Eye Glasses, Cedar Rapids Visitors In Waterloo Briefs
J T Lonergan of Cedar Rapids in Waterloo on business. Joe D Fairall, Mason City post office inspector, in Waterloo. James Porter, cashier Reinbeck State Bank, transacting business in Waterloo. L A Hartwick, Rockford patrolman, visiting with relatives. Mrs A G Smith and daughter Madeline visiting relatives at Prairie City. Major local and regional figures noted in a city in brief roundup of daily activity and visits.
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Shar
Buchanan
Crystal
J. T. Lonergan
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
A. G. Smith
Madeline
Prairie City
Hi. L. Green
J. L. Shannon
Colorado
Joe D. Fairall
Mason City
James Porter
Reinbeck State Bank
L. A. Hartwick
Rockford
J. H. Easley
Helen
Robert
California
Tucker
Champaign
G. Mallory
Waterloo West
Ilness
Board of Trade
Ellis Hotel
Harry N. Daniel
Mark Scrogey
W. H. Brisbin
Great Western
Fannie Gates-Lamb
Canada
Denver
Colo
Charge Widow With Murder Drama At Crawfordsville Court
Insistent claims spark staged ceremony as Crawfordsville case features Melchoir court honor and a state prize banner. Park Ridge murder investigation follows dramatic testimony by Mrs Teresa Stanton Schenk amid juror divisions over guilt. Coroner Hoffman notes two revolver shots, while defense is questioned on drunkenness and motive.
Blaze in Business District Near Century and Bank
A noon blaze in an alley between the Century building on Sycamore Street and the new First National Bank building caused brief excitement in the business district. A small engine caught fire, fanned by a stiff breeze, damaging a window casing and some lumber before firefighters arrived. The Crystal theater smoke was drawn to the rear, where trained lions roared from the animal act. the theater remained unaffected as it is fireproof and smokeproof.
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Century
Sycamore Street
First National Bank
Crystal Theater
Melchoir Court to Give Program in Seash Hall
Melchoir Court No 8 of the Tribe of Ben Tur will stage an open meeting in Seash Hall on Wednesday evening March 22. The session will include a supreme organ selection and communal programs.
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F. L. Eickelberg
LH. McCarty
Melchoir Court
Tribe of
Attell Coulon Fight Negotiations Collapse Says Manager
New Orleans March 21 Abe Attell refused to meet 111 pounds ringside. Manager Tortor th of West Side Athletic club announced negotiations for a bantamweight title fight with Johnny Coulon are practically abandoned. Coulon refused to concede another pound and Attell wired he would not agree to less than 118 pounds ringside.
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New Orleans
Abe Attell
Tortorth
West Side Athletic Club
Attell
Johnny Coulon
Conlon
Interesting Man to Address Men at Y M C A Meeting
W A Tener will address the Waterloo business men at the Y M C A noon meeting, speaking on occupation strategy and American endeavors in Manila. He is a former general secretary with experience in developing American ties for young workers abroad. A luncheon follows, cafeteria style.
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W. A. Tener
Manila
Philippines
Y. M
Tener
Aioe
Inwa
United States
Waterloo Shopmen's Welfare League
Plymouth Church Purchases Lot for Future Home
Plymouth Congregational church votes to buy 624 Walnut street, Waterloo, for a future church home. The 60 by 120 foot lot, priced at $5,000, lies near the street car line and faces the German Lutheran church, with Grace M. E. nearby. Trustees authorized to proceed. growth expected as Rev. L. B. Hix leads efforts to build a handsome church on the site.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Meibrary East
Walnut Street
Waterloo
Wm. Keenan
German Lutheran Church
Grace M. E
Walnut
Fifth Streets
W. W. H. Schwedler
L. B. Hix
Wife Desertion Suit Is Tried In Local Court
A wife desertion case before Justice J. E. Nerapster ended with the defendant freed on the evidence presented. After the trial, a Mormon elder summoned as a witness challenged remarks by Assistant County Attorney E. H. Mc Cay. Attorney J. S. Tut hill represented the defendant and urged pacification, with hopes for lasting peace.
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J. E. Nerapster
E. H. McCay
J. 5. Tuthill
Roosevelt Enters Southern California Tour Dates Set
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in southern California for a two day stay. He addresses the YMCA in Los Angeles in the forenoon and plans talks to high school and upper grade pupils in the afternoon before heading to Pasadena. He will speak there at Thorp Technical Institute on the scientific side of his African tour.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt
California
Pasadena
Thorp Technical Institution
Work Earnestly for Own Church Home Reveals Vision
In a hopeful note, congregants vow to labor steadily to complete their new church facility, expressing confidence that worship will begin within the months ahead in their own house of worship.
Seek Fixed Jurors in Murder Trial
Independence Kan March 21 When the trial of A A Truskett a wealthy Caney Kan man charged with the murder of J D Neeley banker and Lima Colo man at Caney Jan 7 last began there seemed little chance of getting a jury for several days The states attorney asked jurors if a male buyer had approached them The defense asked if a man claiming to be a census taker had inquired their opinion on guilt
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Independence
Kan
A. A. Truskett
Caney
J. D
Neeley
Lima
Report of envoy's murder repeats rumor from Pekin
Cologne dispatch reports Russian minister M. Kostorovitch murdered in China, repeating yesterday's unverified St Petersburg rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Germany
Cologne Gazette
Pekin
M. Kostorovitch
China
St. Petersburg
Open Subscriptions for Turkish Loan
Berlin March 21 subscriptions for the Turkish loan of 7,000,000 pounds were opened and closed immediately, heavily oversubscribed. A syndicate of German and Austrian bankers including Rothschilds and a Dutch bank arranged the issue. The price is 84 with 4 percent interest, customs receipts pledged as security.
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Berlin
Old Lady Noted Ancestors in Civil War Era Mistress Dies
St Louis March 21 Mrs Louie Nye Godfrey aged 92 widow of a warship commander in the Civil War and daughter of a ship captain seized by French pirates in 1798 died here last night Her obituary notes prominent ancestor history and ship lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis, Mo
Louie Nye Godfrey
Mayor to veto peddlers license law in city
Mayor Rector plans to veto the peddlers license ordinance after its final reading. He objects to the $5 per inbound produce car levy and favors a free open market with a license fee only for transient merchants. He says free sales would lower prices on vegetables fruits and meats. A prior high license law was ruled null by Judge Caldwell.
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Rector
Caldwell
Senate approves eight hour women bill in Denver row
Denver March 21 The senate passed on third reading the women's eight hour bill by 18 to 14. Senator Cornford challenged constitutionality and was hissed by women in the gallery during the session.
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Denver
Colo
Senate
Cornford
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Clear Lake
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Sullivan Avenue
Paul Davis
J. E. Brinkman
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Lafayette Street
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Lafayette
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Robert Dixon
Butler County
Dixon
Eeese Falls
Board of Education
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Austin Burtt
C. L. Kingsley
C. W. Campbell
G. O. Lamson
Fred B. Northey
Co. T. Wilson
Dora Tiller
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Albert Sweitzer
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Wilson & Sweitzer
Atore
Fourth Street West
H. E. Burt
Easton
E. A. Andrews, Jr
William Todd Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Mabel Burt
Vermont
Mrs. Andrews
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Izer
W. H. Owen
Crawfordseville
Ind
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Iowa
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Ben Hurquartette
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Elsie
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Crawfordsville
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Cook County
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Schenk
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Coulon
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