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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1915
Page
11
City Auditor De Gon prepares a statement detailing cash balances August 1 and projected levies for 1915. The council will review levies next Monday and compare with other cities. A new two mill sanitary levy may be added to fund street sprinkling cleaning and road oiling.
Frederick M. Davenport, former Progressive gubernatorial candidate in New York, leaves the Bull Moose ranks to rejoin the Republican Party. George W. Perkins kept allied progressives united at Albany, but Davenport's decision tempers the victory. Davenport pledges all Progressives to return to the GOP.
A fragmented Iowa item notes several results and filings. J. R. John of Davenport led in state marksman rankings. Chicago Overture TM results list Rebhausen and Huntley crowding second. Davenport firms Tri-City Railway Co and Witwer Investment Co file renewals and incorporations in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Council Bluffs, detailing officers and capitalizations.
Former Georgia governor John M. Slaton condemned a speech by Atlanta Mayor J G Woodward calling it old and garrulous and labeled the Lea Frank case a football of politics. He said the statement reflects on Georgia, is absurd, and fuels mob impulse from an official who should uphold law and order.
Royal Neighbors will hold a thimble bee Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. We. F. Koch at 133 Lincoln Street. Nearly everyone reads the Kyren ing Courier and Reporter.
Des Moines Aug 18 H H Dunlap president of the state association of county supervisors declares for improved roads at the first business meeting The convention may see a hot fight over officers while the Dumiao ticket appears certain of victory Also reported are notes on the American Institute of Banking meeting in San Francisco and Emperor Francis Josephs eighty fifth birthday marked by German and Austrian tributes
Waterloo residents appear in a miscellany of notices from licenses to wed to business college moves. Among items, Russell K. Miller and Maria H. Sinnard, both of Waterloo, received marriage licenses. Anita Pentinian plans Waterloo Business College enrollment. Walter Lovett and Edith Hayes also obtained a license to wed. Local property sale notes report 100 acres in Cedar Falls township sold for about 180 per acre. Various residents travel, visit, or host, including J. C. Steinel Jr visiting the Ellis hotel, Miss Loras Gibbs returning from vacation in the Dakotas, and Mrs. William Kurth hosting Foresters of St. Marys parish. Other items note regional travel, hospital stays, and market activity with L. W. Fairburn describing first market day return after illness.
Glarence 8. Wilson founder of the Des 3folacs Daily News and former Butte legislator, a Civil War veteran, died in a Des Moines hospital. He was 75. The item notes his work with a local paper and references “Want Ads” in a wake paper.
Frequent updates on residents visiting relatives, travel to Minnesota and Denver, and a kitchen table of social events. Mentions include Mrs. Mig Kav et dones, Mrs. Thurvey Sherburne, Mrs. Gold West, Mr. J. H. Milch, and the Wamsley family. A banquet, a farewell for Miss Ruth Chambers, and Embroidery club activities are noted amid weather and farm progress reports.
Des Moines report shows 1746 Iowa deaths in May per Dr G K Summer, with heart disease the leading cause at 222. Cancer and other malignant tumors caused 147 deaths, acute nephritis 127, cerebral hemorrhage 126, tuberculosis 100. senility 66. traffic and rail accidents noted. Age breakdown lists most deaths in 70s, followed by sixties and fifties brackets.
Tom McNamara of Boston led the field in the first round of the Western Open Championship at Chicago. He scored 75 on the 15 innenplex as winds kept greens fast and approach shots in doubt. Several players posted over 90, including Chick Evans who earned $7.
The winged torpedo shell, a French invention, is shown as a new weapon for trench warfare. It uses a carbon rod ignition and metal wings to stabilize rotation, enabling larger explosive charges to be dropped into enemy trenches from air.
Ancient storm reports from Houston and Galveston recount a tropical cyclone causing $2.9 to $5 million losses. Four die at Port Arthur and five thousand Galveston refugees reach Houston. Wall and causeway acted as buffers while city utilities collapse under the disaster. The storm moves north toward New York area with decreasing intensity.
Janesville notes arrival of Mr and Mrs Allen Gozzini and two daughters from Stonington and David Ridge and family from Assumption visiting in town. Ohio guests AL Sharp and others at the Sharp home. Cabbage market update from Colorado reports 16 cents per cwt. Local accidents include Geo Perkins auto overturn near Jackup with minor injuries. Several residents travel or return, farm improvements noted and corn yields praised in scattered items.
In Otterville on Aug 17 Chris Smith operates a washing machine as corn harvest quickens and hot weather continues. Jace Vrieson from Independence and Hill Gissel visited. Dan Kimball and daughter Florence joined from Waterloo. County fair week well underway with many planning celebrations. Mr and Mrs Ui Gould mark 35 years married at 419 Ankeny Street as others recall Aug 18 1880 hottest memory. Justice Ruling officiated the ceremony in his office.
The narrator recounts a perilous night in Comanche country after leaving a party. He evades pursuit, speaks with Comanches in a ruse, and later surprises a hunting group, shooting the leader and rescuing himself. He transfers to another camp, returns to inspect fallen scouts, and notes medals from a prior term.
Rail schedule dense with Illinois Central lines. Lists Eastbound trains from Dubuque to Chicago and Milwaukee paths, Westbound routes via Des Moines, Omaha, and Minneapolis routes, plus freight and local services. Includes stops at Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Gilbertville, with multiple train numbers and arrival times.
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