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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1915
Page
12
In Des Moines and Council Bluffs reports, a criminal scheme victimizes young women through fake marriages arranged by a local organization. Witnesses describe ceremonies conducted by a supposed justice of the peace, with one taking place in a car beside a road, prompting investigations and advisory help for the victims.
In Sioux City on April 14 the resort keepers testified for the state to corroborate the tale of "vite king" Deroos known as "Rummy" who allegedly paid protection to Chief Peirce to permit prostitution and bootlegging. Witnesses said they paid Deroos but did not see him hand over money to Peirce. George Ford, former saloon keeper and alleged conspirator with Chief Peirce, was subpoenaed as a witness.
Des Moines April 14 Iowa will outlaw tipping under a new anti tipping act passed by the state house after senate approval. The measure punishes both giver and receiver with a fine of 5 to 25 dollars or up to thirty days in jail. The law takes effect July 1 and Governor Clarke is not expected to veto.
Petitions circulate in the senate by Senator Joseph R. Frailey of Fort Madison and in the house by Lee W. Elwood urging Cummins for president. Belief grows that every Republican legislator will sign, spanning progressives and standpatters.
If your teeth aren’t good, make an appointment today for careful sympathetic work. Prompt attention prevents decay and future pain and expense. We don’t compete with cheap offices. Eleven years in the same location. Two specialists at your service.
A fragmentary petition from Republican members of the Thirty sixth General Assembly and state officers of Iowa requests the recipient to become the Republican party nominee for the office of president of the United States in the year iad.
Capitol extension was debated in the senate with a spirited discussion but no ground sale or interference with capital verm ent plans. The vote 24 to 20 favored extension, with 5 new members supporting it and 9 new members voting to sell, showing no party division.
Ageing readers are urged that keeping bowels open protects health and wards off illnesses. Violent laxatives are discouraged. a mild herbal laxative with pepsin, Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, is recommended. Free trial bottle offer addressed to Dr. W B Caldwell, 452 Washington St., Monticello, Ill.
April 14 news from Glidden reports a boy from QS Phare, Daud, was found asleep at home when a break in occurred. While parents were away, a neighbor saw a figure enter the house but could not stop the intruder. Authorities are investigating as items were taken and a witness alerted others.
Mrs D Gh McDonald writes the Courier and Reporter a glowing account of her new Minnesota home with her father and mother, noting their prosperity and the local Rosen County area. The Evening Courier is read in early evening at Wilers home.
A fragmented clipping describes a waterlogged patient with a parasite expulsion and mentions medical witnesses and public concern. The piece references a waterborne illness, symptoms including fever, and reactions from locals, with scattered names and ad hoc details.
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