Assault sparks near murder over dog dispute in Westfield
G. W. Melvin remains hospitalized after a bullet wound from R. E. McGraw at 178 Ballou Street. McGraw, drunk and angered over a dog incident, shot Melvin then fled to his Westfield business, later arrested. Bail withheld as murder charge considered. Melvin's condition improves with X-ray evidence of a near-fatal bullet path.
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G.W. Melvin
Westfield
R. E. McGraw
G. W. Melvin
Presbyterian Hospital
J. E. Brinkman
Ballou Street
McGraw
Melvin
Mife
Mrs
Melvin Rush
Snogting
W. N. Birdsall
J. C. Murtagh
B.J. Wenner
Madge Birdsall
Headford-Hitchins Company
McGraws
John’ Mead
Mr. Mead
Hawkeye Foundry
McGraw Place
Westfield Jto
Jas
Firecracker Shortage Hits Fourth of July Wish List
Fireworks makers faced shortages and rising costs leaving many youngsters unable to buy crackers this year. Dealers report only 50 percent of orders filled as imports from China dwindle and some factories go out of business. A few one inch salutes remain for dawn celebrations. E. de Valera visited Cambridge and Lexington green, wreaths honoring Washington.
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Tom
Harry
France
A.V. Fowler
Fowler Company
A. L. Ferguson
China
Noige
Waterloo
Merger Basis For Booster Clubs Reaches Agreement
The Waterloo Commercial club president H B Lichty reports a basis for merger of two old commercial groups into a Greater Waterloo Commercial body. Directors favor a temporary Greater Waterloo committee to avoid duplication, with a meeting set for tomorrow to finalize terms and secure broad member support from both clubs.
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H. B. Lichty
Waterloo Commercial Club
Waterloo
Lichty
Chamber of Commerce
Greater Waterloo
Greater
Chamber of Commerce and
Waterloo Club
Owil
Twelve Miners Dead in Alderson Explosion
Twelve miners are known dead with three more expected to die after a Rock Island Coal company mine explosion at Alderson Oklahoma five miles east of McAlester. Rescue crews work at the scene as details emerge.
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Associated Press
McAlester
Okla
Rock Island Coal Company
Alderson
Here
Rotary meeting review at Waterloo delegation report
Paul Davis chaired the Waterloo Rotarians report on the Salt Lake City international convention. He highlighted key discussions on Rotary aims for average men, capital and labor, and boys work, urging greater educational effort in Rotary activities. Fred G. Northey noted his Salt Lake trip and events. John T. Houser to present further boys work notes next meeting.
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Paul Davis
Waterloo
Rotary Clubs
Salt Lake City
Davis
Rotary
Fred G. Northey
John T. Houser
City in Brief: Locals Headed to Visit Relatives
Several residents plan trips or visits in nearby towns. J B Selzer and wife depart for Morning Sun to see his mother. Ruth Bowen leaves for Dike for two weeks. Jeanette Roemer and brother T J Roemer visit Conrad relatives. Maude L Fullilobe vacationing in Waterloo from Evanston. Various residents visiting Independence, Dubuque, Rochester, Reinbeck, Cedar Rapids, Manitou, and Des Moines areas. Firecracker bans and police enforcement noted ahead of July 3 celebrations.
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J. B. Selzer
Morning Sun
A. W. Wilson
Vine Street
Vinton
Ruth Bowen
Dike
Jeanette Roemer
T. J. Roemer
Conrad
Maude L. Fullilobe
Evanston
Ill
Waterloo
W. (. Johnson
Letreet West
Independence
Calista Hurley
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
James Hurley
Adaline Sox
Rochester
Minn
St. Mary's Hospital
H. E. Colby
Yona Holstein-Friesian Breeders’ Association
Polk County
Des Moines
Josephine Patzer
Red Cross
Camp Custer
Mich
Barbara Pattel
Second Street
Frances Ebert
Mobile Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Columbus
Luzerne
Schuylkill
Wilma Gardiner
Florence Stewart
Cedar Falls
William Stewart
F. M. Stumma
Stewart
Matt Parrott & Sons
France
Robb
168Th Infantry
First Congregational
Booths for Pure Food Show Selling Rapidly
The annual Pure Food Show linked with the Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress is several months away but more than half the 30 booths have been sold. R L DeGon, secretary, says contracts are in with major national food firms and the association expects a strong display during the Sept 22 to 28 week.
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Waterloo Retail Merchants’ Association
R. L. DeGon
Iowa’ Dairy Cattle Congress
Merchants’ Association
Firemen Die In Million Dollar Warehouse Blaze
Two firemen were killed and two seriously injured in a blaze that officials say cost about a million dollars so far. The fire threatened the Imperial Tobacco company warehouse in Norfolk Virginia. The building and contents are valued at four million dollars.
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iBy
Associated Prenay
Norfolk
Imperial Tobacco Company
Local Woman Dead at Home After Brief Illness
Mortuary Carolina Smith wife of J W Smith died at the family home 1212 Franklin Street at 6 am Sunday after a brief illness. She is survived by a husband, a son in Auburn Washington, three stepsons in Albert Hudson Wred Carlton Minnesota and William in Nashua, two step daughters G W Fogle in Hancock Minnesota and Katherine Leler in Waterloo, two brothers Jacob Danner and Henry Danner of Minneapolis, Minn. Funeral plans remain undetermined while family is reached. body may be viewed at Hileman Gindt mortuary.
