Death adds new angle to Burnham cage husband case
Chicago February 6 Investiga tion into the mysterious death of Mrs Selma Burnham widowed owner of a slot machine business takes a new turn as Mary Doran a houseworker at the Burnham home is held for questioning. Doran relates a midnight intruder threatened Mrs Burnham over unsigned papers and hinted at exposing the death. Investigators may seek exhumation if her account holds under oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Selma
Burnham
Look & Sesasional Tauth
Mary Doran
Mrs. Burnham Dia
Sanford Burnham
Ayres
Four Dead and Sixty Hurt in Colombo Rioting
In Colombo Ceylon four people were dead and about sixty injured as rioting erupted during a strike by harbor and railway workers. Some 15,000 workers marched on police headquarters, sparking clashes that continued overnight but eased by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombo
Ceylon
Newcomers Bring Nine In To Waterloo City
Waterloo population uptick noted as nine families move in this past week per Retail Merchants' association records. New arrivals include O'Shea T J 325 Summit Byrnes D T 601 1 2 Fourth Selk George 320 Saxon Kono Alva 209 Kingsley Roberts M C 627 Ankeny Filier Vern 312 Webster Bunth M B 201 Allen Musgrove H E 117 Cottage Grove and Holtzner Mrs Josephine Tis Fourth east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Ain
Retail Merchants’ Association
O'Shea
T. J
Summit Byrnes
D. T
Selk
George
Saxon
Kono
Alva
Kingsley
Roberts
M. C
Ankeny
Filier
Mortuary Notes and Deaths Across Iowa Towns
Mortuary notices report Lovina Straffer 84 dying at home in Cedar Rapids area with surviving children and funeral plans likely Friday. Lawrence Lichty, 13, dies of pneumonia at home, funeral at Petersen Bros chapel and Church of the Brethren in Orange township. G P Shader, railroad engineer, death prompts Masonic service at O Keefe Towne chapel with Truman De Roane to conduct. remains to Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovina Straffer
Loving Straffer
Clara Raffle
Webster Street
Straffer
Lovina Weimer
Hancock County
Ohio
Iowa County
Iowa
Samuel Straffer
Theron Straffer
South English
Chris Straffer
Miteraburg
Nellie Cheney
Cedar Rapids
Rafe Here
Jacob Weimer
Ottumwa
Meggle
Frederickson
Marengo
Lizzie Stepmeyer
Ceder Rapids
Eat Hileman & Gina
Lawrence Edward Lichty
Lawrences
Edward’ Lichty
Jerald Lichty
Lawrence
Petersen Bros
Church of Te Brethren
Orange Township
A. P. Blough
Poul Longnecker
Wit Bo Jn
Orange Towneld
Ah PR. Snader
G. P. Shader
iMinois Central Railroad
Incal Hospital
Masonic Order
O'Keefe & Towne Chapel
Truman DeRoane
O'Keefe
Towne Mortuary
hUme
Portal
Memorial Park Cemetery
Death of Baron Ehrenfried von Huenefeld Shocks Germany
Berlin reports the death of Baron Ehrenfried von Huenefeld at a sanitarium after an intestinal operation. The baron, 36, helped the Bremen monoplane crew on the historic Atlantic crossing with Capt. Hermann Koehl and Major James E. Fite in April. He suffered from chronic intestinal disorders and had prior appendicitis surgery. He was famed as a patriot and ally of the imperial regime and a close friend of the former crown prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Ehrenfried Gunther .von Huenefeld
Hermann Koehl
James E. Fitemaurice
Atlantic
Germany
Bremen
Tekia
Baron Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld
Fitz~matrice
Captain Koehl
North American
Junkers
Curtis Pield
Long Island
Floyd Benneth
Washington
Golden Wedding Celebration Held at Cedar Falls
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Myers was celebrated with a surprise party Tuesday evening at their home, 618 Twelfth Street West, Cedar Falls. Attending were their daughters Mrs. Bessie Nunn of Waterloo and Miss Julian Mae Myers of Cedar Falls, a granddaughter Mrs. F. L. Sutton of Waterloo, and close friends. Gifts included gold pieces and flowers. The couple married February 5, 1879, in Franklin Grove, Illinois, and farmed near Independence before moving to Cedar Falls about three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Howard Myers
