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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1923

Page

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Woman Injured in Alleged Arrest During Bus License Dispute

Miss Schultz sues Cedar Falls officials over alleged false arrest and choking by City Marshal Enlow on June 27 1922 after asserting no license was needed for bus operations between Charles City and Waterloo. Trial recounts struggle in mayor office with accusations of dragging and restraint.

Alloriu Fal BE. B. Stiles Tix Telal Uras Huesehulez Age of Hed Hath Tracapartition Company Charles Civ Waterloo Cedar Pass Alarstil Eniow Marshal Eniow Miss Behultz Lcense Cedar Falls Shoe J Aha Marshal Enlow Inmayor Aha Ealow Hnlow Miss Schultz Minot Enlow Ofice

Colonel Ralph Howell Dies in Iowa City Stroke

Col Ralph Howell district judge died suddenly in Iowa City yesterday from apoplexy. A long-time member of the national guard for 39 years, he served in World War I as a judge advocate and commanded troops in campaigns. Military funeral services are planned for tomorrow afternoon.

Ralph Howell Iowa City Towa City Ralph P. Howl Eimer Howell Iowa National Guard Cal Betsi

Parsons College Mall Restored Old Building in Fairfield Iowa

Fairfield residents back a plan to restore Ewing Hall built in 1857 at Parsons College campus. The project aims to recreate the original porch and restore interior features as nearly as possible, preserving the oldest building on campus once used for various purposes.

Fairfield Ewing Hall Parsons Coffees Sit Beinhart Henn Jowan Parsons College College of Music

Special Meetings Precede Dedication of New Presbyterian Home

Dr J H Divine of Brooklyn will lead daily inspirational meetings at the First Presbyterian Church in the channel of its new building. Open to the public and church members, the sessions run nightly except Saturdays with a mass meeting for women to follow at the Highland Ft Highmey residence.

First Presbyterian J. H. Divine Brooklyn Divine Rain Pepeng Dr. Divine Ft. Highmey Highland

26 Crossings On 25 Miles Of Road To Be Eliminated

McGregor Iowa October 16 The Clayton county supervisors have secured right of way for a new road between Monona and Postville and Postville to Calmar to remove 26 railroad crossings on a 25 mile stretch. Contracts for grading will be let next spring. The former wagon trail now crosses the railroad 26 times creating frequent hazards and past accidents.

McGregor Clayton County Board of Supervisors Monona Postville Calmar Post Ville Milwaukee Railway Company Frst Mississippi Iowa Minnesota

Wyoming cities vote for municipal electric light point

State briefs report Wyoming plans a municipal electric light point after a rate dispute with Iowa Electric company. The measure passed 118 to 0.

Wromibe Wyoming Iowa Electric Company Origee Chu Gumarvisors Fort Dodees Lothan Hospital Webster County Davenport

Trapped by Flood Scores Imperiled in Oklahoma City

Flood waters filled Oklahoma City hospitals and overwhelmed guardsmen as Aj. Gen. B. H. A Markham directed 300 National Guard troops by telephone. Rescue efforts continued for marooned families while the two mile wide torrent caused extensive damage and fear, though no lives reported lost.

PROM Bank B. H. A Markham Oklahoma National Guard

Bids On 82 Mile County Paving Project May Beat Grant Highway Costs

Eleven bidders seek a county paving contract totaling 32.44 miles with bids from Bryant, Moore-Young and others. Engineers estimate materials to exceed 25 hundred carloads of crushed stone and 15 thousand tons of cement for the project, which would dwarf adjacent county efforts. The plan calls for work to begin in spring and finish by winter, placing the county ahead of all others in total paved mileage.

Bryant Grant Highway Bryant and Moore- Young Companies Northern States Contracting Company Waterloo Cedar Falls Bryants Maars- Young Company Iowa Benton County Janesville Hudson

Two Girls Plan Bolshevist Bicycle Tour

Miss Helen Rich and Miss Helen Hoyt departed from Colorado Springs for New York en route to Europe to bicycle through Bolshevist Russia. The pair, noted as a newspaper writer and an art student, set this travel note during their press visit.

Colorado Springs Coto Helen Rich Helen Hoyt New York Eurene

Death of Mrs Alta M Sharp at Marble Rock

Mrs Alta M Sharp of Marble Rock Iowa died at PresbyterIan hospital at 3 50 yesterday after two weeks medical care. She was born December 20 1894 in Marble Rock and is survived by her husband her parents Mr and Mrs C T Rex and several brothers and sisters. Body is at O Keefe Towns funeral home awaiting arrangements.

