Waterloo City in Brief Highlights Local News
Mrs Julia Kerr of Shell Rock attends W R C annual meeting at G A R hall in Waterloo this afternoon and plans to stay for Sunday meetings. Mrs C Munn returns to Minneapolis with sister Verna Doyle. A A Lohner back from Dubuque after federal jury service. Engineer Fred Whitstock on vacation after months between Waterloo and Dubuque. Leslie Clark Effie Braner of Manns Choice Pa visit William Clark. Anna Detloff of LeMars visits Sander sisters. Effa Mahanka of Parkersburg visits with sisters Luli Mina Mahanka. Mrs George Day of Oelwein visits Mary Bush for Sunday meetings. W A Braniger family to spend winter in Los Angeles. J B Neal of Clarksville en route home after health trip to Excelsior Springs Mo. Mr Mrs A B Terris of Manchester guests at Fullerton Place. Clara Breithaupt of Ackley visiting. Nell Morris spends week with Dubuque relatives. F A Moscript editor of Marshalltown Times Republican visits Waterloo. Mrs F B McStay of this city visiting friends in Fort Dodge. Suit filed by Burkett Pedicord Architects to attach Waterloo property owned by Mrs Mary E Graham for unpaid 325 dollars for two building plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Kerr
Shell Rock
Waterloo
G. A. R. Hall
C. Munn
Minneapolis
Verna Doyle
Leslie Clark
Effie Braner
Mann's Choice
William Clark
Anna Detloff
LeMars
Sander Sisters
Clara Breithaupt
Ackley
Nell Morris
Dubuque
F. A. Moscript
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Fort Dodge
Burkett & Pedicord
Mary E. Graham
Court of Honor meets Saturday evening at G A H hall
Regular meeting scheduled for Saturday evening December 10 at 7 30 sharp with initiation. Sons of Veterans and local camp members convene at G A K hall to attend a sermon with Robert Anderson post 68 and allied groups. Lincoln circle and Ladies of the G A R gather at G A R hall at seven to attend the tabernacle sermon with the G A R and other organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Honor
G. A. H. Hall
Sons of Veterans
Tabernacle
Robert Anderson Post
Lincoln Circle
Rivers and Harbors Congress Closes
Washington December 9 The National Rivers and Harbors congress closed after adopting resolutions outlining its position on waterway improvements and reelecting Joseph E Ransdall as president and J E Ellis on secretary treasurer The resolutions commend President Taft and urge an annual fifty million dollar appropriation by Congress for waterways plus authority for the Interstate Commerce Commission over competing land and water carriers and terminal facilities upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph E. Ransdall
J. E. Ellison
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Taft
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lumber Prices Seen to Rise on Big Burlington Order
Seattle readers are told lumber prices are likely to jump within thirty to sixty days as manufacturers cite a surge in demand after the Burlington railroad placed a massive order. The railroad’s purchase, far exceeding expectations, Eyes twenty million feet mainly from the Pacific Northwest, boosting regional production prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Burlington Railroad
Pacific Northwest
Girl Sues for 10000 Over Broken Marriage Pact
Rose Fuoss a dressmaker living on Second street coats Sue Herman Brasch a photographer on Fourth street east for breach of marriage contract. She requests 10000 to ease heartache and repairs a perceived injury. The petition will be on file with the district clerk by December 22 for further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Fuoss
Second Street
Herman K. Brasch
Fourth Street East
North Waterloo Y M C A board to buy beds for union
A North Waterloo Railroad Y M C A board meeting adopted plans to purchase and install about twenty to twenty five beds. Local officials and visiting secretaries A G Kneble and W M Parsons praised the order's condition. Many railway staff changes and visitor notes follow.
