Yale professor urges new coinage plan to stabilize money
Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale proposes increasing bullion weight to restore purchasing power of the gold dollar. He advocates a seigniorage system where bullion dollars require 25 to 28 grains of gold to mint a 25.8 grain coin, keeping the coined dollar weight fixed while its value adapts with bullion.
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Boston
Mass
International Congress of Chambers of Commerce
Irving Fisher
Yale University
Fisher
Taft
Wilson
Prof. Fisher
Gov
Eligible players for world series listed by league
Cincinnati Ohio September 28 Twenty three players from the New York National league club and twenty two from the Boston American league club will compete for the world championship beginning October 8 in New York City. National league players include Ames Becker Barnes Crandall Doyle Devore Fletcher Groh Hartley Herzog McGraw Marquard Mathewson McCormick Merkle Meyers Murray Robinson Shafer Snodgrass Tesreau Wilson Wiltse. American league players include Ball Bedient Bradley Cady Collins Carrigan Engle Gardner Hall Henriksen Hooper Krug Lewis Nanamaker OBrien Pape Stahl Speaker Thomas Wagner Wood Yerkes.
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Cincinnati
Boston
New York City
National Baseball Commission
New York
Infant Dies This Morning in Twinned Family Tragedy
Clarence Douglas Thornton infant son of Mr and Mrs C A Thornton died at 711 Fifth Street at 10 15 am from cholera infantum. He is one of twins born seven weeks ago tomorrow. Funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 pm at the home with Rev Theodore Wolfram of the German Lutheran church officiating and burial in Fairview.
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Clarence Douglas Thornton
C. A. Thornton
Fifth Street
Thornton
Sons of Veterans
Theodore Wolfram
German Lutheran Church
Fairview
Chautauqua Board Adjusts Programs and Street Donations
The Waterloo Chautauqua and Bible Institute reported breaking even on this season’s program at a trustees meeting in Reed & Tuthill’s office. The board voted to donate several streets to the city for permanent improvement. A committee of F. C. Platt J. C. Gates and F. F. McElhinney was appointed to arrange the details.
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Waterloo Chautauqua and Bible Institute
P. E. Ritz
Reed & Tuthill
F. C. Platt
J. C. Gates
F. F. McElhinney
Prominent Osage Lady Dies After Paralysis
Osage Louisiana September 28 Mrs J I Sweney wife of a noted Osage banker and political leader died last night after a short illness caused by paralysis She was sixty one and had lived in Osage for over fifty years Vicarial services will be held Monday
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Osage
Mra
J. I. Sweney
Sweeney
Fea
Viaseral
Opera Star Mm Nielsen stars in Waterloo season opener
A photo highlights world renowned prima donna Mm Nielsen now headlining grand opera. For three seasons she led Boston Grand Opera and now holds a similar post with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She appears as Rosina in The Barber of Seville in Waterloo on October 21 as the Conservatory course opener.
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Mm Nielsen
Boston Grand Opera
Metropolitan Opera of
New York
Waterloo
Notable Waterloo round of brief hometown notices
Mr and Mrs Will Mullan of Aberdeen S D visit Waterloo relatives. Mrs George Metcalf of 806 Fowler street leaves Monday for Tacoma Wash for the winter. R N Cowin and Nick Webber return from a Wall Lake hunting trip with forty one ducks. Miss Mae Wangler and parents return from a European trip. Wangler visit Fort Wayne and St Marys in the Woods. John L Johnson reports Manitoba snow and frozen ponds. Dr W H Bickley sails from New York for Naples then Paris and London for hospital study. Dr and Mrs T R McCoy return from Madison and northern Wisconsin. No Y M C A meeting tomorrow. Sunday exercises at First Presbyterian church. Mrs Gretchen Greene home from Grinnell. Carleton Sins recovering from pneumonia. Mrs Fred Seger taken to Presbyterian hospital for operation. A G Billings brings in a ripened strawberry specimen as an unusual late crop find.
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R. N. Cowin
Nick Webber
Wall Lake
Mae Wangler
R. C. Wangler
Waterloo
Mrs. Wangler
Fort Wayne
Ind
Edith Wangler
St. Mary's In the Woods
John L. Johnson
Manitoba
Canada
W. H. Bickley
New York
Canopia
Naples
Italy
Paris
London
T. R. McCoy
Madison
Wisconsin
Gretchen Greene
Grinnell
W. M. Greene
Fourth Street
Carletor Sins
Fred Seger
Lafayette Pirces
Presbyterian Hospital
A. G. Billings
Fifth Street
Courier Editorial Rooms
Paar to leave Waterloo for Cedar Rapids store role
H F Paar longtime manager of the Hall Ekfelt carpet department will move from Waterloo Iowa to Cedar Rapids where he will serve as general manager of the Cedar Rapids store. He has called Waterloo home two years and married shortly after settling here. Mrs Paar and he are active in social and musical circles and he has sung in the Grace M E church choir.
