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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
4
Cedar Falls and surrounding towns launch registration efforts for the draft. Lists of precincts, clerical duties, and exemptions are outlined as volunteers prepare to mail 3000 questionnaires. Reports note activity from churches and schools, plus preparations for the fourth liberty loan and local historical exhibits.
World's dirt track champion Louis Trishrow enters the Cedar Valley Fair automobile races on September 19 and 20. He faces rival drivers including Hari Cooper and Gaston Chevrolet in seven Thursday events with two stakes match races for the world dirt track title. The program features heats and a best-two-out-of-three format to determine the winner.
Big Jim Vaughn pitched a complete game two to zero victory for Chicago in game five. He allowed five hits and one walk while striking out four as Leslie Mann and Charlie Hollocher drove in the runs, with a key late catch by Hollocher and a defensive gem by Mann setting the tone.
Cobb and Wheat topped unofficial batting averages in the American and National Leagues. Cobb led American League amid a standout season, with Burns of Philadelphia runner up and Sisler of St. Louis third. Wheat, the National League champion, surpassed Bill Southworth of Pittsburgh who played limited games.
Rogers Harnsby, St. Louis shortstop and one of the league’s heaviest hitters, finished the shortened pennant race with a .281 average, a drop from his 1917 output. He appeared in nearly every final mark for his team.
The Palace features To Hell With The Jiniser a strong anti Prussian drama starring Olive Tell and Lawrence Grant as a Belgian convent tragedy. Crystal showcases Old Wives For Now with Elliott Dexter and Florence Vidor. Majestic vaudeville includes The Musical Conservatory with Allen's Cheyenne Minstrels and Red Cross film Historical Fourth of July 1918 celebration in Paris.
The 1918 Cedar Valley Fair opens September 14 and runs through September 20. A Midwestern Dairy association exhibit from the state fair will be displayed in full, highlighting the dairy industry with a notable $5,000 cow and a University of Iowa expert directing demonstrations. The fair also features a large farm machinery show, daily free vaudeville acts, and automobile dirt track races including a 1918 dirt track championship race.
Henry Propp Jr jailed in Waverly attempted escape at 8:30 PM. Sheriff Krause subdued him with a chin blow. His wooden foil replica fooled many observers. Propp, previously jailed for auto theft in Waterloo, has a history with Illinois and New London Canada escapes. He faces September term hearing. Two bootleggers caught and a pastor and wife honored with a 20th anniversary and Wartburg College tribute.
Hubbard Republican nominee Wing of Hubbard, running for county representative, leaves campaign to serve in Camp Dodge. He will be an alternate and may be elected beforehand. opponent is William Schmedika, ex-lower house member. Also note bond sellers fined for merchandising without a license and S A T C enrollments at Ellsworth College with negotiations for a French instructor from France.
Benton county mourns Turpin J. Eaton of Urbana born April 18 1833 in Cayuga County New York He moved to Illinois in 1865 and settled near Urbana later living with his daughter Mrs W S Cook Funeral services held at the Urbana residence He is survived by two children Mrs Faton and Edward who died in 1913 Other details note his long married life and relocation to Urbana in 1908 Also mentions soldiers from Vinton near Camp Dix Camp Cady and Camp Dodge expected to France or stationed battles and transfers of several men including Hart Palmer and Warner
A wartime boxing and fencing event by the Order of Moose at Nouveau-Cirque drew about 3,000 allied soldiers. Features included Johnny O Day vs Eugene Crique, veterans like Martin Canole, Eddie Lawler, and bouts pitting French and British troops. The program mixed boxing, saber and bayonet contests with music and camaraderie for American and Allied forces stationed overseas.
Questions and answers discuss firing pistols with muzzles aimed upward and how elevation affects chamber pressure, with test data on velocity variations across cartridge makes. Reader inquiries cover squirrel loads for .30 Springfield, fox and gray squirrel behavior, and the black squirrel’s range in northern New York and southern Ontario.
Citizens support those leaving for service as safely overseas reports note Fimo Walters and John Tobin arriving abroad with Tobin in the signal corps. High School delays due to factory labor, opening set for Sept 18. obituaries express sympathy for the Huber family amid a Minnesota death. Community updates include arrivals, travels, and farm notes from Allison and surrounding areas.
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