Myers
Franklin Grove
Independence
Widow to Collect Compensation on Husband's Life
Nora L Kelley wins workman compensation claim in Charles City Iowa verdict finds her husband's death, while acting as a station agent for Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, was due to injuries. The $2,000 policy is awarded, insurer previously attributing death to disease after fatal hemorrhages from injuries while handling heavy weights at the Nora Springs station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Charles City
Nora
Kelley
Nora Springs
Chicago, Rockland
Beaver Patrol Scouts Win Efficiency Honor
In the Waterloo council January efficiency contest Beaver patrol of Troop No. 15 Grace M E church led by RP Morris with scoutmaster Jack Gook of Troop No. 14. Arthur F. Jury announced details and a scout masters meeting was set for Grace M E church at 7 30 Wednesday evening February 13. Paper wins libel suit. Des Moines February 6 The Fort Madison Democrat case dismissed for lack of malice proof. Building permits listed for Muscatine and Mullette West Vaughan and Home Park addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Schaal
Waterloo Council
Arthur F. Jury
Beaver Patrol
Grace M. E. Church
Morris
Jack Gook
Grace M
BE. Dhucc
Des Moines
Fort Madison
Iowa Supreme Cart i
Elizabeth Bate Ini
Ahe
Temperatures and midweek forecast notes
Fragmentary weather note records temperatures for Wednesday with unclear times. It mentions maximum and minimum values and specific hours but the data is garbled leaving the exact figures and locations unreadable.
Fire on Roof Sparks Quick Damage at City Store
A blow from a board and a blowtorch by a worker caused a brief fire on the roof of the 84 Kresge store at 212 Fourth Street. Damage was slight as workmen fanned flames from punctured roofing and wood beneath. A separate residence report notes a spark on a roof at 132 Edwards Street with minor damage and a $25 estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kresge
Fourth Street
Inti
W. R. Krutsinger
Edwards
Legislature May Put More Teeth in Bluesky Law
The legislature considers a strong Bluesky law expansion giving the slate powers to investigate stock issues in Iowa and to seek injunctions against securities fraud. Dealers and brokers would register, and issues may gain state qualification by earnings tests or investigation. Burden of proof on issuers, exemptions broad, fees set. House advances bus franchise bill and appropriations for educational and correctional institutions, with state board of conservation seeking a $60,000 annual increase. Fort Dodge Chronicle notes the bill's return to Senate and local fiscal moves including county transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Secretary of State
House of Representatives
Anderson Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Fort Dodge
House
State Board of Conservation
Byron W. Newberry
Willian S. Rice
Clinton County
Ponatient & L
Chinton County
De Valera Held in North Ireland Jail
Eamon De Valera, leader of the opposition party in the Irish Free State, spent the day in jail in Belfast for defying an order barring entry to Northern Ireland. He was brought to a jail under guard after trying to cross the border to address a Garlic meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Valera
North Ireland
Eamon de Valea
Aposition
Jal
Northern Ireland
Arc
Fire millage boost debated by Waterloo leaders
Waterloo officials push for raising the fire millage from 7 to 10 mills as a new bill advances. Mayor G A Tibbitts says current rate is obsolete and underfunds a modern fire division, noting past savings and ongoing needs while civics urge lawmakers to approve the proposal this session.
