This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1911
Page
5
Three men were arrested in Chicago on January 8 charged with counterfeiting. Police raided a suspected counterfeit den and found materials said to be used in producing counterfeit currency.
Inel Germany January 18 The submarine that sank yesterday was opened today and three men who remained in the tower during the night were found dead. The commander was one of the dead. Silver dollars were secured and Louis Schicter allegedly confessed implicating Arthur Schicter and Walter J Kuiros later arrested. Telegraph notices note Courier want ads lead to results.
The Grace church property at Mulberry and Fourth streets sold for 50 600 to the James Gardiner company after weeks of talks. The church may occupy the edifice until July 1912 and later if the new building is not ready by July next year. The new Grace church site, near Fifth street east, will cost about 60 000 and may host a large business block within two years.
The L. H. Woodruff grocery stock at 319 Fourth Street West changed hands again as William Kuech, a Charles City merchant, purchased it. Woodruff plans retirement and sold the stock to J. A. Smith earlier. Kuech will take possession around February 1 and relocate his family to town. J. EX. Goodrich will run the store for now.
Elizabeth Russell McElhinney died at 6 30 this morning at 710 Franklin street Waterloo after heart trouble following a grip attack. A lifelong member of Christ Episcopal church and Ladies Guild she was born May 12 1848 in Tyrone Ireland and came to America in 1856. She married Charles McElhinney March 12 1873 and lived in Tama county before moving to Waterloo in 1895. She had no children and is survived by her husband two nieces and multiple relatives. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from the home with Rev G W Hinkis officiating, interment in Fairview mausoleum.
Tuesday January 24 the Business Men's Temperance associations in about a dozen Iowa cities will meet in Des Moines to outline needed temperance legislation for the current legislature. Waterloo proposed the conference with four groups to meet the same day including the State Amendment association the prohibition party executive committee the W T U and civic leagues.
The funeral for George B. Rouch was held this afternoon at his home 393 Albany street and at the Free Methodist church. Rev. W. H. Miller and Robert Anderson Post GA TR oversaw services with pallbearers from the Post. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery.
The Personal Workers league held its regular Wednesday noon gathering in the M. C. G. A. gymnasium. A cafeteria luncheon prepared by the ladies preceded a prayer service and an address by L. B. Park, a real estate and insurance man, which was well received.
Michigan legislature elected Charles Townsend to succeed Julius C. Burrows as U.S. senator. The vote stood 87 to 11 in both houses with separate sessions, and a joint session was set to repeat the result.
George O. DeFoy a Maquoketa contractor died in Waterloo after a week with pneumonia at 1 50 p m He was visiting his daughter Mrs H I Pool wife of Dr Pool at 1013 Lafayette He was born Feb 19 1845 in Canada came to the U S and settled near Maquoketa He leaves a wife and several children and is to be buried in Maquoketa Funeral will be held Friday at the Methodist church in Maquoketa Also notes the marriage of Oscar Fuchs to Madeline Hurley at Lafayette Street parsonage Rock Island fare free ride to Six.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.