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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1911
Page
1
A local druggist notes many products fail after heavy promotion. He cites Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as effective for kidneys liver and bladder issues. He claims rapid results and wide sales from cured customers. Free trial bottle offered by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with paper mention. Regular bottles 10c and 1.00.
Champion Frank A. Gotch headlined a Waterloo theatre evening drawing a large crowd with a show featuring Young Sandoc and Yoesif Mahmout. Mahmout defeated Jim Ashbel in 29 1 2 minutes as Gotch, in top form, battled Sandoc for two falls totaling about 16 minutes. The event included referee Carl Brown and drew praise for Gotch despite close competition.
Lost or stray notes from a sports page discuss Gotch’s retirement rumors and a planned match with Munroe, coaching uncertainty at St. Louis University, and a mix of boxing wrestling and baseball items. Included are remarks on Watkins the Cardinals pitcher, minor league umpires being drafted, Ward Miller’s Cubs ownership, Frank Chance, Chief Bender, Knowles in Denver, Hugh McGreen, Larry McLean bets, and Bart McHugh’s accusations against Horace Fogel. Also mentions John Z McGraw, and a cold remedy ad.
Renwick Iowa December 5 1911 Harvey McPeak of Renwick issues a challenge to meet Jim Bellinger of Washburn in a finished bout for the Black Hawk county championship and national honors Bellinger who holds titles in multiple sections has rested this winter but now must defend his claim or risk losing the mantle in a decisive contest set to test his mettle and prove supremacy in the region
James Berry, formerly Great Britain's official executioner, has left that role after arriving in New York. At sixty-one, he reflects on his career where he presided over 193 murders and assisted in about five hundred executions. He now travels with camp meetings and preaches as a religious worker.
In Waterloo Iowa in December a match is proposed with split gate receipts. The challenger would weigh 175 pounds to win 75 percent of receipts or fight at his opponent's weight for 25 percent. McPeak backs the plan aiming for the bigger cut, while Bellinger likely accepts only the second option. Awaiting Washburn's decision.
Frank B. Morrison of the AFL reports not less than 50000 dollars as Clarence Darrow's fee for defending the McNamara brothers. He notes over 200000 dollars subscribed, most already spent, with possible refunds or pro rata distribution of any remaining funds to contributors or locals.
In Cedar Rapids the Holy Name Society plans to post large placards bearing the third commandment Thou shalt not take the name of thy Lord God in vain in barber shops billiard halls and other gathering spots The cards warn that profanity is prohibited in their rooms and businesses must enforce the rule The Catholic group from Immaculate Conception Church has several hundred members and aims to curb swearing citywide.
Belle Plaine Iowa reports Fred McCulloch winning first prize for barley at a Chicago land show for grain quality. The community hosts a Patriarchs Militant banquet initiating ten businessmen. A new $50,000 school building nears completion and heating work proceeds. Two residents sue the city for damages from sidewalk falls. Local factories announce more hires as employment rises toward seven hundred workers.
New York Sun reports Woodrow Wilson sought a pension from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching when leaving Princeton to run for governor. Denial cited the foundation aiding older college professors with long tenure. Wilson, 53, is said to have made the request, with the sun noting it as the only such inquiry received.
A reader in Iowa identified as a subscriber of the Evening Courier asks for the dictionary’s delivery address. They sent 1.03 dollars on December 4 and request the name and town to which the dictionary should be addressed.
Muscatine Iowa December reports grand jury hearings on the Gerischer murder. Tommy Hoskinson escorted by Deputy Sheriff O Leary appeared for the second time as the crowd watched. Emma Sloskinson, mother of the accused from Fairfield, visited the county jail, then sobbed in the sheriff's office, vowing to stay near her son. Factory work forces rose sharply with over 200 added at the Automatic plant.
Henry J. Goldstein of Boston reports five years of severe rheumatism with stiff knees. After trying many medicines he found relief with Hood's Sarsaparilla and now calls himself cured. He endorses the remedy and notes its liquid form or Sarsatabs tablets are available.
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