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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
9
At Muscatine Iowa August 26 a union mass meeting plans committees for Friday to levy relief assessments on workers. Manufacturers vow to oppose a broad walkout. A crowd of about 100 tried to restrain four girls heading to the McKee plant, forcing them to seek police protection.
Mrs Andrew Jones a half breed Cherokee from Oklahoma leaves Marion with $400, a 65 diamond pin and a 185 diamond ring. Husband reports disappearance to police after a quarrel over her return to her old life and home, saying she fled to Oklahoma.
Mrs. Fred Edler of Reinbeck was declared insane by the insanity commissioners in Grundy Center and sent to Independence hospital. This marks her second commitment. her husband is at the Knoxville inebriate asylum and a son is in the Ana soma reformatory with two younger children at home under Reinbeck care.
Fill out the coupon and send to the fashion department to obtain up-to-date courier patterns. Each pattern costs 10 cents and includes seam allowances. Orders filled promptly and should reach you within ten days after sending.
Swiss Mae Francis visits Waterloo and Mt Pleasant relatives while Geo Rehberg drills on Leach farm. Grace Stevenson from New York visits home. A C Williams sells a pearl for twenty five dollars. Many locals attend Independence county fair as townsfolk swap news and plans.
After viewing The Aviator expect a tough lesson in flight or a strong moment of humor. The real Avia tor Robert Street appears Monday night at the Waterloo to provide laughs throughout four acts and keep audiences engaged between scenes.
Morris survives a July 16 crash on the Los Angeles Limited at Belle Plaine after Conductor Hall shot him while he clung to a train roof edge. He bears a thigh bullet, bones bound by aluminum wires, and will not be crippled. He is recovering at St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids. His Plainfield, New Jersey parents are providing top medical care.
Birdie Trimble a 16 year old girl from near Toddville Linn county was picked up wandering Burlington street. She said neighbor boy Fred Oliphant 23 bought her a ticket and sent her to Burlington where he promised to marry her. Oliphant did not appear and her father said he would come for his daughter.
Des Moines August 25 1910 shooting of Claude Masters a dairyman by Lee Wilson recalled when Homer Downing a neighbor filed a probate claim against Masters estate for grave digging five dollars and twenty five dollars for notary work sworn on Oct 1910.
A well known Des Moines resident recovered from a two day bowel complaint after one dose of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold by all dealers.
A mob in Purcell Oklahoma lynches Peter Carter a Black man after capturing him while he allegedly assaulted Mrs Minnie Spraggins. Deputies were overpowered and jailed. the mob torched him at a telephone pole as spectators watched from cars. Mrs Spraggins is hospitalized with severe injuries.
In Dubuque on August 25 a Waterloo woman reports exchanging hats with a Dubuque girl for a day or two. The Dubuque girl allegedly brought the Waterloo hat back to Dubuque, while the Waterloo hat is described as valuable. The Waterloo resident asks for guidance on recovering her property.
Dora Bennison and others convey part of lot 3 block 2 Cedar Falls to Faye Bennison for 8500 dollars. Ritzinger transfers to Jane Kirby part of Miller's fourth addition Waterloo for one dollar. Ritzinger to C J Kirby transfers part Waterloo for one dollar.
One of the largest U S shoe makers with over five thousand employees seeks a man or woman with average business skill to operate a store in towns of ten thousand plus including Waterloo. No investment until prospects are clear, required capital $3500 to $5000. Address Shoe Manufacturer 4706 Sixth Avenue Des Moines Iowa.
A Glasgow Herald correspondent reports at a railway station a man used a penny in the slot weight tester to weigh two children for one penny. He kept one boy on the platform and subtracted to obtain their combined weight, prompting indignation over defeating school and church instruction. Dolly Gilmore Dressmaking Parlors reopen September 1 at 318% East Fourth.
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