Milwaukee shooting case fuels manhunt and romance tale
After a shooting in Milwaukee, a manhunt followed as police broadcast a description across southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Peterson, linked to a Milwaukee wife and living with Kathryn Foley, faced questions as Foley is held as a material witness. The report traces their two and a half year association from a Chicago dance hall to the current police case.
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Darkeness
Waniya
Milwaukee
Southern
Wisconsin
Chicago
Peterson
Kathryn Foley
Cee
Kathryn
Valley Ate Holds Annual Session with 200 Attendees
Plainfield Iowa September 21 1921 the Valley Baptist association held its annual session opening with 200 delegates representing 36 congregations. Rev G L Kenagy of Waterloo led the devotional service and will officiate as leader of worship at each meeting over the two day conference. The program included a 9 20 business session an address by Rev Oscar Duverston Plainfield and the annual sermon by Rev L W Inman of Charles City. Dr Caal and Mrs Mary Bow Northwood served as clerk and treasurer.
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Courter Special Serica
Plainfield
Dear Valley Baptist
Rainfield
G. Li Kenagy
First Aptist Church
Waterloo
Oscar
Duverson
L. W. Inman
Charles City
Soybean Program Garnered Attention At Special Court Session
Renesco People discuss the soybean program during a Sept. 21 court special service. Attendees include Raudabaugh and Speer of Iowa, teachers McElhinney and Grant, Northwest Jonas, Ada Carlisle, Merritt family, and Josie Mechitt. meeting noted in local society records.
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Nan
Templeste
Raudabaugh
Speer
Iowa
Robert
McElhinney
Elen
Grant
Jonas
Ada
Carlisle
Merritt
Josie
Mechitt
Thimblebee Club Meeting and Local Events
Sept 21 Courier Special Service reports Mrs Ermest King will entertain the Thimblebee Club at her farm home on the ninth. A large gathering surprised Mr and Mrs William Steitler for their twentieth wedding anniversary. Grandma Haase funeral held Sunday. Mrs Fred Scheufele recovering after a berate in Wallace. John Kehe celebrated with a Sunday birthday surprise. Charney George’s arm broken in an accident at the samery. Sophie Gerling of Cedar Rapids visited with Ernest Mohling. Fred Platte home gathering Tuesday evening. Carl Krueger and wife spent 11 days in West Union. Edna Hesse left for Grygia Minn to reside. Herman Bast Fred Kurtz Ferdinand and Gustav Hackbarth visiting Milwaukee. Mrs John Stumme still ill with pneumonia but improving.
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King
William Steitler
Grandma Haase
Tripoli
Fred. Scheufele
Waloo
John ‘Kehe
Charney George
Sophie Gerling
Cedar Rap
Ernest Mohling
Fred Platte
Carl Krueger
West Union
Edna Hesse
Grygia
Minn
Herman Bast
Fred Kurtz
Ferdind
Gustav Hackbarth
Milukee
Mirs
John Stumme
Funeral for Augusta Haase Held in Tripoli
Augusta Haase aged 82 was funeralized Sunday afternoon in Tripoli by Rev. Koehles. Visitation at the house preceded public rites at St. Peter's Evangelical Church. She died Thursday at the home of her son Ernest after a brief illness.
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Courier
W C T U Meeting Draws Local Delegates
In Umont Iowa on September 21 a local W C T U unit was well represented at the annual meeting in Allison. About a dozen members of the society attended the session there.
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Umont
Allison E Day
New Garage at La Porte Replaces One That Burned
La Porte City Iowa September 21 Roy Wagner is erecting a garage at the rear of his residence to replace the one destroyed by fire about two years ago. The article notes visits by relatives and other local movements including families from Chicago, Jesup, Zearing and Fayettes, as well as a birth announcement and a transfer of residents to Waterloo. It also mentions James Kelly enlisting at Iowa State College and Mrs. Hudson returning to Miami Florida.
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la Porte City
Roy Wagner
Paul Igon
Vers McElvenny
Joe Milne
Marjorie
Lewellyn Gates
Chicago
Ritter, Gates
Fehl
Ritter
Rock Rapids
Boone
James Hess
Nick Kettman
Jesup
George Wohlheter
Zearing
Milo Bray
Fayette
George
Kook
Olle Billingsley
Iowa City
James McNamee
Jesse McNamee
St. , Francis Hospital
LeMars
Jtn
George Mathiesen
Mathiesen
Margaret Arthur
Ed Arthur
Charles Schroyer
Triem
Waterloo
Schroyer
Ralph Hudson
Miami
Fla
Maude Eline
James Kelly
Ames
State College
Legion Auxiliary Charles City Purchases Town Clock
The American Legion auxiliary plans to present Charles City with a four faced town clock. Electrically operated and mounted in Central Park, it will strike quarterly and be driven by a master clock. Installation will exceed 1000 dollars, with part already raised, aiming to complete soon.
