Chautauqua Folk Line Praises Waterloo Visit
A Waterloo stop by Lyceum and Chautauqua mentors is praised as a warm, welcoming showcase. They recount easy travel, friendly hosts, good hotels and stores, and the city’s hospitality that contrasts with Chicago. The group vows to spread word of Waterloo across the English speaking world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum and Chautauqua Association
Waterloo
Chicago
Canada
Thompson
Phyllis
Bill
Paradise
Podurk
England
New, Zealand
Australia
Hawaii
S.A
Wateriog
Waterloo Chautauqua Guests and Management Echo Western Scene
Waterloo hosts a large Chautauqua gathering featuring J M Erickson and wife who pioneered Canadian and Alaska circuits. Western organizers from Calgary to Portland attend, including Ellison White managers, Cott Alber officials, and New Zealand performers, with remarks on contracts and publicity duties.
Fragmentary News Notes and WV Legislature Special Session
A garbled collection of names, places, and phrases from a late 19th or early 20th century issue. It mentions Akron and Charleston West Virginia, a convention in Kansas City, and a special session called by Governor Cornwell to pass voting rights legislation for women in the November election.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Cornwell
When the Limited Comes In
A nostalgic scene of waiting crowds and lovers at a railway platform as the Limited train arrives. The speaker watches a lively parade of faces, expecting a familiar Angel-Face to appear and greet with warmth. The poem reflects longing, memory, and the ache of arriving alone on the long through line.
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Tolks
Sorreu
Bat Sar
Yorkshire and Kent Fight in Low Scoring Cricket War
Cricket match at Barnes Park ends 84 to 9 in favor of Woods Kent captained by T Woods against Yorkshire led by T Savers. Benjamin Spriggs born in England stars with 50 for Woods. C Young misses game after a week old car crash. More English arrivals are expected to boost championships as cold weather nears and soccer plans arise in Waterloo.
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T. Savers
Yorkshire
England
T. Woods
Kent
Woods
Barnes Park
Benjamin Spriggs
C. Young
Waterloo
Dinner Dance by Alpha Rho Chi at Elk Run Hotel
Seven members of Alpha Rho Chi fraternity hosted a dinner dance at Elk Run hotel last night. Seven couples attended with dinner at 6 20 p m and the evening devoted to dancing.
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Alpha Rho Chi Fra Iternity
University of Illinois
Elk Run
Scholarships Offered by Y to Ex Service Men
Ex service men may apply for Y M C A educational program scholarships. Applications will be reviewed by the educational service committee next Saturday at Waterloo Y M C A noon. Interested men should file by Saturday and may consult General Secretary S A Cohagan at his office. Courses likely include mechanical drawing shop mathematics salesmanship public speaking with potential automotive engineering and English for coming Americans. Over 200 subjects are available through the home study department of the United Y M C A schools.
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Educational Service Committee
Waterloo Y. M. C. A
Trosa
S. A. Cohagan
Waterloo
United Y. M. C. A
State charge against farmer who quarreled
W. F. Knipp, a farmer from Washburn, was released on 325 bond in municipal court after being charged with assault and battery on George Linn. The quarrel occurred at a canning factory days earlier, with county attorney E. J. Winner vowing a vigorous prosecution at a future hearing.
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W. F. Knipp. Washburr
George Linn
Linn
E. J. Winner
Attorner
Building Permits Issued For Dana Leonard and Others
Nine alterations permits listed including Dana Leonard at 527 Evergreen and McClinton entries with values around 1200 to 3000 dollars. Other permit addresses include 171 Farrace and 639 Sumner Street. The notes mention 180 Tenth Street and 06 Sunset Road with various housing work.
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Dana Leonard
Evergreen
McClinton
Eliing
A. Carnes
Farrace
Bunnell
Sumner Street
JA. Duke
Tenth Street
Gar
W. A. Williams
Sunset Road
Batare
Broadway Players Present Nothing but the Truth at Hippodrome
The Keighley’s Broadway Players staged Nothing but the Truth to a record crowd at the Hippodrome. The comedy follows a man who bets he can tell the truth for 24 hours, causing romantic and social chaos before he reveals a carefully managed falsehood.
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Keighley
Hippodrome
Obituary Notices for Richardson Busster Traphagen
Several obituary items note deaths in Waterloo area. Sarah L D Richardson died Sept 7 at Marion Massachusetts after a stroke at a relative’s summer home. Funeral at Edward Richardson home Wallesley Hills. W G Busster of Lafayette Street died at Waterloo Waterworks. service at First Presbyterian Church and Elmwood cemetery burial. F N Traphagen of 923 Washington Street, a prominent retired traveler, died at home after a yearlong illness. daughter Mrs Jackson Shenandoah was by his side. Kistner funeral home to host services.
