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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1914
Page
6
A local German letter from Aug 24 recounts front-line mobilization, Zeppelins at Liege, and a battle near Metz. It cites French prisoners, artillery movement, and Belgian noncombatant cruelty, alongside support drives, tax debates, and Iowa public-education funding amid wartime strain.
Governor Clarke challenged the Hamilton publicity bureau’s charges of extravagance, arguing the state’s increased disbursements over the last decade reflect wise investments in education institutions farms and buildings. He accused the bureau of deceiving voters and urged honesty and openness in politics while noting auto tax-like expenses are county funded road and public works. The speech defends fiscal policy with figures from the last two biennia and emphasizes constructive spending benefiting citizens.
Police received a tip that the Waterloo murder suspect, Fred Widmann, was in Des Moines. Chief Leighton questioned the report as officers checked with Des Moines Detective Jackson. A burglary suspect in Coburn bicycle store fired on an officer, killing him, while the hunt for Widmann’s killer continued.
County funds run short due to higher living costs, constant levies, and transfers to the poor fund. Auditors blame indebtedness relative to tax income. costs rise from detention hospital, tuberculosis and smallpox care, and widows' pensions. A $538.50 charge for rebinding records remains unpaid. nightly engineer salaries come from this fund. County claims no bonded debt.
Washington reports poverty tightens across families as thousands of European reserves go to war. Officials say aid must come from state and local governments through public subscriptions and from aid offered by warring governments. Unofficial reports indicate...
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