Iowa News Summary of Diverse 1913 Events in Waterloo and Across State
A broad Iowa news roundup reports a divorce petition in Waterloo seeking substantial alimony for Eva Nation, the collapse of a Manly bakery fire destroying $15,000 in business property, and various civic and legal moves. It notes indictments for embezzlement, a fatal electrical accident in New York involving Elmer Wallin, library book drives in Sac City, playground association incorporation, gospel teams from the University of Iowa, and multiple local incidents including road plans, rail accidents, and saloon licensing changes. The collection names numerous towns, individuals, and organizations, reflecting a bustling state news scene with court actions, community efforts, and dramatic incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva S. Nation
Waterloo
W. F. Nation
Tama County
Manly
Clemmer
Mitchell General
McMurdo Millinery
Parker
A. ‘Gb. Judson
Balfour
Iowa State Grange
J BR. McLean
Wilton Junction
J. N. Taylor
Oskaloosa
T. AL. Richardson
H. F. Carroll
Wil Ton Junction
Mary Youkin
Davenport
M. E. Blair
Manchester
W. A. Caldwell
P. L. Moffatt
Newton
Cores
Ida Judson
Pomona
Iya Wild
Council Bluffs
Flora
Fremont
E. S. Harlan
Atlantic & Southern Railroad Company
Cass County Grand Jury
Harlan
Atlantic Northern & Southern
Gollar
Elmer Wallin
State University of Iowa
New York City
Western Normal College
Shenandoah
City Brary
Sac City
Ubraey
Cedar Falls
Children’s Playground Association
Ffteen
University of Iowa
Young Men's Christian Association
F. G. Higbee
University of Iowa Engineering College
American Society of Engineering Craftsmen
Marie Albright
Birmingham
Winifred Barnett
George Barnett
Page Counties
C. I. Baxter
Council
Bluffs
Richard Snell
Clinton
Modersa
Boone
W. A. Brooke
Franklin Coutéy
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Hampton
I. E. Trecht
Keokuk
LeMars
Louise ‘Thom
Cedar Rapids
Good Roads Board Urges Winter Dragging by State Officials
The Iowa State Highway Commission plans a circular urging county engineers to keep dragging during winter, claiming winter work is efficient. A joint Ames conference in January will review road and bridge specs for next year, while reports on county road spending seek to expose waste in wood structures and nonessential projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Moines
MacDonald
Highway Commission
Iowa
Ninetynine County
Ames
John Coverdale
State Board of Agriculture
Al- 80
Washington Hetch Hetchy Bill and Bank Reform Debated
Washington opens a national school for workers and women amid Wilsons signing of the Hetch Hetchy water bill. The Owen Glass currency measure passes the senate as Democrats seek relief from financial strain. McReynolds reveals AT&T reorganization to curtail the telephone trust. House rules discuss coal and copper strikes. Senator Stones illness sidelines him. Republican committee trims southern delegates from future conventions. Shawneetown levee funding urged. Michigan copper strike accusations echo in rules hearings. Postal spending limited, rural carrier pay raised in a $2 million appropriation. Root declines presidential nomination amid Washington debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Rules Committee
Washington
Colorado
Michigan
Multiple robberies and crimes reported across the nation
