Meyers Embezzlement Case Dismissal Motion Filed
The state sought dismissal of the John H. Meyers embezzlement case after a noon break as testimony focused on a seventy dollar shortage from six 1915 fines. Defense argued records were improperly admitted while witnesses described Meyers as police judge handling thousands of cases and cash. The session included questions about Maxfield’s fines, envelopes, and bonds with further testimony expected.
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J. Wenner
J. H. Meyers
Henry Sampson
Attorney General
Meyers
Do. W Mullan
John H. Meyers
McGoy
I. T. Wagner
L. McDermott
McDermott
Commercial National Bank
H. W. Wente
E. H. Maxfield
Wagner
Maxfield
ER. H. Maxfield
Max Geld
J. C. Murtegh
Castle Hill Wins New Iowa City Status in Special Election
Castle Hill, drawn from Cedar Heights, becomes Iowa’s newest city after a special election saw 32 voters favor incorporation. A city officers election is set for Feb 10. Commissioners overseeing the project are C H Hackett, C E Dailey, J B Allen, J B Knowles, and Wade H Brown. The town centers on Castle Hill School and includes about 400 acres with roughly 160 residents. The district lies in Waterloo township and follows the Whitney road from near Electric Park to Cedar Heights.
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Castle Hill
Cedar Heights
Iowa
Waterloo Township
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Electric Park
Whitney Road
Fairburn Place
Cold Wave Returns as Waterloo Feels Deep Freeze
Waterloo endures the worst snowstorm of the winter with a five inch fall, record low temperatures of thirteen below zero and a four degree high. Rail traffic edges toward normal as sun returns and residents plan sleighing, oyster suppers, and coasting amid slippery sidewalks and rising temperatures.
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Waterloo
Ralph B. Slippy
Illinois Central
Chicago Great Western
Ralph B. Simps
Brotherhood Leaders Oppose Mediation Bill in Congress
W W S Stone grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and J E Sheppard acting president of the Order of Railway Conductors testified before the house commerce committee in opposition to the Adamson bill. The measure would create a special investigating commission to study railroad strikes and prevent interruptions of traffic.
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Washington, D. C
W.W. S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J. E. Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
House
Commerce Committee
Guest killed as rain collapses adobe hotel in Cananea
Heavy rains toppled an adobe wall at the Sonora hotel in Cananea, Arizona Territory. Gaston Mendoza, 22, was killed. a woman guest was recovered, and several others, including Americans, were slightly injured. Hotel proprietor W J Julian slept nearby and escaped.
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Douglas
Ariz
Sonora
Cananea
Gaston Mendoza
W. J. Julian
Danish Steamer Bombarded As It Sought Escape
In Rio de Janeiro the Danish steamer Hammershus was fired upon by Santa Cruz fort while attempting to sail out after receiving provisions and explosives from German ships. The vessel was boarded and kept under guard as authorities opened an inquiry. Unverified reports say Vineta seen off Bahia Blanca. eight American sailors from the St Theodore family aboard Francis bound for New York. British cruiser Glasgow sinking rumor denied by Brazilian minister.
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Rio Janeiro
Santa Cruz
Gerard
Berlin
London
United States
Foreign Office
Vineta
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Uruguay
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
South Atlantic Ocean
Pernambuco
St. Theodore
Francis
New York
Hollandia
England
Minister of Marine
Glasgow
Consolidation Formed for La Crosse Newspapers
On January 23 the La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press and the Chronicle merge. The combined paper will publish afternoons and Sunday mornings under the title La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press with Roland Gelatt as publisher and A M Brayton as editor. Burgess becomes business manager and Frei Cowles advertising manager. The paper remains politically independent and stays with the Lee Newspaper syndicate led by E P Adler.
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Ta Crosse
Wis
la Crosse
Tribune
Leader-Press
The
Chronicle
la Crosse Tribune
Roland Gelatt
A. M. Brayton
Burgess
Frei Cowles
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
E. P. Adler
Davenport, Ja
London Explosion Toll Rises to 69 Dead
London officials released the latest casualty figures from last Friday night's explosion, confirming 69 killed, 72 seriously injured, and 328 slightly injured. The totals are believed to be complete.
