Tony Geier Faces Prison Life Term
Tony Geier, 23, stood in Judge H. B. Boies's court as an indeterminate sentence was pronounced for criminal assault on Grace Lawson. The sentence may extend to life, with parole determined by the state board. Geier remains free on a $3,000 bond pending appeal to the Supreme Court. He is a machinist earning $4 to $5 a day.
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Tony Geier
H. B. Boies
Geyer
Grace Lawson
W. W. Woolley
J. C. Murtagh
J. C. Murtagh. When Asked By Judge Boies
Geler
Mr. Murtagh
Lawson
Boies
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Lfe
State Board
Watts
Harlow O'Bleness
Geier
Supreme Court
Castle Hill Seeks Town Incorporation in Waterloo Township
An application for a new town in Waterloo township Castle Hill near Cedar Heights has been filed for incorporation. The outlined territory lies between Waterloo and Cedar Heights, includes parts of sections 16 and 21, and follows the Rock Island right of way. Residents signing the petition include EB Dailey GC H Hackett JD Allen and many others. The Cedar Falls Interurban runs through the site, Cedar Heights recently incorporated, and Castle Hill aims to define its western Cedar Heights horizon eastern Whitney road and northern Rock Island line.
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Waterloo
Castle Hill
Cedar Heights
Rock Island
EB. Dailey
GC. H. Hackett
Jd. B. Allen
J. B. Knowles
Waldo H. Brown
H. B. Nauman
H. J. Ehtebrach
Z. F. Thomas
O. Barnes
M. Miller
G. B
A. W. Stead
J. Shaw
B. A. McCullough
Herbert Pett
L. Graham
C. F. Hackett
DL. Rankin
Cedar Falls
Cedar River Ice Harvest Opened in 1916
Today marks the start of the Cedar River ice harvest for 1916 17 with Crystal Ice Company beginning operations shortly after noon. Crews will rush the work to fill icehouses, aided by nine to eleven inch thick ice and favorable weather conditions. If the present cold spell holds harvest should finish in about two weeks, two weeks earlier than last year when cold weather was late.
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Cedar River
Crystal Ice Company
Charles City Records 18 Degree Temp Rise In 12 Hours
Charles City logged an 18 degree swing in 12 hours with a low of 14 below zero and a rise to eight above by 7 am as part of a cold wave. Des Moines reports Iowa towns facing record cold through December 1918 with Davenport at two below and Omaha at two above.
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Charles City
Ralph B. Buppy
Deas Moines
Charles
Iowa
Davenport
Dubuque
Sioux City
Omaha
Clemency Denied Wagner by Court
The court denied clemency for 24 year old Wagner after an investigation showed his life story could not be verified. He received an indeterminate term in the reformatory for stealing about $80 from the Trving hotel cash register while working as night clerk.
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N. B. Boles
Haj
Trving
Wagner
J. GC. Mur’ Tagh
Boies
St. Paul
Wenner
Clark
Palm Beach
Fla
Bell Boys
Murtagh
German Prisoners Flee to America and British Conscience
New York December 29. A German prisoner aboard the Adriatic sought to land in the United States under seafaring law. The case revealed an organized network aiding German escapees and conscientious objectors seeking landing in America. Captain Rawson resisted but court orders forced compliance as legal arguments unfolded.
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New York
United States
Rawson
England
Ransony
William Farrel
Kerhahn
Marly
Minger
Charles Evans
West Fourteenth Street
Farrel
Evans
Harry Weinberger
No. 261
Broadway
Free Lance
International Mercantites Marine
Ranson
Mayer
Hough
Bar Association
Capt. Rawson
Norman B. Beacher
Hine
Weinberger
Judge Hough
London
Liverpool
Cedric
Oskaloosa Bonds to Build High School Addition
OsKaloosa independent school district voted to issue bonds totaling 126000 dollars to add to the high school and remodel the old building. The measure carried with support from both men and women in a modest turnout.
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Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Independent
Dogs’ Maid Advert To Care For Pets In New York
A New York paper prints a quirky Help Wanted ad by Hilda Johansen of Brooklyn seeking a position as a dog maid. She explains she would clean, walk, wash, and bed dogs, sleep near them but not in the same room, and only care for two dogs at a time.
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New York
Hilda Johansen
Dia
H. Johansen
4Th St
Brooklyn
Miss Johansen
Chambers
Sweden
Bnuil
Long Island
Shattered Romance Led Miss Anderson to Fifty Years of Seclusion
Miss Christina Anderson, a Minneapolis recluse found dead at 2008 Fourth Ave has four possible heirs. Elizabeth Engberg, a cousin from St Paul, revealed a life shaped by love disappointment that kept her from accepting wages for 27 years of service to a local family. She saved money, bought a home, and lived alone for decades, declining friends and gifts. Engberg named administrator. home valued around 3000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Der
Christina Anderson
Fourth Avenues
Eizabeth Engberg
St. Paul
Miss Engberg
Minnesota
Litchfield
Miss Anderson
Chamber of Commerce
Fourth Avenue S
Minnesota St Paul Rochester Electric Traction on sale
The Minnesota St Paul & Rochester Electric Traction Dan Patch line, also known as the St Paul Rochester line, will be sold at public auction on or before May 27. Chicago Great Western and Rock Island rails are said to have made offers. The line, founded by WM Savage, carries a $1,000,000 mortgage.
