Libel suit seeks $25,000 over saloon petition campaign
F J Federspiel files the first libel action against Waterloo Business Men's Temperance leaders and members over a contested saloon petition. Damages of 25,000 claim false and malicious statements harmed Federspiel’s reputation and business standing in Waterloo. Additional suits loom from other canvassers and local officials amid objections to petition affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vibel
Waterloo Business Men's Temperance Association
Ealoon
Temptance Association
Board of Supervisors
F. J. Federspiel
N. Federspiel
H. L. Litchfield
James Black
E. D. Hull
A. F. Gates
James M. Graham
SV. R. Jameson
George Ferguson
C.W. Hutton
James Gardiner
E. A.archer
P. L. Billings
W. B. Howell
J. B. Smith
W. B. Sandford
Mesers, Hull
Waterloo
J. T. Sullivan
W. N. Birdsall
Orn
Our Lady of Victory Academy
Waterloo Business College
W. C
W. B. McMurray
Waterloo Township
J. H. Seeland
Sunday School Workers Convene For District Planning
Delegates from four counties gather at the YMCA for the State Sunday School Workers association district convention. Rev. Wm Beachler of Waterloo is president of Black Hawk county society and vice president of the larger body. Des Moines officials are represented by Miss Bloise Snell as state field secretary. conference seeks future work plans and mutual benefits. It continues today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Sunday School Workers Association
Wm. Beachler
Waterloo
Black Hawk County Society
Co. E. Stein
Des Moines
Bloise Snell
Banquet Tickets On Sale For W. Y. C. A. Event
Tomorrow is the last day to buy tickets for the annual W Y C A banquet and business meeting on Feb 11. Tickets available at Paul Davis candy department Black's ribbon counter or association rooms. Camp fire drill by twenty girls, Miss Alma Gobin directs, with vocal solos by Mrs. Etta Wood Loveaul and Mrs. H C Wilbur. Board of directors to add seven new members replacing several retiring officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candy Department
Paul Davis
Black's
Association Rooms
Ladies of Grace M. E
Church i
Alma Gobin
Etta Wood Loveaul
H. C. Wilbur
Austin Burt
Board of Trustees
Yatlong
W. W. Lytle
J. A. Moore
J. Kighmer
Fred
Pettit
W. B. Shallenberger
Edward Alford
B. L. Macray
B. McMurray
Atpires
Law and Notary Republic
H. J. Litchfield
Alm ¥. Gates
Business Men’s Temperance Association
Waterloo
William Wright
Revivals Held at Wadena and Ambergri Cedar Rapids mission
Ti Seger missionary of the Presbyterian board for eastern Iowa closed successful meetings at Wadena Iowa with many conversions and church unions. Before Wadena he led services at Amber where a strong church grew from a Cedar Rapids presbytery Sunday school. The Segers depart Saturday for Chicago to attend the Northwest missionaries silver anniversary conference. Captain A R O'Brien and Dr Ferguson of Cedar Rapids accompany them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ti. Seger
Presbyterian Board For
Eastern Iowa
Wadena
Iowa
Seger
Amber
Cedar Rapids
Friedmann Cure Serum Reaches New York Physician
Dr Austin B Heid of Pittsburgh arrives at Ellis Island with a serum claimed to be the first Friedmann cure to reach the United States Heid says the vial contains enough serum to treat a bone tuberculosis patient for his consumptive wife awaiting his return Heid is questioned by federal health officials on the voyage and at quarantine with the serum’s efficacy as his motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Austin B. Heid
Pittsburgh
Europe
Heid
Milton H. Foster
Ellis Island Health Service
United States
Friedmann
Foster
Deaf Pupils Hear Evangelist Sunday Through Sign Interpreters
In Columbus fourteen of three hundred one converts at Evangelist Sunday’s tabernacle could not hear the sermon, as interpreters translated his talk into sign language for about two hundred pupils from the State Institution for the Deaf. Superintendent J. W. Jones and three teachers accompanied the students, with interpreters guiding the sign invitation that led fourteen to go forward. Most pupils at the school are Christians.
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Columbus, O
Tabernacle
Evangelist Sunday
State Institution For the Deaf
J. W. Jones
Oliva Bruning
Misa May Greener
Leonce O'Debrecht
Cummins Designated on Steering Committee
Washington February 7 Senators Oliver La Follette Root Smoot and Cummins were named to the legislative steering committee formed by the Republican caucus. The panel will monitor the legislative situation, indicate preferred measures, and help keep the calendar clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oliver, la Follette
Root, Smoot
Cummins
Barrel Burst Injures Two Men at Illinois Central Shops
At the Illinois Central shops a barrel filled with oil exploded while pressurized by a compressed air machine. Martin Kieley suffered a broken arm and John Kinneburgh sustained facial bruises. The blast occurred at 2 15 and Kelley was promptly taken to hospital.
