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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1911

Page

6

Cigar Man Cites Hines Remark On Lorimer Election

Isaac Baker testified he often repeats Hines words and did not read Hines accounts. Donald Frame testified he heard Hines say he elected Lorimer, while Hettler claimed a similar remark, reinforcing links between Hines and Lorimer in the senate election case.

Washington Senate Lorimer Committee Isaac Baker Chicago Edward Hines Lumber Company Edward Hines Hines Lorimer Donald B. Frame Union League Club Herman Y W. Hettler Frame

Important New Liquor Edict and Riot Arrests

Des Moines reports Attorney General Cosson says Iowa can prevent Sunday liquor deliveries but interstate shipments may proceed on weekdays. F J Murphy, organizer of the International Bridge Workers union, is arrested for inciting a riot after clashes on Seventh street viaduct injuring several workers. The Fifty sixth Iowa National Guard will camp at Camp Dodge for ten days under Col William T Shankland, with transport improvements noted at the state grounds near Ft Des Moines.

Des Moines Towa Cosson Imogene, Ia F. J. Murphy International Bridge Workers Union Murphy Seventh Street Iowa Camp Dodge William T. Shankland Ft. Des Moines

Weather favorable for crops across regions this week

The National Weekly Weather Bulletin reports generally favorable conditions for crops. Corn states west of the Mississippi saw relief from heat with good rains in Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma but Missouri and Iowa still suffer drought. East of the Mississippi conditions were mainly favorable though parts of Illinois face drought and some regions need more rain.

Washington National Weekly Weather Bulletin The Weather Bureau Mississippi River Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Iowa Mississippi Il Mnois

Sugar War Tale From Thomas At A Sugar Trust Probe

New York July 18 Washington B Thomas former president and now chairman of the board of the American Sugar Refining company testified as the congressional committee resumed its investigation into the sugar trust He said public opinion had shifted since H O Havemeyer led the firm and likened the company to a ship steered by a captain He described warfare with rivals the Arbuckles and Spreckels and said competitors quit because they tired of losing money.

New York Washington B. Thomas American Sugar Refining Company Congressional Committee Sugar Trust Thomas H. O. Havemeyer Arbuckles Spreckels

French Delegate Caertes Pranard Attends U S Cooperative Convention

Dr Caertes Pranard Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Assurance and Social Welfare is in the United States to represent the French Republic at a national convention of cooperative relief and loan associations. The event will be held at Grand Rapid Michigan on August 2.

France Caertes Pranard Buisse of Assurance Sociel Previlence French Republic United States League of Cox Rund Rapid Mich

Youths accused in drowning of Grand Junction rancher

A jury convicts Gladys Thompson 17 Lillian Osborne 15 Lee Baker 15 and Virgil Wilson 17 of felonious drowning in Clarke Wolfkill case. Wolfkill, a wealthy ranch man, was found dead near Clifton after paying restaurant bills for the youths and receiving 25 dollars in a horse deal. The group reportedly lived as married couples near the ranch and the money vanished before Wolfkill’s body was found.

Grand Junction Colo Gladys Thompson Lillian Osborne Lee Baker Virgil Wilson Clarke L. Wolfkill Clifton Wolfkil Wolfkill

Waterloo real estate man E. E. Streamer dies suddenly

E E Streamer of Waterloo dies unexpectedly in Moose Jaw Canada on a Monday morning while visiting with his son Alvin to view land for investment. His wife at 315 Leland Avenue and son Guy at Woods Bros store are shocked. Streamer, about 66, had lived in Waterloo nine years after moving from Greene and ran offices in the Central Bank building. His mother and a sister live in Freeport Montana elsewhere.

Moose Jaw Canada E. E. Streamer Waterloo Alvin Leland Avenue Guy Woods Bros Streamer Central Bank Mr. Streamer Greene Ong Freeport Montana

Friedl's Bakery Prepares for Big Circus Visit

Friedl's bakery operates at peak capacity turning out 1900 loaves per hour for a circus arrival tomorrow. The facility is described as one of the largest and best equipped in the country.

Friedl

Wiley Submits Written Reply in Agriculture Case

Dr. Harvey Wiley handed in his written defense to the personnel board of the Department of Agriculture. President Taft and Secretary Wilson discussed the matter informally at the White House, with Wilson promising a recommendation soon. The cabinet planned to dispose of Wiley’s cage issue, but a decision was not expected for several days.

Washington Harvey Wiley Taft Agriculture Wilson Wilson Harvey W. Wiley Department of Agriculture Wiley Dr. Wiley White House Wickersham

Haytian Government Troops Routed at Troy

Port au Prince July 18 reports say government troops were routed at Troy and have returned in disorder to Cape Haytien. The revolution continues though the capital shows calm, with potential unrest if the government collapses as disciplined troops are in the north.

