Bremer man escapes jail by leaping from window
August Becker, jailed in Bremer county for robbery and kidnaping, slipped from a jail conference room window in Waverly at dusk and fled seven feet to the ground. A pursuing posse traced him to Dewar, Milwaukee warrants later uncovering a long criminal history including auto theft and hold ups in Waterloo and Tripoli. Becker was captured in Milwaukee a few weeks later after a traffic court speeding charge revealed a stolen car.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Becker
Bremer County
Hildegardt
Tripoli
John Hallowell
Henry
Fred Henning
Henning
Waterloo
Jay Hileman
Hileman
Hugo’ Eifert
Bremer
Eifert
Jis
State Reformatory
F& Madison
Milwaukee
Galena
Iowa
Jake Schultz
Wis
Farmhouse Near Vinton Damaged Much by Fire
Fire destroyed the roof and part of the second story of Tom McCandlesss farmhouse near Vinton. Water damage affected the lower floor despite the Vinton fire department saving it. Also noted is the funeral of Vernon Yeakle and an update on C P Brown of Brown Fry Motor Company.
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Vinton
Keystone
C. P. Brown
Brown Fry Motor Company
Man Who Watched Lincoln Nominated Dies in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls man George A. Fabrick aged 91 died at 9 a m today at his daughter's home 621 Walnut street He witnessed Lincoln's first nomination at a Republican convention and voted for him during a furlough from the Union Army He served three years in the Hundredth Illinois infantry enlisting August 1 1862 Survived by son J W Fabrick of Park Rapids SD and a brother accompanying him to Chicago for the convention
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Cedar Falls
George A. Fabrick
Lincoln
Fabrick
Chicago
Seward
Eugene Smith
Walnut Street
J. W. Fabrick
Park Rapids
S. D
Hundredth Illinois Infantry
Trio in Floyd 60 fined for lottery device
Charles City Iowa December 27 three Nora Springs residents Jeanette Carrott Jack Gillis and A V Hempfield pleaded guilty to having gambling devices in their businesses and were fined 10 each plus costs 20 40 paid Sheriff Saddler and Chief Shanon raided Nora Springs Monday.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Jeanette Carrott
Jack Gillis
A. V. Hempfield
Nora Springs
John McGeeney
P. A. Saddler
Dan Shanon
Nashua Man Sentenced Five Years for Grand Larceny
Leo Felcher began serving an indeterminate five year term after pleading guilty in district court at New Hampton to grand larceny involving the theft of 87 dollars from Theo Schoenfield, a farmer near Ionia. Felcher had been jailed awaiting grand jury action. The report notes Felcher’s return from several years in South Dakota.
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Courier Special Service
Nashua
Leo Felcher
New Hampton
Felcher
Theo Schoenfield
Ionia
South Dakota
Emil Sc
Hold Funeral for Early Settler in Greene Vicinity
Rebecca Barnist died after a monthlong illness of heart and stomach trouble. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church in Greene with Rev. William J. Grossheim officiating. burial followed at Rose Hill cemetery. Born Rebecca Sturtz in Johns Town Pa February 15 1841, she moved to Iowa at 14. She married James Earnist in Greene in 1864 and lived nearby ever since. Survived by daughter Mrs John Skillen Greene and two sons Sam Earnist Rudd and John Greene, plus 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. husband died in 1910.
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Courier
Greene
Rebecca Barnist
Presbyterian Church
William J. Grossheim
Rose Hill Cemetery
Rebecca Sturtz
Jobnstown
Iowa
James Earnist
Earnist
John Skillen
Sam Earnist
Rudd
John Greene
Illinois couple guests of kin in Washington Twp
Dec 27 report that Mr. and Mrs. Roger Morgan and baby from Rockford Illinois are spending the holidays in the John Morgan home and with relatives in the neighborhood A Christian Endeavor society New Year dinner will be held at the John Morgan home within the same week.
