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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1911
Page
11
Philip Cayley, disgraced for a crime he denies, builds a flying machine in the Arctic. He encounters Jeanne Fielding and a yacht crew seeking Captain Fielding’s lost gold. Old rival Tom Fanshaw accuses Cayley of Perry Hunter’s murder, testing loyalties aboard the Aurora.
On a yacht off a northern coast, Philip Cayley faces accusation from Tom Fanshaw and his father over a murder tied to Perry Hunter. Jeanne Fielding challenges the arresting party, mercy is sought, and Cayley explains his past and motive while a planned public verdict looms. Jealousy, suspicion, and a daring act of discarding a bloodied throwing dart shift the balance as Cayley seeks to rejoin humanity.
Marshfield Jan 21 The defense in the murder trial of Walter Tripley and Goldie Smith began testimony today IR. P. Dickerson who was aligned as Ketchel’s reputed father collapsed last night and is reported seriously ill this morning following the previous session.it
New York January 21 The principal express firms representing the United States and Canada agreed on a rule to charge as if one company carried a package from ship point to destination instead of summing local rates on multi carrier routes. The pact includes Adams American Canadian National New York and Boston Despatch Northern Pacific Southern United States Wells Fargo Western and others reducing costs on shipments to exclusive offices.
Charles D. Norton of Chicago will relinquish the office of secretary to the president in the near future. The White House disclosed the plan amid a salary increase proposal from 46000 to 461000 for the post. Norton said he would not benefit from the raise and would return to private business in Chicago. Charles J. Hilles, assistant secretary of the Treasury, was offered the presidency secretary post.
Chicago June 21 attorney Chas I Erbstein acquitted by jury in Bribe case involving Grant McCutchen and Lee ONeil Browne. Courtroom celebration followed verdict as jurors debated ballots and alibi testimony was scrutinized amid vivid courtroom scenes and long deliberations.
Eighth grade graduation exercises were held in the East Waterloo High School manual training auditorium. A good sized audience, mainly parents, attended as the program proceeded with recitations readings essays and music. J W Arbuckle presented the diplomas for the school board and gave a short appreciated speech. Twenty nine boys and girls felt proud to move on to high school.
St Paul Minnesota January 21 resolutions by the Twin Cities railway mail clerks association urge postmaster general and Congress to address retrenchment driven conditions. They claim service is unbearable and vow a call for action despite departmental rules. A separate note mentions a farewell party at Miss Sarah Kahe’s home with dress as dolls and Teddy bears for Miss Helen Sour and Miss Ursie Sour. Parish ladies plan a bazaar next week at Bikes Tall.
Laura Minnie Cornelius, an Indigenous performer from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, returns home to stage The Evolution of Eagle Bye, or Back to the Blanket, a play critiquing American civilization as artificial and hypocritical. She argues whites’ honor and truth are warped by frivolous pursuits while urging Native perspectives on identity and colonization.
Washington January 21 President Taft announced three Iowa postmaster nominees James Lott at Gilden C J Schneider at Garner and Henry O Walker at Iowa City Elks hall reported by the Washington Bureau Iowa Evening Press
A Filipino boy, former pupil of Emery Lowe, writes a long quaint letter to Rev J Q Lowe in Nebraska. The missive, likely aided by a dictionary, shows early English learning, praises past visits to California and San Francisco, and asks about an English friend’s address. It reflects language growth and cross cultural ties in a colonial era school context.
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