Bank employee steals dollars from local bank case
LeRoy Utterback a 25 year old Independence native employed at the Black Hawk National bank was arrested for grand larceny after confessing to stealing 1500 cash and a series of smaller sums linked to an auto purchase for Kathryn Pfalsgraf 115 State Street Waterloo. Pinkerton and Chief Dinneen led the investigation revealing a pattern of vault shortages and a confession detailing funds diverted to buy an Overland car and related expenses.
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LeRoy Utterback
Yesterdday
Utterback
Black Hawk National Bank
Dinneen
William E. Webster
Pinkerton Force
Otterback
Express
Lila Marcham
Pinkerton
Webster
F. W. Powers
Kathryn Pfalsgraf
State St
Waterloo
Miss Pfalsgraf
Corn Belt Auto Company
Overland
Commercial National Bank
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Thomas
Dineen
Independence
Thomas Utterback
LeRoy
Independence High School
Cedar Rapids Business College
Alice McMullen
L. S. Cass
Chicago Great Western
First National Bank
Iowa
Rock Island Road
Wat|arloo
Black Hawk County
Water loo editor calls for better passenger stations
A Waterloo reader writes to the Editor Courier praising the paper’s stance and urging improved Water loo passenger facilities. The author recalls a miserable night in the Union Station, describing it as dirty, foul smelling, poorly heated and uncomfortable, and asks railroads to respond with a proper station. He signs as GEO. W. SMITH.
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Courier
Waterloo
Union
Geo. W. Smith
Prominent Ottumwa Hardware Leader Dies at 75
George Haw Sr. head of Haw Simmons Wholesale Hardware and a prominent Ottumwa businessman since the 1860s died at his home on September 11 at age 75.
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Ottumwa
George Haw
Haw-Simmons Wholesale Hardware Company
Strike Talks Engage Machinists Board in Davenport
Chicago reports that the International Association of Machinists convenes in Davenport to decide whether Illinois Central shop employees will strike. President James O Connell and officers arrived to address the Rock Island and Harriman line disputes as executives weigh demands for recognition of the federation.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
P. J. Conlon
International Association of Machinists
International
Davenport
Federation of Shop
Ilinois Central Railroad
James O'Connell
James O’connell
O'Connell
Illinois Central
Rock Island
Harri
Kline
Blacksmiths’ and Helpers
Hughes Instead of La Follette in Presidential Race
New York Sept 11 The insurgent wing of the Republican party plans to unite behind Charles E Hughes former New York governor and Supreme Court justice for the presidential nomination. Senator La Follette is expected to withdraw and endorse Hughes at the national convention.
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New York
Republican Party
Charles E. Hughes
Supreme Court
Herald Today
la Follette
Justice Hughes
Congregational Ministers Move to Condemn Astor Clergy Act
In Chicago on September 11 the Congregational Ministers association tabled a resolution for a week condemning Col Astor and Miss Force for the marriage and criticizing Rev Joseph Lambert who performed the ceremony. Delegates argued singling out the Astors would unfairly spotlight a common practice nationwide.
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Chicago
Col Astor
Miss Force
Joseph Lambert
Congregational Ministers’ Association
Astors
Lambert
Red Men Meet Opens in Cleveland Session
Cleveland Ohio Sept 11 The 64th Great Sun session the national meeting of the Improved Order of Red Men opened here today with 60 delegates The meeting will continue until Thursday.
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RED Men
Cleveland
Great Sun
Improved Order of Red Men
Unity of Action to Win Waterloo Rail Depots
The editorial calls for united citizen effort to win new passenger depots in Waterloo. It urges unity of action across business groups, urging the majority to dictate policy and the minority to yield. It warns time is short before January 1 as railroads plan next year’s expenditures.
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Waterloo
Young Lad Lacks Realizing Sense of Wrong Doing
Robert Ferguson, 11, was jailed after stealing Ms. Bessie Johnson's horse and buggy from behind Lousteau bakery. He reportedly took the rig to Vinton to visit the county fair, then returned with Mrs. Johnson. He later drove a team from Vinton toward Mt Auburn before returning it to the rightful owner.
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Robert Ferguson
EB. A. Leighton
Bessie Johnson
Lousteau
Vinton
Johnson
LaPorte City
Mt Auburn
Waterloo
Mt. Auburn
Aviator Fowler Plans San Francisco to New York Flight
Robert Fowler, the Wright biplane aviator, tunes his machine for a coast to coast attempt from San Francisco to New York. He plans to start at 11 o clock from Golden Gate Park, aiming to complete the journey in two flying days and 26 days total, arriving October 7 with a support train and mechanics. He will follow Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and possibly pass Waterloo, Iowa, with a potential stop near this city along the route.