Taxpayers Asked to Make Claims for Road Refunds
County Auditor Frank W. Esher issued a notice to 600 to 700 residents along Grant highway between Waterloo and the Buchanan county line. Claimants must present sworn receipts for special assessment taxes paid for paving the road, with refunds totaling about 42,000 to be issued by the county board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Esher
Grant Highway
Waterloo
Buchanan
State Highway Commission
Debater Ill of Mumps Delays Waverly Debate
Illness of two Waverly high school debaters causes postponement of tonight's contest against Independence. Esther Frese out with appendicitis. Hildegarde Frese ill with mumps after winning first in the declamatory contest. Mumps spreads through the school, threatening more events. Capital stock of Duluth Papers & Specialties Co raised to 150000, Fred Adams of Waterloo president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Waverly
Llness
Duluth Papers& Specialties Co
Eva Brebner
Fred Adams
Waterloo
Prosecution Dropped for Palace Theatre Auditor
Mason City Iowa February 6 officials said John B Goodell Palace theatre organist who confessed taking 1500 from the theatre safe Sunday night will not be prosecuted Charges filed have been withdrawn Blizzards sweep Turkey trains stalled communications interrupted and regions isolated Steamship Lesbos sunk by a gale fourteen saved casualties unknown Prima Donna Minnie Hauk dies in Lucerne at age seventeen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
John B. Goodell
Palace Theatre
Bucharest
INS
Lesbos
Bosphorus
Constantinople
Lucerne
Switzerland
Minnie Hauk
Carmen
Co operation 16 ways to improve radio reception
Francis St. Austell, president of the Iowa Listeners' league, outlined an approach to reduce interference through education and cooperation. A Waterloo chapter will organize, with engineers analyzing local devices like mixers and heaters to locate interference sources and improve reception. The league seeks support from public utilities and federal regulators to ensure fair treatment for Iowa stations WHO and WWOOC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Listeners’ League
Francis St. Austell
Des Moines
League
BSE. Austell
Waterloo
Waterloo Theatre
St. Austell
St.Austell
Towa
Federal Radio Commission
WHO
Wwoc
LeJeune to Quit as Marine Commandant
Maj. Gen. John A. LeJeune announced he will not seek another appointment as commandant after his term ends March 5. He will lead the Pacific coast district, with President Hoover to choose a successor, likely Maj. Gen. Wendell Neville. Also noted is Wilbert Landau's improving condition after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
John A. LeJeune
United States Marines
Pacific Coast District
Hoover
Wendell ©. Neville
Quantico Marine Base
Huge Cake of Ice Slips From Hotel Roof Crashes Inside Lobby
In Cedar Rapids Iowa a 300 pound cake of ice slid from the Alison hotel roof and crashed through a skylight into the lobby. No injuries were reported as workers cleared snow and ice after the incident, which likely formed from melting snow yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
U.R
Alison Hotel
Toe Drop Further Action in Arrest of Miss French
Des Moines reports the state board of control will likely take no further action after arrest of Miss Carrie Mae Fretch a child placement agent. She transported a dying child from Salvation Army in Des Moines to a family near Marshalltown where the child died of brain hemorrhage. Coroner H H Nichols ordered her arrest and police chief Glassco held her overnight in a hotel. Inquest showed she sought a physician and contacted the coroner multiple times before he arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Marshalltown
Carrie Mae Fretch
Glassco
Thorp argues inability to pay alimony in Polk County case
Des Moines publisher Thorp testifies in Polk court that his income from papers is too low to sustain monthly alimony. He states his average monthly earnings are about 40 dollars, while his former wife testified to 590 dollars, with the judge agreeing Thorp should not be forced to add to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
EL ‘Thorp
Polk. Com
Curt Argue
