kitchen and banquet space, becoming a social center in Waterloo.
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Helmet Lodge
Knights of Pythias
FL S. Merrian
Pothian
Waterloo
Subpoenaed DOJ Agent to Testify in Indian Canal Libel Case
Indianapolis October report notes Irving S. Santer a DOJ secret agent will appear as a witness next Monday in the criminal libel case against Delevan Smith and Charles R. Williams, publishers of the Indianapolis News. U S Attorney Charles W. Miller said Santer may be the sole witness, with others possibly testifying without subpoenas, including figures from Morgan & Co and Norman E Mack.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Irving S. Santer
Washington
D. C
Delevan Smith
Charles R. Williams
Indiannapolis News
Charles W. Miller
United States
Santer
Stuart McNamara
Specifl
Department of Justice
Indianapolis News
New York City
New York World
Irving C. Santer
Miller
William Nelson Cromwell
Frank H. Hitchcock
Banking House
J. . Morgan & Co
McNamara
Anderson
United States Court
Hitchcock
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Morgan & Co
Panama Canal
Woman scales 225 foot stack on dare in Rockford
Rockford woman Mrs. L. D. Morris climbed the outside of a 225 foot high water works chimney by a painter’s swing. She perched on a narrow board between ropes, waved to friends, spent ten minutes enjoying the view, then was lowered safely amid anxious spectators.
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Rockford
Water Works
Mrs. Morris
Negro Freed of Murder Charge in Burlington Lodging House
George Cox colored was acquitted by a Burlington jury after admitting he shot and killed his mistress Bessie Ford in a lodging house in June. His self defense plea was upheld, ending the murder case against him. The article also notes a Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertisement and a separate item about Hearst running for mayor in New York.
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Burlington
Lowa Fvening Press
George Cox
Bessie Ford
Waterloo City In Brief Tells Local Happenings And Sports
Waterloo residents and visitors noted include L B cigars advertised by A D Woodruit Co and G W Dankenbring returning from a visit with brother St Hoben. Mrs E M Jones of Shell Rock visits with sons E L and H A Jones, and Carl Burns trips to the western coast. Mason car wins two two mile handicaps at Greene fall festival as W J Sutcliffe tops the field. Mrs Melissa McClure near death at Lime Street with daughter Mary Smart aiding care. Harry Gaspar reports a stellar first year with Cincinnati, receiving a gold gift from manager Clarke Griffith after Reds disbanded.
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L. B. Cigars
A. D. Woodruit & Co
G W. Dankenbring
St Hoben
E. M. Jones
Shell Rock
E. L
H. A. Jones
A. J. Ackerman
Cedar Rapids
EL. Ackerman
Melissa McClure
Lime Street
McClure
Waterloo
Mary Smart
Burch Bros
Harry Gaspar
Cincinnati Club
Harry
Sioux City
Kingsley
The
Reds
Clarke Griffith
Central Association
Alcohol Mainly Evil Says Experts At Conference
Washington D C Oct That alcohol in any form is seldom of value in treating disease appears the consensus of the twelfth international congress on alcoholism held in London in July. Dr Reid Hunt reports that alcohol even in moderate amounts worsens offspring resistance to infection. Emphasis on the growth of total abstinence in the British army and navy, especially in India where 40 percent are abstainers, is linked to improved soldier surroundings such as housing and food. figures support this view.
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Washington, D. C
London
Public Health and Marine Hospital Services
Reid Hunt
Division of Pharmacology
The
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Dr Hunt
India
Indict Mabray at Omaha in wide sport ring case
A federal grand jury in Omaha reported indictments against J Mabray and eighty nine others for involvement in fake races prize fights and related sporting events. The charges mirror those returned at Council Bluffs on September 23 and several named individuals remain at large.
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Omaha
Neb
Get
Federal Grand Jury
J. ©. Mabray
Council Bluffs
Suit for judgment against Doxey heirs in bank attachment
Leavitt Johnson National Bank files district court suit for 284.24 against Loren B. Doxey Dora E. Doxey and William T. Doxey. The loan of 400 was made to sons of T B Doxey in 1908 secured by a promissory note. Allegations include farm 160 acres in Cedar township and life estate to widow, with nonresidents named as defendants.
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Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Loren B. Doxey
Dora E. Doxey
William T. Doxey
T. B. Doxey
California
Cedar Township
L. B
W. T. Doxey
Bryant Motor Car company repair shop well equipped
The Bryant Motor Car company on Jefferson street draws motorists with a highly praised repair department. Fully equipped for light to heavy auto repairs, it features a fine steel lathe and skilled workers. The garage equipment rivals top Chicago and eastern shops, handling the Champs Detroit car with many 1910 delivery orders already booked.
