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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1911
Page
7
A dismal Chicago morning with thundershowers slowed the international aviation meet opening. Only a few flights may occur today as thirty five top aviators prepare amid cold rain and six inch deep mud. Walter Brookins says rain won’t stop flying if winds stay light.
Washington Aug 12 The wool tariff revision conference report was presented by Representative Underwood as the House prepared for action Monday after a noon recess. Senator Cummins offered an amendment to revise the iron and steel schedule. Minority Leader Mann noted that Senate action was needed before further House steps.
Aunt Martha Spradley, 83, near Boonville Indiana, runs a 100 acre farm solo. This year she tills fifteen acres of corn, thirty-one acres of tobacco, five of cow peas, ten of meadow, plus a garden and tarry patch. She plows the corn herself and hauls coal for area schools after harvest and wood supply.
Ta Aug 12 Rev Charles Lyles of the Methodist church says good pies and bread beans are the cure for intemperance. He reports 82 percent of drunkenness from poor cooking and is organizing a girls club here. The group studies bread making and apple pie creation with several tests held already.
Rev George Or. Richmond of St John’s Philadelphia storms the marriage of Col John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Force drawing nationwide reaction. Most Episcopalians back Richmond while some deem his remarks uncalled for. Rev Percy Stickney Grant of New York stays tight lipped amid mounting speculation on whether he will marry the couple.
An elderly woman known as Aunt Martha is praised for extraordinary endurance and skills. She can scoop twenty five bushels of coal from a wagon bed without rest, is noted as an expert horsewoman, marksman, walker, and woodcutter, and predicts she may live to age 100 while hoping to work on her last day.
Secretary of War Stimson and his party arrived in New York aboard the armored cruiser North Carolina after inspecting the Panama Canal and touring the West Indies. The ship also carried the body of Darwin R. Merritt, assistant engineer U.S. Navy, recently recovered from the Maine wreck in Havana harbor, to be shipped to Red Oak, Iowa for interment.
Transitions include Universalist society bidding in the Iowa convention on Cedar Falls land parcels with specified lots and additions and a Cedar Falls real estate move from H Leonard to P H Paulson plus E Browns addition sale totaling 7000 dollars. Social notes mention Misses Cascaden and Benton visiting the M J O Keefe home over Sunday. A local cigar offering for gentlemen is San Felice at 5 cents.
Washington dispatch reports Edgar Bancroft for International Harvester rebuts Townsend steel trust findings as erroneous claiming misstatements of executives and patent facts. W G Temple recounts Morgan’s July option on Carnegie Steel. Melville Stone requests hearing after a misinterpreted personal letter.
In Washington a humorous tale circulates about Admiral Togo during a visit aboard the President's yacht Mayflower. On a Mount Vernon return trip he dozed in a large chair on the quarter deck while chatting with Rear Admiral Harber. A passerby quipped that Admiral Barber had achieved what Rosrestvensky could not by putting Togo to sleep.
The New York clearing houses show total excess reserves of 21,593,500 dollars, up 6,048,350 from last week. Loans fell 27,506,000. net deposits declined 21,609,000. circulation down 88,000. aggregate cash reserve 436,190,000 with trust company reserves at 62,991,000.
Bishop William Doane of Albany endorses Reverend George C. Richmond’s earlier denunciation of Colonel Astor’s proposed wedding to a young girl. He calls the union an affront to public decency and warns it reflects money and status over virtue, urging discernment by parents selecting husbands for their daughters.
A Rock Island line eastbound local derailed near Wyanet Illinois after a washed out track. Engineer Slater suffered severe injuries and baggage man John Scyhorn was bruised. Both were hospitalized in Davenport. Additional derailment at Marquette halted four trains near Kis kitwa. Flooding affected Clinton Iowa yards as the Mississippi River rose.
Chicago reports four Italians arrested in the Mor eno kidnapping admitted bail of 10000 each with September 22 set for hearing. Police seek the arch conspirator as seven witnesses are held and more arrests expected. Illinois statutes allow death or 20 years imprisonment. extreme penalty to be sought. inspector Revere questions the boy’s father without new leads.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced a revised arbitration treaty proposal, removing the joint high commission’s right to decide which international questions qualify under the pact. President Taft intends to press for retaining that provision in final action. The executive session yielded a brief two hour discussion with continued opposition and doubts about ratification in amended form.
A bankruptcy petition was filed with Referee F. 5. Merriau by Walter T. Summerhares, who runs a grocery in Westfield. Liabilities are listed at 3500 dollars and assets about 1200 dollars. A creditors hearing was scheduled for August 21.
In Washington on August 12, Senator Bailey’s resignation from the national monetary commission prompted Vice President Sherman to receive a telegram from former Senator Flint of California announcing his own resignation. No reason was given. The Senate will vote at 1:14 p.m. next Monday on the Cummins bill to have the commission make its final report by December 4 and then dissolve.
Beranse Sam Baum refused to surrender a cow after it wandered through the Baum potato patch damaging crops. A. B. Switzer filed a replevin suit for $25 for wrongful detention. Magistrate Dempster issued a writ, the cow moved to its owner’s barn with Constable Munger. Hearing set for August 19.
Mexican soldiers near Tecate seized sixty rifles and four cases of ammunition found in a wagon that had crossed from San Diego into Mexican territory. The seizure occurred August 12 as authorities tightened border control along the boundary line.
The summer commencement at Waterloo Business College will be held tonight at the Syndicate Theatre. The program features a class play, music by Ja Rue's orchestra, and the diploma presentation by A. F. Gates.
Black Hawk County veterans and settlers gathered at Chautauqua Park for the annual old settlers picnic despite rain. Attendees from Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and nearby towns shared memories, with the oldest arrivals dating to the 1850s. A post-dinner business meeting elected officers in the absence of president M. W. Sawyer.
Rome August 12 pope Pius X shows slight improvement though fever remains above normal. He speaks at length with Cardinal Merry Del Val urging him to visit his villa at Monte Maria tomorrow and rest while doctors remain cautiously optimistic about recovery.
Anamosa Iowa August 12 A persistent nightlong search by warden Barr and Sheriff Loftus failed to locate Charles Smith the escapee who fled after guard Hamaker was shot and tied to a tree near the penitentiary. The pair stole two horses near Springville and were reportedly in timber between Viola and Marion as authorities press a fresh search along the Marion Viola corridor.
The Senate approved a resolution directing an investigation of U S Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin. The elections committee will sit during Congress recess with full power to subpoena witnesses and obtain papers, following a sub committee recommendation to grant the Wisconsin legislature's request.
Cedar Falls August 12 Special The condition of H. H. Clay well known local resident is not as favorable as hoped after my operation in Chicago two months ago. He suffered a relapse early this week and is slowly improving. His daughter Mrs. J C Knox of Waterloo spends much of her time at his bedside.
Sioux City reporting Aug details of Patia's suffering as a person endures a broken neck for 51 days. unclear names or dates remain. further readable facts hint at a personal injury case or medical ordeal within Iowa.
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