Man Charged in Cedar Falls Liquor Case and Tail Light Incident
Municipal court records allege Charles Murphy of Cedar Falls faced multiple charges including illegal possession of liquor, resisting arrest, indecent conduct, speeding and operating an auto without a tail light. Chief Weilein pursued a speeding car into Waterloo, where the driver attempted to destroy evidence before police seized ten quarts of whiskey from a sack. Murphy had prior liquor arrests and claimed persecution by police while arguing his case.
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Munici
Charles Sphy
Cedar Falla
Alog
Murphy
Waterloo
George Weilein
Poes
Busa
Weilein
Newell Street
Urphy
Charles Urphy
Cedar Falls
Suit Filed Over Division of Partnership Assets
Kathryn Meek sues Max Auerbach for accounting and receivership after failing to agree on distributing assets of their partnership. The complaint cites a written 1911 agreement and an oral half-interest claim. Current assets include a millinery stock valued at about $8,500 cash of $1,800 and fixtures costing $500.
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Kathryn Meek
Max Auerbach
Meek
Old Army Buying System Feeds Waste, Inquiry Hears
Brig. Gen. Lord, director of finance, told a special House committee that the old army purchasing system was cumbersome and inefficient. He cited bureaus bidding against each other and duplication in disbursements, raising costs and causing confusion amid wartime reorganization needs.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Lord
Special
House Committee On
War Department
Grundy County Farms Sold In Multi Farm Deals
Grundy Center June 25 Several Grundy County farms changed hands this week Calvin Crouse sold his 160 acre Conrad area farm to John Reinch of Orange City for 64000 about 406 per acre John Reinch also bought 240 acres of Henry Luitiens in Lincoln township for 300 per acre Luitiens had paid 225 per acre earlier and earned a 16000 profit in a few months Mrs Claus Peters sold a west Wellsburg farm at 250 per acre Miss Alena Deters sold 80 acres to her brother Hemo Deters at 260 per acre Jake and Andrew Stahl bought the 160 acre Eniter farm from H H Snitter for 292 50 per acre 827 East Fourth Street ad for auction sale details.
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Grundy Center
Grundy County
Calvin Crouse
Conrad
John Reinch
Orange City
Revnch
Henry Luitiens
Lincoln Township
Otr Luitiens
Claus Peters
Wellsburg
Alena Deters
Hemo Deters
Jake
Andrew Stahl
Enitier
HH. J. Snitter
Greater Waterloo civic club to unite city interests
A unanimous vote by 250 business men announces formation of a new Waterloo civic commercial club to replace sectionalism. The group plans a nine to nine board from Waterloo and East Waterloo, aims to build a river crossing, establish bureaus for traffic credits and trade, and seeks 5,000 members in a three day campaign led by Albert W. Weigel and Howard M. McMahon.
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Waterloo
Russell-Lamson
Waterloo Commercial Club
Waterloo Township
Greater
Albert W. Weigel
Chamber of Commerce of
Indianapolis
Ind
Howard M.mcmahon
St. Paul Association of Trade and Business Affairs
McMahon
H.b.lichty
Alfai
Hoxie
Huntley
J.bae
Hartman
Austin Burt
G. Simmons
Stanley D. Moore
H. M Reed
H. C. Bernibrook
Waterloo, Retail Merchants’ Association
Traffic Association
Convention Bureau
Waterloo couple announces engagement amid civic drive
Mr and Mrs J Will Waterloo announce Miss West and Mr East Side will wed soon in Waterloo. A civic meeting led by Mr McMahon spurred a three day membership drive for a new commercial club starting July 1 1919 with volunteers gathering at the Waterloo Commercial Club to recruit business leaders.
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McMahon
Waterloo
Cedar
Waterloo Commercial Club
Waterloo Commercial Llub
Austin Burt
Chamber of Commerce
Lichty
Visualize Thrift in Movie Picture Earns Fame and $1000
Aspiring writers compete for a prize from the Iowa war savings committee to produce a picture plot promoting saving. Entries from Waterloo and other cities must be sent to the Courier and Reporter for forwarding to Des Moines for judging.
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Iowa War Savings Committee
L. E. Wood
Des Moines
Towa
Waterloo
Courier
Reporter
Wartime Prohibition Block Struck From Bill in House
In Washington a wartime prohibition enforcement provision preventing liquor use in homes was removed by the House committee. Austin reports Texas House adopts resolution ratifying the woman suffrage amendment. Paris dispatch notes Wilson signed a proclamation and the wheat director regime under license by Farnes Barnes.
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Associated Pres. Wastigton
House Committee
Austin
Tex
House of the
Texas Fegislature
Paris
Wilson
Federal Wheat
Farnes Barnes
Persons, Firma, Cor
Portrait of Lieut in wheat products and beef imports
Washington reports describe amendments to an army appropriation bill for an average force of 400 and a governing plan to control telegraph and telephone wire systems. Senate and House confer and adopt the plan. Parlin, France, demands full reparation from Germany for wartime ship sinking.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Parlin
France
Germany
Becker’s son honored with enlarged photo by Kappa Sigma
Mrs J H W Becker receives a handsomely enlarged photograph of Lieut Fred H Becker killed in action. The image shows him in full military regalia, taken in France. The Kappa Sigma fraternity at Iowa State University gifted the photo to the mother and planned another for the fraternity house in Iowa.
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J. HW. Becker
Fred H. Becker
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Iowa State University
Lieut. Becker
France
Kappa Sigma
Towa | Fo
Moose vote doubles per capita tax to fund school and hospital
Chicago June 25 The Loyal Order of Moose votes a yearly per capita tax of $2 doubled from past years. Net revenue of about 1.2 million dollars will fund the Mooseheart industrial and agricultural school and the reconstruction hospital for soldiers.
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Associated Preps
Chicago
Loyal Order of Moose
Mooseheart
Til
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