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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
6
Sixty-two men entombed by a cave-in at the Bunker Hill mine near Sutter Creek Cal were called to safety at 1 o clock. One hundred forty miners toiled at the shaft with wives and daughters aiding while food and air were supplied through pipes. Relief crews from nearby mines advanced through debris as rescue efforts continued.
Ottumwa Iowa Feb 8 T N Funk master mechanic for the Burlington on the Ottumwa division died at 12 30 midnight after fourteen weeks illness from dilation of the heart He was born Oct 14 1862 in Lucas county near Chariton began railroad service in 1881 as brakeman became fireman engineer and then master mechanic at Chariton and Ottumwa Funeral will be held Saturday with burial in Bethany Missouri.
Representative William F. McKinley of Illinois was re elected chairman of the Republican Congressional Committee. Other officers named include Charles H. Burke South Dakota secretary J Hampton Moore Pennsylvania treasurer George W Fairchild New York auditor William J Browning New Jersey and Henry Casson Wisconsin assistant secretary John Eversman Illinois assistant treasurer Francis Curtis Massachusetts director of the literary bureau. Resolutions on the death of H Loudensinger were adopted.
Serious floods in Spain and Portugal disrupt all transport and cut communications. The Tagus river floods Lisbon area with barges sunk and corpses drifting seaward. Portugal reports many victims and hospitals treat the injured as the chamber votes 500000 to aid disaster victims.
The missing girl Goldie Williams, 10, was found in a northeast Grand Island vacant house at noon. The body was covered with quick lime and hidden by a door. Authorities fear a lynching if the suspect is captured.
Chicago court scene as District Attorney Wilkerson seeks to read Chaplin statements from Swift & Co. office regarding fats allowances in 1919 beef cost and earlier 1909 fat allowance notes. Witness says memorandums were destroyed and records kept only briefly. Defense objects and jury is excused during argument.
Washington February 8 Friends of Judge William C. Hook pressed their case as President Taft weighs Supreme Court picks Representative Anthony of Kansas carried an analysis of Hook's Oklahoma Jim Crow ruling to the White House The ruling had been seen as a block to Hook's nomination Some Kansans say the opinion was possibly framed for another candidate and Anthony plans to submit a differing view to the president
Winston Spencer Churchill presented the Irish home rule bill in Belfast amid mixed reception. Orangemen jeered while liberals and nationalists cheered. a mob paraded with an effigy of Churchill and police kept order as the Churchills left for a meeting at the marquee.
The Waterloo Evening Courier proposed an Audit Company study to verify circulations and pay the bill for three papers to prevent advertiser bias. Rival papers resisted, urging scrutiny, while one circulated a typewritten letter accusing fraud and omitting key details. The Courier asserts its lead and notes recent estimates show near double others, with the incident now closed.
A Florida legislative committee demands a complete statement and will hear testimony next Tuesday on alleged syndicate control and suppressed reports related to the Deverghides land scheme and drainage works. Representative Moss and G8 Wright lead the inquiry with involvement from the Department of Agriculture and a drainage engineer.
W J Brink tas sues John Meyer for 10000 damages claiming Meyer alienated his wife Carrie Giffert Brink tas. Allegations include clandestine meetings in Waverly and Waterloo, love letters, gifts, and transportation money to meet, leading to abandonment. Mrs Cutshaw seeks divorce from George B Cutshaw citing cruelty and unreasonableness, four children, custody, and alimony. George recently bond-listed on assault charge related to a Waterloo physician.
Ex-Senator Frank J. Cannon, speaking at the First M. E. church, warned a large audience that Mormonism poses a danger to the United States. He described its wealth and growth as enabling the sect to achieve much, and said polygamy persists among its followers.
A would be thief moments into a robbery at a Miss Mowat shop when the assailant was struck by hot custard pie. The startled bandit fled toward the street with pie batter on his face and crowd alarmed as a clerk cooperated with police to secure the scene.
A property between Fourth Street and Park Avenue changes hands to Citizens Gas & Electric. Percy A Lane, now in Los Angeles, is selling to a local firm with about 15000 frontage feet and 40 feet depth. $15000 paid as part of the purchase, with plans for a landmark office building and a transformer yard backing the site.
Copenhagen reports a reassuring bulletin on King Frederick’s health for the day. Physicians note the king had a quiet night and that the lung inflammation is diminishing. His majesty’s general condition is satisfactory.
Washington stop reports Charles W. Morse and party en route to New York then to Germany for the Bad Nauheim cure. Dr. Fowler says Morse avoids the lime light and hopes to sail within ten days, bearing good spirits despite uncertainty of future plans.
The Germania Maennerchor and friends from Warverivy travel to Denver for a concert at Syndicate Hall led by Prof. Warwig. After the performance the singers and their wives will be entertained by Denver hosts until the midnight train to Waverly.
Lincoln reports the death of Chancellor Emeritus De Witt Clinton Huntington of Wesleyan University from illness of old age. He retired from active teaching five years ago after beginning his career in Vermont in 1843. Also noted is Mrs. W. Shallenberger confined at 732 West Third Avenue due to illness.
Davenport Feb report says a threatened Rock Island arsenal strike collapsed as machinists and other unions accepted employment cards. Cards issued to a few workers with plans for gradual spread. National officers ordered the move pending congressional review of the Taylor system.
Lorimer investigating committee heard McGowan admit receiving 306 dollars from Christe Wiehe in 1911 and writing a letter accusing Wiehe’s backers, claiming he threatened exposure to force repayment. He said “losses” from his absent business and delays in Chicago explain his demands.
The funeral for General James B. Weaver was held at the First Methodist church in Des Moines after his death at his daughter's home. The Yeomen, G A R and W C T W attended in a body as a final mark of respect. Colfax businesses closed and local schools held special exercises in honor.
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