Alta M. Sharp Marble Rock Presbyterian Hospital Necedent C. T. Rex Seveal Brothers O'Keefa & Towns

Walton League State Meet Opens First Conference

Thirty five members from Waterloo and other Walton League chapters gathered at Hotel Inseell-Latison for the state association's first annual convention. Judge George W. Wood chaired, with J. Dilg and H. Pederson set to speak on stream pollution and wildlife preservation. Delegates registered early as committees were formed to draft bylaws and plan publicity.

Waterloo Leak Walton League I. Dug Heiss Murtagh A. C. Wilford Jon Kantaky Fort Doge B. G. . Higgins Mason City D. BD Judge Wood League Specia General Assembly J. Dilg H. ¥. Pederson State Boar of Health Russell-Lamson Ato W. H. Beachler Wl Dilg Frank Peet Cedar River Osage Plaza Theatre B.C. Higging FL Ll. Winnegan B. Mc Peak R. B. Robertson C. T. Balmot Mason Guy D. O. Conger Ida Grove R. A. Morris Rockwell City W.w.gombs Cedar Falls George E. Baker Ames Tom Townsend S. W. Rubee Marshalltown Joe Kauteky Fort Dodge S. O. Carter Des Moines Co. C. van Dyke Dubuque H.V. Pederson Claude ST. Pettit A. H. Latrimer T. W. Jackson A. BE. Nugent Cedar Rapids J. MK. Joder Theodore Menges J. CO. Murtagh F. M. Shores Jack Casebeer A. M. Place Fom Gauthier Ernest Koepke

North Woods Fires Threaten Settlers and Timber

Duluth Minn October 16 fires again blaze in the north woods driven by a heavy southwest gale burning acres of timber and threatening settlers homes. In Northwestern Wisconsin and near Noseming sanitarium west of Duluth 35 men fight a brush blaze while 200 men contend with a dangerous fire in Chub lake and Wrenshall areas. The flames sweep toward Jay Cooke state park as only heavy timber losses are reported.

Duluth Minn North Woods Wisconsin Noseming Sanitarium Chub Lake Wrenshall Jay Cooke State Park

Associated Packing to Be Wound Up Nov 1

Judge L L Thompson set November 1 for the final hearing and winding up of Associated Packing company after more than 100 stockholders filed exceptions to the referee Robert Bannister report. Stockholders allege fraud in the purchase of worthless stock.

Des Moines L. L. Thompson Associated Packing Company Robert Bannister

Theatrical Troupers Held as Shoplifters

In Keokuk Iowa on October 15 Mrs Margaret Mason and Mrs Herzog reputedly connected to a theatre troupe were arrested on shoplifting charges. Bundles left for a rummage sale yielded about $30 of merchandise stolen from local stores. The women remain jailed without bonds. their husbands, in Fairfield for bookings, have returned with counsel seeking county attorney settlement.

Keokuk Marggaret Mason Herzog Fairfield

Body of Stealworter on Traces at Norway

Coroner EF Hunt will hold an inquest to determine the death cause of El Meyers a Chicago street worker found on Northwestern railroad tracks. It is believed Meyers was struck by a train.

Norway T. Hunt el Meyers Chicago Northwestern Railroad Meyers

Christmas Relief Committee Named by Welfare Group

Waterloo Council of Social Agencies named a Christmas relief committee led by Mrs. Dorothy Taylor to oversee aid for the poor and prevent duplication. The group, formed last month, aims to draft a constitution and establish a central registration bureau. report due next meeting.

George B. Worthen Dorothy Tayor Art Sampson James Waterloo Council of Social Agencies Greater Waterloo Association Seite Dorothy Taylor

Tremendous Ovation for Lloyd George in Chicago Welcome

Thousands greet former British prime minister David Lloyd George on arrival at Northwestern station Chicago. Police and federal agents deter possible Irish demonstrations as Dawgs and Mayor Dever receive him after Mooseheart visit. Secretary Davis flies in from San Francisco to meet the Welsh leader amid fog delays.

Chicago Lloyd George Britain Charles Dawgs Dever Northwestern Mooseheart Lioyd George Party Loyal Order of Moose Davis San Francisco Cal Lebor James J. Davis David Lloyd George

Coolidge Seeks Lower Wheat and Coal Rates

President Coolidge told Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania Railroad to cut railroad rates on wheat shipped for export and extend export level coal rates to domestically used coal, aiming to aid wheat farmers and coal consumers.

Washington, D. C Coolidge Samuel Rea Pennsylvania Railroad

Sheldon to Enforce Curfew at Nine O'clock

Sheldon authorities announced a strict curfew for youngsters tonight citing a long ignored statute. Children under the law must be off the streets by nine unless with a parent, reflecting a resumption of enforcement.

Sheldon, Ta Sheldon

Aged Woman Killed by Gas Jet Fumes

Des Moines report of Mrs Katherine Dalton 77 dying from gas fumes at her daughter’s home. The household awoke to a gas odor and Mrs Ann Martian found the elderly woman in the room. A gas jet was partly open and investigators believe she failed to shut it off before retiring.

