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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1912
Page
2
The article argues that a Sanborn case may strip state railway commissions of rate powers unless interstate rates are aligned. It notes potential two cent passenger rates and stresses public impact. It cites cooperation banking as a solution to financial panics and urges informed participation.
Republican voters of Black Hawk County are urged to support Tam A in the June primary for nomination to the office of county attorney. If you believe his record merits another term, your backing is appreciated.
The American Cane Growers Association of Louisiana warns that removing the duty on raw sugar would devastate the state’s $100 million industry. They cite 1911 sugar output of $34 million and 150,000 to 300,000 workers affected, with banks handling most revenue. The group argues a free sugar bill would empower the sugar trust to set prices, harming American consumers.
The eight state railway commissions Nebraska Kansas South Dakota North Dakota Oklahoma Missouri Texas and Iowa file a 400 page brief in the Supreme Court aiming to overturn Judge Sanborn’s Minnesota rate decision. They seek a restoration of a three cent passenger rate and challenge the Minnesota commission’s power to reduce rates on internal lines.
A Dubuque elderly woman resists eviction from a condemned residence slated for a school site, hoping to spark a scene that forces strong men to remove her. The piece argues public improvements outweigh sentimental objections and praises tariff reform and Wat erlogans concrete bridges with rugged resilience.
A collection of brief editorial outtakes and cartoons from Iowa papers including the Des Moines Tribune and Sioux City Tribune. Topics touch on suffrage, recall debates, weather fables as allegory, and Senate election committee findings.
Newspapers discuss Senator Kenyon Lester Young Roosevelt Cummins and Lorimer Wisconsin Illinois reforms. Opinions note the push for presidential primaries, growing favor for Cummins plan, and fears over bribery and the barrel of a millionaires.
A collage of jokes and quips about optimism, accuracy, and miscommunication. Includes snippets on reporters, athletes, vaudeville, telephone misreads, and distant echoes of humor from press pages. Notable bits feature a judge, a Boston Advertiser line about eyesight, and a manager’s vaudeville instruction.
Ruth Cameron reflects on the dangers of excessive enthusiasm in a social type she calls the ultra enthusiast. She notes the charm of lively interest but argues that extreme fervor often repels others and wastes energy. She hopes a kindly friend will speak candidly to help her find balance.
Town Criers gather at K P Hall for an evening program headlined by Walter D. Williams dean of journalism at the University of Missouri. J B Knox of Des Moines speaks on the retailer and salesmanship and H O Bernbrook discusses needs of a bigger and better Waterloo. Supper at 6 20 supervised by the K P banquet club.
Orthodox Jews will begin the Easter observance this evening at 6:30. The Jewish Easter continues for eight days with daily services in the synagogue of the Congregation of the Sons of El Toseph on Sixth Street West. Rabbi J. Lemanski will lead the services and during the festival leavened bread will not be eaten.
Over two days at Waterloo Livestock Commission the sale disposed of about 275 horses under manager William Holand. Prices were uniformly good and the market showed strong demand, with total sales around 50 000 dollars.
In Black Hawk county, March 30 1912 Republicans unan imously endorsed Senators Albert B. Cummins and William S. Kenyon and Congressman Charles E. Pickett for national and state offices. They urged delegates to back Cummins for president and Kenyon for another US Senate term, with Santee and Pickett also endorsed for district delegations to state and national conventions.
Hugo Lilienthal, Berkeley parks superintendent, claims to have found the parent vine of all grapes in Palestine in 1884. He says improved plants yield grape bunches 30 inches long and, when distributed, will vastly boost U S grape production though he has not yet grown the plant in Berkeley.
Illinois Central railroad workers report the Albert Lea dam failed Saturday morning as an ice gorge broke loose. The area around the town is inundated and preparations are underway to assess damage and restore service.
A dome formation above Waterloo opened or shifted the Cedar and Rock rivers as ice jams released and water moved downstream. Local residents watch for flooding as the scene changes near the Cedar and nearby river gorge.
Miss Elizabeth Gebrkel of Forrest City Ark relates six months of itch and sleepless nights from eczema. After ineffective doctor treatments she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment plus Bath and three times daily application, with itching relief and a week to scab, completing a three week regimen.
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