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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1917
Page
7
Cedar Falls subscribers are asked to report any failure in delivery to the Waterloo Evening Courier. Contact Waterloo via phone 3330. Evening Courier and Reporter staff note delivery issues may be resolved promptly.
Cedar Falls news notes report Mrs. Bias and son visiting, joint G A R post installation, church services, hospital upkeep, a theft incident at Jefferson Barracks, and many social visits. Death of C H Northway at 303 Tremont with funeral at home and burial in Lincoln township. survivors include a son H C Northway and daughter Mrs C H Abbs.
A reader thanks Mr Park for keeping newspaper prices steady at the old figure for a year, expressing belief that a large share of subscribers will agree that the price named for 1918 is fair.
Co. W. Powell was re elected president of the Waterloo Traveling and Business Men's association at the annual meeting Saturday at Hotel Russell Lamson. J R Ravelison was elected vice president A H Holt secretary and W R French treasurer. The board of directors will include P H O Neil J A Lamb and Reno Hesser. Resolutions of respect and sympathy for the late C L Kingsley were adopted. Kingsley had long been a member of the association.
Dr John Robertson Macartney of First Presbyterian reflected on 1917 as pivotal in a Sunday sermon. He highlighted US entry into World War I and Russia’s upheaval, noting a new global role for America and a cleansing of national faults as the war forged unity and renewed faith.
Fred Thomas held for investigation after police found two packages of literature and an IWW book in his room along with a Savage 32 caliber revolver. Frank Sherman Hughes confessed to stealing $8 from a restaurant employer after detection by Detective Tom Morris. Frank Rankin, crippled, was directed to police station for lodging Saturday night after not eating since Friday. Another cripple selling pencils received a police lecture for remarks to would be buyers. A wife beating claim surfaced against G G Pierce per his wife who had him arrested. A purse with 67 dollars cash and 37.80 in checks found by Mr Nelson at Metropole hotel. Greek grocer’s owner located on Jefferson F.L. Benedict’s auto stolen from Grace M E church during services. Detective Morris traced the machine to Fourth and Commercial at 4 p.m. Raid on Almond street netted two Negro women, two white men and one colored man. Get the benefit of the clearing shoe gate, store open tonight. Wang Miller Shoe Co advertisement.
Superintendents and passenger representatives of the western line of the Illinois Central confer with W S Williams general superintendent today. They expect to curtail passenger train service so more engines may be available for freight. Attending are H S Gray and J L B McCabe of Dubuque J F Dignan of Freeport and T E K Sullivan of Fort Dodge.
The legal advisory board faced a busy day as 47 registrants were numbered at 9 40 with only six questionnaires completed. Names include Vernon Leger Turner Myron G Thompson Roger Skeggw Byron B Bueghly and others. A shoe sale and marriage licenses for Sherman Rae Pearl King Ray Countryman Adel Countryman are noted in Waterloo.
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