Gunanas Slayers Prep to Enter Pleas of Guilty
First degree murder charges sit before three young men Leslie Henner Edsie Henner and Earl McBain as they await pleas of guilty in Cedar Falls court. Prosecutor J Wenner argues the trio planned and executed a deadly attack on Tony Ganenas on December 28. Abstract of testimony links witnesses and seized weapons to the confessions. Sheriff Henderson also notes parole history of Leslie Banner tied to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wenner
Leslie
Edsie Henner
Earl McBain
Mullan
McBain
Henderson
W. B. McMurray
Justicy of the Peace
McMurray
Courthenee
Wenner
Tony Ganenas
Cedar Falls
Inéana
Chris Rienas
Gunanas
Hanners
Harlow O'Bieness
Robert Murray
Nathan Finlow
Theattic
Leslie Banner
State Reformatory
St. Cloud
Mina
Hanner
Kidsle Ramer Isades
United States Navy
Ronf
Losdie Haan
Lfe
Benner
Yas
Edele Hanney
Bain
Trian
Faltodin
Ceadis Kreanen
Gunanag
Tessie Hanner
Gunangs
United Motors Supply manager appointed in Waterloo
M. Scott, district manager for United Motors Supply, is stationed in Waterloo to oversee office and supply room operations. The firm, known for selling standard make tire products, lists Scott as a key Northern Lowes territory saver. He currently resides at the Martin Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alto
EB. Scott
United Motors Supply Company
Chicano
Waterloo
Scott
Martin Hotel
Black Hawk County
Iowa
M. EB. Scott
City in Brief Advertisements and Local Notices
A collage of short notices and travel plans from Waterloo area residents. Items include births, engagements, and marriages, with names such as Pred Ring Reno Raeves and Mrs. Jennie C. Ricker. Several residents plan trips to Chicago, California, Hawaii, and Florida. mentions of visitors, weddings, homecomings, and social events in early 20th century tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Ring
Reno Raeves
Chicago
H. B. Wilkins
Sioux City
Jennie C. Ricker
Lilla Alford
California
Honolulu
A. Rownd
Cedar ‘Halls
Florida
Knights of Security Meet for Annual Fair Plans
Knights and Ladies of Security hold a regular meeting in the K of P hall tonight. Members urged to attend as plans are finalized for the annual fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights and Ladies of Security
K. of P. Hall
Man Sentenced in Federal Case for Obscene Letters
Charles L. Hanne, 38, told Judge H. T. Reed he had no chance as he faced an 18 month term after pleading guilty to sending obscene letters to a Indiana woman. Indicted last November at Fort Dodge, authorities say he has a police record in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He will be taken to Leavenworth tonight. Court opened with several cases disposed or dismissed and limited term projections for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Hanne
H. T. Reed
Hanna
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Dodge
Wanna
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Waverly Stone & Gravel Company
W. C. F. & N. Railroad
Sam Mi Jonas
Winds Central Railroad
Whef
Tudor
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Canfield Lumber Company
G. H. Anderson
Rock Island Railrroad
Joan O. Berkley
Checago Great Western Railroad
Eduard F Wilson Dies In Hospital
Edward F Wilson died last night at St Francis hospital after injuries followed by pneumonia. Services planned for Friday at Calvary Evangelical Church with Rev O M Yasgy officiating and interment at Fuirriew. Survived by widow, three sisters, two brothers. born August 12 1876 in Carrovt County WL and later moved to Waterloo. Worked as machinist apprentice at Central shops until death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Wilson
St. Francis Hospital
Calvary Evangelical Church
O. M. Yasgy
Fuirriew
Waterloo
Federal law to enforce voting eligibility and penalties
A scrambled 19th century notice notes that any qualified voter who fails to vote in a federal election may face consequences under a war measures framework. It references Senator Works and a push to curb corrupt practices, with a likely focus on voter participation in the capital region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
D. C
Owen
Federal Judge Remands Action in Milonas vs Hindis Central
Judge H T Reed remanded the suit of Sam Milonas against Hindis Central railroad to district court for trial. Milonas claims a June 30 1914 injury and seeks 5000. The railroad says a full settlement and release barred further claim, while Milonas contends the agreement was obtained through illiteracy. The date the workers compensation act took effect in Iowa is disputed. The court sided with the defense on the act's effective date and held no federal jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Milones