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H. F. Paar
Hall-Ekfelt Company
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Mongay
Paar
Grace M. BL
Burnett Chosen Lord Mayor of London
Sir David Burnett was elected lord mayor of London today. His term of office begins November 9.
Laymen's Missionary Convention Sets Waterloo Dates
The Laymen's Missionary movement prepares for a major convention in Waterloo on October 20 aiming to attract at least 2500 men. The event includes a 40-city preconvention tour and a strong program with speakers led by J. Campbell White. Executives finalized the Department Vice-Chairmen list including P. Billings registration W. Howell entertainment and C. Rohde reception.
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Laymen’s Missionary Movement
Waterloo
Committee On
Iowa
J. Campbell White
Department
P. T. Billings
W. B. Howell
C.R. Rohde
Automobile and buggy collision injures driver and damages rig
H G Phinney of 309 Baltimore Street turned from Second Street into an alley near Baltimore Street and Western Avenue when his buggy was struck by an automobile driven by Harry Woods. Phinney suffered slight bruises. the buggy and car were lightly damaged and all car occupants escaped injury.
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H. G. Phinney
Balti More Street
Second Street
Baltimore Street
Western Avenue
Harry Woods
Phinney
Hudson and Reinbeck Area News Roundup
Local notices from Hudson, Reinbeck, Waterloo and nearby areas include visits, funerals, and social events. A Hudson funeral for Alice Alberson is noted with interment in Hudson Cemetery. Texan and Iowa items mention court actions, a habeas corpus denial in Amarillo, and a promissory note case updates.
Local Gossip And Moves In Shell Rock Area
Mr and Mrs J W Hoyer move from Hampton to Peoria and visit friends here. Several locals visit relatives in Waterloo Cedar Falls Des Moines and Idaho. R J Stevenson buys the Dolph Best dray line. Richardson and Sherwood take over Stevenson cafe as Stevenson retires.
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Shell Rock
J. W. Hoyer
Hampton
P. A. Fields
B. L. Jones
Waterloo
M. J. Young
North Yakima
Wash
Dyda
Daisy Burkholder
Geo. Chamberlin
Clarksville
Hazel Adair
Sioux City
Phil Pray
Cedar Rapids
Mattie Arns
Waverly
Des Moines
Rev. Fisk
Kansas
P. H. Fisk
Luke Parrot
Oldfield
Mason City
Claud Richardson
Byron Sherwood
Stevenson Cafe
New Hospital to Open Soon at Seraphic Heights
The Franciscan sisters announce the Seraphic Heights Hospital will be ready for patients early December. No staff will be hired. any physician in good standing may practice with equal privileges. The sisters note a heavy debt and invite local support with rooms, blankets, linen, diaries, and other donations.
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Seraphic Heights
New York City
Waterloo
Sisters of Seraphic Heights Hospital
E A Boggs Still Held In Custody
E A Boggs remains in charge of Grundy county officers as bail efforts by his attorney to post 2600 dollars failed by 1 PM. Attorney Murtagh hopes to secure security later, with uncertainty about whether Boggs is in the county jail or staying at a local hotel due to faulty communications.
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E. A. Bogga
Grundy County
Murtagh
Grundy
Boggs
Chafin Cancelled Waterloo Appearance During State Tour
Jugene Chafin prohibition candidate for president will not visit Waterloo on his state tour. Efforts to arrange an address failed due to train connections. Chafin will start tour of Town Tuesday and is set to speak at Marshalltown Thursday afternoon.
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Jugene Chafin
Waterloo
Prohibition Speakers Planned for Waterloo Campaign
Mr. Chafin will visit Cedar Rapids instead of Waterloo due to poor roads. Prohibition party members in Waterloo plan to bring at least one prominent speaker to the campaign, despite travel difficulties.
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Waterloo
Chafin
Cedar Rapids
Prohibition Party
Galloway Reports Eastern Trip Observations
William Galloway returned from an eleven day business trip covering New York Massachusetts Vermont and Quebec. He notes heavy rains in the east mirroring the west with standing water on level fields and widespread harvest activity. He observes tight money markets in New York City rising interest and strong bull market sentiment support for Roosevelt.
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William Galloway
New York
Massachusetts
Vermont
Quebec
New York City
Mr. Galloway
Roosevelt
Week’s New York bank statement shows reserves rise
The New York clearing house banks and trust companies report an excess reserve of 9,499,100 dollars above legal requirements for the week, up 2,127,500 from the prior period. Loans and specie fall while legal tenders and circulation shift, with total deposits down 6,517,400 in Greater New York.
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New York
Vatu
Greater
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