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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
4
The district court handles a case about worker compensation under a new act claiming sums due for disability. The court allows a weekly payment of five dollars for a set period, with a lump sum adjusted by deductions, while the defendant denies liability and argues the compensation act is unconstitutional. Attorneys debate jurisdiction and venue transfers amid family concerns and insanity constraints.
The clippings include want ads for housing and labor, with details on a four room modern house, housekeeping, and laborers, plus a formal incorporation notice for The Nelson Realty Co of Waterloo Iowa. The ad text mentions phone numbers and addresses, and outlines corporate structure and capital stock. The notice names Andrew Nelson Ada Nelson and Manning as private stockholders.
Two men arrested in Freeport suspected of burglaries in Freeport and nearby stores. Police say they admitted targeting several shops, including Poppel hardware and Hanson Jewelry. Authorities pursue warrants as linked break ins raise connections to other patrol areas.
The court of inquiry heard testimony on irregularities in examinations at the Naval Academy. Midshipman R. M. Nelson, one of the defendants, was described as having "jumped" the witness many times and taught more about electricity than any instructor in recitation rooms.
New York July 5. Hartridge Weber, self confessed accomplice in the plot that killed Herman Rosenthal, told his attorney that Charles Becker had nothing to do with the murder. The statement was reported today by WH. T. Marshall, Weber’s attorney.
Punctuated dispatches report German forces pushing toward Russian positions at Krzysteih in southern Poland and Allied actions near Vera Cruz with movements between Generals Obregon and Wilhelm. Casualties and reassignments described as the war progresses.
A Waterloo column lists community chatter from Waterloo and nearby towns. Items include hospital admission for surgery, a family birthday celebration planning party, hosting travelers and visitors, a camping program at Harner's college Hillcrest, and a coast road trip by Mr and Mrs Charlie Boyd with a stunt car used in a film era production.
Summer diet often disturbs digestion and constipation. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, a mild laxative combined with pepsin, eases symptoms and promotes healthy digestion. A bottle costs fifty cents. free trial bottle available by writing Dr. W B Caldwell, 453 Washington St, Monticello, Illinois.
Mrs J B Hall of 321 Mutian ave received word from brother Shaun Clasey, formerly of Waterloo now in Ulen Minnesota, that his son Everett died there Thursday morning. Funeral to be held at home on a future date. No cause of death provided.
Washington July 2 James M Sullivan American minister to the Dominican republic was declared temporarily unfit for the office by Senator Phelan after an investigation. Sullivan talked with Secretary Lansing and left without confirming resignation while Lansing had no comment.
Major Frank R. Fisher was awarded a 26 year service medal at the Armory by the Iowa National Guards during a regular drill. The gold medal features a diamond ruby and sapphire and honors a quarter century of active service. Fisher had resigned as major and re enlisted as a private in Company L.
A lumber wagon owned by Herman Blitz in Cedar Falls ran loose this afternoon after a fright near Wangler drug store. The team bolted through Lafayette Third Sydmore Fifth to the fire station where firefighters captured it. Despite a crowded route with traffic, the horses collided with nothing but bumps.
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