Henry Wilts Lost Battle With Alcohol Demons
The life of Henry Wilts unfolds from a farm boy to a Waterloo carpenter who drank away money and family, ending in a fatal acute alcohol em on his death certificate. He battled addiction for years, endured jail visits, and witnessed his young son drown, with old friends and reporters recalling his struggles.
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Cena
Wilts
Henry
Waterloo
Henry Wilts
Blue Street
Henry Wilts’ife
Town Talk items and local notices from Clarksville area
J E Bates to deliver address at Epworth Teague convention in Clarksville tomorrow afternoon. Mr and Mrs Paul Ewing return from Lakeland Florida after six months away. Mr and Mrs H C Bates of Peoria IL visiting J E Bates family this week. Reverend Bifie Aye Colum Jones to speak at a Mothers Day vigil at Congregational church tract. John P Gresley called to Charles City for death of brother in law J E Waddell. funeral tomorrow. Meredyth Place stable with intermittent consciousness and poor nourishment after last Fridays crash. Funeral for Mrs W M Trueblood tomorrow at Union Congregational church with Rev Joseph Riley. interment Fairview cemetery. Florists report carnations exhausted due to early growers. roses only remaining for Sunday purchasers.
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Paul Ewing
Kingsley Avenue
Lakeland
Fla
H. C. Bates
Peoria
J. E. Bates
Cortlandt Street
Bifie Aye- Colum Jones
Congregational Church
John P. Gresley
Western Avenue
Charles City
J. E. Waddell
W. M. Trueblood
Union Congregational Church
Jefferson Street
Joseph Riley
Free Methodist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Bitter resentment against Germans shown in Britain
London May. German origin workers and clerks faced removal as Britons united against Germany after the Lusitania torpedoing. Christmas Savings Clerk ad urges joining Water Loot Savings Bank. Seegar Howland wedding held at Sacred Heart Church as Harry Howland of Dubuque marries Lil Seegar of Dubuque. The couple will honeymoon in Minneapolis and reside on Windsor Avenue after June 16.
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London
Germany
Lusitania
Seegar-Howland
Sacer Red Heart Church
Father Lenihan
Harry T. Howland
Johanson Candy Co
Dubuque
Mia
Lil- Ne N
Seegar
Dubuqre
Minneapolis
Windsor Avenue
An Eastern Marriage Law Tale of Jack Haversham
A sailor named Jack Haversham stars in a tale set in Tokyo and New York. He falls for a geisha named Apple Blossom, enters a Japanese marriage contract, loses his fortunes, and returns to America to face a love triangle with Magee Pixteytt, all while laws and loyalties test his faithfulness.
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Jack Havershim
Jack
New York
Tokyo
Haversham
Jack Waversham
Aaitor
Forack
Tack
Fowever
Thia
Trek
Min
Wire
Lin
Japan
East
Iest
Jack Martersham
Coun
Desbee
America
Long Island
Mapyte Purley
Magete
Eyce
Jack Haversham
Magee Pixteytt
Magad
Mags Gio
Maggie
Magek
Ravershaw
Satan
Marrige
Tapan
Scott
Apple Blossom
Bay St
Magely
Jack Haverstam
Music Program for State Meet in Waterloo May
The Society of Music Teachers of Iowa will hold a three day state convention in Waterloo starting May 19 with daily concerts and a vocal recital by Lucile Stevenson. The program features American and Iowa composers, Indian violin and piano pieces, Te Deum, and an oration The Holy City, with about 200 to 300 choir members and eminent soloists.
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Society of Music Teachers of Iowa
Waterloo
Laverne Deal-Covell
Scott B. Prowell
Lucile Stevenson
Waterloo Conservatory
Iowa
Mr. Schove
Miss Shutts and Peck
Grinnell
Uenr! Ruffrock
Des Moines
Lillie Wodhams Moline
Dr. Bartlett
Prowell
Edward MaccDowell
Holy City
Iriday
Thuel Burnham
George Frederic Ogden
Martin Gruhl
Hmily Perkins
Rose Reichard-Marshall
Frank Nagel
Katherine Bray-Haines
Grace de Graff
Lulu Gerhart-Downing
Grace Jones- Jackson
Lowell E. M. Welles
State pays alfal of Otdge losses in Iowa farms
Under authority of the Thirty-sixth General Assembly, the Iowa auditor issued warrants totaling 51,338.29 to reimburse farmers for stock destroyed to control the foot and mouth disease. The federal government paid half the losses. the state covered the rest. Highest payout to a single farmer was 6,543.30, about 15 percent of that farm’s total loss of 13,086.60. Warrant recipients from Cedar, Clinton, Buchanan, Jackson, Jones, Lee, Dubuque, and others include named farmers and firms. The disease was nearly stamped out. lawmakers set aside funds to fight if it reappears.
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Deg Moines
May
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
Auditor of State
Shad
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Iowa
Seven Million-Dollar Insurance On Lusitania Reported
The Lusitania insurance was reported at 7.5 million dollars with a ship value near 10 million. Cargo value cited around seven million, and Lloyds and other underwriters held most of the risk. Premiums noted include 3 percent base and 1 percent war risk, with France and Lloyds among primary insurers. Local inputs from Waterloo residents appear in the described coverage talks.
