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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1913

Page

7

Entertaining and traveling notices in Cedar Falls events

Mrs Marian McFarland Walker hosted a luncheon for friends in Cedar Falls on Mary Melendy’s birthday anniversary. Local residents and visitors from Des Moines to Missoula were noted, with multiple travel updates and a Rock Island wreck eyewitness report near Oelwein.

Cedar Falle Marian McFarland Walker H. H Clay W. L. Hearst Woolson Florence Ward Mary Melendy John Ringholfer Chicago College Hill Misa Fern Lalan Rhodes E. J. Dunham Arthur Knipe New Hartford Cedar Falls Mr. Burger J. W. Dodd Toledo

City in Brief items from Cedar Rapids notes

Advertisements for optical services and local notices detail Miss Helen McSweeney visiting Cedar Rapids friends, James Walker returning to Chicago, and Mrs. Margaret Brown with Mrs. Wheat visiting Winton. The Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip Co sues L. V. Rickey for 211.29. Various social visits, funerals, trips, and local business updates follow, including bank relocation and a nurse's hospital visit.

Robert Karr Cresbard S. D Dayton Karr Cres ‘Pard McCormick Seminary Chicago P. H. Boysen and Son Cedar Rapids Helen McSweeney James Walker B. P. Galinveaux Mullan Avenue Margaret Brown Faye Wheat Winton Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip Co L. V. Rickey Eleie Moore Des Moines

Convicts Baptized at Leavenworth Prison

Twenty-one convicts were baptized at the state prison in Leavenworth Kansas yesterday afternoon. Eleven were sprinkled and ten were immersed in the large tank in the prison laundry. The warden reports one hundred souls saved in the prison through the baptism.

Leavenworth Kan Botkin

Auto Crash Fatal Near Bennett Iowa Claims Miss Wareham

Davenport Sept 2 reports a Sunday afternoon collision near Bennett Iowa killed Miss Verna Wareham who was tossed from her car after a sec ond vehicle struck theirs and fled. The other car occupants remain unknown and the victim died from a fractured ...

Davenport Bennett Verna Wareham

Cedar Falls Wins Croquet Series in Marshalltown

Cedar Falls players defeated Marshalltown four points in the latest match as part of a series. The earlier Cedar Falls win preceded a three hour contest where Marshalltown edged Cedar Falls in one game and tied another. A return game is planned next week as students head to colleges.

Cedar Falls Wasson Marshalltown

Millinery Store Fire Destroys Rear Shed in Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls Iowa September 1 The fire department fought flames at Fourth and Main in the rear of Miss Roadmans millinery store A pile of rubbish is blamed for the blaze A small gasoline building was charred but did not burn Frank H Lewis owned the structure with losses under fifty dollars

Cedar Falls Main Streets

Senator Owen Attacks Bankers Over Currency Reform

Senator Owen, chair of the Senate banking committee, accuses the National City Bank of New York and J Pierpont Morgan Co of leading a campaign to discredit the administration's currency reform bill. He cites banker testimony and press exchanges as evidence of coordinated opposition.

Washington, D. C Owen Senate Banking and Currency Committee Marshall Field & Co Chicago National City Bank of New York House of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co Senate Committee Chicago Bankers' Conference Marshall Field & Co. W New York Chyen National Monetary Commission Puro Money Trust Congress Oklahoma

Bunnies Led in Attendance Across Central Association

Figures from the Burlington Hawkeye show Central Association games drew over 240000 spectators this season ending yesterday. Cedar Rapids set a record with 76000 paid attendees, Waterloo followed with 56000 surpassing the prior 54000 by Hannibal, and Muscatine ranked third in attendance among the cities listed.

Burlington

Man shoots doctor over mother's death in Cairo

Harvey R. Fields an insurance solicitor killed Dr. E E Gordon a prominent physician who operated on his mother about ten days earlier Fields waited at St Mary's hospital after the shooting he told of alleged attack on his wife by the doctor Fields 25 a Socialist with a wife and child was arrested after the incident in Cairo Illinois police report he fired twice both shots proved fatal within minutes

Cairo Harvey R. Fields E. E. Gordon Gordon St. Mary’s Hospital Fields

Farm buildings burn on Tesse Schroeder farm

Fire destroyed nearly all buildings on the Tesse Schroeder farm six miles south of Farnhamville Iowa near noon yesterday. Tenants J. W. Pollock lost most household goods while all stock was saved.

Farnhamville Tesse Schroeder Here J. W. Pollock

Labor Day Attendance Report for Ottumwa and Nearby Cities

The article notes attendance estimates for Ottumwa Keokuk Kewanee Monmouth and Burlington with totals around 8 518 admissions and over 2 000 in revenue. It explains distribution of funds with about 475 dollars to each of eight clubs and highlights surprising turnout in Ottumwa Keokuk and Burlington.

Ottumwa Keokuk Kewanee Monmouth Burlington Polar Rapids Waterloo Weeseeee E.eeree

Labor Day Attendance Figures Big at Cedar Rapids

Labor day crowds in Cedar Rapids hit 5 265 for the day with a morning roll of 1 244 and afternoon 2 021. Rival unions staged large events at Electric and Cedar parks seeking the biggest turnout, boosting Waterloo totals and placing the year’s attendance at 56 385.

Cedar Rapids Electric Cedar Parks Waterloo Adj

Traveling Men Dinner and Dance at Elk Run

Mrs. A. E. Harris hosts a big dinner for the United Commercial Travelers at Elk Run on Saturday evening Sept 13 at 6 30. Afterward the guests visit and dance, with street cars leaving at 5 30 from the waiting station. The travelers expect an enjoyable time and plan winter entertainments.

A. E. Harris United Commercial Elk Run

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