Man Charges Ag Labor Slugger Gives Self Up
Clarence R. Stafford stage manager at the Strand theatre surrendered to police after an assault on W. F. Ingalls a nonunion overster. Stafford and two companions face assault charges. he was released on $100 bond. Union leader Seese denied union involvement and defended local workers while noting Ingalls was a strike breaker. Ingalls sustained back injuries but is improving. theatre operations resumed after a 10 day strike shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R. Stafford
Strand
W. F. Ingalls
Anon
J. C. Beem
Stafford
J. C. Murtigh
Icval New
Union
Poon
Ingalis
J. A. Seese
Stage Hands Union
Logells
Alc
Seese
Ingalls
Port Dodge
Waterton
Marshalltown
The
T Raye
Galls
Mason‘ City
Fox Farm Promoter Flees Federal Men
Promoter connected with a Fox Farm swindle case reportedly fled federal authorities. The chaotic fragment suggests a pursuit and alleged deception tied to financial misdeeds, with mentions of letters, trains, and potential court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Farm
Temperatures and Forecast Fragment Report
A fragmentary weather note lists Friday temperatures and Saturday values with times around 1 am and 3 pm. The readable text is incomplete, showing no clear location or dates.
Big Tim Murphy Sought In Mail Robbery Case
Chicago authorities linked a second Illinois railway holdup to the 1921 Dearborn street robbery. Investigators pursued “Big Tim” Murphy and the Watkins group, noting possible inside involvement and a $150,000 shortfall from a removed currency sack amid a $135,000 dawn mail train theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tllinois
Gramels
Grand Trunk
Amon
Marold Watkins
Dearborn
Big Tim" Murphy
Leavenworth
Watkins
Murphy
Jon
John Kelly
Kelly
Twesteen
Harvey
Arcend
John Strue
Sallis
McErlane
Valparaiso
Ind
Hope Martin Buys Another Property in 102 Fourth Street
The Mul doon building at 102 Fourth Street was purchased yesterday by Vone Cl. Martin from E Parmalee. The transaction price was not disclosed. The two story structure is currently occupied and housed a WW hoff show stare according to the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muldoon Building
Fourth Street
Vone Cl. Martin
E. Parmalee
Fragmented Local Service Notes At River Town Church
A damaged text fragment records a church event with parish members and readings. It mentions Miss Sindlinuer and Mrs. iv TPS among attendees and lists several relatives and locals present, with partial names and scattered town references.
Norris to battle election in Pennsylvania
Nebraska senator George W Norris told reporters in Omaha that he will campaign in Pennsylvania to oppose Republican candidate Willis S Ware for the Senate. Norris supports Democrat William J Wilson and urges a purge of corrupt politics while noting possible farm relief and Inland Waterway recognition in upcoming sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Ware
Pennsylvania
Anh
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Omahu
Willan S. Ware
Norris Will Wodgely
Wein J. Wilson
Labor
Wilson
Fitch
Pennssylvania
Senator Norris
Wilson Tlanest
Senate
Wiliam
House of Representatives
United States
Hiones
Cookdise
Borah
Congress
Local City Notes And Notices From Waterloo
A digest of brief items from Waterloo including minor announcements across communities. Mrs C EB Alderson has departed for Grundy Center fully recovered from a major operation. Mrs Carl Hildebrandt convalescing after surgery at St Francis hospital. Philip Brown enters Cornell College Mount Vernon. Mrs Anna Holdiman returned from Lake Okoboji after visiting her sister. Mr and Mrs T G Bensing visiting Philadelphia relatives at 1594 Logan Avenue. Dr Harold Feuling and Dr Rensing proceed to Colorado Springs for eye ear nose throat clinic. Mr and Mrs Oscar Conery return from wedding trip to Omaha Denver and Salt Lake City. Mrs James Eppley Marian return from St Louis family reunion. Arthur Weller visiting Waterloo relatives en route home from San Francisco. Waterloo council, No. 201 UCT, to meet for initiations at 723 p.m. in Kpt 1 hall with lunch forthcoming. Mr and Mrs L T D Massey and Bernice return from South Bend and Michigan trip. Gretchen Richards returns to Iowa City for studies at University of Iowa. Fred Schrader planning trip to Colorado and Salt Lake City with expected return Monday. Miss Jele Whitney improving after operation in Minneapolis. New Home permit issued for dwelling on Western Avenue valued at $4000. Marriage note mentions Mhareden and Chester connections in Waverly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Bensing
