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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1926

Page

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Five Grundy Co farms tied to bankruptcy filing

Five Grundy County farms are listed in a voluntary bankruptcy petition received by Referee Joe Jordan. Debts total more than $117,000 with taxes, unsecured and accommodation claims, plus miscellaneous liabilities. Real estate in Grundy, Kilison, Mitchell and Naples counties Minnesota valued around $114,800 with additional assets and subsidiary debts.

Joe Jordan United States Gier & Son Grundy County Kilison Mitchell Naples Minnesota

Coolidge and Lowden Face Off Over Farm Policy

A front page analysis argues that Gov. Lowden leads the farmers' discontent as Coolidge confronts a rival who must prove a better farm remedy. The piece suggests Lowden could be pressed to adopt a farm policy palatable to a broader electorate, or risk losing ground to Coolidge.

Lowden Coolidge Parmers Herald-Tribune

Truck Driver Hurt in Crash at Death Crossing

A truck driver, Whiteford, survived a collision at a busy city crossing known as Death Crossing while several workers looked on. He sustained forehead stitches and a broken nose after the crash that also left a lifeless young man, Wayne R. Jameson, 18, an East High football star, identified as the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.V. R. Jameson, dead in an earlier incident at the same crossing on December 18, 1921.

Wayne R. Jameson East High A.V. R. Jameson Whiteford Iterloo Garment Company Jameson Etherlack Grace Methe Episcopal Church Glenwoods Barehay Street Steacer Presby

Archbishop Cieplak Dies in Passaic New Jersey

Archbishop John Felix Cieplak of Vilna dies in St. Marys Hospital Passaic after a week of illness from pneumonia and influenza. He was 68 and had lived in the United States since last November awaiting potential transport to Poland.

Passaic N. I John Felix Cieplak Vilna Poland St. Mary's Hospital Wisconsin Mgr. Cieplak Srchbishop Hussia Moscow Vigor Bulehkavitell United States Mussolini Italy Lle Rome

Snowslide Deaths and Rescue Efforts Reported

A fragmented report describes a deadly snowslide with an estimated near hundred fatalities. Details are unclear with scattered mentions of a valley, a camp, and rescue squads, while references to a place and timing are partially legible amid the damaged text.

Sues Truck Owner Under Highway Law

A fragmented notice reports a legal action against a truck owner under highway law. The readable fragments indicate a court filing or suit action with references to individuals and places, but many details are obscured in the OCR text.

Fifteen Hundred Men Still Idle at Mines in Hard Coal Areas

Fifteen hundred miners in hard coal districts remained idle as two alloy mines failed to open. The Pennsylvania Coal Company at Pittstown did not instruct managers to reopen gates, keeping workers idle while a new working agreement with the union is sought.

Wilkes-Barre Sioux City Lydia Shefield Reystirs Hells South Bend Lehigh and No. Ds Shutt Vinuar Law Datarinus Pennsylvania Pittstown Ealiieey

Harvard Alumnus Health and Wealth Through the Ages

Cambridge Mass Feb 1 A Harvard Alumni Bulletin survey of 454 men reveals total annual income 3 3 4 2 4 3 0 0 with 8 7 0 0 7 5 6 from investments and the rest from earnings. Median ages range 21 to 70, life insurance totals 13 0 0 1 5 0 with 379 insured and 73 without. Home ownership sits at 294 owners and 123 renters among 489 respondents. Ford leads car brands with 81, Buick 2nd, Rolls Royce 1.

Cambridge Mass Harvard Alumini Bulletin Iregard Ford Buick Rolls- Royce

Bills to Keep Guns from Mails in House Action

Washington Feb 48 AP Bills excluding from the mails pistols revolvers and literature about fraudulent devices and lotteries were approved by a subcommittee of the house post office committee. The measures aim to tighten postal regulations to combat fraud and crime.

Washington, D. C House Post Office Committee

Popular Cigar Store Changes Management

A fragmented report notes changes at Popular Cigar Store with new managers and operations on Baltimore Street. The item mentions staff turnover, a secretary of a combined manufacturers group, and references to local residents and ongoing district events. The text also recalls visits to Fatler sister and a deceased Mrs Walter Mine, with details scattered across the page.

British crystal sets dominate early radio in Britain

Washington reports that crystal receivers, chiefly confined to the nearest broadcasting station, account for about 70 percent of Britain's 70,000 radio set owners. The government hesitates to increase broadcasting stations and may buy the BBC at contract end.

