Mrs P C Talty Dies After Long Illness at 2 PM
Margaret Talty wife of Peter C Talty died at 2 o’clock yesterday at 439 Cottage Street Waterloo after a gradual decline from old age and complications. She was born in County Clare Ireland June 80 1840 and came to America at age 12. She leaves seven children M H Talty Watertown SD M E Talty Marshalltown J J Talty Oelwein N A Talty Waterloo and sisters Mrs T J Kelly Memphis TN and Mrs Bridget Lynch. Funeral from St Joseph's Church tomorrow at 9 AM Father Slattery to preside.
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Margaret Talty
Peter C. Talty
Cottage Street
Peter Talty
Dubuque
Waterloo
Talty
Sinois Central Company
Mr. Talty
M. H. Talty
Watertown
S. D
M. E. Talty
Marshalltown
J. J. Talty
Oelwein
N. A
Waterloo Rescue Mission Rally Planned Tonight
Several churches host rally services at the Waterloo Rescue Mission moved three doors west of the fire station on Commercial Street. Rev G Lackland and J E Bates will lead with Harry T Fisher’s choir providing music. The mission has grown, new quarters and a new piano were installed, inviting all to attend.
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Waterloo Rescue Mission
Commercial Street
Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary Plan Open Meeting Details
The Sons of Veterans and auxiliary meet in G A R hall to organize an open meeting of Robert Anderson post 68 with Miss Anna Kistner in charge. J Sid Anderson presides and outlines memorial hall plans. A bylaws change vote and a drill team with W T Edwards named captain are noted.
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Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary
G. A. R. Hall
Robert Anderson
Anna Kistner
J. Sid Anderson
Memorial Hall
Wext
W. T. Edwards
O. E B. Hutchinson
J. J. Wyeth
R. C. Brown
East Waterloo
Auto Wreck Near Cedar Falls Aboard Wellsburg Tour Party
Cedar Falls Iowa Sept 25 Special Mr and Mrs W S Martin with two young ladies and a young man from Wellsburg were on an auto tour. They left Cedar Falls to Iowa Falls but turned on Twelfth street by mistake and eight miles out the auto wrecked. The young man was injured but only slightly.
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Cedar Falls
W. S. Martin
Wellsburg
Iowa Falls
Inquiry Opened Into Mysterious Death of Anna Rice
Coroner's office began an inquiry into the mysterious death of Anna Rice whose body was found in a west side undertaking establishment. She had wandered Chicago for days and was employed as a domestic on the south side. The physician who treated her cited pneumonia and extreme weakness. Detectives traced her movements except for one 24 hour period. An inquiry was ordered by Coroner Henry G. Reinhart.
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Chicago
Anna Rice
North Side
Miss Rice
South Side
E Houan
Misa Rice
Henry G. W. Reinhart
Greek Flagman Murdered Near Dunkerton
A Greek laborer working as a flagman for the Chicago Great Western was robbed and found murdered near Dunkerton on Sept. 26. His belt held between 900 and 1000 dollars, now missing. a bloody pickaxe lay nearby. Local and Waterloo authorities launched a full investigation amid camp tensions and suspected involvement by fellow workers.
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Dunkerton
tSpecial
Chicago
Waterloo
League of Iowa municipalities pushes tax reform at Sioux City meeting
At the fifth convention in the Martin hotel, Alfred Mueler of Davenport urged lawmakers to modernize tax laws to empower cities to buy with municipal funds. Frank G. Pierce of Marshalltown echoed calls for changed assessment and taxation rules, with Des Moines mayor James R. Hana and Sioux City council members all backing revised legislation.
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Sioux City
League of Iowa
New Martin Hotel
Warcome
Alfred (. Mueler
Davenport
League
Mueller
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
James RR. Hana
Des Moines
Schepps Seen as Key Figure in Becker Rosenthal Case
New York reporting that Sam Schepps, reputed paymaster of Rosenthal murderers, is a principal figure as the Becker trial opens October 7. Schepps is viewed as a state’s witness though the defense argues he may claim his statements will clear Becker, made before his custody.
