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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1913
Page
4
The president addresses Congress detailing the Mexican crisis and the currency bill, the Sherman Law, and other matters of importance. It discusses new tren establishing and the interpretation of those previously issued directives and directives.
President Wilson, speaking at a solar session to begin the second session of the Sixty third Congress, pressed immediate currency legislation and addressed farmer needs amid the Mexican crisis. He advocated clarifying the Sherman Act and called for nominating reform through direct presidential selection.
The speaker urges prompt enactment of national primary elections to let voters choose party entries for the presidency without nominating conventions. He suggests retaining conventions only to declare primary verdicts and craft platforms, with delegates and nominees from Congress and Senate alignment.
The president expresses the duty to inform Congress about the state of the nation and plans to present department reports. He notes the message will depart from typical summaries and asks for careful consideration by committees and members, stressing the importance of the subjects addressed.
The speech extols U S leadership in pursuing treaties to bind nations to peaceful dispute resolution, noting broad international assent from about thirty-one nations and four-fifths of world population. It emphasizes national honor and pledged adherence to global peace processes.
Waterlon Breaing Cows faces scrutiny as readers seek credible reporting on a local incident. Journalists emphasize verifying facts and clarifying ambiguous terms amid evolving confirmations from officials and witnesses.
A United States stance warns against recognizing any usurped government in Mexico. Huerta is condemned as a dictator, his authority collapsing and foreign policy aimed at supporting constitutional order and peace for Mexican citizens and neighbors. The text advocates watchful waiting and hopes for restoration of order by leaders who prioritize national liberty.
The speaker presses prompt action on a currency reform bill to benefit farmers and restore free credit. He argues for equal footing for farmers with other businesses, warns against special privileges, and urges the senate to concentrate energy on passing the measure to support domestic credit.
The article discusses U S agriculture funding and credit. It notes farmers rely on seasonality and markets, not rapid credit access, and praises new government efforts to connect farming with markets. A special commission will study European rural credit models to guide U S methods.
In his annual message President Wilson calls for immediate currency legislation to aid farmers with credit and financing. He notes current conditions force government deposits in southern and western states to assist producers and argues business interests await the law before large investments.
A cautious note argues that cultural insights can aid in crafting suitable laws. It warns against dogmatic claims while expressing confidence that broad, prudent discussion will yield the desired outcomes.
A speaker urges maintaining the Sherman Act but expanding explicit legislation to clarify and speed its enforcement. He calls for reducing debatable areas, tailoring laws to business practice, and addressing capital movement with fair, centralized debate before the next session.
A courier service seeks a driver to handle delivery routes, emphasizing efficiency and reliability. The posting highlights timely pickups, safe handling of packages, and strong organization skills as key requirements.
The text argues that enterprises should be relieved of embarrassment and set free to operate. It calls for destroying private monopolies and widening the ways of action so they can travel without anxiety.
A call for nationwide primary elections to choose presidential nominees without nominating conventions. The speaker urges keeping conventions to declare primary results and craft party platforms, proposing they include current nominees, vacant senate seats, senators with term, national committees, and presidential candidates.
President urges steady move toward Philippine independence while expanding local self government. He emphasizes trusteeship over overseas territories, extending native control of local institutions, schools, and governance to build capacity and guide gradual withdrawal of supervision.
A writer urges rapid development of Alaska by the Nation of Natural Resources with full territorial government. The piece argues Alaska should be blocked as a storehouse and governed directly, including rail and port terminal control, to serve national interests.
The Waterloo Courier presents local news, community events, and timely updates from Waterloo and surrounding areas with daily coverage and engaging reporting for residents.
The speaker argues for using national resources rather than hoarding them, with railways as a first step to unlock wealth. He emphasizes staged, practical conservation applicable from Alaska to the states, noting no inherent conflict between state and federal authorities.
President Wilson states his policy toward the Philippine Islands aims at eventual independence. He supports development now while noting natives have gained more representation on the Philippine commission than before.
The passage argues for shared use of national resources through conference and concession to avoid waste or favoritism. It calls for policies that release resources without jeopardizing them and seeks degilation that satisfies both people and government, urging united effort toward a heritage-based common purpose.
President Wilson urges federal action on employer liability for land and sea workers and advocates mine safety improvements. He cites social justice, conservation, and economic reform, praising Congress’s diligence while supporting international safety talks for sailors and port operations.
A medieval practice used oyster shells to treat rickets in children. The shells, rich in lime and minerals, were ground into powder and mixed with food. Reportedly, growing children showed improved teeth and general health from this remedy.
The Waterloo Evening Courier presents a compact hometown snapshot across sections. Local notices, brief sports notes, and community updates reflect daily life in Waterloo with emphasis on regional events and services.
Admiral Dewey's proposed naval program urges 48 battleships by 1920 with four new dreadnoughts this year plus sixteen destroyers eight submarines and minor craft. He argues a definite navy policy safeguards Monroe doctrine open door in the Far East and Panama canal interests, warning of American inferiority without clear policy.
A post convention drive by the Catholic Students' Association of America prompts a plan to establish a permanent chapel and spiritual adviser for Catholic students at the University of Iowa. A mass meeting at St. Brendan's Hall will set the plan, linking with the Knights of Columbus and clergy. D J Murphy of Waukon spoke at the convention and chairs a state committee to raise funds for the chapel.
The Charles City Press argues against judging all youths by a few cases. It contends many young people are morally clean and warns that shaming generalizes harms public character and trust.
Albert Miller Lea is linked to the first use of the name Iowa for the eastern region. His 1836 Notes on Wisconsin Territory notes that the land changed hands among tribes, was acquired from the Sauks and Foxes after the Black Hawk War, and that the Iowa River gave the district its name for its beauty and central course.
Des Moines Iowa December 1 The state board of control will delay selecting a site for the new hospital for epileptics to later in the week after inspecting one or two remaining options. The board has reviewed over a hundred proposals from cities across Iowa, rejecting many for being too distant from the state center while continuing visits to promising sites.
Real estate transfers include W H Galloway to C W Hunt for part of lot 15 Buckingham Place at 1 dollar, and Walter Johnson to L G Rittenhouse for lot 1 block 4 Baltimore addition at 2250 dollars. Other sales list parcels in Waterloo and surrounding additions with prices ranging from 1 to 2500 dollars and buyers such as Minnie V Welch and Citizens Gas & Electric Co. noted.
Salt Lake City December 2 An insanity verdict was returned for Mrs Augustus Ekman who killed her 12 year old daughter Frances Williams last June and was committed to the insane hospital The body was found in a trunk at the Ogden railway station Her former husband C J Anderson was cleared of involvement and awarded his property
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