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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1915

Page

3

Cattle Congress Opens With Jersey and Holstein Class Hope

The Dairy Cattle Congress opens with top herds from William Gallo Waterloo Adan Seitz Waukesha Wis and Dr David Roberts Waukesha competing. Three gold medals per breed and a Brand championship prize await winners as judges rate cleanliness care and decorations amid large attendance and delayed judging due to railroad washouts.

United States William Galloway Waterloo Adan Seitz Waukesha Wis David Roberts Thornburg Dairy Cattle Congress Gan Jy la Hue Crown City Band Clarke le Rue Crown City Nangan Fast Wanterlod High School Telesrame West Salem Stubbs Harry Griswold Guernsey W. W. Marsh

Western Golf Champion Interested in Caddies

The article profiles Chick, a famed Western golf champion, discussing his start as a caddy at ten and his views on caddy culture in Chicago. It recounts his titles from 1906 to 1919, praises his influence, and notes his plans to visit Waterloo annually, admiring local development and Northwestern ties.

Chicago Silesman Prospect Golf Club Nolet Russell-Lamson William D. Clark Omaha Carl de Vol Chick Ans Burnegs Pack Harold Walden Central School West George Gregory Cast Bled Edge Chirk Nastier Paul B. Talbot Bae Evans Chib Waterloo Waterlloo Northwestern University

Allied and German Front Moves Report from Balked Front

British and French statements claim French forces in Champagne have overrun German trench networks from Auberive to Ville-sur-Taine advancing 1.5 to 2 miles. North of Arras Souches taken, La Folie captured, and advances toward Thetis. British lines south of La Thier Canal report trenches seized and Loos and Talluchs outskirts occupied. German claim notes British coast bombardments near Zeebrugge and losses on Ypres front with prisoners, including an English brigade commander, and retreat from Souchez ruins.

la Folie Thetis la Thisser Canal Loos Hill F Talluch Ressian Berlin Witegs Tackerton Brikzshi Ac Zeebrurgs Ypres Souchez Mourmelon de Grand Atponne

Regen eration film praised for realism and humor

The Palace screens The Regeneration showing Owen Kildare’s writing with Walsh’s production. Realism, humor, and vivid street life of the lower east side mark the film. a tragic ending follows the hardened EAWSSloTs firing a fatal shot as the Courier and want ads drive audience interest.

Owen Kildare Hoa. Walsh Tin Boxy Owen Tis

Weather Toll From Cedar Rapids Floods Rises Across Iowa

Reports describe bridges washed out between Brandon and Urbana and embankments destroyed on the Cedar Rapids interurban line. Waverly saw five and a half inches of rain, with Manchester noting five inches Saturday night. Galena and Durango faced severe flooding with hotels and streets submerged, tracks washed out near Dubuque, and widespread damage to cornfields and lowland pastures.

Balisteror Cedar Rapids Brandan Urbana Waterlon Waverly Manchester Judeo Dunham Menin Dubuque Chicago Finais Central Dyeraville Northwestern Ihnois Central St. Paul Iowa Des Moines Keokuk Davenport Omaha Sioux City

Undertaker J M Hileman braves storm for funeral trip

In Saturday night rainstorm J M Hileman of Waterloo drove to Dewar and back to serve a call. A sturdy team struggled through water up to the hub as torrents blocked the route. The party reached Waterloo at dawn after hours on the muddy road with the return trip quicker though still slow.

Waterloo J. M. Hileman Dewar

Primary Election to New York State Tomorrow

Tomorrow is primary election day in New York. No mayor or governor are on the ballot, but party contests for six supreme court justices, a Twenty third district representative, state assemblymen, local aldermen, the sheriff and district attorney draw interest. The fiercest race is the Republican nomination for district attorney in New York county.

New York Altho Supreme Court Twenty-third Congressional District New Yort County

Patriotic orders urged to attend city parade meeting

Commander G. Crabtree of the Robert Anderson post G A R calls members of all patriotic orders in the city to meet at the G A R hall Thursday at 10 o clock. The call covers Robert Anderson post Spanish American War Veterans and auxiliary Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution Sons of Veterans and auxiliary Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies of the G A R.

G. Crabtree Robert Anderson Post G. Alr Robert Anderson

Temperature Readings Suppressed by Buchanan Optical Co

Fragmentary temperature data from Buchanan Optical Co shows daily highs from the mid sixties to near seventy with variations in a sequence that hints at a weather note. Details are incomplete and many figures are unreadable.

