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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1916
Page
4
The D A R conference in Waterloo featured greetings by Mayor W R Law and remarks from Mrs Elizabeth F Cole and Mrs Winona E Reeves. Veterans and society leaders spoke on patriotism, the flag, and American Revolution lineage amid memorial services and musical offerings.
Des Moines report says W S Alien secretary of state announced no authority to strike Progressive ticket names from the official ballot for the coming senate election. He noted more than half of the Progressive candidates statewide asked to have their names removed.
Boston October 18. The United States circuit court of appeals ruled that state militia members remain in federal service for military purposes despite not taking the oath under the National Defense Act of last June. The ruling reverses a district court order and tests the law’s application for similar cases elsewhere.
In Baltimore County near Rosedale, the mutilated bodies of Andrew Frey, 60, and his sister Marie Frey, 35, were found late yesterday. Their skulls were fractured and an attempt to burn Andrew’s body with oil was noted. The home showed signs of robbery. a heavy bloodied log lay nearby. A man named Bhoka reported the discovery. a posse is surveying the woods for a suspect.
Rochester Minn Oct 18 Dr Edward C Rosenow head of the bacteriological department at the Mayo Hospital said today he had found a germ he believes causes infantile paralysis. He would not disclose further details beyond noting it was found in the tonsils of children suffering from the malady.
Charles M. Willard died at his home on $7 Ricker Street at 5 p m yesterday. He was 59, ill since last April, an old Cedar Falls resident and father of ten. Surviving children include Mrs. Lucey Conrad and Miss Mabel Willard. Widow survives with two brothers Dan and Harry E of Waterloo and sister Susie Gene of Waukon. Funeral 1 p m Thursday at Calvary Evangelical chapel officiated by Rev. O M Yaggy. Interment Hillside cemetery. Remains at Hileman & Gindt mortuary until service.
Glen Menking grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Sisen of 414 Thompson avenue died at 11 a.m. today at Presbyterian hospital after a serious operation. The body was removed to the O Keefe Towne mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements.
The third annual convention of the Iowa State Hotel Men's association, to be held December 12 and 13 in Waterloo, Wisconsin. The program includes an address by Mayor W. R. Law, a luncheon at the hotel, an automobile tour led by C. A. Morris, a business session, and a burlesque show at the Waterloo theatre. Wednesday features speeches by Jacob Levingsoa, H. E. Keister, B. R. Shoemaker, Ralph Hose, and George E. B. Lichty, plus a theatre party and a visit to banana rooms, ending with a banquet at the Russell-Lamson hotel. Hotel men statewide expected. organizers predict a record gathering.
Chicago wheat traders pushed prices to new highs as demand from foreigners and drought in the southwest boosted buying. December wheat rose sharply, finishing around 1.68 dollars per bushel, with prices up about 31 to 38 cents from the day prior.
Des Moines Oct 18 207 infantile paralysis cases were reported to the state department of health between July 11 and Oct 11. Twenty five deaths were recorded, with likely more deaths unreported due to legal reporting limits. One case each was reported today from Harper Wapello George and Keota.
Rome October 18 Italy unveils a new class of warships boasting speeds three times that of the fastest transatlantic liner. The sea trial of the lead ship was observed by a Giornale Italia correspondent as three more vessels are under construction. All vessels will use oil fuel.
Chicago October 1. Two women of the Women’s party will drop campaign literature from an aeroplane over President Wilson’s special train when it arrives tomorrow. Miss Marjorie Stinson to pilot the aircraft urging women to vote against Wilson.
Adj Gen Guy Logan announces to the War Department the proposal to concentrate Iowa state troops at Fort Des Moines rather than Camp Dodge if returned from the Mexican border during cold weather. The central department commander objected, and Logan notes lack of tent stores and risks of sending guardsmen to Camp Dodge in zero weather after a warm climate.
Paris reports the Duke of Orleans plans to petition the court of Rome for an annulment of his marriage to Archduchess Marie Dorothea of Austria on grounds of incomplete ecclesiastical formalities. The Duchess had won a separation suit in January 1914, with accusations of neglect linked to the duchess being third party in the marriage.
