Trial reveals startling dope case details in Waterloo
The case centers on Schrag and Halden & Floyd drug stores with receiver P J Martin denying orders for heroin since taking charge in November. Several youths testified about buying heroin and other narcotics from Schrag, while witnesses described heroin's effects and availability. Schrag, 21 or older, is slated to testify in his defense later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halden & Ployd
Fred W. Schrag
P.J. Martin
Schrag
J. H. Meyers
Martin
O. K
Halden & Floyd
E. H. Parker
Waterloo
Owen Hardy
Iowa Street
Harold Haines
Gibson
Commercial Street
Clarence Burger
Argyle Street
Lowell Davis
Franklin Street
Halden & Floyd’s
John Husmann
Falls Avenue
Harvey Anderson
Mulberry Street
Dubuque
Halden & Floyd's
J. F. McSweeney
T. J. Morris
W. P. Hoxie
Pharmacy Commission
Herbert Bowman
Hardy
Change in Lathing Prices Set by Local Union
Lathers' union informs carpenters and builders that effective April 1 rate increases occur across lathing, including free lathing six cents, vertical sublathing five and two thirds, old lath per yard eight cents, 32 inch lath six and two thirds, mixed lath 54 cents, metal lathing nailed per yard 73 cents, with all patch work charged by the hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lathers
Carpente
George R. Crittenden in Critical Condition After Stroke
En Criticat George R. Crittenden, aged 82, suffered a paralysis stroke at his Jefferson street home Sunday morning. He remains in critical condition with the entire left side affected and no improvement seen. grave doubts about recovery due to age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Crittenden
Jefferson Street
Jobless Riot and Battle the Police in Chicago
About 2000 unemployed men and women marched on Maxwell Street police station after the arrest of a Russian dissident accused of inciting riot through radical preaching. The crowd clashed with patrolmen and detectives, with leaders Wishnewsky and Bernstein urging revolutionary ends and denouncing charity as enslaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maxwell Street
Siberia
Morgan Street
Twelfth
I. W. W. Taken
Harry Wishnewski
Brotherhood of Russian Workers
South Sangamon Street
Iie
Industrial Workers of the World
Hoth
Wishnewsky
Bernstein
Harry Hoffman
Rentrop Will Wrestle Brown If Terms Are Right
Charlie A. Rentrop, billed as Europe’s champion middleweight, offers to fight Carl Brown in Waterloo once financial terms are set. He notes an upcoming Battle Creek match with Bred Beel and claims wins over Walter Miller and Joe Carr. Rentrop, at 158 pounds, is willing to side bet $500 to $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie A. Rentrop
Europe
Carl Brown
Blackwell
Okla
Battle Creek
Mich
Bred Beel
Waterloo
Rentrop
Walter Miller
St. Paul
Joe Carr
Funeral services for Bartholomew Edgar Lenihan in Dubuque
In Dubuque on January 28 funeral rites for Bartholomew Edgar Lenihan were held at St. Patrick's Church. The service featured a solemn Requiem Mass led by Father Daniel Lenihan of Waterloo with deacon Father D. M. Gorman and subdeacon Father William Shannahan. Archbishop Keane attended along with multiple Davenport and Ossian priests. The service followed the late Lenihan’s residence at 1238 Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Bartholomew Edgar Lenihan
St. Patrick’s Church
Main Street
Solemmn
Daniel J. Lenihan
Waterloo
D. M. Gorman
D.D
St. Joseph’s College
William T. Shannahan
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
J. J. Hanley
Archbishop Keane
A. 5. Peikert
M. J. Thiltgen
Ossian
T. W. Drumm
Thomas Cours
M. L. Kerper
Thier
Warning Sent Out For Grain Dealers Convention in Waterloo
Over 150 cards warn traveling men and the public to stay away from Waterloo February 10 through 12 due to the grain dealers convention. Notices were mailed to major hotels statewide this morning to ease the anticipated crowding as hotel men assist in handling the accommodation challenge. CART PARTY AT ST JOSEPH'S CHURCH Draws 125 attendees at Our Lady of Victory auditorium with a 500 card game, prizes to Mrs Downs, J Collins, Mrs Ohele and Percy Bogner. Musical numbers by Taelle Bruner, Helen O'Keefe, and Ere lyn Miller. refreshments by Miss Flaherty's committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Oval
Society of
St. Joseph's Church
Our Lady of Victory
C. M. Downs
J. Collins
Frank Ohele
Percy Bogner
Taelle Bruner
Helen O'Keefe
Erelyn Miller
Flaherty
Fog Lifts as Transatlantic Vessels Reach Piers
Dense fog that trapped ships in New York harbor began thinning after 8 o clock this morning. Eleven transatlantic liners delayed by the fog yesterday and overnight moved to their piers as visibility improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Panama Bank News Offers Savings League for Expo Trip
The Leavitt & Johnson National Bank invites memberships from Jan 31 to Feb 7 for a Panama savings league. Members save toward attending the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 with several payment classes offering varying future checks plus interest. It costs nothing to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Savings League
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