Philadelphia
Jerome Bensing
Logan Avenue
Harold Feuling
Campbell Avenue
Colorado Springs
Rensing
Oscar Conery
Omaha
Denver
Salt Lake City
Sixth Street West
James Eppley
Marian
Franklin Street
St. Louis
Arthur Weller
San Francisco
Cal
Waterloo
Totay
Hils
John Lingelhech
Denver Shrest
Waterloo Counch
Colorado
Salt Lake Ro
Wgfl &Ailroad
Mondey
Jele Whitney
Minneapolis
Minn
MT Whitney
Winton Street
KE. Newell
American Home Mists Society
Industrial Hall
Jefferson Street
Svere
West Hi-Y Camp ALY retreat speakers listed
Dr. W P McCormick and Dr Earl A Roadman will headline the ALY retreat at Waterloo Y camp Morris Isle. McCormick speaks on Chart Your Course Saturday afternoon and Roadman on Making High School Life Count Saturday night. A noon dinner opens the program with campfire at 8 30 p m. Sunday includes council meetings and a closing address Hold True.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. McCormick
Westminster Presbyterial Church
Earl A. Roadman
Grace M. E. Church
Waterloo
Morris Isle
McCormick
PUV
Mark Dpistorious
Helsingfors
MacMillan Arctic Expedition Returns to Maine Welcome
Dressed in carnival attire and on holiday bent, Wiscasset and eastern Maine greeted Lieut. Commander Donald B. MacMillan and his Arctic expedition. At the steamboat wharf the party landed as Theodore Roosevelt awaited the official welcoming party. The Bowdoin and Sachem sailed up the Sheepscot river to moorings. Wireless from the explorer said their holds brimmed with treasure for Chicago's Field Museum including rare animals birds fish and minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Maine
Donald B. MacMillan
Hitle
Colone
Theodore Roosevelt
Bowdoin
Sachem
Sheepscot
Intrepid
Field Museum
Chicago
Wateroo Streets To Be Resurfaced Next Week By Bryant Paving
City engineer Nathan H Barber announced Bryant Paving will start resurfacing Waterloo streets next Tuesday after the first carload of asphalt arrived yesterday. Clearing and surface prep begin Tuesday, plant work follows Thursday. First work on Sixth Street West with efforts to open Commercial Street and Logan Avenue for the dairy show crowds. If weather holds, the program should finish by early October, with scene work already done on remaining curbing and gutters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Nathan H. Barber
Bryant Paving Company
Dairy Cache Congress
Sixth Street
Ku Klux Klan Plans Large March on Pennsylvania Ave
Washington Sept 11 4 LP The Ku Klux Klan announces a rally of about 250000 along Pennsylvania Avenue. Police estimate turnout around 40 to 80 thousand last year and expect similar numbers this year. Marines may be used to guard the treasury as in the prior klan convention. The march line and location remain unchanged with the auditorium hosting the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ku Klux Klan
Penn- S
Lvanni Avenue
Aionday
Treasury
Weatherwax elected secretary at Waterloo Travelers Protective Assn
Miss Dorothy Weatherwax, daughter of the late Herbert E. Weatherwax, was elected secretary of the Waterloo council, Travelers Protective Association, to fill the unexpired term after the death of her father. He had served as secretary of the rural TPA council for years and died suddenly at his desk on September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Weatherwax
Herbert E. Weatherwax
Waterloo
Travelers Protective Association
Irét
Weatherwax
Senne 3
T. PA
Miss Weatherwax
Familliar
Waterton Travelers Picnic Hosts Childrens Rides and Games
Three hundred sixty members of Waterton Traveling and Business Men's association gathered at Electric Park for the annual picnic. Rides were chartered for children and adults, and a sports program featured several contests. The event highlighted local families and park activities as long time members retired or stepped back from duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterton Traveling and Busines Men's Association
Electric Park
Wninual Dmcnic
Randolph Street
Ken Fray
To Hold Witnesses in Hall Mills Case
Somerville noon Sept 11 warrants for arrest of Ralph V. Gersline and Miss Catherine Twatali as material witnesses in Hall Mills case. Court proceedings held this afternoon by Peace William BR Sut phen at the church of St dshw the Divine New Bromwich.
