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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1915

Page

6

Women and Ad Club to Reform Waterloo Advertising

Waterloo Women’s Club and Town Criers’ Ad Club plan a joint meeting in Waterloo Chamber of Commerce and Women’s Club rooms on April 21 to improve local advertising. A. B. Haswell cites aim to curb billboards sidewalks signs and flaring posters while endorsing truthful, non deceptive ads and halting unwanted door to door literature.

Waterloo Women's Club Town Criers Ad Club Chamber of Commerce and Waterloo Club A. B. Haswell Fred Austin Paul B Talbot Haswell Waterloo Hey Haewell M. H. Kelly National Vigilance Committee Associated Advertising Clubs

Navy Vet Marries in Philadelphia Heads to Waterloo

J G Noble a Waterloo native who served four years in the US Navy wed in Philadelphia and plans to visit Waterloo before moving to Washington DC to work at a newspaper his father in law controls. In Debuque a federal court involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against McElhiney with several crew joining. Attorneys Reed Turhill Murtagh Pickett Swisher to file liabilities and assets details.

J. G. Noble Waterloo United States Navy Philadelphia E. Noble Washington, D. C Merrian Diebuque Agaio, McElhineney Reed & Turhill 7. C. Murtagh Pickett & Swisher

Waterloo club directors meet this evening in CL room

Local notices list the Waterloo Commercial club directors meeting this evening in the club rooms. Several social and civic items appear from Waterloo and Charles City with license reports, club meetings, and hospital updates. No injuries reported after a car extension mirror mishap near Lane street.

Waterloo Commerceial Elub CL . Dinkel Charles City Waterloo Tranque- Ung Bildiess Pomevitis Club Fred Whitsock Fremont Street Lane Street Page S. F. Heverly West Fourth St Phona

Obituary Victor Mitchel of Washburn Township Dies

Victor Mitchel a longtime resident of Washburn township died at his farm at 4 30 am He was born in Brussels Belgium August 1847 and came to America at 18 He lived in Humboldt and then Washburn His widow Emma and three children Mrs Clarence Poyner Lola Mitchell and Joseph Mitchell plus a niece Mrs Joseph Thayer survive The funeral is set for Thursday at 2 pm at Washburn Church with Rev B S Genung The burial will be in Washburn Newton Anderson 38 died yesterday in his roaming house at 421 Park avenue west His remains will be taken to Wisconsin for burial after an inquest found pneumonia as cause of death

Victor Mitchel Fedal Township Washburn B.S. Genung Washburn Church Mr. Mitchell Frussels Belgium America Dubunque Humboldt Emma Mitchell Clarence Poyner Lola Mitchell Joseph Mitchell Joseph Thayer Newtott Anderson Newton Anderson Park Avenue West Wisconsin Peterson Bra Sidney Smith Mr. Anderson

Revival talk at Union Congregational on What Hath God Wrought

Rev A M Stephens addressed a large audience at Union Congregational Church on the text What hath God wrought Numbers 23. He traced human weakness from infancy through dispensations and argued God’s plan of salvation as the only remedy, noting salvation knowledge and acceptance determine standing before God. Prayer meetings drew solid attendance and are described as helpful. Afternoon meetings are announced at Mrs Valley’s and Mrs A E Bing’s homes. Married on Thursday Jenson E Dunham and Miss Etta Brice to wed at Mrs Anhuy Bord’s home. Dunham works in Bramerd Minnesota.

A.M. Stephens Union Congregational Church Alley Fifteenth and Lack ‘Hawk Streets A. E. Bing Fourteenth Street West Jenson E. Dunham Miss Ettabrice Anhuy Bord Kiellstremd Bramerd Mint Danham

Waterloo Plans Clean Up Week With School Aid

Supt Charley W Kling of Waterloo schools backs the Woman's Club and commercial groups in a cleanup campaign May 3 to 10. Schoolchildren will rake lawns pick up rubbish plant gardens and paint fences as part of efforts to make Waterloo look its best. teachers will guide methods and reinforce home and community cleanliness.

