Not Guilty Plea in Speed Case Leads to Continued Hearing
John Stewart pleaded not guilty in police court to speeding and careless driving after arrest Sunday afternoon. Witnesses testified he drove 30 to 33 mph, while Stewart claimed he did not exceed 15 mph. The case was continued to Wednesday for arguments. Louis Melendy, jailed for drunkenness, pled guilty and was fined or given thirty days. Other defendants faced fines for reckless driving and disorderly conduct. Mrs. Phoebe McMurrin pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct with a suspended sentence for good behavior. Jessica Krapteck filed information. James Manetis faces a Wednesday hearing for alleged apple cheating.
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John Stewart
Stewart
Wagner
Byford
Morningstar
Brees
Louis Melendy
R. V. Cable
Phoebe McMurrin
Wellington Street
Jessie Krapteck
McMurrin
James Manetis
Roosevelt Sues Another Editor Over Libel Claims
Oyster Bay in October reports Col Roosevelt moves to sue Clean Politics of Indianapolis for 5000 dollars, matching a prior suit against George A. Newett of Ishpeming for claims Roosevelt curses and drinks. Letters from Surgeon General Stokes back witnesses. Stokes offers to testify if needed.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Col. Roosevelt
Clean Politics
Indianapolis
George A. Newett
Ishpeming
Mich
Iron Ore
C. F P. Stokes
Rixey
Navy
Gen. Stokes
Balloons Land in Gordon Bennett Race First Group
Seven of twenty balloons in the Gordon Bennett cup race landed in northeastern Germany and near Prague. Helvetia set a record long flight, with a 760 km start distance, while names include Berry Liby Zorg Mueller and Von Siegmundt. An unrelated Foley advertisement follows.
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Berlin
Germany
Jno. Berry
Libya
Nino
Helvetia
C. Zorg
R. C. Mueller
Edward C. von Siegmundt
Franz Mannsbarth
Seidelin
Prague
Bohemia
Danzig
Baltic Sea
Escaped convict arrested near Joliet
One of three Joliet state prison escapees reportedly arrested at Worth Illinois south of Chicago. Police and deputies sent to aid in capturing the two others believed hidden in a swamp near Worth. Sale billboards for farmers auctions highlighted in the Courier advertising column. The Waterloo Evening Courier is published by W F A Hartman Company of Waterloo.
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Chicago
Joliet State Prison
Worth
Ill
Courier
W. F A. Hartman
Waterloo Evening Courier
Park Avenue Weat
Waterloogirl illustrator Miss Harrison earns notice in St Louis Star
Friends and family celebrate Neva Harrison youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs B S Harrison of 526 Denver Street for her rise as illustrator and artist for the St Louis Star. Critics predict a brilliant future as she creates daily drawings and portraits of charming girls and virile young men.
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Neva Harrison
B.S. Harrison
Denver Street
Miss Harrison
St. Louis
Mr. Warren
The
St. Louis Star
Misa Harrison
Neil Brinkley
Bud” Fisher
Harrison
St. Mary’s Hall
Weet High
Frank Taylor
Harrigan
Wilson Busy With Affairs Of State
Governor Woodrow Wilson plans a busy day in Trenton as he attends state matters and prepares to travel to Newark to campaign for the Democratic legislative ticket in Essex County. Also notes a testimonial about Foley Kidney Pills from Jas V Churchill of Auburn N Y for kidney and bladder trouble.
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Trenton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Newark
Essex County
Jas. V. Churchill
Wall St
Auburn
H.W. Taggart
$100000 Alienation Judgment in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles court awards $100000 for alienation of a wife's affections to R C Reusch, electric railway employer, after his wife eloped with L Sommerville, a Pomona orchardist. The decision marks one of the largest such judgments in the city and highlights the act of proving harm in a matrimonial suit.
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Los Angeles
Walter Bondwell
Superior Court
R. C. Reusch
Arrest of Jim Brown on bench warrant at Illinois Central
Jim Brown, colored janitor at the Illinois Central depot, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff O Blenes on a bench warrant for assault with intent to murder. The alleged victim Myrtle Thompson, colored, lost an eye from a bullet fired allegedly by Brown. The arrest occurred at the depot during work. the case, linked to a prior faction among local African Americans, was presented to the grand jury resulting in an indictment. He had been free on bond.
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Jim Brown
Illinois Central
O'Blenes
Myrtle Thompson
Brown
City in Brief: Social News and Local Arrivals
Local notices include visits from Chicago and Clinton, job moves for watchmaker Earl Eighmey, Mrs. Mullarkey's serious operation, and a piano sale led by W. Speicher in Waterloo. Travelers H. Bahr and spouse return from a three week east trip. vocational training plans noted for students Brewster and Holdiman. Lafayette School nurse Esua Sterret ill.
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Eugene Parkt
Chicago
Park
Verna Hallowell
W. Speicher
Kansas City
Waterloo
Woods Bros
Speither
Esua Sterret
Lafayette School
H. B. Bahr
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Buffalo
New York City
Ohio
New Jersey
Missing Mackinaw man vanishes during liquor fight
In Mackinaw City Michigan a 25 year old man, Earl Smith, son of Oscar Slaith, disappears while hunting with two friends after attempting to quit alcohol. He walked ahead into dense woods, challenged his pursuers, and vanished. Days of search with hounds have yielded no trace within twenty five miles of the area as his friends and Masonic group members coordinate the difficult hunt.
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Mich
Mack Ss
Earl Smith
Josi
Sugea
Mackinaw
Oscar Slaith
Mackinaw City
Michigan Woods
Young Si
Dear
Smith
War Surgery Drill Leaves Incomplete Fracture Repair
A brief wartime surgery report describes a patient operat ed on for a broken bone. A second operation followed two days later to align the bone ends. The patient then announced plans to return home to recuperate, with mention of Harold Riskey as part of the surrounding context.
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Little
Harold Riskey
Webster City Man Arrested on False Pretenses Charge
Detective Mesyceegies Port Poa Webster City officials arrested Knight on information from the local police. He entered a store, looked at skirts and waste, asked to take items home for his wife to choose, was granted permission, and allegedly did not return. He will have a hearing soon after arrival in the city.
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Port Poa
Webster
Joaraut
Knight
Webster City
Risley Operates At Presbyterian On Harold Injury
Fred Risley performed surgical repair at Presbyterian hospital this morning after Harold’s thigh fracture failed to heal for three weeks. An incision was made and the bone ends were united with a plate.
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Fred Risley
Presbyterian Hospital
Harold
Lillian Russell Speaks for Suffrage in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on October 29 the Roosevelt Bull Moose campaign drew attention with Lillian Russell now Mrs. Alexander P. Moore as the headliner. She spoke on equal franchises and women’s rights, citing her mother Synthia Leonard as a pioneer in humanitarian reform and urging women to seize the chance for freedom. A second infantile paralysis case was quarantined at 1918 Dawson Street, Boomhouwer family, marking another illness report in the city.
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Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Bill’ Flinn
Lillian Russell
Miss Russell
Mra
Alexander P. Moore
Bull Moose Party
Pionerer
New York City
Tomet
Col. Roosevedr
Boomhouwer
Dawson Street
Organ Concert Tonight at Grace M. E. Church
The second in a series by Prof. Kenneth E. B. Runkel will be heard this evening in Grace M. E. church. He offers a program of pleasing melodies with organ numbers interspersed by the ladies' double quartet, promising an enjoyable entertainment.
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Kenneth EB. Runkel
Grace M. E. Church
Runkel
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