Big Suns Change Hands in Plot and Ring Exposé
Chicago officials say over 1 million dollars change hands daily in a betting ring exposed by Judge Landis during bonds cases. District Attorney Clyne and Postal Inspector Stuart discuss possible postal law violations and note the ring operates from Chicago with branches in Cleveland Boston Dallas Houston St Louis Denver Detroit Des Moines Omaha San Francisco and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Landis
Charles F. Clyne
James E. Stuart
Clyne
Cleveland
St. Louis
Houston
Oklahoma City
Des Moines
Denver
Detroit
Omaha
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Boston
Dallas
Allies Claim 26735 Prisoners in Somme Drive
London reports detail the Somme battle after the Sept. 15 advance, noting village captures including Combles Guerbecourt and Thiepval. Since July 1, 26,735 prisoners taken and 38 German divisions engaged, with 29 withdrawn. Allies hold key heights and ground east and northeast. The enemy has exhausted reserves in costly counterattacks while continuing steady pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Somme
Combies
Guerdecourt
Thiepval
Half Moon
Ancre
Bapaume-Transloy Road
Fight on Hollweg Grows in Germany
Berlin reports a rising campaign against Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg with a circular urging his retirement sent to Reichstag members. Signers include Ernst Haeckel. the move appears symbolic and part of a broader breach of wartime political truce. The chancellor and Reichstag leaders pursue behind closed doors discussions on critical issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
England
Ernst Haeckel
Carranza to Send Ultimatum Denied by Mexican Officials
Mexico City reports Oct 4 Cal. Juan Barragan chief of staff to Gen. Carranza will join Eliseo Arrredondo ambassador designate to the United States on his return to Washington. Officials insist Barragan travels merely for vacation. High officials deny Carranza considering an ultimatum to the United States demanding Pershing troop withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Cal
Juan Barragan
Gen
Carranza
Eliseo Arredondo
United States
Washington
Col. Barragan
el Paso
Gen. Pershing
Mexico
Iowa lad killed in Verdun air battle
Des Moines Oct 4 Lieut Carl Beatty an Iowa boy serving in the Canadian aerial corps was killed last week in an engagement with a German airman over the German trenches at Verdun. Beatty a University of Iowa engineering graduate had been working in Canada before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carl Beatty
Iowa
France
Verdun
William Ridenour
Beatty
Engineering
The
State University
Canada
Infantile paralysis case reported in Marshalltown
In Marshalltown on October 4 a 19 month old child from an Italian family in the eastern part of the city was quarantined after the first suspected infantile paralysis case in about five years. The case marks the first diagnosis of the illness in this city in half a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Mortuary notices for Mrs Margaret Marston and Mrs Catherine Michel
Mrs Margaret Marston of Black Hawk township died today after months of illness. Survived by husband Charles B. Marston two daughters Myrl and Frances four stepchildren and two brothers. Funeral Friday at 1 pm from residence with interment at Fairview cemetery conducted by Rev. Mr. Burton. Mrs Catherine Michel died Sunday at daughter's home in Anoka Minnesota. Private service at home then public rites at First Evangelical church in Waterloo. She was born January 5 1840 in Hessen Darmstadt Germany and came to the U S seven years later. Survived by six children, fifteen grandchildren, one great grandchild, and sister Mrs. Barth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Marston
Charles B. Marston
Black Hawk Township
James L
James J. Willame
Fairview Cemetery
Burton, Hudson
Catherine Michel
Vaughan Street
First Evangelical Church
Michel
Fred Barth
Anoka
Minn
Hessen Darmstadt
Germany
United States
Troy
John Michel
Iown
Waterloo
Louise Michel
Mmes
Martha Ziynch
Anna Klinefelter
Amanda Padget
George Michel
Barth
Michell
Rural Schools Spread White Plague In Rural Areas
Louisville reports Dr W F King tells at the Mississippi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis that rural homes and the average Little Red Schoolhouse are hotbeds of infection. He cites a 3,667 home survey in Indiana showing an average health score of 50.5 of 100, with infection likely passing to children and then to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
W. F. King
Indiana State Board of Health
Indiana
Boy Bandits Rob 6 Chicago Saloons
Chicago police chase an organized gang of two bands robbing six saloons at dawn. A boy in knee trousers led the entry with a revolver, covering patrons while others took cash amounts from ten to twenty five dollars. A saloonkeeper was knocked unconscious amid the raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dairy Lunch Diners Hit by the H. C. of L.
