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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
9
Rev W A Sunday addressed 7500 women on marriage vows wifehood motherhood and purity teaching in a social purity campaign backed by Christian mothers. Miss Maclaren led a large choir with a 233 dollar collection for Miss Miller and Miss Maclaren.
A Sunday sermon discourse argues society has not weakened maternity. It critiques marriage motives, praises virtuous women, cautions against trivial love, and emphasizes religion as foundational to American civilization and family.
Pau France December 9 A famed aviator in a monoplane climbed to 10 499 feet establishing a new world altitude record. The feat followed a daily flight with observers noting steady ascent and smooth performance against clear skies.
Evangelist preaching at 7 30 tonight and tomorrow with regular Sunday services and special men and women services at 2 pm. Knights of Pythias from North Waterloo lodge No are to attend Tuesday evening December 13, marching from Pythian temple to join Helmet lodge 88 for the morning service. Odd Fellows to attend men’s meeting Sunday after noon. Invitations go to 28 nearby towns as local will host visiting lodges. High school boys and girls to attend in body tonight, meeting at Y M C A with designated leaders.
Cotton traders on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange surged into a buying frenzy after the crop estimate was posted. Futures prices jumped from 34 to 39 cents as markets reacted to the latest cotton crop figures. Washington reports a department of agriculture release announcing total figures.
Cedar Falls December 9 Special Glenn LaBarre, arrested at Waterloo this week over alleged forged checks, appeared at a preliminary hearing and was fully exonerated from any connection with the forgery after witnesses testified, removing all doubt of his involvement. Also noted production figures show cotton output at 11,426,000 bales versus 10,004,949 last year.
Macon Illinois reports Farmers and Merchants Bank failed to open after a bank run yesterday. The institution held deposits around 100000 dollars, triggering the closure today as customers sought their funds.
The Iowa Railroad Commission ordered a coal freight rate reduction for long distances, with a tiered structure from 26 miles to 140 miles and beyond, finding the twenty year old Iowa rate excessive compared with voluntary company rates in Iowa and other states. The steam coal rate remains unchanged.
August Bush of Waterloo and John Tool of Sioux City pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Reed in Dubuque. Bush received 30 days in Dubuque county jail, a 1100 fine, and costs. Tool was sentenced to 30 days in Fort Dodge county jail, a 100 fine, and costs.
Seattle December 9 reports list a November storm incident off Mokoh Korea affecting a Japanese and Korean fishing fleet. A total 891 men were drowned, seven Japanese vessels and two Korean ships were wrecked, with 237 Koreans and 2 Japanese saved.
Edward Henry Ozman American consul general in Constantinople died today after a brief illness. He was born in Rochester Minnesota on August 8 1857. New Jersey population rises to 2 537 167 an increase of 653 493 according to Washington dispatch.
Two masked men forced entry to Iowa Savings Bank in Tracy on December 6 and placed dynamite before the safe. A Wa bash section man spotted them and alerted authorities before the charge could explode. Little money was taken and police across nearby towns were alerted.
New Hampton Indiana December 9 The Evening Press reports Reverend Fritchel Lutheran pastor signed a petition for saloons saying he does not favor intoxication but cannot oppose it on religious grounds Prohibition he asserts has no foundation in scripture and church members are outraged by the stance.news
Mr Sunday urges generosity noting singers may earn 3000 for a night yet some give a nickel for six weeks of revival work. He mocks belief that spiritual work deserves no pay and jokes about tabernacle conduct. Mrs Muirhead announces ejecting six men as service opens. Continued on page 12.
Five youths jailed after a drunken quarrel at the Barnes residence five miles west of town ends with Mrs. Barnes dead from a crushed skull. Zarnes attacked, his wife tried to help and was killed. Sheriff Iraws detained two Young brothers and Teale brothers among five suspects who admit to being at the scene but deny involvement.
New York, Dec. 9 Mrs Stuyvesant Fish opens her home for a discussion of the president s message. Suffragist Ida Husted Harper will lecture to members of the Four Hundred followed by a discussion and tea. The move is seen by suffragists as a sign of support, though Mrs Harper denies that implication.
Maulo Moore, manager of a circuit of theaters in Vincennes Indiana, was found not guilty of murdering Charles H Gibson a wealthy operator in the oil fields. The verdict sparked cheers in the courtroom as Moore was carried from the platform by supporters after a ten day sensational trial in southern Indiana.
Humboldt Iowa December 9 according to relatives of Frank Gotch world champion heavyweight wrestler he will marry Gladys Ostrich of Humboldt on January 11 1911 in a local ceremony full of public interest and sporting circles
Albert Rasmussen an 11 year old student at Toland's university drowned last night while skating at Clear Lake Mason City Ia His body was recovered an hour later He was the son of a prominent family
The McDermott hotel in Osborne Iowa burned down in the early hours, forcing numerous guests to flee in night clothing. Cold, near freezing temperatures left many guests ill from exposure as fire crews battled the blaze. The day also notes the Iowa State Grange annual session set for December 13 to 16 at the Savory hotel in Des Moines.
Dubuque Iowa December 5 Evening Press Col W P Crawford former state senator from Dubuque County and early resident of the state died at noon today after pneumonia at age 80. He lived in Dubuque for 70 years and was Civil War veteran and commander of the guard at the execution of Mrs Surratt and others for Lincoln assassination.
Telegram from Jerusalem reports Bedouins killed the Turkish garrison at Kerak in Syria and slaughtered over one hundred Christians in the town s habitats in reprisal for the execution of a Bedouin chief.
Mrs. Bessie L. Moore is granted a divorce from her husband, Engineer Bert Moore. The estranged marriage follows a dramatic incident last Saturday night when an unknown assailant fired a bullet at him. Charges include infidelity and cited time and place.
Sumner Prescott, former head of a Marinette Wisconsin manufacturing concern, admits the woman he married in St Paul in October was Nan Patterson the chorus girl twice tried for the murder of Caesar Young in New York. He expresses great regret that the secret was uncovered.
Firefighters battled a blaze that started from a furnace at 637 Third Avenue West and destroyed a residence owned by the Raymond estate. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Chapman escaped as smoke and flames raged through a hardwood frame in Waterloo west. Fire weakened walls, neighbors aided in saving belongings, and insurance covered some losses amid extensive damage.
Creston Iowa December 9 1 013 saloon men filed a petition surprising locals The case may be heard on December 20 with the election date set for the coming terms and the issue of license renewal in Creston’s saloon district.
A cyclone swept northern Spain on December 9, wrecking coastal areas. In Corunna several small vessels sank and many people were drowned or wounded near Billsao. The storm caused multiple fatalities and extensive damage along the harbor and nearby communities.
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