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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
9
Reports from Vera Cruz claim Tampico fallen to rebels but official sources deny it while U S warships observe shelling and troop movements. Rebel attacks near Ojinaga prompt border patrols as population surges and British cruisers head to the region.
Walter Frederickson, a Red Oak Iowa farmer, was traveling eastbound on a Panhandle railroad passenger train near Steubenville Ohio when he leaped through a window and was killed instantly. He was bound for Sweden to spend Christmas holidays.
A bomb mailed to a New York bottling company exploded in an uptown plant, killing 18 year old Ida Anusewitz and injuring two men. The blast shattered windows and a desk, with investigators suspecting dynamite as the cause. Police pursued leads linking the incident to recent worker dismissals, though owner William Callaman denied any grudge.
In Washington on December 12 the Senate opened a currency debate with a vigorous defense of the Democratic caucus as the method to carry party promises into effect. Senator Newlands replied to Sen. Hitchcock's assault, declaring the caucus is the instrument by which administration measures and party council results can be made effective.
In Wahoo Nebraska Mrs Maggie Johnson in a county jail cell drank poison while awaiting the verdict in the murder trial of her husband John Johnson. She was reported in critical condition and the verdict's readout was delayed until her presence in the courtroom.
New York December 12 shares of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad declined to a new low after Warther liquidations. The price slipped to 66 3 8 shortly before 1 o clock, below yesterday's record of 67 38.
Mrs. Helen L. Mackay widow of Rev. Dr. Donald Sage Mackay died under ether at a private hospital where she had registered as Mrs. J. H. Stone of Boston. A coroner's inquest opened to probe death attributed to heart failure during anesthesia.
In Cedar Rapids Iowa police fought with on boarding suspects this morning at the union station. Detective Joseph Keroulik was shot in the hip and Conductor BE Moran was wounded in the face. Three assailants were disarmed and jailed after the brief clash. A fourth was wounded. The suspects had been threatening a fireman and police.
Quiet reigned in the copper district with no parades after deputies blocked strikers. The Western Federation of Miners supply store in Calumet was searched and six loaded rifles were confiscated. Deputy sheriff Timothy Driscoll, shot yesterday at South Range, is expected to recover.
The Illinois Central 1290000 bond issue to retire other bonds and fund improvements was ratified at a Chicago stockholders meeting. A Waterloo reader letters section notes long subscription history to the Waterloo Evening Courier. Berlin reports the Almanach de Gotha states the Duke of Croy marriage to Miss Nancy Leishman is not a marriage of equal birth, signaling royal court implications.
Fifty shots rang out near the Fourth avenue entrance during a six day bicycle race as two rival gangs battled inside Madison Square Garden. A streetcar was used as a barricade while bullets flew. police arrived quickly but combatants fled in autos. No injuries reported. The clash stemmed from rival leaders seeking to supply strong arm men for police work.
Miss Anna M. Eckbert, 69, a Washington post office employee for 33 years, was killed by a railroad train in Lewiston, Pa. today after recovering from a nervous breakdown at her brother's home. Her long service earned a personal letter from Postmaster General Wanamaker.
Mason City reports a fire in Manly Iowa that began this afternoon threatening the business district. Fire equipment responded with several hose trucks from the local department. A grocery store bakery barber shop and a rooming house were burned.
Indiana Governor Samuel M. Ralston reports $59,194 on deposit from flood relief contributions. The fund, totaling $141,080, remains unspent as lawmakers ponder options to dispose of the money. Donors sent funds from across the United States, earning interest.
London reports confirm Costa Rican congress refused to ratify the oil concession backed by Lord Cowdray. A Pearson firm member told the Associated Press that no new talks will occur unless Colombia invites them, and questioned whether opposition has increased concessions’ profitability.
Paris reports Adolphe Pegoud, famed French aviator, looping with a passenger aboard at the Bue aerodrome. On three runs he completed several successful loops with journalists aboard, showing the feat is not harder than flying solo.
The Department of Agriculture announced that total U S cotton production for the 1913 14 season will be 13 677 000 bales up from 13 708 421 bales the previous season.
A conference of the National Association of State Railway Commissioners reveals a rift over uniform express rates. Iowa officials led by Dwight N. Lewin oppose surrendering state rate advantages, with Iowa North and South Dakota and Nebraska likely to reject proposals for nationwide uniform rates. W. A. Ryan and T. B. Harrison spearhead federal and express company arguments.
Samuel Mitchell, a tall man with color, was sentenced by Judge Mullan to two years in the reformatory for carrying concealed weapons. He had no attorney and no money, and arrived with his wife from Kansas City a month earlier to work for board.
In Erie on December 12 a baby was born in a section of the house of Guy T. Justice, superintendent of the Erie Associated Charities, while firemen battled flames. The father announced the birth as the fire crew prepared to depart, unaware of the event during rescue efforts.
C H Markham president of the Tiineis Central railroad is confined to his room at the Chicago Beach hotel due to inflammation of the right eye. A lodged substance in the eye caused the trouble, and he expects to resume business in a few days after treatment and physician oversight.
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