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Illinois
Washington
Roger Morgan
Baby
Rockford
John Morgan
Christian Endeavor Society
Pfeiffers Offer Bash To Finance W O P Hospital
Cedar Falls news notes a $50 000 gift from Mr and Mrs Henry Pfeiffer and Mr and Mrs G A Pfeiffer New York City to fund a Sunshine building addition to Western Old People’s Home The plan has approval construction will start soon and follows earlier fundraising. Also reports include Wagner Manufacturing sales conference plans for Cedar Falls and a last diphtheria immunization drive for 300+ schoolchildren.
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Courier
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Aged Plainfield resident dies after heart attack
Plainfield Ia Dec 27 A L Wanamaker long a resident of this community died from a heart attack at 7 15 am today Funeral Sunday plans announced by the family noting his long service to local affairs and his standing in the town
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Plainfield
Courier
A. L. Wanamaker
Wanamaker Dies at 74 After Severe Sunday Attack
After a severe attack on Sunday, Mr. Wanamaker died at age 74. He was a bachelor living with his sister Mrs. Etta Kelley. A brother Lee resided in Worthington, Minnesota. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Baptist church in town.
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Wanamaker
Etta Kelley
Lee
Worthington, Minn
Baptist Church
Barclay Center Woman Patient in Mayo Clinic
Mrs T H Cunningham is a patient in a Mayo clinic at Rochester recovering from an operation on Monday. Mr Cunningham is with her. Several members of the James Stewart family are ill with influenza. A program was given by the U P Sunday school on Christmas Eve.
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Barclay Center
T. H. Cunningham
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Cunningham
James Stewart
U. P
Norma Diercks
Mercy Hospital
Waverly
Henry L. Diekmann
Arnold Vogelsang
Chicago
Bernard Vogelsang
Marshalltown
Irene Vogelsang
Ackley
Cecelia Vogelsang
Hebron
Neb
Roy Garrington
Nick Kern
Armin Blaufuss
Arnold
Sophil Blaufuss
Elmhurst
Lawrence Stumme
Northfield
Minn
Ernest Stumme
Iowa City
J. W. Stummie
Funeral held for Charles Bruihler in Hawkeye Iowa
Last services for Charles Bruihler age 74 were conducted Thursday afternoon at his home. Rev Westenberger had charge. Burial was in Hawkeye cemetery. Survived by his widow a daughter Mrs Lottie Schlatter and son Fritz Bruihler.
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Hawkeye
Charles. Bruihler
Veteran Miller at Cedar Falls Quits
Cedar Falls reports Forest Wilson resigns after 17 years as a miller with Waterloo Cedar Falls Union Mill and Brown Fallgatter mill here. He plans to operate a mill in Nashua.
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Miller
Cedar Falls
Forest Wilson
Waterloo
Cedar Falls Union Mill Company
Brown Fallgatter Company
Nashua
Man killed when clothes catch in tractor fly wheel
Fairbank Arizona December 27 Frank Fettkether about 40 was killed instantly when his clothing was drawn into a tractor engine fly wheel during corn shredding work at Zewiske Bros Wagon Works. A brother Herman resided in Fairbank.
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Courier Special Service
Fairbank
Frank Fettkether
Fettkether
Zewiske Bros
Herman
Funeral for 11 year old George Pratt in Hawkeye
In Hawkeye Iowa on December 27 the funeral was held for George Bemis Pratt the 11 year old son of Mr and Mrs G E Pratt who died Christmas morning after a brief spinal tuberculosis illness Rev G G Northhurst presided burial took place at the community cemetery
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Courier Special Service
Hawkeye
George Bemis Pratt
G. E. Pratt
G. G. Northhurst
Nations gift homes for leaders echoing stately retreats
Washington dispatch notes Britain’s Chequers Rambouillet and Lang as official country houses for future White House occupants as a pattern echoed in Europe. It recalls Baldwin Hindenburg and Doumergue with premiers’ getaways near Paris and London, while Rambouillet’s grand forested estate carries immense historic value and a $1,200,000 valuation by France.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Coolidge
White House
National Geographic Society
Lang
Lord
Lady Lee
Baldwin
London
Chiltern Hills
Chequers
Downing Street
Funeral rites mark Betts passing at La Porte
Bert Betts burial followed funeral services held at Presbyterian church with addressed relatives from several states. Businesses closed from 1 45 to 3 30 pm to honor the deceased. Pallbearers named Frank Kline E E Gates George Banger H C Goodwin Roy Wagner C A Brust.