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Charles City
American Legion Auxiliary
Midway
Central
Park
Large sums spent in Cedar Falls building this year
Cedar Falls, Sept. 21. Public and private money pour into Cedar Falls improvements this year surpassing early forecasts. Municipal projects top a quarter million with 25 residences under construction or finished. Additions to Viking Pump, Falls Foundry, Sartori Memorial hospital, and other facilities, plus street paving and new rural schools, show broad growth. Enrolment at Iowa State Teachers College rises to 2,275 while local clubs, a new pastor, and notable deaths and events fill the community calendar.
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Cedar Falls
The
Park Commission
Lebeau
Gretmend
Viking Pump Company
State Street
Falls Foundry Company
East Thirteenth
Main
Fifth
Sixth
Ebner Rasmussen
Fifth and
Washington
Sartori Memorial Hospital
West Sixth Street
Western Old Peoples Home
Cedar Falls Township
Watson Family Reunion Draws 106 In Reinbeck Park
One hundred six Watson relatives gathered for the first Watson family reunion at a Reinbeck park on Saturday. The event, attended by many from Reinbeck and Amity, plans to meet annually hereafter with several out of town guests listed, including Mary Underhill of Rockford and multiple families from Waterloo Town City Forest City and Dike.
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Courier
Reinbeck
Watson
Amity
Mary Underhill
Rockford
Will Watson
Ruth
Alma
Forest City
Will Sizer
Vernon
Mary Jaqua
Milford
Tracer
Minnie Grashorn
J. A. Opstad
Town City
Merle Hendry
Dike
Osage Man Is Found Dead Near River Bank
Osage Ia Sept 21 Special Death of Richard Hill 72 found on river bank near town late Monday night caused by heart disease Physicians say He was gathering elderberries Surviving are his widow one son Fred and two brothers Linkiat Osage and Eile Hill Ostrander Minn
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Osage
Richard Hill
Fred
Linkiat
Christian Endeavor Sociable Planned at John Morgan Home
The Christian Endeavor society of Co. E. Sociable Washington Township will hold a sociable in the John Morgan home on Thursday evening September 29.
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Co. E. Sociable
Washington
Twp
Spe
Cial
Christian Endeavor Society
John Morgan
J P Campbell Bonds Transformers for Hudson Plant
J P Campbell has a contract to install two sets of electric transformers for a company at Hudson. The project coincides with the installation of two large feed grinders at the same site, marking a significant upgrade in the local electric and industrial capacity.
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Dike
J. P. Campbell
For & Company
Hudson
James Molloy Dies in Independence Funeral Thursday
Independence Iowa sept 21 the funeral of James Molloy a longtime businessman in independence will be held Thursday at St Johns Garters church with rev t donohue officiating burial will follow at St Johns cemetery Molloy age 78 was born in County Donegal Ireland Sept 5 1849 he came to the united states in 1882 and worked as a tailor in independence he married Catherine McGlaughlin April 28 1873 survivors include three sons and four daughters John Chicago Frank Warren Alberta Leo here Mrs C J Feeney Indianapolis Mrs J B Pattee Pocahontas Elizabeth Chicago Anna at home a son James died in 1896 and a daughter died in infancy a brother Roger Molloy San Antonio Texas also survives
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Emma’ Ramsey
Madame Schuman-Heink
F. A. Lynch
Bender
Wilbur H. Bender
Teachers College
Des Moines
Fairview
Iowa State College
University of Minnesota
Department of Vocational Education
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
P. E. McClenahan
Bryan
Ohio Wesleyan
Northwestern Ohio Normal
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
Nineteenth Century Club
John Voorhees
Frances Kleaveland
Naomi Evans
W. L. Wallace
Carl Larsen
Lincoln Street
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Whitford
H. P. Mason
Larsen
H. L. Kirk
Sartori Hospital
Myr. Kirk
Lincoln School
Cedar
Courier
Independence
James Molloy
St. John’s Garters Church
T. . Donohue
St. John's Cemetery
County Donegal
Ireland
Catherine McGlaughlin
Molloy
Town City
John Gorman
Roger Molloy
San Antonio
Tex
Women Injured in Nashua Road Auto Crash
Mrs. Sarah Shannon, Mrs. Cecil Knight, and granddaughter Wilma Knight were injured when an automobile driven by Mrs. Knight veered off Nashua Road near Nashua Iowa into a ditch. Mrs. Shannon suffered the most, confined by bruises and shock. Mrs. Knight was cut and bruised. her daughter has a broken arm and facial cuts. Horace Slinger of Charles City, Iowa, was named Iowa representative for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance at a national conference in Washington DC on Sept 26. he is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. F Ward of Nashua.
