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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1914
Page
1
In a bid to form a full ticket, friends of Lore Alford an attorney and president of the Black Hawk County Abstract Co are wiring encouragement for his mayoral candidacy while John R Rector a former mayor declares for the same post. Swisher in district court busy with cases undecided about city solicitor run.
Evangelistic meetings at First Methodist Episcopal church reach high enthusiasm with a Sunday school rally led by Rev. W H Spry. Rev J B Johnson preaches to boys and girls then invites all to the altar for consecration, followed by plans for tonight's sermon by Dr A J Northrup and a special number by Rev F E Baker. Cottage prayer meetings are set for tomorrow at listed homes.
Tom Bell aged 17 was found in his father’s home at 2074 Lafayette Street after entering with a skeleton key to escape cold and hunger. Police report he warmed himself at a cook stove in the basement. charges were filed.
Judge Robert Ronson of Dubuque county and his brother William Ronson filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions. Assets include Ronson Dry Concentrator holdings, mining patents, 1700 acres in Jasper County, and the Bons Homestead. Collapse stems from the Peter Kiene & Son bankruptcy and Benson mortgage foreclosures securing loans for Iowa Iron Works.
Miss Marjorie Cheney entertained club members at her Cedar Weights home last evening. Vera Caf fel presented a paper on Helen Keller, Helen Brownlee played piano, and a circular letter from attending college members was read. Mrs M Cheney analysed courtesies of the evening.
In Wheeling on February 18 a rally of over 300 miners their wives and sympathizers adopted a resolution asking President Wilson to order a congressional investigation into Federal Judge A G Dayton with aim of removal A 5000 name petition will be taken to Washington by four delegates The protest centers on Dayton s coal mine strike rulings including an injunction barring miners officials from speaking to other workers.
The Board of Trade and Commercial Club held a meeting last evening appointing standing committees across divisions including Wholesale and Retail Merchants Civic Publicity and Public Meetings and set plans to lease club rooms in a downtown office building with reports due at an adjourned session next Tuesday evening.
Last night at the ranch church Te revival featured a ladies night and a luncheon for men. Dr. Jaanievon spoke on Has Christian Faith Gone Into Derry, with church services on the topic. Friday and Thursday events invite youth and members. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Best visited Clarksville. Mrs. Wear to remain through Thursday.
The east side board of education approved plans for a three story $36,000 ward school in the McWilliams-Howrey addition at Mobile and Cottage. Construction starts this summer with completion in early 1915 and no special tax levy required. The L-shaped 80 by 68 foot building will feature a novel ventilating system and separate entrances for girls and boys.
Central labor body plans a whirlwind campaign to unionize every craft in Waterloo. Phillip Byrne, a general organizer, arrived from Cedar Rapids to assist City Organizer W. A. Moore. The Plasterers Tenders' union was formed at Labor temple with W. A. Moore in charge. officers include Brannan, Stevens, Morris, McCaughlin, Morris, Hedrick, and Markham.
A few strangers roam the city courting merchants to back a premium promotion scheme. One leading merchant rejected the pitch firmly saying her name would not be used and she would not participate.
A fragment lists individuals connected to a license record: Michael M. Fishels Raymond Katharine Bory Gilbertville Enrnett J. Cocell Waterloo La Verne Beal Waterloo Louis Volker Summer Bertha Mathias Waterloo Theodore Hites Allison Minnie Firk Waterloo. The sequence suggests a roster of licensed names from Waterloo and nearby towns.
Walnut Street Baptist Church members plan a special choir meeting tonight with Mr and Mrs George Moody in attendance. Plans will be finalized for a sacred concert on February 26 to benefit the orchestra. The boys' orchestra and girls' glee club will oversee the event. The Washington tea scheduled for tomorrow evening at Mrs VW Keiber’s home is postponed indefinitely.
West Liberty Iowa February 18 Twenty seven farms within a few miles of West Liberty will transfer on March 1 the longtime effective date. The farms total about 2850 acres with an estimated value around 524000 at an average 185 per acre. Several tracts fetch up to 225 an acre and many will average 200. None lie inside town limits.
Ruth Hemenway, a noted reader and entertainer, will present the full book The Melting Pot by Israel Zangwill this evening at the First Congregational church. She hails from Northwestern School of Oratory and has performed across Iowa including Dubuque and Cedar Rapids. The program showcases her talent for rapid character impersonations without stage sets. The schedule also notes a WCGU meeting the next day at 2:30 PM in YMCA rooms with musical and devotional activities led by Mrs Plunkett and Mrs Phoebe Cornell, followed by a Frances Willard devotional led by Mrs Adalena Mandt and a talk by Mrs Lydia Miles on the Woman's temple in Chicago.
In Kankakee on February 18 Arthur Clark took poison in Judge C B Campbell's courtroom while the judge read jury instructions in the case accusing Clark of obtaining money by false pretenses. The court adjourned, Clark was jailed, a physician attended him, and officials reported concern for his life. The indictments stem from alleged false representations to obtain money, including a divorce suit by his wife and claims of swindling a Chicago hand salesman and a retired capitalist, E P Johnson.
Rona Nev Feb 18 An earthquake struck at 10 18 am shaking a shack for three seconds. The tremor came from southeast to northwest as residents felt the quake across the town of Reno Ney.
Railroad time table lists Illinois Central routes to Dubuque Chicago from many hubs, with east and west bound departures and express services. It details arrivals at Chicago from the west, north bound services to Twin Cities and Albert Lea, and interurban connections between Waterloo Cedar Falls La Porte City Gilbertville and surrounding towns with stated leaving times and running times.
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