San Francisco
Birthday Club Hosts Floral Contest and Dinner
Thirteen members gathered Monday at Mrs. E. M. Draper’s home for a Birthday Club meeting with a floral contest. Prizes went to Mrs. C. R. Ludwig and Mrs. Charles Allen. A five o’clock dinner followed. Miss Maude La Tier to entertain in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Draper
Thirteenth Street West
C. R. Ludwig
Charles Allen
Maude la Tier
New Postal Clerks Elect Officers and Plan Year
Fred K. Busby was named president of the Postal Clerks association at last evening’s meeting, with H. A. Renz as vice president Clyde E. Brainard as secretary and B. S. Weiss as treasurer. Busby gave a speech on improving the order and outlined plans for the year as the Mason City state convention nears in June. The local branch has 34 members and links to the United National Association of Postoffice Clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Clerks’ Association
Fred K. Busby
H. A. Renz
Clyde E. Brain
B. 5. Weiss
Busby
Mason City
Loreal Association
United National Association of Postoffice Clerks
Waterloo Woman and Pierre Man Wed in Justice Knapp Result
A five minute talk with Justice F F Knapp after noon spared a Waterloo girl and a Pierre S D man from prison for seduction. The marriage followed a custody incident after the groom was brought from Pierre in Po Mee Chief Leighton’s custody and the bride returned from a maternity hospital in Des Moines. The couple met about eight months ago at a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEW
F. F. Knapp
Waterloo
Pierre
S. D
Leighton
Tes Moines
Three judges named for East West Cedar Falls declamatory finals
Principal F J Miller announces three judges for the triangle declamatory contest between East High West High and Cedar Falls High. Professor Barnes of Teachers College Professor Lauterbach superintendent of Vinton High and Miss Rosa Gouldin of Oelwein High will judge the event to be held Friday evening in East High's manual training building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Miller
East High
East
West High
Cedar Falls High
Barnes
Teachers’ College
Lauterbach
Vinton High School
Rosa Gouldin
Oelwein High School
Waterloo Named Regional Center Agent for Equitable Life
Ansel Humphreys, longtime Waterloo industrialist, becomes district agent for Equitable Life Insurance of Des Moines. He is praised for integrity and business acumen. Equitable will establish Waterloo as a general agency headquarters with offices in the Commercial Bank Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansel Humphreys
Sterling
Waterloo
Equitable Life ‘Insurance Company
Des Moines
Mr. Humphreys
Humphreys
The
Courier
Equitable
Great Eastern
Iowa
General Agency
Commercial Bank
West High Welcomes New Freshmen With Competition Rules
The West High Assembly welcomed the eighth grade class into the high school and outlined a new class competition regulation. Over the first fifteen weeks each class’s average grade will be tracked, and the class with the highest average may choose a holiday by majority vote. The freshmen were urged to start strong and engage early in school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West High Assembly
Merle Brown
Hiram Maynard
Rooters
Manual Training
West High
Howard Leighton
Doris Ludwig
Dorothy Davis
Elson Pictures
Bremer Lumber Company Incorporates in Wa verly
Articles filed for Bremer Lumber company with headquarters in Wa verly. Capital stock set at 20000 dollars. Company to run general retail lumber and fuel business. Officers listed: President W W Holman, Vice President A A Kessler, Secretary Treasurer W B Friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer Lumber Company
Waverly
W. W. Holman
A A. C. Kessler
W. B. Friend
Millionaire miner at center of 28 year divorce dispute
Louise Dober of Duluth alleges perjury to annul her 28 year old Menominee circuit decree against Alesius Dober. The Duluth woman claims the 1920 divorce by default enabled Dober to wed again and amass wealth from the Dober iron mine, while she has supported herself as a scrubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee
Mich
Louise Dober
Duluth
Alesius Dober
Dober
Three Investors Join Waterloo Construction Firm
J. Kirby, W. A. Burton and G. N. Cousins completed a deal with Ritzinger to become members of the Waterloo Construction Company. The new firm is capitalized at 25 000 dollars and aims to handle a much larger volume of business than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intrrrests. Co
J. Kirby
W. A. Burton
G. N. Cousins
Ritzinger
Waterloo Construction Company
Benton County farmer killed by passing car
Cedar Rapids Iowa January 28 Walter Brown a wealthy Benton county farmer was instantly killed by an interurban car on the Cedar Walter line near Urbana while waiting at a crossing. He was struck as the car passed and it is believed he stood near the track. Then notes of a Knights of Maccabees supper and a Cedar Falls tent invitation follow in local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Walter Brown
Benton County
Urbana
Brown
Cedar Tent No. 28
Knights of Maccabees
A. O. U. W. Hall
Harry Fergemann
Courtland Hussey
Cedar Falls
Flunkers Removed From East High Basketball
