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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
3
The defense voices pleas against convicting Dr Longshore, urging jurors not to accept circumstantial evidence alone. They attack state witness Fred Morris as lacking noble heart, urging impartiality and urging jurors to consider innocence over tragedy. County Attorney Hoxie to speak, with closing instructions anticipated.
LL Noe and wife depart for a three week Oklahoma City trip. J O Miller visits Excelsior Springs ten days. Rev Wade Koons to lecture on Korra at Hast Park church. Pediod & Foster award house contract to J W Weatherill. Mrs Francis McNulty of Sioux Falls visiting relatives. Berends depart for Chicago for a week. Maude Popp returned from Chicago opera trip. J G Wright called to Buffalo by mother’s illness. R Aldrich ill in Waterloo. 1305 Baltimore home noted. A F Houston heads to Ida Miss as Singhs Central agent. Walter Teer to demonstrate stenotype at Waterloo Business College. J L Hoyt from Kansas City to demo Underwood. Dickman brothers and Carl Henings enroll in Waterloo college. W GAL Bible class to meet at Mrs Thornberry’s home. Claude and Mrs Fike welcome baby girl. Harringtons attend nephew Leo Dailey’s wedding in Storm Lake. F M Michael in Des Moines as toastmaster for state contractors. W Porterfield to Omaha on business. Petrie and Vanahan to Long Beach for winter. Case against D P Falls discontinued. verdict motions denied. Anderson Post No 68 G A R to hold open meeting Jan 24. ladies to conduct program. Commander World Anderson signs notice.
Tamburg Jan 2 an aged German couple living on Sylt Island in the North Frisian group are both 110 years old. The husband works inspecting dykes and both are described as hearty. They recently celebrated their eightieth wedding anniversary.
Nearly Lynne delegates attended the opening session of the Southwestern Lumbermen's association annual convention in Clay, Missouri. The gathering will run for three days with attendees from Kansas and Missouri regions anticipated to discuss industry topics and standards.
Cedar Falls, Ia Jan 22. A public spat at the post-office lobby between city attorney J Bb Newman and Lea Hughes of Robinson Dry Goods over municipal waterworks ownership led to a physical fight as Newman struck Hughes and Hughes knocked him down. The clash follows ongoing disputes on the issue. Mrs H C Hemmenway dies at 11 this morning after days of illness. Funeral plans await relatives. St Luke's Hill church ladies plan a meeting at the Armory next week featuring a musical program.
The Buchanan weather chart contradicts a predicted cold wave this season. By 1 pm the temperature rose 18 degrees from 20 above at 9 am, reaching 38 in the shade. A brisk wind lifted dust along sunlit, snowless streets, while doctors report a spike in sickness amid a notably active grip season.
New York market today shows mixed closes on major issues. Canadian Pacific, Pennsylvania, Union Pacific, United States Steel, Amalgamated Copper, Great Northern, and New York Central are listed with varied near term figures. Several rail, ore, and utility stocks pair with mixed readings, while pricing for Anaconda and American Sugar reflects modest shifts.
In Battle Creek Michigan on January 22 Chris Wagner of Clarence Township died after tripping over a chair he had kicked in anger. The kick sent him into an open cellar, fracturing his spine and breaking his right leg in two places. He died two hours later.
Washington, Jan. 22. William F. Thomas, Maryland apple grower, tries to delay blossoming by packing 10 tons of ice around 400 acres. He hopes cold roots halt early spring growth, warning that continued warmth could ruin apples and peaches.
Jefferson City Missouri January 22 Legislation targeting all phases of liquor traffic begins in the House of Representatives With 42 bills introduced to restrict intoxicating liquor consumption the most drastic bars any citizen from possessing more
The General Assembly debates stricter liquor measures with penalties for possession and sale in dry areas. Proposals include harsher penalties, house searches in dry towns, and a two thirds resident rule for issuing dramshop licenses. critics fear many saloons may close. A separate note reports Mrs Agnes Flieder hosting a birthday dinner for herself and her son Frank, with daughter Emma and Miss Florence Wagner assisting.
Davenport IA January 22 Scott county farmers institute in Eldridge adopted resolutions protesting the proposed removal of the domestic science school from Ames to Iowa.
Davenport Iowa January 22 an unknown man about 40 was run over by a Rock Island passenger train this morning and is dying at a local hospital. He was five feet ten inches tall with light red mustache and light hair, dressed in working clothes.
Davenport Iowa January 22 J D Lewis formerly a minister at Cranson Ia bound over to the federal grand jury on a Mann white slave law violation charge He is accused of taking a girl from Alexis Ill to Nichols Ia for immoral purposes He faces an additional Scott county indictment for alleged embezzlement of funds from an insurance company where he acted as agent
Five girls employed at the Burdell Sweat Pad company plant in Columbus Ohio are reported burned to death when a fire broke out shortly after 1 PM. The blaze occurred at the Burdell Sweat Pad plant killing three workers and two others, with emergency crews rushing to the scene. Fire officials were investigating the cause and noting the high loss of life in the industrial district.
Madison Wisconsin January 22 Governor McGovern attempted to eject H L Ekern dismissed state insurance commissioner from the state department but was blocked by a temporary injunction granted to Ekern by Circuit Judge EB Ray Stevens Ekern insisted the order was invalid Five capitol policemen and state officials attempted to force Ekern from his office until the injunction halted the action and a further hearing was set for next Saturday morning The incident triggered a rash of legislative concern and Ekern’s attorney secured the injunction as Supt Essman and Anderson faced the bar of the court and police battering their way into the department
Bloodhounds trailed Henry Schnegge held on robbery and Arthur Kimpert awaiting trial for horse stealing. They escaped from the courthouse basement in Allison yesterday morning and likely traveled to Parkersburg Bristow Dumont and on to a train out of Chicago and Northwestern. Homer Bundy returned to Waterloo with the dogs.
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