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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1914
Page
10
Des Moines story notes rising advertising around Billy Sunday’s upcoming meetings. Courts and property owners argue over erection of a tabernacle, with Judge Applegate handling the case. Iowa cities boast vast property values, while teachers prepare three major reports for the State Teachers’ association meeting.
Des Moines reports reveal Iowa national guard officers covertly crossing into Canada to join Allied forces. Capt Ed Middleton sought a British commission by wire stating his Iowa service. Major Philpott offered his experience from the Philippines and the Boers, with several others suspected of similar moves to obtain provincial army commissions.
Dr Rudolph Schiffmann guarantees Asthmador or Asthmador Cigarettes will relieve asthma and offers a full money back guarantee through J I Joder Son 303 D West Fourth Street Waterloo Iowa and local druggists. Absolute risk free purchase with prompt refund on request.
Des Moines October 6 Attorney General George Cosson issued an opinion at the request of Secretary of State W S Allen stating that supreme court judges nominated on the non partisan judiciary ticket will have their names placed on the ballot in rotation. In the county with the largest vote last election names appear alphabetically then rotated in the remaining ninety eight counties to give each nominee equal ballot position. Nominees for district judgeship will be rotated by precincts in rural areas and by wards in cities.
A fatal automobile accident 1 mile west of Laverne, Algona, Oct. 6, killed a son of John Comfort when a wheel broke at 40 mph causing the car to drop into a gutter and overturn. Others in the car were injured. They were en route to a West Bend basketball game, taking a shortcut to beat rivals. Comfort had boasted he would beat them all.
A Cherokee man, BE. PL Hennis, jailed for manslaughter, visits Fort Madison jail with no commitment paper. He tours the prison with Warden Sanders, aims to deliver the official order, and hints at awaiting papers before formal confinement. Similar prior event involved Charles Sego arriving unaccompanied.
An old advertisement touts Cascarels Cathartic as a gentle laxative for children. It asserts many childhood ailments stem from stomach and liver issues, promises no gripe or discomfort, and notes easy dosing with directions and frown-sips, all priced at ten cents per box.
Saturday tag day receipts for the Visiting Nurse Association totaled 4000, the largest single contribution in the organization’s history here. Ely, a local attorney, filled his flockers will crisp new 2 dollar bills and paid a bill to every lag seller re met until the money was spent.
Forest City officer reports a collision on Kiester road when the car driven by Plummer overturned at about 3 am. Haralson lies near death with severe head injuries after the crash. Selmer Hanson escaped unharmed by jumping. Plummer, unconscious for hours, sustained fourteen facial stitches and is son of late banker J A Plummer.
Dr G H Sumner announces a Des Moines conference of regional health experts to draft a middle west railroad sanitary code. Proposals limit dusting passengers, improve ventilation, cleaning, fumigation, toilets, and depot refuse disposal with railroad representation invited.
Town insurance companies reported a solid gain in September and kept up the approximate one million dollar monthly rise in securities deposited with the state. The insurance commissioner Emory F. English announced that the on hand total fell at September 1 to 358,098,054.62 and rose to 449,284,425.83 by October 1.
Davenport October 6 County Attorney Fred Ollmer has determined to demand the death penalty in the trial of Johann Whynack an Austrian butcher for the murder of his wife. Whynack killed his wife in a jealous rage by beheading her with a cleaver at Kolrs Packing company. He was indicted for murder in the first degree by the September grand jury and his trial started yesterday afternoon.
At 2 o clock before Judge Williamt Theophilus in the district court the defense plans temporary insanity as the plea. The death penalty has not been demanded by a Scol county jury in more than a generation. The state aims to press for a maximal penalty after numerous murder trial arguments.
Esther Schmidt, sought for ten days by police private investigators and the justice department, returned to Mason City on Saturday night. She refused to reveal her whereabouts saying nothing about her actions. Authorities reportedly planned charges but details remained undisclosed.
Cedar Rapids businessman John Constantine accuses Greek interpreters and employment agencies in Iowa of swindling Greek youths. He warns Greeks against exploitive practices, cites long- held Turkish-era customs as barriers to education, and urges abolishing shoeshine parlors used as means of coercion. Constantine urges readers facing trouble to contact him, the Greek newspaper Atlants, or local authorities.
Howard M. Knapp of San Diego Gal and Beren W. Krag of St. Paul Minn visited La Porte City homes Thursday with Emma M Myer. They are connected to late John Knapp and Dr. Jesse Oren. Remains of their mother were laid beside their father on neighboring farms about five miles east of La Porte City.
A. C. Snyder, age unknown, fell from a 26 foot ladder while painting at J. C. Reed's home in Delta on Saturday. He fractured his skull and died at 6:30 PM after being taken to his son Albert D. Snyder's house. His daughters Mrs. Lee Shafer of Oskaloosa and Mrs. J. P. Garrett of Bussey, and Mrs. J. Logue were present.
The piece urges American women to support European sisters in misery and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for feminine derangements. It lists symptoms such as headache backache hot flashes bearing down sensations depression dizziness and fatigue and notes the medicine is sold in tablet or liquid form with ingredients printed on the wrapper.
Dr Perce offers the People s Survey Medical Adviser with color plates and many illustrations at no charge for mailing, claiming the book helps prevent illness and is given free to those who contact Tomhide Hotel Bilao NOY to receive by tele url.
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