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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1912

Page

2

Waterloo Evening Courier a Daily Local Paper Details

Waterloo Evening Courier announces publication daily except Sunday by Hartman Company with offices in Waterloo New York offices in Tribute Building Chicago and Paris and Berlin foreign post offices notes rates and advertising details. It lists agents and branch exchanges and provides travel and postage information for readers and travelers.

Aterloo Maemter W. H. Hartman Company Bop-11 West Fork Avenue and Harman A.W. Perragon Sec'y-Treas Gen. Mgr New York Alfred B. Lukens Chicago Trifune A. W. Allen Waterloo Felepnoves Berlin Cuter den St. Petersburg Iz Nevsk

Platform Clash at Taft Roosevelt Meet Shapes Nomination

The Chicago convention pits Taft and Roosevelt over platform battles. Roosevelt backs initiative referendum and recall of judicial decisions, while Taft opposes. A progressive plank clash will determine if the Republican party moves with modern times or favors conservative restraint.

Taft Roosevelt Chicago Roosevelt Assembly Republican Party

Rail officials killed shock railways more than common public

A public discourse argues that railroads treat deaths of officials as shockingly worse than mass passenger casualties. It notes Samuel Spencer’s 1906 death and compares fatalities in accidents to the railways' response, suggesting railroads reflect American conditions and question their safety priorities after high casualty figures and multiple recent wrecks.

Waterloo Tlinois Railway Age Gazette Samuel Spencer United States Spencer Southern Railway Sher Eudden

What Mexico Needs and the Challenge of Governance

An analysis arguing Mexico cannot be guided by a single cure for its flaws. It critiques Diaz era tyranny and notes the difficulty of establishing order without enduring political maturity, education, and public responsibility among citizens. The piece questions whether popular government can function without strong leadership and social development.

Mexico Latin America Diaz Wexicay Keting

Debate on Mexico and Roosevelt echoed in era news

The column voices disorder over a US stance in Mexico with Monroe Doctrine duties and calls for intervention, while another piece mocks Roosevelt’s candidacy noting shifts from self made rise to ladder-jumping politics. Britain’s industrial strife is mentioned as a contrast.

Ceeds Mexico Madero Republic United States

Politicians Run the Show As Roosevelt Leads Iowa

Fragmented excerpts from Cedar Falls to Mason City outline electorial sentiment for Roosevelt and Taft with references to Cummins and western progressives. Notes hint at party dynamics, convention chances, and a looming last duel between Taft and Roosevelt amid national political tensions.

Cedar Falls Roosevelt

Conservatives in Peril and Homeless Iowans in News Cartoons

The piece notes a Rooseveltwilson split could unsettle conservatives, with a tide toward progressive politics shaping the race. Cedar Rapids Republican comments on Homeless Iowans and Iowa’s failed Eden motif bemused by Californians at a picnic. It admires a snowstorm and moonlight as grandeur beyond the Hawkeye state.

Connell Roosevelt Wilson

Easy Slippers and Other Fragments in 19th Century Humor

A collage of quips and bits from period magazines and newspapers. Vignettes include playful exchanges about manners, domestic life, and social norms, with a comic touch on letters, cups, ribs, and white shoes. Notable bits reference Harper's Bazaar, Fliegende Blätter, and Chicago and Philadelphia outlets.

Heathen Creeds in America Sparks Church Debate

Easter Courier reports on Mrs D Sells defending Christian Science against charges of heathen creeds. The discussion centers on Seience and Health and the Bible, arguing that Christian Science aligns with scripture and Jesus' teachings, countering accusations of unchristian doctrine.

Easter Courier Fen Rancy 24 D. Sells Areaston Tn Ti Ja Wella Mary Mrs. Wells Tesus Navareth

Rendalt Defends Christian Science as Truly Christian Practice

Des Moines letter argues Christian Science aligns with Jesus commands to preach and heal and proves truth through demonstrable facts. The writer says investigators find harmony, peace, health, and spiritual understanding, while noting that followers welcome inquiry and that the faith offers clear, satisfactory teachings. February 27.

Welly Christian Science

Deaths By Self Destruction After mismated Marriage

Mrs Louise Noble wife of Walter Lispenard Surdam eloped with Frederick Noble after eight years of marriage. They divorced, remarried, and within three weeks their lives ended in suicide. The tragedy cited as result of a love deemed by society to defy law and religion.

Louise Noble Fred New York Louise Suydam Walter Lispenard Surdam Frederick Noble Surdam Mr. Noble Mfe Louise Surdam Noble Daya Lone

Affinity and the trials of lawful marriage in Ruth Cameron notes

Ruth Cameron reflects on marriage, love as habit or passion, and the dangers of defying convention. She cites Louise Suydam Noble praising law and religion and laments personal ruin from pursuing a soulmate outside wedlock. The piece emphasizes enduring moral standards amid turbulent relationships.

Louise Suydam Earle Julia Kuttner Louise Noble Louise Suydam Noble

Roosevelt on Recall of Decisions Debate

Chicago Record Herald reports Mr Roosevelt defending his stance on judiciary misrepresentation and proposing a referendum on state supreme court rulings in health and morals cases. He argues against recalling entire courts and favors a requirement that five or six justices must agree to strike down statutes to curb swift reversals.

Chicago Record-Herald Massachusetts Roosevelt Supreme Court United States Supreme Court

Prominent Toledo Firm Oath on Patent Cure Ad

Frank J. Cheney of the firm F. J. Cheney & Co. testifies under oath in Toledo that the partnership paid a fee and promises a cure for catarrh via Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document is notarized by A W Gleason on December ? 1886, urging readers to send for testimonials and buy the product.

ToLzpo Frank J. Cheney Frm F. J. Caexer & Co Toledo County Slegiore Hiall CaTannn Oran A. W. Gleabon F.J. Cheney & CO Hala

Voters Oppose Col Addlevelt in Progressive Republican Push

Ackley Iowa February special report outlines the Progressive Republican Two Term League formed by Republicans and progressives. They pledge to uphold Theodore Roosevelt’s two term policy, oppose a third term, and warn that nominating one man could doom the Republican Party in 1916.

Ackley Theodore Roosevelt Grant United States Republican Party

Capudine Headache Remedy Ad Text Sparks Interest

An advertisement extols Capudine as a quick cure for headaches caused by heat cold grip or stomach troubles. It promises relief from feverishness aches and nervousness and claims Capudine acts immediately in liquid form and is easy to take available at drug stores for 0¢ 25¢ and 50¢.

Teddy Troosevelt Chicago Tribune

Iowa Republicans debate Cummins and Taft for 1912

The passage outlines cautious support for Senator Cummins as a potential presidential candidate while urging independent judgment. It also expresses firm belief in a square deal and asserts that if Iowa’s vote at the next national Republican convention would aid Taft or defeat him, the vote should decisively favor Taft.

Xalltawa Times-Republican Lowe Cummins Taft Iowa

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