New York reports that a major dairy restaurant chain raised prices by five cents on all staple dishes. Sugar wholesale moved from 6 to 7 cents per pound and retail from 7 to 8 cents due to wartime demand, with the action affecting thousands of citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Co operation With Banks Urged
Eugene Lamb Richards, New York state bank superintendent, addresses Illinois Bankers Association urging cooperation between government and banks. He advocates a middle way between government control and private ownership, stressing collaboration among banks, the state, and depositors to move toward a banking Millennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danrilie
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Eugene Lamb Richards
New York
Supt. Richards
America
Iisk
Firemen Improve After Injuries In Blaze
Thomas Ruate and Seymour Poyner, injured firefighters, continue to improve and are expected to recover barring complications. Poyner endures intense pain but has likely passed the critical stage. Assistant Chief Martin Burke and Captain Joseph Gibbs also showing improvement. A want ad in the Evening Courier and Reporter promises results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ruate
Seymour Poyner
Poyner
Martin Burke
Joseph Gibbs
A Man Hater Finds Child On Her Property
Miss Clare Bedford, a firm believer in women’s independence, discovers a sleeping two year old girl in a tent on her New Hampshire land. After brief shock, she feeds the child milk from her cow and contemplates the trespasser who left the baby, while the man explains poverty and his role in caring for the child before the Evening Courier and Reporter pursues results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrorld
Clare Bedford
Miss Bedgerd
Miss Bedford
New Hampshire
Dindin
Miss Bedfam
Sbe
Tay House
Artist and Child Bring Together a House and Heart
A penniless artist, befriended by Miss Redford and Miss Bedford, finds shelter and meal support after a plan to care for his child. Over weeks the trio forms a fragile bond as art, need, and affection grow. Miss Bedford finances a market price for his water view painting and offers lodging, while the artist gradually accepts family ties, plans, and eventual marriage with the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Redford
Miss Beilfont
Shasshi
Mise Redford
Samoa
Concerra
Miss Medford
Miss Bedford
Fon
Mohammed
Hin
A Jester’s Twin Wives Swap Ends In Awkward Comedy
A farcical tale centers on bhu and John Iaierson, twin brothers posing as each other for a dinner joke. The plan unravels when a letter in a feminine hand betrays the swap, a costly brooch backfires, and dinner ends with laughs at the brother’s expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhu
John Iaierson
Hye
Atherton Terrace
Dowstown
Jim
John
Jol
John Binerson
Sid
Mrs. Emerson
Ltaw
Emerson
Mr. John
Salle
City in Brief Admits Wide Westbound Headlines
A jumble of notices lists births including a nine pound boy at 212 Randall Street and entries from dairy experts and visitors attending the Dairy Cattle Congress. Names such as Rev. E Ferguson Muir Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Arthur Fowler appear with travels to Waterloo Chicago and Charles City along with local addresses and festival remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Ferguson Muir
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Georgy Sealth
Adams Street
Arthur W. Fowler
Robert
Livia
Rom “Nicago
M. N. Stenderson
Kansas City
Frank McDonald
Conyer Street
Sided Weber
Anna Huber
Dion
Nanna Colby
Werth Avenue
Dairy Cattle Congress
John Fentiman and Son
Willan Lamphrey
Majo Ctly
Joseph McManus
Austin
Randall Street
Anderson
Clara Lens
Murderer of Bride Identified by Letters in Michigan
Grand Rapids area police report that a man named Mausell, or a similar spelling, confessed to killing his bride Mrs Ann St John. Investigators found thirteen letters in his room and link other deaths to Mausell, including a son found murdered in a wood years ago and two sisters dying mysteriously while visiting Mausell.
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Grand Flapide
Mich
Scott
Mausell
Ann St. John
Logan Attorney Killed in Car Crash by Train
Logan, Oct 4. JL M Barrett a local attorney was instantly killed and Ben Comstock also of Logan was seriously injured when their car was struck by a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train at a grade crossing near Missour Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
JL. M. Barrett
Ben Comstock
Chicago & Northwestern
Missour Valley
Federal Reserve Banks Report Higher Daily Clearings
Washington Oct 4 The Federal Reserve Board announced that 12 districts averaged larger daily clearings for the month ending Sept 16 than in the prior month. Total clearings rose from 59 301 695 to 378 659 703 while banks collecting at par increased from 14 656 to 15 067 and state banks rose 417.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
ANL
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Prohibition Special Tours Iowa and Neighboring States
The Prohibition campaign special continues its tour for the second day, moving from Omaha to Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota. The train will visit Fremont Norfolk Sioux City Sioux Falls and Hawarden with stops in Sioux City South Dakota and Hawarden Iowa along the route.
