Waterloo to Host First Autumn Style Show Tonight
Waterlo o merchants completed preparations for the citys first autumn style show opening at 8 pm tonight with display windows in fashion themed by Dame Fashion. Thousands expected as retailers from furniture to jewelry, millinery, shoes, dry goods and autos showcase items. The James Black Dry Goods Co plans a formal opening with music and favors, four performances at the Water town theatre begin Friday afternoon, and reservations are urged to avoid missing seats. The event includes models arriving for tomorrows show and vaudeville acts completing the program.
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Waterloo
Paul Davia Dry Goods Co
James Black Dry Goods Company
Watertoo Theatre
Busby
Uume
Roar of Gung SS Heard in French Front Line
Report from Paris dated Sept 17 describes continuous artillery fire along the battle line at Braine as Allied and German forces clash. French and British aircraft scout German positions masked by hills while German planes vanish and French troops show notable bravery amid heavy combat.
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Braine
Paris
Thither
Water flooding hits Waterloo streets after storm
Last night a severe rain and lightning storm flooded hundreds of cellars and basements in Waterloo. Between Fifth and Sixth streets water stood 18 inches deep for about 30 minutes after rain ceased, with a large pool forming at Fifth and South on a vacant lot where a building hole remains.
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Waterloo
Fifth
Sixth
Evacuation of Liege Denied In Amsterdam Dispatch
Maastricht dispatch via Amsterdam reports German forces did not evacuate Liege and the situation there remains calm. It notes numerous infantry and artillery regiments with about 40 guns moving toward northern France. President Wilson says Germany gave a noncommittal reply to peace terms inquiry.
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London
Maastricht
Holland
Amsterdam
Reuter Telegram Co
Saya
Liege
France
Washington
D. C
Wilson
Germany
Willian
Attractive Fourth Street Window Displays Draw Crowds
Downtown shoppers will enjoy entertainment and fashion displays as Fourth Street businesses light up with electrolier posts decorated by ferns and flowers. Officials expect a record crowd as the attractive street decorations lure storegoers and music fills the streets.
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Tal
Fourth Street
Fiona
Young man pleads guilty urges strict limit of law as penalty
Cedar Rapids reports Thomas Young pleads guilty to three charges after a drunken driving crash that maimed four year old Harold Hall. County Attorney Linville and Justice Lightner hear the case with Young expressing remorse and promising to repay his debt to the boy and his mother. He paid fines totaling 151 dollars and asserts the car was not travelling fast, reflecting on the accident's life changes.
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Cedar Rapids
Justice Lightmer
Thomas Young
Indy
Linville
Jaden Lightner
Harold Hall
B. E. Young
Palo
Benon County
Altho
Young
Old Soldiers in Reunion at Pythian Temple
Veterans from Iowa and nearby states gathered for the Twenty-first regiment reunion in Northwood. Attendees from multiple companies included Henry Sandy East Moline and A Orchard Orchard Ta with notes on extensive participation in Civil War campaigns and current plans for a campfire, business session, and officer elections.
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Northwood
Henry Sandy
East Moline
Russell Lawton
Marshalltown
A. Orchard
Orchard, Ta
H. Isaac Williams
Des Moines
James Jackson
Carroll
James Slawson
Marion
H. G Porter
Central City
Erastmus Smith
Thomas Simons
Delhi
Pythian Temple
C. W. Mullan
G. A. BR. Ball
Herbert Northey
Regimental Association
Robert Brown
Twenty-first Regiment
Black River Bridge
Mise
Vicksburg
Jackson
Mobile
Ala
Gov. Merrill
Iowa
Middle West
New Forge Shop and Power House at Armstrong Plant
An industrial improvement at Armstrong Manufacturing nearing 65 000 dollars will boost capacity. The new power house is complete and steam powers an eighty horse power Corlian engine. The forge shop opens to a larger workforce with oil burning furnaces and modern steam hammers for faster iron work.
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Armstrong Manufacturing Company
Corlian
Reconstruction of Old Shay Plant Accelerates Dismantling
Reports note two additional old Shay buildings are being dismantled to make way for a new brick structure. The plant will be rebuilt as quickly as possible without interrupting ongoing operations.
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Syithout
Meaness as a moral test in everyday letting
A reader reflects on true liberality versus mean behavior in daily life. A trolley conversation over paying for two weeks shows misers and the danger of stinginess. A contrasting tale praises restraint and waste avoidance, ending with a local baseball recap of Burlington’s 5 to 2 Cairo-series win aided by late-inning hitting.
British Ambassador Apologizes Over Mexia Comment
Sir Tedt Spring-Rice the British ambassador called at the state department in Washington and formally expressed regret for publication of an interview attributed to Sir Lionel Arden British minister to Mexia criticizing the United States for withdrawing troops from Vera Cruz.
