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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
4
The report notes a 1910 rainfall of 17.32 inches versus a 28 year normal 35.14 inches signaling scarce precipitation and potential crop losses. Mean annual temperature was 48.6 degrees, above the 28 year normal by 1.23 degrees. December averaged 22.5 with 5 inches of snow and 4 rainy days.
Francis A. Seeley former adjutant General of Minnesota and Civil War veteran dies in the soldiers' home near Ocean Park California at age 78. He served in the Minnesota legislature.
The wife of the Rev. W. P. Thompson of Hudson is reported greatly improved after a severe pneumonia attack. Mrs. W. 4H. Thompson, a sister of the Rev. W. P. Thompson, is now seriously ill with pneumonia, and also resides in Hudson.
A playful snap from New York Press quotes Adam tempted by an apple and imagines Eve as a peach, reflecting humorous biblical wordplay and contemporary wit. The item spotlights lighthearted commentary rather than hard news.
New York December 31 The banker Joseph G Robin facing grand larceny indictments swallowed poison before his arraignment. A stomach pump saved him. he remains at Bellevue hospital in guarded condition. Robin had been pursued by state and district attorneys over schemes that closed Northern Bank and Washington Savings Bank.
Adelaide Thurston, a Waterloo favorite, presented Miss Ananias to a large audience with many visitors in town. The new play, a bright clever comedy written for the actress, delivered amusing situations from start to finish.
Eloise Breese of New York City ascends to the title and estates as the Countess of Ancaster after her husband’s succession. She is a friend of Queen Mary and Duchess circles and shares three children with the Earl, including a three year old heir apparent Lord Willoughby De Eresby. The two sisters are four and one years old.
The Des Moines and state insurance scene grew in year end 454 regulated companies across fire casualty life groupings The Automobile Mutual Fire Insurance association and Automobile Owners Mutual Protective association were among two new firms The Capital and Merchants and Bankers Insurance company formed by merger Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire combined The Shawnee Fire of Topeka Kansas exited via reinsurance New Casualty entries included Pacific Coast Casualty and Automobile Owners Mutual Protective In Des Moines The Security Mutual Lincoln Nebraska State Life Indianapolis and North American Life Newark joined the ranks Buddhism described as a thriving world faith with self conquest and charity at its core and Buddhist missions active in America and England.
Leipsiz Germany Dec 30 Lieutenant Vivian H Brandon of the royal navy and Captain Bernard Frederick Trench of the British marine infantry were each sentenced to four years in a German fortress for spying on fortifications. They admitted they came to Germany to gather information for the British government and had photographed fortifications at Borkum and near Jade bay. German authorities note harsher penalties for such offenses than Britain. Lieutenant Siegfrid Helm, another German officer, received bonds for similar charges.
Five men indicted for selling votes were brought in from Manchester. Each was fined 100 dollars, sentenced to eight months in the workhouse, and disfranchised for five years. These were the first jail terms actually executed, though suspended sentences had loomed.
Brief notes report that men remain under investigation for bribery as the overall indictments in the probe climbed to 1141. No names or locations are given in the fragments.
Agnes Conrad four died at noon after recovering from diphtheria. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Conrad of 813 Peek Street. Cause heart failure. funeral Sunday at St Marys Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Also note Miss Margie Trimble leaves for Cedar Rapids for New Year visit with Miss Ollie Barbyte.
William Ewart Gladstone’s grandson Dee Sr w G C Gladstone arrives in the United States and will join the British diplomatic service as an attache at the Washington embassy. At 26 he inherits Hawarden Castle and runs a vast estate with coal pits and clay works, earning over 50000 dollars yearly and expected to loom large in Washington society.
Waterloo Masons held a St John'.s Day event with 489 served at a seven course banquet in the new Pythian Temple. Distinguished visitors included Worshipful Grand Master Frederick W. Craig and Grand Secretary Newton R. Parvin. The program featured addresses, music, readings, and dancing with the Metropolitan Orchestra.
A black fur mitten lost between Casebeers and Black Hawk Bank on Fourth Street is to be returned to the Courier office for safekeeping.
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