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Sarah L. D. Richardson
Marion
Mass
G. Busster
W. G. Busster
Lafayette Street
Waterloo Waterworks
First Presbyterian Church
Elmwood Cemetery
N. Trapbagen
F. N. Traphagen
Washington Street
Rob Lone Tree Bank Vault Blow Opens Theft
About $5,000 in cash and securities was taken when thieves blew the vault at Farmers Savings Bank in Lone Tree Iowa early today. The exact amount will be determined by a later check. The Associated Press report notes the incident as police and investigators review the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lone Tree
Farmers Savings Bank
Duty In Brief Draft From Unclear Source
Fragmentary text lacks identifiable events or names. No clear summary possible from the given excerpt.
Waterloo News Summary of Local Social and Civic Notices
James Parrott enters tuck school in Fairbeau Minnesota for the upcoming year. Guests visit Miss Leila Bicke as Fay and Mrs McCalley from Independence. Margaret Maddigan ill and postpones Colorado Springs trip. JI R McKullan returns from Canada Detroit Chicago vacation. Ford touring car stolen. owner McKinley Iowa Falls seeks Waterloo police help. Will Horton and son head to Los Angeles with Wayne Dicky. Berniece Rickert arrives from Chicago to visit parents. Meeting on new hospital by H B Allen set for 7:30 p m at F J Eighteen home. Out-of-town visitors include Velau Garner and others visiting the Waller Manuhl home. Tripe te District Medical Society meeting planned in Watertown October 3-7. Waterloo Medical Society to discuss at Hotel Russell Lamson parlors. First Methodist Church all day meeting with Home Mission, Ladies Aid, Foreign Missionary societies. barrel of fruit for Des Moines hospital. William Riordan to speak on the Farmer-Labor Party at Lincoln Park Friday Sept iv at 8 p m. Savoy Cafe patrons to hear Jordan and Tyler tonight and Wednesday 11 pm to 12:30 am. Peavey’s Orchestra to play at Savoy Wednesday night 8:30 to 10:30.
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James
Parrott
Fairbeau
Minn
Tuck School
Fay McCalley
Independence
Mise Leila Bicke
Margaret Maddigan
Colorado Springs
Cola
A.jd. McKinley
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
Will Horton
Harold
Los Angeles
Cal
Wayne Dicky
Berniece Rickert
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago
J. W. Rickert
H. B. Allen
F. J. Eightey
First Methodist Church
Home Mission Society
Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
William Riordan
Winona News
Fort Dodge
Towa
Lincoln Park
Farmer-Labor Party
Savoy Cafe
Jordan and
Tyler
The
Majestic
Peavey
Colored Voters in City Farm Club to Boost Sen Harding
The Waterloo Republican Colored Club organized in the north Waterloo at J. D. Hopkins place with Mr Hopkins as president and A G Smith as treasurer and Mr J Field as secretary The group aims to register colored voters especially women and plans meetings and rallies to boost Senator Harding with hope of several hundred members once fully organized.
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City Farm Club
Sen
Harding
Waterloo Harding Republican Colored Club
J. D. Hopkins
Hopkins
A. G. Smith
J. Field
Republican Party
Waterloo
Republican Colored Club
Senator Harding
Visiting Kiwanians Hear International Lyceum Entertainers
Delegates from Waterloo Kiwanians and visiting clubs of the International Lyceum and Chau tauqua association gathered at Hotel Russell Lamson for a luncheon program. Fred High of Billboard presided as speakers included Thomas Elmore Lucey editor of Missouri Mule and Ralph Pariette Lyceum editor. Music featured trombonist Clay Smith, tenor Harry Yeazelle Mercer and Remick Music’s Walter Reed among others. A large turnout from other clubs underscored the international nature of the organization with greetings from across the United States.
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Kiwanians
Waterloo
International Lyceum and Chautauqua Association
Hotel Russell-Lamson
Fred High
Billboard
Thomas Elmore Lucey
Missouri Mule
Ralph Pariette
Lyceum
Clay Smith
Political Prisoners of U S to Take Turn
Labor leaders asked for general amnesty for political prisoners. Attorney General Falmer said the government would continue its policy of considering the cases individually. Queen Elizabeth was described as an accomplished horsewoman.
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U.S
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Falmer
Queen Elizabeth
Harding Defends Senate Power to Protect Country
Republican platform delegates convene as Missouri Democratic platform work proceeds. The speech defends the Senate while criticizing direct executive overreach, urging constitutional balance and warning against world government aims. Delegates debate platform planks on taxation valuation and campaign details.
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State Committee
Missouri
Democratic Platform Convention
Illinois Primary Tomorrow Ends Bitter Campaign
Illinois voters head to the polls tomorrow as campaigns end. Several representatives seek renomination including three with no opposition. One candidate, Jared Y. Sanders, is noted among senatorial hopefuls. Local coverage notes a second South Carolina Democratic primary and Delaware rotation in nominations. Missouri party workers, including many women, gather for state events.
