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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1914
Page
8
A Waterloo audience at the Waterloo clubroom heard H S Nollen of Des Moines explain income tax rulings and the need for updates. He outlined rates, exemptions, and the impact on families, noting penalties for late filings and the advantage of government protections.
Nine University of Iowa orators compete in a preliminary at Iowa City for a chance to represent the university in the Northern Oratorical league contest at Madison Wisconsin. The top finisher may earn $25 from John G Bowman.
Spokane resident Mrs. Mary Stevens freed a needle point that had wandered through her body for seven years. The fragment, three eighths of an inch, lay under a wisdom tooth after traveling from a sewing machine injury in 1907. Doctors note such cases have occurred before and can be fatal if the needle nears vital organs or the brain.
In Hernando Mississippi fifty masked men halted an Illinois Central passenger train at Love Station and forced Sheriff E F Nichols to surrender two black suspects Johnson McGuirk and Bill Phillipps accused of wounding mill owner J K Ingram. McGuirk was forced to leap from a trestle while Phillipps was spared and sent back to custody. Ingram remains in a Memphis hospital in precarious condition. The two men were being moved from Batesville to Hernando to avoid mob violence.
Mrs. M. C. Halpin of 806 Avenue A in Council Bluffs Iowa faced a frightened moment as her pet fox terrier in her arms suddenly acted rabid frothed at the mouth and showed other Rabies signs. Deputy Sheriff Unthank arrived and shot the dog after she relocated it to another room. No injuries or bites were reported.
An old advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as safe for babies and effective for grown ups. It includes a testimonial from W. W. Nessmith of Statesboro Georgia praising its family use and noting it is sold by all druggists with no substitutes.
Henry Terry died suddenly at his home northeast of Plainfield Sunday morning after a day on the ice hauling. He had been in general health and complained of not feeling well upon waking, ending a weekend marked by his hard work.
In Bremer county a man dies suddenly after his wife sends the title girl to neighbors and a neighbor uses a telephone to call for a doctor. The man leaves a wife, goddaughter Goldie, a mother, four brothers and sisters, and many relatives. Funeral held today at noon at the house and 2 at the church in Horton. In Tama a man maimed for life by accidental discharge of a gun while demonstrating a new automatic weapon to relatives. The bullet wounds his left hand and arm, amputation needed, he is 28 to 30, married with one child, a bricklayer by trade.
Wuilan Snow, a traveling Socialist speaker, addressed a large audience at the Labor temple on the topic Human Merchandise. The talk offered value to wage earners and is part of a Waterloo series ahead of the city campaign.
President Howray will appoint twelve committees this evening at a special directors meeting in L. E. Park’s offices. An advisory board of five men will also be announced. The session is seen as a key part of the Board of Trade machinery, with other important matters on the agenda.
Des Moines Iowa February 17 Vern Hutchins filed a five thousand dollar slander suit against Lafe Carpenter both Bondurant residents. Hutchins says Carpenter claimed his check for a box bought at a Bondurant box social was worth less causing Miss Mary Longnecker to break off Hutchins engagement and damage his feelings by five thousand dollars.
John Harris badly burned in a gasoline explosion. at Presbyterian hospital his neck wrist and left ear burns may require skin grafting before recovery. Mrs Trene Rupplinger, who took bi-chloride tablets, is thought to be out of danger. George R. Crittenden remains in critical condition at his Jefferson street home.
Ten to fifteen thousand women expected at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs biennial convention in Chicago June 9 74. Highlights include a complimentary concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jane Addams addresses, and programs led by Mrs Shepard Arnam Ella Flagg Young and Helen Varick Haswell detailing education, citizenship, and related topics.
Rachel J. Moon files for divorce from Herman K. Moon alleging habitual misconduct. Married at Nashua on June 14, 1904 they separated December 22 last year and she resides at 125 Commercial Street. The suit claims the husband has become addicted to improper conduct.
An ad touts 8 8 8 as a blood cleansing treatment for sciatic rheumatism. It claims rapid action through the bloodstream, reaching arteries, veins, and organs, filtering impurities and easing joint and nerve pain. The Swift Poison Co. in Atlanta invites readers to write for information.
Starting March 4 1914 United Fruit Company adds a high grade weekly sailing to Havana aboard the Great White Fleet. The westbound week begins in New Orleans at 11:00 a m arriving Havana 7:00 a m Friday with return sailings Havana 10:00 a m Wednesdays arriving New Orleans Friday morning. Existing Southern Pacific Line service remains from New Orleans 11:00 a m Saturdays returning Havana 2:00 p m. Tickets and times available from local agents as directed by H 4 Phelps Chicago.
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