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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1925
Page
4
New York reports on Harry Wardman the Washington builder who rose from a seven shilling start to dominate English and American urban housing. His career spans cottages to large apartment blocks, aligning American ideas with London form while redefining the cityscape.
A jail drum shortage sparks a comic courtroom scene as Ed Troyer, serving a year for liquor injunction violations, and others discuss recruiting a bass drummer to complete the jail orchestra. The jury hearing William Kilpatrick v. Hileman & Gindt heard the lively tunes drifting from the cell block.
Baton Rouge reports the Louisiana governor uses a Circassian walnut desk once linked to Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. Legends claim the desk and two pieces were brought to Louisiana after Maximilian’s execution, while two walnut framed mirrors from the St. Louis Hotel in New Orleans decorate the reception room.
A humorous column notes that knocking is a growing, widespread custom, thriving beyond banks or crops. It praises and critiques frequent talk in society, weddings, funerals, and daily events, with sharp observations on neighbors and the habit of gossip across social classes.
A St Paul group promotes Golden Rule Sunday to aid Near East relief. A photograph shows hundreds of Armenian children forming the message Second Corinthian Si1 on a plain near Corinth. The appeal links Pauls faiths and the Armenian plight to American giving.
Chester I Lang president of the American Bar Association warned at Town College of Law sixtieth anniversary that centralizing government power threatens self government. He urged protection of constitutional boundaries and warned against loss of national identity. Attendees included notable figures from Mason City Pasadena Davenport and Osceola with portraits presented of Judge G G Wright.
A glare from an automobile headlight penetrated Mrs. Clara Withite’s home on Wellington Street early today. Her 13 year old daughter reported the flashing lights in her room and police learned the neighbor Lad had just parked his car in the garage, clarifying the mistaken burglar signal.
The event featured Judge Wright’s grandson Thom D Wright and Chancellor Hammond’s daughter Juliet Hammon among speakers. Fifty-one of sixty law school classes graduated, with Jon A. Uibson among initiates into the Phi Delta Phi honorary fraternity. G. Liaweend noted the first license milestone.
Tass Movnes, aged 27, died instantly when his automobile was struck by an interurban car and hurled 46 feet down the tracks at the Ankeny crossing on the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern interurban line yesterday.
About 500 Waterloo supporters attended the Iowa-Wisconsin football game in Waterloo this afternoon. Estimates say 260 more could travel by car or Rail lines. Don Graham and Paul Smith are two Waterloo players on the Hawkeye eleven.
In Seymour Ta on November 7 a long waiting line formed as workers and families waited for coal deliveries. Trams ran through the night, drawing attention to the ongoing supply demand and hardship faced by those awaiting fuel.
Mason City reports Col M A White of Worth county is among Col William Mitchells legal counsel in a court martial attracting global attention. He is part of a trio of brothers from Worth county who all attended West Point or Annapolis and finished their courses, with Col H A White graduating in 1895, Col George White in 1890, and Col Houghton in 1891.
Waterloo and Cedar Falls Railway weighs replacing streetcars with motor busses as city officials and bus advocates push for improved service and better downtown traffic flow. C M Cheney, president, travels to Florida. Maurice Welch says plan unknown until Cheney returns after Thanksgiving.
A cemetery chapel in Glendate California known as the Little Church of the Flowers has become a leading matrimonial altar with over 175 couples wed this year and several christenings. It lacks a pastor or congregation and is modeled after St. Giles in England with interior plant displays from a connected nursery. Couples come from many sections and weddings are unpretentious despite some wealthy attendees.
Waterloo knights of Columbus sponsor father and son banquets for Sacred Heart St Marys St Josephs and St Johns. H McCay council leader to speak. 700 to 800 boys and fathers expected. Multiple churches plan Friday and midweek gatherings with several others undecided.
New York November 7 a veteran engineer Oliver P. Keller and veteran conductor Charlies B. Eberly both reach 70 and retire on pensions after more than a half century with the Pennsylvania Railroad Their last run together on the Broadway Limited from New York to Chicago began 24 years ago Officials including Gen W G Atterbury sent congratulations as the train paused for engine changes Keller plans a quiet country life near Harrisburg while Eberly will join his son in law in jewelry business there.
Davenport's heavy football team crushed Towan City High 7 to 0 in a hard fought battle. Davenport dominated in the second half, stringing together key runs and defensive stands to secure the victory on a windy November day in Town City.
Warren Pershing, son of General Pershing, spent six weeks working in a Paris garage as a condition of extending his vacation. He woke up filthy with grease, refused photo poses, and noted reporters and cameramen swarmed the shop. His boss plans to secure a French driving license as a souvenir of the experience.
Rebels in Syria report Arabs have joined the Djebel Druse tribes and vow to fight the French to the death as provision governments form in rebel areas. Damascus hosts provisional rulers while French forces evacuate camps and battle to relieve besieged garrisons near Homs as clashes disrupt travel and communications.
In Upland California on November 7 Mrs John Herbert Tracy devised a ruse to protect a fig crop by placing a dummy cat in a fig tree. Neighbors observed birds driven away as she claimed the mechanism kept wildlife from damaging ripening fruit.
Watch Covers fashion figures resembling tabby cats perched among tree branches. The lifelike shapes deceived even keen eyed birds, so no birds pecked at the Pracy trees, preserving the colony.
Campaign directors expect the Waterloo drive to be the most successful yet. Alfred Booth will rally 300 volunteers at 3 pm in the main lodge hall with a final tonferecue. Workers will set up tables with prospect yards and seek pledges payable in four installments starting January 10.
Mrs Elizabeth Stringer 77 recovering at St Francis hospital after a fall from steps at her daughter's home Thursday night. She suffers a fractured right chin joint and is listed in stable condition today.
In Clearfield Pennsylvania Mrs Rus Fouxerton reports the Vegetable Compound relieved pains from the waist down and nervous irritability. She credits improved appetite and overall strength, noting she would welcome letters and endorses a fair trial for others suffering nervous troubles.
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