Nighttime robbery at a Milton Indiana drug store and post office netted 600 dollars in cash and 200 dollars in stamps. A New York City land record priced at 2,260,000 dollars set a high mark. Numerous legal, political, and crime items follow including a widow’s payout from Colonel Gaillard, an anti union verdict in Danbury, forgery cases in Illinois, a westbound Erie freight robbery, and rail safety concerns. Other items cover Mexican conflict events, royal misfortunes, art gallery disturbances, and notable obituaries and achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglis
Milton
Ind
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hawk Eye
Marion County
Pella
Des Moines
Knoxville Pella
I. Hoover
Alex Hugh
Ida Grove
Hoover
Alargaret
Smith Cowin
Ivervady
Rhes N. Cowin
Twonard Brown
Csifarnia
Los Angeles
Mr Cowin
Misa Macoretta Hallowell
S. R. Moore
Anasmosa Journal
Washington, D. C
Moore
Earl Bronson
Spencer
Sherif Hogan
Anamosa
Jack Dalton
Manson Democrat
Democrata
William J. Fort
Marshalltown
Supreme Court
Fort
Colby
Colbys
Ida County
Robert Hall
Norman E. Winnie
Dubuque
Customs Department
Government
Port of
New York
Panama Canal Zone
Olof Hofler
Cornell Cliffs
Willows
Missouri River
Yorkshire
W. J. Dixon
Board of Control
Sac County
William McLatchey
Logan
Mullan
Samuel Mitchell
Methodist Church
Webster City
Hilsworth
Riverton
Sarah E. Davis
Zearing
Parsetty Calhoun
Salem
Nancy Newell
Eunice Rogers
Bagley
Louise Schwartz
Ottumwa
D. IL
Carbon
Aspinwall
Hudson
N. Y
Ira E. Spangler
Charles A. Halback
J. W!ll Hulakamp
Hulakamp
Frank JL. Mott
Marengo Republican
Grand Junction Globe
Walter H. Miller
Kingston
M. A. Brewer
Good Roads Board
State Highway Commission
Iowa Schools Statement
Iowa Farm
Clark
James Clark
Robert Callahan
Polk County
Callahan
Colonel French
Iowana Farms
W. S. Bassett
Vinton
Corn Belt Meat Producers’ Association
Wit
Karen Holton
Greater
Grinnell Aeroplane Co
Grinnell
D. S. Morrison
H. Gifford
W. ©. Robison
K. B. Braude
J. J. Fellows
H. W. Spaulding
George Richardson
Otto A. Bjornstad Co
Clay County
Otto
A. Bjornstad
J. A. Wahlstrom
Ed T
Bjornstad
Don Shaw
Ideal Cream Works
H. H. Whitaker
Missouri
Kansas
Okahoma
Chicago
Interstate Commerce
James 3. Harlan
Interstate Commerce Commission
National School For the Instruction of Workers For Women
Wilson
San Francisco
United States Senate
McReynolds
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
The
Telephone Trust
Combine
Western Union Telegraph Company
William Stone
Reed
Senate
Senator Stone
Republican National
Shawneetown
Ill
House Vets and Harbors Committee
Marsh Lambert
Fowler
Ilinois
Supreme Court of Michigan
Calumet
House
C. H. Mahoney
Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Post Office
House Committee
Senator Root
Fifth Avenue
Gaillard
Panama Canal
Culebra Cut
Hatters of
Danbury
United States Court of Appeals
Lloyd Baldwin
Kankakee
Til
Wankeran
Racine
Kenosha
Gary
Momence
Elgin
Aurora
Wheaton
Harvard
Erie
Fairview
N. C
Kismath Falls
Ore
Cherokee
Okla
W. A. Delzell
Klamath Falls
Smith
Duluth, Minn
Hickey
Capitol
M. Ammony
Black Damp
Vulcan
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
New Castle
Colo
Guaymas
Mexico
Maytorena
Maytorene
Federala
Hermosillo
International Line
Presidio, Tex
Luis Orozco
Mercado
Luis Terrazas
Enrique Creel
Juan Creel
Franciso Villa
Orleans
France
Brussels
Baron von Forstner
Zabern
Alsace
Germany
Florence
Italy
Sebastian Martinellii
United States
Rome
Sacred Congregation of Rites
Albert T. Patrick
Tulsa
Mr. Patrick
Lucius Pattick
Mariano Rampolla
Austria
San Diego
Cal
Lieut
H. B. Post
Maria Montessori
Froebel and
Pestalozzi
John I. Fitzgerald
Boston
Arcadia Lodging House