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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1912

Page

5

Paris Air Traffic Decree Sets New Night Horn Rules

Paris authorities publish a strict air traffic decree requiring aircraft to carry three lights and a motor horn for night and fog use. Each aviator must hold a navigation certificate and permit, display registration prominently, and log passenger names with routes and timetables. Prohibitions include explosives cameras and wireless gear, with a 104 meter minimum flying distance, aiming to aid military control and prosecutions.

Paris Ranece Churen

Diet Of The Teetotaler Cites A Long Day Of Refreshments

A teetotaler recalls a hot day of meals and drinks from breakfast to dinner including lamb chop cereal coffee toast bananas ice water lemonade ice cream milk and lettuce and tomato sandwich with iced tea and watermelon He notes no ill effects amid a fragmented note on wine imports into England and a garbled agricultural reference Port of Spain farmers and tobacco shows in the same year.

Rock Salt For Mobs Debate Arms For Riot Control

A Victorian column argues for arming troops with rock salt loaded shotguns to deter riots. It suggests two gun types, one with coarse rock salt to stun and antiseptic benefits, the other buckshot at close range for hard crowds. It also references Sir Hiram Maxim and a New York police gathering. A separate anecdote recounts a museum scientist aiding a distressed woman seeking the Brooklyn Bridge.

Liverpool Jose New England Hiram Max m The London Express Museum of Natural History New York

Market News and Weather Across States and Markets

General markets and weather outlook across town, South Dakota, Illinois, and Chicago. Wheat and corn futures moved on Argentine export surprise with May at around $1.00 and gains then eased. oats firm on scarce offerings. pork, lard, and rib prices quoted. Live stock markets in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Omaha show cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts and price ranges with mixed demand and steady to higher openings. Chicago produce and cash wheat and corn prices listed. Weather forecast notes continued cold with fair skies in regions.

Chicago United States St. Louis Kansas City

Waterloo Girl Wins Prizes in Iowa State Club Contest

Miss Margery Park daughter of Mr and Mrs Tr E Park won three prizes in the third annual Boys and Girls club contest at Iowa State College. She earned first in machine-made kitchen sapron second? third prize for white bread and seventh for best hand made pillowcase, plus a gold badge. She plans to pursue domestic art to become an instructor. Miss Louise Peek was too late to enter. The Christian Endeavor society of Union Congregational church holds a railroad social tomorrow at 8 pm in the church basement with a small admission.

Margery Park Tr. E. Park Ames Iowa State College Miss Park Courier Relub Park Waterloo High School Waterloo Louise Peek Dr. J and Ars. E. E. Peek

Moyer testifies on cattle cost calculations in Armour case

Henry Moyer ex expert accountant resumed testimony in the Chicago packers trial detailing the method to compute test cost of cattle for Armour & Co. He described the killing charge of 2.75 per head and the by product credits recorded in cost sheets and memos while noting no records on hides credits.

Chicago Henry Moyer Ixpert Armour & Co Chicago Packers. Co Wilkerson Moyer Tie

Waterloo high announces preliminary declamatory contest contestants

Waterloo High School East lists contestants Nina Stewart Helen Register Troyd Huffnagle Irwin Sage Arthur McGreavy Corinne Howrey Roberta Heal Marie Edwarde Eleanor Jones for a Friday evening preliminary declamatory contest. Principal Kline Miss Barber and pupils plan to attend Cedar Falls versus Manchester debate tomorrow night. The statewide debate topic is That the Open Shop should receive public support. Boys’ team will be chosen Monday.

Waterloo High School East Nina Stewart Helen Register Troyd Huffnagle Irwin Sage Arthur McGreavy Corinne Howrey Roberta Heal Marie Edwarde Eleanor Jones Kline Barber Cedar Falls Manchester

Crazed Lover Kills Teacher Near Wheaton

In a remote snowbound school house near Wheaton and Warrenville, Miss Edith Smith was shot dead by Sylvester E. Adams, a Chicago admirer said to be insane. Adams killed himself after dismissing the pupils. A letter from Miss Smith showed unwelcome attentions from the married man.

Chicago Wheaton Warrenville Edith Smith Sylvester FE. Adams Winchester Avenue

Carnegie on rails bids and price debate with Gardner

Carnegie recalls aiding Union Pacific with a 70 000 ton rail contract after steering favorable terms, denying that corporate influence could be overcome by rivals. He defends a 28 per ton rail price as fair given market boom, while acknowledging he sought the highest price possible. North Carolina runs free worm treatment programs with over 21 000 cases treated last year. American firms gain from Toronto fair exhibits and plan larger space in 1972.

Dillon Carnegie Union Pacific Mr. Carnegie Collins P. Huntington Huntington Steel Trust Gardner Massaccusetts Mr. Gardner North Carolina

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