Chicago reports 808 728 voters registered for the November election, a new American record. Women account for 304 467 registrations while men total 504 261. New York trails with about 70 000 fewer registrants. The final registration shows women surpassing expectations in the franchise.
Assistant Attorney General Robins rules it unlawful to accept new corn on the cob at 80 pounds per bushel unless the owner and purchaser sign a written agreement. The ruling cites legal weights for corn on the cob in field at 70 pounds, corn in cars at 75 pounds, and shelled corn at 56 pounds to address shrinkage from drying.
Rev Frank A Gageby of Washington was unanimously elected moderator of the Town synod of the Presbyterian church last night, to succeed Rev Wallace A M Hamilton of Sioux City. Dr John A Marquis of Cedar Rapids, moderator of the general assembly, urged church unity and said religion must help solve public problems, noting the line between religious and sectarian work is too close.
Philadelphia October 18. Fire department resignations follow borough council ban on Sunday checkers in the Millbourne firehouse. Chef G L Friedenberger and half the members quit after the gaming prohibition on city property. Burgess Lewis Upham faced complaints about the firehouse as a social hub and Sabbath checker playing. An advertisement notes a rummage sale at Pow er Building Lafayette and 5th.
West end of 4th Street bridge hosts an equipped optical shop. Bruce Gatas departs for Fort Dodge for the rest of the week on business. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Glarence Wise at 12 Fifth Street West on Monday. I. F. F. club to be entertained by Mrs. S. Betkins tomorrow. Mrs. Hattie Wallace leaves for Milwaukee for about a week. Mrs. Charles T. Clark of Des Moines visits Prof. F. M. Ross for D A R T conference. A banquet at Russell Lamson hotel opens Waterloo Technical Society’s year. F. A. Russell travels to Frederickburg to tend his ill mother. Glen Menking, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Sisco, undergoes surgery in critical condition. James Stout returns from Neillsville, Wis after vacation. wife and children stay longer. Dr and Mrs Frank T. Nortman leave for Philadelphia for two weeks for the Clinical Congress. A picnic party sails Cedar River banks last Saturday. Frances Dietrick, daughter of Hugh Jones formerly Marian Dietrick, born Oct 14 in Henson, Neb. Settlement action Cunningham v Gulick: $300 to plaintiff plus costs. Cunningham pays own witnesses. Agnes Fulkers, bedfast near Allison, brought to Waterloo by ambulance to visit sister. Father and mother recently deceased. W A Burley finishes county audit. Rosenkrans still with him. next audit to Mitchell County. Mrs. Sarah Smith’s birthday surprise attended by about 50 friends. musical numbers and luncheon. EG M Grady returns from Jamestown, Colo., as Brunswick Mining superintendent. spends winters in Waterloo as a jeweler. Community Center season opens Friday at Cedar Heights schoolhouse. optimistic outlook and cooperative support from State Teachers College.
London reports Norway informs Entente powers it does not recognize a duty to bar or detain belligerent submarines in Norwegian waters. It asserts right to prohibit war submarines from passage and to keep mercantile submarines surfaced and daylighted under the flag, while not obliging to restrict commercial subs under emergency rules.
Omar temple No 188 D C K K will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m to plan the next ceremonial on Nov 10 Waterloo camp Woodmen of the World and Cedar Grove Woodmen circle meet tonight at their new A Q O U W hall 320 1 2 Fourth street east program and box social new members welcomed at 8 p m Tabernacle Chapter No 62 R A M will hold a special convocation Thursday at 7 30 p m to work on the Mark Masters degree
At the Palace today and Thursday the Waltons in The Quest of Life headline the Famous Players' production Maurice and Florence Watston celebrate a motion picture debut and overcome a tango prejudice The Shielding Shadow serial also shows its thrilling first two episodes featuring a sea prison escape and a rocky treasure find with an octopus threat.
Unusual reductions offer plenty of smart clever New York styles for women and misses. The sale features fashionable suits with notable discounts across available sizes and cuts.
