Waterloo Banks Merge Forming Larger Savings Institution
The Security Savings bank and the Citizens' Savings bank agreed to merge with the Citizens' bank liquidated and Security doubling capital to 190000 dollars and a 24000 dollar surplus. The new entity will operate from the former Security home at Fourth and Lafayette, with W. W. F. Curtiss continuing as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Security Savings Bank
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Security Bank
Fourth and
Lafayette Streets
Citizens’ Bank
I. PF. McElhinney
Logan House
Watertoo
EHA, French and Co
W. Alingworth
Citizens
Security
French
Mr. Illingworth
Security Savings’ Bank
BE. Coolidge
Curtiss
W.W. F. Curtiss
The
Security Savings
Waterloo East
James Black
Waterloo Loan & Trust Company
Poisoning Case At Northwood Draws Statewide Attention
In Northwood Iowa the Douglass Rhodenbaugh family case spurred grand jury indictments against Ett a Larson and her husband Christian Larson for poisoning coffee. Marean Rhodenbaugh confessed to poisoning tea and coffee on instruction from her sister Etta. Motives include stepmother hostility and a bid to gain a $20 000 320 acre farm. The Rhodenbaughs faced recurring illness since 1909. The district court hearing is awaited this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Iowa
Douglass Rhodenbaugh
Etta Larson
Christian Larson
Marean Rhodenbaugh
Etta
Desireo
Rhodenbaugh
Woman Killed in Crossing Accident at Grinpell Iowa
Grinpell Iowa Sept 13 Mrs Bressington from Altoona Pennsylvania was killed when her carriage was struck by a freight train at the Iowa Central crossing. Her son and her uncle William Bortell of Grinpell were injured in the crash.
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Grinpell
Bressington
Altoona
Iowa Central
William Bortell
Jail Bird Digs Through Wall of 18 Inches
Warsaw Missouri reports that Arthur Carpenter escaped from the county jail after digging through an 18 inch wall with a teaspoon handle and a horseshoe. He previously broke jail several times and was arrested in Charles Ark. on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Sheriff and deputies search for Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Arthur Carpenter
Carpenter
Chares Ark
Veterans of 34th Iowa Regt Hold Biennial Reunion
Survivors of the 34th Iowa regiment gathered in Chariton Iowa on September 13 for their biennial reunion. Major Lorimer gave the welcome address and Edith Clark of Sheridan Wyoming read a feature piece. A lamp fire is planned tonight with the event closing tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
34Th Iowa
Lee
Lorimer
Edith Clark
Sheridan, Wryo
Clark
City Hall for Oskaloosa Approved in $50,000 Plan
Voters confirm city council decision to spend $50,000 on a municipal building in Oskaloosa Iowa. About 1,021 more yes votes than no, with almost 800 women voting and three-fourths of men in favor. Construction to start immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Death From Pin Prick In Long Island
Joseph Hopkins died in a Long Island city hospital after a pin pricked his leg while he was fastening a roll of bills in his pocket. The injury led to blood poisoning and his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Hopkins
Long Island City
Amara Trial Set to Start October 12
Los Angeles judge sets the trial of John J and James J Mc Kamara to begin October 12. Proceedings announced by Judge Bordwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bordwell
John J
James J. McKamara
Erie Rail Men Demand Increase
Firemen on the Erie railroad have demanded higher pay with an increase of 10 to 12 percent. They received a 10 percent raise a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
New York
Erie Railroad
Physician John C Drennan commits suicide in Woodbury Tenn
Nashville Tenn September 13 Dr John C Drennan 45 prominent physician and four term Tennessee senator killed himself at his Woodbury home by bending over a shotgun and pulling the trigger with his toe. The motive remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
John C. Drennan
Tennessee Senate
Woodbury
Three Cyclones Strike Springfield in Rapid Succession
Springfield suffered extensive damage from three back to back cyclones on Sept 13. The city faced downed trees flooding, shattered windows, and trolley lines down while Currents were shut off. No lives were reported lost in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
State House
Interstate Telephone Company
Martinsville
Ill
St. Louis
Fragments From Optical Ad Include Temperature Labels
Readable OCR notes show markings and pricing snippets from Buchanan Optical Co for gentlemen items like San Felice cigars and assorted frames. The fragmentary text lists temperatures, SEPT. 13, and partial prices with repeated ee filler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
Banker Alexander Currie Ends Beard Streak at Sixty
Fargo North Dakota September 13. For the first time in sixty years financier and thinker Alexander Currie of Sharon North Dakota had his whiskers shaved. He has worn a trimmed Van Dyke beard all his life and never before let a razor touch his face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
Alexander Currie
Sharon
Currie
van Dyke
A Business Man's Advice to End Box Car Depots
A letter from H. O. B. urges business leaders to protest rail depots by withholding shipments. He criticizes railroad officials and cites Illinois Central payrolls to pressure the Rock Island line to invest in better facilities. He argues action will come only when freight receipts shrink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enitor Courier
Rock Island
Powers That Be
Ilinois Central
Dead girl found under barbed wire fence near Dexter
