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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1911
Page
6
Atwood's event in Albany faces a slow start as a stiff wind delays the ninth day proceedings. Officials report wind conditions hindering initial activities while competitors await calmer conditions.
Syracuse reports aviator Harry N. Atwood on the ninth day of his aeroplane journey from St. Louis to New York. He aimed to fly a 153 mile route to Albany via Belle Isle Syracuse Utica Amsterdam and Schenectady with a single gasoline stop, weather permitting. Strong winds delayed the start and the night arrival was uncertain.
Chicago August 22 Music to make cows produce more milk will be tried at the National Dairy show in Chicago next November. General Manager Auten says future bulletins may report on phonographs for piano players in barns if results justify it. He notes England dairyman Gatcomb claims music increases milk flow, but he doubts the scheme. He says balancing rations and sanitation would likely bring greater gains.
In Cedar Rapids Aug 22 Carl W Sutliff of Marion shot and wounded intruder Fred Hahn son of a Dutch Amana colony resident. Hahn allegedly sought a money loan and entered the wrong house. he is expected to recover. Sutliff is described as a district court reporter.
In Mansfield Center Connecticut Joseph Barrow a farmer was struck by a bolt of lightning that entered his kitchen via stove pipes and fused the blade of a jackknife and the end of a monkey wrench in his hip pocket the iron tools burning him as the bolt spilled across the floor and crushed a chopping block
Cass Lake Minnesota August 22 One hundred ten men and women wait for the land opening allocating about 500 160 acre tracts. Arthur Roberts of Stirling Illinois holds second place with participants from central western and most eastern states gathered in line.
Wakefield Aug report says E Peterson on a sailboat capsized with four aboard. The men were dumped into Lake Quannapowitt. Rescuers A C Saunders and Frank Heath sped to aid, Saunders snapping a shot of the four before helping pull them aboard.
A Texas steer unloaded from a cattle boat bolted free on East Forty-fifth Street and sped through Manhattan, chased by a packing-house worker and six police. It toppled two would-be rope handlers, dodged trucks on Fourteenth Street, and barreled toward First Avenue before exhaustion ended the wild chase.
A Waterloo visitor described as a Chinese laundryman deposits cash at a local bank. He counts two hundred dollars then three hundred more, asking for three one hundred dollar bills. The incident highlights his reported wealth as he exits carrying a laundry sack.
Deputy Sheriff Marinan General Gleason and H F Winters swore warrants charging aiding and abetting an illegal boxing match on Sunday August 20. Warrants issued for several others. The men arrested posted $190 appearance bonds. Warrants sworn out before the police magistrate.
New York August 22 Patrolman Otto Mattola armed with club and revolver battled a large white bulldog in a vacant four story dwelling. The dog clamped his arm and leg, Mattola yelled for help as bystanders hesitated to enter. Patrolman Keith burst in and a single shot killed the dog. Mattola fired his revolver once more as he escaped. his uniform was torn.
In Eddyville Kentucky Oliver Locke a death row inmate died after a protracted electrocution that required two rounds of current and strapping. In Washington a final cabinet meeting under President Taft discussed the cotton bill veto, departmental matters and the western trip.
Fragmentary OCR reading records a temperature figure and markings credited to Buchanan Optical Co and Syndicate Clerk with unclear times and values. Limited legible data include 12 night, 61 fam, minus 69 and 10am references.
Des Moines. Tralph Johnson, 18, employed by the Jon Arthur dairy, was electrocuted this morning at East Eighteenth and Des Moines streets. He was driving a milk wagon when a detached electric light wire hung into the street. Johnson grasped the wire, attempting to push it aside, and died instantly.
Charley Johnson, brother of champion heavyweight Tack Johnson, lay unconscious after a brutal assault in an alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue south of Sixteenth Street. He suffered a fractured skull and there was little hope for recovery at St. Luke’s Hospital. Police said the motive might be robbery by unknown Black men, with no suspects yet identified.
Seventy post offices were designated as postal savings banks by Postmaster General Hitchcock. First class offices to receive deposits on Sept. 20 and second class on Sept. 22. Named first class offices include Topeka Kansas Grand Rapids Michigan Sioux Falls South Dakota Madison Wisconsin La Crosse Wisconsin.
Davenport August 22 By the will of W W Vander Veer a prominent businessman who died here recently ten thousand dollars is given to the Episcopal church of Town to be used at the direction of Bishop Theodore N Morrison Three local institutions will divide 812 300 His stock in the Tri City Construction company is given to his three business associates
On August 21 a traction threshing engine on the Frank Burbridge farm five miles north of Manchester exploded at 2 30 pm. Engineer Archie Hess was hurled 70 feet and died three hours later from injuries. Debris flew 200 feet. parts of the engine were scattered. Hess, 58, from Greeley, was unmarried. No blame attached to Hess.
Gertrude Te Pollard of New York, heir, protested in Des Moines probate court that the will of late Joseph H. Lewis, philanthropist who left more than 59000 to charity and donated a city park, was not made by a sound mind and was obtained under undue influence, seeking probate nullification.
A diary from 1646 recounts Allen Brydges chosen to wake sleepers in meeting with a long staff and sharp thorn. He pricks Mr Tomkins, who awakens violently, striking his head against the wall as onlookers gasp. A bystander yells an odd phrase, while the sleeper dreams of a woodchuck.
Warrant charging abduction issued against Father Frank Donatella assistant pastor of the Immaculate Conception in Pittsburg Richard Sullivan alleges the 15 year old Katherine Sullivan was enticed away two weeks ago by the priest Detectives search the country for the couple and return of the girl is sought through legal action and police inquiry
Washington reports the 62nd Congress closed its extraordinary session with partisan reviews. Mann says the outcome strengthened the president and weakened the Democrats while Clark praises the party's 1910 promises and unity. Taft vetoes the cotton tariff bill, citing pending tariff board reports and lack of proper investigation.
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