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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
14
The New York State factory commission chaired by Senator Wagner met in Buffalo and Rochester and will convene in Syracuse and Albany before returning to New York City for a week of factory hearings.
The sensational Jennie Brice case mock court at the Congregational church gains pace as Topsy the bloodhound traces Philip Ladley from Sheriff Shore's office through Park Avenue, Waterloo theatre, Fourth street, and various businesses to Swisher's office. Ladley faces mock arrest. A B Lovejoy prosecutes, Z F Swisher defends, for a $500 prize at stake.
Fort y thousand letters in five months represent Gov. Wilson's mail since he rose to prominence as a democratic presidential hopeful last July. Joseph Tumulty, Wilson's secretary, read and answered most messages while only the more important notes were sent to the governor.
Stocks on the New York Exchange end trading with varied results across major issuers. Notable figures include United States Steel, American Sugar, and Northern Pacific showing gains and losses amid mixed activity. several rail and utility names appear with fractional changes or quotes, reflecting a choppy session of index strength and sector rotation.
Mary Lucas confesses killing Mrs. Pauline Pingel jealous of John Borenz. Police probe cellar for more victims. prosecutors and detectives fear more deaths link to Gunness-like case. Miller, once attentive to Lucas, vanished years ago after pancake incident. Also reports a local lodge officer election and an Eppling funeral with services in Owlock and German Lutheran church.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention saloon related titling, a Pontal Telfer couple from Res gind Saskatchewan, and visits involving Mrs Stewart on South Street. References include Springfield OL, Penton family, and O. C. Benton family in Crusda with favorable report.
Hazel Huntington hires a porter to carry her suitcase to the W Y station then meets Laurence Curran, a college-educated millionaire's son who charms her. Months later they reunite in a small town where Laurence reveals a long desire to meet her, while misunderstandings loom about an earlier glimpse in Philadelphia.
Vacationers at Grand Isle in Lake Champlain admire Charles A. Luis an armless man who piloted a 20 foot power boat with ease. After initial doubt from Burlington inspectors Washington approved licensing him to prove he can handle the job. He demonstrated toe powered engine work and won a license with a clean accident record this season.
District health department released figures from Dr. Arthur L. Murray showing the average Washingtonian has gained nine years in twelve, due to sanitation and lower infant mortality. The average life now stands at forty one years one month and sixteen days, up from thirty two years two months and twenty four days in 1900. Projections suggest continued gains could elevate the society and Oldest Inhabitants as key district bodies by 2000.
McCarty defeated Jim Flynn to rise in the heavyweight ranks and earned a New Year’s clash with Al Palzer in the second round of the elimination tourney. The win positions McCarty as a leading figure in the era’s white heavyweight scene, with prospects of a world title if the anticipated bout with Palzer solidifies.
At a Mast Waterloo school board meeting the building committee was asked to obtain sketches for a new eight room school on Parker street and Burton avenue. No construction details exist yet but the project may proceed without bond issues. The committee will report at the next regular board meeting to address crowded conditions on the east side schools.
A Waterloo visitor in a Waterloo grocery orders beer with comic mispronunciations while a G A R post in Oelwein calls a crucial December 13 meeting. Post Adjutant J Sid Anderson urges all members to attend for officer elections and important business.
Landis clashed with Congress amid a federal grand jury probe into alleged international revenue tax issues. Officials in Washington consider a possible compromise with manufacturers linked to Armour Co. and J. W. Moxley Co. District Attorney Withergon will defer further witnesses until Washington decides on a settlement.
An old classified fragment offers furnished room near Washington Street with corner-store access and transit. plus a Navy recruitment pitch targeting ambitious youths 17 to 25, promising good pay, steady advancement, lodging, travel, and a free book from the Bureau of Navigation in Washington D.C.
Mrs Lydian Caroline Zimmerman longtime Raymond resident dies at home after a ten day pneumonia illness. Husband predeceased her by four years. Survived by several children. Funeral services scheduled for Friday at Littleton.
Waukon Wisconsin area notes 17 months of dryness with population around 2500 and only one drunkenness arrest in six months after saloon closures. City temperance groups warn Waterlon area may worsen briefly but improve overall with continued dry policy as Waterton Business Men's Temperance Assn endorses the effort.
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