Hindis Central Railroad
H. T. Reed
District Court
Iowa
Milonie
Milonas
H. B. Tullar
Reed
Tuliar
Van Dyke Explains Peace Note Delivery to Holland
The Hague via London Jan 16 Henry Van Dyke stated he handed President Wilson's peace note to the Dutch foreign minister without seeking support. He said the transmission was informational, honoring Holland's war context, not a mediation offer, and urged both sides to state terms for peace. The Entente has begun outlining terms while the Central Powers have declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Tondon
Connectiu
Wilson
Henry van Dyke
van Dyke
Netherlands
Pnfomote
Holland
United States
Washington
Madrid
Eqver
Buffalo Bill Frontier Scout and Showman Began in Scott County
Col William F Cody born in Scott county Iowa February 26 1848 rose from wagon train courier to frontier scout chief of US Army under Generals Sheridan Crook and Custer famed as Buffalo Bill led the Wild West show with Nate Salsbury later touring Europe and serving in Nebraska legislature married Louisa Frederici in 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
William F. Cody
Scott County
Leavenworth
Kan
Cody
Young Cods
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Tradt
W. T. Sherman
Phil Sheridan
Crook
Custer
Merritt
Carr
Royal
Miles
Dodge
United States Army
Enoch
Ge Sheridan
Union Pacific Railroad
Young Cody
United States
Yellow Hand
America
Elic. Judson
de Ploma
Nate Salsbury
Jee
Europe
Nebraska
Col. Cody
Louisa Frederici
Trepot Resigns As Russ Premier
Leaten Jan 10 Russia. Premier Alexander Trepoff resigns along with Count Igratieff minister of public instruction. Prince Golitzine senator named premier. Senator Kultehitsky new minister of public instruction. Nevatof appointed to the empire council. Trepoff had spoken in the Duma about entente concessions to Constantinople and the Straits amid unrest in the Duma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Feodorovich Tregit
Trepow
Duma
Supreme Court Awards $406000 Commission in War Munition Contract
Mintola Jan. 10 A $406000 commission for securing a war munition contract worth $937.5 million by the Russian government was awarded by the supreme court to Charles Muller of New York City. Bradley Construction Co. was ordered to pay the fee after Russian agents entered a contract with Bradley but did not complete the deal. Fuller claimed entitlement to a fee for brokering the bargain, and the court sustained him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mintola
Supreme Court
Charles Muller
New York City
Bradley Construction Company
Bradley Company
Fuller
Russians Advance Min On Riga Front
Petrograd reports Russian troops driving German lines near Lake Badi west of Riga have advanced over a mile and seized a position between Trialmarsh and the River Aa. Since Friday, Russians captured 21 heavy guns and 11 light, furs. Fire alarm notes a false fire at 905 Lafayette street. no damage. Insurance ad from Miller McCartney agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Lake Badi
Riga
Trialmarsh
J. P. Bailey
Lafayette Street
Central Station
Witty Resourceful Girl Quips in Boston Transcript
A playful remark from the Boston Transcript frames a girl as resourceful. It notes she improvised using a marshmallow to powder her nose after leaving a retlottle at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston “Transcript
Close Arguments on Adamson Law in Supreme Court
Washington January 10 final arguments over the constitutionality of the Adamson law were heard in the Supreme Court with Special Assistant Attorney General Hagerman concluding the government case. Hagerman argued Congress can temporarily regulate like the Interstate Commerce Commission, and that there is no claim the law is confiscatory as Congress acted in its discretion and the judiciary has no power to interfere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
General Hagerman
I S N A C H E R S Defeat Coe College Five 16 to 13
Cedar Falls Jan 10 Special State Teachers College defeated Coe College 16 to 13 in a rough gym contest. Perry and R Dickinson led the Teachers with timely baskets while Whitford and A Dickinson starred for Cedar Falls. Yuill sank seven of ten free throws for Coe. Referee McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
