Waterloo Per Capita Fire Loss Notably Small in 1913 Data
National Underwriters figures show Waterloo Iowa ranks near the top for low per capita fire loss among U S cities over 20 000 population. Waterloo had 250 fires totaling 41 260 with a per capita loss of 1 27 cents, ahead of New York City in per capita losses among large cities and ahead of many Iowa cities in overall efficiency.
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Waterloo
National Board of Underwriters
United States
Iowa
Columbus
Ottumwa
South Bethlehem
St. Paul
Minnesota
New York City
Chicago
Iowa Cities
Iowa Accountants Hold Meeting in Waterloo Hotel
A gathering of expert public accountants from Iowa met at the Russell-Lamsgon hotel this afternoon to form a permanent organization and improve professional proficiency. Guest guests were hosted by P. L. Billings of Waterloo who entertained them at luncheon.
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Public Accountants
Iowa
Russell-Lamsgon Hotel
P. L. Billings
Waterloo
Mrs W J Bryan to Speak for Votes at Carnegie Hall
Mrs William Jennings Bryan wife of the secretary of state will make her first suffrage speech at the campaign jubilee on November 6 at Carnegie Hall The event marks a celebration by suffragists in states already voting and those debating the issue including Nebraska Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nevada and Nebraska ahead of next week’s referenda.
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William Jennings Ryan
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Carnegie Hall
Nebraska
Brynt
Ryan
Oho
Missouri
North
South Dakota
Nevada
Diverse Late Want Ads Sparsely Clipped For Sale
A collection of want ad items from Waterloo area listings includes lost Persian cat Snookie named, contact 424 Conger. polling place notice at Klinefelter's barn. Guernsey calf for sale. five room bungalow in Cedar River Park. restaurant and meat market for sale. employment pitches for agents and fast contact. a two passenger Ford access seek. night school for 1 ton. Rhode Island red chickens for sale. livestock financing. coal pricing offer. extensive description of a modern near-century home near Waterloo with full amenities and priced for sale. contact H. A. Essex, G. T. Cowgill, Hance & Filer, and Lewis Minter.
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Conger
Rewart
Waterloo Township
Klinefelter
Guernsey
P. W. Knipp
Cedar River Park
Lincoln Highway
Harvey Bros
le Grand
R. J. Rose Co
Christiana
College of Commerce
R. C
Rhode Island
H. A. Essex
New Hartford
Iowa
Lewis Minter
West 4Th St
Waterloo
Opera tenor rebuts war tale and seeks U S citizenship
Aldhbert Reiss, Metropolitan Opera tenor, spoke in New York about his wartime ordeal in French custody. He and his wife and daughter endured camps, workmaking shoes and sacks for soldiers, then escaped to Bordeaux before reaching New York. He plans to file first papers for American citizenship.
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Aldhbert Reiss
Metropolitan Opera Company
Chicago
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Paris
Kai
France
Reiss
Robert
Renee
Bordeaux
New Yor
11S Bank
Germany
Ant
Willian J
Havre
Waiver Route Sheds World Series Pitching Heroes
Philadelphia manager Connie Mack announced waivers on pitchers Bender Plank and Coombs, confirming no intent to retain any for 1916. The move follows Hughey Jennings's remarks. Mack said he might keep Bender and Plank if possible though wary of future bids from the Federal League.
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Mark
Philadelphia Athletics
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Plank
Coombs
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Hughey Jennings
Detroit Tem
Atlantic City
Frank
Walvers
Federal League
Seimes
Athletics
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Boston Nationals
New York
Boston Americans
Chicago Cubs
St Marys Bazaar Closes Tonight With Auctions
The bazaar conducted all week in the armory by St Marys will close tonight with supper at 5 and dancing later. Remaining booths will be auctioned and premiums distributed as crowds stay for a potential record. The event, including Danet Ing amusements, ends this evening.
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St. Mary
St. Mary's Bazar
Ralph Mason Hix in Concert Work
Ralph Mason Hix head of the piano department at the Wayterley Conservatory is honored by being selected to appear with top singers. He traveled to Des Moines to join Mme Margareta Malstenauer of the Metropolitan Opera for a joint recital in Chicago with Signor Farrar Fontane. He plans to accompany Malstenauer to the event. He will also perform with Miss Christine Miller in a Knox College recital as uncertainty looms about Miller’s travel after a mining incident in Waterloo. The Potsdam incident jeopardizes her America passage, delaying plans for Galesburg and an Omaha recital with Gerville-Reache of the Metropolitan Opera.