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Courier Special Service
Nashua
Sarah Shannon
Cecil Knight
Wilma Knight
Horace Slinger
Charles City
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Newark
N.J
Iowa
Washington
D.C
F. #. Ward
Miss Iva Smith and Martin Stille Wed at Charles City
Miss Iva B Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Smith and Martin Stille were married Tuesday afternoon in the Lutheran church at Charles City Greene Iowa Attendants were Miss Esther Haysworth and Theodore Stille The bride wore a gown of old rose georgette and gold lace and carried pink roses Dinner at Hildreth hotel entertained guests afterward The couple are at home on the bridegroom's farm ten miles east of here
Birthday Party Held at Readlyn Home
Readlyn Ta September 21 Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Herbert Pries Sunday evening to celebrate the birthday of Mrs Pries Two baptismal services were held Sunday by Rev Mr Yookey The infant daughter Mil dred Florine of Mr and Mrs Art Dierks and the son Erwin John of Mr and Mrs John Wehling were named like Miss Malinda Heinemann resumed duties at the Freitag cafe after a two week vacation A farewell party was given Sunday evening at the Martin Pepmueller home Mr and Mrs Pepmueller will move to Washington Mo Public and parochial schools reopened Monday after heat closure.
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Courier
Readlyn
Herbert Pries
Yookey
Art Dierks
Mildred Florine
John Wehling
Erwin John
Malinda Heinemann
Freitag Cafe
Martin Pepmueller
Grundy Center Man Dies From Steam Scalding
Grundy Center Ia Sept 21 Alex Buchan 68 died here today from scalding suffered six weeks earlier when steam from a threshing machine blew a defective plug He was helping his employer Elmer Yeager prepare the machine Surviving are his widow and 12 children the youngest 17 arrangements for the funeral have not been made.
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Courier Special Service
Grundy Center
Alex Buchan
Buchan
Elmer Yeager
Littleton Man Ill After Heat Stroke
Roland Malcom is ill after being overcome by heat on Saturday. Charles Ozias is in the northern states tending farm interests. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. T. Francis left for Grand Meadow Minnesota to visit relatives. Miss Grace Stevenson from Winona Lake Indiana arrived to visit her sister Miss Laura. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gates and their baby of Springfield Ohio are visiting his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A Huffman.
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Littleton
Roland Malcom
Charles Ozias
L. V. T. Francis
Grand Meadow
Minn
Grace
Stevenson
Winona ‘Lake
Ind
Laura
Willie Gates
Springfield
A. ‘H. Huffman
Iowa Roads and Weather Report At 10 A M
Des Moines and surrounding cities report cloudy or overcast conditions with generally fair to good visibility. Keokuk Dubuque Ottumwa Clinton Fort Dodge Bluffs Mason City Marshalltown Boone show varied cloudiness with some cold and clear notes.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Keokuk
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Clinton
Fort Dodge
Banks at Brandon Merge Brings New Bank Formed
Brandon Va September 21 merger announced between Farmers Savings Bank and Brandon State Savings Bank. Boards report 190 of 250 shares offered sold at 125 dollars each. New institution will have capital of 25000 dollars and surplus of 6250 dollars. No officers decided yet.
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Courier Special Service
Brandon
Farmers ‘Savings: Bank
Brandon State Savings. Bank
Farmers State Bank
Dumont Woman Undergoes Operation at Waverly Hospital
Mrs. Susan McTaggert of Dumont, northeast of town, was taken ill Friday and remained in a serious condition. An operation was performed Sunday at Waverly Hospital to relieve an intestinal obstruction, and she rallied in a satisfactory manner.
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Courier
Dumont
Susan McTaggert
Waverly
McTaggert
Raymond Muller Ill With Spasms At Age Three
Special: Raymond, three year old son of Mr and Mrs Sievert Muller, is seriously ill due to spasms as reported by family and local doctors seeking treatment and care.
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Grundy Center
Raymond
Sievert Muller
Slavs Sister of Fiancee Wounds Father and Escapes
Milwaukee police search for Elmer Peterson a 24 year old Cicero salesman after he forced entry at Kathryn Foley home and shot her father George T Foley in the throat and her sister Janet Foley in the stomach, then abducted Kathryn and left warning he would return. Police note the mother was absent at dinner, possibly saving her life.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Elmer. Peterson
Cicero
Janet Foley
George T. Foley
Peterson
Foley
Kathryn
Janet
Listerine Ad Promotes Daily Mouth Rinse
An etiquette booklet advert promotes daily mouth rinsing with Listerine to prevent halitosis. It claims immediate odor removal and urges readers to request a free etiquette book from Lambert Pharmacal Co. at 2101 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Lambert Pharmacal Co
Dept
Locust Street
St. Louis
U.S. A
Operation Success in St Ansgar Woman Recovers
St Ansgar Iowa Sept 21 Special Mrs Andrew Wold is recovering from an operation to relieve gallbladder pain performed at a hospital in Rochester Minnesota
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St Ansgar
Andrew Wold
Goltre
Rocheos-ster
Minn
Brownbilt Shoe Store to Open Friday Night
Brownbilt Shoe Store at 210 Fourth Street West will hold its formal opening Friday night after a week of alterations and redecorating. The interior presents an attractive appearance. Frank Wartey’s Brownbilt shoe store.
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Frank Wartey
Brownbilt
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