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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1920
Page
3
Mayor Frisbie and councilors studied proposed rate revisions from Citizens Gas & Electric Co. and decided against altering the fixed rates. A monthly meter service charge and per thousand feet price will stand until the utility lowers prices or council deems them equitable.
Civil service examinations are being held again in Waterloo and other cities to fill multiple vacancies. An August 18 session will accept applicants via blanks from the Waterloo Civil Service Board. positions include stenographers, machine operators, clerks, engineers, and shipping officers. Salaries start at 1260 per year with a potential monthly bonus for satisfactory work.
Jock Hutchinson of Chisago tops the field at Inverness with 72 strokes, one under par, during the national open round as rain delays affect play. Tebby Jones matches 75 while Harry Vardon watches, with Hagen of Detroit and Mehlbau of Tulsa among leaders as the morning weather shifts.
Marriage licenses show George B. Speers and Maude E. Paffre from Marshalltown while Herold J. Weddinger and Mame V. Branth are listed with other towns. A garbled line about sheep sheds and Denver, Colorado mentions nonerelo and double devked, indicating corrupted OCR.
Police court this morning sentenced four traffic violators on bond. The item lists names and places of residents visiting or traveling, including Mrs J C Archibald in Her Dome, Mrs Kayten in Ohio, and others visiting Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Several local residents were noted traveling, visiting relatives, or involved in minor incidents such as a two-car collision at Logan avenue and Argyle Street.
Des Moines reports state forecasts by Frank Pinney show Iowa atop the nation in corn output for 1920 with a projected 421,284,000 bushels and an Aug 1 condition of 94 percent. Oats and apples also show strong forecasts with 203,010,000 and 3,767,600 bushels respectively, against prior years.
Kiwanis Club members heard three talks on advertising as used by alerting organizations. Speakers RK A. Wato of Rath Hack ing, W PR Kerwin of Rotsen Kerwin, and AL N Moritz of Anmazeniaid Garment presented the topic from their perspectives.
In the annual Newport casino lawn tennis tournament Newport matches saw William M. Johnston of the Davis cup team win his singles today. The third team member Garland fell to W Washburn while Theodora Pell was defeated by Williams. Johnston stayed close to a loss against Nate Siles of Boston.
The death of J B Todd a dining car steward after injuries from a bandit who held up a Pennsylvania train entering Chicago from New York prompted police to pursue the suspect. Identified as a discharged dining car waiter on another railroad officers traced the bandit to the scene and items linked to him were found.
New York on August 1 with a committee taking over management of Maxwell Maxwell Motor Co. Walter P Chryslar named general manager of the Detroit concern. J R Harbeck of American Can Co joins the management team and ties to John N Willis enterprises. Strong financial interests assure a speedy return to normal operations after Maxwell and Chalmers deal.
A historical note praises Phoenicians as ancient pioneers of purple dye coinage and writing. It describes their wide sea explorations from Elath to Britain’s mines, and their spread across Tyre and Tyre’s decline, noting secrecy preserved many domestic details.
In 17th century England, protests against a coffeehouse ban forced the king to revoke the proclamation. Coffeehouses flourished as centers of free speech amid unreliable press and Parliament, shaping literary and political life with venues like Dryden's celebrated amphitheater and Pepys’s accounts.
A Cincinnati Enquirer writer recalls the 1803 Big Bone Lick exhumations under Dr William Goforth during a 16 foot dig for a new building in the business district. He notes Siberian finds in 1806 of a monster elephant preserved in ice, standing 13 feet tall with an eight foot tusk, and discusses ancient elephant ancestry and Arctic conditions.
The article recalls the Roman amphitheatre at Nimes, known as the Les Arenas or Nemausus, where gladiators and Christians faced lions. It notes the site’s Roman prominence after 120 B.C., sacking by Vandals in 447 A.D., later plunder in 559, and a troubled era during the Reformation as Calvi niat conversions occurred.
