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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1920

Page

5

Prohibition candidates attack Harding on liquor repeal

Aaron Watkins of Germantown and Leigh Colvin, Prohibition party nominees for president and vice president, denounce Senator Harding's recent speech on prohibition. They condemn his hint at repeal and insist on strict law enforcement rather than repeal.

Lincoln, Neb Aaron Watkins Germantown Leigh Colvin Prohibition Party Prohibition Senator Harding Harding Mr. Watkins

Boies Courts Third District Race Amid Democratic Efforts

Democratic efforts to nominate a strong opponent against Burton H. Sweet for the Third congressional district meet with little success. Judge H. B. Boies says he is not a candidate as his term on the bench continues. Hope C. Martin also declines for business reasons, though supporters keep hope he might still oppose Sweet in the future.

Jefferson Jackson Wilson Cox Daily Press Burton H. Sweet H. B. Bayes Boies Hope Martin Hope C. Martin Martin Bros. Company Democracy of Love Martin Sweét Mr. Martin Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee St. Louis Waterloo H. B. Boles

City in Brief: Advertisements and Public Notices

Short local notices include an advertisement for a building and a few generic city brief items. Names, dates, or concrete details are not provided in the readable text.

St. Paul Area Briefs Include Local Visits and Police Action

Ank and Mrs Mabel Devis return from Bay River Minn relatives. W K Disbrow seeks his 1917 Buick car stolen near the Palace theatre last night. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs J G Van Derpel and Betty Des Moines. Judge Courtright returns from vacation in Minneapolis. Charlotta Hartong and Dorothy O Ryan depart for 10 day visit with Mr and Mrs B O Crawford in Minneapolis. The annual Black Hawk County Master Painters association picnic will be at Byrnes park Saturday with luncheon at 6:30. Mrs William Adrian and daughter Helene return from Chicago where Mr Adrian recovers after surgery. Mrs Cathrine McNaughton and relatives return from 11 day auto trip visiting Peoria and Chicago. T N Tufflebeam returns from Minnesota State Federation of Labor convention as fraternal delegate. Mrs M A Rohrabach and Genevieve visit in St Paul before heading to Winslow. A runaway girl from Oelwein located by police and returned home. William Gearhart to lecture on Brethren missionary work at First Brethren Church with free admission.

Mabel Devis Bay River Minn W. K Black Hawk County Master Painters’ Association Byrnes Park William Adrian Helene Chicago Adrian Cathrine McNaughton Raymond Hayden Bertha Dingler Penu T. N Tufflebeam Waterloo

American residents guests of Gen Phil Hanna and Mrs George

Mr and Mrs Hubert del Valle and their young daughter from Buenos Aires are guests of Mrs Emily George and Gen Phil Hanna. The family traveled nearly a month to the United States via the west coast routes and Panama Canal, rail and sea routes from Chile. Del Valle is submanager of the National City Bank in Buenos Aires, formerly of Mexico City.

Hubert del Valle Buenos Aires Emily George Phil Hanna States Panama Canal Republic Andes del Valle National City New York Mexico City Gen. Meier

Watkins chosen as running mate for 1920 Prohibition ticket

Aaron B. Watkins, a Germantown Ohio teacher and literature professor, was selected as the running mate to D. Laigh Colvin of New York after a second ballot at the Prohibition national convention. The ticket supports the league of nations and greater federal agency representation for workers, with compromises between farmers and laborers.

Lincolln Nab Jay Prohibition Aaron William Jennings Bryan Watkins Qobio Gsta Ite Colvin Ohio Wuautking KR. H. Patton Springfield R. H. Patton Polleg A. Randall Germantown Ada College League of Nations

Promises for Price Equalization and Farm Labor Support

Promises for equalizing prices and supplying farm labor and cooperative marketing are pledged, alongside demands for an industrial course to end industrial warfare.

Burglary at Siexloff Home Stolen Sugar and Preserves

Thieves entered the home of A. F. Siexloff at 800 Mullan Avenue West early this morning and carried off sugar and four quarts of strawberry preserves. A pair of gloves was also stolen. Police urged residents to report tips.

A. F. Siexloff Mullan Avenue Polica

Police recover valuable coat and receive thanks from owner

The department notes a theft between midnight and 3 a m. Chief H H Youn received a letter from A G Gehrke of Chicago praising the recovery of a coat lost en route through Waterloo. The garment was found, returned by parcel post, and a dollar bill for cigars for the police boys was enclosed.

H. H. Youn A. G. Gehrke Chicago Waterloo

P. P. P. Basket Grocery Sale Highlights

The store lists sale prices on breakfast bacon sugar cured hams beef roasts pork chops lard and pantry staples. Featured items include Gehl’s milk Borden’s milk Toto beans Lakeside beans and fresh bakery goods with daily posted prices.

Lakeside New York

Local Teen Falls 61 Feet From New Warehouse

Fort Dodge Iowa July 28 William Titus 17 a warehouse construction worker plunged sixty one feet from the edge of a newly completed building while walking along the edge. Several of the new floors gave way and Titus fell. He is not expected to survive.

Kalls Fort Dodge William Titus Titus

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