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Ralph Mason Nix
Waeterley Conservatory of Music
Des Moines
Mme
Margareta Malstenauer
Metropolitan Opera
Grant
Chicago
Haineis Theatre
Signor Farrar Fontane
Mr. Hix
Christinn Miller
Knox College
Galesburg
Waterloo Aduttrers
Misa Miller
Potsdam
America
Strick & Mine
Hospital Ship Rohilla Runs Aground Near Whitby
A hospital ship Rohilla ran onto rocks near Whitby early yesterday, with about 200 people aboard including hospital units and crew. About 160 are believed dead, lifeboats struggled in heavy seas, calls for aid went out to other ports, while nearby vessels and the liner La Savoie aided in rescue efforts.
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London
Teegs
Whitby
Evening News
Tto
Ufe
Lloyd's Signal Station
St. Catharine’s Point
Rigault de Genouilly
Barry
Havre
Cape Barfleur
Cherbourg
Aviator Louis Paulhan Downs German Plane In Clouds
Paris reports a dramatic encounter in the front lines as Louis Paulhan, a famed aviator with the army, and his mechanic spotted a German aircraft at 8,000 feet. They fired from 1,200 yards, rupturing the enemy's fuel tank, and Paulhan narrowly returned to French batteries.
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Paris
Louis Paulhan
Leutenant
Paulhan
Mat Paullan
Halloween Party Tale At Cedars Country Camp
An old Halloween party at The Cedars camp features Miss Somers and a group of youths from ages six to twenty two. The clairvoyant hosts eerie stories aimed at drawing Joel Harker and Marjorie Winthrop together while the night unfolds with moonlit roaming and ambiguous romantic tension among the partygoers.
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Miss Sumera
Joel Harker
Roargelous
Satan
Marjorie Winthrop
Harker
Miss Sowers
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Marjorie
Marjoie
Abwass
Flim
Miss Summers
Joel Harkur
Simone
Halloween Party Lovers Find Opportunity and Courtship
Marjorie Winthrop and Joel Barker grow closer after a Halloween party at Cedark. They become inseparable lovers, later announcing an engagement. A Miss Somers influence is alleged but not admitted. the narrator notes varying opinions among guests and a long, implied courtship arc.
Founder of the Bank of England Killed in the Trenches
A fragmented account recalls Winn Patterson a founder figure of the Bank of England and other London merchants caught in siege during a French attack. The king mourns and orders the body buried at St Siebin's near the Bank of England while Godfrey is honored for his integrity and kindness. Meueson's Weekly.
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Bank of England
Winn Patterson
London
Bank of Bughied
Lola
Yan Dank Wen
Tuttle
Exeluyner
Mr. Mantagin
Mae Mehul Godfrey
Tisine
England
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Codfrey
Kurernie
Walt Namal
Winn
Uhalfeey
Michael
Godfrey
Willam Govely
Eignon Bell
Ghia
Michael Chodikray
Bind
Willium
St. Siebin’s
Bia
bin Kiowledge
Meueson's Weekly
Silenced the Duke and a Theatre Boastful Duke
Ludwig Burnay, an actor, tells a humorous memoir anecdote about the Duke of Sare Meiningen at Meluingen. The duke, unseen, corrected a scene, demanded the Danish anthem, quipped about Hamlet, and praised Polonius while rest of the cast laughed. The scene ended with the duke's good humor.
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Ludwig Burnay
Walt
Prince
Dido
M. Barney
Yamlet
Polayias
Barnay
Polonious
Wonders of Nature in Market Insight
A playful exchange shows Mrs Tor kinns praising market visits for nature’s provisions. She notes the ease of removing an eggshell versus an oyster shell, highlighting a humorous contrast between simple everyday tasks and natural processes.
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Charley
Gear
Midnight Sun and Polar Day Night Cycle Explained
Garrett B. Serviss explains the science of the midnight sun and polar night, detailing Arctic and Antarctic circles, solstices around June 21 and December 22, the 23.5 degree tilt, atmospheric refraction, and how days extend beyond twenty-four hours within the Arctic Circle. The article cites the North Cape and Lapland as examples and notes six months of day at the pole.
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Dei
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Wilkes Land
Equator
North Pole
South Pole
Solstioe
Pole
Lapland
North Cape
Garrett BP
Serviss
Spokane
Spokesman-Reviow
Shoes For Soldiers Leadership on Napoleon era footwear
Scientific American notes Napoleon’s emphasis on shoe supplies for war. His orders stress shoes as essential for marches and battles, with leaders like Burgoyne and Wellington cited on the need for good shoes and even soles for repairs.
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Napoleon
Baron Lejeuns
John Burgoyne
Wellington
Scientific American
Ways of Iceland and American railways mishmash
A garbled excerpt contrasts Icelandic self reliance with craft in Reykjavik plus a quip about language books. It shifts to a Washington Star quote about Nature and ends with a misfired note on electric railways owning 40,470 miles of trash in the United States.
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