Youth Bets $10 On East River Swim And Nearly Dies
William Quince, 21, of Williamsburg, took up a neighbor’s wager to swim the East River in icy conditions. After stripping to undergarments he plunged in and vanished, later rescued by a tugboat hospital as doctors warned he may die from shock and water exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William | Wince
Cooper
Wythe Avenue
Williamsburg
Jacob Seilbaum
Pooh
Quince
Shlaum
William Merit
Mythe Avenue
Frederic Brown
East River
Recreation Pier
Metropolitan Avenue
Ark
Brown
Lackawanna
Freestone
E Palace Christmas Party Brings Clerks and Gifts Home
Mr and Mrs Simon hosted Palace Clothing Company clerks for a Christmas Eve dinner at their Walnut Street home. Twenty four guests attended with gifts, toasts, singing, and a Santa visit. The evening featured a five course menu, elaborate decorations, and momentous memories for each attendee. Also covered were a Grace M. E. Sunday school class party, a Robe family Christmas dinner with relatives from Waterloo, Jesup and Shady Grove, a fifth birthday party for Grace Kauffer, and the Klingaman family reunion with a Christmas dinner and trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Palace
Simon
Palace Clothing Company
Walnut Street
Arry Simon
Pala Company
Oelwein
Asell
F. B. Dietrick
Grace M. E
Lafayette Street
Christmas Gatherings in Waterloo Area Families
A list of Christmas gatherings across Waterloo and nearby towns highlights several households hosting relatives and friends. Notable groups include the Klingaman, Doughtry, Reed Graham Stevenson, Balliett Knox Manson, Easton, Alford, McElhinney, Hanna, and McElhinney families with varying guest rosters and dinner times.
Christmas in New Home and Relatives Celebrate
Mr and Mrs F G Benedict celebrate their first Christmas in Highland hosting a nineteen person dinner with relatives from Waterloo Danville Ill and local families. Victor Nichols hosts a large Christmas dinner and reunion with relatives from Vinton Auburn and Independence totaling twenty two guests. Social circle ladies plan a Christmas party at 1118 Lafayette street. T W Place hosts a Christmas Day gathering with all children and their families at High street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Home
F. G. Benedict
Highland
F. 3. Highmey
A. L. Alexander
H. F. Miller
Charles H. Eighmey
D. Tarr
C. W. Eighmey
Waterloo
George W. McNeill
Danville
Ill
Mrs. Alexander
Victor Nichols
Clarence Engledow
Vinton
C. Calkins
Calvin Engledow
Auburn
Cliffe Bunton
Independence
Jr. ‘'’. Moyer
Lafayette Street
T. W. Place
High Street
Elaborate twenty fifth wedding anniversary party in Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Cass celebrated twenty fifth wedding anniversary on Christmas eve with a dinner for about one hundred fifty guests at the Ellis hotel in Waterloo. The event featured lavish greenery and red holly decorations, a ten course menu, Maxim De Grosz orchestra, and many silver gifts from friends. Attending out of town were Mr Blair and Mrs Blair of Des Moines and Mr H Taylor of Minneapolis. ANNUAL FAMILY REUNION also marked by a Christmas tree and gifts at J P Hummels home with relatives from Waterloo La Porte and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S&s. Cass
Waterloo
Cedar Falls & Northern
Cass
Ellis
Maxim de Grosz
Atl
Gass
J. P. Hummel
Jefferson and
Park Avenue West
J. M. Hileman
Jay
J. C. Hartman
Afrs
C. C. Hummel
Mildred
Iowa State University
Iowa City
H. W. Sigworth
JL. M. Hummel
Thomas Hileman
Percival Hileman
LaPorte
Narrowly Escaped Drowning Near Electric Park
Willis Dynes of The Courier business office nearly drowned while skating on the river by Electric Park. He fell through an air hole into eight feet of water as skaters nearby heard his cries and pulled him from the icy water. He was revived at a nearby house and showed no lasting ill effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Dynes
Courier Business Office
Pynes
Electric Park
Died Suddenly A Parsons and Hepler Notices
Obituaries note the sudden death of Joseph A Parsons a longtime Waterton resident and prac tical civic figure at 107 Utica Street Funeral services are set for Logan Avenue Evangelical Church with interment at nearby cemetery The second notice reports the death at 5 20 AM of Charles F Hepler a veteran hackman and city official at 308 Indiana Avenue with funeral services at Grace M Church and interment at Fareview cemetery Hepler born in Reimersburg PA in 1859 is survived by Dora Hepler a widow and daughter Ina Skerman plus siblings and other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Parsons
Waterton and
Utica Street
G. J. Walz
Wairview Cemetery
Mr. Parsons
Ohio
Tilmall
Iowa
Waterloo
Phoebe Reed
Dewar
Charles FE. Wepler
Indiana Avenue
Charles F. Hepler
George B. Shoemaker
Hull
Fareview Cemetery
Reimersburg
Dora Hepler
Ina Skerman
Linden Avenue
5. C
W. M
Malinda Wonteldorf
New Bethlehem
Survie
Hepler
Grace Im.be. Church
Waterloo Lodge of Américan Nobles
Prison Court Spars City With January Clemencies
