Labor Day a quiet affair at Cedar River grounds
Waterloo on Labor Day observed a restful holiday with most businesses closed and crowds gathering along the Cedar River and at Electric Park. The Iron Moulders union held a picnic at Cedar River park after a ball game, while many families spent the day outdoors, with Electric Park hosting races and contests and a family of twelve among early arrivals aiming for the largest family prize.
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Cedar River
Waterloo
Electric Park
Ceder
Iron Moulders’ Union
Ged
Cedar Park
Cedar River Park
Marshalltown
H Electric Park
Waterloo Amusement Company
L J. Reed
Dawson Street
Reed
Results Big League Final Morning Games
In the American league matches New York faced Boston with mixed results. Notable players Fisher, Nanamaker, Foster, Ondy, Carrigan contributed. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh listed players Schneider, Wingo, Mamaux, Keily, Gibson. In the National league Boston beat New York with Hughes, Tyler, Gowdy, Stroud, Benton, Meyers. Philadelphia and Brooklyn figures appear. American association saw Cleveland against Columbus with James, Devought, Curtis, Coleman named.
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New York
Boston
Dbe
Fisher
Nanamaker
Foster
Ondy
Carrigan
National League
Hughes
Tyler
Gowdy
Stroud
Benton
Meyers
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Schneider and
Wingo
Mamaux
Keily
Gibson
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Tesop Ye
Alexander and
Killifer
Cheney
Coombs
Marquard and
Miller
American Association
Cleveland
Columbus
James
Devought
Curtis and Coleman
Giant German biplanes aimed at London test flight
Copenhagen reports Germany tests giant biplanes with a 42.5 metre wingspan, 300 horsepower motors powering three propellers. Each craft carries twelve 22 pound bombs, five machine guns, wireless and searchlights, eight crew, eight hours fuel, and a five hour London round trip. Engineers credit a Russian design and claim these craft may supersede Zeppelins.
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Copenhagen
London
Germany
Submarine feat ships forged by American hands reach British docks
Ten submarines designed by American naval architects and built by Bethlehem Steel and Electric Boat crossed the Atlantic from Montreal to join British crews in two weeks and now operate off Heligoland and the Dardanelles. They sailed with no refueling and no mishaps, proving American speed and secrecy in wartime production and strengthening the Allied cause.
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Charles MM. Schwab
Bethlehem
Montreal
Great Britain
Heligoland
Dardanelles
New York
New York Herald
Atlantic Ocean
Charlee M Schwab
Bethleham Steel Company
Vicker-Maxim
Bethlehem Steel
de Rabeck
Auto Crash Injures Ira Hoover Near Lyle to Austin Route
Ira Hoover suffered a fractured jaw and bruises after a Friday auto crash between Lyle and Austin, Mina. Two Waterloo men, Harry Kahler and L. C. Erhes, were uninjured. The 110-horsepower car struck a cattle guard near a railroad crossing due to an oil-coated brake band. The car was towed to Osage for checks. Hoover returned to Waterloo to recover and later explained the scare.
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Ira CG. Hoover
Lyle
Austin
Mina
Waterloo
Harry Kahler
L. C. Erhes
St. Paul
Forty-One Defendants Face Election Fraud Trial in Corpus Christi
Judge Walter Burns opened district court for the trial of forty-one defendants in election fraud cases. A secret thirty-man jury was summoned, with empaneling expected to take all day. The grand jury reconvened to probe political conditions in Duval County, with sixty witnesses listed, following a DOJ investigation of the 1914 election amid bribery allegations.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Walter T. Burns
Duval County
San Diego
Department of Justice
Prominent Local Officials Accused in Poll Tax Charges
The article reports charges against several prominent local public figures over poll taxes paid for voting, outlining the controversy surrounding their financial actions and the potential political implications for the community.
Go to Waterloo Day Promoted by Local Committee
Waterloo boosters urge auto owners to attend Wednesday’s Waterloo days at the Waverly fair. Free admission for drivers and cars, with Dairy Cattle Congress pennants. A large parade of Waterloo automobiles is set for 1 PM on the Waverly race track, and owners are asked to take passengers and display pennants.
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Waverly
Waterloo
Chas. van Vieck
Elu
I. S. Este
F. I. Kimball Company
Dairy Cattle Congress
Mary Bronson widow of Abram Bronson dies in Bancroft Ia
Mrs Mary Bronson widow of Abram Bronson pioneer of Payner township died at her son Hugh s Bancroft Iowa on August 41 She was born February 22 1839 at Utica New York moved with her parents to Illinois as a girl married Abram Bronson in 1857 they later lived in Black Hawk county near Waterloo then Sanborn Funeral held in Bancroft and remains brought to town along with those of Mr Bronson for burial Two of eight surviving children live in Waterloo Mora Montevideo Great Falls and Belle Fourche
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Mary Bronson
Abram Bronson
Payner Township
Hugh
Bancroft
Mary Humphrey
Utica
N. Y
Tlinois
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Sanborn
Bronson
Hugh E
Della O'Neill
Albert E
Belle Fourche
S. D
Edwin 0
Council Bluffs
Etta Osborne
Montevideo
Minn
Winnie E. Garfoot
Mora
Frank A
September Morning Glories tops Waterloo burlesque shows
Two burlesque acts were well received at the Waterloo playhouse with Elmwood cemetery noted in the background. The matinee and evening performances drew large crowds and the concluding show will be staged tonight. The company features the most beautifully costumed trio with a striking scenery display. Beulah Renton, Pauline Harke, The Emotional Girl, and Craft are among the stars.
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Waterloo
Beulah Renton
Pauline Harke
Woman credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for health
A large testimonial from Mrs. Rena Bowman of Ironton Ohio claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her twelve years of poor health and helped her daughter sleep and regain strength The letter urges other women to seek the medicine and notes confidential guidance from the company in Lynn Massachusetts
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Yronton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Rena Bowman
S. 10Th Street
Ironton
Lydia
Pinkham
Verda
bioCoupound
Lydia K.pinkham
Harmony singers and chorus win favorable notices
Weston and harmony singers faced many encores as performers responded to the audience. The chorus made a very favorable impression, while the Evening Courier boasted a circulation that supports more readers for advertisements. The Waterloo edition reports selling more than 6,500 copies daily.
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Weston
Evening Courier
Waterloo
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