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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1926

Page

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Protection Law for Newborns Not Fully Observed

Iowa officials urge doctors to enforce newborn eye prophylaxis with silver nitrate to prevent gonococcal blindness. Dr. Griswold cites 20 percent blindness from birth infection at the Iowa School for the Blind and warns many cases go untreated due to religious or medical objections. A one percent silver nitrate solution is distributed to physicians as recommended prophylaxis.

Lester K. Griswold Iowa School For the Blind Griswold Fufite Department

House's Letter on King George Excluded from New Books

London report notes Col R. House's letter to President Wilson calling King George bellicose and pugilistic is omitted from the two volume collection of Col. Mouse's papers published today in the United States. Publishers say the letter adds no new historical knowledge and only conveys an impression of the king's patriotism.

House King George London KE. M. House Wilson George Mouse United States

Three Officers Sued for False Arrest

An additional wave of damage suits arises from the January Gilbert gymnasium arrest of Francis Emery and Harry Angle. New filings seek 37 500 for false arrest and 32 000 for humiliation against Gar Bates, with Marshal Albert Jacobean, Gilbert, Chelsea Ruth, deputy marshall, and Earl Dodds named as defendants.

Boone, Ia INS Francis Emery Harry Angle Gilbert Gymnasium Gar Bates Marshal Albert Jacobean Gilbert Chelsa Ruth Marcial Earl Dodds

West Tour Season Opens Amid Charts and Bars

Tourists from the West begin the season as a Colorado border entry notes traffic and activity. The report mentions 21 bars and five adults with a police officer documenting the scene as the season picks up.

Boone Colorado Irs

Milton Stokes 74 Waterloo resident dies in Quiner Home

Milton A. Stokes 74 longtime Waterloo resident dies at Quiner Home from complications of age. Survived by widow and siblings and nieces in several states. Born in Germany March 1, 1852, he came to the United States about a year after birth and worked as a gas engine plane division employee. The funeral was held Sunday in tinyiceage Towns pel with graveside rites.

Milton A. Stokes Milton J. Stokes Waterloo Salders Quiner al J Milier Waterton Stokes Tome Roba Stokes Cutley Herlel Quincy Christ Italusman Christ Hausman Mifarry Newell Street Fin Renting Womeremburg Germany Mare la Treo Cmd Valetine Mts Tookeer Newell Stron George Tuten Pel Rey Poetar Hart Sweeda

Chamberlain Free Hand to Aid on Council Seats

London reports Sir Austen Chamberlain will press for new permanent seats in the League of Nations council at Geneva meeting next Monday. China also seeks a permanent seat joining Germany Poland Spain Brazil. Germany and Britain face friction over allocation as the league considers enlargement.

London Sir Austen Chambertuly Geneva League of Nationa League Council Austen Gere Hye Fergie Locarno Germany Amberlain House of Commons Baldwin Artuin Ramsay MacDonald David Lioyd George Shusten Poland Spain Brazil France Luly China UPI League of Nations’ Council Council of the League of Nations Cermiuny Great Donmerene Tyte M. Grinnd

Suspect Arrested as Bank Robber Proves to Be Banks' Sleuth

A suspect linked to a bank robbery was arrested and identified as a bank security investigator. The case involves internal motives and alleged ties to a regional trust. Police say the suspect faced formal charges as the investigation advances.

Decision in Nickel Plate Merger No Bar to New Deals

In Washington the piece discusses mergers and our use of wartime voting stock in holding companies. It notes a benevolent public opinion toward business and aims to ensure economical prices and employment, while warning against speculative excess and improper practices. It reflects on Wall Street events and a cautious stance toward ordinary commodities and general business.

Washington Jill Street Wall Street iThens New York Wall Wall Streets

Relieve Five Lost Thru Lake Erie Ice

Five men are reported missing after lake ice conditions on Lake Erie. Rescuers and authorities search the area as storms hinder operations. Local officials urge caution for waterfront travelers and fishermen.

