Dumont Slayer Took Strychnine Before Capture
Anton Boelkes killed his father in law Samuel Bluhm on a Kesley area farm, then wounded his wife and mother in law. He was found dead in Green's woods as bloodhounds traced his escape. Mrs Boelkes is hospitalized with potential recovery. authorities note intoxication and a suicide plan.
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Dumont
Anton Boelkes
Samuel Bluhm
Kesley
Bluhm
Boelkes
Boelk
Sali
Herbert
Herbert Bluhm
Ross Baldwin
Waterloo Fre
Sam Bluhm
Green’s Woods
Capt. Baldwin
E.V. Baldwin
Capt Baldwin
Green
E. V. Baldwin
Buetkes
Baldwin
Seven Cent Fare Debate Opens in Tri Cities Hearing
Public Utilities Commission resumes hearing on wage disputes involving Tri City Railway and Moline Rock Island and Eastern. H E Weeks for The City Railway argues for a seven cent fare to meet workers demands for a five cent hourly rise. The session proceeds amid rate increase contention.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Tri-City Hailway Company
Moline, Rock Island & Eastern On Company
Public Utilitiesession
Witkinson
H. E. Weeks
TheCity Company
Three Brothers in Family Home One Died in Service
The Clark family of 110 Linden Avenue recounts sons who served in the American forces. A navy brother died last fall, two returned from overseas, and others sent home drafts and familial ties. A newly arrived Irish wife joined after a son’s death, with 60 war brides aboard the ship from Brest to New York. Victory note conversion details follow, outlining how holders may convert notes with interest adjustments and related regulations. An apparatus invention for improving theatre programs is noted.
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D. Clark
Linden Avenue
Waters
U.S
Shaw
Andrew
Harry
Leon
Eugene
America
Tabe
New York Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Treasury Department
Year Round Assessor Suggested For City Work
The city council adopted a resolution urging the county board to employ the assessor year round and provide office space in the courthouse. The aim is to keep plat books up to date with daily transfers and mortgages, citing county practice that uncovered over 200 previously unassessed properties and greater long term benefit than cost. Chief Dunham Granted Leave With Pay For Two Months. The fire chief will take two months paid leave for health reasons, with possible retirement under pension law if not restored. The council also expanded the police force with two motorcycle patrolmen, adjusted salaries for Edward Mahnke and other staff, and discussed nuisance and street vacation petitions, sewer and pumping station plans, and flood-related damages.
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County Board of Supervisors
Dunham
Council
Ashley A. Dunham
Fire Department
Committee On Finance
Edward Mahnke
Hast Park
Kelderling & Brown
George B. Miller Manufacturing Company
Westfield Addition
Plana
Virden Creek
F.J. W. Gregory
Seash Park Addition
Big Iowa Union Initiation At Opendale Picnic
Seven thousand machinists to join the union at Cedar River park in Opendale on Sunday August 3. Two thousand machinists and machine shop workers will be initiated in the open at 2 p.m. A G Abbey national rep of the International Association of Machinists will preside. Labor speakers are planned. all union men and families invited for a full day at the park.
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Iowa
Cedar River Park
G. Abbey
International Associaton of Machinists
Washington, D. C
War Camp Service to Base Actions on Survey Data
War Camp community service in Waterloo will be guided by a survey. Secretary J H Shoudy, with P Q Osterbus and R A Hoyer, conducts interviews with organization representatives to decide on forming an employee bureau for returned soldiers. The plan grows from a proposed shift in responsibilities.
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J. HE. Shoudy
Waterloo
Shoudy
P. Q. Osterbus
R.A. Hoyer
Iowa
Osterhus
Hoyer
Community Service
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Grove
Hampton Hospital
Tri-Cities
Courier
Mickie
Wott
Alparnac
Cuan Les CT
Stinehart
Manor House
Stines
Hone
Uts
Victor
Luxor Brenlin Window
Suades Lichty
Adoesour
County Board
Department of Commerce
Germany
Deutsche Revue
Poland
Austria-Hungary
England
Baum-McDonald Auto Co
Lafayette St
Garfield
See’y. Wilson
Dep’t of Labor
Hines
Gary
U.S. Steel Corp
Middle Grove
National Coal & Mining Co
Artificial Ler & Fuel Co
Barclay & Son
Barron & Ford Coal Co
Bartlet
McFarlane
Ns & Sans Lo, Coal Co. & Fuel Co
Crest
Diinkelbere Lumber & Coal En
Diamond Coak Co
Franklin Fuel Co
H.R. Heppner, Home Coal Co
Kure Coal Co
Lininger Coal & Feed Co
Hoean Ave. Coal Cor
Moore & Moore Inc
Shares Fuel & Transfer Co
Working Coal Co
Young Coal Co
Thorson
Black Hawk Bank
Maieby Miller Brew
Milwaukee
TINE
Waterloo Fruit & Commission Co
East Fifth St. Wate
Opendale
Maxwell
Detroit
Harry Padden Auto Co
Sixth
Franklin Streets
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