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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1919
Page
11
A Boston Central Labor Union committee aims to meet President Wilson in Boston on Monday to press for rescinding the wartime prohibition proclamation citing rising unemployment. An anti prohibition parade by union workers is planned for Sunday, April 6.
Local notices report Oliver Gordon visiting the city on business while Ronald Reed arrives from Iowa City as a student at the University of Iowa. Mentions of weekend visits, military discharges, illness notes, church services, and a centennial program plan. Includes ads for Marigold Oleo.
Paris reports the supreme war council has drafted a military treaty to disarm Germany to a small police force, dismantle frontier fortifications including Helgoland and Kiel, and align naval and aerial disarmament. It vows to prevent a resumption of hostilities and frees allied troops except in occupied zones until peace formalizes.
Washington Feb 22 Secretary Daniels said the first three German liners to join American troop transports will be turned over to the navy within a few days and American crews may operate them by mid next week. The ships likely are among the largest German liners held in enemy harbors. American crews have already been assembled in Europe.
In Philadelphia a Feb 22 convention opening heard Very Rev Peter F. Magnennis urge Ireland self determination. Five thousand delegates attend in the largest national guard armory as the Irish race seeks freedom with American support. Justice Cohalan said self determination must apply to Ireland to secure lasting peace.
Washington reports Vice Admiral Sims, commanding American naval forces in European waters, may return to the United States in late March if the international situation permits. Secretary Daniels approved Sims’s plan to open the naval war college at Newport May 1, elevating his role as president and marking the assignment as likely his life’s work.
Associated Press report from Toledo dated February 22 notes more than 50 people jailed in Monroe County for contempt of court and Reed amendments violations after state troops seized three thousand quarts of whisky at the Michigan Ohio border Friday night. Ohio to Michigan traffic is guarded and whisky stored as evidence. A second item from Paris dated February 22 reports the battle at Lemberg resumed per a Havas dispatch from Cracow, with Ukrainians aiming to take the city before the inter allied mission arrives.
Jurors in the Paul Balney case near potential verdict with discharge expected if no agreement by afternoon. Judge H. B. Boies imposes restrictions as three attorneys plead cases. defense lawyer Murtagh attacks star witness Elsie Graham Lardner, suggesting her complicity with crooks. Battier accused of stealing £3,000 in furs from P. G.tones store on December 28, 1906. mistrial possible requiring new proceedings later.
The wheat guarantee bill to empower the president to buy and dispose of 1918 and 1919 crops at market prices was approved by the House 277 to 1. It carries a billion dollar appropriation and ends June 1 1920, with broadened authority over imports and all milling and distribution stages.
The body of Fred Luce who died Thursday at Colorado Springs was brought to Weaterlan and taken to Petersen Bros. mortuary. Funeral services will be at Sacred Heart Church Monday at 9:30 a.m. Rev. J. M. McVoy to lead, with services at the home of Mrs. Luce’s parents prior.
State v Hiter L. Hitter proceeded in municipal court before Judge Birdsall with three witnesses examined. The East Waterloo teacher stands trial for alleged corporal punishment of 11 year old Frank Snyder. Physicians testified to injuries and shock observed at the boy’s home. Sixteen witnesses were summoned. postponement granted for defense conferences.
A spurious whisky scheme unfolds as two men in Prince Rupert and Vancouver pursue profits. A Detroit hoosier sells two quarts of supposed 200 percent proof whisky for ten dollars, while a man in Indianapolis hides gin and whisky in a market basket. Police expose counterfeit liquor and questionable paroled suspects.
Henry Van Ness an animal trainer at Shelley Zoo in Baltimore was shot in the right leg by a chimpanzee using a revolver loaded with blanks. The incident followed the trainer’s handling of a bear act, with the chimpanzee grabbing the revolver from a stand and firing it at him. Authorities report a leg burn from powder explosion. no serious injury.
Chicago hogs held firm while cattle eased over the week with receipts, export demand, and weather affecting prices. Reports from St Louis and Summit show mixed demand for pork, beef, and lamb as markets adjust to packer activity and seasonal supply shifts.
Arthur B Miller returned from Camp Dodge and will teach at Orange High School previously held by Mrs EB West. Milt G Blough and family from Boston spent a week in Orange and will stay with Blough’s daughters Mrs Robert Lichty and Mrs Lloyd Kough. O W Nehor attends national vocational wintercase as governor Harding appoints delegate, in St Louis this week. W H Meast buys McKay Bros farm. Ladies Social Circle met at JR Glotfelty home and Mothers' Club held its annual meeting at SL Hoover home. Both clubs will meet in the school building.
Chicago based Buller Firm reports higher receipts of 6 625 cases firsts at 8 38 Ac ordinary firsts 27q Aztec at market included 37 potatoes lower receipts 60 cars from Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota sacked and bulk 15 51 65 dollars Poultry alive lower springs 300 St Louis Mo Feb 22 Poultry and butter unchanged Butter and poultry unchanged Feb 22 Kansas City Mo Feb 22
Kansas Gilby Missouri market recap shows receipts around 1,600 to 3,005 head across cattle and calves. Prices range from 7.00 for calves to about 19.00 for fed steers with heifers and yearlings posting mid teens to low twenties, with steady to strong demand observed.
Livestock market notes from Sioux City Iowa and Saint Joseph Missouri for February 23. Cattle and hog receipts show mixed to steady trends with prices quoted for steers cows and calves. Lambs and sheep are listed with varying ranges and regional quotes for bulls and feeders.
Railway timetable details for Illinois Central routes including Dubuque Chicago and Cedar Rapids connections with freight and passenger trains. Real estate ads list 3 acre farm in black soil near Ames and 160 acre farm near Waterloo with prices, plus rental and sale notices in Waterloo and surrounding towns.
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