Motorman praised for saving child at street crossing
A Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern Railway bulletin commends a car operator for preventing a possible fatal accident at Third and Wellington streets on Sept 8. The operator stopped within feet of a running child, then picked him up unharmed. The message urges drivers to anticipate children’s moves to avoid accidents and notes many incidents go unseen.
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Ford Third-Party Risk in 1924 Election
The piece analyzes radical movements in Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin led by Gov Smail and Senator McCormick with La Follette as a possible progressive leader. It discusses Ford potential third-party actions and how a Ford split could deny either major party a majority in the electoral college, triggering a congressional decision.
World Knows Where Waterloo Is Book Notice
A German book titled She Locomotive in the Arts Warner and Caricature attracted attention when Dr. Scott Williams of Illinois Central lines received a letter about it. The envelope bore 400 marks, roughly $125 prewar, addressed to Waterloo North America with Iowa as likely filler. The circular includes a color oil painting of a modern locomotive beside an early type and claims the locomotive has united peoples since world’s beginning.
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Iowa Teachers to Attend State Meeting in Des Moines
East school district teachers met at East High to approve attendance at the Iowa State Teachers Association annual meeting in Des Moines from November 1 to 3. Schools will dismiss for the event with varied noon dismissals for different levels and a 2:45 pm adjournment for higher grades. Thirty five teachers signed up for an extension course with Prof. J. W. Charles at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, meeting weekly at 4:30 pm.
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Woman's Relief Corps Presents Flag to County
An invitation from Mrs. F W Esber secretary of the Woman's Relief corps of Robert Anderson post G A R invited 49 supervisors to Memorial hall at 10 am next Saturday. The corps will present a flag to the county for display on the courthouse steel staff. The invitation was joyfully accepted.
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Uncertain U S Presidential Race Cites Two Major Parties
The report notes no clear likelihood that either Republican or Democratic candidates will win in the upcoming U S presidential election. It discusses prevailing doubts about the front runners and emphasizes the ambiguous path to the presidency amid a divided political landscape.
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