Romance of 2 Former Shell Rock Girl Ends in Wealth Plan
Edna Sweitzer Williams, once a Shell Rock music teacher, reunites with her husband in New York after years apart. Josquin Williams, now pursuing a petroleum venture with Sir Carlton Dunne, anticipates a London headquarters and a general manager role as the Ecuador deal brings wealth from a long, arduous saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Williams
Riehl Street
New York
Prinz
South America
Hum
Williams
Edna Sweitzer
Shell Rock
Chile
Ecuador
Ecuuador
Quito
United States
America
America and Out of Danger. Mr. Williams
Forms Business Association
Mr. Williams
Sir Carlton Dunne
England
New York City
Sir Carlton
London
Hudson social notes and local moves this week
Mrs W Michenk and Mrs M Pierce wore Waterloo skoppers this week. Margaret Brandhorst entertained her teacher Mrs Howell and the upper room at supper. Henri Felhien was in Waterloo Thursday. The upper room at Hudson School plans a box social this March. Mrs Molyneaux and two daughters left for Santa Ana California. The Woodmen Judge will take in new members Friday night. Charles Griffith and Lillie McDowell were married at the Brethren parsonage and left for a short wedding trip. Many plan to attend a party at Ernest Smith’s Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulli
Glazier
Campbell
Cedar Walls
Charles GriMth
Lillie McDowell
Brethern Parsonage
CM. Pierce
Ernest Smith
Family Moves to La Porte for Short Stay
North Spring Creek reports Bart Flannister moved his family to La Porte Puerday and they will stay several days while waiting for assistance or further plans. The brief notes a temporary relocation and pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Spring Creek
Bart Flannister
la Porte Puerday
Industrial Peace and the Role of Unions in Labor Conflicts
Dr. J O Stevenson argues for industrial peace through voluntary corporate action and strong unions. He cites wage, price dynamics, and the need for public action, arbitration, and government safeguards to prevent wage slavery and maintain living standards for workers.
Local Moves and Social Visit Honor Busy Friday
A group of residents relocated to new farms near West Plaines and LaPorte. Freddi Brandt moved to the former RB Bannister residence, Git Geren relocated to his mother's farm near Eman Wal chapel, Pratik Murphy drove to Jesup, and Wi Jacobs moved to a farm near Cagle Venter. Friends surprised Miss Josie Pardy on Friday evening for her birthday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Plaines
Freddi Brandt
Bannister
LaPorte
Pratik Murphys
Jesup Mandav
Wi Jacobs
Cagle Venter
Jlosie Pardy
Hinthday
Shell Rock Community Moves and Social Notes
Maren R CAR Titer moved to Newromb farm west of town. Earl Van Slyke returned from Cincinnati after two months away. BR DeVeney moved into James Van Slyke’s vacated house. Roy Ward moved into a James Van Slyke farm house and will work for Van Slyke. Miss Johnston from Cleary Lake spent Sundays with Miss Eich Amick and family. Mellington returns to Wey home at Willow Lake. Will Puffer and family moved to a dairy farm five miles north of town. BR Brown moved to his new house. Robert Williams of Waterlands visiting with grandmother. Mrs Sweitzer notes. Alden Quimby moved to a farm near the Victors. Greeners and Gsear Loper mentioned regarding illness of his father. Mrs J S Neal, previously ill, was taken to hospital at Waverly for an operation hoped to restore health. Evelyn Bargett Concert Company gave the fourth entertainment of the season’s lecture course March 1. considered the best of the course with much satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Rock
Maren
Newromb
Earl van Slyke
Wenk
Cincinnati
BR. DeVeney
James van Slyka
Roy Ward
James van Slyke
Mr. van Slyke
Miss Johnston
Cleary Lake
Eich Amick
Mellington
To Wey
Willow Lake
Will Puffer
Dnery
Brown
Pi. Sewell
Robert Willaims
Waterlands
Hte
Alrs
Sweitzer
Shell Ronk
Alden Qui
Evelyn Bargett
Condition of Martin Dolan
Martin Dolan remain he still weak after an appendicitis operation last week. He showed slight improvement this morning but had not yet made full progress. Doctors considered a second operation but plan to delay unless necessary, as they monitor his healing and risk of wound tearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Dolan
Martin
Prins Wilhelm Dutch steamer believed lost in storm
New York reports no hope for the safety of the Prins Wilhelm wireless from Amsterdam via Venezuela. The vessel carried sixteen cabin passengers and a crew of thirty. It is feared the Prins Wilhelm foundered in early February heavy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reyal