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Washington, D. C
Tedt Spring-Rice
State Department Today
Lionel “Arden
Mexia
United States
Vera Cruz
Waterloo's Judge Kuhns Dies at 76 Former Mayor and Business Leader
Joseph H Kuhns longtime Waterloo figure dies at 1 30 pm at 320 Fremont street after a long illness. Born in Somerset county Pennsylvania 76 years ago he settled in Waterloo in 1869 entering grain then mail service later Insurance was his career He served as mayor six terms and held roles as city clerk and assessor He also served as justice of the peace for Waterloo township for 10 years and remained active in Masonic and fraternal circles Funeral plans not yet announced Elizabeth Mann will resume studies at Mt St Josephs College in Duluth
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Joseph H. Kubns
Waterloo
Fremont Street
Joseph H. Kuhns
Somerset County
Heidelberg College
Tiffin
Pennsylvania
Franklin Grove
Kuhns
Mary Crichfield
William B
John
Epi H
L. A
Mantle
Mary Kuhns
Black Hawk
Gast
Tia
Masonic Lodge
Town Talk Notes From The Region
Mrs. Will Shurtleff of Chicago visits Mrs. Minnie Crippen. Miss Marguerite O Keefe travels to Dubuque for Mt. St. Joseph's College. Mathew O Keefe heads to Sioux City for Trinity College. Lincoln circle meets Friday at 2:30 in K P hall. Mrs. Mahony of Voorhies remains gravely ill at St Francis Hospital with heart trouble. She is Philip Mahony's mother. A get together banquet is planned at the YMCA on Sept 22 with General Secretary Henry Burns in charge. Mrs. W L Cowman and Opal return after visiting Floyd Kennedy, ill with appendicitis at St Francis Hospital.
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Will Shurtleff
Chicago
Minnie Crippen
Marguerite O'Keefe
Dubuque
Shey
Mt. St. Joseph's College
Mathew O'Keefe
Sioux Ciy
Trinity College
Lincoln Circle
K. P. Hall
Mahony of
Voorhies
St. Francis Hospital
Philip Mahony
M. C
Henry Burns
W. L. Cowman
Opal
Bank Clearings and Realty Transfers Reported for Waterloo Week
Bank clearings for Waterloo week ending September 18 1914 totaled 1 967 131 18 with daily figures and a year over year increase from 1 477 803 11. Realty transfers show deeds and mortgages for September 1944 with totals and previous week comparisons, including instruments filed to date at 4 971 and a year earlier 12 004 000 trade unionists noted globally.
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Wrath TS
Norte
FORD
Four Clarksville Couples Married at Waterloo and Waverly
Last week set a record for weddings as four couples from Clarksville joined in marriage at Waterloo and Waverly. Langendorfer Zimmer, Rhoads Shafar, Thurber Hoeg wed by Justice Knapp and Nev Stubbs.
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Clarksville
Dan Gupid
Waterloo
Earl G. Langendorfer
Beulah V. Zimmer
Gerald G. Zimmer
Grace
Duty of
Justice F. I. Knapp
Langendorfer
Waverly
Mer
Zim
Mossberry
J. L
Supt. Hodges
A. C. Wilcox
Champlin
Dumont Sunday school convention opens with local turnout
The Dumont outler county Sunday school convention convenes at the M E church with a fair turnout and state workers contributing talent. Edwin Brown Hartis, Eugene Mulkins and others depart for Grinnell and Oskaloosa. A two month old son died Friday night. funeral planned for Sunday then moved to Monday due to rain. John Kelly family builds a garage as land agent and wife may soon drive a new car. Mrs 8 4 Lathrop visits Strawberry Point daughter Mrs C R Martin. Elven Kammeyer, two, died after a weeklong illness. funeral adjusted from Sunday to Monday afternoon.
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Dumont
Outler County
M. HE
Messrs
Edwin Brown
BR. Hartisse
Eugene Mulkins
Grinnell
Oskaloosa
John Jones
Dumont Cemetery
John Kelly
Carl Kammeyer
Elven
Local School Opens Strong as Enrollment Reaches Two Hundred Fourteen
The public school opened in fine shape with 214 students enrolled and six more expected later. A half day was granted for students to attend the county pumpkin show at the fair. The Latheran church at Wilmer hosted a burial in the adjoining cemetery. Visitors from Town Falls and Glenflor dined with Mrs. Ad McManus last Friday. Next Sunday marks the first Sunday before the Upper Iowa conference in Cedar Rapids. Mr Hill departs for the conference Monday and is not due back next year. Caps are expected to disappear eventually.
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Wilmer
Board of Edition
Preston Riley
I Falls
Minnie Riley
Town Falls
van Patter
Glenflor
Wis
Ad. McManus
Upper Iowa
Hill
Wanted and Real Estate Listings Mixed in Aid Notice
Fragmented classifieds show wanted secondhand items and rental rooms near Elmwood cemetery, land for timber and real estate sales with various prices and terms. Listings include Meadowdal Route No 9 contact A Nielsen, and W Ht Howe with multiple property offers and payment plans.
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Care Courier
Fair House
Barney Milk
Ditye
A. Nielsen
Meadowdal
Tor Hent
Elmwood Cemetery
West Side
West Oi
Bath
W. Ht. Howe
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John Rogman
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Neb
J. G. Warner
Lima
J.W. Hicks
Arlington
C. $. Maxon
Edgewood
W. J. Apleton
A. H. Knight
Cleveland
James Adams
Osage City
Kan
C. D. A. Haggard
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James Brunshi
John J. O'Connell
Corning
John, Leehey
Malibank
Andree Hanna
Moline
Samuel Collins
Epworth
Ruth Cameron
Jones
Shao
Uorlington
Davie
Purlington
Cairo
Arden
Rida
Arte Ee
Lee Muyen
Wien
Ridnay
Elove
Iwriday
Holden
Ke Brass
LYE Weeny
Yiearl Grays
TOD
Elizabeth Mann
Dulmigna
Mt. St. Joseph's
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