Revolver Fight on Busy Corner Ends With Custody
Ben Cegarell, 22, drew a revolver after a pool room dispute with Jess Frisbe at the Fourth and Mulberry intersection. Fireman Rosa Baldwin detained Cegarell as Frisbe fled behind a streetcar. the gunman discarded the weapon. Cegarell is held at police headquarters awaiting state charges.
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Ben Cegarell
First Street
Jess Frisbe
Fourth
Mulberry Streets
Degarell
Rosa Baldwin
Frisbe
Sycamore Street
Cegarelli
Frishe
Fourth Street
Cegarell
Officers Casualties in Week Ended Nov 23
London reports 396 officer casualties in the week ended November 23 with 108 killed 238 wounded and 51 missing. The latest totals raise Great Britain’s officer toll to 887 killed 1777 wounded 649 missing a total of 3212.
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London
Great Britain
Agoga Bible Class Elects New Officers At Walnuts Street
The Agoga class of Walnut Street Baptist Church elected new officers for the coming term. J S Tuthill was named teacher, A R Ferguson president, L P Davis first vice president, J L Thompson second vice president, Guy Knapp secretary, and Joe Burge treasurer. The Gal loway Investment Company met at 10 am and re elected its old officers led by William Galloway. The firm reports offices in the Russell Lamson hotel and top floor rooms in the Black Hawk bank building, to be leased to others. Colonel Angelo Gatti predicts no further great strategic moves in the war, saying the western theatre will rely on reserves and that the Allies cannot match German troop organization recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street Baptist Church
J. 5. Tuthill
A. R. Ferguson
L. P. Davis
J. L. Thompson
Guy Knapp
Joe Burge
Galloway Investment Company
William Galloway
Russell-Lamson
Black Hawk Bank
Milan
Angelo Gatti
Garriere Della Sera
France
Great Activity Around Stables
Life Stock Commission Company owner William Holland reports no limit on horses needed for European governments. He offers 135 to 180 dollars per head for right kind horses, 5 to 6 years old, 15 to 16 hands, 1150 to 1600 pounds, rugged and sound. He plans 15 express loads from Waterbury Saturday December 12. He urges farmers to bring horses in for full value. About 28,000 to 60,000 dollars worth shipped in the past ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Holland
Mr. Holland
Waterloo Community Christmas Assured In Washington Park
Waterloo plans a city wide Christmas celebration centered on a large evergreen in Washington Park. The Woman's club led effort draws broad support from residents and groups, with free illumination by Citizens Gas and Electric and a concerted Christmas Eve program emphasizing shared fellowship rather than gifts.
Mothers Are Best Teachers Win Love Of Pupils
In New York a discussion on married teachers seeking a year’s leave after birth features Edith Breithut, a teacher and mother of a bright four year old. She says motherhood deepened her sympathy for pupils and ability to aid them at home and school beyond book knowledge.
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New York
Dee
Edith
Breithut
Testimony in Grundy Center gun battle case
John Myers, shot in the chest, testifies before a grand jury in Grundy County about the shooting at Reinbeck four miles west of the town. Joe Prim is in custody. two assault with intent to kill charges may be filed. Prim admits shooting at Capt. Wagner and expresses sorrow for the wound to Wagner. Wilcoxson, Prim’s partner, was fatally shot. Prim claims memory loss and cites “brain storm” as illness. Myers later comes from Marshalltown hospital to testify. Prim claims a good pretrial record and denies knowing Waterloo men.
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Leighton
Shores
Capt. Wagner
Harry Ferguson
Grundy Center
John Myers
Reinbeck Dee
Joe Prim
Sheriff Black
Grundy County
Prim
Myers
Wagner
Wilcoxson
Reinbeck
John Myara
Marshalltown
Capt
Ferguson
Waterloo
Prain
Texas
Baltimore
Mrs G E Newton Dies at Presbyterian Hospital
Mrs G E Newton of 2107 Mulberry Street died at 1 40 pm at Presbyterian hospital after being brought in for treatment of nervous trouble. Survived by husband and four children aged 9 to 16. Husband works for Brauner Newton plumbing firm. Barber Asphalt Paying Co sues W C F N railway for 1926 40 for material and labor.
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G. E. Newton
Mulbberry Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Brauner & Newton
Barber Asphalt Paying Co
Von Bernstorff presents alleged dumdum proof
Washington, Dec. 8. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, publishes new charges of British violations of the rules of international law. He presents photographs and cartridges said to be used unlawfully, including soft nosed and mushroom bullets, and claims 600,000 dumdum cartridges were sent to Canada for British use, with no external sign to reveal their nature.
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Washington, D. C
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
88Th Connaught Rangers
France
Mons
Duke of Wellington
Eley Broa
Gray’a Inn
Road
London
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Union Mattalse Cartridge Co
Bridgeport
Conn
Mr. Frank
Canada
For Sale and Rent Classified Fragments in Kent Modern Room Ad
Additional Want Ads received too late to clear under regular headings list items for sale including piano furniture dining chairs rocking chairs Christmas presents a Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels coal delivery and various rental offerings plus a found item and a job notice. Contacts include phone numbers and locations in Black Red and West 5th streets with addresses in Cedar Falls La Porte City and Mulberry.
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Kent
Franklin
West 5Th
John Sims
New Cedar Falls Road
Sth
Tooms and Bath
Cascaden ‘Ave
la Porte City
Iowa
Sherman
Metropole Hotel
5Th St
Black
Mulberry
British colonies use of barbarous bullets questioned
The passage notes that bullets intended not for the European war but for British colonies represent a barbarous method of warfare. It mentions that the facts have been presented to the U S department of state with photographs and cartridges, including photographs of wounds caused by the bullets.
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U. S. Department of State
Bible clue links NY missing girl Dorothy Arnold
In San Antonio a young woman was arrested and police checked a Bible she possessed after a fly leaf named Dorothy Arnold appeared. A pasted slit over the name prompted investigators to consider a possible link to the long missing New York girl.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dorothy Arnold
New York
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