Waterloo Orpheum Company Forms With $150 606 Capital
Articles filed by the Waterloo theatre group reveal the Waterloo Orpheum company plans to erect and operate theatre buildings and real property. The corporation has 50 common shares and 450 preferred shares at par, with a $200 par value. Officers are C E B Howard president D G Walker vice president H R Elwell secretary and W H Wray treasurer. George E Pike sits on the board with four others. The firm plans an Orpheum theatre on the Rialto site and adjoining land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Orpheum Company
County Recorder
Waterloo
C. EB. Howard
D.gi. Walker
H. R. Elwell
HH. Wray
George E. Pike
Bord
Orpheum Theatre
Rialto Theatre
Mississippi Valley Electric enters receivership in Iowa and Minnesota
The Mississippi Valley Electric company, parent to Street Railway lines in Iowa City Fort Madison Mankato, Minnesota, has filed for receivership after stockholders petitioned. Judge Ralph Otto appointed Henry Negus of Iowa City as receiver, authorizing continuation of streetcar and bus operations in cities where the company holds lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Mississippi Valley Electric Company
Fort Madisoa
Mankato
Minn
Henry Negus
Towa City
Ralph Otto
Compar
Paralyzed by Fall Man Lies All Night by Dogs Under Tree
Jawl City Louisiana September 11 Frank Martinek a recluse lies paralyzed from the hips after a fall from a tree he says he was picking grapes from in the river area He says his two dogs kept him warm beside him all night before discovery at University hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jawl City
ENI
Frank Martinek
University Hospital
Martinek
Bouom
Doctor Bickley Heads Two Week Hunt to Jackson Hole
Dr. Robert Bickley of New York City arrived by motor in Waterloo to visit Dr. and Mrs. Carl Bickley. He, Dr. Cecil Bickley and Arthur Peterson planned a two week hunting trip into the Jackson Hole country south of Yellowstone, traveling 140 miles into the mountains. The visitor, connected with Fifth Avenue Hospital, had been in Wintergreen in July and recently returned from Alaska with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bickieyr
New York City
N.Y
Motors
Waterloo
Carl Bickley
Himbsit Avenue
Cecil Bickley
Arthur Peterson
Jackson Hole Country
Yellowstone Park
Fifth Avenue Hospital
New York
Winterlee
Alaska
Darrow Invited to Help In Ray Carson Case
Darrow, famed Chicago attorney, was invited to join a protest planned by John Fr. Chatt to free Burt county farmers Ray Carson and Thomas Nelson from 40 days of a 260 day sentence. Judge Orville Chatt, prohibitionist, sent a telegram asking about Darrow's availability and services in the Tekah area. Darrow vacationing in Greeley, Colo, received the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Neb
Chirentée Darrow
John Fr. Chatt
Ray Carson
Thomas Nelson
Burt County
Chatt Brocher
Orville Chatt
Darrow
Greeley
Colo
Chatt
Teka
Dancer Breaks Leg Doing St Louis Hop
Berkeley California Sept 11 1947 Mrs Alice C Pisher aged 44 fractured her ankle while demonstrating a difficult step at a social gathering during a St Louis Hop dance event casualty reported in local notes under a Mississippi River dance origin tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Berkeley
Cal
Mississippi River
Alice C. Pisher
Balcony collapse at old Ashland theatre injures workers
A balcony collapse at the abandoned Ashland theatre in Waterloo left three workmen with skull fractures and possible death. Insurance men Bain of Cedar Falls led a discussion on fundamental insurance benefits at the Waterloo Life Underwriters' fall season meeting in Black's team room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtind
Bain
Cedar Falls
Waterloo Life Underwriters’ Association
New Diffusion of Wealth Leads to Prosperity Reign
A long analysis argues that wealth diffusion fuels national progress through Hoover’s public works vision. It praises his focus on reducing waste, expanding waterpower, and applying science to policy, noting how engineers shaped modern industry and how science may redefine American politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Federated American Engineering Societies
Hoover
Fieever
Jines
Fie
Seattle
Wash
St. Hoover
C. I
M. EL
Mr. Hoover
Gwen B. Young
General Rice
Young
General Electric Company
Warren
Harding
Robert M. la Follette
la Fallette
Materia
Henry Ford
Enrollment Rise in Waterloo Schools by Districts
Enrollment in Waterloo schools shows a notable rise by week end with a total of 7,119 students. East district reaches 4,795, West district 3,324, across multiple high and elementary buildings including West High 747, Lowell 825, Sloate M. Wallace 493, and East Senior High 527 among others.