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San Francisco
Robert Fowler
Wright
New York
Fowler
Golden Gate Park
Southern
Union Pacific
Nelg Central
Waterloo
Bia
Taft
Platt
United States
Leighton
Robert
Billy
Vinton Fair
Judge Platt
Eldora
Flying Carrier Saved by Mail Bags in Fall
London dispatch reports Hubert, an aerial postal service aviator, was badly injured when his engine failed after departing Hendon with 200 pounds of mail. The crash buried him under debris but mail bags atop him prevented fatal compression. he suffered broken legs and other injuries.
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London
Hubert
Hendon
Windsor Castle
Temperature record from Buchanan Optical Co
The minimum temperature yesterday was 65 degrees at 6 a.m. The maximum temperature was 79 degrees at 6 p.m.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
Telegraphist of Gettysburg Dies in Maryland Home
Mrs Samantha Brentholtz longtime telegraph operator at Gettysburg during the battle died in Hagerstown Maryland at age ten.
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Hagerstown
Samantha Brentholtz
Gettysburg
No Calamity for Consumer Foreseen in Sept Price Rise
New York reports sugar has hit a 12 year high and coffee and potatoes rise, sparking fears of a 1909 10 style squeeze. Economists say prices will stay high, but households can avoid luxury fare. September shows generally better conditions for consumers than a year ago, aside from coffee sugar and select canned vegetables.
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New York
China
France
Woman Slain and Robbed in Chicago Home
Chicago, Sept 11. Mrs Jennie Mozinski, 26, was found dead at her home with marks on her throat suggesting choking. Her $654 kept in a stocking was missing. Husband Joseph Mozinski, 38, is in custody. he claims burglars killed her and denies knowledge of the death.
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Chicago
Jennie Mozinski
Joseph Mozinski
Wedding Fees Make Ministry Lucrative
New Orleans reports that Rev. A. Gorton Bakewell has earned 856000 from wedding fees over 27 years as rector. He has performed 10036 weddings with an average fee of 3 dollars, illustrating the ministry as a profitable pursuit from a worldly view.
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New Orleans
A. Gorton Bakewell
Fourteen Drowned in Sinking of Whisper Schooner
New York reports fourteen men drowned when the schooner Whisper carrying mahogany caught fire off the Nicaragua coast. Captain Halls of Philadelphia commanded the crew as gasoline exploded, sinking the vessel with all hands.
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New York
Whisper
Nicaragua
Port Lyrman
Halls
Philadelphia
Wrecks by Fog Leave One Engineer Dead at Crystal Lake
Two Wisconsin division wrecks on the Chicago & Northwestern occur in fog near Crystal Lake. A Duluth local collides with a Crystal Lake local with no injuries. Moments later a work train bound for Crystal Lake crashes into a Chicago local. the engineer is killed and six crew members are injured. Charles A. Stewart of Los Angeles visits Water loo relatives.
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Elgin
Wisconsin
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Duluth
Crystal Lake
Chicago
Germany refuses Moroccan accord Paris resolve to press on
Paris reports Germany’s counter proposals to France on the Moroccan dispute were seen as unfavorable. Paris officials forwarded the German terms to Moroccan experts and noted demands for recognition of German claims and equalizing concessions. Berlin meanwhile urged war over retreat, with Pan German League backing a hard stance against French indemnity and Morocco negotiations.
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Paris
Germany
France
Cadaux
de Selves
Morocco
Berlin
Pan-German League
French
Congo
Churches After Lowe May Move to Another Parish
Cedar Falls Iowa Sept 11 Special many large churches as the country seek Rev Titus Lowe pastor of the local Methodist church for next conference year Boone Davenport Mt Vernon Ia and Delaware O are among petitioners Lowe prefers to remain and will obey bishop orders if compelled He is grateful for kindness shown through illness and death of his young wife last summer He is regarded as one of the strongest men in Iowa Methodism.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Titus Lowe
Boone
Davenport
Mt. Vernon
Delaware
Aship
Lowe
Grandmother of Two Children at 20 in Atlanta Record
Atlanta Georgia September 11 Mrs W Bender of this city is the grandmother of two children at the age of twenty and three at eighty years, the record reported. Bender is thirty one years old and was born in 1880. In 1802 her first child was born. ebilé, 5
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Atlanta
W. Bender
Se Heon Bender
Ebilé
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Charles A. Stewart
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