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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1920
Page
13
The Waterloo Courier reports Hudris Film Company will shoot A Romance of Waterloo with local residents October 1 and 2 at the Garden Theatre. Applicants ages all welcome, to audition at 10 a.m. Friday.
A Cedar Falls conference with Waterloo leaders seeks to reduce Cedar Falls Wa terloo county board from seven to three members. Petition drives prompt talks on districting while opponents argue the plan lacks binding authority and poses no courthouse sale or new bonds. County residents urge an equitable three district division under any result.
Two men were arrested as suspects in the nighttime robbery of registered mail from Illinois Central’s New Orleans Limited train No 2 near Chicago. Police and mail officials assess the value of six stolen mail sacks at a few thousand to 100000 dollars. The bandits, who stopped the train near Tucker 11 59 miles south of Chicago, fled after signaling a bell cord stop.
Terence MacSwiney lord mayor of Cork improved slightly after a better night at Brixton prison but remained in extreme weakness. A bulletin from the Irish Self Determination League said he had a few hours sleep and was more refreshed this morning.
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday indicate fair and much cooler conditions at the start with possible frosts in northern and western parts, followed by generally fair and cool weather thereafter.
An X-ray yesterday showed a fracture in the left leg of Mrs. F. A. Pisano, among the interurban wreck victims. She suffers chest contusions and head cuts and remains at Presbyterian hospital as the most seriously injured. Pisano and her husband perform as Pisano & Bingham, previously listed as Mrs. Killian, Freeport, L. I., and were to open at United theatre matinee. Mr. Pisano has a sprained ankle and is recovering at Owenhack hotel.
Gen. Wrangel in south Russia reportedly captured or destroyed major units of the thirteenth Soviet army. Bolshevik remnants flee toward Yekaterinoslav or across the Dnieper with attacks in the ice, while Wrangel’s forces claim over 10,000 prisoners in six days and threaten an outflank on the Vaalper river.
Simon Blum of New York sues Phillip Levin of St Louis in federal court seeking return of 4394 paid for 804 men’s three piece suits bought last May. Alleged breach claims the shipment did not meet contract terms.
Paris chauffeurs fear for daily receipts as three drivers were shot in the back by patrons. They seek police permit to carry revolvers and a guard dog on the seat, a proposal now under discussion at headquarters.
Archbishop Mannix, amid a London dinner audience, denies being an agitator and says he admires Englishmen. He urges England to withdraw troops from Ireland and offer concessions compatible with imperial safety to win reconciliation and restore peace.
The Rio Grande railroad bound under safe order by federal court in response to action by Equitable Trust Co of New York. Judge W H Sand presided as stockholders committee petition for postponement was heard and rejected.
Japanese leaders favor a joint high commission to resolve the California issue, with President Wilson naming members including the secretary of state and U.S. senators. The plan faces uncertainties and potential court involvement, while public discourse grows tense over anti Japanese sentiment and labor unrest.
The first YWCA in Rio de Janeiro opens its new downtown quarters with United States Ambassador Morgan and other prominent American and British residents in attendance. The membership totals 937, including 100 Americans and 100 British, with seventeen faiths and twenty nationalities represented.
Frank Seifert, 64, of 411 Sumner street, was killed instantly as a freight car rolled over him while he crawled beneath a string of cars at the Central freight yards east of the coal chutes. Engineer William Courtney stopped the train after four cars passed. the body was sent to funeral parlors. Survived by a daughter in Waterloo and three other relatives.
New York news reports a fall of over 5 per bale for November 1 delivery, selling at 23.80. Other months showed declines around 45 points from yesterday's close, as traders reacted to market moves this morning.
Harrison Parker of Chicago filed a petition with the secretary of state to run as an independent for governor. He previously left the Republican primary race and now seeks 1.50% signatures to qualify under state election rules.
The Courier should be delivered before 5 20 o clock. If you miss it due to carrier error or other cause, call 3330 and a copy will be sent. Calls should reach the office before 8 0 p m.
Orden Ars moun of Armour & Co says price cutting began after the war and livestock prices fell, but retail meat prices lag due to the drop in the value of related products. He notes wholesale meat is near prewar levels, expects no immediate wholesale cuts, but cheaper production from a good corn crop could enable next year’s reductions. Normalizing food pricing must protect producers who have suffered losses.
Washington, Sept. 23. The Bureau of Markets predicts good business for rent this year despite unsettled commercial and agricultural signals. The report notes liberal buying on a sober basis, with a cloud over the automobile horizon signaling reduced near term production and shifts to economical distribution. Farmers face dimmer prospects than ideal, despite solid crops.
Bremer County gains 885 residents 5.6 percent to 16 728 and Hardin County adds 2418 people 11.5 percent to 23 337 in state reports. Incorporated towns include Denver and Waverly in Bremer and Eldora and Iowa Falls in Hardin with varied populations.
Rio de Janeiro September 25. High political and commercial significance attaches to King Albert of Belgium's visit. An agreement to make Antwerp the chief European coffee depot replacing Hamburg is expected, with possible accords on customs tariffs and steamship lines during the King's stay.
In Pittsburg Kansas on September 25 six men robbed the Katy Coal Company cashier at South Radley of a $17,000 payroll, mostly in currency. The bandits fled in their car and cashier W. C. Ferg was seriously injured when struck by a heavy instrument.
The Cosmopolitan Trust company of Boston with savings and banking departments and abroad agencies was closed by Bank Commissioner Joseph C. Allen. This marks the fifth bank in the city closed by the commissioner in the last five weeks.
The report covers the territory including Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo and other towns. It forecasts high highways showers and fairly smooth roads with probable rain in eastern Iowa by late Sunday.
Senator Harding told a Marion audience that an era of business stability and less centralized government would follow his election. He depicted Democratic meddling as harming industry and praised traveling salesmen as advance agents of progress and education. He urged a shift to collective policy over one man rule.
The body of Olive Thomas Pickford, actress and wife of Jack Pickford, who died in Paris of mercurial poison, arrived in New York. A service is planned next Tuesday at St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church where Mrs. Pickford worshiped.
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