Vagaine
Peridina Tlamenii
Alvorce
Thorp
Frankiin
Wells Barnett Buys George Quest House
Wells H Barnett secretary of Waterloo Engraving and Services Co and president of Weston Barnett Inc has purchased the George Quest residence at 128 King Bard Avenue and taken possession. The price was $8600 Quest has moved to Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WelLs H. Barnett
Waterloo Engraving & Services Co
Weston-Barnett, Inc
Malr. Street
George Quest
Kingbard Avenue
Quest
Minnespalis
Loot Fur Store Heist Shocks Chicago February Crime
Three men armed with revolvers robbed the dnacov Goldberg fur store in Chicago bound and gagged the owner. They escaped with about 5000 dollars worth of furs in an automobile, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dnacov Goldberg
Hart-Parr Company or Three-Way Merger
New York reports negotiations are under way for a merger involving Hart-Parr of Charles City and three other farm implement firms including Ja. Nichols & Shepard Co. and Oliver Plow. The board has not acted yet. if completed, Hart-Parr officials would manage the merged entity and expect factory expansion in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart-Parr Company
New York
Wall Street
Hart- Parry Company
Charles Gilby
Ja. Nichols & Shepard Co
Battle Creek
Mien
Oliver Plow Company
Charles Cuy
Charles City
Hart-Parr
Bila Williams
Jefferson
O. T. Walensky
S. Grose
Western
Vol
Magnolia
Northcott Murder Trial Nears Close
Riverside California February 6 The Northcott murder trial nears its end with Gordon Stewart Northcott acting as his own attorney to wind up defense and brief rebuttal evidence. States attorneys plan to seek the death penalty as arguments expected to begin later today. Des Moines February 6 In an Idnn county case the town supreme court refused damages to Mary Puckett for injuries from an automobile accident noting she was not actually riding in the car when a door fell off and struck her foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Cal
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Des Moines
al Idnn
Town Supreme Court
Mary Puckett
Schooner Fieldweld In Distress Off Cape Cod
Washington dispatch reports the three masted schooner Fieldweld owned by I Gillesplin and company of Parrsboro Nova Scotia is in distress 260 miles off Cape Cod. Coast guard headquarters were advised today to the Boston Insurance company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U.R— Coast Guard
Boston Insurance Company
Fieldweld
I. Gillesplin and Company
Parrsboro
Nova
Seana
Cape Coot
One New Health To Konjola Promoted In Waterloo
The Konjola medicine advertised by the Konjola Man at Wangler Bros. Drug Store, 229 E Fourth Street, Waterloo, is claimed to cure indigestion and kidney troubles by using twenty two roots and herbs. A testimonial from Edward Mart of Donahue Iowa describes dramatic digestion improvement after four bottles, with the ad insisting Konjola reaches the underlying causes of ailments and offers free samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wangler Bros
Fourth Street
Waterloo
Edward Mart
Donahue
Lows
Martl
Konjola
Micdica
Ike
Wangler Hroa
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Burnham Cage
Mr.,and
Mrs. Newcomer
Beaver
Perauits
Mruser & Fell
Mullete West
Vaughan, Surner
Frank Asquith
Bousevare
Herman OC
Miller
Felder
Shenandoah
Fred Otte
Lowell Otte
University of Tows
Washington State
Albert Otte
Bidney
Philip Kengy
PB. DL Kenagy
Fourth Street West
al Presbyterian Hoopital
Tibbitts
Weterloo
Glenn A. “Sobita
Celles
Tost Fira
National Board of Fire
Undacwrteria
Water Company
National Board
Consolidated Fund
Iowa Cities
Turkey
Balkan Peninsula
Pittsburgh
Lewis S. Mudge
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Eugene M. Antrim
Methodist. Episcopal Committee
Wilbert Landau
Hawvercourt
Illinois Central Railroad
Allen Memorial Hospital
Miss French
Ublisher
Wells Barnett
Ateve
Thousamia
Chernoft
Chernogt Hes
Ing
Cincinnasti
Onlo
Serrec
Lauerman's
Mme
Chernoffs
Jernoff Beauty
Cincinnati
Ene
Freiburg
Europe
Shrine Temple
Northcott
Nears Close
Home Park Boulevard
Lester W. Miler
Atoll
Bouile
Amd
R.edward Marti
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