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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1915
Page
4
A mixed page features multiple room rentals and houses for rent across several streets plus varied real estate listings. Advertised are eight and nine room houses modernized properties, cottages, and a Ford of land for sale with terms, prices, and contact details.
Classified style page items include sale offers for soda fountain setups and greenhouse property, a bid notice for Castle Hill school district, a repair shop ad, and varied Livestock Receipts and market reports for Chicago dated April 28 1915. Names and places include Waterloo Iowa Reinbeck Cedar Falls and Mrs C J Shaw.
Annya Cameron, daughter of Hastings mine superintendent James Cameron, testified in the John R. Lawson murder trial about the Ludlow battle on Oct 25 1913. She described Lawson escorting her past the danger zone and wearing a belt and carrying a revolver during the strike.
Chicago notes continued wheat downgrades driven by favorable US and Canadian crop conditions. Liver pool cables and May hedging dominated trading with early declines but a late rally on German war news. Corn and oats rebounded with improving cash demand amid export rumors. hogs led firmer provisions. Kansas City and South Omaha livestock receipts show steady to higher bids. cattle, hogs, and lambs traded with varied strength.
The market reports show wheat and corn prices by grade across Chicago Duluth St Louis Kansas City Minneapolis Winnipeg and Liverpool. Futures for wheat and corn are listed for July and May contracts with various price points and by product type.
Ames April 28 The state highway commission dismissed Harry Curtis engineer of Polk county from office for incompetency and misconduct. The board cited personal use of a county automobile and argued Curtis lacked adequate staff to properly supervise bridge work. The discharge takes effect immediately.
Water samples from Lafayette and Mulberry near Mullan Avenue were sent to Iowa City for analysis as typhoid cases rise in the neighborhood. Sanitary Inspector Springer collected the samples. milk supply and city water are not yet blamed. Two new cases reported. officials urge boiling drinking water. Obituary notes Dorotha Adela Call, 6 months 19 days, brain fever. services set at United Brethren church and Greenwood cemetery.
A coroner's jury finds Joseph Hanel responsible for the murder of Mrs. Julia Heilner in Brooklyn last Friday. A warrant for Hanel's arrest was to be issued today based on the verdict and the case details reported from New York.
Classified brief lists a large residence at 622 West Fourth Street with two tense phrases, plus West Side rentals for a seven room bungalow and a seven room modern house in Highland with furnished porch. W. H. Howrey advertises, contact via box 122 or phone 2942-Black. Also offered is sale of leather furniture set and kitchen items, with cash or easy payments, at 515-517 Jeff, phone 1287.
Secretary Lane announced in Washington that the water power reusing bill would be reintroduced as an administration measure in the coming congress. He cited consolidations of power companies in Colorado Utah Idaho Montana and Washington and urged quick passage to safeguard public interests.
Des Moines reached a city population of 100000 with the census count crossing the mark at 2:30 yesterday after Assessor Ness ordered enumerators to rush the final efforts. At 11 o'clock the tally stood at 99906 needing ninety four more residents to hit the milestone.
Washington April 28 Za pata forces behind General Obregon cut rail and wire communications and damaged the line between the capital and Vera Cruz. Duval West, President Wilson's personal representative, is held up on a train delayed by the break.
Floods hit Fort Worth Texas as West Fork water rose last night prompting workers to reinforce levies. Local authorities monitor rising levels and residents brace for further impacts.
Sage Tea and Sulphur compound restores natural hair color and lustre, stops dandruff and itching, and reduces hair loss. The remedy, sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, comes in a large bottle for about 50 cents at drugstores.
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