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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
7
Faith Essex and Ruth Nelson, both seven, ventured on thin ice after school. A preacher rescued one child while the other perished. A Mrs N R Miller died at home near Aurora after gas inhalation. her husband was found unconscious. Bodies were recovered after forty hours.
Death by drowning of Faith Essex and Esther Nelson, both seven, after ice broke on a bayou near a bridge. Rev. H A Essex searched, rescued his daughter, others pulled him free. Faith and Esther were students at the public school, families have lived in town two years. In Aurora gas from a stove killed Mrs Miller and left her husband unconscious, later revived but seriously ill. funeral for Mrs Miller set for Friday at 1:30 at the Baptist church.
In Lanao Mindanao Philippine Islands Nec 14 American scouts engagement killed forty two Moro Gutlaws with no American fatalities. The battle supported the campaign to suppress organized brigandage among Moros.
London dispatch reports Mrs. Arthur Stannard known as John Strange Winter died today after months of illness following an elevator accident. The writer had been bedridden since the incident.
Mrs. Stella Briggs and her six young children arrived from North Dakota with little money. They survived three days on a quarter by buying a soup bone and crackers. She sought aid from Rescue Mission Superintendent Hughes and Associated Charities Superintendent Klingaman, and plans to have a sewing machine forwarded to Albert Lea, Minnesota.
New York December trial of the “shooting show girls” nears its close as attorneys expect to finish summaries so the jury can retire. Lillian Graham Ethel Conrad and W E D Stokes testified. Mrs Stella Singleton may take the stand. Stokes is in critical condition. defense presses for restraint on further testimony. Police Inspector Russell described arrests and interrogations.
The Pure Food Board of the Department of Agriculture today declared absinthe dangerous to health and recommended prohibiting its import into the United States after January 1 next. The order awaits the secretary of agriculture’s signature to become effective.
Indianapolis December 14. A federal grand jury began an inquiry into a nation wide conspiracy involving more than 100 explosions in structures built by non union firms. The list cites 17 states from 1905 to 1911 and notes possible involvement beyond McNamara brothers and McManigal. Ohio leads with 20 blasts, followed by Illinois and others.
Miss Marion Lake of Sioux City and M S Pitts eloped to Elgin after finding a Chicago wedding plan thwarted by a magistrate who deleted the word obey from the service. They married at a police station with Judge Thompson’s license, then left for Sioux City amid a search by Pitts.
The Blankenburg reform administration tightens control in Philadelphia by closing saloons on Sundays. The newly elected mayor pledged to shut Sabbath saloons and appears to be keeping his word, making Sundays feel like the Sahara in the City of Brotherly Love.
Mrs Wycoff, daughter of a Sioux City farmer, describes swapping a fiancé ring before an elopement scheme with Mr Pitts and Mr Wycoff. She asserts she never loved Pitts and trusts her parents may forgive her, but she will not desert her husband if they refuse.
Washington Bec 14. Catherine A Wood testified that Charles A White, ex Illinois legislator, boasted of bribing votes for Lorimer and threatened prison. White claimed Chicago backers would protect him as he described himself as a bad man who killed two men. The testimony framed defense claims of blackmail in the Lorimer bribery expose.
Washington report notes the Sulzer joint resolution ending the 1832 treaty with Russia over discrimination against Jewish Americans passed the House 209 to 1, with Mailey of New York the lone opposition. A similar Culberson measure in the Senate also seeks immediate notice to terminate the treaty within a year.
Fragmentary temperature related note with broken names and dates. The legible portions show a December timestamp and mentions Buchanan Optical and Syndicate Block but lack coherent details or a complete event. Unable to determine a clear people, places, or outcomes from the text provided.
Kansas City juror Harry Waldron, who fled during the Dr. B C Hyde murder trial, testified about four days of wandering for “fresh air” and “freedom from confining walls.” Judge Porterfield cancelled the trial and released him after finding him mentally incompetent. Waldron described roaming through Emporia and Kansas City areas, fearing arrest, longing for his wife and children at Christmas, and recalling his jurors salary of 12 dollars.
Jouis Toreat, who keeps a flock of performing chickens at the Majestic this week, displays fowls at the Waterloo poultry show and yesterday bought two more game cocks from J. F. Stevenson of 1029 Commercial Street, making five birds Toreat has secured from that flock plus a cock from George Bloser on Upper Logan Avenue. He also gifted a misbehaving game cock to Stevenson.
Herbert T. Jennings, a New York banker, lawyer, and real estate promoter, was arrested in the city by U.S. Marshal William Brenkel after a Federal Grand Jury indicted him. The Mount Vernon National Bank, closed last March while he led it, is alleged to have been despoiled of nearly $200,000.
The National Wool Growers association opened its forty eighth annual meeting in Omaha with broad wool grower turnout from many states. President F R Gooding of Idaho delivered a vigorous address praising the association’s work and urging attention to tariff revision and freight rates on wool by western railroads as the interstate commerce commission prepares to hear the case on June 8.
The Federation minstrels staged a two night program at the cre pheam theatre with acts by Jed J. Bross Ned Pullen Otis Weber and others. Highlights include The Circle Emmalina On Mobile Bay Alexanders Ragtime Band Star of the Deep Warry Young Maybe That is Why I am Lonely and a closing chorus. The lineup also includes A Few Minutes With a Happy Nigger and a great train robbery sketch followed by comic pieces and a barber shop sketch.
Washington December 14 Attorney General Wickersham proposes elevating the Bureau of Corporations within the Commerce and Labor Department to supervise federally chartered companies even without a new incorporation act. He envisions it as a key agency for voluntary or enforced disintegration of monopolies and for advising the admin on mergers under a broader board. The report highlights prosecutions and duties, including customs, fines, and a push to strengthen the 28 hour law for live stock transport.
Keene Iowa reports a tragic accident at a North Main street home. Little Helen Teeple, two, fell into a hot bath of irons during family washing, suffering severe burns on her left side and dying Monday morning. Officials await further details as the family mourns.
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