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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1913

Page

6

Archbold 15 Found Guilty on First Impeachment Count

The senate voted guilty on the first impeachment count against Judge Robert W. Archbald of the commerce court for influenced coal land and rail dealings. Eleven other counts were considered. conviction on the first suffices to remove him, with two-thirds required for any conviction.

Washington Senate Robert W. Archbald Commerce Court Erie Railroad Archbald Burnham Cat- Toy Oliver Paynter Penrose Bacon Bradley Briggs Chilton Dillingham Fall Gamble Gardner Guggenheim Heiskell Ark Jackson Johnster Alabama Johnston Texas Kern Lea Massey Overman Percy Interstate Commerce Commission Wickersham Taft Archhbald House of Representatives Judiciary Committee House Judiciary Committee House Archibald Culm Properties

Trial Begins in Dr Longshore Case As Jury Seated

In district court at 10 a m Judge Charles E Ransier began the state v Dr Anna Longshore trial with about sixty men summoned for the jury panel A large audience watched as prosecutors and defense questioned jurors on whether a physician may perform a miscarriage to save a life with the implication of avoiding humiliation for an unmarried woman The defendant appeared on bond flanked by friends and listened as questions about medical duties and morality were posed to prospective jurors Continued on page 10.

State Anna Longshore Charles E. Ransier Patel Platt Smail Court Rroom Longshore Rebecca Shade Guy A Elmer F. Feely Hoxie Murtagh

Waterlooan in California Writes for Muff and Furs

Waterlooan Minnie Crippen in Los Angeles urges relatives to send her furs by parcel post as freezing weather here recalls icy California conditions. Klingaman daughters report westward travel and a damper on citrus crops with horses slipping on icy streets observed in morning hours.

Waterlooan California Muff and Furs Minnie Crippen Los Angeles Waterloo J. F. Klingaman F.C. Blanchard San Diego Minnie Klingaman

Ohio River Flood Floods Thousands Across Cincinnati Area

The Ohio River rose above flood stage at Cincinnati and across Covington Newport and Dayton driving thousands from homes and flooding hundreds of square miles. Relief efforts began with soap houses and appeals for funds and a $20,000 bond issue. Other cities reported inundated bottom lands, factory shutdowns, and aid from tugs and steamboats as crests were forecast for several points along the river system.

Washington Weather Bureau Ohio River Pittsburgh Cincinnati Jat Cairo Atlantic Ohio Covington Newport Dayton Kentucky Otto P. Geyer Department of Charities and Corrections Hunt Evansville Ind Louisville Paducah

Insane Porter Terrorizes Guests and Dies in Davenport

John Kelly, a porter at a Davenport hotel, became violently insane at the hotel yesterday, threatening guests. He was removed to a hospital, suffered convulsions, and died this morning. He formerly served as a sailor and hailed from Davenport. The report mentions a cigarette advertisement as background.

Davenport John Kelly Tie

New York suffragettes win point for voting rights

Albany January 13 General Jones and suffragettes who walked from New York to Albany say the hike persuaded legislators. Judiciary committees report Wagner-Goldberg bill giving the vote to all regardless of sex. The plan calls for passage this session, approval by 1914 legislature, then a popular vote in the fall.

Albany Wagner-Goldberg Sulzer Afrs. Stiles Jones Gladys Coursen

A Beautiful Story Told in Figures Continued

Report from Page 4 of Waterloo Telephone Directory shows counts of homes with telephones and newspaper readership. It lists totals for residences with telephones, calls answered, papers taken (Courier Times-Tribune Reporter), and combinations, with a specimen inquiry form used by the inquiry team.

Waterloo Tribune Efly Torry Homes Courier Cancier Times-Tribune Yim Nabe Coutivrabies Abby Bones

Old Termite Bandit Arrest Near Ottumwa

Harvey Robb, aged 51, longtime convict with four terms, was arrested by Sheriff Knox as a suspect in the Milwaukee Chicago St Paul passenger robbery between Mystic and Ottumwa on Nov 5. He was captured near Plains after a weeklong manhunt. Two passengers surrendered $150 in cash.

Ottumwa My. Lan Harvey Robob FF. Madison Knox Rede Bers Chicago Milwaukee & St Mystic Ottummwa Pierre Kaen Robb Cepterville Sheriff Rabb Plains

Train Robbery Onboard Ends With Suspect Fleeing

A sleeping car conductor and a porter were robbed of five dollars and an amethyst stud aboard a moving train. The culprits fled when the train reached Otmos, and Chen disappeared.