State Teachers’ College Taat
Perry
Con College
R. Dickinson
A. Dickinson
Whitford
Coe
Yuill
ve-ee-Perry
Letich
A Dickinson
Whitford Basketa
Dickinson
Tulll
W. Martin
Kegtey Gee
Frank
McKinley
Land donation offer for national park at Pike's Peak area
McGregor, Jan 10. Mrs Martha Buell Mann through her agent offers 12,000 acres near Pike's Peak and Pictured Rocks to be donated to the United States for a national park if Congress secures the title within two years. The land, valued at about 156000 dollars, forms the heart of the park's scenery and includes holdings inherited from James Buell. A Interior Department representative in McGregor will report the proposal to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Congress
United States
Pike's Peak
Pictured Rocks
McGregor Commercial Club
Martha Buell” Mann
Munn
New York
Goulds
Russell Sage
James Buell
McGregor Brothers
Department of the Interior
Washington
New York Stock Exchange Closing Prices Listed Today
Special Wire to the Courier reports closing prices on the New York Stock Exchange at 3 p.m. January 19. Commodities and firms listed include American Sugar Refining American Locomotive American Smelting and Refining Co Anaconda Baldwin Locomotive Bethlehem Steel Dominion Rapid Transit Chesapeake and Ohio Corn Products Crucible General Electric International Harvester Mexican Petroleum Missouri Pacific Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Southern Pacific Tennessee Copper Union Pacific Westinghouse Electric United States Rubber United States Steel and Westinghouse among others with 14,000 subscribers and families reading the Courier ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
New York
American Smelting
Anaconda Courier Atchison
Baldwin
Baltimore and Ohin
Bethlehem Steel
Grosklya Rapid Transit
Chesapeake and Ohio - C
Mand $S. P.corn Products Crucible
Brie
General Fiedric O
International Harvester
xsiMexican Petroleum
M. KK
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Solitude and nature seekers find quiet retreat
Bruce Calvert extols the value of solitude and time spent alone with nature as a means to reacquaint with oneself. He notes that occasional withdrawal from people and noise can be beneficial within reasonable limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Calvert
Des Moines Official Ousted From Position
Des Moines Jan 10 C W Hummell chairman of the Des Moines civil service commission was ousted by unanimous city council vote. Hummell had resisted removing a police officer charged with dereliction of duty prompting the resignation request earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C.W Hummell
Des Moines Civil Service Commission
Flummell
Hummell
Misfortune Befalls Reed Family and Local Arrests
The Reed family at 543 Dawson street faced multiple misfortunes with J A Reed injuring an eye at a local factory and daughter Cathrine hospitalized for an operation. D L Eldridge waived preliminary hearing on grand larceny and was bound over for the grand jury on a $600 bond after being arrested in Dubuque for stealing an automobile from R M Lawson Cedar Heights. he could not post bond and was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Reed
Dawson Street
J. A. Reed
Catherine
Ir. Reed
D. L. Eldridge
J. C. Beem
Eldridge
Dubuque
R. M. Lawson
Cedar Heights
Bank Man at New Post
Leo W. Sudmeier resigns from Security Savings bank after three years to join American Trust and Savings bank as a lender. His father is president of Farmers Savings bank in Dyersville and his brother and relatives are in banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Post
Leo W. Sudmeier
The
Security Savings Bank
American Trust, & Savings Bank
He Lever
Mr. Sudmeier
Farmers Savings Bank
Dyersville
Wilson kin denied knew of page note in press inquiry
The article reports on denials by Mr Wilson's kin about knowledge of a page note. Central News representative Harrison questions the existence of a ticket service and wireless setup. Jamieson of Central News describes a Lansing office conference about keeping the matter confidential to avoid stock market leaks. Public Printer Cornelius Ford and W. J. McEvoy confirm no leaks in printing and handling of the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Associated Press
Harrison
Crawford
Henry
Central News
House of Representatives
Chiperfield
New York
Strios
A. I. Jamieson
Central
News
Lansing
Jamieson
Lanroot
Cornelius Ford
W. J. McEvoy