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Lusitania
New York
Waterloo
Lloyds
Let Us Keep Our Heads Until We Get Bearings
Washington May statements from Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee, urge calm as the Lusitania crisis deepens. He notes the British ship carried military reservists and that American aboard were on a belligerent vessel, questioning U.S. neutral stakes and comparing the Gulflight case’s delicacy to the Lusitania’s fate.
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Stone
Washington, D. C
Foreign Relations Committee
England
Knights of Columpius to entertain many visitors
Prominent members of the Knights of Columpius and Waterloo council plan a large gathering. Initiation of fifty candidates and several first degree initiations are scheduled with delegations from Cedar Rapids and other cities. A mass at Sacred Heart, degrees at the A O U ball, and a banquet at the Elks hall follow, with toastmasters and speakers announced. Also reports a burst water tank in New Hartford causing street commotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Council
Knights of Columpius
Order
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Davenport
Oelwein
Cedar Falls
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Sacred Heart Church
Hugh Stuart
Dubiuque
Elks’ Hall
St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary
J.C. Murta
New Hartford
May
Runaways Cause Damage and Water Tank Replacement
A number of runaways occurred and one vehicle was thrown over and damaged. Light damage to homes, one flooded property with windows broken. No injuries reported. The city will need a new steel water tank. until then the area remains dry. The Evening Courier notes circulation above 6,500 copies.
For Rent and Sale Notices on Lafayette Street Area
Small scraps advertise rental offers for six and seven room modern apartments near Lafayette Street. Also listed are several sale items from used cars to furniture, and notices for estate sale and real estate agents including M. J. Pommer & Co. and Henry W. Grout. Utilities, janitor service, and nearby street details appear.
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Lafayette St
3Rd
Oak Ave
Lafayette Street
W. F. Parrott
East Side
Black
Lincoln St
Logan Avenue
M. J. Pommer & Co
Jefferson St
Hosteter
EH. L. Hosteter
Miller
Waterloo Savings Bank
West
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Clarksville
Meredyth
Britain
T EE
Cedar County
Christ Schroeder
Peter Eiselstein
Es A. Maley
Boling & Gohrils
C. W. Krebbring
L. W. Mathews
J. P. Mathews
TW. H. Dorcag
A. B. Davidson
Frank McDevitt
Simmermaker & Hanna
Clinton County
Will Holstein
Ernest Dohrmann
John Frey
Buchanan County
Theo. J. Schmidt
Rank Polarwin
Louis Kuta
Mathias Sazma
Wm. D. Hall
Miller Bros
Lian County
Mike Larsen
T. A. Daniels
Dubuque County
J. F. Lehmer
Joha Wfederspeil
Patrick
Evening Courier
Megulati Newadings
Keaig Beas Forge
Geilis Heese
Gale—Galted
Kent
Bath
DBL
Caew
Cartel
Cadillas
Chambler
Leare Omers
P. O
Webster
Groom House
Reed St
B. BE
Randolph
Conger Street
Yale
Waugh Auto Paint Shop
Tb St
Ats
A. B. Chase
Inquire
Waterloo Realty Exchange
Waterloo Realty Exchanges
Aberdeen
Worthington
Akron
Auble, Jr
Albany
C. G. Heck
Amboy
Aachenbrenner
Athens
C. H. Welch
Atlanta
W. M. Ayr
Auburn
G. H. Leonard
Baltimore
Knep
Bar Harbor
F. I. Savage
Billings
Mont
Arthur Barth
Binghamton
N. Y
HH. Lewis
Boston
Mass
Otto Lawton
Brooklyn
G. B. Perkins
Buffalo
George Ostendorf
Canton
G. W. Delden
Carthage
A. L. Caulkins
Chartotte
N. C
Danvers
Frank Simpson
Decatur
C. E. Dawson
Denver
Cole
Saginat
Mich
Fred
Witters
San Antonio
Texas
L. F. Birdsong
San Diego
Cal
W.& Smith
San Francisco
John F
Shreveport
J. M. Nabors, Jr
Sioux City
Thomas Murphy
Sioux Falls
Knaga Brown
Bethlehem
Sterner
Springfield
Edager
H. E. Seeley
B. Dryer
H. Clark
W. Bull Yey Jones
Sage
A.W. Wilson Falter Richards
W. Garabrant
D. Aldrich
R. H. Tuttle
R. Bryce
D, S. Hendrick
R. H. Cramer
Duke
J. W. Thier
J. J. O'Keefe
A. Courson
Tae
Louis
St. Paul
Wilmington
Det
Peter Hanson
Worcester
Youngstown
Jacob Stuhldrehm
Grand Rapids
J. BR. Jackson
Great Falls
B. D. Whitten
Greensburg
E. L. Turner
Greenville
S. C
R. N. Tannahill
Hampton Va
J. W. Bickford
Hartford
Conn
H. P. Seymour
Helena
W. L. Swenceman
Holtville
Marion
Ind
Swayzer
Newark
N. J
Mallon
New Haven
Cowles Tolman
New York City
Glenn A. Tisdale
Oil City
Phinong
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. W. Lee
Paris
C. A. Weber
Pasadena
Philadelphia
James Sweeten
Phoenix
Ariz
George Hageman
Pittsburgh
Murray Carr
Plainview
John J. Ellerd
Portland
D. Cushman
Rein
Franklin Motor Car CO
West Fourth Street
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