East High’s basketball team loses three star players and six others after a faculty decree condemns low midyear grades. Coach Whiteside denounces flunkers in assembly, cites movies and loafing as causes, and vows to rebuild the team for a Saturday showdown with Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East High
Whiteside
Jan the Grill
Waverly
Death by bull crush near Dewar shocks community
Chris Schneider of near Dewar was killed when an angry bull crushed his chest and lungs. He walked home with his son after the injury, then collapsed. Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical church Friday at 1 20 PM with interment in Fairview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Schneider
Near Dewar
Mr. Schneider
Evangelical Church
Park Avenue
Lafayette Street
Bock
Fairview
Comets Win Championship in Five-Team League
The Comets defeated the Mulkerns 40 to 21 to claim the Business Men's Commercial league title after trailing 18 to 9 at the half. They will face the Osage alumni team Saturday at 8 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulkern
Comets
Mulkerns
Osage
Prices Expected to Fall Soon in Butter and Eggs
Prices for all butter grades and eggs are not falling locally as in other cities. Orange creamery butter costs 38 cents, best dairy butter 34 cents, eggs 32 cents. The drop is blamed on tariff measures easing imports from Argentina Denmark and other large butter producers. Falling prices mean heavy losses to storage men with storage rates in large cities at 1 cent per pound per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Denmark
Champion cockerel stolen at Galesburg show
In Galesburg on January 28 Tr Fred Gurney found Walter Jr. the previous year's Leghorn cockerel champion missing from his coop just before the poultry show opening. The Galesburg Poultry Fanciers' Association offers a $25 reward for the thief. The prized bird is valued at $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Fred G. Gurney
Walter Jr
Galesburg Poultry Fanciers’ Association
Boldas Faces Reduced Charge in Hungarian Assault Case
After testimony, the charge of assault with intent to murder against Jno Boldas was dismissed and replaced with assault and battery. Boldas pleaded guilty and paid a $25 fine. The incident stemmed from a knife attack on Frank Nagy a week earlier. Nagy and another witness have disappeared. All parties are Hungarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
Boldas
Goldas
Frank Nagey
Naggy
City in Brief: Local Notes and Appointments
A digest of short items from Waterloo reports includes Frank G. Pinkerton visiting Chicago for the auto show, R. Hutcheson returning from Chicago, Emma Schultz back from Waterloo, and several residents traveling or conducting business in Des Moines Rochester and Texas. A city hall raid found no alcohol, while plans unfold for a St Pauls supper and a Labour Temple meeting. George Holcombe arrives from Galesburg to head the district fair efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerie of Eagles
George Holcombe
Galesburg
Waterloo
Holcombe
Engineer John Bush Held Over Wreck In Saginaw Division
John Bush engineer of the extra freight that caused a Saginaw division wreck on Michigan Central railroad is confined at his home under guard after a Sunday night collision. Our homes were lost and 18 persons injured. Bush’s collapse is blamed on injuries from the jump from his engine and the resulting nervous strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
John Bush
Saginaw
Michigan Central Railroad
South
Milwaukee Street
Notice of Bankruptcy Hearing for Joseph Lederman
In the Northern District of Iowa Joseph Lederman of Waterloo was declared a bankrupt on January 2 1914. The first meeting of creditors will be at the Waterloo bankruptcy court February 9 1914 at 9 a.m. Creditors may attend prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Dated Waterloo January 27 1914 F S Merrian Referes in Bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Besse Peterson
LeRoy Peterson
District Court
Thurman Peterson
Waterloo
United States District Court
Northern District of
Joseph Lederman
Black Hawk
Merrian
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C. L. McDermott
Fourth Street
Fie
Tolstoi
Lenihan
Panama
L.&j. Bank
Society News
W. H. Langlas
Lane Street
C. BE
Society of the First Brethren Church
Simon Shanks
Home Park Boulevard
Ray Parks
A. W. Kistner
A. W. Peverill
Aa. W. Kistner
Glad Tang
Ters High School
Dow
Kathryn
East High Menton
Ries
First Presbyterian Church
Buchanan
Frank G. Pinkerton
Ray Cordel
Tenth Street East
L. B. Hall
Monticello
Cc. F. White
Littlefield
Texas
R. Hutcheson
Emma Schultz
Winona
W. G. Kelley
Lamson Company
Marie Spalding
Paul Schiebe
John B. Bates
Benjamin J. Howrey
Waterloo Loan & Trust Company
J. Williamson
Fowler Street
Rochester
Minn
Drs. Mayo
W. W. Woolley
Fort Dodge
George Harter
Sycamore Street
Stanley Moore
Creston
Swift & Co
Wisconsin
Indiana
Colorado
Missouri
Brotherhood of St. Paul's
MKE
Congress
Ruth Eggabrood
Ciaanta
Theatening
Roam Modern House
Enquira
Mulberry St
Heal
Gibson Bros. Ltd., Syndicate
Grant Ave
Hummel Hotel
B.C
Minerva Rose
Bown & Bown
Lota
Oelwein
Wm- Kleiman
Towa
West Side
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