Lake Erie

Receiver for Closed Banks Plans Merger

Fragmented text shows a note about a receiver for closed banks and a merger plan. Mentions locations and entities unclear due to garbled OCR. No clear names, dates, or outcomes evaluable from readable content.

Wall Street Hopes Rally Off Oversold Market

The financial scene shows a cautious rebound after a sharp prior drop as analysts cite technical oversold conditions and optimistic statements from officials. Trading volume reached around 2.6 million shares with notable advances, while experts diverge on whether the upward move sustains amid uncertain market fundamentals.

Mellon Cheawearket Hiaige JGGS Maide Searre Alvin Storks

Stock Contest Task Drags On In Arkansas

A garbled report mentions an election task in Arkansas, with phrases about taking all afternoon and a reference to Senator Geerer. The text is unclear but notes a lengthy process and approval context possibly tied to a stock or finance contest.

Marata Arkansas Geerer Fanzer

Stand on Roofs to See Negro Hanged

A crowd gathered on rooftops and streets as a Black man was hanged in a county scene. Names and exact locations are partially garbled in the report but indicate a public execution with multiple onlookers and officials present.

County Quintets Win Fast Scraps In Section Meet

Dunkerton beats Aplington and Janesville tops Mount Auburn as the county teams win in the Class 1 division sectional games. Dunkerton advances, Janesville moves toward semifinals with a strong defense and key scorers like E Rice Messer and Davis leading the way.

Dunkerton Downs Aplington Janesville Mount Auburn Dunkerton Igi Mast High Funkerton Jamesville

Waterloo Nan Cleared in Murder Quiz Says Wife

Mrs Alice Pratt of 6144 Washington street said her husband Travald Pratt former Waterloo photographer is not accused of murdering John Schultze and Freda Peitsch police officers killed Feb 25 in Waterloo She claimed Pratt confessed to a holdup in St Paul and that Virgil Baker implicated Merrill Beards and Luon Overeaz in the murder

Travald Prat Waterloo Eld Py St. Paul Nnot John Schultze Freda A. Peitsch Alice Pratt Washington Street SS. Paul Ini St. Wanton Virgil Baker Pratt Minneapolis Baker Merrill Beards Luon Overe Az

Bandits Raid Harvester Office Steal 80000

Robbers in masks ambushed a Harvester office in St. Louis taking about 80000 dollars after firing revolvers and smashing a glass door. They forced employees to evacuate while two gas workers hid and fled in a wrecked car. Police search ongoing.

Hawkeye Stages seeks Waterloo Des Moines bus line

The Iowa state railroad commission took the Hawkeye Stages application under advisement after a public hearing on a Waterloo Des Moines bus route. Objections were raised by Mason City line operators and others in the territory.

Des Moines Marena State Mailroad Commission Hawkeye Stages Ing Waterloo Des’ Moines Seasion Storay IC. Pantages, Ames Jeune Teten Selinitz Mason City

Greater Community Institute to Use School Auditories

The Greater Community Institute plans meetings in multiple school auditoriums this week. Events include sessions this noon at Hotel Russell-Louison and talks by speakers from the Adelia group and Lions Club at various venues.

Greater Community Institute Russell-Faimson He Institute Westich Conopaus Club Ad Cub Russell-Louison Sperker Otter Lane Vardawan Lions Clap Hinebaon Thirsk

Committee urges uniform traffic law enforcement reforms

Washington March report from the national conference on street and highway safety urges impartial enforcement of traffic laws. Judge William McAdoo says clemency based on social standing harms justice and recommends minimum penalties and frequent imprisonment for serious offenses.

Washington, D. C William McAdoo New York McAdoo

Standard of Indiana Sells 25 Millions Stock to Workers

Standard of Indiana ends a five year stock purchasing plan and introduces a new three year program. 18 000 employees bought 290 000 shares valued at 825 050 000, giving workers substantial ownership. The company will match 30 cents for every dollar invested and employees may subscribe up to 16 percent at likelier wages.