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Martin Kieley
John Kinneburgh
Illinois Central
Kelley
Obituary of Mary Anna Weller of Raymond and Waterloo
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock at the Catholic church in Raymond with Father Rottler presiding. Burial followed in Raymond cemetery. Mary Anna Weller, about 22, died Tuesday night at her parents' home after six months of tubercular illness with complications. She leaves four sisters and a brother, all living in nearby towns, and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anna Weller
Raymond
Father Rottler
Waterloo
Franklin Street
P. W. Garthoff
Dunkerton
William Clouse
State Street West
L. H. Lines
Butler Avenue
J. L. Tarkett
Franklin
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Agricultural Bill Goes To Conference
Washington February seven Lever and Page bills for agricultural and vocational school extension moved to a conference committee of the house and senate for compromise. Conductor L Miller of Norfolk Nebraska on the Bonesteel Division of C and N Ry Co endorses Foley Kidney Pills noting satisfactory results for kidney trouble. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lever and Page
House
Senate
L. Miller
Norfolk
Nebr
Records Transferred From Auditor to District Clerk
In a saloon petition case, armfuls of records including a 3918-signature monster petition, withdrawal books, contested names, poll books and objections were moved from County Auditor Rainbow to the district court clerk. Rainbow relinquished custody. Pettit will vault them until court use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow
District Court
Pettit
Grover testifies on Southern Pacific spying on rivals
Washington February 7. F.8. Grover president of the Philadelphia and Gulf Transportation company testifies before the house shipping trust committee. He says Charles Wagner of Philadelphia was employed by Southern Pacific to obtain manifests from Grover line employees. Wagner allegedly copied independent manifests to New York and sold them to J. L. Spence, Southern Pacific traffic manager, for ten dollars each. Grover claims the SP used threats and rebates to pressure shippers away from the independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grover
Philadelphia & Gulf Transportation Company
House Shipping Trust
Groves
Chas. Wagner
Philadelphia
Southern Pacific Line
Grover Line
Southern Pacific
Wagner
Philadphia & Gulf Company
Independent
Miss Ruth Mattern Celebrates Fourteenth Birthday Party
Miss Ruth Mattern daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Mattern 313 Vermont street marked her fourteenth birthday with an afternoon party for fifteen girls A six oclock three course dinner was served by Misses Mildred Mattern and Olive Sandford The house featured red hearts and crepe paper place cards and Ruth received a silver mesh bag The evening included contests music and readings by Thelma Walker Dorothy Scott Genevieve Gates and Evelyn Woods Also includes a testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills from W S Skelton of Stanley Indiana claiming relief from kidney pain in a single box
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Mattern
A. W. Mattern
Vermont Street
Mildred Mattern
Olive Sandford
Valentine
Ruth
Thelma Walker
Dorothy Scott
Genevieva Gates
Evelyn Woods
Assembly Back Kenyon Bill to Stop Liquor Shipments
Charleston February 7 by unanimous vote the senate adopted the house resolution memorializing congress to pass the Kenyon-Shepard bill prohibiting shipping intoxicating liquors into dry territory and asking West Virginia's senators and congressmen to vote for the measure. The manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited in West Virginia after July 1 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House
Congress
West Virginia
Leavitt & Johnson Bank Shows Strong Periodic Statement
Leavitt and Johnson bank posted a solid periodic statement, underscoring its role as a key Waterloo financial pillar. Loans and discounts reached 1,216,624.51, bonds 208,000, cash and credits 376,089.99, overdrafts 1,391.76, for total resources of 1,902,103.26 with ERG deposits at 1,384,132.78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
L. & IT Company Marks Growth Since 1856 in City
The surplus and undivided profits total 117970.48. Established in 1856, the old L. & IT has made progressive strides commensurate with the growth of the city.
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Old
New Fraternity Organized in Waterloo Chapter I S C Fraternity
A meeting of International Correspondence School students in the Lafayette building drew sixty members. Scranton officers J D Jones and W B Gould spoke on the fraternity work and gave an educational address. Officers elected: Freddahie Tanien Co Gorman first vice president R H Carother second vice president A F Miller secretary H J Richardson treasurer R W Stewart. The Waterloo chapter I S C fraternity begins with a large charter membership. A homemade candy sale is planned Saturday at Sinnard’s west side grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Correspondence School
Lafayette
J. D. Jones
W. 8. Gould
Scranton
I. C. 5S
Gould
Jones
Freddahie
Tanien Co. Gorman
R. H. Caroth
H. J. Richardson
R. W. Stewart
Waterloo Chapter
I. S.C. Fraternity
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Federspiel Sues Business Men's Temperance Assn
Acter
Federspiel
Water
Fifth Streets
Ventory
W. A
Dike
Dike’s
Taggart
Reliable Drug Store
Commercial St
J. T. Ryan
Rock Island Railway
Ryan
Rock Island
Ardmore
Oklo
R. H. Johnston
Union Station
C. RB. Milligan
FE. Walling
Yukon
Foley
JH. W. Grove
OAS Southern Pacific
W. 5. Skelton
Stanley
Ind
All Drugeed Ote
Bing
East 5Th Street
L. Leffler CO
Fifth Street
W.va
Assembly
A. F. Mil
Sinnard's
West Side
Ing
Russia
Stolt Bros
Commercial Street
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