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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
12
Merchants report 40 percent drop in week end sales and warn service curtailments will hit out of town trade. Dry goods firms praise holiday demand, while 24 hour operations like restaurants show record activity. Local packing plants expect coal for meat processing first, easing some tension. Overall tone is cautious optimism about holiday trade rebound against coal shortages.
A memorandum presented to President Wilson by Senator Fall alleges Mexican radicals aided by Carranza supporters plotted a U S revolution and to seize border states. Also reported Julian Weir dies in New York and Vatican choir sails home from the United States. Newberry trial set for Jan 27 with 135 indicted on fraud and corruption charges. In Wisconsin Victor Berger and Harry Boden stake a congressional bid in Fifth District.
Citizens' Gas & Electric company offers power to all city factories for three months. President Austin Burt said heating and production can continue using the plant's fuel too. If coal runs low, wood could heat without shutdown, reducing winter risk. An advertisement for Centennial Chocolates appears.
Buchanan brief items report H McCoyty in Grundy Center today for court, W L Beecher to Toledo to pursue a case, Mrs Fred Pettit travelling to Des Moines for an Interchurch conference, and a fuel board ruling allowing retailers to take orders and deliver before 10 30. Post office door adjusted for coal, and district fair secretaries to meet in Des Moines. Also notesAnna M Kistner on business, Lina Moore ill with leave of absence, divorce suit filed by John Andrew Ashford, Mrs Jane Conner injures arm, mortgage release filed, Dr Murphy announces dental office readiness in Cedar Falls.
Chicago publishers announce a voluntary curtailment in newspaper size starting today. The 10 percent reduction exceeds wartime board cuts and aims to ease the white paper shortage while saving coal during the emergency.
Pittsburgh December 9 Little action taken in obeying federal fuel conservation orders. Mills with coal kept operating, stores open, and lights burning. Railroads reduced schedules as rail admin offices reported no local order from Washington yet enforcing fuel rules.
C J Willis 62 of Spokane Wash was fatally injured on his son Charles Willis farm when a enraged bull gored him as he leaped a fence into a snow filled ditch. He was found about four hours later nearly frozen. Also notes on billiard tournament results and local quarantine notices for diphtheria scarlet fever and smallpox with release procedures.
The merger of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce and the Waterloo Commercial Club was ratified, forming a greater association to coordinate city affairs while each body retains its identity. Officers elected include Wirt P. Hoxie as president, Harry M. Reed as secretary, and J. L. Jones as treasurer, with a 16 member directorate from each group. The plan envisions a future central building and full consolidation under a unified constitution and bylaws.
A six foot tall one armed man passed a $40 bad check at a local store. Police detained a one armed stranger but the merchant did not identify him and was released. The check dates three weeks earlier, hindering the hunt. Marshall county sheriff pursues a dapple gray horse thief in an unrelated alert.
The Dolly Sisters perform tonight at 8 o clock, twenty minutes earlier than usual, to save fuel and allow patrons to use earlier streetcars. The company arrived from Dubuque with elaborate scenery, ensuring a smooth early curtain, which will be used for future attractions until fuel restrictions ease.
Violations of regulations by the new board are said to be few and no closure exceeded by 35 minutes. The board claims authority to close any business that violates orders and vows drastic penalties due to lack of funds for extra police. Mayor T. E. Leeper and Police Chief George Weilein cooperate with the board as patrols monitor late openings.
Red Cross stations for selling Christmas seals will close tonight due to fuel shortages and many booths being in areas where business closes early. They will reopen later, an official announcement said.
These tablets aid digestion and ease constipation by gentle action on the stomach, nerves, and bowels. They help restore normal function and leave users pleased with the results.
Fort Dodge Iowa reports fuel ration strains as coal warms residents after Sundays. Local ministers protest Sunday cigar store sales while appeals to the fuel commission continue. Officials say coal releases on the tracks have eased distress but weather may worsen demand.
In the Pyrenees a British airman flying from Paris to Madrid met a large eagle at dawn. The eagle kept pace at about 90 to 100 mph until the pilot pushed ahead and dived, the eagle tiring and crashing safely into the foothills near a village after a dramatic midair contest.
One of Detroit’s largest automobile plants, shut by national fuel administration orders, plans to reopen tomorrow using gasoline powered motors to run machinery. Hundreds of automobile motors will be booked to operate the factory. Employees in 21 departments are ordered back to work Wednesday morning.
One of the most important Iowa cases is argued in Des Moines before the full Supreme Court. The issue: whether the moneys and credits tax applies to life insurance capital, with Iowa Life Insurance Co seeking refunds from Black Hawk County for years back. The lower court ruled refunds should be paid by the county, a decision the supervisors appeal, and the case could set a statewide precedent for similar claims.
Elmo Schoor, 44, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schoer of 507 Almond street, died at 12 16 am after about a week of illness, typhoid suspected. Body moved to O Keefe Towne mortuary. funeral arrangements not yet set. Doris Uncie, two year old adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A E Canfield of Dunkerton, died Friday at home from tonsillitis and complications. funeral services were Saturday after.
A Davenport resident testifies that Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cured severe blood disease with boils. The testimonial claims the medicine purified the blood, preventing further boils and leading to recovery after prior illness. The speaker signs as AS. Brown with an address ending in 1832 No Sth St.
Paris reports the supreme council set principles for dividing light German warships among smaller powers for coast defense. Naval experts approved demobilization material allotments with ship destruction to be carried out by assigning powers at a slower pace. Turkey’s Berlin gold reserves are to be transferred to Paris.
A reader from Masestine Iowa praises Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as pleasant and reliable for biliousness and constipation after three years of use. The note mentions R., B. WaouuaMs of 705 E. Filth St as the sender.
The Waterloo Cedar Falls Interurban and local streetcar lines cut back service after 8 p.m. on weekdays and earlier on weekends. Trains from Cedar Falls at 11:10 a.m. and Waterloo at 11:50 p.m. are discontinued. other trains delayed to 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. departures. Loop, West Ninth Litchfield, Sullivan Cottage, and Byrnes Park lines announce reduced late service and shift patterns to save fuel.
A brief church notice from Dunkerton records service at the Dunkerton Baptist Church with a burial held in North Dunkerton cemetery. The notice emphasizes ongoing news coverage of local church events and community notices.
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