Waterloo Matrons Lose Court Bid in Police Duty Case
Judge Platt ruled Waterloo mayors control police matrons and dismissed the writ against Mayor Thompson. Elizabeth Strayer and Matie Carey will not be paid for weeks worked after notice. the decision frames retirement of matrons as an executive matter, not judicial. A note on succession and council action follows in the longer report.
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Platt
Waterloo
Omait
Acta
Thompson
Elizabeth Strayer
Matie Carey
Mesdames Strayer
Carey
Teatrons
R. C. Thompson
Oelwein Lawyer Disbarred After Trial
Attorney Charles H. Robrig of Oelwein was disbarred by Judge Hobson who found him guilty on nine of fourteen counts. The trial lasted into the previous week and involved multiple misconduct charges.
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West Union
Charlies H. Robrig
Oelwein
Hobson
Aftot
Rob‘tig
Lure of Loved Ones Grabs Wayfarer Back Home
Charles Van Housen of Parkersburg, crippled by rheumatism, walked hundreds of miles to reach Parkersburg to visit the graves of his wife and infant. He recalls family tragedy, loss, and a longing for the past as he proceeds toward Cedar Falls and Cedar Pats.
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Wayfarer
Parkersburg
Charles van Housen
van Housen
Cedar Pats
Mt. Auburn
Waterloo
Sam
Rock Island
Black Hawk Creek
Cedar Falls
Raya
Independence
Yue
Waterloo Depots Deemed Hotbeds of Disease Germs
City health officer Dr. H. W. Sigworth reported to the Waterloo city council that all depots were unhygienic and a public health menace. The council ordered railroads to clean up within 24 hours, with a 10 day deadline set for changes.
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H. W. Sigworth
Waterloo
Imayor
A. B. Switzer
First Ward
Prosecution Team in Case Led by Hancock Anghes O Brien
The prosecution was led by H. P. Hancock, B. Anghes and B. E. A. O'Brien with defense by T. E. Hasner.
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H .P. Hancock
B. Anghes
BE. A .O'Brien
Te, E. Hasner
Tragic Death of Congressman Robert Wickliffe Found Near Capitol
Washington reports the death of Representative Robert Wickliffe of Louisiana who was found crushed on railroad tracks in Potomac Park near the bridge entrance. Police deem the death a likely train incident with the train bound for the south.
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Washington
Robert (. Wickliffe
Louisiana
Potomac Park
Potomac River
South
Local Postmasters Hint at Roosevelt Support Amid Conference Talk
A fragmentary report from Alabama delegates at a Chicago convention notes postmasters Byron Tramiel and others claiming they would back Roosevelt if a head were chopped, reflecting uncertain backing and shifting loyalties within the Republican delegation.
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Mahile
Ada
Dune
Toosevelt
Byron [Tramiel
Ash falls over Kodiak as Mt Bayes erupts in Alaska
Reports from Kodiak island say ash covers the area and sun is obscured. Residents face water and food shortages as crops are destroyed and fish die, with relief convoys rushing from mainland towns. News coverage is hampered by the loss of wireless at Kodiak and communications to Seward.
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Pairbanks
Alaska
Joe
Alaska Range
Mt. Bayes
Seattle
Wash
Seward
Kodiak
Katuiai
Associated Press
Captain Perry
The
Revenue
Feutter Manning
St. Paul l
St. Meridan
Cordova
Kentucky Delegates Seated At Large In Taft Victory
Republican national committee seated four Kentucky delegates at large for Taft and set the stage for further contests in the Second and Fourth districts. The roll called at Chicago showed 45 members present. Roosevelt forces argued for expurgation of the roll while McHarg and Judge O'Rear led the contest for at large seats. Remaining Indiana decisions favored Taft with broad delegate gains.
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Chicago
Wm. Barnes, Jr
New York
W. Murray Crane
Masschusetts
Newell Sanders
Tennessee
Lafayette B. Gleason
Taft
Barnes
National Committee
Senator Root
Kentucky
Varteanani- Mons
Dupe
Kentcky
Republican National Committee
Patt
Ormsby McHarg
Roosevelt
Kri. C. O'Rear
Frankfort
Rosewater
Hayward
W. O. Bradter
Fries Breathitt
W. D. Cochran
J. E. Wood
Ed. C. O’ Rear
Leslie Coomba
Indiana
Missouri
Washington
California
Oregon
South Dakota
la Follette
North Dakota
Colorado
Temperature Report Notes June Readings From City
The weather item records temperatures for June with a high of 83 degrees at 2 p.m. and a low of 72 degrees overnight. It compares today’s figures to last year’s June values noting a 66 degree minimum and 79 degree maximum from the prior year.
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Buchanan al Co
Syndicate Block
Condemned man attempts murder of daughter before execution
Washington Pennsylvania June 11 condemned man Jan Ribarik awaiting gallows attempted to choke his daughter Antonia as she arrived to bid him farewell. Guards stopped the assault with an iron bar and Ribarik was later hanged for the murders of Mr Novak Mrs Novak and boarder Stephen Stanvoji during a quarrel over sheltering Antonia.
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Washington
Jan Ribarik
Antonia Ribairik
Ribarik
Onas
Boy Killed by Automobile Hearse in Chicago Scene
Charles Warezckauski, a 97 year old pupil, was struck and killed by an automobile hearse driven by W F Kimball in Chicago during school recess as he played tag. The chauffeur was arrested after the incident witnessed by over fifty children from St Georgy’s School nearby.
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Chicago
Charles Warezckauski
W. F. Kimball
H. Lanyon
Kimball
St. Georgy's
Dov
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