Waterloo Hosts I O O F and Rebekahs Convention
Waterloo prepares for the annual Iowa Odd Fellows and Rebekahs gathering October 18 to 22. Delegates, including from Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids, arrive by train. official headquarters at Hotel Russell-Lamson. A full program with sessions, entertainment, and city tours as residents aid visiting members.
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Odd Fellows
Iowa
Walartoo
Patriarchs Militant
Revekahs
S Department Council
Red Oak
Waterloo Theatre
Armors
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Plaza Theatre
Family Theatre
Palace
Majestie
Marshaltown
Des Moines
Cedar Raunds Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows' Temple
Miss Hill
President Wants to Wed in White House Says Mrs Galt
Washington reports from Oct 16 indicate the president favors a White House wedding with his fiancée Mrs Galt. Her mother, Mrs William Fr Rolling, prefers a home or church setting. The couple reportedly differ on timing and location.
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Washington, D. C
Ark
Galt
White House
William Fr. Rolling
Missionary and Bride Plan Long Wedding Trip to China
Rev E Riedel and Miss Camelia Becher announce a Oct 28 wedding at Westgate followed by a long honeymoon. They sail Nov 20 from San Francisco to Hankow China where Riedel serves as a missionary of the Missouri Synod. They will learn Chinese and continue teaching at native schools.
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E. Riedel
Camelia Becher
Weil
Westate
Hankow
Ching
Riedel
Peoria
Westgate
San Francisco
Mankow
China
Missouri Synod
Lutheran Church
A. G. Horn
Becher
Blader
Springfield
Pacific
Arfent
Westgate High Schans
City Receives Share of Taxes For General Fund
City Treasurer McDermott received a county warrant for 160 201.82, the city’s share of full taxes. Funds will be divided among many departments with general funds and bond payments prioritized. Mulet tax revenue was 7,950 and will be last from that source. Several funds show specified allocations including waterworks, libraries, roads, parks, and pensions.
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McDermott
Burbank
East Park
West Park
River Front
Wast Road
West Road
Charles Kennedy Dies After Suicide Attempt at Midnight
Charles Kennedy age 46 died at 12 40 AM at St Francis hospital after attempting suicide by ingesting chloroform. He was found in Waterloo by his mother Mrs Loraine Kennedy and later died. He was a Be loit born sign painter and artist. Survived by mother, brother Attorney George Kennedy, and sisters Mrs Henry C Lewis and Mrs Alvin J Craig. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM conducted by Rev Effie McCollum Tones with services at 310 Fremont street.
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Charles A. Kennedy
Lincoln Park
St. Francis Hospital
Loraine C. Kennedy
Fremont Slroel
Altho
Yeo
Charles Kennedy
Beloit
Wis
Waterloo
Dennis Kennedy
Me Han
Loraine €. Kennedy
George Kennedy
Henry C. Lewis
Chanute
Kan
Alvin J. Craig
Washington
D.C
Kennedy
Hileman & Gindt
Fremont Street
Effie McCollum Tones
Universalist Church
Iron Trade Booming Flood of War Orders
The Iron Trade Review reports rising interest in pig iron for next year in the Pittsburgh district, with higher prices in Chicago but quiet activity elsewhere. Finished materials remain active nationwide, tool orders for project tiles rise, and inquiries from Italy, Russia, France and England continue. Eastern railroads seek machine tools, manufacturers expand plants, while machinist strikes in Cincinnati and Cleveland disrupt operations.
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Cleveland
Iron Trade Review
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Italy
Russia
France
England
Cintinnati
Jitney accident claims death of Mrs Eugene Ott
Mrs Eugene Ott 48 died at St Francis hospital from injuries suffered when a jitney bus turned turtle on Fourth Street East near Walnut on July 7. Other injured women included Mrs George Friedl and Mrs A Wormuth. Ott, a German immigrant, came to Waterloo 14 years ago with her husband and leaves three children Susie Minnie Edwin. Funeral services set for St Marys Catholic Church Monday at 9 a.m.
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Eugene Ott
Shilliam Avenue
St. Francis Hospital
Ed Sheffield
Fourth Street
Walnut
Ott
George Friedl
Falls Avenue
A. Wormuth
Adan Street
Joseph Dietz
Walstead Street
C. D. Buehner
Adams Street
Wather
Rohiman
Missionary Pleads for Armenians Amid Extinction Threat
A returned missionary from Purkey urged delegates at the Warmen's Missionary convention to aid Armenians in Ottoman war times. He described heavy tribute demanded of Ottoman subjects and warned that Armenian civilization faces complete extinction while praising Armenian bravery and Christian ideals amid oppression.
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Chicago
Warmen
Armenia
Trev
sFames
Po McNaughton
Owurly
Turkey
Klegiour
Armen Ans
Alanding
Dynamite Trial Delayed by Judge After Farall Death
In Los Angeles on October 16, the murder trial of Matthew A. Schmidt, tied to the dynamiting of the Times building, likely postponed to Monday due to the death of defense chief Charles A. Farall. Farall’s illness followed by autopsy plans, while new counsel may join to fill vacancies. Nearby, Charles Bertch, shot by a highwayman, recovers at St Francis hospital as officers search for suspects.
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Waterloo
Grand Lodge
The
Rebekah
Angeles
Cal
Matthew A. Schmidt
Los Angeles Times
Gsl
Frank A. Wilts
Charles A. Farall
Alorney Farall
Schimitt
Parnall
Charles A. Bertch
St. Francis Hospital
Hope Continues to Locate Suspect in Ongoing Investigation
Authorities pursue leads in a case where the guilty party remains at large yet investigators keep faith in fining the man. The search relies on tips from the public and ongoing field inquiries.
St. Jacob's Oil Promises Quick Backache Relief
When back pain or lumbago slows you down, try St. Jacob's Oil. A trial bottle sold at drug stores claims to ease soreness and stiffness quickly by a simple rub, with promises of no burning and no disappointment.
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ST. Jacob's OG
St. Jacob's
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Necaver
J. C. Kerr
Majestic Theatre
Hammond Avenue
Gilbert Johnson
Randolph Street
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General Fund
Foley & Co
Foley
Brachec
Rees
Headquarte
Just
Sailor
Peter Thomson
Matine
Morracco
O. F
Bertch
MR. Jeigs
Jerry
WWE
George McManus
Haws
Mwe
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