Chen

Wilson Returns No Win Campaign Orvplons

Gov Wilson returned to Trenton with plans to devote the day to state business and vetoes. Albert Jew of Minn Dan reported a 758 pound hog weighing 758 pounds, credited as the largest hog seed term, with Oscar Dablon noted for the mark.

Trenton Wilson Bieiess Timehseen Todas Ateen Dranecradite Campara Raf Albert Jew Minn Dan Oscar Dablon Maikerfe

Lawful In Switzerland To Cancel An Ass

In Aurieh Switzerland details reference a lawful action against a prominent citizen and a ceremonial award related to a cantonal authority. The fragment suggests judicial or official steps amid questions about legality and public figures.

Laweul Switzerland Cale V Wan AN Aurieh

British Government Takes Over Telegraphs in Arbitration

London's arbitration awards the National Telephone Company’s assets in the United Kingdom to the state for a nominal sum amid disputes over plant value and depreciation. The 1478s-era decision caps a 73-day trial, settling plant cost at 51.61 million pounds and leaving the final percentages subject to computation.

London National Telephone Company FAO DOT

Snow Blockade Halts Great Northern and Milwaukee Lines

Snow locks rail traffic in Seattle with the Great Northern and Milwaukee mountain divisions idle. West bound Northern Pacific trains are delayed yet moving. Continuous slides and 40 foot snow depths threaten floods as storms push westward through western Washington, with rain and more snow expected tonight.

Seatte Wash Great Northern Milwaukee Northern Pacific Washington Worlh

Taft Nominates Scriven for Army Signal Office

President Taft sent to the senate the nomination of Cal. Geo. Scriven of the United States army signal corps to be chief of the office succeeding Brigadier General James Allen who retires next month. Another nomination was J. Frank Taylor to be surveyor of customs at Louisville Kentucky.

Washington Taft Senate Cal. Geo. Scriven United States Army Signal Corps James Allen J. Frank Taylor Louisville

Train Collision in Birmingham Kills Two, Injures Forty

Two passengers died and forty were injured when an express train collided with an accommodation train at Bromford Bridge in Birmingham. Separately in New York refined sugar prices fell five cents per hundred pounds.

Birmingham England Midland Railway Bromford Bridge New York

Assembly Upend Today In Iowa Legislature

Iowa's Thirty-fifth general assembly opened with B H Cunningham named speaker in the house and a credentials committee appointed. In the senate a fierce contest emerged between Clement F Kimball and M C Goodwin over seating, with neither issued a certificate and a long verbal wrangle continuing at noon.

Des Moines Iowa Thirty-fifth General Assembly House Senate B. H. Cunningham Wapello Bauman Buena Vista White Benton Hazen Pottawatomie Dowling

Steamer Snowden Range Rescued in Atlantic Tow

The Snowden Range, a steamer that left Philadelphia on November 23, was picked up in the Atlantic about 60 miles out by the Welshman after losing its rudder and suffering storm damage. The ship was towed to Ireland, reinsured recently at 89.25 percent, and passed Ireland today amid relief.

Bowhead Ireland Atlantic Philadelphia

Oregon Assembly Opens Regular Biennial Session

Salem January 13 1913 the twenty seventh Oregon legislative assembly convened at noon for the regular biennial session Both houses were unanimously Republican so party strife will play little part in the work of the session The legislature will be called upon to confirm Barry Lane a Democrat as successor to United States Senator Jonathan Bourne Lane was nominated by popular vote Roxsie union made cigar advertisement

Salem Ore Oregon Barry Lane United States Jonathan Bourne Lane

Mrs Doxey to faces bigamy trial in Missouri case

Mrs Pat Puller Itsey reports Mrs Dora E Doxey, married to her fourth husband Fred Whitney, faces bigamy charges in Clayton Missouri. Doxey, linked to Lorence Doxey and a St Louis postmaster, has a history of multiple marriages and a morphine addiction. Trial dates have shifted due to illness, and prosecutors plan to move Doxey from her home to Idaho if needed.

Burlington St Lois Pat Pulleritsey Willian Charhes Po Jolmson Ron Doxey Oretine Idaho Hain J.ardor St. Louis R. Lorence Doxey Tennessee River Chiyton Dora EB. Doxey St. Louis Republic Fred Whitney Croflan Thalia Clayfer Whitney Yorn

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Mis Rober Archbald DR. Loneshore G. W. Selbig Kiingaman North Mrs. Crippen Parkersburg W. Va Porter Scriven Cunningham Kim Ball and Goodwin Mack Goodwin Pottawatinde County Clem Kimball Saunders Oregon Assembly Roxsie
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