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Courier
la Porte City
Bert Betts
Presbyterian Church
D. W. Morgan
West View
Frank Kline
E. E. Gates
George Banger
H. C. Goodwin
Roy Wagner
C. A. Brust
Harry Betts
Dumont
Ward Green
Seward
Neb
B. H. Bordwell
Vinton
James Bean
Ottumwa
Wilbur Gammon
Manchester
Earl Wyatt
Hudson
George Wilson
Auburn
Twin Sons of Allison Couple Lose One at Birth
Alison Iowa December 27 one of twin boys born December 22 to Mr and Mrs Vane Burbridge died that evening. Prayer was said at the home by Rev J P Hammill of Immaculate Conception church for Vernon. The twins were named Vernon Bruce and Earl Keith.
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Courier Special Service
Alison
Vane Burbridge
J. P. Hammill
Immaculate Conception Church
Vernon
Vernon Bruce
Earl Keith
Births Reported in Allison and Bates Families
Allison and Bates families announce new births. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burbridge welcomed a daughter born Christmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Bates welcomed a child born Christmas Day.
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Courier Special Service
Allison, Ta
Ray Burbridge
Lynn Bates
Funeral for Austin D. Brown in Manchester large turnout
Funeral services for Austin D. Brown pioneer businessman and noted county figure were held at the Congregational church in Manchester. Knight Templar guards accompanied the body from the home, with a large contingent of past potentates and Masonic groups attending. The service featured hymns by the Congregational choir and was led by Rev. J. F. Moore and Rev. W. K. Williams.
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Manchester
Austin D. Brown
Congregational Church
Knight Templar Guard
Burton Clark
Jay W. Lewis
Knight Templar
Brown
Nazareth Commandery
Knights A. W. Stearns
Edward Hruby
Denver L A S to Elect Officers at Meeting Jan 3
Denver Iowa December 27 The Ladies Aid will meet in the church basement January 3 for the annual election of officers. Local residents plus visiting kin and relatives are noted in a flurry of family gatherings and holiday travel as community members recover from illness and enjoy reunions.
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Denver L. A. S
Courier
Denver
Ladies‘ Aid
Hattie Fink
Death of Mrs Sarah Harker Follows Influenza Illness
Cedar Falls, Dec 27 Mrs Sarah Harker died last evening at the home of her son J M Harker 519 fowa street after a short illness of influenza She was 82 years old Her husband James H Harker died here in December 1922 Surviving are four sons and a daughter James M Jesse Robert and Fred and Mrs C H Church Funeral services will be at 2 pm Sunday at the residence Dr W G Rowley pastor of the M E church will officiate
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Wagner Manufacturing Company
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk
Latham
O. R. Latham
Iowa City
W. C. Waldron
Ernest Roberts
Clarksville
C. H. Sanders
Della Schiable
Fonda
Schiablé
H. F. Goodwin
Ida Fox
Clarence
Jesup
Fo Fonda
Lavinia Fox
David B. Fox
Sanders
Ralph Runyan
H. M. Garner
Jasqueline
Mt. Vernon
Fred Garner
Russell Hummel
Chicago
Charles Hummel
D. S. Staebler
Mis. Pleasant
Miss .Lorena
Courier
Sarah Harker
J. M. Harker
Fowa Stret
Mich
Fred
C. H. Church
Lansing
W. G. Rowley
M. E H. Church
Miss Emma Miner Dies in Greene Home
Miss Emma Miner, a longtime Greene resident, died Tuesday from pneumonia at her brother O C Miner's home. Last services will be held Friday afternoon by Rev K Hudson at the residence, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. She belonged to the M E church and the Ladies Aid society.