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Minnesota
Wm, Savage
Reported Becker Murder Before The Discovery
Havana Dec 29 The discovery of the dual Becker murder near Mason City on Dec 16 was named Mrs John P Becker Jr on the morning after the crime at 9 oclock according to sworn testimony of her husband Beulah Thomas sister of the two Thomas Hayes suspects testified that Mrs Beulah Thomas telephoned at 8 oclock a half hour before the alleged discovery time and spoke of the crime George Furtz Delavan painter was quoted by H A Grady of Lincoln as saying If you'll go with me to Mason City I can lay a hand on Becker money right away.
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Havana
Becker
Mason City
John P. Becker
Innest
Fanny Thomas
Thomas Hays
Beulah Thomas
George Furtz
H. A. Grady
Lincoln
California oranges hit in cold spell
Los Angeles reports temperatures near zero in southern California last night damaged the state’s $50 million orange crop. Early estimates peg losses around $5 million as orchardists burn oil worth about $70,000 nightly and deploy fire curtains to shield trees from freezing.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Nidalr
Annette Kellermann Calendar Free With Sunday Herald
The Chicago Sunday Herald will give away a free 1917 calendar featuring a reproduced six color photograph of Annette Kellermann with the Sunday edition. The calendar is claimed to be entirely worthy of exploitation and securing. Obtain it free by purchasing a copy of next Sunday's Chicago Herald through your news dealer. An Evening Courier want ad invites subscriptions for 14,000 readers and their families.
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Chieno Sunday Herald
Annette Kellermann
Chicago Herald
Sunday School Lesson Digest Deg 31 and 11
A compact list of Sunday school lesson references and golden texts from Acts and Romans, noting lessons IV through XV. It includes mentions of Paul before Felix and Agrippa, voyage and shipwreck on Malta, temperance Sunday, and the coming of Christ as key themes with cited verses and titles.
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Liasox
Jesus
Paul
Felix
Actuarly
Werein
Miesk
Speciay
Jraia
Lessex
Caesar
Matt
Nik Lord
Lotas
Agrippa
Earth
Ife
Tim
Malta
Jehovah
Leesox
Christ
Rome
Jerusalem
Cocgar
Eshamed
Lessex TX
Jesus Christ
John x
Sussex
Peare
Bethlehem
Israel
Gabriel
Mary
Expected Sump Bails in Waterland Markets
There is little change in Waterland Markets this week with potatoes rising slightly due to cold weather shipments. Butter prices hold at 45 to 48 cents. onions and other items show steady rates while strawberries from Florida expected around June 10 at fifty cents a quart. Mexican tomatoes and radishes from Louisiana report steady demand and early consignments.
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Walerland
Berlin
Morida
Loilsiana
Park Avenue Company Incorporation News Note
Articles of incorporation reveal Park Avenue company will take over the property of the Wau na Company on Park Avenue and Central Street, marking a formal business entry. The filing indicates planned operations and asset transfer as part of the new entity’s establishment.
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Park Avene Company
Wauna CompAny
Park Avenue
Fragmented Local Notice Points To Public Sale
A damaged newspaper fragment shows a public sale notice with partial readable action and local official names.
No Surgery No Hospital No Pain Historical Critique
A historical critique argues surgeons of the past often removed diseased tissue rather than cure underlying disease, noting a shift from general practice to restrictive surgical interventions and overreliance on operations. It laments excessive hospital and surgical trends while praising earlier broader medical prescribing by family physicians.
Directors named at meeting discuss purchasing facility
Names listed include J. Sudewink J O Bernbrock J J Miller JT We Althouse Paul Davis George AIMer WG Logan and G L Ingley as factory representatives before buying special purchasing apparatus amid competition of American linoleum exports.
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Dar Street
J. &. Sudewink
J, O. Bernbrock
J. J. Miller
We Althouse
Paul Davis
George Ae Aimer
WG. Logan
G. L. Ingley
Oska l oowa elty council bids for new fire equipment
The Oska l oowa city council voted to issue ponds to purchase new fire equipment and the city clerk was authorized to seek bids immediately. Janu Was set as the time for here}
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Oskalonsa
Oskal Oowa Elty Council
Hejre
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Stham Railroads
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AGUS
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James L. Henderson
West Fourth Street
Drs. Myers & Summers
Sycamarn Street
Town
Mayiday
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Wang & Miller Shoe Co
Scotland
Alaska
Stolt Bros
Commercial Street
Independent Meat CO
A&c
Huber
Independent Meat Company
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