New London Conn August 10 James O Neil the actor died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after two months illness He was 70 and had been in a coma for a month His wife and sons were at his bedside He was born in Kilkenny Ireland November 15 1849 and rose to fame as Edmund Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo appearing in the role for over 15 years in more than 6000 performances He also briefly pursued a Passion play in San Francisco and New York drawing mixed reactions
The Tokio Stock Exchange is praised for novelty and noise with brokers in ki monoes and fans, red blue white boards, and animated price signaling while New York and Chicago trades appear calm by comparison. Dominion birth on July 1 1867 is noted with royal assent to the British North America Act a month earlier. Arkansas holds a Democratic primary with a sharp fight for the U S Senate between T H Caraway and W F Kirby.
Mrs Morris Klein of 226 Alta Vista avenue died at 2 a m after an illness of 10 weeks. The body lies in Hileman Gindt chapel and will go to Chicago for services. Helen Hofeller born in Chicago July 26 1868 married Morris Klein in Buffalo 1887 and moved to Waterloo in 1895. Surviving husband two daughters Gladys Gertrude son Edwin sister Mrs L Geismar and brother Maurice Hofeller. Mrs John O Bruns 33 died at her son B J Bruns 229 Lincoln street at 2 19 am of infirmities of old age. Body in Hileman Gindt mortuary pending funeral in Parkersburg where husband is buried. Born May 15 1837 in Neuefelen Ostfrisland Germany came to America Aug 4 1882 then to Parkersburg and Waterloo in 1897. Surviving two sons B I Bruns and John Bruns and a sister Mrs Be Schoen.
Budapest Aug 10 John R Mott general secretary of the International Y M C A introduces plans to rebuild war shattered Europe saying there are too many holidays in Europe Poland has zero holidays besides Sundays and Romania likely twice that Many idle days threaten political upheaval and reconstruction must rely on work not bread says Dr Mott in detailing new Y M C A and World Student Christian Federation efforts
Jack Olin Bantamweight boxer and educator outlines Europe aid goals and Y M C A model branches. He promotes self help in Poland Czecho Slovakia Hungary and Russia and says Americans seek to aid while education adapts to postwar needs.
Urga in northern Mongolia is a relic of medical times now touched by twentieth century life. Roy Chap man Andrews leads the second Asiatic Zoological expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Cars mingle with camel caravans and three great races meet in a city of contrasts. Summer is brief, winter brings 50 to 60 degrees below zero with Siberian winds.
The Iliad and Odyssey likely originated a century and a half after Troy's fall and after the Trojan War. Lycurgus Pisistratus and Aristotle aided their final form and transmission through scholars and festivals. Homer’s moral tone influenced Thucydides and contributed to enduring wisdom.
Kaliplow the 13 year old stallion was named beneficiary of a $20,000 war insurance policy held by Harry Thurman and his aunt Mrs. Mary Mitchell. Thurman died overseas and Mrs Mitchell seeks to place the horse among troops and guard mounts. Surplus funds go to Mrs Mitchell. In Manheim Pennsylvania the Red Rose church maintains a rent of one rose yearly to Spiegel heirs dating to 1772.
The article surveys Aristotle Pliny Buffon Darwin Romanes Bechstein Guer and Dryden noting that horses oxen sheep dogs and many animals dream. It highlights accounts of vivid dreams nocturnal wandering and even sleep pantomimes and dreams in birds and mammals across historical authorities.
The article discusses the Japanese imperial line as the oldest reigning house noting historians debate the dating while reaffirming its ancient status. It also recounts Pontius Pilate’s tomb legend and a note on Psalm 107 commonly called the Sailor’s Psalm with its association to seafaring services.
Elsie Heath, owner of a stenography office, overhears a familiar voice in a Wil croft room and confronts a troubled past with Richard Ferris. After hearing his confession, she resolves to mend and brighten her life and that of her four workers, renewing hope and trust in the workplace. A marriage license booking and a small notice conclude the column.
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