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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1920
Page
13
Berlin reports a 21 member commissions split over coal control. A majority opposes immediate seizure, while a minority backs full state ownership and price setting via an Imperial coal council. Rathenau's plan favors operator indemnification and social welfare, with a 30 year path to full socialization.
Judge H B Boies urged jury duty for Waterloo citizens as business leaders faced scrutiny over excuses. He argued for a jury of business men in cases involving thousands of dollars, listing J Le Cooley George Doren W A Hallowell D W Knoep Hope C Martin D M Place R L Stetzer H W Wente W Wyant C R Rohde Charles Stott J of Dedaeger and WS Parks among those on the panel.
Destruction by fire of the St Louis Car company plant will not halt delivery of 20 street cars for the Waterloo lines. Officials state no known connection between the St Louis Car company and the American Railway Car company, which holds the Waterloo contract. Cars are due for delivery in December.
Will contest over Harry R. McKay was withdrawn after the first jury was empanelled. Proponents agreed to pay $200 to the contestants to settle the matter amid claims of influence by guardian Steven Brown for Mary Baker, a minor.
A compact Courier notice showcases a clever silent salesman using a straightforward for sale ad. It highlights product appeal, price cues, and local buyer interest to spark rapid transactions.
The Supreme Court sustains an injunction that favored insurgent members of the Modern Brotherhood of America who protested increased rates. The ruling leaves insurgent members in good standing pending retrial on merits, with circulars to be mailed detailing the case synopsis and court decision.
Private funeral services for William A. Mullen who died Sunday noon at Presbyterian hospital were held at Kistner's funeral parlor and at Union Congregational church. Rev. W. A. Peterson led the services and burial followed in Elmwood cemetery.
Clinton officials elected on the Labor ticket last spring will welcome Parley Parker Christensen, former Labor presidential candidate, at an afternoon meeting here tomorrow. Washington reports Meredith procured a prize Hereford bull, shipped to his Iowa farm after a second prize at an eastern stock fair. Peavey’s Orchestra to entertain tonight at the New Savoy Cafe from 5 to 7:30.
Mrs. C. W. Chapman leads the first precinct poll in Waterloo as women volunteers under Mrs. Fred S. Pettit begin canvassing the city to record party affiliations for men and women. A booth on Fourth Street will instruct voters as election day nears to ensure proper ballot marking.
Jacob Hoffman 1837 . Civil war veteran and Bennington township farmer died at his daughter's home in Waterloo after a brief illness. Born in Jobus town Pa he moved to Iowa in 1866, built a 400 acre farm near Bennington with family ties to Theodore Vail. Survived by widow five children two sisters. Funeral arrangements pending.
Mayor Charles Browne of Princeton reports President Wilson has been registered and Mrs Wilson is to be registered by affidavit in New Jersey. Mrs Wilson is expected to vote by mail, as President Wilson does. Also: three Alcatraz prisoners’ raft escape attempt ends with dawn rescue by ferry, in San Francisco Bay.
A 16 year old boy was arrested after pigeons valued at 1500 dollars were stolen from prize coops. Police traced the theft to his group supplying 15 cent soup for cheap restaurants. The investigation followed a complaint from a pigeon raiser about ongoing robberies.
Address at Kyobashi by Arthur Black of the Shaftsbury Society warns militarism harms child life. He cites famine in the Near East and Hastia Barone as examples, noting 13,000,000 children in famine zones and rising costs of war. He urges league of nations and education as key to a humane, lasting peace.
Lansing resident Hart Roop confessed to Sheriff Silsbee that he killed his two young daughters aged two and three near his home and buried their bodies in the Red Cedar River. Officers recovered the bodies after roop led them to the river. Authorities say despondency drove the crime and he is held on a murder charge.
Los Angeles banks unite to back a 2,550,000 loan program for cotton crop financing across California Arizona and New Mexico announced by J Dabney Day of the First National Bank.
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