Mind you must dodge the dead hand of ancestors
Chicago reports a sermon by Rev. Walter Macpherson at the Hamilton club urging the Delta Tau Delta alumni to resist ancestral influences. He warned famous names like Captain Kidd and Lucretia Borgia seem to reach down family lines, shaping prejudice and class consciousness instead of universal brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Capt. Kidd
Dick Turpin
Lucretia Borgia
Walter Macpherson
St. Paul's Universalist Church
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Hamilton Club
Taft Names Likely Supreme Court Candidates
Washington D C Dec 9 A trusted source says the president has submitted finalists for the next Supreme Court. Justice Hughes is listed as probable chief justice with two new justices to be selected from Francis J Swayze Joseph R Lamar Gen Russell William C Hock Willis VanDevanter John C Pollock Chief Justice Winston Sutherland and W D McHugh among the names noted for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Justice Hughes
Francis J. Swayze
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Joseph R. Lamar
Georgia Supreme Court
Russel
United States District Court
Texas
William C. Hock
Browne Bribery Trial Reveals Juror Signals
Grant McCutch en testified to a confessed bribe for juror votes in Erbstein Browne case. Signals to inform the deal came from Stacy and Mrs McCutchen, with Mrs McCutchen to testify about the whispered cue Stick. Charlotte McCutchen and others will corroborate as the state concludes its case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grant McCutchen
Charles E. Erbstein
Erbstein
Lee O'Neil Browne
Browne
McCutchen
Harry T. Stacy
Stacy
Eviction Case on Jones Island Becomes Romance of Land Making
Madison scene recalls long fight between Sinois Steel and Milwaukee fishermen on Jones Island. Forebears carried dirt on their backs to reclaim swamp land while wreckage formed breakwaters, creating 77 acres of reeds and hogs. Dietz habeas corpus delay shifts arguments about a famed eviction case dating to early island history. Moritz Wittig cites island lore as key source. lower court dismissed suit, now before Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Madison
Wis
Dietz
Hayward
Milwaukee
Steel Trust
Charles F. Pfister
Moritz Wittig
W. B. Rubin
Wittig
Steel Company
Satter
Supreme Court
Drake Students Rally in White Sheets Riot at Des Moines
Juniors wearing white sheets and shingles attacked seniors at Drake University after a failed entry attempt. A bonfire war dance sparked a clash that left several students with bloody noses. officials anticipate expulsions as the incident unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fhre
Drake University
Insurance claims and mortgage shifts prompt cautious optimism
A statement notes a company reducing New York City mortgage loans by six million dollars in five years while boosting loans in other states by about eighteen million dollars. It asserts American Islra insurance has grown safer and more protective, with reduced management costs and higher policyholder dividends amid broad economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Ilsa Insurance
Atood SC
Wealthy farmer drowns in Wisconsin river incident
Ernest Kinney, a wealthy Wisconsin farmer, drowned in the La Crosse river near West Salem after stepping through a hole in a bridge under repair while returning home. Local authorities investigated the accident as Kinney's body was recovered downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Ernest Kinney
la Cross River
West Salem
Kinney
Growth in Life Insurance Prompts Morton Address
Paul Morton chaired the fourth annual meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents in Chicago. He noted most policyholders are represented, traced per capita growth from 5.25 to about 150, and highlighted the surge in overall life insurance from 165 million to 12.7 billion. He added eastern companies are investing reserves in premium-rich western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paul Morton
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
United States
Canada
Morton
Illnois Companies
Funeral Plans for I. D. Collins Father Arrive Tonight
The body of A. F. Collins will arrive tonight from California and be taken to Hiteman & Gisdt undertakers. The funeral party will depart Sunday morning for Pisim field where burial will occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Collins
I. D. Collins
Im .Eterice
California
Hiteman & Gisdt
Pisimfield
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Buchanan
Syndicate
A. A. Lohner
Fred Whitstock
Heres
Effa Mahanka
Parkersburg
Misses Luli
Mina Mahanka
George Day of
Oelwein
Mary Bush
W. A. Braniger
Los Angeles
J. B. Neal
Clarksville
Tie
Excelsior Springs
Mrs
A. B. Terris of
Manchester
Fullerton Place
Rivers and Harbors
Burlington
Dennos Baby Food
Smith Drug Co
Girl
Gig Sum
Sues
Herman
Brasch
North Waterloo and Railroads
Board of Management
Y. M
North Waterloo
A. G. Kneble
W. M. Parsons
H. H. Heckman
Oskaloosa
Casualty Accident Insurance Company
George Rathburn
I. C
A. B. Cooley
Morrison
Illinois Central
F. F. Williams
Clinton
Leonard Horn
Round House
John Campbell
August Tabbert
J. D. Degon
Freeport
James McGordy
Elma
Kaufmanns
S. B. Chapman
J. A. Bell
Western Lines
Charles Miller
Boomer
Janesville
D. G. Boomer
Waverly Hospital
Will Wright
Clarence
Preacher
Hughee
Rolk
Tesimony
DRAKE
Fire Department
Nual Meeting of Presidents
Compliments
West
Wangler
East Fifth Street
Ellis Hotel
the Bell Outfitters
East Fourth Street
Billy Sunday
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