Waterloo Style Show to Be Boomed by Hall at Majestic
Robert Hall, famed improvising comedian known as Mr Hall, headlines the Waterloo Merchants style show at the Waterloo theatre Sept 18 and 19. Hall, selling rhyme and quick wit, crafts songs from current events and daily life with no set act, drawing laughs from the audience and merchants alike.
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Robert Hall
Hall
Majestic Theatre
Mr. Halls
Cell
Mr. Hall
William Jennings
Mr. Llail
Mrr. Hall
Ile
Hoe
Waterloo
Wall
Waterloo Theatre
Town Talk items and family notices from town page
Baggagemaster John McCabe of the Illinois Central went to Kansas City for a visit. Charles Kido was today committed to the house industrial school at Eldora by Judge Millan. Joe Noy Jenness returned to Ames for his work. he is a glee club member. A 10 pound girl born yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs Cari F Brown at 605 Adams street. Mrs Brown formerly Angeline Derrick. Miss Ruth Meelvie underwent an operation nine weeks ago at the Presbyterian hospital and has relapsed and is seriously ill. B G Edsall returned from Marshalltown after attending his sister Marcia Edsall's marriage to D O Stanbury last evening. Mrs Edsall will stay for ten days. Ernest Nolte president and August Goethe secretary of the Mutual Fire Insurance Society appeal for a twenty year extension and amendments to incorporation. M Towne went to Cedar Rapids to visit his sister Bernice Towne who had appendicitis. complete recovery practically assured.
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John McCabe
Ilinois Central
Kansas City
Charles Kido
House Industrial School
Eldora
Judge Millan
Joe Noy
Jenness
Ames
Glee Club
Horn
Cari F. Brown
Adams Street
Ruth Meelvie
Presbyterian Hospital
B. G. Edsall
Marshaltown
Marcia Edsall
D. O. Stanbury
Edsall
Ernest Nolte
August Goethe
Mutual Fire Insurance Society
The
Evangelical Association
M. Towne
Cedar Rapide
Bernice Towne
Belgium as Part of German Empire Reported
Dispatches from Berlin claim Belgium is being treated as a factually joined part of the German Empire with possible inclusion in the Zollverein. Officials note Austria may join as well, signaling a reshaping of regional alignment. CHILIVS PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Ruth Henning, a 5-year-old Rockford resident, was seriously bruised after a streetcar incident Monday. her father A Henning is a Rockford commercial artist with a connection to the engraving firm.
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London
Berlin
Belgium
Zollverein
Gersma
Austria
Wertz Family Aims Special Train to San Francisco
The Wortz or Wertz Family Association holds its fourth annual reunion at Mrs Estelle Ryan Snyder's home in Maywood near Chicago. It has 943 members representing every state, tracing lineage to the 1640 German immigrant couple. A 1915 San Francisco meeting plans a special train for exclusive Wertz descendants and a tent colony for Panama Pacific Exposition days.
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Wortz
Estelle Ryan Snyder
Maywood
Chicago
John A. Werte
Johstown
Paul
William
George Str
David Harrison
Werte
Yeirigus
America
Norriage
San Francisco
Wertz
Emperor William rebukes guerilla warfare in message to Wilson
The Daily Mail correspondence from Rotterdam transmits Emperor William's Sept 4 note to President Wilson. He protests the French Longwy siege and dumdum bullets, denounces enemy methods as barbaric, cites Belgian resistance, and cites destruction of Louvain to shield troops. Wilson plans no peace talk.
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Wilton
London
Mall
Rotterdam
William
Wilson
Af Longwy
Louvain
Hotel de Ville
Wilhelm
Washington, D. C
Teresident Wilson
Willian
Freight Tax Plan Passed By Democratic Committee
Washington Democrats of the ways and means committee approved the war revenue tax plan imposing a three percent levy on freight transportation and small increases on beer and distilled wines. The measure aims to raise about 107 million dollars annually after a conference with the president, who had opposed the freight levy.
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Washington, D. C
Ways and Areans Committee
Sullivan Wins in Illinois Primary
Roger C Sullivan of Chicago won the Democratic nomination for United States senator in Illinois by a large margin. Republican Lawrence Sherman carried his party balance, while William Mason Gramblin and Raymond Robins were named Progressive nominees. Joseph G Cannon won the congressional nomination in the eighteenth district. William B McKinney, a former officeholder, was also nominated for Congress in his former district.
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Chicago
Roger C. Sullivan
United States
Iinois
Lawrence ¥. Sherman
Sangler
William E. Mason Gramblin
Raymond Robins
Joseph G. Cannon
William B. Mckinney
Congress
Neutrality Status Delay Stalls Red Cross Ship
The British and German neutrality dispute over the Red Cross steamship delays its departure. Captain Armisted Fast, retired U.S. Navy, traveled to Washington to seek guidance from Secretary Bryan on whether German crew members aboard the ship violate neutrality as it carries surgeons nurses and supplies for Europe’s battlefields.
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New York
Red Cross
Europe
Armisted Fast
U.S. N
Washington
Bryan
Allies Hold Their Own In Marne Region Amid Sparse Reports
London observers conclude allied forces show progress as German reports stay silent after four days of fighting near the Marne. British writers note center advance is slow but general, while reinforcements move from Belgium toward the central front. Diplomatists discuss peace terms and possible Wilson mediation.
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London
Marne
Belgium
Upper Alsace
Siesia
Breslau
Star
France
Rome
Wilson
Washington
Republican conference in Waterloo and Black Hawk County
Charles A. Rawson of Des Moines, head of the Republican state central committee, led a conference with Waterloo and Black Hawk County Republicans at the Bills hotel. La Porte City chair Th. Lizer joined discussions on the coming election as Rawson tours the state amid wartime distraction.
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Charles A. Rawson
Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
Bills Hotel
Waterloo
Jtawk County
Th. Lizer
la Porte City
Black Hawk County
Rawson
Hame
Cedar Rapids
Local Rental and Sale Notices Mix on Albany and Walnut Streets
Classified notes list multiple rentals and sales in Shilliam's addition and Locust Street areas. Entries include For Rent at Hale-iembery Taroom area, 4 lots and barn near Albany and Lewis streets, with contact numbers 111 and 1341 Red. Also listed are a furnished room in a modern house, a woman cook needed at Bros restaurant, and a six acre exchange offer near city with price 2500. The Es. Storm & Co. ad at 508 Commercial St offers a house with bathroom, modern amenities, large lot, and mortgage details with prices 3400 and 2000, contact 34.
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Albany
Lewis
Locuat Street
Ride City Park
E. M. Storm & Co
Commercial St
Classified notices mix of living, work and rentals
A jumble of ads lists living arrangements and jobs. Entries include wanted by a dressmaker seeking room and meals for a schoolboy, various to let notices for rooms and houses, calls for a live-in maid or cook, a dentist notice, and sale ads for furniture and a boarding house business all with addresses and contact phones.
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Majestic Theatre Engages
Canedian
Fane
Crystal Theatre
Coe Dig
HS Great
Rand Wd
Shenae
Tota Freight Transportation
Sullivan
Illinois
BRY
Nelays
MLL
Walleg & Miller
Sycamore Street
First National Bank
Peanden Supply House
Providence
Laaly
I Bros
Charlee City
Red
Heni
Roger
Walnut St
Burch’s
Coats
Jefferson
Ilire
Black Hawk Bank
W. Bruner
Dy Young Ork
Clay St
Conrist
Early Music House
Kimball
Kimball Factory
Schaeffer
Hartford
Iowa
Early Music
James Black
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