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Imc
Congress
Jared Y. Sanders
Jor
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
Liet
Delaware
Dover
Del
Sussex County
Missouri
Jefferson City
Jack Johnson Gets Year and a Thousand Fine
Former world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson is sentenced by federal judge George A Carpenter to one year and a day in Leavenworth Penitentiary and fined $1,000 for violation of the Mann act. Johnson was convicted in 1913 for transporting a white girl for immoral purposes and fled to Europe before surrendering on the California border. He has lingered in jail cells at Joliet and Geneva while hoping for release to resume boxing.
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Lwyn Evans
Lyceum
Dr. Evans
Nile
Senate
House
Congress
Rassurante
Democratic Party
Associated Press
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Leavenworth
George A. Carpenter
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Europe
California
Illinois
Joliet
Geneva
Grain Prices Break as Sterling Sinks
AP dispatch from Chicago notes sharp drops in wheat corn and oats driven by weak sterling. Wheat fell to 2.40 per bushel for December with nearby 2.89 3-4 and March at 2.36 1/2 while corn and oats declined amid plant shutdowns and harvest prospects. A separate Alabama note reports extraordinary session to register women voters.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Sterling Exchange
American relief group fights trachoma in Near East
The American Committee for Relief in the Near East plans an eye hospital in Constantinople to isolate and treat trachoma in Armenian Greek Jewish and Turkish orphans. Dr Blanche Norton leads American staff at the facility with capacity for about 1000 patients and a broader preventive campaign aims to lessen global pain and infection.
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American Committee For Relief In
Near East
Constantinople
Blanche Norton
Anatolia
Rockefeller’ Institution
Semenoff Takes Gold During China Trip
A report from Moscow says Gen Seni, an antibolsheviki leader in Siberia, absconded to China with a large gold reserve. The story notes his prior support for the Far Eastern republic and mentions China’s harsh punishment for immoral writings.
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Moscow
Seni
Siberia
Far Eastern
China
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chautauqua Folk
Easons
Chautauqua
J. M. Erickson
Alaska
Ericksons
Erickson
Dominion Chautauquas
Calary
Alberta
Louis J. Alber
Waterloo Folks
Mr. Alber
Cott-Alber
Cleveland
T. L. A. Heig Represented Here, However, By C. A.savnk
Cott Alber Chautauquas
President White
Managers’ Association
Russell-Lamson
White
Boise
Idaho
LL. A
Managers’association
Ellison-White
West
Oregon
Kenia
J. LeRoy Hilison
Old Guard
Ellison
Portland
New Zealand
Ore
H Ellison
Sigrid Aaronson
Robert J. Thompson
EV Chautauquas
Joel B. Dyche
Merwin Pugjet
Rou
Arthur Wal
Little Symphony
Coit-Alber
L. Bowman
Dominion Lyceum
Calgary
Paul Kemerer
Kemeter
Smith
Paul Kemeter
New York Star
W. W. Randall
Remick & Co
al Jolson
A. Hightas
Angel Land
Ralph Bingham
Sellnidd
Bamee
Mr. Stout
Powell Hale
Keerless
Paul Kemmerer
Akron
Burns Pies
Lawrence Methews
Cenera
Horner
Bootmont
Cafareths
Brown
Kansas City
Charlie Homer
Ington Neb
Walnst
Julie Rasbury
Mary Koenigs
Platform
Boor Vogzner
Arthur Yralwyn Evans
Faust
Paul Ker
Imerer
Guy Smith
Wil Stout
Leo
Bess
Edmund Vance Cooke
Lenicht
Wallace Bruce Amsbury
Jean Baptiste
Il Pagliace
van Grove Opera Company
IL. C. A
Bing
Daisy
Lone Tree Bank
Iowa Coal Operators Association
the Courier
Uchanan
JI. R. McKullan
Quincy Street
Detroit
Mich
John Velau Ana
Garner
George Downes
Phoenix
Ariz
E. M. Woods
Dayton, O
Carl Welch
Muskegon Heights
Waller Manuhl
Eighth Street
Tripete
District Medical Society
Watertog
Waterloo Medical Society
Insect
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
United States
AFI Iee
Levant
Cairo
Jerusalem
Mascus
Smyrna
Armenia
Syria
American Committee For Relief In the
Wartorn
Turkey
Semenoff
International Lyceum
Chautauqua Dairy Cattle Congress
van Grove Operatic Co
Harry. Yeavelie Mercer
Jesse L. “Buribut
Herbert L. Willett
John H. Vincent
Russia
Ralph B. Dennis
Northwestern University
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