Former Teacher Notorious Crook Recovered Plunder
Jacob F. Guthrie a former Englewood high school teacher is jailed after a spree of burglaries and forgeries in Chicago. Police estimate $110,000 recovered from nine trunks and $11,800 gained in 24 days. Victims include society figures on Prairie Avenue. Guthrie forged checks using Ella Wilson's signature.
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Chicago
Jacob F. Guthrie
Armour Institute
Englewood
Central Station
Evey
Guthrie
Treasury
Ali Baba
Babrock, Rashton & Co
Hugh C. MeCaffery
Pinkerton Detective Agency
McCaffery
James Markham
Markham
Jole
Florida
Otto Young
Calumet Avenue
Sarah H. Kelloge
Prairie Avenue
Ella Wilson
Drexel Boulevard
Japan
Pacific
Mrs. Wilson
Central Trust Company
Berks
Polly the parrot with a vast vocabulary amuses neighbors
A parrot at 254 Western Avenue in the Thomas Emmet home displays an unusually large vocabulary. Polly talks, laughs, and sings from a porch cage, reciting overheard telephone fragments and greeting family members by name, including Coretta the youngest daughter.
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Thomas Emmet
Western Avenue
Heres
Fiend Hse
Polly
Coretta
Agoga Bible Class Holds Important Meeting Tonight
The Agoga Bible class of the First Baptist church meets at 7:46 tonight at 207 Lacuet Street, the home of W. B. Rayless. Young men assume full responsibility for the annual Sunday school picnic on Labor Day. plans and committees will be named for the event.
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First Baptist Church
W. B. Rayless
Lacuet Street
Tanteht
Thomas Cascaden Prominent Waterloo Manufacturer Dies
Waterloo business leader Thomas Cascaden died after stomach complications following a trip east. He helped form the Westfield factory district and organized the Iowa Manufacturing company, now merged as Iowa Stova & Range. Survived by wife Mrs Cascaden and daughters, with funeral plans unsettled.
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Westfield
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Iowa Stova & Range Company
Central West
Waterloo
Cascaden
Fourth Street West
David
Alaska
John
West
Frank Kelly
Thomas Cascaden
Man Travels Thousand Miles Seeks Waterloo Rescue Prayers
Regular attendees heard a surprising testimony when a man described his 1000 mile journey seeking prayers from Waterloo Rescue mission workers. He recalled past encounters with police in Waterloo and a 30 day street sentence, then spoke of finding comfort and healing through the mission’s altar and prayers.
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Waterloo
Canada
Miller Reply Defends Move Of House On Fourth Street
John G Miller, local contractor, writes to the Courier denying alleged mutilation of trees and lawns during moving his former residence from Fourth Street to Prospect Place. He says city officials halted work only under their supervision and asserts minimal environmental impact. He offers to pay damages to Dr Rohit, with appraisal by three disinterested parties, noting a potential injunction delay on Fourth Street.
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Jobin G. Miller
G. G. Bickley
Fourth Street
Prospect Place
Courier
Waterloo Times-Tribune
Auton
Rohit
John G. Miller
Beveridge Outlines Progressive Platform and Tariff Reform
Beveridge argues against party bosses in both major parties and calls for a national progressive platform. He urges restoring people’s rule, nominating candidates, reforming tariffs, and enforcing child labor abolition with pensions, women’s suffrage, and business honesty. He warns old parties avoid a tariff commission and favors a nonpartisan, modern tariff system.
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Agetem
South
Beveridge
Democratic Party
Republican Party
National Progressive Party
Progressive Party
United States
Charles Warlich Oed in St Paul Worker in German circles
Charles Warlich longtime Waterloo resident moved to St Paul twenty years ago and died Saturday in St Paul at nearly sixty. He held a city post in St Paul and was active in German Turner groups and the Masons. He married twice, first to Mary Conker, who died with their two children, and second to Tillie Ischer. he leaves a son Carl at home.
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Charles Warlich
Waterloo
St. Paul
St. Paul’s
Warlich
Prussia
Germany
Dubuque
Minois
City Hall
Mary Conker
Tillie Ischer
Carl
Turner Association
Masonic Order
Roosevelt at Chicago convention birth of a party
Col Roosevelt declares the days of the corrupt political boss are over and urges the public to learn the truth about the movement. He criticizes the Chicago Record Herald and notes investigations into mortgages. Talk surfaces about Governor Johnson for vice president and possible southern choice to bolster the ticket.
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Roosevelt
Roosevel
Col
Roosevelt Bald
Chicago
Chicago Record-Herald
Col. Roosevelt
Johnson
California
Bratnober Farm Adjoins Gity Sale At Waterloo
Iowa farm offering 168 acres with a modern residence barn outbuildings water system scales and woven wire fencing. Located near Waterloo, sale at 2 pm with terms including a $1000 down payment and 5 percent interest on remaining balance. prospective buyers urged to inspect and bid.
