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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
4
W D Ralston was shot by his wife Emmatina Ralston in what authorities term possible self defense. Investigation includes autopsy, coroner inquest, and witness interviews to determine if the act was murder or justifiable homicide.
Police report indicates severe injuries to the wife of Ralston with account of cruelty and deliberate harm. Coroner records note gunshot wounds and a later viewing of the body as investigators plan transportation for burial. Ralston, about 44, wife 47, Cedar Rapids marriage details and family notes appear amid the testimony and forthcoming photographs.
Sacred Heart to stage Lad die Wor with near no intermission next week. A baby show and a patriotic heart dance accompany the performances. Baby contest judges include Robert Mélaren. Girls listed for the doll competition and the patriotic dance entrances are named.
Washington papers plan to carry a special Liberty Loan honor flag insert on April 7 as part of the campaign. The navy department arranged three inserts with valor posters and more than four million copies were ordered for distribution nationwide.
Twenty registrants volunteer for military service leaving Waterloo for duty in several army branches. Four from out of town accompanied them to be counted in Waterloo’s next quota. Those departing for Kelly Field and San Antonio include Carpenters William B.B. Salz Carroll V. Quincy Walter M. Zewiske and others from Waterloo and nearby towns.
San Juan Puerto Rico March S&S reports thousand cane field laborers at the island’s edge are on strike, forcing the closure of three augur controls as workers say they are tired of waiting for relief.
An advertisement promotes Danderine for dandruff removal. It urges readers to apply a small amount to the scalp and rub in, claiming visible reduction by morning and complete elimination after two to three uses. The ad links dandruff to soulpitching and hair fallout, asserting quick results.
A vintage ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for bilious or constipated children. It advises checking a coated tongue as a sign of illness and promises relief within hours with no griping, claiming prior cures and a tasty, harmless formula.
Reports from Porto Rico last December warned of a possible general strike by 50 000 to 60 666 workers in the island’s sirenslustry over hours and wages. Officials in Wash would determine if a wall of strife would form.
London March 8 Niko Hidouk kovitch Montenegrin war and interior minister in London denies Montenegro will seek a separate peace with the central powers He says the peace proposal was formally presented by the central powers and refused with contempt and indignation in a letter to the Daily Chronicle in the king and government name
About 200 Water-Iso business leaders attended a food regulation meeting at the Commercial he building last evening. George F. Liehty a Herbert Hoover cabinet member spoke on possible wheat flour shortages and substitutions while M L Bowman urged support for the thrift stamp program and JH McCoy delivered a forcible patriotic address.
Washington March 8 Still another job for Secretary McAdoo He has been mentioned for speaker of the house of representatives In general debate Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin reminded the house that it need not choose a speaker from its own members Anyone would do he said that the house wanted After general argument the convention was generally admitted But I hope said Congressman Madden of Illinois Republican that this wont be spoken of too loudly or as sure as youre alive the secretary of the treasury will save another job
Prominent Hebrews from the state plan a Sunday 2 p.m. meeting at the Jewish church to raise funds for war relief. Speakers include Rabbi Zeichick, Rabbi Cohen and Charles Silverman of Des Moines with others. Henry Smolakass of Cedar Rapids will attend to seek local cooperation.
Joseph M. Butcher of the Social Service staff of the Salvation Army is named in the launch announcement for a new $2,000,000 fund to support social service programs.
In Waterloo officials plan a drive to boost the city’s share of a 2 million dollar war work fund, equal to 20 cents per person. The Salvation Army, active on the European front, has already spent 2 million dollars and seeks a similar amount to continue its efforts.
A homemaking tip describes mixing lemon juice with orchard white to create a cheap skin lotion. It instructs straining two lemons into three ounces of orchard white, shaking, and applying daily to the face neck arms and hands to bleach clear and beautify the skin.
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