Frm
Amsterdam
Venezuela
Hadeen
OWA TEACHER BYES TO CHINA
Robert Clark, relieved from Grinnell public schools, will return home at Clear Lake Iowa before sailing next week to teach in a Chinese college. He travels with Minister Calhoun on the same Orient-bound boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Evening Press
Robert
Clark
Grinnell
Orient
Calhoun
Fireman risks life to save starving cat on roof
Peter Sink, a Chicago fireman, fell 35 feet while rescuing a cat on a Lafayette Avenue roof. He was taken to St Bernard’s hospital with possible back injuries. The cat, trapped by dogs, was saved by Hugo Krause of the anti cruelty society and a reporter after Mrs Emma Erickson notified emergency crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mareh
Peter Sink
Lafayette Avenue
Sink
St. Bernard's Hospital
Hugo Krause
Anti-Cruelty Society
Emma J. Erickson
Dixon Station agent held up at Northwestern depot
The night station agent at Dixon Station Northwestern depot was robbed during the night. A small sum of money and a number of tickets were taken at gunpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Northwestern
Trade outlook brightens for spring despite import export gap
G Dun and Co reports improved industrial and wholesale conditions as winter ends with cautious sentiment. Despite a smaller trade surplus, gold imports may rise, while iron and steel prospects brighten and cotton goods lift from recent highs. Some sectors show uneven activity and wait for policy actions, yet overall business volume remains near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. G- Dun & Co
Trade Today
Sadar
Philadelphia
New England
Gaynor declares unfit for mayor in frank speech
In New York on March, Mayor Gaynor tells the North Side board of trade he lacks qualifications for the mayoralty and urges voters to elect a successor who can run city government. He warns a leader must be prepared to manage complex city affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Gaynor
North Side Board of Trade
Much Corn Will Not Germinate in Charles City
Charles City Iowa March 5 Special Out of 480 grains from 21 tribe only 19 were strong about 12 to 13 percent J A King seeded from a crib 79 grains all bad About 25 percent of seed corn will sprout indicating poor condition Boasting Road Charles City Western railway meeting drew delegates from Rockford Greene Marble Rock with Charles City business men The Western is a sure thing and will connect with Rock Island and extend to meet other roads
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
Iowa
J. A. King
Charles City Western Railway
Rockford
Greene
Marble Rock
Rock Island
Coe College Beats Cornell in Narrow Basketball Win
Coe College defeated Cornell College 37 to 31 in a swift basketball game. The report notes the game occurred in the evening, with both teams competing for the lead, and highlights Coe College's slim margin of victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
COE College
Cornell
Cellar Rapids
Evening Press
One College
Cornell College
Reverend Patterson scandal rocks Brooklyn church circle
The New York American reports Rev. Victor M. Patterson fled his Brooklyn pulpit after a Waterloo Iowa courier story cited his wife and child left behind in Iowa and a second marriage in Brooklyn. Patterson later wed Myrtle Brett last spring before leaving Water loo and moving to Howells New York amid church dissension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Vy. M. Patterson
Bvening Courier
Howells
N. Y
Patterson
Victor M. Patterson
Waterloo
Iowa
Brooklyn
Parkville Congregational Church
A. Vail
Eventing Courier
Prohibition Oratory Winners Named at Oskaloosa Event
The Prohibition League oratorical content at Central Holiness University in Oskaloosa Iowa last night. George Tripp won first prize of 20 dollars for The Ultimate Triumph of a Principle. John Ralston took second and Miss Elsie Ash third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Prohibition League
Central Holiness University
George Tripp
John Ralston
Elsie Ash
Woman suffrage activist favors horsewhipping legislators
New York report quotes Alma Webster Powell a Brooklyn suffrage worker who advocates violent tactics to push for women’s voting rights. She describes owning seven horsewhips and says whips punish lawmakers who thwart suffrage, though she advises against actual use now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albany