Washington MN Oct 18 Secretary Tumzully denies reports that the United States settled the Lusitania dispute and accepted Germany's contention that the sinking was justifiable. Acting Secretary Polk says the last Lusitania vote not yet accepted and the settlement unlikely before the election. He calls such reports a political move to embarrass the state department amid foreign influence concerns.
Theodore Roosevelt visited Kentucky on the first leg of a Hughes and Fairbanks campaign tour. He spoke in fourteen eastern Kentucky towns with the principal address planned for a Louisville park, as the tour planned to proceed toward Denver and Phoenix, Ariz.
Samuel D. Barry once of Golden, 25, escaped a Colorado sheriff in New Orleans, fled a Santa Fe train near Guthrie Oklahoma, leaped into a four mile square swamp, and was consumed by venomous snakes and quicksand at night, with rescuers finding his body amid writhing reptiles and muffled moans.
President Wilson met a large group of railroad workers at Grand Central Station in New York. After initial remarks, he spoke briefly about wartime effort and thanked the men as they dispersed, with cheers and a warm reception from the crowd.
Marinada Oct 18 Albert Pullen a years old farmer near Bedford died in a car crash near Clurhinds. His body was found beneath a burned vehicle after a night accident, the coroner investigates. He left La Clarinda, and is survived by a widow and nine grown children.
London dispatch reports Viscount Grey outlining belligerent warship actions near the United States. The London correspondent says the remarks cast the American government in a querulous mood, admitting actions not legally defensible and creating a disagreeable impression of U S policy in early wartime steps.
New York reports the Royal Mail Steam Packet company canceled all sailings for an indefinite period. Earlier plans to resume service between New York Calagne and Tlagenit Spain were announced but shelved as British government requisitioned ships again.
Berlin reports the Berliner Tapeblatt says a London police court cleared a dairyman accused of water adulteration. The dairyman testified his cows were 90 percent frightened by Zeppelin raids, causing the milk to spoil, per the newspaper.
From Constantinople via wireless comes word that Abdul Aziz Fanson Emir Seid, a western Arabia sheik, has declared war on the former Emir Tassein after learning of his rebellion against the sultan. Also notes Mecca's Emir Hussein proclaimed independence in 1916 and a local club reading circle meets at 7 p m in Y W C A rooms with Nellie Housden urging attendance.
Ed ward Mattison of Minneapolis, a well known broker, serves a three month federal sentence in Wapello county jail and spends his term treating fellow inmates to choice foods, cigarettes, and comforts. His wife accompanies him and stays in Ottumwa while he serves the term.
The Creckford and Sheeley families express gratitude for the kindness and sympathy shown after the death of a beloved mother and wife. They acknowledge the many beautiful floral offerings and extend thanks to friends and neighbors for support.
Sidney Hatch of Chicago wins a historic 0 mile Milwaukee to Chicago race in 14 hours, 30 minutes. The feat shatters all existing long distance records, marking a notable achievement in endurance running within the sport’s history.
Additional Want Ads mix includes Furnished five room flat on West Side with modern amenities and phone listings. Other notices advertise four room flats, household goods, furniture pieces including dresser Davenport stove and sideboard, and a Young man seeking room work at the Courier office by 8:30 tomorrow morning. Listings reference addresses such as 310 Oak Ave 2994 Black 1601 Jefferson and 409 West Fourth with prices like 10.50 monthly rent and item costs from 6 to 90 dollars.
The document lists a property and a 1916 Waterloo public works bid. It includes a notice of receiving bids for street and railway crossing improvements on numerous Waterloo streets, detailing pavement specs, assessment method, bid security, contract terms, completion deadlines, and the October 30 1926 bid meeting. It names the city clerk and governing bodies and references involved railway companies and streets. The text cites specific streets and intersection work, and outlines payment and warranty requirements.
Coupon to fashion department of Evening Courier Waterloo requests 50 cents per pattern. Patterns offered with sewing terms. Orders filled promptly though delivery may arrive after the stated Wendire period in the user’s order.
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