Des Moines Katherine Dalton Ann Martian

Woman Burned to Death in Hotel Fire

Miss Rosalie McMahon of Merrill died in a hotel fire caused by a kerosene lamp explosion at Highmake near Monorgua Wisconsin. Miss Viola Beranek also of Merrill was seriously burned and injured in the blaze which destroyed the Judy Blaisdell hotel building last night. The fire caused more than 3 dollars in damage according to initial estimates.

Monorgua Wis Rosalieé McMahon Merrill Viola Beranek Judy Blaisdell

Leather Pusher of Film Fame Injured

Reginald Denny, motion picture actor, is recovering in Los Angeles after a Beverly Hills auto accident. He suffered a fractured pelvis and multiple lacera tions of the right arm, keeping him from work for several weeks, doctors said.

Los Angeles Cal Reginald Denny Beverly Hills Denny

Salvation Army Commander Evangeline Booth Operated On

Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army underwent nasal passage surgery for an abscess at her White Plains home Sunday night. Officials say she will be unable to take part in future dates for the near term. The statement was released from New York today.

New York Evangeline Booth Salvation Army White Plains Ito Haye Chicago

Woman Dies After Drinking Poison Mistaken for Medicine

Davenport Iowa report: Mrs. Ethel Gerstanj drinks carbatic acid mislabeled as pepperment drops and dies. Divers search Fraser river for miners trapped at Gritist Unthis.

Davenport Ethel Gerstan J Fraser River

Supreme Court rules retrial in Hayes Van Gorden murder case

Iowa supreme court handed down 27 decisions including a retrial order for Hayes Van Gorden convicted of manslaughter in connection with the alleged slaying of his father in law A S Geesey. The court reversed the verdict for first degree murder and remanded for retrial due to insufficient evidence.

van Gorden Erroys Supreme Court Boore Kate Teasdale Noncoe County PD. M. Anderson

Man Arrested For Getting Groceries On False Pretenses

J Lang alias J Mille held in city jail on charges of obtaining groceries under false pretenses. He opened an account under Mille with a fictitious address and $10 accrued before the grocer grew suspicious. The delivery address was denied by a woman at the house. Rep Humphries Dies. Jackson Mississippi reports Mississippi representative Ben G Humphries died suddenly at his Greenville home.

J. Lang J. Mille Star Groscery Lang Mille Rep. Humphries Jackson Miss Ben G. Humphries Mississippi Greenville

Five men burned to in forest fire near Marquette

Digest notes five men burned to death in a forest fire near Marquette Michigan with scattered reports from the region.

Iowa Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Open Cedar Rapids Meet

Several thousand Iowa Odd Fellows and Rebekahs attend the Cedar Rapids gathering for the state grand lodge. The first day features drills parades and services with a reception and banquet set for today. A $40 000 appropriation for the Mason City orphans home tops the convention agenda along with leadership changes. A. G. Cherry Cedar Rapids will become grand master and Mrs Nellie Hazlett Mason City will lead the Rebekahs.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges State Grand Lodge Odd Fellows Mason City A. G. Cherry Grand Lodge L. J. Neff Nellie Hazlett Maude Bunker Cambridge Rebekahs

Honorary delegates named for prohibition meeting

H W Tatorfield among 25 named honorary delegates to the national prohibition convention in Birmingham Alabama on December 17. Joan Hammill acting Governor of Town announced the honor for 25 Rhode Island residents. The Youth's Companion notes patriotic history features and solicitation for 1924 subscriptions and bundled magazine offers.

H.W. Tatorfield Prohibition H. AL. Litshfield Waterloo Birmingham Ala Joan Hammill

Ford backs campaign clubs in South Dakota

Mitchell, Oct. 16. Henry Ford told Ayres head of the new Farmer Labor party in South Dakota he has no objection to the formation of Ford for president clubs in the state. Ayres said the clubs would start formation next month.

Mitchell Tom” Ayres New Farmer Labor Party South Dakota Henry Ford Ayres

Biscuit Maker Leaves Million for Charity in Will

Jacobh L. Loose, chairman of the board of directors of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, left a fund of 1 million dollars in his will filed for probate in Kansas City. The money is designated to relieve personal distress and sickness among the needy in the city.

Kansas City Jacobh L. Loose Loose-Wiles Biscuit ‘Company Tos

It's Better Than 60¢ Coffee I've Used

Mrs. B. E. Rogers of Minneapolis extols Chocolate Cream Coffee as more economical and richer than 60c coffee. She compares weights and praises strength and health effects. She also describes clever uses for empty paraffin-walled canisters for wrapping and gifting fruits and candies.

Minneapolis Minn B. E.rogera 17Th Ave. N

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