Alma Webster-Powell
Brooklyn
Webster-Powell
Imprison Bearer of More Than Six Children
Mrs Jennie Cramer an Aurora Illinois W T U worker urges jail for the head of any family with more than six children. The stance arose during the Mrs Charles Barbalgia liquor case where she had fourteen children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jennie Cramer
Rockford Notes Banquet Elections and New Brick Plant
Rockford reports a Knights of Pythias anniversary banquet on Tuesday evening. Miss Jean Wilkinson seeks recorder and Isa Waister county superintendent, with support for women candidates. John Bruce expected to win the next representative seat. A $75,900 Harris brick yard purchase signals a brick and tile plant and new rail link from Charles City toward Roachford, Dougherty, and Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Knights of Pythias
T. J. Merritt
Clarion
Floyd County
Jean Wilkinson
Isa Waister
John Bruce
Opera House
Harris Brick Yard
Charles City
Rock Island
Roachford
Dougherty
Hampton
Farmers and city life cross paths in odd anecdotes
An eastern renter jokes about farmers wealth while a Morristown wife takes insult then learns the remark mocks a farmer’s bank roll. A countryman with a g dropped buys land for 30000 dollars. A driver sues a farmer after a January crash. Meanwhile 400 German factory owners form an association to curb smoke and boost boiler efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colliers
Iowa
Morristown
New Jersey
Chicago Student Surprises Natives with Rockefeller Endowment
The University of Chicago stage group presented a play at Mandel Hall about the 1887 Harper wheat deal that toppled twenty three Chicago brokers and cost over twenty million. The work centers on greed and deception by oil interests, with real ciphers and names used for characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dramatic Corps
University of Chicago
Mandel Hall
Board of Trade
Standard Oil
University
Frank R. Day
Washington
St Clair Case Disposed By Judge Kepford In Hotel Ella Dispute
A case involving Bernice Hunemiller charging Alex St. Clair with assault was heard in Judge Kepford’s court. The judge suspended judgment until 2 o clock to consider additional facts. Both defendants were Hotel Ella employees who had been separated. Testimony hinted at a rambunctious exchange, but details remained unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kepford
Bernice Hunemiller
Alex St. Clair
Ella
New Teams Earn Spots in Bowling Tournament
Detroit report notes shifts in two man event standings as Walter Hala and J M Lane of Washington Pa lead with 1196 while Lee Shepard and W J Sutter of Washington Pa move into third with 1184 after early squads strong shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Walter Hala
J. M. Lane
Washington, Pa
Lee Shepard
W. J. Sutter
Real estate transfers in Waterloo and surrounding areas
A series of property transfers includes Emma L Hagemann to Arthur Sweeny Lot 13 Block 2 Beals subdivision Waterloo for 1 dollar. Multiple deeds show transfers in Waterloo and La Porte City with prices ranging from 1 dollar to 27,169 dollars, detailing various lots, blocks, and subdivisions including Hayes addition Whitney Sedgwick addition and Hoover’s addition with buyers and sellers named across several townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma L. Hagemann
Arthur C. Sweeny
Beal
Waterloo
Jack &. Watters
Chas. B. Ratliff
Albert T. Bannister
Robert T. Luck
Sarah Watters
W. F. Woods
Anton Helm
L. G. Ronquest
G. G. Bickley
West Waterloo
Anne Beenson Purdy
Chas. A. Marsh
Hayes’ Addition
Conrad Klein
Phil EB. Beck
Geo. F. Muthaler
Nick S. Kemp
John, Klein
Henry Bory
Abhie H. Miller
H. Worden Miller
Lota
Ellen T. Ryan
Kate Wilhelm
Virden
Hast
Elisha Davis
Lucy M. Davis
Day
la Porte City
Wm. W. Hummel
Della Gaskins
Hoover
King Talks of Good Road Making at County Convention
Canton March 1 The annual county good roads convention was held at the courthouse. DD Ward King of Matt land Mo delivered the principal address on the subject of good roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Court House
Ward King
Matt.land
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Hudson
J. O. Stevenson
Gen. Sherman
Waterloo Gas Co
Sai
Roosevelt
Taft
Prof. Tufts
Chicago University
Canada
Massachusetts
Hague
OWA
China
Dixon Station
Tlaxlaca
Mexico
Courier
Preacher
Wader
Myrtle Brett
Barlville
Congregational Church
Dr. Pyle
Parkville
Rockefeller
King
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