Taft to Visit Waterloo and Webster City on Sep 28
Plans for President Taft's Waterloo visit on Thursday Sept 28 include a nine member executive committee with sub committees for finance publicity transportation press decoration and reception. Taft will travel by special train, address Waterloo from Lincoln Park if weather allows, and later depart. Webster City also plans a Taft stop and a "Watermelon day" crowd with a special train from Fort Dodge.
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Taft
Waterloo
Waterloo Club
C. E. Pickett
R. Rhode
A. M. Place
B. L. Johnson
W. F. Parrott
J. 5. Tuthill
George E. Lichty
F. J. Eighmey
E. L
William Galloway
H. J. Wenner
H. ©. Kiester
W. P. Hoxie
J. 8. Tuthill
B. R Shoesmaker
W. W. Marsh
Fred Austin
T. J. Cleary
A. L. Phillip
J. C. Hartman
W. A. Reed
J. A. Gary
J. W. Richards
M. J. Brown
Louis Goodyear
C. R. Rhode
C. J. Spafford
L. FE. Fowler
W. B. McMurray
H. C.bernbrook
George W. Huntley
Parke
W. W. McFarlane
C. L. Kingsley
Paul Davis
W. R. Law
H.R. Williams
P. J. Martin
Carleton Sias
F. E. Lucas
C. FE. Pickett
Ater
Horace E. Boles
Des Moines
Webster City
Lin
Coln Park
Chautauqua Park
Ilinois Central Depot
White House
Ramate
Commercial League
Freeman-Tribune
Im- Nois Central
Fort Dodge
National Military Rifle Champion King Wins at Camp Perry
Sergeant M. King of the 53rd Iowa Infantry won the national military rifle championship at Camp Perry Ohio by scoring 230 in the President's match. His marksman skill secured the national title in the rifle shoot.
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M. King
Iowa Infantry
Camp Perry
Ohio
United States
Corner Stone Laid At United Brothern Church
Rev. R. E. Graves laid the cornerstone for the new United Brothern church at Fourth and Allen after the Sunday service. He likened the cornerstone to an acorn that needs care to yield fruit, and spoke of the church as God's audience chamber and a path to salvation. Special music by the choir directed by Miss Nellie Ruane accompanied the ceremony.
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First United Brothern
R. E. Graves
Fourth and
Allen Streets
Mias Nellie Ruvane
Mrs Matt Frost Died of Cancer in Gilbertville
Mrs. Matt Frost Marks before marriage died after a long stomach cancer illness in Gilbertville Iowa at about age 60. Survived by husband and six children, funeral from Catholic church at 9 30 Tuesday, wide circle of friends mourn her loss.
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Gilbertville
Matt. Frost
Marks
School Man and Victim of Cancer Passes in Des Moines
W. H. Brown aged 29? 1862 born in Black Hawk county died Sept. 2 at 7:30 a.m. after weeks of stomach cancer. A professor and school administrator, he taught at Shell Rock Dysart Lake City Waterloo and Sheldon. Survived by wife Nettie and two children Ralph Alma, five brothers, two sisters. Funeral Monday at M E church West View cemetery.
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la Porte City
W. H. Brown
Fifteenth Street
Des Moines
Horner
Ann Brown
Cornell College
Mt. Vernot
Shell Rock
Dysart
Lake City
Sheldon
Des Moines Life Insurance Co
Waterloo Business College
Mr. Brown
Nettie Kenderdine
Lisbon
Ralph
Alma
Brown
M. F. Church
Waterloo Lodge
McPhayden
M. E
Rodgers
Genung
West View
Jeannette to Meet Langford in New York September 5
Joe Jeannette faces Sam Langford in a ten round heavyweight title bout set for September 5 in New York. A large crowd is anticipated for the Madison Square Garden arena fight event.
