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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1921

Page

9

Waterloo considers ouster petitions against Mayor Frisbie and Chief Young

The Waterloo council weighs ouster petitions accusing Mayor Frisbie and Police Chief Young of neglect of duty amid alleged gambling and bootlegging criticism. Affidavits accompany the petitions while councilmen debate an ordinance for hearings. a council appointment would run the city if removal proceeds.

N. W. Frisbie H. H. Young Walter R. French F. H. McCoy Attorney General’s Office Grand Jury Young B. J. Wenmer Whoe Leon Link Peti-Ton Tha O. A. Manning Waterloo Watero General Assembly Fenthe Mourt Frisbie Cieroung Vis Abe Anelse

Labor Troubles Stirred by Grace R. Olin

Betty Tremont becomes entangled in a domestic dispute as her father accuses her private secretary Preston of courting for money. The conversation reveals concern over love, loyalty, and the door to a potential fortune under Horace Tremont’s watchful eye. Betty defends Preston as Mr. Tremont weighs business prudence against romance.

Betty Ming Horace Tremont Young Preston Red Cross Preston Harkins Mack Uss Will Wil

Jury Indicts 22 Defendants Held By Lower Court

Grand jury returns 48 indictments with 22 defendants in custody or on bonds. Names include Babe Stricker John Weller Harry Chapman in joint nuisance indictment with $1,000 bonds each. Other bonds range from $300 to $1,900 for offenses such as liquor nuisance robbery larceny breaking and entering lewdness and false pretenses. Most others in vice probe not yet arrested or bonded.

H. T. Wagner Eynard Novis Babe” Stricker John Weller Harry Chapman Chris Jensen John Dog Peggy Dorland Jack Reinstein Clarence Anderson Robert Hertske Willie Douglas Charles Gilbert Ed Ritter Jester Evenson Ralph Chambers C. D. Cargin Pat Conley Dixon Doc McCoy Mike Ryan

Labor Trouble Ends In Union Inference At Tremont Home

In a tense domestic scene Mr. Tremont confronts labor trouble caused by a secretary suspected of courting his daughter. Preston, Garrett Bowdoin’s nephew, hints at a peaceful union solution as familial tensions surface during a dinner invitation and a checkers game. Later, Dr Harriet A Rice, a Black physician, receives the Reconnaissance Francaise bronze medal for services in French military hospitals.

Preston Mr. Tremont Garret Garrett Bowdoin Tremont Garrett Tremontiay Betty Billy Liv Newport R. 1 Reconnaissance Francaise Harriet A. Rice Washington Wellesley College Woman's Medical College New York City

Erbstein quits as Madalynne Obenchain's aid in Kennedy case

Charles Erbstein, noted Chicago criminal lawyer, resigns as counsel for Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain in the Los Angeles murder case of J Belton Kennedy. He attacks LA District Attorney Woolwine and former Chicago State's Attorney Hoyne as motives, cites personal spite, and says the step preserves his defense and reputation.

Uniten Press Chicago Charles Erbstein Madalynne Obonnchain Los Angeles J. Belton Kennedy Erhstein Woolwins Hoyne My ‘cHent Obenchain Towas California Woolwine

Postmasters To Give Jobs To Xmas Idle

Washington dispatch reports that 10 post offices will hire extra clerks and help this holiday season to relieve unemployment. The department urges postmasters to employ those in actual need after substitute lists are exhausted, rather than relatives or others with alternate income.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Postofice Department

Government Printing Costs 11 Million in Fiscal Year

The Public Printer reports that the government printing office used paper enough to cover about 35 square miles if flat. If made into octavo books, piles would rise about 500 miles. Total expenditures for the year reached 11,311,111 dollars, up from around 13,000,000 the prior year.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Government Printing Office Carter Congress

Peru Bank Bandits Sought After Vault Explosion

A sheriff's posse searched for bandits who tried to blow open the Peru Savings Bank vault at 12:45 a.m. The explosion wrecked the interior. no loot is reported. The hallmarks include shots fired at a fleeing bandit party as they fled on a freight train. Local residents heard the blast and reported the incident.

Associated Press Peru Clyde Claude Sherer Hanits

Be Fair on Clothing Prices and Honest Labor Costs

A discussion urges consumers to examine true production costs behind a suit. It argues labor, processing, and multiple stages add value well beyond raw Tan wool, and urges people to consider their own labor costs before labeling others as profiteers.

Ench Tropics Hoatal

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