Catherine Hoy, 18, daughter of farmer J J Hoy, was found dead with a bullet in her heart near her Dexter home. Her rifle was in her tight hand. Family says she left hunting Tuesday afternoon and did not return. Investigation planned to determine if murder or accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Catherine Hoy
J. J. Hoy
La Rue’s Band to Play Tonight in Washington Park
La Rue leads his band in a concert tonight in Washington Park drawing anticipation after a two week break. The group recently played at Des Moines and Minneapolis state fairs and returned Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Rue
Washington Park
Mr. la Rue
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Mount Retnas Eruption Wild in Sicily
Mount Etna eruptions threaten railway lines and stations near Mofo and Alcantara as lava flows advance. Officials report more than thirty fissures belching smoke while peasant communities face severe suffering across Sicily's densely populated slopes.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount Retna
Mofo
Alcantara
Mount
Aetna
Italy
Franco-German syndicate funds cotton crop plan
President Charles S. Barrett announced at the Southern Cotton Growers convention that a Franco-German syndicate has guaranteed up to 75 million dollars to finance the southern cotton crop. A committee will be named to perfect the plan as the conference issued an estimate of this year’s cotton crop at about 12.25 million bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Charles S. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Southern Cotton Growers’ Convention
Barrett
Southern Cotton Growers’ Conference
Des Moines M E Conference Opens With Bishop Neeley
The Des Moines conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opens tonight with Bishop Neeley of New Orleans presiding. Sessions run through the week with speakers including Dr F S Fieldin of Garrett Biblical Institute and J H Selingham of Des Moines delivering lectures on the Old Testament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Shenandoah
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Neeley
New Orleans
F. 5. Fielin
Garrett Biblical Institute
J. H. Selingham
Millionaire Lets Son of Plumber Have Wife
New York dispatch reports Frederick F. Suydam Jr of Blue Point Long Island says his wife ran away with Frederick Noble son of a plumber. He calls his wife impulsive and temperamental and will not commit to the belief they remain together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick F. Suydam, Jr
Blue Point
Long Island
Reed
Frederick Noble
Noble
Arrest of Alleged Labor Slagger in Detective Schweig Murder
John Nolan, alleged labor slagger, was arrested on suspicion of knowledge of Detective Schweig’s murder on July 1. He allegedly threatened to “get Detective Schweig” after his May 10 arrest for robbery. Nolan was indicted, fled after forfeiture, and Schweig was shot in the back about a hundred feet from his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nolan
Thomas Schweig
Nolan
Schweig
Int Faser
Prohibition Vote Leaders Face Recount in Maine
Maine election returns show a dry edge in the repeal of constitutional prohibition with most towns counted. Portland reports an extra 50 dry votes not in clerk totals, raising the anti repeal prospect and leaving a possible recount to settle the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Cate
Wet
Drys
NAB EX CONVICT FOR GIRL MURDER
John A Johnson was arraigned in Madison municipal court on first degree murder charges in the death of Annie Lemberger whose body was found in Lake Monona. He pled not guilty with bail set at 10000. Lemberger testified he had a past conflict with Johnson, a detail police view as significant. Johnson’s prior record includes two prison terms and multiple committed stays in insane asylums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
John A. Johnson
Annie Lemberger
Lake Monona
Johnson
Lemberger
Machinists Weigh Appeals at Biennial Convention
Davenport Iowa September 13 Appeals from a recent decision were discussed by the official board of the International Association of Machinists as the biennial convention opened. President O Connell said no action on the Illinois Central strike would occur until the convention floor considers it. Grace Clark was arrested for conduct of a disorderly house as she boarded a Cedar Falls car. she was jailed by Sheriff Shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
International Association of Machinists
O'Connell
Grace Clark
Morris
Cedar Falls
Sheriff Shores
Young aviator starts west for Hearst prize flight
New York dispatch reports James J. Ward, 22, lifting a biplane from Governor's Island at 9 08 A M to begin a coast to coast run toward Los Angeles or San Francisco for a Hearst prize of 30000. He plans 2000 foot altitude and to follow the Erie line toward Buffalo with repairs awaiting along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Ward
Governor's Island
Ward
Wm. Randolph Hearst
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Bay
Hudson River
Jersey City
Erie
Erie Railroad
Middleton
Buffalo
Susquehanna
Grant
Department of the East
Ladies Suit and Garment House Opens in Waterloo
A. Robertson formerly of Chicago opens the Ladies Suit and Garment House at 311 Lafayette Street in Waterloo. The shop will specialize in fur garments tailored suits and high grade garment making and repair work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Robertson
Chicago
Lafayette Street
Ladies* Suit & Garment House
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Smooke Martin
Nauclas
Qwenbaugh
RHO Berl
Fierean Rhodenbaugch
Boson
Town
Zeyta Larson
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MN. Amara
Tllinois City
San Felice
Oc Cigar
Retnas
Wets
Maine
Nab
J. J. Ward
Hearst
Fowler
Alta
Cal
Ogden
Reno
Colfax
Wright Bros
Dayton
Sierras
Ladies’ Suit and Garment House
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