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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
1
Attorney General Cosson framed the debate as individualism vs. cooperation noting farmers must unite to counter the trust and regulate prices. He defended extending the state capitol grounds to accommodate growing state business and administration. Names listed include R A Whitney, Mabel Wright, M G MacMurray, Edna E Prosser.
A new song by Hl. A. La Rue set to Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay delighted grain dealer delegates at the convention. The Town Criers band performed it to an encore, prompting many farmers to request copies to take home. The verse invites dealers to visit Waterloo and praises the city’s growth and hospitality.
The Progressive campaign opens Tuesday at 8:00 PM with a rally at the Universalist church on Fourth and Mulberry streets. Hon. Frank Q. Stuart of Chariton will speak on The Road to Equal Freedom, joined by Cedar Falls professor C. P. Colgrave and a Cedar Falls car delegation. Stuart, a noted Iowa figure, is a U.S. Senate candidate and former Democratic leader.
President Charles Van Hise of Wisconsin urged Congress to amend the Sherman act to target only restraints of trade harmful to public welfare. He argued small dealers farmers and workers are unfairly allowed to combine, skimming resources and wasting coal. He warned of unequal enforcement and called for a universal application of law and a new era of social responsibility.
The Gorrell Stock Company presents The Lion and the Mouse for the week’s last three nights with a cast praised as highly capable. Ticket prices remain 10 and 2 cents, despite the play’s royalist pedigree and high studio production. Elizabeth Boldizs sues for legal separation from Johns Voldizs citing drunkenness and cruelty. They wed in Austria-Hungary in February 1914 and separated last month. she seeks custody of their daughter while noting they have a son. An American bibliographic research institute is planned to be set up in Chicago by the Bibliographical Society of America.
Washington Feb 12 ground was broken today on the Lincoln Memorial a 2 million dollar monument planned to symbolize unity through architecture and sculpture The site lies in Potomac Park on an axis linking Capitol Washington Monument and Arlington with a future memorial bridge envisioned The design by Henry Bacon centers on a seated Lincoln statue flanked by memorials to the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural Address with a surrounding colonnade and 48 state memorial festoons
At the Majestic the Five Martells headline a sensational bicycle act opening today. Ollie Young and April perform Juggling Soap Bubbles, Crawford and Broderick present The Broad Way Boy and Girl, and Dr Will Davis debuts the Twentieth Century Imdea. Catherine Hayes and Mabel Johnson, famed heavy ladies, star in A Dream of Baby Days with songs and light comedy. Friday matinee offers free admission for ladies weighing 180 pounds with weigh-in by Scales in the lobby.
The Ninth district Sunday school conference opens at Walnut Street Baptist Church with a banquet tonight at 6 30 for men featuring Dr. W A Brown of Chicago. More than 200 tickets have been sold for the event. Tomorrow's program includes devotions, association work discussions, county and district topics, and a science program building.
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a quick, painless remedy for corns and calluses. It claims fast shriveling with a few drops, avoids red toe skin, and ends cutting, sticking plasters, and harsh salves. Sold by druggists for 25c, or via E. Lawrence & Co. in Chicago. Waterloo availability noted.
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