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Prohibition
Iowa
Omaha
Neb
Jowas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Fremont
Norfolk
Slk Point
Sioux Falls
Hawarden
WOSTEN TO BAN ALCOHOL IN FLAVORING
Fort Dodge records action by the state W O T U in session to ban alcohol in flavoring extracts. A resolutions committee report notes reports of intoxication from vanilla extract when whisky was unavailable. In Omaha, the Western Series opens with Louisville at Rourke Park for the post season, all games at the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. T. U. Wosten
Fort Dodge
Onion
OFEN
Omaha
Neb
Louisville
Rourke Park
Butler county court adjourns to Oct term opens Oct 30
Butler county district court adjourned to the next term starting October 30. The Bristow druggist's liquor permit request was denied after hearings. The Butler county Teachers Institute will meet Thursday and Friday with speakers Dr. H.R. Fattengill from Lansing and Dr. W. A. Jessup, president of the State University. Carrie Burlingame arrives from near Cleveland. D. R. Mead sells his residence to Henry Drake and plans California departure. Mrs. Lewis Potts of Denver visits H. B. Hayenga home. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Missman return from near Duluth. Mead family moves from Ripley township to a home near the fair grounds. H. B. Cramer starts a new northeast town residence. Miss McKean promotes educational value of the Victrola at 4 to 6 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison Allison
Butler County Dstrict
Bristow Druggist
Butler County Teachers’ Inspirational Institute
H.R. Fattengill
Lansing
Mich
W. A. Jessup
State University of Town
Carrie Burlingame
Cleveland
Thomas
Richard
Duluth
Mink
Hughes Campaign Train Schedule in Waterloo Friday Meeting
The Hughes women’s campaign train will hold a Waterloo theatre meeting Friday at 8. Speakers for this city have not been announced. Gertrude Duncan, field secretary, arrives today to finalize plans with Mrs. Charles E. Pickett and her committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugiles
Iughes
Waterloo
Gertrude Duncan
Charles E. Pickett
Brown to Speak at Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo
Major W. J. Brown of Kingman Kansas will speak at the Dairy Cattle Congress on Democratic day in Waterloo. He arrives at 9 45 a m and is met by a Democrats committee led by Hiermann Miller at the train and escorted to the Hotel Russell Lamson.
Potatoes for Sale in Early Ohio Shipment October
Potatoes from Red River Valley and Great Western track sell for 12.00 per bushel F.O.B. loading station 600 bushels per car. Goods described as good size and keepers, fine eating. Bank guaranteed payment to First National Bank Wadenn Minn on car arrival. Prices subject to change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River Valley
Ohio
Great Western Track
J. L. Heloked
Hei
First National Bank
Wadenn
Minn
Bf. Grar
Illinois CentralRailway Timetable Fragment
Railway timetables for Illinois Central area showing Chicago connections to Dubuque Fort Dodge Minneapolis St Paul and Cedar Rapids with multiple freight and passenger departures listed by time and route. Notes include Union Depot stops and several local and express services across the region with irregular OCR text.
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Belling Syndicate
Pdhals
Somme Drive
Theodore N. Vail
Theodore X. Vail
Lyndonville
Mr. Vail
Albert Bigelow Paine
Mr. Paine
Hotel Nussell-Lamson
American Telegraph & Telephone Co
Western Union Telegraph Co
Paine
Black Hawk County
Samuel Pomeroy
Hileman & Gindt
A. C. Preston
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Caroline Harrington
Dysart
Baby Johnson
Chris Johnson
Jefferson Street
Boy Bandits
H.C. of L
Evening Courier
By Esther Vandeveer
Glaynes
Buchanan
M. Muncey
Josip
Frank ‘Trainor
Mike Klors
Elkton
Hdwin
Puneval
I. B. Maynard
Mrs
N. Dawes
L. 5
Cass
J. 2 Strayer
C. W. Hardin
Dawes
A. Steynolds
Charles City
Ray H. Puller
Rev
T. J. Fuller
Grinneh
Missouri
West
4Th St
ERAL
Illinois
C & Twin C
East Side
C & Twin
Union Depot
Des
Ml& EG -Union de
RilLaeunn
Minneapolis
T Paul
Sc Pauk
Albert Lea
Fain Gites
Manly
Sheil Bock Zouts Bouac
Burlington
St Louis
Cedar Rapiaa
Davenport
Catdar Falls
Waterlooa
Watesiey
van Bay Ae Siepun
Cedar Fails
c.Gw
Orth Bousa
Werezly Dina
Waverly
Wade
Gibertville
Urbana
Brandon
Enter Foint
la Porte
Pion
Wil Sto
Center Polme
Laorte
Sadom
Roboldins
Lafayette
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