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Sam Schepps
Becker
New York
Herman Rosenthal
Scheppa
Schepps
Gypsum Field Discovery Near Centerville Promises Rich Ore
Ames Sept 26 In Iowa State College mining lab a long gypsum core from Centerville shows a vast deposit 580 to 600 feet deep and seven to seventeen feet thick. Prof Beyer says the vein may span half a mile and yield up to 2 000 tons per acre per foot, enough to supply a large mill for years. A mining company has formed to exploit the resource.
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Ames
Mining Engineering Department
Iowa State College
Iowa
Centerville
8. W. Beyer
Beyer
Professor Beyer
New Literary Society Formed In Highland
A gathering at Mrs. J. E. O'Keefe’s home in Highland led to the formation of a Dramatic club to study drama and present plays. Officers include President Ralph Dunkelberg and Vice President Mrs. J. E. O’Keefe. A constitution and by-laws will be adopted next Tuesday.
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J. E. O'Keefe
Highland
Dramatic Club
Ralph Dunkelberg
Blanch Edwards
Charles van Vleck
Walter French
Misa Edwards
Waterloo
White Cousin of Harry Fisher Involved in Baldwin Death
S C White, a clerk at the federal building in Independence, is a cousin of Harry W Fisher whose death near Baldwin Michigan last Thursday prompted a local investigation. White attended the funeral Sunday as the sole blood relative. He has written to Lake County officials and others seeking full details of what happened and any possible disclosures.
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C. White
Federal
Harry W. Fisher
Baldwin
Mich
White
Independence
H. A. Anderson
Anderson
Lake County
Great Powers Divide Persia As Conference Looms
London reports indicate Britain and Russia near a practical split of Persia after talks by M Sazonoff and Sir Edward Grey. Trade to justify order, with Balkan capitals watching for broader impact on Macedonia and Turkey reforms.
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London
Persia
Great Britain
Russia
Sergius Sasonoff
Foreign Office
Times
Edward Grey
Sir Edward Grey
M. Sazonoff
Balkan States
Far East
Turkey
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Bervia
Greece
Montenegro
Balmoral Caatle
New Model for a Young Girl Gown
A neat tasteful gown for a young girl features fine serge in box plaits a patent leather belt at the waist and plaited lawn and net frills used as collar and cuffs or cuts.
Louse Carrier Ties Typhus to Lice Says Doctors
Dr. Joseph Goldberger and Dr. John Anderson reported to the fifteenth international congress of hygiene and demography that typhus fever is carried by the louse. They cited nearly 300 New York cases and cases in Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington, noting mild forms can become malignant. The disease affects crowded insanitary areas and is deemed highly dangerous prompting quarantine rules.
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Washington
Joseph] Goldberger
John F. Anderson
Hygienic Laboratory
United States Public Health Service
Fifteenth
International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baltimore
America
United States
Former Representative Sibley Excued Amid Letters Inquiry
Former Pennsylvania representative Sibley likely to avoid Senate questioning on campaign letters alleged to be written to John D. Archbold. Wm. R. Hearst has published copies. Sibley’s health in a sanitarium may bar testimony. Archbold expected to reappear next week. Chairman Clapp seeks info from Rep A Mitchell Palmer on campaign contributions and Hill’s ambassadorship.
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Washington
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Senate
Leters
John D. Archbold
Wm. R. Hearst
Archbold
Clapp
A. Mitchell Palmer
David Jayne Hill
Germany
Three Waterloo Firms Lose Union Painters Today
Waterloo painting firms face a labor dispute as union painters pull off three firms over foreman eligibility. Chas. Ellis of the Painters and Decorators union says foremen at Christianson Michaels and Waterloo Decorating Co. are non union or lack proper clearance cards. Firms claim foremen are company members, while the union demands that foremen be union members or incorporated partners.
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Waterloo
Chas. Ellis
Painters’ and Decorators’ Union
Ellis
Christianson
Michaels
Waterloo Decorating Co
Christianson and Michaels
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P. C. Talty
Ireland
Waterloo Mission
C. O. Lamson
Municipal League For
NEW Literary Society
S.C. White
Bachtell Hardware Store
West Fourth Street
Germantown
Badger Coaster
Allwin
Black Knight
White Flyer
Te Eee
Ween
Grange and Thompson
England
Ibley
ATE Committee
Hearst
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