Woman's Club Charley W. Kling Waterloo East Waterloo Woman's Club Civic Department

Concert Will Be Notable Event at East High Auditorium

The Royal Gwent Welsh glee singers will perform at East High School auditorium next Tuesday night in a notable event for local music fans. The 16 member group, on its third annual American tour, sang with praise at Madison Square Tree of Light. Proceeds from the contest support the high school. Brown Crockery Co promotes a Royal Doulton display from Burstem England with orders arriving about December 1.

Royal Gwent Welsh Glee Singers East High School Royal Gwent Singers America i Waterloo Madison Square New York City Royal Doulton Potteries Burstem England Brown Crockery Co

Music Is Feature of the Meetings at First Baptist

An adult choir of over 0 voices and a junior choir led by Ernest Walf with organ piano and orchestra accompany the revival at First Baptist church. Pastor Dr W L Dorgan conducts to large crowds with evangelists J Q Brown and L Moore aiding. Tonight the pastor preaches again as a men’s double quartet provides special music. Meetings run every afternoon and evening this week except Saturday.

Ernest Walf First Baptist Church W. LU. Dorgan J. Q. Brown Dorgan lL. @. Moore Central Christian Cchurch Amen

Turkish deputies depart for Constantinople interview

Crass Effendi and Midbat Bey, Turkish chamber figures, left home via Paris for Constantinople after talks with Italian statesmen. They denied the mission aimed at a separate peace for Turkey, asserting Turkey entered the war to its end. Also note an English China exhibition by Royal Doulton at Brown Crockery Co with dates this week.

Paris Crass Effendi Turkish Chamber of Deputies Midbat Bey Turki Mitte Union and Progress Constantinople Venice Vienna Talian Turkey Taving Eaifendi Royal Doulton Potteries Barslem England Brown Crockery Co

Poisons mother kills children then takes own life

In Spokane on April 13, Mrs. Luther A. Leonard and her four children were found dead in the family home. Police report the mother poisoned the children and then herself, marking a tragic double murder suicide.

Spokane Wash Luther A. Leonard

Great Tales Of Sioux City Graft Trial Reveals Collected Protection Money

In Sioux City on April 13, Police Chief Peirce faced graft allegations in a conspiracy to collect protection money from houses of ill fame. Witness Milton J. Derros described a graft trio with George Ward and Peirce, detailing howDerros sold permits for illicit houses and how Ward and Peirce profited from raids and monthly sums. He claimed Derros bought rooming houses then colluded to raid them to force sales back at a loss.

Sioux City Peirce Milton J Derros George Ward

Peace Flag Wings Hulls Nordam For Hague Conference

New York April 18 a large peace flag flew from the Nordam masthead as delegates from America boarded for Rotterdam to attend the international women’s conference at The Hague. Miss Jane Addams of Chicago led the delegation and, after a message from a government representative citing consultation with Robert Lansing, the flag was declared permissible to fly on a foreign ship. The white pennant bore the word Peace in blue letters and was donated by Mayor Mitchel of New York.

New York Nordam America Rotterdam Hague Jane Addams Chicago Robert Lansing State Department Washington United States Mitchel

Russians Hold Carpathian Front As Counterattacks Fail

An official Vienna war office bulletin reported Russia's Carpathian offensive halted with counterattacks breaking the Russian line in several places. The bulletin was received by the Austrian embassy in Washington on April 13 1915.

Washington, D. C War Office Vienna Carpathians

Rev. Millikan Dies Suddenly in East

Marshalltown reports the death of Rev. S. F. Millikan age 80. for forty six years a minister of the Congregational church in Iowa Illinois and Kansas, he died suddenly in Rochester New York while returning home from a winter eastward sojourn. The body will likely be brought here for burial.

Marshalltown S. F. Millikan Congregational Church Iawa Illinois Kansas Rochester N. Y

Two Suspects Arrested for Theft of Overcoats in Des Moines Area

Black of Des Moines and C. W. Crumm of Jacksonville were arrested today while trying to sell a suit and three overcoats belonging to J. Oliver Trumbauer. They were taken into custody by special officers BE, BE. Brees and A. P. Houston after allegedly entering 418 Fourth Street East and taking three overcoats two suits and other wearing apparel later sold to a second hand shop.

KB. Black Des Moines C. W. Crumm Jacksonville J. Oliver Trumbauer BE. Brees A. P. Houston Tack and Crumm Mr. Trumbauer Fourth Street East

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