Washington, D. C Commerce Department Atti Broadcasting British Broadcasting — Company Britain

Woman Arrested For Embezzling 475 Dollars In Rentals

Miss Jennie Scott, 29, employed by Mr. and Mrs. Mason, was arrested by Detective P E Walker on larceny by embezzlement. She allegedly collected rents totaling 475 dollars and did not deposit them, tampered with a bank passbook, and admitted irregularities while spending the funds for clothing. She was held in the city jail and a state charge was to be filed by County Attorney W A Cook.

Jennie S Cott Gay Sinceret Mason Fourth- Street West P. E. Walker Alason Aliss Scott W. A. Cook Wen

Autos Killed More in'25 Than Died in French Revolution

Des Moines report cites James Schermerhorn claiming 1925 automobile deaths surpassed French Revolution losses. He urges common sense and education to curb fatalities. Other briefs note a Chicago accident injuring three women and a bankruptcy filing by Oliver Mevoseco, theatrical procurer, with substantial liabilities.

Des Moines James Schermerhorn Detroit Times Iowa Automotive Merchants Association Schermerhorn

Funeral services for Mingis Cen tral engineer in Chicago hospital

Funeral services for Waller Fe Werle Pine Street Mingis Central engineer who died Tuesday in a Chicago hospital will be at 2230 p.m. Friday in Christ Episcopal church with the rector ey Bb Mounsey officiating. A service at home at 2 p.m. will precede the church service and many relatives will attend. The text also notes others connected to the family and a gathering of a likely association meeting Friday afternoon at the church.

Walther Waller FE. Werle Fin Pine Street Mingis Chicago Christ's Episcopal Church Ey Bb Mounsey Reg Pra Rewie Gertrude Enga Sie Ralph Thomas KF

Harry Hummel to Operate Hummel Hotel in Des Moines

C O Hummel today bought all fixtures linens and other hotel equipment in the Hummel Hotel at 326 Fourth Street West Des Moines from the Martin Hotel company and took over the unexpired lease set to run until March 1 His son Harry Hummel former Loop cigar store proprietor will manage immediately The deal also included the Nimme cafe equipment The hotel was built in 1903 by J P Hummel and his son C C Tiummet

C. O. Hummel Hummel Fourth Street West Martin Hotel Company Des Moines Harry Hummel Loop Cigar Store Cammerela Street J. P. Hummel C. C. Tiummet

Confesses Murder and Finds Supposed Victim Alive

Joseph Krol, 42, confessed to murder at a Chicago police station after six years of wandering and petty theft. He learned his supposed victim Anna Sisca Alis is alive, shouted “Thank God,” and collapsed. He faces possible charges of robbery wife abandonment and bigamy.

Chteago INS Joseph Krol Alis Anna Sisca Krol Sisen

Retail Food Costs Lower in January

Washington February 18 The Department of Labor reports the retail cost of food fell about one percent in January yet rose about six and a half percent since January 1925 and seven percent since 1913. The largest January drop was eggs down 19 percent with butter and oranges down around six and four percent respectively.

Washington, D

Squatters’ Claim of Residence Disputed Near Salix Iowa

Sioux City reports a boundary puzzle as Budd John George and Elmer Orr brothers are accused of destroying M. J. Nicion property on Missouri river bottom land near Salix close to the Nebraska Iowa line. District Judge C C Hamilton fined Budd 56 dollars and the others 25 dollars each for alleged residence in Nebraska.

Sioux City Nebraska-Iowa Boundary Commission Budd John George Elmer Orr Salix M. J. Nicion Nebraska C.C. Hamilton

Match box relic found in Cedar mill wreckage

George Leckington and a worker found a cast iron self closing match box on the Cedar mill office wall. The piece bears the name C. Parkers in Senttoy and dates to 1869 and 1870.

Old Cedar Mill George Leckington C. Parker Senttoy

Des Moines Man Sues For Divorce Over Stove Poker Rules

George Crain files for divorce from Lizzie Medrick Cram in district court alleging abuse including a head strike with a stove poker and threats. Crain claims the wife called him names and ruled the household amid tumultuous disputes. In Berlin, a Japanese report says the killer known as Bluebeard confessed to 43 murders, mostly women and children, plus a priest named Majewski.

Sattler Des Moines Web Oames George Crain Lizzie Medrick Cram Rand Berlin Warsaw Rutschuc Majewski

Hansen Addresses Lions Luncheon Speaker in Black's Tearoom

Fred Hansen state secretary of the YoML GLA spoke at the Lions club luncheon in Boon Black's tearoom today. He warned individuals tend to fault others rather than act for the common good and urged concrete action.

