Youth Goes West to Seek Claim at Fort Peck
Earl Barger, son of James M. Barger of Jesup, a clerk for Leavitt & Johnson Trust, leaves Waterloo for Fort Peck Mont to seek a land claim. Fort Peck reservation opened for settlers with 1.2 million acres and room for 8,000. Land price ranges from four to seven dollars per acre, varying by improvements. Barger to be away about two weeks.
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Earl Barger
James M. Barger
Jesup
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company
Fort Peck
Mont
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
United States
Batger
Union
Barger
Waterloo
Explorers Claim Interests Iowans in Arctic Debate
Sioux City report notes Fort Simpson trappers G L Deschanseault Joseph Hudson and William Hadson claim credit for discovering a blond Eskimo tribe before Stefansson. Mrs. R M Anderson says Stefansson did not claim sole discovery but reported findings. blond Eskimo inquiry seen as ethnological evidence of racial admixture. Also mentions Karluk disaster reports and a Cedar Rapids Republicans item on a Waterloo couple’s marriage.
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Sioux City
Fort Simpson
G. L. Deschanseault
Joseph Hudson
William Hadson
Edmonton
Alberta
Wiljhalmer Stefansson
R. M. Anderson
Stefansson
Anderson
Cost of living linked to store costs and sanitation laws
The piece argues higher prices result from retailers adding profit and covering rent and delivery while stricter sanitation rules raise costs for producers and sellers. It notes substitutes like maple syrup and oleo, and laments consumer impact, including attitudes among Waterloo's foreign population.
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Turn
New Orleans
Waterloo
Veteran German Editor Richter Quits Davenport Paper
Dr August P Richter longtime editor of Der Demokrat Davenport Iowa resigns after thirty years in the role He is 70 and was city editor in 1884 and later managing editor His successor is Gustav Donald with A F H Wedenweier of St Louis Westside Post named new city editor
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Davenport
August P. Richter
der Demokrat
Richter
United States
Scott County
Bryan Free Silver
Nebraskan
Dr. Richter
der Democrat
Gustav Donald
A. F H. Wedenweier
Westside Post of
St. Louis
Waterloo Man in State Champion
Elmo Dietz of Waterloo won the state motorcycle championship at Des Moines riding a single Indian Tracker owned by Guy W. Campbell. He claimed the ten mile race in 11 minutes 18 seconds, also winning the 15 mile race in 16 minutes 8 seconds and the five mile race in 6 minutes 11 seconds, thrilling a large audience before returning home to cheers.
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Elmo Dietz
Waterloo
Guy W. Campbell
Des Moines
Dietz
Unionists Parade in Sioux City Labor Day Review
Sioux City observers crowded sidewalks as about 1,800 workers paraded for Labor Day. The Trades and Labor assembly organized the march through the uptown district with no incidents, ending at Sixth and Douglas where union photos were taken.
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Sioux City
Trades and Labor Assembly
Sixth
Douglas Streets
Woodford Cash Theft In Waverly Leaves No Clues
Waverly Iowa Sept 2 Special there are no developments in the case of the robber who stole 44000 in cash and securities from the Henry Woodford home last Saturday morning. The thief is said to have left 18000 in notes and hid the valuables beneath the mattress where Woodford slept.
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Waverly, In
Henry Woodford
Woodford
Frightened Horses Kill Man in Adair Depot Area
Frank Pearce of Fredericktown Missouri, once a prominent Adair county Democrat, was instantly killed in Adair Iowa when two horses frightened by a train knocked him down and a lumber wagon rolled over him near the Rock Island station. He had lived in Adair county for years and was a former Democratic candidate for representative. He was visiting his son at the time.
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Adair
Frank Pearce
Fredericktown
Adair County
Rock Island
Missouri
Pearce
Maxwell Case To Be Arraigned On Screening Charge
Maxwell will be arraigned before Justice F F Knapp this afternoon on a charge of maintaining a food producing or distributing establishment without screening windows doors and other openings during the fly season. C P Thompson state dairy inspector filed the information citing a new law requiring screening at such establishments with penalties of 10 to 50 dollars for first offenses.
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Maxwell
F. F. Knapp
Wea
C. P. Thompson
Wind Heat Hurts Corn Crop Along Cedar River
L Hildebrand of Homebrow Observations after a Minnesota trip reports a hot wind that bleached corn stalks along the Cedar river near Waterloo. He notes damage to ears is limited due to late maturity and deep soil with moisture, advising farmers to be thankful for their favorable conditions amid the crop crisis.
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Hildebrand
Two Dead and Dozens Hurt in Wreck Across Iowa Lines
The wreck left two dead and about 30 injured as the smoker car collapsed and bystanders rushed to assist. Mr. Hepworth died when crushed under the car roof after being hurled through a smoker window. Miss May pressed on to Cedar Falls to attend the State Teachers College, while Miss DuBois and others were treated at local homes. A Missouri family sustained minor injuries. Engineer Crawford and Fireman Hennings were moved to the Roy Mc Coy farm, near Oelwein. The incident followed by another derailment at Floris, Iowa, as the Golden State Limited derailed near 5 a m injuring none and tearing rails for a quarter mile.
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Hepworth
Fayette
Procter
Miss May
Cedar Falls
State Teachers’ College
Missouri
DuBois
Dr. Cole
Crawford
Hennings
Roy McCoy
Oelwein
Miss Hobey
W. Deake
Maynard
Floris
Golden State Limited
Rock Island Railroad
Pioneer of Butler Co Dies at 95 in Cherokee
Rambree Maxwell of Cherokee died at home after a brief illness in his ninety fifth year. Born December 2, 1818 in Saratoga New York he moved to Butler county Iowa in 1847 and to Cherokee about twenty five years ago. He married Amy Quackenbush in 1844 and leaves four children including George W Maxwell Carrie Sherman and Hattie Miller. A devout Christian Maxwell founded the New Hartford Sunday school and belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church. he was among the county’s oldest residents.
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Cherokee
Rambree
Maxwell
Saratoga
N. Y
New Hartford
Butler County
Amy Quackenbush
New York
Grain and livestock market report from Chicago and midwest
Market snapshot shows unsettled prices with firmer futures in corn and oats, hogs and lard under pressure from ample pork supplies. Wheat and dairy notes indicate mixed futures across several exchanges with regional variations and shipping cargo signals from Liverpool and Oklahoma.
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Cable
Canada
Oklahoma
Ish
Liverpool
Waterloo market listing for flour and grain products
The notice lists various meat and produce items including veal calves of several lots and cured veal lips, with prices per unit or per dozen. It also shows horse and mule feed items with large and small lots and unit prices.
Adventists In Iowa Report 2406 Members And Donations
The Iowa conference session in Rever Woods reports 2406 Seventh-day Adventist members in Iowa. Treasurer's figures show $67,019.78 donated in the year, an average of $27.92 per member, plus nearly $20,000 from sale of books and periodicals.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Eaventhides Adventists
Seraion
Rever Woods
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Exports to Japan Rise Sharply in Fiscal Year
Washington reports exports from the United States to Japan topped all Asia combined in the just ended fiscal year. Exports to Japan rose by 13. to 57.74 million dollars, while other Asia regions fell. 1913 totals reached 57.74 million for Japan and 57.31 million for all other Asia.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Japan
Asia
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Korea
China
Local real estate dealer William Barrett returns from western trip
William Barrett, a local real estate dealer, has been brought back from an extended journey to Salt Lake City and other western points.
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William Barrett
Salt Lake City
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