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Bryant Motor Car Company Savage
Jefferson Street
Bryant Motor Car Company
Chicago
Indications Point To Better Trade
Bradstreet's reports favorable trade conditions across most lines with high raw material prices and full order books. Wholesale staple trade is strong, including the South facing a cotton yield shortfall, delivering a more cheerful tone overall.
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New York
Bradstreet’s Today
Market notes on crops prices and industry shifts across regions
The report signals high prices for leading staples amid near record crop movement. Cotton suppliers and manufacturers abroad discuss output curtailment to realign prices with higher raw material costs. Car shortages appear in transportation, while iron, steel, lumber, and shoe trades show brisk activity. U S and Canada weekly business failures: 203 and 36 respectively. Wheat exports reach yearly peak. fourteen week totals compare with last year. Corn exports rise week over week and year over year.
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United States
Canada
U S Aerial Navy Begins Practice at College Park
At College Park Maryland October 9 1909 the first US government owned aeroplane rose and circled over the valley under Wilbur Wright guidance. Wright and Lieut Lahm piloted Miss Columbia for five short flights teaching Signal Corps officers to operate the new war machine. They reached about 150 feet altitude and flew toward Washington near the Calvert estate shadowing Balti more, landing again after about five minutes.
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College Park
United States
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Signal Corps
Miss Columbia
Lahm
Washington
Calvert
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Wanted to Rent Flat by Small Family in Iowa
A small family seeks a seven room modern house or apartment to rent on the west side of Iowa. Phone 160-L.
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Weatside
Iowa
Heroic mould of engineers in rail wreck tale
Conductor Hinwalter recounts the Greene wreck of Rock Island passenger train No 22. He reports injured passengers aided and Engineer Sankot calmly assessing his damaged locomotive despite injuries. W. J. Sutcliffe confirms conversations at Greene and the nerve shown by the crew.
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Hinwalter
Rock Island
Greene
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Sutcliffe
Einwalter
Sankot
Taft Travels in Snow at Glacier Point California
President Taft and party traveled through snow on the trail at Glacier Point California enjoying the valley views. The previous night’s hotel stay was simple a rough board lodging perched on a cliff overlooking the gorge.
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Glacier Point
Calif
Fraternal Bankers Enjoy Grand Time at Social
The Fraternal Bankers Reserve society held a private party in the Soash hall last Thursday evening with more than 300 attendees. Myers and LaRue's orchestra provided music and supper was served. Supreme officers of the order attended the event.
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Bankers’ Reserve Sociery
Soash Hall
Myers and LaRue
Order
Membership applications flood in before new hall move
Report notes the labors of the Membership during the weeks prior to moving into the new hall, with more than 100 applications received for membership.
John D's Power Spreads
Denver news reports a planned reorganization of Colorado Fuel and Iron to place control with John D Rockefeller and associates at the Oct 18 stockholder meeting in Denver. The plan includes related subsidiaries and an issue of cumulative interest on $2 million in preferred stock, with about 52 percent due and failing to have been paid since 1903.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
John D. Rockefeller and Associates
Colorado Industrial Company
Crystal River Railroad
Colorado and Wyoming Railroad
Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron Company
Minnequa Land and Water Company
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
The Chamberlain cough remedy is promoted as a safe, effective cure for coughs colds croup and influenza. It claims prompt relief without harmful substances and is advertised as available at all druggists.
Little Girl Struck by Buggy Near Park and Washington
The 13 year old daughter of airs. UC. fr. Patterson, new to Waterloo, residing on Fourth Street, was run over by a buggy this morning at the corner of Park Avenue and Washington Street. She sustained serious bruises and possible internal injuries after attempting to cross as the buggy descended the hill. The child rolled over and over, endangering her safety.
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Airs
Patterson
Waterloo
Fourth Street
Washington
Bugsy
Park Avenue
Washington Street
Accident Involving Stylish Rig Withdrawn Witness Left Unknown
A horse drawn rig with a white horse struck a child. Mrs. T. P. Skovgard aided the injured, who was kept at home after a doctor was called. The driver fled, and his identity remains unknown as of 3 o'clock this afternoon. The vehicle was described as stylish.
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T. P. Skovgard
Comparisons Are Odious and the Pig Drawings Claim
A lady returns from a fashionable reception and laments a social blunder. She recounted to Lady X how she praised an artist by claiming artists cannot avoid drawing faces resembling their own, a remark challenged politely. She then admitted the artist draws only pigs and sheep.
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London
Tatler
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North End
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New Hartford
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Mansville
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Davenport
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of Iowa
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U.S. Aerial Navy
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John D
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