Home Improvement Company Heads 1912 Hotel Effort
The Home Improvement company formed in Waterloo to back a major hotel project led by Ira J. Hoover and J. A. Fairbank. They secured a contract to buy 72 lots from Mr. and Mrs. C. Lamson for 85000 with staged payments. The completed Russell Lamson hotel surpasses initial plans at eight stories with 250 plus rooms.
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Ira J. Hoover
J. A. Fairbank
Waterloo
Home Improvement Company
I. A. Fairbank
C. M. Wood
F. E. Stewart
F. B. Ballou
Jira J. Hoover
Samsons
Hoover
Opening of the new hotel marks a refined debut
A description notes the establishment’s dignified air and aristocratic bearing as the hotel opens with its coats of arms and motto, signaling a distinguished presentation. The fragment emphasizes the event’s ceremonial tone and characteristic display.
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Torin
Unclear OCR fragment hints at a crownine victory
Fragmentary text references a crownine victory and years of perseverance, but lacks clear names, places, dates, or events to form a definitive news item. Further readable material needed to craft a proper title and summary.
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Ion
Elevators At New Hotel Planned To Move Guests Fast
Two passenger elevators will shuttle guests between upper floors and lobby at 260 feet a minute. A freight elevator of 3,000 pounds capacity handles baggage. An electric lift links store room to kitchen for meal service. Elevators located by Commercial street entrance and 6th, feature safety devices and floor indicators.
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Kilchenam
Commerci Street
Hogtolry
Finish and style of compact French door panels described
The text notes standard size with beautiful finish and small mirror panels pro in brass fixtures on the exduce the French door effect that ia terlay. The iron interior is ivory fin always pleasing.
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Prois
Perfect System of Provisioning at Russell Lamson Hotel
Inventory and control procedures dominate the hotel store room. Steward Casey and an assistant oversee a large, refrigerated space with centralized shelves and strict requisitioning for all items. An end‑month and nightly stock inventory are conducted, while the Russell Lamson coat of arms links to English noble lineages through the Russell and Lamson families.
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Russell-Lamson Hotel
John
Casey Jis
Hotel Grocery
Clear Lake Orchestra to furnish Hotel Russell Samson housewarming
The six piece Clear Lake Orchestra will provide music for Hotel Russell Samson housewarming tonight. Guests arrive after noon, with rooms shown by reservation cards as credentials. Dinner at 7, reception at 8 30, dancing at 10, breakfast tomorrow available. Madame Carol Guthrie of Castle House New York will interpret latest dances including the half and half trovation tango tro ville trot polka Brazilians and the Lulu Fado.
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Clear Lake
Russell Samson
Carol Guthrie
Castle House
New York
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House of Russell
House of
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Clear Lake Orchestra
Tron WorkKa
W. A. Goodman
Iowa
The
Nauman Company
Waterloo Manufacturing. CO
Commercial Street
Waterloo, Towa
Russell-Lamzon
W. A. Covell & Son
Makers OF
Hotel
Muscatine, Iowa
Hotel Russel-Lamson
Davidsons Low Ars IU
Fords Bridge Street
Waterloos Center Center
Wisconsin Iron and Wire Works
East Water Street
Milwaukee
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