This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
9
Gray Wolf, hungry and cunning, seeks a whiffle tree for a tender rabbit. A talking fat bullfrog offers a duck for the buds, leading him through woods and tricks. After misadventures and a hunter’s trap, he returns home full and wiser, having found both prey by persistence.
June 23. Iowa strengthens child labor laws by the Thirty-sixth General Assembly to align with federal standards. New street trades rules ban work for boys under 11 and girls under 18 in cities over 10,000, with school-superintendent badges for older youths and strict hours. Public places defined as open-air spaces. exemptions require court approval and badge issuance.
Nationwide sentiment favors alcohol regulation. Florida and Alabama enacted direct prohibition laws this year while eight states plus Alaska Territories seek statewide votes. Iowa, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, South Carolina face referendums. Florida takes effect October 1 restricting sales and on premises. Alabama adds anti shipping and advertising bans amid court challenges as states advance or await constitutional inhibition.
The text outlines revised child labor rules restricting under 16 workers to eight hours per day and forty eight per week, with a noon intermission on longer days. It bans under 18 from delivering goods between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. in larger cities and ends age certificates, replacing them with school official work permits.
The Elklets announce their annual picnic for Tuesday June 29 at the Birdsall and Kimball cottage. For refreshments information contact committee members Mesdames Jr Rudolph Alexander Kerr and Miss Jessie Cooler Tabernacle chapter No 62 R A M holds a special convocation tomorrow at 7 30 for work on M M M and M degrees all members and visiting companions invited. Turn to the Want Page.
In Minneapolis on June 23 a 2 a.m. home invasion by an armed black burglar trapped Mr and Mrs Prye at 1729 Vine Place Milside apartments. The thief demanded valuables including a ring valued at 1110 and jewelry from wedding gifts. Mrs Prye fainting failed to deter him as he searched the apartment and fled with the loot. The felon appeared familiar with the Frye family and police believe the suspect was well acquainted with their valuables.
Ninety one of the 128 indicted for conspiracy to commit felonies in elections surrendered and posted bond. Bonds were ready for eleven more. three defendants remained in custody. Former district attorney Charles W. Miller and three lawyers appeared, seeking copies of the indictment as part of representing most defendants. Thomas Tagmeart, national committeeman for Indiana, along with Mayor Joseph I. Ben and Chief of Police Samuel V. Perrott, pursued efforts to ensure all defendants were aided.
William Sherman age 25 believed from Waterloo is in a coma at Sac City and not expected to recover. Local authorities request assistance in locating Sherman’s relatives as police search for friends and possible residence in nearby towns.
Horton and Tine 22 visit Glen Lents in Plainfield. Mrs Frank Greene visits sister in North Dakota. Mrs W A Muribat leaves for Waterloo for relatives. Marl Midonald to Columbus Wisconsin for canning work. Crave Wylant and Blaneh Hori will take teacher exams in Waverly this week.
A large Iowa party including thirty four delegates from Waterloo and nearby towns will travel by special car and train to the BPO convention in Oakland July 7 to 11, with Rev Wilbur L Clapp guiding the itinerary. The trip features sightseeing from Spokane to Portland and a waterfront finish in Oakland, with about 114 delegates expected from Waterloo County.
Charles Robe, son of Andrew Robe of Ox Township, returns to Anderson County Kansas after 35 years away. He and his wife Jessie Cowle are visiting relatives before moving to Gas City to teach manual training and agriculture and join the county examining board. Judges and attorneys plan to attend the State Bar convention in Fort Dodge tomorrow.
Adrian Michigan woman describes severe fatigue and weakness from female ailments. After reading a testimonial she tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recovered after three months. The piece promotes the remedy as a trusted cure for women's ills and work-related fatigue.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.