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Emma Miner
Greene
Courier
K. Hudson
O. C. Miner
Rosehill
Miner
M. E. Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Man Injured Moving Machinery Taken To Vinton Hospital
Geneseo In December 27 Galen Alcott who was injured moving machinery at the Fay Connerly place last week has been taken to a hospital at Vinton for treatment. His brother Ellis came from Vinton to supervise moving him. A J Meeker visited his mother who is improving from a recent illness at the home of another son Courtney.
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Courier
Geneseo
Galen Alcott
Fay Connerly Place
Vinton
Ellis
A. J. Meeker
Courtney
Wife of Day Plan Winner Also Has Ideas on Enforceme
New York, Dec. 27. Mrs. Chester P. Mills wife of the prize recipient for the best plan to enforce the eighteenth amendment disclosed a near winning proposal. Dr. William H. Allen secretary of the prize committee said Major Mills rated his wife plan superior to his own. Mrs. Mills urges education local cooperation more and better federal judges stricter prohibition agents large bonds for manufacturers public reports on enforcement treaties to curb international liquor flow control of brewery production and withdrawal of sacramental wines. Her ideas stress preventing diversion of commercial alcohol to bootleggers the source of most illicit liquor. She also urges better training for agents precise legal evidence procedures denser fire and safety enforcement closing speakeasies for fire risks and improved inspection methods.
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New York
INS
Chester P. Mills
W. C. Durant
Major Mills
William H. Allen
Prohibition
Federal
Prohibition Department
Fire Department
Influenza affects Dunkerton residents in late December
Dunkerton Iowa December 27 Warren Magee ill with influenza shows slight improvement as Mrs Nell Burk aids care Blanche Bellmer eight, recovering from influenza and pneumonia A newborn son born December 26 to Mrs George Henry who is ill with influenza at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo Mrs Harold Hartman ill with influenza at Allen Memorial hospital Waterloo recovering
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Dunkerton
Warren Magee
Nell Burk
Blanche Bellmer
Harold Bellmer
George Henry
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Harold Hartman
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Auto Bandit
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August Becker
Dewar
Floyd
F. Frankenfield
Riverside Drive
Frankenfield
R. E. Merrill
East Clark Street
Floyd Road
Frank Schoeben
George Matteson
Jess Jordan
Po- Nceman
Charles Mapes
Police’ Force
C. B. Parson
Curtis Moore
Valma Deshler
Sheffield
The
L. W. Inman
Pfeiffers
Bash
W. O. P. Hospital
Pfeiffer
Friends of the Hospital
Henningsen
Hans L. Henningsen
Dike
Fredsville
Rev
C. Stockholm
Mary Jane Philpot
Boston
Mass
Ada Johnson
Main Street
Lillian Thimm
Paul Thimm
Bruihler
Frank. Fettkether
NEW
Mississippi River
United States
Louis Svi
Paris
Doumergue
Masaryk
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Rambouillet
Lloyd George
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Thames
Henry TI
Exchequer
England
Stanley Baldwin
Ministry of the Exchequer
Chateau
Chartres
Yveline
Francis I
Napoleon
Salle de Bains
WATL
LA Porte
Betts Funeral
Allison
Utes
A. C. Brown
Shriners
Knights Templar
Carl Heese
Grygla, Minn
Albert Brandt
Jess Weddle
Clarence Wolfe
Ernest Hagemann
Henry Hagemann
Hulda Hagemann
Willard Prestien
Ames
Ernest Kehe
Minnie Moeller
Guenther
Erwin Pipho
Wlinois
Grandma Milius
Fred Kelling
Malmo
Joe Kelling
Charlotte Diekmann
H. L. Diekmann
Vinton Hospital
Orouth
Will Peck
Janesville
Boise
Leversee Road
Guernsey
Maust
T. B
Hampshire
Ford Ton
McCormick
Deere
Northern Star
Emerson
John Deere
H. P
Waterloo Bay
Ford Motor
August Phelps
Oscar Tostlebs
Cedar Falls National Bank
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