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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1914
Page
3
Embroidery Sale Tomorrow and Wednesday
Embroidery sale announced with value lots priced at 15¢ for 35c, 25¢ for 50c, 45c for 85c, and 59¢ for $1 items. The sale runs tomorrow and Wednesday with multiple lots available for shoppers seeking fabric and needlework supplies.
Thaw Sanity Report Sparks bail prospects in New York
News of a federal commission finding Harry K. Thaw sane but with conflicting emotions triggers expert opinions from attorneys and alienists. Jerome and Flint clash over release terms while Evans supports the verdict. The decision boosts Thaw's prospects for bail as he plans visiting friends within New Hampshire and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Wm. T. Jerome
Stanford White
Mattewan
Austin Flint
Flint
Britton Evans
New Jersey State Institute For the Insane
Russell Kibb
Matteawan Hospital
Eagar Aldrich
District Court of New Hampshire
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw Considers Pittsburgh Business if Released on Bail
Iry K. Thaw and his confidential adviser said no definite plan exists yet but if bail is granted he would likely move to Pittsburgh to start a business. O Mara stated that Pennsylvania will reopen the case to determine Thaw's sanity, but he has the ability to launch a successful venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iry K. Thaw
Thaw
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
O'Mara
Fifty Attend Dinner At Gymnasium Club Event
At least fifty businessmen are expected for the annual dinner honoring gymnasium class participants. The event, to be held tomorrow evening in the Y M C A rooms, features Dr Edwin P Shannon as toastmaster, St Pauls M E church orchestra, and the Gymnasium Quartet. Class responses will be delivered by Carleton Silas Paul Davis J D Liffring and L Morrill. A social session and enjoyable time are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin P. Shannon
St. Pauls M. E
Carleton Silas
Paul Davis
J. D. Liffring
Investigation proposed into railroads favoring United States Steel
Senator Lane of Oregon urged immediate passage of a resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate illegal rebates by railroads to United States Steel. The measure was carried over until tomorrow and would authorize subpoenas, including W. H. Green of Creighton, Nebraska, as a witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Steel Corporation
Senator Lane
Oregon
W. H. Green
Creighton
Neb
Admits Lynchings After 20 Years in Illinois Jail
Reason Trigg, 72, confessed to taking part in the 1856 lynching of Henry Wildman, telling Philip Wildman in Monticello that he was part of the mob that hanged Wildman for wife murder. He appeared sane, was jailed, and authorities released no further names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ill
Trigg
Monticello
Henry Wildman
Philip Wildman
Wildman
F. D. Duvall
Atwood
Two Villages Under Rokes of a Volcano
A string of 350 slight earthquakes shook Kagoshina in southern Krushtu. They triggered a Sakrna eruption burying two villages in ash. Rescue efforts from Kagoshina to Sakrua are hindered by ongoing quakes and ashfalls. Communication with the capital is interrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Kagoshina
Krushtu
Sakrna
Gulf of Kagoshina
Sakrua
Lead Michigan miners strike inquiry urged by Senator Ashurst
Washington reports Senator Ashurst proposed a Senate resolution directing the education and labor committees to study strike conditions in Michigan copper districts. The inquiry would cover employer employee relations, minimum wage justice, investments and profits, arbitration, peonage, post office access, immigration law violations, punishment under law, and trade restrictions. The Labor Department report cited militiamen under General Abbey. critics said orders were not enforced and soldiers roamed streets, visited saloons, became intoxicated, and carried revolvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Calumet
South Range
Michigan
Ashurst
Arizona
Senate Education and Labor Committees
Department of Labor
Wilson
Abbey
Judge Mullan orders Powers case bond disclosure
An entry by Judge Mullan in F W Powers trustee vs Mason Motor Co requires the defendant to answer in five days and reveal which bonds are outstanding, if any were sold or pledged as security, and the proceeds or sums due. All bondholders and creditors must be brought into the proceeding as parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullan
F.W. Powers
Mason Motor Co
Doctor Called Mother Is Dead in Garrison Indiana
Dr J E Ridenour received word that his mother Elizabeth Ridenour died suddenly in Garrison Indiana. She was 80, widow of John Ridenour, and had visited the city several times. Ill with old age infirmities she contracted pneumonia a week ago and passed away after the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Ridenour
Garrison
Elizabeth Ridenour
John Ridenour
Keokuk Dam inspected for railway power use report
A subcommittee of the House Interstate Commerce Committee led by Chairman Judge Adamson visited the Keokuk dam and power plant in Keokuk Iowa on January 13 to assess its suitability for rail transport purposes. No hearing on water power rates occurred and the delegation returned to Washington without comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
House of Representatives Committee On Interstate Commerce
William G. Adamson
Georgia
Fred Stevens
Minnesota
John Esch
Wisconsin
Keokuk Dam
Washington
Mrs Etta Gemmill Crosby Dies in Masonville Home
Mrs. Etta Gemmill Crosby wife of John Crosby and former Waterloo resident died yesterday at 2 PM at the home of her sister Mrs T M Eldridge in Masonville. She had been living in Masonville while her husband closed his Winthrop general merchandise business and planned removal to California. Daughter of George Gemmill formerly of Waterloo she leaves her husband two sisters Mrs Portius Mitchell S D and Mrs Laura Campbell Waterloo and her mother who died last October. Funeral at Congregational church Manchester Tuesday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Gemmill-Crosby
John Crosby
Waterloo
Crosby
T. M. Eldridge
Masonville
Winthrop
California
West
George Gemmill
Crosbya
Eastern Star
Congregational Church
Portius
Mitchell
Laura Campbell
Manchester
Mother Jones Returns to Trinidad Amid Deportation Sparks
Mary Jones known as Mother Jones, a noted strike leader, secretly returns to Trinidad, Colorado, after being deported January 4 by military authorities. General John Chase had warned she would be arrested and held if she returned, but by 11 pm she had not been arrested and her whereabouts were known to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Colo
Mary Jones
Colorado Field
John Chase
Jones
Cognanciado
Corn and Wheat Close Mixed on Cold Weather Outlook
Chicago trading closed with corn steady to 1-2 cent higher as forecasts of sustained cold weather tempered buying. Wheat rose 1-2 to 5-8 cents on revised export surplus expectations for Australia, finishing the session steady to up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Australia
Cummins Open Gate Resolution Defeated in Senate Panel
Washington D C January 12 The open gate resolution to amend the constitution by action of states without congress failed before the judiciary committee Cummins plans a minority report and will urge the senate to adopt the measure and seek state ratifications
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Cummins
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Stomach Troubles Ended By Tablets, Battle Creek Testimony
The advertisement claims digestion relief with Chamberlain's Tablets. It features John R. Barker of Battle Creek Mich who says heartburn indigestion and liver complaint vanished after using the product. Sold by all dealers.
