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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
7
The jury found Jefferson T. McCaskill guilty of manslaughter after deliberating from last night until 4 15 this morning. Judge Franklin Do Platt read the verdict in open court as spectators watched, with McCaskill’s brothers present and his mother and uncle absent due to travel delays.
Jef T. McCaskill, guilty of manslaughter in Henry Phillips death, showed a downcast mood at the verdict while two brothers praised the family name. His jail cell was turned into a flowering arbor, receiving at least ten bouquets in two weeks from men and women, including Easter lilies, with two women’s organizations among the donors. Family members visited for an hour before departing on the Illinois Central eastbound at 2:20 p.m.
The piece argues that false advertising harms both advertisers and publishers, while honest ads build public trust and business value. It calls for coordinated legal reform and stronger enforcement to root out dishonest practices, promising further discussion in upcoming Courier space.
A night of electric wind and rain storms in south Louisiana caused multiple deaths and widespread damage. Lightning killed John Williams in Plaquemine and John Hamilton in Manchas Bayou while Charles Giles died in Goodbee when his home collapsed. Ponchatoula endured a tornado like windstorm destroying a church hall mill and several homes as hail battered windows and crops suffered, notably strawberries.
In open court the defendant faced verdicts said to be a compromise with some for acquittal and some for murder. Judge Platt praised the jurors for their work while the defense attorney Alfred Longley declared the fight had just begun after the manslaughter verdict. He expressed disbelief that the evidence supported manslaughter. Women in court were anxious as the verdict was read. Continued on page 12.
In Paris on April 17 representatives of scientific and astronomical societies gathered to observe a solar eclipse. The moon’s shadow crossed Paris from the southwest, total in St Germain en Laye, with observers using smoked glasses as the sun dimmed and then reemerged, the climax at 32:1.
Belgian aviator Versailles Featee, noted for European competitions, died when his plane collapsed during a flight over Gatfee heights. Witnesses dispute whether the craft failed or pilot error caused the crash. The wreckage was found with the machine in apparent working order.
Indianapolis reports seventy five percent of soft coal miners favor the proposed new wage agreement. Votes tallied at the Wilted Mine Workers office show 2000 in favor and 40 against, with a few small, scattered unions contributing minor totals.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, a progressive Republican, met with Democratic members of the finance committee to day and submitted his bill to revise the metal schedule of the tariff law. It proposes a substantial reduction in iron and steel duties, roughly midway between the current tariff and the House Democratic bill. The Democratic members said they believed an agreement with Senator Cummins could be reached.
Kansas City April 17 discussion of plans for a federation of ten railway crafts on forty seven lines west of the Mississippi continued at Sea age session of the railway workers conference. Delagtes from three crafts applying for seats were barred. J O W Cline of Chicago chaired the meeting and W Shébby of Minnie, treasurer, was secretary.
Philadelphia April 17 William R Harrity former chairman of the Democratic National Committee died at his home in Overbrook after a short illness. He was 69 and had been in frail health for years though active at his law office last Saturday. Harrity directed Grover Cleveland’s 1892 campaign and helped Democratic success that year. He withdrew from active politics in 1896 after Bryan’s nomination.
Reports from Burlington and northwest Missouri describe a heavy, wet April snowstorm. Snow began in the early hours, with blizzard-like tendencies developing as the storm progressed, hampering travel and blanketing roads and fields across the region.
In Fort Dev, Iowa, the Tenth district GOP convention instructed J. La. Stevins and J. Mullen for Cumming. The body refused to endorse Taft amid a 337 to 26 vote, with Senator Kenyon denouncing Lorimerism and defending Taft. Connecticut split with twelve Taft delegates, two uninstructed. Elsewhere, Mexican lines faced a nationwide walkout by American engineers and conductors on northern divisions, with little disorder.
Kansas City April 1. Churches should buy display space in newspapers and use billboards to boost their good works. Ray Ewers of Pittsburgh read the report before the Disciples of Christ national congress. One hundred fifty delegates attended while WW C Hitting of St Louis and Frederick O Norton of Drake University presided. Samuel Baten of Des Moines was to address the congress.
A disaster that claimed 1,312 lives is set for new light as officials examine causes and responsibility involving the Guggenheims. The inquiry aims to reveal details of the calamity and potential reforms.
Reports from radio stations say the Titanic struck an enormous iceberg and sank with about 1,312 lives lost. The Carpathia, with 868 survivors, was within 600 miles of New York as rescuers seek full lists of passengers and crew.
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