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Carolina Smith
J. W. Smith
Franklin Street
Auburn
Wash
Albert
Hudson
Wred
Carlton
Minn
William
Nashua
G. W. Fogle
Hancock
Katherine Leler
Waterloo
Jacob Dan
Mount Roosevelt Monument Dedication Set for July Fourth
Deadwood South Dakota reports Mount Roosevelt and a monument on its summit will be dedicated July 4 with Gen Leonard Wood as chief speaker and Roosevelt family members among the expected attendees. The bowlder monument rises 16 feet square six feet high with a 26 foot circular tower above and two tablets at the base detailing inscriptions.
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Deadwood
S. D
Roosevelt
Gen
Leonard Wood
Statesman
Mount Roosevelt Monument Aims to Honor Theodore Roosevelt
A Deadwood area memorial notes plans to rename Sheep Mountain Mount Theodore Roosevelt and erect a monument. The project, supported by the Society of Black Hills Pioneers, envisions a beacon and national path, with Congress likely to formalize the mountain within a forest reserve. The article extols the scenic drive, rugged summit, and echoes Roosevelt’s Dakota days, while detailing surrounding peaks and distant landmarks.
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Roosevelt
Society of Black Hills Pioneers
Col. Roosevelt
Round Top
Sheep Mountain
Forest Reserve
Congress
Deadwood
Theodore Roosevelt
Geographical Board
Washington
Black Hills
Mount Roosevelt
City Creek
Deadwond
Spearfish Canon
Colorado
de Jaggar
Spearfish
Wrorning
Bear Lodge
Warren Peak
Centennial
Beile Fourche
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Dakota
Town Finance & Investment corp files articles of incorporation
Articles of incorporation were filed for Town Finance & Investment Corp with authorized capital of 160000 dollars and 350 common and 650 preferred shares. Officers listed: L W Egbart president T J Harrison treasurer H M Reed vice president. Henry Daws and Ruth Elrod marriage licenses. Marge Anderson and Trying Buck listed in Des Moines Waterloo.
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Town Finance & Investment Corporation
L. W. Egbart
T. J. Harrison
H. M. Reed
Henry Daws
Waterloo
Marge R. Anderson
W. Buck
Des_ Moines
Ruth F. Elrod
Des Moines
Justice Dept Says Light Wines Not Interfered With War Prohibition
The Justice Department will not interfere with light wines and beers under wartime prohibition law. Instructions were sent to district attorneys to follow the recent ruling, with the department stating it will abstain from prosecutions of dealers selling such beverages amid drought effects and price controls.
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Washington
Department of Justice
New York
Wets Celebrate Passages of Their Inebriating Cup
Chicago saloonkeepers and restaurateurs plan to stay open past midnight as wartime prohibition ends. Hotels and bars report many reservations for celebrations. waiters and bartenders are mobilized for the night. Officials expect a large revel, with enforcement steps outlined by the Justice Department and ongoing debates over alcohol limits and the Reed amendment.
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Page Onis
Chicago
Washington, D. G
Department of Justice
Department
New York
Congress
Justice
Baltimore
Boston
Money Rains On Forfeitures In Municipal Court
Judge Birdsall resumed duties as a police calendar set forty cases for hearing. Only two remained in custody as the rest posted bonds. Eleven traffic violators forfeited bonds, while four speedsters failed to appear. Two intoxication defendants pled guilty and were fined. Della Miller inmate case and Oscar Plummer couple will return July 2 and next Wednesday respectively with bonds set.
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W. XN. Birdsall
Hep
Naven
E. H. Stretter
Saxon Street
General Fund
John Barleycorn
D.¥. Stranahan
Della Miller
Oscar Plummer
Davidson Company to Expand Waterloo Store Space
The Davidson company plans to enlarge its Waterloo operation by taking over the Brown Crockery store space. A 10,000 square foot addition will give 45,009 square feet total, with a four floor plus basement layout and a new 12 foot second-floor opening linking the two buildings. The Brown store will be closed, A. W. Brown retiring after 36 years, and remodeling costs are pegged around 5,000 dollars. Representatives said remodeling will begin soon to speed a grander showroom for carpets, draperies, crockery, and household goods.
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Davidson Company
Ridge Street
Brown Crockery
Eaely
David* Sons of
Des Moines
Waterlooxtra
Brown
Davidsons
Waterfloo
Louis EB. Cohen
Cohen
Rock Island
Kansas
Waterloo
A.W. Brown
A. W. Brown
Fim
Fitzgerald Bros
Fourth Street
Bridge Street
Water- Works Board of Trustees
B. P. O. Biks
Reds Fall Into Cossacks Hands on Don
Russian dispatch reports Kuban and Don Cossacks advancing along the Don front. Kuban Cossacks claim 4,000 Bolsheviks captured and 10 guns near the Dos river bend, while Don Cossacks advance northward with 1,500 prisoners and three armored cars. Millerovo front breached and Bolshevik units routed in multiple regiments. West of Ekaterinodar Bolshevik forces defeated on the Kerteh peninsula.
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Ekaterinodar
Kuban Cossacks
Dos River
Don Cossacks
Millerove
Millerovo
Ekaterinadar
Kerteh
Crimea
Food costs cut under German government plan for strikers
Berlin June 25. Under an agreement with railroad strikers the government proposes major price cuts on foreign foods, especially American, totaling 1.5 billion marks to be distributed and charged to the empire. Prices for flour, rice, cereals, meat, American bacon, foreign fats, and potatoes are lowered to various new levels. A list of visiting Americans in Chicago is also noted in Waterloo and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Berlin
Free States
Masonic Study Club Plans July Meeting At Temple
The regular meeting of the Masonic Study club is set for Wednesday evening July 2 at the Masonic Temple starting 7 45 p m All members who served are especially invited to attend Light refreshments will follow the program W H Scheel Secretary tadvertisement
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Masonic Study Club
Masonic Temple
W. H. Scheel
Sec’y
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