Buchanan Optical Co Tretea Eee

Maquoketa River Deluge Swamps Maquoketa and Manchester

A sudden eighteen hour downpour swollen the Maquoketa River to record levels, flooding parts of Maquoketa and Manchester. Homes, barns, and cellars flooded. Mrs Lendrum barely escaped collapse into a cellar hatchway. hundreds of fowl perished. bridges and fences destroyed. water crested between 9 and 11 am with extensive damage anticipated to public property and crops.

Manchester Maquoketa Cosins’ Grove

Latin American Students Flock to U S Schools

New York scene shows Latin American students arriving as war shifts education abroad. Brazilians travel to Yale Princeton and Harvard while Mexicans and Cubans join fresh programs taught by instructors in new Latin America focused courses at several eastern universities.

New York Europe United States Brazil Yale Princeton Harvard Latin-America

Burroughs Ledger Posting Machines Demonstrated in Waterloo

First demonstration of the Burroughs ledger posting machine in Black Hawk county opened at Leavitt & Johnson National Bank with three machines installed. Demonstrations scheduled for tomorrow Friday and Saturday. On Wednesday and Thursday the mechanism will be explained at Waterloo Savings Bank.

Burroughs Black Hawk County Leavitt & Johnson National Bank Waterloo Savings Bank

German Ambassador Denies Turkish Atrocities as Inventions

Boston dispatch reports Count von Bernstorf of Germany calls Ottoman Empire atrocity rumors pure inventions. He cites official reports to the U S government and says Catholic pressures influence the pope. The envoy signs J. Bernstorfer.

von Bernstoref Torrish Boston Count Vonernstorff Ottoman Empire Gelan United States J. Bernstorer

Obituary of George Lowery in Jesup

George Lowery died Saturday at 6 p.m. at age 91. He lived on a Westshore Township farm for 47 years and had resided in Jesup about three years. He is survived by his widow and two sons James and Charles. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the M. E. church, with Rev. Thomas J. Elwick officiating. Interment will be at Cedar Crest cemetery.

Tova A. M. McCenahian Greeley Colo Hull Brothers Painesville Ohio Hi Auction Salnes Shoemaker van Pelt, Mayne and Company of Waterloo Wilk Thirs Col. Perry Columbus Orito la Rue Crown City Exhibition Hall Kittles Band Crown City Quartet Woition Ral Demousization la Rues State College United States Johnson James Richardson Davenport Mae Waterloo Ie Maria Brace Northen Pacific Railway Ita Armstrong Matiufacturing Company Jesup George Lowery Westhore Township James Charles M. E Thomas J. Elwick Cédar Crest Cemetery

Three Youths Die in Kenosha Train Car Crash

Three young Kenosha men Fred Pratt 25 Fred Maetten 23 and Anthony Czarkowaki 21 were killed in a spectacular collision between a Chicago and Milwaukee electric limited train and an automobile at a Burlington road crossing north of Kenosha. The car was hurled 900 feet along the tracks before the train stopped.

Kenosha Wis Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Limited Burlington Road Crossing Here Fred Pratt Fred Maetten Anthony Czarkowaki

Turks Subscribe to German War Loan in Turkey

A large number of Turks with modest means subscribed nearly $500,000 to the third German war loan as a show of sympathy. Most gifts were small, with subscriptions totaling about a half million dollars. DAIRY FARM FOR SALE offers young stock feed and equipment valued around 3,000. Avalon Farm ad seeks buyers near Minneapolis 16 miles south of city limits.

Constantinople London Germany Ant—Corps Eity Umits Minneapolis Avalon Farm Donaldson Bldg

Sacred Heart church fund campaign opens with 50000 goal

Campaign offices for Sacred Heart church launch a drive to raise 50000 dollars. Stenographers list parishioners and subscribers while a card system is set up. Subscriptions run 18 months with installments every three months starting November 15, 1915. Leavitt Johnson National Bank handles collections. The campaign advertises the largest telephone number in the United States as 50000.

Sacred Heart Leavitt & Johnson National Bank Sacred Heart Church United States

Cattle Congress grounds praised for dry show premises

Officials defend grounds and buildings at Waterloo cattle show after rain complaints. Report notes dry alleys and arena, comfortable buildings, and ample capacity, urging public support for a record show in 1935.

Cattle Congress Waterloo

Greece Requisition Ships to Move Troops

The Greek government seized twenty merchant vessels at Piraeus for troop transportation, the action announced from Paris and dated September 27, in Greece.

Piraeus Greece Paris

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