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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1915
Page
7
City officials consider a new sewer plan across three additions with a disposal plant at Black Hawk Creek as the sole solution. Engineer Smith and Rohy review ground, costs, and timing for a special election to fund the improvement amid river-use opposition and forthcoming legislation.
Local children ages 7 to 14 tend 26 city plots on Hendolph and Ivanvitt streets under Mrs Cadwallader. They reported garden destruction by a slimy creature and will meet Thursday with their instructor at 919 Jefferson Street to discuss insects and pests that threaten vegetation.
The remains of Mrs. A. H. Bates died in Minneapolis. Funeral at First Congregational Church in Muskegon. Survived by husband Ralph and infant son. Also a brief note on A P Houston becoming deputy U S marshal in Waterloo replacing John Philpot. Houston will move to Dubuque with family.
Washington July 2 The Lesgt fly damages wheat across a wide swath from northern Oklahoma and Arkansas north through Kansas Missouri Nebraska and east to Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Agriculture Department warns of millions of bushels in lost yield and says no remedy exists now to lessen current damage urging farmers not to sow wheat in August to protect next year's crop.
Auburn July 2 David Munn aged 20 died in the electric chair here for the murder of express agent Harry T Edwards in Corning. The crime was uncovered in February when a telephone receiver was knocked down during the struggle in the express office. A telephone girl alerted police after seeing the revolver and hearing Edwards cry out.
The Town Criers Ad Club closed its season at the Waterloo club with an informal menu and praise for Waterloo’s delegation including a parade float at the recent national advertising convention in Chi rua. Members note a beneficial winter program and announce July and August meetings will be suspended.
The federal reserve board reports July release notes mixed conditions across districts. Middle western outlook shows steady progress though early June retail weakness affected farm crops, while late notices forecast improved prospects and growing confidence for manufacturers and distributors.
Justice Mendricket and the jury in the Ky Thaw sanity trial reconvened as the state reviewed documentary evidence. State lawyers expect Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to appear as a witness early next week, abandoning plans to compel her attendance.
Little Rock July 2 198 Pellagra cases under observation in Arkansas health officials state that outbreaks in several towns are being managed by Dr W Garrison and Dr J Goldberger. Garrison expects unobserved remote cases to double the known total.
Austrian and Hungarian agents are buying large quantities of food in Basel and Savetzerland through Paris, paying high prices to stock up before a likely Swiss export embargo. The motive is to secure supplies ahead of government action.
Report from Jalapa Vera Cruz describes desolate scenes along a rail route to Xalapa with bodies hanging from trees and telegraph poles. Refugees swell the city to 30,000 as noncombatants grow exhausted by military rule. Wilson's warning to military chiefs reportedly gains favor.
In a string of quirky lines from comic and sports tones a farmer warns off fishing on posted property while a couple's separation is noted and a boy praises a star player. The entries mix humor and everyday life scenes from readers.
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