Waterloo Boom Prompts 1000 Jobs and New Town Market
J. M. Schenk of Waterloo writes in support of a factory sale by a syndicate that aims to employ about 1,000 workers within a year. The plan includes Kern, an experienced town-site salesman, moving to Waterloo and opening an office, boosting capital, new factories, and varied production to raise living standards and population beyond 50,000 by 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Waterloo
Charles City
Grand View Place
Waterloo Place
Towa
Chicago
J. M. Schenk
Market Summary From Lamson Bros Hogs Cattle and Stocks
General Markets report from Lamson Bros shows estimated today receipts in Chicago for hogs 17,000 cattle 14,000 and sheep 45,000. Hog prices opened down about 6 cents and closed 10 to 13 cents lower than yesterday with various grades listed. Tomorrow's receipts expected around 21,000 and yesterday's carryover about 3,077 hogs. Cash corn and oats prices and several New York and St Louis stock closes included with numerous figures and tips.
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Recs&ipts
Chicago
New York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Western
Ae van Bag Atchison
American ‘Smoltr
BOR Eaton Parific
Baltimore
Ohio
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel
Common
Amalgamated Copper
Northern
Paris
Erie
Linois Central
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Stea
Cee
Views of the People The License Question
The Courier argues high living costs burden households and reflect food price rises driven partly by market manipulation. It cites a Waterloo trial showing this influence and urges acknowledgment of manufacturing workers as key builders of the city. It promotes sober, investing citizens to attract growth.
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Courier
Waterloo
Local notices mix with social updates and prices
Notices from Waterloo area recount personal visits and health issues while listing farm prices and goods. Names include J M Hamilton, Mrs Mary Conklin, J EB Melarnan, Loyd R and Henry Harkness. The piece mentions alimony action by Mary Gram, court bonds, and a Waterloo aviation inventory claim, with references to Prairie Hill Missouri and Cherokee.
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Buchanan
Syndicate
Waterloo
Citizens Savings Bank
J. M. Hamilton
Monmouth
Mary Conklin
Nashua
J. EB. Melarnan
Mulberry Street
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Illinois
J. B. Young & Co
Lamson Bros. & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Marsh-Place Building
H. W
BH. W
N. S
Nature
ST. Louis
Minneapolis
Texas
S. Bennett
T. F. Kelly
Seneca
S. D
Loyd R
F. T. Wagner
Glenwood Street
Mrs. J. Burnell
Prairie Hii, Mo
George Wilke
W. G. Wise
Cherokee
Fred Denslow
Sam Wetzil
Bennington Township
William Lindenstruth
Henry Harkness
LaPorte
Court of Justice
J. J. Nempster
Flarkness
Waterloo Company
J. H. Hildebrand
Mary Gram
Bartel G. Gram
Denmark
AXEX
Kansas
Wellington
Aristos
Rea
Turkey
Turkeys
Sali
Aviat I
Sternshein
West Fourth Street
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