Divorce Petitions Filed in Cedar Falls District Court

Divorce petitions filed list R H Windelf versus Grace Windolf, married in San Francisco December 22, 1911, alleging desertion November 5. AL Wilimek versus J Wilimek, married Toledo July 28, 1902, property at 26L Main Cedar Falls. Ethra Hansen versus Paris E K Hansen, Cedar Falls June 9, 1920, separated July 2, 1925, two children Richard and Donald born to the couple.

R. H. Windelf Grace Windolf San Francisco Windelf AL Wilimek J. Wilimek Toledo Main Street Cedar Falls Paris EK. Hansen Ethra Hansen Richard Donald

Impressive Rite of Naturalization Bill in House

Washington February 13. Representative Rot Bloom introduces a bill to standardize naturalization with a dignified ceremony and to erect a citizenship house in New York where aliens would receive education before being naturalized. The plan, nicknamed Hoodoo though HR 13, has broad civic support and endorsements from Judge Augustus Hand and others.

Washington, D. C Rot Bloom New York Ealth Bloom Altho Augustus N. Hand United States District Court of New York Hand

Farmer on Trial for Killing Son In Law Feud Sparks Court Fight

John Duschner a 12 year old Dubuque county farmer stands trial for first degree murder in the shooting of his son in law John Dolenc 32 on his farm November 30. The district court opening follows a long feud with the defendant claiming self defense. he has been jailed without bail since the killing.

Dubuque, Ta John Dusehner Dubuque County John Dojenc Duschner Dolenc

Fifty Mink Skins Part of Eskimo's Alimony

Ansherae Alaska February first AP One bull mase properly butchered and delivered sixteen mink skins dressed and stretched five gray fox pelts or one silver pelt together with hundred ull-grown salmon delivered in season is the alimony Charlie Big Eyes must pay his squaw The judges ruled the foregoing a fair share of the increment accruing to a native family when the husband drank up mink skins at five dollars per pint The defendant allegedly ended his drinking by forcing his squaw into the creek after she chided him

Ansherae Alaska Charlie Big Eyes Ninilehik Cook Inlet

Honolulu Traffic Rule Puzzler For Tourists

Tourists face a new Hawaii traffic ordinance with directions using Makai toward the sea and Ewa toward the mountains. The article explains four native terms that describe compass directions, affecting parking rules along Fort Street and Nuuanu in Waikiki.

Honolulu Fort Street Waikiki Fort Ews Nuuanu Makai Maukia Waikikt Waikiki Beach Ewa Ewa Plantation

Marriage License Record and Mixed Names Patch

A fragmentary notice lists a marriage license involving James M. Mitchell of Waterloo and Hilda Jansen of Pipestone Minnesota dated 19 with unclear surrounding text. The garbled line references federal agents and a depository and a trade context, but no coherent event details emerge beyond the license and two names.

James M. Mitchell Waterloo Hilda Jansen Pipestone Minn

Londergan Named In Suits Across Floyd County Courts

J A Andrew receiver for Warmers Trust and Savings bank filed two suits totaling 39 500 demanding foreclosure and repayment on notes of 1 506 and 2 000 with 48 000 shares of Medical Life Insurance stock as collateral. A separate suit in municipal court against Londergan for 718 00 over alleged fraudulent sale of stock by Dr Louis at Grandy Center also seeks damages plus interest.

J. A. Andrew Warmers Trust& Savings Bank Charles City Floyd County Insurance Loan& Investment Co Medical Life Insurance Company Insurance Loan & Investment Co L. F. Meier Lg, Londergan Meier Cgs McCumber McCumber Farmers Trust & Savings Bank van G. Londergin Madlent Lifs Insurance Campang L. ‘Louis Grandy Center Fanny Louis

Two Die In Wreck Near Watertown N Y

In Watertown New York two trainmen died and about twenty people were injured when a New York Central passenger train collided head on with a freight train today. The dead are engineman Will Dell and passenger train foreman Richard Quinn.

Watertown N. Y New York Central Will Dell Richard Quinn Freman

Battles Beggar on Porch Defends Self in Chicago

Mrs Amelia Wells fought off a man who tried to overpower her on her back porch as she searched for a footnote to enter the house last night in Chicago. In Springfield Illinois Raymond Castello Keaga, murderer of Madeline White found under a noreh, is to hang April 16 according to the supreme court. F L Patterson returns from Rochester clinic after surgery, accompanied by Mrs Patterson. A welcome back celebration for a returning war hero is planned with a reception committee.

Chicago Amelia Wells Slaver Toww Springheld Raymond Castello Keaga Madeline White Supreme Court Patterson Retuens F. L. Patterson Mara Brothers Clinic Rochester Minn

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