Waterloo Factory Expansion Adds Tractors and Trucks
The Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co plans a large new addition to the Red Cedar park machine shop, extending 400 feet north and 120 feet wide, to house a light farm tractor and a light farm motor truck line. The expansion aims for occupancy by next January, boosting employment and solidifying the firm’s move beyond gasoline engines while preserving core production. The company’s capital was raised to 100000, with new stock held by Miller, Johnson, and Witty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co
Iowa
Red Cedar Park
Tte
Baseball Park
Waterloo
DOW
Baseball Association
Plan a Grand Reunion of the Blue and Gray
Ky Memphis Tenn Sept 27 Plans made at the reunion of the veins of the Union and Confederate armies held here today for a peace fire and a general reunion of the land gray to take place at Washington in 1913.
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Memphis
Tenn
Washton
Taft visit details and Waterloo reception plan
President Taft will visit Waterloo with a large security detail and a chartered train from Council Bluffs to Waterloo. He will tour Pickett’s residence and attend a Town Criers club dinner at Pythian Temple, with strict entry by card and 8:30 PM cutoff, followed by the move to his private car en route to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Pickett
Leland Avenue
Iowa
Conress
Waterloo
Secret Service
Temple
Pythian Temple
Town Criers
Taft
Ilinois Central
Chicago Great Western Railway
Park Avenue
Fred Austin
Illinois Central
Council Bluffs
L. A. Downs
Fort Dodge
Woodbine
Arion
Alton
Dennison
Rockwell City
Webster City
Eave Webster City
Town Falls
Iowa Falls
Central
A. R. Wylie
J. B. Dixon
R. E. Barnes
O. M. Brown
W.W. A. Brown
N. P. Mills
Ftrain
Chapman
Chicago Great Western
Water Street
Bluff Street
Des Moines
H. J. Sutser
Chicago
W. B. Causay
Western Union
Tachty Automophile
George B. Lichty
Worth Hillman
Town Grice
Warry Kiester
Town Cherry’ Club
Hummel
B.F. Carroll
Carroll
McClelland
Guy E. Logan
Council Bluffs Commercial Club
Evering
Kenyon
Young
Morrow
Blerkley
Congress
Pickett
Judge Petit Rules Reno Divorces Invalid in Illinois
Chicago September 27 Judge Adeler J Petit held that Nevada divorce decrees are not valid in Illinois in a Cook County Circuit Court ruling. The decision affects many Chicago and Illinois divorces, raises questions on legitimacy of children, and impacts property rights. Petit found James J McGrath went to Reno to obtain a divorce, invalidating the Reno decree for his wife Louisa McGrath's separate maintenance action.
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Chicago
Adeler J. Petit
Reno
Cook County
Nevada
Illinois
Petit
Supreme Court of the
United States
Washington
Louisa McGrath
James J. McGrath
Courts of Winds
McGrath
Posse Pursues Convict with Nurse Near Shasta Springs
In San Francisco on September 27 Dr J Grant Lyman a federal prisoner escaped from an Oakland hospital Sunday night and is being chased by an armed posse led by federal officials through the mountains near Shasta Springs A hospital nurse aiding the escape is believed to be with him The chauffeur who drove Lyman to Sacramento was arrested and has confessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
J. Grant Lyman
Oakland
Shasta ‘Springs
Lyman
Sacramento
M. E. Sue Dinner Party Highlights Local Builders
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kelly host a 6 o'clock dinner at 720 South Street with Dr. Frank Cole and Mrs. Cole Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Brinkman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis Mr. and Mrs. Harver Hess and Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Sweitzer. Kelley chaired the building committee for the new First M. E. church and Sweitzer was the superintendent of construction.
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H. B. Kelly
South Street
Frank Cole
Cole
J. EB. Brinkman
Paul Davis
Harver Hess
J. N. Sweitzer
Kelley
M. E. Church
Sweitzer
Campbell and Stock Wed in Iowa Falls Justice Office
Frank T. Campbell of Iowa Falls and Miss Esther Stock of Ackley were married this morning in the office of Justice W. B. McMurray. They will reside in Iowa Falls where Campbell is a barber.
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Frank T. Campbell
Iowa Falls
Esther Stock
Ackley
W. B. McMurray
Towa Falls
Campbell
Conference notes and fire limits rules in Waterloo Iowa
The document records a conference session led by Dr Curtiss with Dr Holbrook and Rev Schwinley, discussing church roles and a forthcoming address by Rev W L Bunger. It includes the second day schedule and then prints a long city ordinance on fire limits in Waterloo Iowa, detailing building materials, wall thickness, chimneys, stove pipes, penalties, and enforcement. signed by Mayor J R Rector and City Clerk R C Thompson on September 25 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Curtiss
Weekley
Curtiss
Holbrook
Schwinley
Iowa City
C. Whitney
Dayton
W. L. Bunger
Otterbein Brotherhood
Men and Religion” Movement
Waterloo
Christ
Hough
D. D
South District
C. S. Hanson
J. S. Kendall
L. O. Miller
Cooley
Iowa
Cedar River
City of
Water Street
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
East Second Street
Chicago ‘Great Western Railway Company
Franklin Street
Barclay Street
J. R. Rector
R. C. Thompson
Waterloo Fire Limits Ordinance Published
Official publication announces an ordinance by the Waterloo Iowa city council establishing fire limits. It defines building types allowed, property protection rules, removal of nonconforming structures, and penalties, covering specific blocks and Mill Square on the west Cedar River.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Mill Square
Cedar River
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Vetter & Waters
All Furs
M. E. Sue
Waterios
A. Schwimley
Iowa State Branch
Women’s Missionary Association
Donnie Minton
Lake City
C. C. Dillavoy
Rev
C. Wendle
Sermon
Official
Estonia
Berress Etree
C. T. Boyce
Faith Mission
Fifth and
Jefferson Streets
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