Port Au Prince Troy Cape Haytien

Train Bandit Overpowered in Northwestern Line

In Belle Plaine on July 18 a bandit boarded the east bound Northwestern No. 8 between Tama and Belle Plaine, threatened passengers, but Brakeman Arthur Morris shot the assailant in the leg after the bandit resisted. Passengers and crew helped subdue him, and he was taken to a hospital in Belle Plaine. A man giving the name William Mason of Plainfield, N J, was later said to have attempted a similar hold up and was shot in the leg by a brakeman on the same line.

Belle Plaine Tama William Morris Plainfield N. J Arthur Morris Marshalltown William Mason

New Route Delayed Circus Parade Schedule Change

The circus publishes a new parade route to run tomorrow after Hammond and Hawthorne avenues were chosen but then altered. The plan shifted from Minois Central grounds to the new route, affecting spectators and plans.

Circus Tomorrow Minois Central Grounds Hammond and Hawthorne Avenues

Venerable Judge Chastens Wife in Suit for Separation

Boone Iowa July 18 Judge R M Wright delivers a controversial separate maintenance ruling in a case where the wife had sued for support after multiple divorces. The judge states the evidence heavily favors the husband and praises the idea of a perfect peaceful husband as a remarkable phenomenon. The opinion excoriates the wife for accusations and misconduct, finding little merit for maintenance.

Judge Chastens

Miller Resigns as President of Commercial National Bank

W W Miller tendered his resignation as president at a board meeting citing poor health. He will be freed of duties to allow recovery, remaining a director with substantial stake. Miller led the bank since 1889, with the institution expanding from capital 50 000 to 200 000 and deposits from 105 134.87 to 1 767 467 116 by 1911.

Commercial National Bank W. W. Miller Miller The Comercial Waterloo Mr. Miller J. D. Platt F.C. Platt Logan House Frank L. Gilberts A. J. Edwards H. C. Schultz BE. L. Johnson W. B. L. Johnson F. GC. Platt Geo. EB. Lichty H. GC. Schultz BE. W. Miller H. W. Wente Geo. E. Lichty Warren, Brown J. W. Krapfel E. L. Johnson

NED STOREY DIES IN IOWA AT 84 ON VISIT

Manchester resident Ned Storey age 84 died at his daughter Mrs S L Walton’s home in Welcome II Storey had suffered declining health and a stroke last night Born in New York May 18 1827 he lived in Delevan Wis Anamosa and Manchester Iowa His son George W Storey and daughter reside in Manchester Waterloo sister and four grandchildren survive He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows The funeral home notice says the body will be moved to Pelagen Wis for burial beside wife and child

S. L. Walton Almond Street Storey Manchester New York State Delevan Wis Iowa Anamosa George W. Storey Waterloo T. O. O. Fmr Independent Order of Odd Fellows Walters E. D. Hull Pelagen W. D. Storey Logan House

Nation's Center Moves Westward in Census Find

The 1900 center of U S population is 4.3 miles south of Unionville Indiana, moving west 21 miles in the decade. Census geographer Charles S Sloane explains the method and factors behind the shift due to growth in the Pacific and Southwest, with acceleration since 1890 1900.

Washington, D. C Juy United States Unionville Monroe County Indiana Columbus Cengus Bureau Charles S. Sloane Baltimore Census Bureau Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas Center 15 North Atlantic

Cholera Fear Lessens as Italy Aids U S Quarantine

Italy and the United States intensify cooperation at New York port to curb cholera. Italian naval surgeons aboard ships bound for America assist quarantine officers. a ten day vessel quarantine is sanctioned. About 600 passengers from Moltke and Perugia are examined while the port health chief reports improving conditions.

New York United States Italy New York Health Department America L. B. Cofer Pacific Coast H. von Exdorf United States ‘Marine Hospital Mobile Mediterranean Moltke Perugia Doty A. H. Doty Hoe Marseilles Washington MacVeagh Naples

Editors from all over nation meet in Detroit

Editors from across the United States and many from Canada converge on Detroit to open the National Editorial association annual convention. Over three days, papers and discussions cover editorial and news writing and the role of newspapers with the public, with a key vote on reorganizing to include business advertising and circulation managers in membership.

Detroit Mich United States Canada National Editorial Association

Doomed Man Dies Before He Reaches Gallows

Charles Hickman, sentenced for the 1910 murder of Mollie Hickman, collapsed in his Beaver County jail cell and died before his scheduled hanging. He had escaped jail twice and on the prior Saturday tried to kill himself by gas inhalation, vowing he would not live to see the gallows.

Beaver Charles Hicktman Mollie Hickman

Perpetual Motion Dreamer Dies at 88 in Baltimore

Andrew Gernand of Avalon Maine died at 88 after 55 years pursuing perpetual motion. He was known as an inventive mind who might have profited from practical ideas if he could set aside the ongoing “perpetual money problem.”

Baltimore Andrew Gernand Gernand Avalon

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