Chicago man aims to expose police aiding auto thieves
Frank J. Parker alias John E. Miller of Chicago says he will return from Minneapolis to reveal which officials have taken money for protecting car thieves. He claims police and thieves collaborated to protect men who stole hundreds of cars for nationwide distribution. State's Attorney Hoyne plans to have him brought back immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank J. Parker
John EB. Miller
Minneapolis
Hoyne
Big Brother Mission Directors Re-Elected
Directors of the Big Brother mission were reelected at the annual meeting last night. January 28 is set as mission day in local churches to raise funds for the year. Outside mission workers will speak in local churches on that date. The official board includes James Black and J. W. Arbuckle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Brother Mission
James Black
J. W. Arbuckle
J. W
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
Advertorial claim for Pape's Diapepsin states it digests all foods and relieves stomach distress in five minutes. It pledges quick, safe action, strengthens digestion, and lets you eat favored foods again with confidence. Encourages buying a fifty cent case from any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foy
Pape
Railway Time Tables For Dubuque And Chicago Routes
Railway timetables list numerous connections from Dubuque to Chicago and westward via Des Moines Fort Dodge and Omaha. It notes various trains, local and express, with departure times from Minneapolis Albert Lea Twin Cities and Des Moines, plus Kansas City and Waverly routes, including daily and Sunday patterns and multiple depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Chicago
Debuque
Twin Citiee
Twin Ea
Lim
Twin Cities
Alvert Lea
Minneapolis
Albert Lea
Local Notables Listed in Public Notice
A compiled list includes Rath, F A Ferguson, J R Vaughan, W D Tisdale, W B Howrey, Acker MacEachron, A I Woodring, W B Howell, W F Schrag, Rev J E B Johnson, GD F Puterbaugh, 5 M Frutesinger, Dr W B Smail.
Small Sentenced to Hang for Wife Murder in Cassipee
Frederick L. Small, found guilty of murdering his wife Florence at Mountain View on September 28, was sentenced to be hanged on January 16, 1918. Judge John Kivel asked if he had anything to say before sentencing. Small claimed innocence. The law requires a year between sentence and execution, with 60 days allowed for a bill of exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osalopae
Frederick Small
Nang
Florence A. Small
Mountainview
Small
Imsaurance
Officers Named for Home Building & Loan Association 1917
Officers of the Home Building and Loan association for 1917 include Lewis Frank as president and J C Hartman as vice president. J H B Dempster is secretary, J B Sedgwick treasurer, with W B Schrag W A Dewees and Mrs H QO Bernbrook as auditing committee. The president and vice president were chosen yesterday, while other officers had been elected earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home B. & L
Home Building & Loan Association
Lewis Frank
J. C. Hartman
J. H B. Dempster
J. B. Sedgwick
W. B. Schrag
W. A. Dewees
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Parkershureida Mitler
Parkershurer
A. A. Halvorsen
Balen Waasen
Lewis A. Sheets
Beulah B. Gilson
Jesup
James Housman
Fannie Johnson
Little Rock
Ark
Buchanan
Marion Cooley
Frank Cooley
Remsén
Frank G. Strayer
B. A. Rice
Vine Street
Frank Jackson
Clara
Goshen
Ind
Ira B. Jackson
Allen Street
Lyman Eldridge
Ruthven
Lira
En Kelly
W. H. Bratt
W. H. McNaughton
Raymon
Waverly
Amy ‘Traphagen Stevens
Hotsprings
Maude
Traphagen Jackson
Shenandoah
F. M. Traphagen
Washington Street
Eduard F. Wilson
Boston
Bps
Frederick
Stara
Buffalo Bill
Wea
Trepot
Russ
Pate
Miller-McCartney Ans
Agen
Hagerman
O, DC
I'Snachers
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College
Prk
Eerchange
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BIG Brother
Tate
Illinois
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Mast
Bonn
A Morth Banas
Union Depot
G & Twin
East Side
Twin City
C & Twin
C & Twin City
Union Depoelwein
Des
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DAL & Ee
As City
Kansas City
Biar
R. Wu Hortk Bouna
Minneapolia
Mintaea
Ett Paul
Albert Les
Manly
Freigne’ St Foe
Bouna
Ees Burl and
Fora Am
Burel
Loust
Waterton
Waverly D'vison
Rive Umber Waterion
Din Ja Limited
Cedar Mapida
Serlon Vereen
Ut Limited Seaee
Fox
Black
Phoe
Randolph Street
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