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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
1
Paris reports record Seine flood levels with a widening riverl mud flats. A fissure at the Lutéuil viaduct alarms officials as the water nears major landmarks and submerges basements and subway lines. Relief work and international aid gestures emerge amid evacuations.
A financially embarrassed stranger told Waterloo police headquarters he arrived with $2 in his pocket and planned to spend freely in the city. He said he had not visited a city this size in a long time and enjoyed spending as he toured sights, then walked home from the city hall.
Portland, Jan. 27. Fifty one years after taking a corner lot under protest to avoid losing wages and a shotgun loan, Peter W. Seversen sold the 50 by 100 foot plot for a quarter of a million dollars in cash.
York offers 20000 if outsized contributions to relief are accepted. Sevres porcelain factory foundations sink. Water rush forces evacuations. Versailles reports miles of flooding below Paris with minimal casualties but huge property loss. Soldiers rescue 1600 people at Charenton Ivry and Alfortville using canvass coats and barges by torchlight.
Washington reports state department receiving many inquiries about Paris flood conditions and the safety of relatives. Officials say no American lives are believed lost, citing a cable from the American embassy in Paris last night. The department has cabled the embassy for more information.
Providence Illinois January 27. Professor Winslow Upton of Brown University reports a new comet traveling more than 120 miles per second. He says by month’s end it will disappear and be about one hundred sixty million miles away.
In Tripoli near Kelsey farm five years of healthful life halted by tuberculosis. Wife and mother died last September, daughter Pearl died last Friday, Cora is nearing a final reckoning, Clyde fights on with hope. The piece records a family devastated by the Great White Plague and notes the son’s ongoing struggle.
Washington January 27 officials say prospects are improving for an amicable settlement of tariff negotiations between the United States and Germany.
Cincinnati January 27 The trial of Mrs Jennette Stewart Ford charged with blackmailing Warriner the former ducal treasurer of the Big Four raid opened today. The courtroom was crowded with spectators and officials attending the proceeding.
In Chicago, explorer Robert E. Peary dodged reception chaos and bath rumors as Geographic Society pinned a medal on him. He avoided remarks about Cook, stating only that he had nothing to say, while attending a University of Chicago reception and a La Salle hotel bath saga arose from reporters.
Des Moines officials report Drake University President Bell expelled four students for a rough house at a chop suey restaurant. Roy Fletcher Cecil Hesse Ada Replogle and Bess Hopkins caused dishes to fly and mirrors to shatter, with the proprietors presenting a bill.
Lina Ammer 18 and Vern Barr 16 killed themselves with strychnine after attending a Monroe Iowa dance. Found in Vernon buggy near their home, the couple’s parents opposed immediate marriage and wanted them to wait years. The tragedy occurred as the buggy stopped at the girl's gate.
William Folks of Plainfield, an old soldier, faced a complaint from his wife who believed he was losing his mind as he stopped telling funny stories. A commission hearing found him rational, not violent, and he was discharged. Folks explained fatigue from years of entertaining and a wish for quiet life. He is currently married to his fourth wife.
Olive Gelling, a Falls township schoolteacher in Mason City, slipped on courthouse steps and fractured her left elbow. Despite severe pain and an arm in splints, she returned to the courthouse to finish the teachers' examination.
Indianola Iowa January 27 Mrs Huldah Price 73 mother of Clint Price chairman of the Democratic state central committee died last night at Indianola The Evening Press reports her death and notes her family role without details of cause or services
Bloomfield Iowa January 27 Arlanda Rupe age 13 claims to be the champion flapjack eater of Iowa. He eats from ten to fifteen every morning. All of them are the size of a plate.
Creston Iowa January 27 Oscar B Tharp pleaded guilty to rape against a woman at Afton in district court Judge Townar sentenced him to twenty years in the penitentiary Ble Head So cigar advertisement appears in the report
In Cedar Rapids Iowa last night the Polish star Zbyszko failed to throw Iowa champion George Turner twice in 11 minutes at a wrestling tournament. He did throw Turner once amid a brisk bid for victory.
Mrs Chester Hutson arrives from Pekin China to visit her father in law. Hutson is a wealthy farmer and Chester Hutson serves in the marine corps at Pekin. He plans to follow her home in the spring after discharge.
New York January 27 President Taft agrees to aid Charles Van Kuren a 19 year old New York boy who is sole support of his mother. He wrote asking for help after fruitless job searches and a Civil War veteran father who was a Republican. A favorable White House reply followed within 48 hours with a potential job offer.
Explorer Robert Peary, under fire over Cook dispute, asserts he is the only white man to reach the North Pole and says he retained his records. He compares his polar journey to Columbus's epochal discovery, noting immense difficulties and multiple failed attempts.
Washington January 27 The Republican regulars in the House including Smith of Iowa have agreed on a plan to eliminate Cannon. Taft is said to have approved enlarging the committee on rules to give insurgents membership. The aim is to unite the party before the congressional election this fall.
New York January 27 The cost of living has fallen in real terms despite rising nominal prices Prof Joseph French Johnson of the University of New York argued before the New York Traffic Club that as gold increases dollars lose value yet current prices have not fully adjusted He cited meat costs noting a pound of porterhouse was 20 cents in 1900 and 25 cents today and concluded meat rise was only 35 percent compared with a hypothetical 40 cent drop in dollar value.
A billion dollar copper combination led by Anaconda Copper Min ing with Cole Ryan Amalgamated and Guggenheim interests launches after government interference concerns. Capital to rise from 30 million to 150 million, stockholders to meet March 23 in Anaconda to approve issuance of 6 million shares for acquisitions in the Butte district. Two miners killed in Collinsville Alabama in a Cuba shaft accident.
Washington January 27 The senate committee reports a postal savings bank plan that requires deposits to be redeposited in local banks to keep funds in communities. Depositors would be placed in national or state banks with collateral security or indemnity bonds, aligning with Senator Cummins original proposal.
Senator Jeff Davis charged fraudulent intent in the Senate debate over a bill to sell unallotted Rosebud Reservation lands in South Dakota. He cited provisions allowing payment for land sections for schools, calling much of the land arid and worthless and alleging a powerful force behind pushing government purchase.
Belle Plaine Iowa January 27 11 Agi reports that Rev Mr Smith of the Methodist church bought the Belle Plaine Union following the death of C A Noble the former owner and editor. Mr Smith arrived last fall and has made many friends who wish him success in his new enterprise.
Annapolis Md January 27 A bill prohibiting prize fighting and prize wrestling was introduced in the Maryland legislature. Violation carries up to three years imprisonment.
New York reported a sensational stock drop after overnight copper merger news. Early spurt faded into heavy liquidation across highly speculative stocks, with declines reaching five and a quarter points. Markets remained cautious amid the copper sector headlines.
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