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Iowa
Wm. Holland
Auct
Waterloo
Town News Highlights Local Travelers and Home Moves
Waterloo residents share updates from relatives and trips with several leaving for Peoria Perry Quebec and Chicago. A Logan house project shifts to demolition with bricks reused and the Lane property move canceled. Canoe trip to St Louis by Hans Patterson Scott Weller and others reports 450 miles paddled with good weather and fishing luck.
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G. A. Doerfler
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Jane
Wapello
Mississippi
Mason Motor Co Defeats Giants in Prospect Park Game
The Mason Motor Company baseball team beat the Waterloo Giants 21 to 10 at Prospect Park yesterday afternoon. Medley pitched well for the autos. Tullman pitched for the Giants with Weinzg and Ritchie catching.
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Mason Motor Company
Waterloo Giants
Prospect Park
Tullman
Giants
Kegan
Medley
Weinzg
Ritchie
Waterloo Youths Too Speedy Bump Law on Motorcycles
Two Waterloo youths riding motorcycles were stopped by authorities in Independence. One boy paid 7 dollars after the encounter, while the other faced penalties. The incident shows youths ignoring local speed limits and facing swift enforcement.
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Waterloo
Independence
Pest damaged vegetation in Delaware county Iowa
Reports from Manchester Iowa indicate white grub outbreaks across Delaware county ruin meadow and corn sod ground. Fields and bluegrass pastures suffer severely with grass roots eaten, leaving sod that can be lifted like a blanket. Experts say heavy rain may help as grubs cannot move in moist soil.
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Manchester
Iowa
Delaware County
Brady War Pictures Sent To Schools For Weekly Issue
Readers urged to provide the Wa terlon Evening Courier to schoolchildren containing War Picture text matter. Sixteen sections are issued weekly and include a sea coupon on page three.
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Waterlon Evening Courier
Waterloo Evening Courier
Prize Fight in Bremer County Ends With Local Donnybrook
Two local light weight boxers Jack Archer and Young Ketchell fought a ten round bout yesterday near the big woods in Bremer county. Archer held a slight edge with several knockdowns but neither was counted out. Purse set at 160 dollars raised by Waterloo residents split 60 to Archer and 40 to Ketchell. Sheriff J A Krause says inquiries are underway and arrests may follow as several Waterloo businessmen and professionals were present.
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Jack Archer
Young Ketchell
Big Woods
Bremer County
Archer
Waterloo
J. A. Krause
Bremer Bounty
Tingaide
Market Closing Prices On New York Stocks Aug 5
The Waterloo Evening Courier reports varied stock figures for New York exchanges, detailing prices for Canadian Pacific Reading United States Steel Amalgamated Copper Pennsylvania Northwestern and others. The James Gardiner Company real estate rentals and insurance is advertised in the sixteen sections published weekly with a page 8 coupon.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Reading
Rock Island
Chicago Great Western
Northwestern
Atchison
Weeneee American Smelter
Union Pacific
LTIR
Southern Pacific
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel, Common
United States Steel, Pfd
Amalgamated Copper
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Tees
Illinois Central
St. Paul
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
The
James Gardiner Company
Card of Thanks from Lamb Family
The Lamb family thanks neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy at their bereavement. They express special gratitude for the flowers and music at the funeral.
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J. W. Lamb
Resignation Accepted of Federal Judge Hanford
President accepts the resignation of Seattle based Federal Judge Hanford amid congressional probe into conduct. Committee advised acceptance and dropping impeachment proceedings.
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Washington
Jatt
Hanford
Seattle
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Jacob Guthrie
Whitey Lewis
Gambler
Rosenthal
Epheny
Whitey” Lewis
Tombs Prison
Herman Howsenthal
Lewis
Frank Muller
Thomas Cascaden PhSaea Away
D. l L. Minnis
Lee Roy
Syracuse
East Side
T O'Clock
Marjorie Carr
Boone
M. L. Healy
Minnis
Miss Carr
Gibson City
Federal Bureau
White Slave Bureau
I. Healy
Bratnober
Gity
Waterloo Farm
Sarah Hubbard
Jesup
Paul Bennett
Peoria
Ill
J. C. Woods
Perry
J .A .Bills
George Doerfler
John R. Rector
Twin Cities
Wisconsin
South Dakota
A. J. Fairburn
Milwaukee
A. M. Place
Quebec
Waterloo Party
A. T. Swanson
Teddy Swanson
T. H. Blocklin
Ralph Comments
the Irving
Elda Shoemaker
Carlisle
Toledo
H., B. Shoemaker
Logan
Lane
Mason Motor CO
Watehloo
Kent
Cutler
Logan Ave
Waterloo Steam Laundry
Rambler Motor Co
Williams
People’s Store
W. 4Th
Allen
Josephine ‘Fitzpatrick
Kimball Co
Glenwood Street
Lady's Elginpoth Watch
Glenwood
Mason City
L. H. Weiderman
Blus
Park Ave
S. M. Puller
South Street
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