Congress Gets Down To Work In Washington January Start
Congress opened after the holiday recess with a flood of bills and resolutions. House actions included radium on public lands, trust regulation, and various inquiries while awaiting President Wilson’s message after his southern trip. Senate features a proposed Michigan copper mine strike investigation. Both houses aim to move quickly toward June adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
House
Clark
Judiciary Committee
Wilson
South
Senate
Michigan
Ashurst
Carrie Heron Dies in Florence Wife of Prof. Heron
Cable reports from Burlington Iowa announce the death of Mrs Carrie Rand Heron in Florence Italy. She was born in Burlington and married Prof George D Heron after 1892 when he was pastor of the Congregational church. The Herons lived in Florence since 1905 with two children and a brother Horace Rand in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Florence
Italy
Carrie Rand Heron
Geo. D. Heron
Herons
Horace S. Rand
Heron
Congregational Church
Congregational College
Grinnell
BE. D. Rand
Miss Rand
Rands
New Jersey
United States
Town notes on visits and births in the area
F P Keane of 321 Second Street East has recovered from six weeks of illness and plans a weeklong visit to Dunkerton with Mrs Keane. Mrs O M Brown and daughter Alice of 1128 Logan Ave are visiting Sublette and Scarboro NL. Mrs John Libby was moved to Presbyterian hospital Saturday for an operation, with favorable prospects. Mr and Mrs 8 Edwards of Jersey City were in town visiting Miss Fay Vaughn. Sidney Smith travels to Keokuk for state plumbing meeting. A son was born to Mr and Mrs O F Fenton of Ground Coulee Sask at Mrs Isabella Stewart’s home, named for the late grandfather California Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.P. Keane
Second Street East
Dunkerton
Keane
O. M. Brown
Alice
Logan Avenue
Sublette
Scarboro
John Libby
Presbyterian Hospital
Edwards
Jersey City
N. J
O. F. Fenton
Ground Coulee, Sask
Can
Thaw Declared Not a Public Menace on Bail
Concord report says Harry Kendall Thaw is not now afflicted by the mental diseases that led to the Stanford White slaying and would not be a public menace if released on bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
Concord
Federal Court Commission
Harry Kendall Thaw
Holman P. Drew
Berlin
Drew
Colebrook
Canada
N. H
Aldrich
Stanford White
First Baptist Church To Elect Deacons And Committees
Members of the First Baptist Church will meet Thursday evening to elect deacons and committees. At last week’s annual business meeting officers were elected including trustees Richard Helmes C A Story and W A Covell clerk OC W Ely treasurer A C Cole and Sunday school superintendent H F Holmes. O W Call was chosen chief usher and Mrs A A Stocker serves as benevolent treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Richard Helmes
C. A. Story
W. A. Covell
OC. W. Ely
A. C. Cole
Mrs Shull Celebrates 91st Birthday in City
Mrs. F. M. Shull, mother of Mrs. J. F. Jenness and Ed Shull, marked her ninety first birthday with four generations present. Family from Rock Island New Jersey Waterloo and local relatives joined the celebration including son F. A. Shull and daughter Mrs. John Van. Mrs. Shull sang two numbers, accompanied herself on piano, and a luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Shull
J. F. Jenness
Ed. Shull
F. A. Shull
Rock Island
Howard Shull
Lydia society to meet at Chautauqua Park
Tuesday night the Lydia society will meet to morrow night with Mrs David Stev ingon at Chautauqua park. N B T circle of Calvary Evangelical church met last Saturday at Miss Beulah Nicols home on Ankeny street for Bible study and sewing with refreshments served at 5 oclock. Grace Kloster and Irene Hill assisted. A humor line follows with a joke about asking a girl's father for his hand in marriage and a foreseen consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Society
David Stev
Chautauqua Park
Callvary Evangelical Church
Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary Installation Evening
The Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary of Robert Anderson Post No 68 will hold their annual installation at A. R. Hall Tuesday at 7:30 pm. A large class of candidates will be initiated. Stereopticon Civil War pictures will be shown, music provided, and refreshments served. All members and wives are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary
A. R. Hall
Post
Robert Anderson
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Roger Mara
Estate of War
Kehokuk Dam
Carrie Heron
Sidney Smith
The
Maate Plumbers’ Association
Baptist Church
Mrs. Shull
Houston Post
S. OF V
Wellington
Seal
S. E. Jerald Sulky Co
Webster St
Dane
Cedar Falls
Irving
Franklin
W. Park Ave
Black
Lafayette St
Seash Hall
McBurney’s
Yale Gould
Hine
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