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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
8
A 22 year old man named W Frye, formerly of Dayton Virginia, was found shot in the head at a Minneapolis lodging house. Despondency is listed as the probable cause.
The National Bank of the Republic reports a fairly active money market through November with signs of improved business conditions. Capital remains underutilized but better sentiment grows for a favorable 1917, aided by crops, railroad patronage, construction, and stabilizing court actions affecting corporate finance.
The text notes broad backing in Congress for the Aldrich plan to improve the monetary system. It emphasizes near unanimous public support and warns that divergent New Orleans convention opinions could hinder currency reform for years. The piece reflects bipartisan business sentiment backing reform efforts.
The girl Susie testified that McCaskill the sewing machine agent came to the Phillips home to deliver a new machine and take the old one. After an afternoon confrontation over the machine McCaskill drew a revolver and shot Susie’s father Phillips twice as he advanced with a poker. Susie described the sequence from the dining room doorway and said her father was not violently angry.
Mae L Dugan, early female indictment in the postal fraud probe, sought for months, linked to a Nevada Goldfield era, Toronto route to New York. The piece also recounts a separate violent incident with Susie Phillips and Henry Phillips as witnesses, detailing a shooting during a doorway confrontation and subsequent events.
On Saturday December 2 between 9 a m and 1 pm a special brake test of the Christie engine will be conducted at their plant near Witchfield. The event draws many outside experts and follows prior tests that support the inventor’s claims. Waterloo residents may find the test both interesting and instructive.
Washington reports canary birds have been introduced in government services as life-savers for mine rescue. Over twenty canaries were bought by the bureau of mines after experiments showed birds die much faster from poisonous gases than humans, helping rescuers gauge air conditions. Dr. Joseph A. Holes notes canaries’ extreme sensitivity.
A chemist from the Bureau of Mines explains coal dust explosions release carbon monoxide hazards. Birds, especially canaries, are highly sensitive to toxic gases. the bureau plans to use song birds as living gas detectors during rescues, keeping them in cages while descending shafts and monitoring their condition.
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