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Waterloo
East
West
West High
Lowell
Sloate M. Wallace
Trving
Kingsley
Whittler
Emerson
Edison
Ifigh
Tigh
Alcott
John Tiske
Grant
Jances Gront
Hawthorne
Lafayette
Lincoln
MccKinley
Roosevelt
Washington
Wast Senior High
Base Junior High
John Fiske
Frances Grout
Bawthorna
McKinley
Hog calling showdown pits Nebraska and Minors champions in Omaha
In Omaha, Sept 11, Minors and Nebraska champions prepare for a hog calling showdown on the radio show. Nebraska champion Fred Patzel ranks high with 94.13 points in preliminaries, while Minors champion Guy Bender is runner-up. Other notable contestants include John M. Whitehead of Galesburg, Dale Barber of Harlan, Emerson Bates of Oakland, and John Doyle of Imogene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Minols
Nebraska Chimpions
Fred Patzel
Nebraska
Hird
Guy Bender
Suno
John M. Whitehead
Galesburg
Dale Barber
Harlan
Emerson Bates
Oakland
Jominy Doyle
Imogene
D.nderson
Silver City
Hansen's sue for injunction over tobacco spite in LeMars
Mr and Mrs J F Hansen file for injunction against neighbors in LeMars Indiana alleging tobacco juice spitting and verbal abuse. Named defendants include Amy Finley Clara Nickles Amelia Nickles and Henry Lubben with Henry accused of spitting on occasions and taunting Mrs Sickles as the Hansens pass by. The Hansens reside near the best residential district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
Asc.serting
J. F. Hansen
Amys
Jerry Finley
Clara Nickles
Amelia Nickles
Henry Lubben
Clara Sickles
Hansens
Guilty Three Times Of Liquor Offenses In City Court
Clark H. Holdridge of 9178 Lincoln Street pleaded guilty to illegal possession of intoxicating liquor before Judge J. C. Beem in municipal court. He was fined 100 dollars and costs, released on payment plan, linked to raids that uncovered a still and mash. This marked his third liquor offense after prior 1921 1923 cases and an injunction. multiple pleas and payments were noted but records show unpaid fines and a writ of mulct issued in 1924 without service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark H. Holdridge
Lincoln Street
J. C. Beem
Holdridge
Louis Brander
Waterloo
Brandes
Haldridge
George W. Wood
Wood
Flood Submerges Tokyo Homes After Heavy Rain
Reports from Tikreshinya Fay say a severe rainstorm drenched Tokyo, submerging 20,000 houses. Twenty pets are reported dead, with injuries and several people missing after the deluge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Tikreshinya Fay
Ievere
Winter Coats Shed In Fifth Street Discovery
Waterloo residents ponder winter supplies as an unnamed man sheds jackets on Fifth Street. Officer Warren Burkley, patrolling the Ellis hotel beat, found two jackets and turned them in at the station. One jacket is plain gray. the other features green and black checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Fifth Street
Warren Burkley
Ellis Hotel
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Walrdorf
Minneapoli
Farge
Frank Crane
Rimi
Taru Ali
Arel
Calhoun
Rotary Club
Hotel i-Larmson
Jiakirs
Silver Fox Adust
Forivers
Aran
Guder i
Polic
Jeannen
Anil
Kellogg
Thomas MacDonough
Lake Champlain
Plattsburg, N. Y
Big Tim? Murphy
Heaths
Hope Martin
Morinaen
Cuserid
Vitor Sninger
Renee
Bieta Moreum
Aweith
Oo Book
Neale
Sindlinuer Hut
Yeeeere
P. Westerns Wert
TG. Wildesprage
Borgial
Fimo
Veter Hind
Shlaatey Ielea
faSo
Charle Bloumingran
Fighting Nebraskan
Buchanan’s
C. EB. Alderson
Grundy Center
Carl Hildebrandt
Groveville
St. Francis Hospital
Philip Brown
Ned. J. Brown
Cedar Bend
Gornéli College
Mount Vernon
Anna Holdiman
Saxon Street
Lake Okoboji
JA. Weber
Leste
Milford
Carr
Amd
Keepy Street
Tesee
California
Anther
St. Western Avenue
Warietier
Charles Wihse
Teallelityes Semmladener
Inday
Huss
Mhareden Wi Vitys
Waverly
Famlands Dung É Chestor
Tlbee
Dr. Roadman
West Hi-Y
McMillan
Col. Roosevelt
U. S. Treasury
Father
Travelers
NEW Theatre Building Group
Carline
Mississippi Valley Electric Co
Robert Bickley
Big
Aak Darrow
Nowlin
John Dd, Rockefeller, Sr
Cleveland
John J. Rockefeller
Ames A. Medison
Mr. Edison
Richmond
America
Ural Missouri
Secretary of Commerce
Woodrow Wilson
Endead
Republican
Democratic Party
Alexander Graham Bell
Michael Pupin
Columbia University
Teithol
Punin
Aps
John J. Carty
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Dr. Puple
Carty
Jowt
Minimus
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