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London
Wilson speech praised and debated in European press
Paris and London newspapers react to President Wilson's senate address with sympathy and skepticism. The Guardian lauds the policy as nobly expressed and practical, while French papers call for liberty and justice yet question German and Austrian reception. Observers note the need for force in history and wonder if Wilson can alter human nature.
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Skepticat
Paris
Wilson
Senate
Petit Parisien
Germany
Austria
Mr. Wilson
London
The
Daily News
Nhowspaper
Great Britain
Ttig
Paper delivery remedy notice at six o’clock
If the newspaper is not delivered to your home by six o'clock, call 3330 to have a copy sent. After six thirty, telephone No. 2.
Iowa House Debates Bills On Railroads Dogs And Boxing
Introduction of freak legislation today in the Iowa House includes a $100 fine for railroads not keeping cars warm in winter and a dog running at large ban in rural areas with cities exempted. Senate passes a judiciary bill with one judge per county in Muscatine Scott Clinton. boxing bill modeled after Wisconsin advances in House. County seat relocation rules proposed to govern moving county seats and records.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Reed
Guthrie
Anderson
Davis
House
Senate
Iowa
Byersmeyer
Muscatine
Seventh
Scott
Clinton
Nichols
Hardin County
Town House of Representatives
Oakdale
Wall Street Leak Inquiry Focuses on Short Selling
New York on January 23 reports the house rules committee will scrutinize all short sales between December 10 and December 23 tied to the president’s peace note. H. G. Noble, stock exchange president, testifies as the committee seeks to identify brokers, profits, and the use of advance information in market moves.
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New York
House Rules Committee
Stock Exchange
H. G
Noble
The
the Exchange
Sherman Bb. Whipple
Board of Governors
Samuel S. Sterlk
Stock Exchange Clearing House
York
Custom House
H. Q.S. Noble
New York Stock Exchange
Mr. Noble
Wilson
Whipple
Wall Street
Outposts in Mexico ordered withdrawn invasion fears rise
Washington January 28 war department, approved by President Wilson, ordered withdrawal of Gen Pershing's outposts in Mexico. Indications that movement toward the border would start soon, no date for ambassador Fletcher's dispatch set. Arms embargo under review with aim to restrict arms to proper authorities. Juarez and El Valle reports on troop movements and evacuations at Casas Grandes and Columbus base hospital track the evolving border crisis.
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Washington, D.C
Pershing
Mexico
War Department
Wilson
Fletcher
el Valle
Casas Grandes
Gasas Grandes
Colonia Dublan
EL _ Valle
el Paso
Tex
United States Army Field Hospital
Columbus
N. M
Army
Ted
NEW Villa-Zapata Pacy
Washington
D. C
Villa
Zapata
Carranza
San Andres
Chihuahua
Colp
Cummins Seeks Senate Debate on Wilson Policy
Senator Cummins of Iowa filed a resolution urging the Senate to devote next week to free discussion of the president's world peace policy. He sought up to an hour per senator with all other business postponed. Senator Stone objected, proposing no immediate consideration. The measure may trigger a broader debate on the address and its implications.
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Washington, D. C
Cummins
Lowe
Senate
India
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hhis
False Alarm Over German Submarine Near New London
A harbor sighting of a small tug with odd light arrangement sparked reports of a third German merchant submarine arriving, but daylight revealed the rumor false. The Esco, crewed by sailors from the Willehad, patrolled near the entrance while near Capt. Hinch residence the tug anchored, fueling the mistaken belief of a visitor.
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New London
Conn
Esco
Willehad
Frederick Hinch
Eastern Forwarding Co
Last of the New Quarters Arrive in Waterloo Banks
Waterloo banks received limited shipments of the new quarter dollars, the final issue to reach the city after earlier arrivals of dimes and half dollars. The coin shows Liberty stepping through a gate with a shield, and the year 1917 lies beneath her foot while the reverse features an eagle in full flight.
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Waterloo
Liberty
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Paris Journal
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