In police court this morning four repeat offenders sought clemency with Judge Caldwell handing out varied sentences as days ahead bring winter and a Christmas parole hope. Casey Rupert known as Casey to city hall was given thirty days for drunkenness while Charles Shoemaker must hike to Raymond as condition of his sentence. J W Qiggs admitted drunkenness with a suspended fine of 310 dollars. A P Hynes claimed pneumonia during his holiday charge and must pay ten dollars weekly to support his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert
Casey
Caldwell
Charles Shoemaker
Charles
Raymond
Jim
J. W. Qiggs
A. P. Hynes
Kynes
Hynes
Fiynes
Christmas Mail Quickly Delivered at City Post Office
Little difficulty was experienced this morning and yesterday morning in handling the crowd at station A. Postmaster W W Law’s rules worked almost to perfection, preventing confusion and allowing swift service. The office was open two hours with all clerks on duty behind the windows, and the Christmas mail was handed out rapidly, shortening long lines and leaving lobbies nearly deserted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W W. R. Law
Two New Cities Believed to Exist on U S Map
Report of two unnamed towns Coasterburg and Bugs ville appearing on a US map. Advertisers arrive in town to register at the Ellis Hotel as O A Kidd of Bugsville and J P D Claire of Boosterburgh. Local police reportedly on their trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Coasterburg
Bugsville
Waterloo
Ellis Hotel
O. A. Kidd
J. PD. Claire
Boosterburgh
San Domingo Talks Aim at Haytien Border Peace
San Domingo December 26 The governor and the Haytien minister here are negotiating to settle a border dispute. The diplomat has consulted his government and a peaceful arrangement is expected to be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haytien
San Domingo
Thayt
Wilson to Convention in St Louis to attend gathering
Princeton December 26 Governor-elect Wilson of New Jersey left for St Louis to attend the convention of the American Political Association of which he is president He will return home Friday next.
Meritol liniment promotion at Henderson Drug Co
An advertising notice extols a liniment endorsed by the American Drug and Press Association. It targets rheumatism neuralgia sciatica lumbago lame back strains and muscular pains and invites readers to purchase at Henderson Drug Co. and its Meritol store Patricia shows local retailer emphasis and product positioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Drug and Press Association
Henderson Drug Co
Meritol
North Waterloo Christmas Holiday Visitor Notes
North Waterloo residents and visitors recover from Christmas with relatives in Marion Cedar Rapids Mason City Freeport and Shell Rock. Local families like Hubbard Walker Cohn and Lynch send warm greetings while Adolphus and Killian join kin for holidays. Tonsillitis confines Frank Hardy and several locals enjoy time with friends in Cedar Rapids and Shell Rock.
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Courthand Slussey
Storm Tako
Grifin
Marion
James Campbell Fg
Cedic Rapids
Andrew Hubbard
Sheldon
James Meggison
Waverly
Willicm Killian
Mason City
Boyle
Southern Schools of Railroading
Freeport
Ar. Hoyle
Waterton
Albert
Overton
Cornell Bluffs
Adolph Adolphus
Memorial College
R. F Downing
Chicago
C. A. Walker
Charles City
John McGuire
Mas
Galesburg
J. D. Cohn
A. F E. Watt
Cohn
North Waterloo
Charles Blaser
Cedar Rapids
Carl Burges
Omaha
John Lynch
Earlville
Notice of Final Report in Estate of Anna Riley
In Iowa Dincie Hawk County in district court for the January 1911 term the estate of Anna Riley deceased, Ire Rodamar administrator de bonis non filed a final report and seeks an order of distribution and discharge with bond sureties released. Objections may be made on the Sunday of January 1911. Witness on December 24, 1910, S M Bentley Clerk District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Dincie Hawk County
Anna Riley
S. M. Bentley
Clerk District Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eastern District Hospital
Santa Claus
Wm. M. Robe
Western Avenue
Jesup
Shady Grove
WN. A. George
John Sherman
Leah Hubbard
John Lizer
W. W. Kauffer
Butler Avenue
Grace
Whatrfer
Guy A. Feely
G. F. Johnson
Hudson
Frank Klingaman
Wi1gon Junction
Will Klingaman
Charles Klingaman
Ray Klingaman
H. M. Doughtry
Third Street West
8. B. Reed
J. M. Graham
Oliver Stevenson
Mary
Katharine Doughtry
C. W. Bown
A.M. Place
C. O. Balliett
H. B. Plumb
J. G. Knox
Robert Knox
Jessie
Jeanne Manson
Helene Balliett
F. D. Easton
South Street
Emmons Johnson
E. L. Johnson
Eleanor
Carolyn
Walter Johnson
Nampa
Ida
Annie F. Newman
Easton
EH. T. Alford
Lore Alford
Ricker
A. M Place
Jessia
J. W. Place
Meredith
Honore
Helen
Josephine
Sioux City
F. 8. Place
Dorrance M. Place
A. Parsons
Thari¢A FE
Ktopler
Hlaick
Min
Boyce Optometrist Me Syndicane Sae
Aterion
North Waterloo and Railroads
J. H. Mason
Amos Watt
Minnie Kamm
Lawrence and
James
Shell Rock
South
Texas
Gulf Coast
James L Smith
Lime Street
Waterloo, Towa
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