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Joe
Jeannette
Sam” Langford
New York
Markets and livestock prices in St Louis Kansas City and Omaha
Chicago stock market note and regional livestock reports show steady to firm openings for cattle hogs and sheep across St Louis Kansas City and Omaha with receipts ranges and price bands. Farm product prices appear alongside grain and dairy items in Waterloo market listings.
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Louis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Waterloo
Wellington
Kansas
Butter markets steady amid light receipts in Chicago
Butter remains dull with light receipts as buyers take only what they need. Elgin refuses to drop below 20 cents, reporting last week sale totals of 839,000 pounds. If Elgin lowers to 24 cents and holds, demand could rise. undergrades remain dull while egg markets show active trade.
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Chicago
Elgin
Elgin Board
Shere
Market notes and farm news from Bemidji to Roswell
Reports indicate strong demand for eggs amid scarce supplies and good prices around 18 cents for prime stock. Peach receipts are liberal with Michigan fruit dominating, while potato growers plan an organizing meeting to handle local output. Pecos Valley apples may bring over 1.5 million dollars with mixed carload totals. A large melon crop grows in Muscatine area, with several towns shipping 700 to 1,300 cars. Chattanooga seeks a market house to improve distribution and track production.
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Michigan
Elbertas
Pecos Valley
Roswell
N. M
Hagerman
Hope
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Fredonia
Canville
Louisa County
Nichole
Chattanooga
Tenn
Apple crop in Black Hawk county could yield large harvest
The county faces an enormous apple crop with trees heavily laden this season. Outside buyers may handle the surplus, with some farmers receiving offers for entire crops. The season shows Iowa’s fruiting potential against western comparisons, aided by a free spring and pest control efforts.
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Black Hawk
Missouri
New York
Western
Iowa
Towa
Washington
Naturé
Post Office Clerks Meet Opens Convention in Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the annual convention of the National Association of Post Office Clerks. About one hundred delegates from across the country attend the opening session. President C. F. Nelson of Chicago presides.
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Des Moines
National Association of Post Office
Clarks
Aday
C. F. Nelson
Chicago
Market Day Prices Highlight Short Supplies and High Prices
Throngs at the east and west market plates at Labor Day with scarce wagons and dealers. Potatoes quickly exhausted at 30 cents a peck, some 36 cents. Apples plentiful, melons common, and a broad range of prices for dairy, poultry, and produce. Local farmers report many apples lying unseen in Black Hawk county fields awaiting harvest.
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Platea
Black Hawk County
la Porte
Fark
Travell
The Cellar Stair and Olive Trees Notes
Fragmentary notices discuss painting cellar steps to prevent dark falls and a remark about olive trees needing water. A Courier Want Ad appears and a report states an 18 Year-Old Boy Arrested Accused of Giving Him Liquor to a Cowpari tone.
Cuban arrestees deported after Waterloo car incident
Pete Peres from Cuba and Ebertston Rendon of Teras were fined $7.85 each by Judge Caldwell after being found in a box car in Waterloo. They paid reluctantly and left for a more hospitable city. In a separate case A Smith pleaded guilty to intoxication, later exonerated on giving liquor to minors. Other locals and visitors faced fines for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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Pete Peres
Cuba
Ebertston Rendon
Teras
Lnn
Caldwell
Waterloo
Roth
Wateries
Smith
Trin
Geo. B. Roberts
Oelwe
Alfred Johneson
Nels Christiansen
Cedar Falls
James Brady
Chicago
Ohio Legislator Diegle Confesses to Bribery Claims
Rodney J. Diegle reportedly confesses to bribery and corruption in the Ohio legislature. The Plain Dealer notes a five day dialogue with Benjamin F. Allen as he travels among Sandusky Cleveland Detroit en route to Columbus. The confession is being reserved for the Franklin County grand jury.
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Gleveland
Rodney J. Diegle
Plain Dealer
Diegie
Ohio
Benjamin F. Allen
Washington
Columbus
Diegle
The
Allen
Sandusky
Cleveland
Detroit
the Plain Dealer
Franklin County Grand Jury
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