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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1913
Page
5
Washington reports December cotton consumed in the United States totaled 445,287 running bales, down from 475,240 in November and 311,285 in October per the census bureau. Also note dissolution of Mehlem & Wight, now F. Be Wight & Co, and Wm. Barden resigns from Raib Packing Co to return to Dubuque.
The proceedings recount Miss Shade's plea for an abortion arranged by Miss Shade and Dr Longshore in Waterloo with Mr Morris and Miss Shade traveling, the operation performed, complications and death on the operating table. The jury pool formed as veniremen questioned and selected amid courtroom decorum.
Governor Wilson in Trenton declares his election expresses progressive impulses and will favor only progressives for aid while predicting Democratic unity. He says business leaders are embracing a broader duty to the people and expects no partisan division in party counsels. A separate item reports Mart Runyen’s wagon ran away on Wellington Street. he was thrown but uninjured.
Annual Board of Trade meeting set for Wednesday evening at Elke hall from 7 30 to midnight. Boosters urged to attend even if not invited, with cigars music and a program. Speakers include W T Evang L B Cass J W Rath Fred DeMott B R Lichty S B Reed Stanley Moore and F B Cutler. Board to be selected. officers listed with two vacancies on the 12 member board.
Attorney S. B. Reed reports that the Waterloo Business Men's Temperance association sought to compare saloon petition signatures with registered voters. Council members failed to second a motion to permit taking the books to the courthouse under a custodian, hindering a fair inquiry into possible forgeries. The piece notes public support for a thorough, honest investigation.
Webster City official W. S. Weston said Senator Kenyon would be in Des Moines on Tuesday as the Iowa legislature votes on his re election. A speaking date in Minneapolis is given as the reason for the trip.
A traveler notes plans to visit the Towa legislature and looks forward to a future trip. The writer expresses interest in exploring government sites and civic spaces, aiming to learn more about legislative processes.
Scattered profit taking edged grain prices lower in early trading. Wheat opened mixed, corn and oats near steady, hogs and pork futures higher. Cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts listed for Missouri markets. Chicago produce: butter, eggs, poultry mixed to easy. Cash wheat varies by grade. regional close prices for wheat and corn noted.
In Chisago on January 14, Capt. Stephen K. Healy and Sgt. Patrick Hamilton cleared up the mysterious leg in the suitcase homicide. The victim was Ali Abdul, a Turk, and Hassan Sina, his partner, confessed helping cut up the body. The case, one of the era’s most atrocious, notes possible accomplices and anticipates more arrests in days ahead.
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