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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1914

Page

6

Football Games of Championship Strength Today

East Waterloo and Cedar Rapids battled to a 7 7 tie at Coe Field in a hard fought game that featured stout defense and repeated ground gains. Allen scored for East Waterloo with Bodholdt adding the extra point as Cedar Rapids rallied with Baxter on end runs and a Frank s kick. The tie followed a day of western action including Michigan at Harvard and Nebraska vs Ames as Notre Dame and Haskell met in notable matchups.

Chicago Michigan Harvard Wisconsin Madison Illinois Minnesota Mineapolis Indiana Miami Bloomington Iowa Purdue Northwestern Ohio Nebraska Ames Cornhuskers Middle West Notre Dame Haskell Kansas Aggies Missouri Columbia Oklahoma Kansas Lawrence Grinnell Coe Cedar Rapids Drake Washington St. Louis North Dakota South Dakota Grand Forks East High East Waterloo Allen Bodholdt Visitors Tigers Ling Baxter Franks Waterloo

No Prosecution of Law Abiding Negro Sparks City Tensions

Reported clash between police and African American community as Captain Wagner vows to continue action against alleged lawless individuals. Rev. Bens protests frequent arrests of color residents without provocation while officers cite recent holdups linking three suspects. Ben Spearman to face arraignment for assault with intent to rob Miss Tressa Kudelka, 17, with Campbell and Dixon also slated for arraignment.

Herman T. Wagner J. W. Bens M. E. Church Leighton Captain Wagner Ben Spearman Charles Campbell George Dixon I. C. Shapa Tressa Kudelka George W. Dixon Justice Knapp

Mrs Louis H Lines Dies of Appendicitis at 137 Hutter Ave

Mrs Louis H Lines aged unknown died at 9 35 this morning at the family residence 137 Hutter avenue from appendicitis and complications after two years of ill health. She was formerly Miss Rose Welter and is survived by her husband her mother one brother and one sister in Waterloo. She was a member of St Marys Catholic church with funeral services from the church Monday morning at 9 o'clock.

L. H Louis H. L Hutter Avenue Toer Rose Welter Waterloo Lines St. Mary's Catholic Church

Harriman Goes Underground as Rail Line Handcard Apprentice

William Averill Harriman, heir to a vast fortune, spends the fall as a section hand on Union Pacific lines in Wyoming and Colorado. Dressed in blue overalls, he works with ordinary laborers, learning track construction, tool use, and safety, while keeping his identity private and avoiding publicity. He studies accounting, passenger and freight operations, and locomotive works in Omaha, preparing for a possible future position aligned with his wealth.

Cheyenne Wyo William Averill Harriman Hite EL Tain Ordies Harriman Bai Omaha Union Pacific

Brazil Gov't Is Held to Blame

Captain Robert Dollar, owner of the steamer Robert Dollar, says the Brazilian government is at fault for the ship’s failure to transfer registry in Rio de Janeiro last month. He asserts the British government did not act to block the transfer and had initially agreed to it before later signaling it would clear the ship under the British flag to avoid internment during the war.

San Francisco Cal Orit Robert Dollar Rio de Janeiro Atein de Janeiro

One of the Horrors of War Photo Shows Dead German Troops

A farmyard scene captured during wartime reveals German troopers lying where French shells struck them down, a brutal image that appalls even the soldiers who bury the dead.

City in Brief Eye Examinations and Social Notes

Eye examinations that are thorough with no drops are noted along with a stream of social visits. Miss Anna Welsh of Keokuk visits Waterloo, many locals return from trips to Chicago and Cedar Rapids, teachers and students abroad, and townsfolk attend sermons, clubs, and family events across Waterloo and surrounding areas.

Huchanan

Allied momentum in France and Belgium amid heavy fighting

London reports Allied and German troop movements trending north and northeast toward a front from Bruges to Ostend though verifications on Ostend and Lille evacuation remain uncertain. Passchendaele and surrounding villages see stubborn battles as western Flanders endures heavy casualties, with Zeebrugge and Ronquera noted as contested targets.

London France Belgium Germany Bruges Thourout Roulers Iseshem Ostend Zee Sbrusse Sear Ronlera J Neims

Roosevelt warns of empires planning to seize U S ports

Princeton October 31 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt warned students that two empires in the European war have plans to capture major U S seaports and ransom them. He urged stronger national defense and universal military training while refusing to detail the plans. He noted a Servian pig industry reference as a digression from the main topic.

Princeton N.J Theodore Rooosevelt Roosevelt San Francisco New York Trenton Secret Service Nish Chicago Balkans Servia London Standard

Can You Keep a Secret Can You Keep a Secret

A pithy defense of secret keeping contrasts personal discretion with burdensome confidential memory. The London Chronicle notes the paradox that a hearer with many others' secrets in mind often spills one inadvertently, and the Houston Post recalls a scene where deferential listening leads to a reveal.

London Chronicle

St Marys Bazar Closing Tonight with Supper Dance

St Marys Bazar will close tonight serving supper from 3 to 7 30 with dancing and other amusements for the evening. Articles will be disposed of. Also note the condition of the little son of Mr and Mrs C G Ref snider injured by an automobile Thursday evening remains about the same and he is not yet out of danger.

St. Mary’s Bazar C. G. Refsnider

Poster for Greater Iowa Week Chosen

Des Moines October 31 announcement selects Weisey C Blake of 1438 Thirty-third Street as art editor of Successful Farming to design the statewide Greater Iowa Week poster. The winning design will be engraved and distributed across Iowa with the inscription urging public support to boost farms, jobs, and opportunities.

Greater Iowa

Father Held as Slayer of His Family of Five

Champaign Oct. 31 One month after a farm house fire near Scott Stone’s home killed his wife and four children, Stone escaped. He was arrested on charges of murdering his family to wed another woman. A week earlier he vanished from his home stating he was going to Indianapolis. He reportedly fought to throw off the trailer-?

Champaign Scott Stone Stone Spicion Indianapolis

Detective Shadowing Case Follows Man to St Louis

A man believed to be tailed by associates altered his plan from Indianapolis to St Louis. Unseen by him, detectives accompanied him on the trip, unfolding a pursuit he did not anticipate.

Tain Indianapolis St. Louis

Waterloo Gains New Residents

Waterloo has welcomed several new residents in the past week. Preston Miller and family moved from Sioux City and are staying on Linden avenue. Mrs. Daisy Spensley and three children from Quincy Illinois have taken 410 Wellington street after the loss of her husband and as sister in law to G R Spensley. A Perry family from Wyoming, salesman for Swift and Co, have not yet fixed a permanent home. Frank Swindle grain buyer from Swindle Nebraska resides at 211 Henry court. Dr J H Lyon from Omaha, serving in the United States government as chief inspector at the Rath Packing plant, lives in the Washington apartments.

Waterloo Preston Miller Sioux City Linden Avenue Daisy Spensley Quincy Ill Wellington Street Spensley G. R. Spensley A. Perry Wyoming Perry Swift & Co Frank Swindle Swindle Neb Henry ‘Court J. H. Lyon Omaha United States Government Service Rath Packing Company Washington Apartments

Wanted Position as Housekeeper for Courier Trade

Short wartime classified notice seeks a housekeeper. Includes a request for a good round Osk heater and a phone contact 2735 for evenings after six. Also advertises furnished front room for rent near streetcar at 217 Re ber Ave. Contains odd capitalizations and fragmented details.

Reber Ave

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