Evening Courier and Associated Press Notes
The Waterloo Evening Courier lists staff and offices including President and Editor Hartmay, with addresses in Waterloo and New York. It notes foreign postal access for travelers, advertising rates, and subscription details. The long column juggles tax talk, political targets, baseball litigation, and Virginia prohibition activity amid global events.
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Evening Courier
Associated Presa
W. A. Hartmay Company
Giby
West Park Avenue
Waterloo
Bn Waterloo
Courier
Eeer Snappers
Europe
Wateroo Evening Courier
London
Trafalgar Building
Northcumberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Dawe's Steamship Agency
Green Street
Paris
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Place de Fopere
Ailiog
Berlin
Unter den Linden
St. Petersburg
Nevaky Prospekt
Poor Little Millionaires and the Income Tax Chase
The piece lampoons John J. Rockefeller as a rich fugitive from the income tax, facing a 12 630 000 bill this year. It notes residence shifts to avoid taxation and compares tax burdens across nations, ending with a wry remark that many would envy such taxed wealth.
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John J. Rockefeller
New York
England
Germany
Italy
Spain
Life for progress or peril in round-the-world flight
The piece argues a 150000 prize round-the-world flight risks lives but may drive aviation progress. It questions rushing sustained long-range flight, noting inland and water flight remain, and deems life for progress preferable to foolhardiness, urging gradual steps over a bold circum navigation.
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Aero Club of America
Siberian
Iowa Rail Depot Spotlights and Rockefeller Tax Dustups
A state inspector lauds the Illinois Central passenger station in Waterloo as one of the cleanest in Iowa, while The Courier plans to call out railroads with poor depot facilities. Meanwhile officials pursue tax claims against John D. Rockefeller, hinting at broader fiscal wrangles and political pressure.
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Illinois Central
Iowa
Courier
Waterloo
Rock Island
Uncle Horace Buies and the Thaw Case
Marshalltown Times Republican notes Uncle Horace Buies writes on the Thaw case and urges charm of pen to hold attention. Cedar Rapids Gazette observes Eastern miners and operators negotiating a wage increase, with miners expected to gain but the outcome unclear.
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Horace Buies
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Cedar Rapids
Ideas of a Plain Man and the Shadow of Passion
A fragmentary critique of sensational daily reporting on crime. The author links love, life, lust, and murder, arguing sensational violence reveals primal impulses. The piece muses on the grotesque appeal of violent acts and the tension between restraint and desire.
The Goat as Symbol of National Wealth and Waste
A satirical essay contrasts two uses of goats, the comic artist's goat and real goats abroad. It argues America ignores the animal’s value while nations like Switzerland and Egypt leverage goats for wealth and food, urging conservation and smarter resource use.
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America
Switzerland
Lowell
Palestine
Egypt
India
Policy Shifts Prompt Reader Reflections Across Papers
A collage of 1913 era clippings notes policy tweaks and public reactions. It cites Ottumwa Courier on law and order and reflects on US recognition of Peru's claimed leader, exposing political tensions. Davenport Times lampoons a parlor bedroom as health risk while praising Dr Kepford's public health warning. Sioux City Tribune quotes Orville Wright warning against a bold trans Atlantic flight. Dubuque Times-Journal highlights a Washington dispatch on Secretary Bryan's Europe trip and a president’s approval stance. The mix shows debate over governance, health, aviation risk, and international peace efforts.
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Siouxity Tribune
Orville Wright
Philadelphia
Ttis
Dubuque
A Moment of Fun Loyalty and social cliques in New York
Henry Townsend Martin Irish society leader and wit tells a dinner crowd a tale about loyalty within a caste. He compares loyalty to a duck chick raised by a hen to illustrate how a group stands by a misfit. The anecdote clues readers to social dynamics amid a bustling scene.
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Henry Townsend Martin
New York
A Distant Relative’s Quick Tempted Husband
Ruth Cameron recounts a relative’s quick temper and repeated repentances that fail to remedy the harm they cause in a marriage. The tale compares human conflict to harming a nervous horse, arguing true repentance lies in lasting temper control rather than brief sweet conduct.
Annual Iowa Carload Mutter and Keg Shippers meet
Des Moines Iowa February 16 annual convention of the Iowa Carload Mutter and Keg Shippers association set for Des Moines in March over 200 delegates expected to attend according to the convention bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
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Des Moines
Iowa Carload
Mutter and Keg Shippers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Milk quoter reform urged at Iowa convention
At the Davenport convention the Iowa milk questioner urged changes to how milk bottles are used. State dairy official Ratrey said reforms would prevent bottle mixups and improve safety for households and kerosene receptacles.
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Lns Moiins
Iowa
Darvenbork
Wot Ratrey
Cheiry Area
Dairymen Back Bottle Milk Distribution Plan
The convention endorsed bottle distribution as cleaner and urged a law prohibiting bottle reuse. Robert Moffman of Highland Park was elected president and E T Saddler of Waterloo secretary. Mr Barney spoke on methods to improve milk quality, and the group supported the state dairy and food department.
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Robert Moffman
Highland Park
E. T. Saddler
Waterloo
Barney
State Dairy and Food Department
Tax Penalties and Treasurer Liability in Iowa Delinquencies
Iowa county treasurers warn they will be liable for 2 percent monthly penalties when taxpayers file property descriptions and checks late. Delinquent payers must settle by April 1 to avoid penalties, with semi annual payments due April 1 and October 1. The practice of March 31 check handoffs to dodge penalties would be barred, and treasurers could be held responsible for penalties from prior years.
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Iowa
United States Spelling Book 1849 Relic Found in Pa
John F Diets owns an 1849 spelling book titled The United States Spelling Book with Appropriate Reading Lessons. Used by Rev Levi Knepper in Somerset County Pennsylvania and once owned by Dietzs stepmother. It starts with the alphabet and simple words then longer terms, mixing biblical readings with lessons on Jesus and parables. The book also contains general information including history and a life of Columbus. Readers are invited to share other old textbooks.
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John F. Diets
United States
Levi Knepper
Somerset County
Dietz
Columbus
The
Courier
Whitmer Declines Gubernatorial Run in Iowa
Sioux City Iowa February 16 G BR Whitmer Democratic county chairman who had been urged by northwest Iowa leaders to run for governor announced he would not be a candidate.
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Whitmer
Sioux City
G. BR. Whitmer
Iowa
Education Notes Show School Life in Many Lands
The column highlights Mothercraft in English elementary schools, Salt Lake janitors’ institutes, New York City evening classes at Washington Irving High, and Danish teacher tenure. It also covers community music pooling funds in Locust Valley, a Jersey City high school open night for families, and a school luncheon during a 4:30 to 10 pm program with 15 000 citizens attending.
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England
Salt Lake County
Utah
Washington Irving High School
New York City
Denmark
W. H. Smith
United States Bureau of Education
Locust Valley
N. Y
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