Chicago Standard Off Company Indiana Midwest Refining Company Shreveport Standard

Indict Auto Driver for Perjury During Manslaughter Trial

Harold Rudolph, Dibingu pecanthy, acquitted of manslaughter after a triple auto collision that killed Cel Drowllach, faces perjury charges. Police officer John Giellie testified third degree methods were used to obtain a confession that his car was traveling 40 miles per hour at the time of the accident. Giellie denied the charge. an indictment against Wyslotp followed an official probe.

Rubugie Harold Rudolph Dibingu Pecanthy Coltishon Cel Drowllach Cereranul Wyslotp

Judge Rules Against Auto Driver Over Speed Claim

Des Moines court disputes speed claim as Judge Zeuch rules on Cochrane speeding at 47 miles per hour. Judge Sellers and others hear testimony amid labor and court proceedings with decisions affecting the driver and case details.

Des Moines Cochrade Range Mathews Werman Zeuch Municipal Court Cochrane $A

Temperatures Tilt as Fest Plans Face Turbulence

Unclear text fragment mentions temperatures and festival planning issues with names such as Mastin Thyreday and Ferlday. Details are incomplete and some words appear garbled.

Mastin Thyreday Cele Ferlday

Cathcart's Play Licensed After Censor Changes

The Lord Chamberlain allowed production of Vera Cathcart's play Ashes with revisions. Officials demanded removing the words mistress and lower, changing the name Raylaren due to resemblance to Craven, and relocating the second act setting from South Africa to another place.

Lawton INS Vera Hady Cathbeart Stroulan Raylaren Craven South Africa

Coldest Wave This Winter Hits North Then South

A brutal cold wave grips northern Michigan and Wisconsin with temperatures as low as 20 degrees below zero. The system, originating in Canada, is expected to move southward, then pivot east across the Great Lakes as forecasters project continued bitter temperatures.

Chicago Michigan Wisconsin United States Weather Bureau

Steamship Nile Ends Career in Junk Yard

The steamship Nile, 420 feet long with a 52 foot breadth, was towed to a junk yard in San Francisco after a long service life and failed to meet modern freight needs. Once valued at 42,060 dollars, the vessel proved costly and outclassed by newer ships, ending its career amid mounting debt and shifting trade routes. The Nile had notable feats including saving fishermen in a Chinese typhoon, earning the present commander a Chinese decoration, and rescuing sailors off Japan and near India.

San Francisco Mare Lhe-Clyde Pacific Coast Barkers II Freight Transportation Ue Tase Sali Japan India

Overbrook Hotel Mystery of Hidden Cash Unearthed

In Philadelphia on March 4 a realty agent recovering Mrs Thomas's belongings from the Overbrook hotel near Lindenwold NJ found five ten dollar bills in a mattress with others missing from guest rooms. The owner recalls beds used for 25 years but money remains unspent, total losses ranging from 3 to 20 dollars per bed across 24 rooms.

Philadelphia Maren Overbrook White Florse Pike Lindenwold X. J

Information Filed for Driving Without License

Clifford Sisemore faced an information filing in municipal court charged by County Attorney Wy A. Conk with driving a motor vehicle without a license. The case, involving Road Patrolman 1, was filed for appearance on Monday, November 16.

Clifford Sisemore Municipal Cour Wy A. Conk Y Masani Sisemore Venrz

Wood chopper suffers bad cut in right hand at park

Ul Miurvitz employed by Burd suffers a bad cut in the right hand while chopping wood at Sherwood Park. He was taken to Allen Memorial Hospital for treatment.

UL Miurvitz Burd Alien Street Sherwood Park Allen Memorial Hospital

Stolen whisky found in oven sparks legal action

March 5 in Des Moines INS reports a domestic case where a stove theft led to confinement and arrest of Suspect Alisonia amid tax and school cost disputes. The blotched text mentions a mayor, a former Mexican president and a Bellevue reference, with unclear dates and places.

Bes Moines INS STE T. Emss

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