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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1919
Page
9
Officials say federal agents would primarily handle enforcement in districts where local police fail to act. The Internal Revenue Bureau may gain power, but only after Congress acts. Local and state police would bear the main burden as the dry era approaches July 1.
Correspondents report British army investigators saved many lives by capturing a German booby trap factory near Bray. A detonation method used a two part iron plate with a spring and detonator that exploded when weight shifted. Aimed at soldiers and horses, the traps reveal German preference for spring detonators and wired explosive charges.
Secret Mrs W M Pierce hosted a J D club meeting followed by dinner while Mrs FH Seger led the ayin society gathering at First Presbyterian with 18 attending and her daughter Miss Sarah singing. W C T U held a Regular meeting in Memorial hall chaired by Mrs U B Park.
Sacred Heart Circle A met for a business session and chose officers Mrs Arthur Connolly president Mrs B J Goffett vice president and Mrs J L Eby secretary treasurer A card party was set for January 30 with committee DeLorbe Eby Hazleman and Glaza.
The Red Cross reports a quota of 2,200 handkerchiefs for distribution and asks land auxiliaries to call for assignments on Thursdays and Saturdays. It notes no Grace M E auxiliary meeting tomorrow, and that Pythian Sisters hold an all day meeting starting at 10 30 am with a picnic lunch. The Sacred Heart Catholic auxiliary will meet all day tomorrow at Sacred Heart hall.
A motorized romance began two years ago when Sergt. Albert Keyes of the motorcycle squad began courting Mrs. Charlotte Page a widow of 28. He avoided arrest after she smiled through a speeding reprimand and later rode with her in a car. The couple married after Keyes failed to report for duty and a caller at his home revealed the marriage.
Chicago January 22 Millard H Cutter broker who confessed to nine bond forgeries totaling 606000 was taken to Joliet prison to serve an indeterminate sentence of one to fourteen years.
In letters from Hamm near Luxembourg and Belgium, engineers of Co F detail front service from March to the Rhine. They describe ship passages, train routes, Vosges operations, the St Mihiel drive, Verdun activities, bridging the Meuse, and gas mask use amid shelling. Private W J Burch also notes march routes toward the Rhine and plans to maintain the watch on the Rhine.
Mrs. G Siegmann of Marschfeld Wisconsin reports her two month old son suffered six weeks with a sore head and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the child improved, with Cuticura recommended for all toilet needs and related claims.
Paris officials announce four nominations for knighthood in the Region of Honor. Mrs Gustave Jichardt is recognized for exceptional service during the siege of Strasbourg on September 17 1870. She bravely crossed German lines to aid Prefect Bas Rhin and reach Strasbourg amid the city’s investment.
London Jan 22 The Portuguese monarchist revolution began and continues without the former king Manuel according to Marquis de Soveral former Portuguese minister to Great Britain.
Fragmented names and dates outline birth notices for several individuals, including families at Randolph Street and Park Road. Entries list spouses, addresses, and newborn daughters with disconnected punctuation and misspellings. The readable bits indicate births and parental acknowledgments without complete context or coherent grouping.
In Columbus Indiana a note identifies Minsa Ruth Dougherty daughter of Mrs Mary Dougherty of Walesboro and Jesse, details unclear from fragmentary report. The short item mentions a husband in back and names local residents connected to the event.
In a Rural Columbus area tale a mail carrier and his wife wed secretly in Louisville. Fellow carriers playfully secure the groom in a mail sack and deliver him home to his wife who jokes about the secret and the delivery. A wartime women at work mention promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
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