Local notices and political ads fill Waterloo weekly edition
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists postal and circulation details for the Courier Tri-Weekly and foreign posts. It includes political announcements for Black Hawk County candidates such as Wirt Toe, H O Bernbrook, Frank T Bentley, Charles Plummer, and James J Rainbow seeking Republican nominations for county attorney, representative, treasurer, recorder, and auditor ahead of the June 1912 primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
Blackawk County
Iowa
H. O. Bernbrook
Tyne
Mack Hawk County
Frank T. Bentley
Republigen
Charles Plummer
James J. Rainbow
Cummins Rising Echoes in Taft Roosevelt Split
Editors and politicians debate Taft’s renomination as Cummins gains traction in Iowa and Pennsylvania, with telegrams suggesting a third candidate could unite a fractured Republican base. Observers warn that neither Taft nor Roosevelt can lead a united party. Road conditions near Minneapolis spark local criticism of city focus on paved streets.
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Cummins
Jesults
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Allan Dawson
New York Globe
Des Moines
New York
Taft
Roosevelt
Hughes
Col. Roosevelt
America
United Republican
San Diego Riots Highlight Citywide Labour Clash
The San Diego scene reflects a bitter struggle between wealth and the unemployed. Riots and threats rise as Industrial Workers surge into the city and editors are kidnapped to inflame tensions, while authorities wrestle with upholding order without curbing rights.
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San Diego
California
Industrial Workers of the World
Titanic tragedy emphasized by gender based evacuation
The author argues that avoiding family separation by sending women and children to safety while men perished would have reduced grief. He says the root issue is character, defining it as the divine element in humanity and the mark separating savagery from true humanity.
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Earth
God
Kenyon for Taft running mate debate bolds support
Taft supporters floated Senator Kenyon as a potential running mate to bolster the ticket with progressive energy. Kenyon and allies resist any plan seen as a shell position or last‑ditch move. The Titanic disaster is described as a lasting nightmare for survivors and families.
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Kenyon
Taft
Iowa
LaFollette Support Signals Strong GOP Tone in Iowa
A collage notes praise for Wisconsin Senator LaFollette from multiple Iowa papers and hints at Republican factions shaping the state convention. Reports reference Attorney General battles over tobacco intervention and a Titanic disaster reflection urging unity and resilience.
Public sentiment inflames primary election talk in Illinois and Pennsylvania
The Davenport Times notes growing enthusiasm for the March primaries as results from Illinois and Pennsylvania loom. The piece suggests administration actions may alter landslide momentum, with expectations that other states may follow.
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Sylvan
Davenport
Illinois
Pennsylvania
The Evening Chit Chat on Waiting for a Tardy Friend
The piece follows a narrator waiting for a tardy friend and the fluctuating thoughts this triggers. It traces irritation at the delay, doubts about the meeting details, and worries about possible misfortunes before the friend arrives, ending with relief upon her arrival and a light exchange about luck.
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Esha
Cora
Lucy
Taey
Anti-Wilson Combine Alleged in Presidential Race
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reports an alliance among Hearst Clark Harmon and Underwood to block Governor Wilson from a Baltimore two thirds nominating tally. It notes staged withdrawals and state by state tilts with Hearst papers backing different anti Wilson figures.
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Dubuque
Clark
Harmon
Florida
Underwood
Wisconsin
Illinois
Texas
Tarmon
Atlanta
The
Georgia
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Hearst
Wilson
Slippers and Secrets from a Quirky Pages Note
A fragmented reading features dialogue about invisible hair pins and a playful exchange about a poem titled BuniMer. Other bits mention a Be Patient caption, Kitty showing treasures, and a quirky transcript with neighbors observations, all in a whimsical, disjointed style.
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Kitty
Jack
BuniMer
Ethel
Berel
Borton Transcript
Fragmented clippings mix humor and real estate notices
A collage of snippets includes a humorous misread train scene and a children's rhyme about flies. The rest lists real estate transfers in Black Hawk County with multiple deeds, names, and modest sums, showing parcels in Waterloo Cedar Falls Hudson and surrounding areas.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
C. D. Pedersen
Et al
C. M. Pederson
Home Park
A. ©. Hall
Patrick J. Moore
Curtis
Hudson
R. A. Dunkelberg
B. F
B. L. Worden
Howrey & McWilliams
Louis Michael
Iowa Real Estate & Investment Co
Ricker & Bratnaber Land Co
Samuel Doran
C. B
R. A. Santee
Linden Place
Waterloo
Myra A. Thurston
Hans Buhl
Pacific Addition
Cedar Falls
Douglas
Tiffany
C. H. Young
Whitney & Sedgwick's
The
James Gardiner Company
Cousins of Pittsburgh Jeweler Affected by Titanic Death
Mrs J T Burkett and Mrs Em margene Edwards of Waterloo are cousins of W W Wattles, a Pittsburgh jeweler who died suddenly yesterday after learning of the Titanic disaster. Wattles, one of Pittsburgh's leading jewelers, reportedly collapsed in a street car as news of the sinking reached him while receiving a large parcel of jewels from Paris.
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J. T. Burkett
Emmargene Augusta Edwards
Waterloo
W. W. Wattles
Pittsburgh
W. Wattles
Paria
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Irloo Evening Courier
Meeker Aveccified Press
FRA YW
BR. Martmam Compart
Park Avenue
Outakde
Courier
Priley
Post Ofice
Laws
Dalles
Europe
Ndon
Traffigar Building
Eumberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Darne
Steamahip
Green Street
Apts
Wirtp, Toxie
Minneapolis
S J. Pan
Sioux City Tribune
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Thia
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
LaFollette
Clover
Webster City
Freaman-Tribune
Wickersham
Mason City
Senator Cummuning
Marshalltown
Times-Republican
Teavitt
Roger Lear Vitt
Chiccago
Brotherhood of the Congregational Church
Mr Teavitt Sivns
Ulholg
Ponn
New York Herald
Ruth Cameron
Washington Star
Baltimore American
Mme. Maeterlinck
Harlem
Provence
Sta
Anti-Wilson Combine
Waeless
Swat
Buffalo News
Carl J. Olsaon
Margaret Berg
Archie L. Nichols
Tripoli
Myrtle H. Waggett
Lou E. Price
Atlantic
Esther Waltermire
Ralph C. Wetlaufer
Bertha R. Belland
Badger
8.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Omaha
Otty
Fred Austin
Call
M. J. Costello & CO
Nat’l Bank
C. M. Wray
M. D
First National Bank
Russell-Lamson Bloore
C. A
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk
Franklin St. Bours
Robert G, Daryn
Lafayette Building
Blue Waterior
Towa
Gerritt J
Bennett
Elmwood and
Western
Edgar H. Knittle
Bank
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
F. D. Liffring
Lafayette
DR. Bodwell
Osteopathic
Srd
Jefferson Street
Ralston
WM. Pedicord
Fhone
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