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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
1
Voter turnout is muted as candidates struggle to mobilize support. Report notes scattered polling places opened on time while many jurors and election clerks faced shortages. Connolly appears poised to win the Democratic Senate race with Meredith in a close contest. Cummins holds a strong lead in the governor race locally.
A historical note discusses extending Anamosa road to Waterloo and likely connecting with a proposed line via Wyterlan. It references financing, ownership, and legal steps, with mentions of a receiver and property value considerations. The document cites Mr Randell and local interests pushing for late summer completion and a new company to manage the project.
The report notes expansion of Adventist Sabbath Schools with new attendance and a push for foreign missions. The 1898 figure for foreign missions reached £10,000, while the current year totals about £299 in donations from Sabbath schools nationwide. Elder W T Brooks of Washington DC, secretary for the general conference treasury, announced the June services and the request for a $15.00 weekly Sunday offering.
News from Nome reports the 120-ton Karluk, flagship of Stefansson Arctic expedition, wrecked off Herald Island. Captain Robert Jurden and most crew evacuated to Wrangel Island and St Michael, with food and wood supplies. Herman sails to rescue Wardyk's men as conditions allow.
Rebels seize a Monterey brewery and run it at full capacity selling output across northern Mexico to fund their revolutionary treasury. Mexican administration sympathizers' property seized. Dr Gregorio Martinez held in penitentiary amid reported secret executions. Meanwhile Villa faction quarrels and counter revolutionary hopes rise in Chihuahua and Monterey. Charles Van Vieck becomes secretary of the Board of Trade, taking duties today and planning office moves to June 1 in the First National building.
A Black man, seen in Sox cap, allegedly stole a diamond ring from a White friend in the MWinols Central yards Sunday. The suspect fled, but a pursuit led to residence of a colored acquaintance where the missing ring was valued. The accused faces arraignment on a charge as locals name witnesses and place the incident in Wayne Indiana.
Kansas City report details Miss Belle Knapp of Apalachin New York who will not squander her $10,000 legacy left by Asher H. Gaskill who died by his own hand. She plans careful use for life comforts, not Broadway or New York City. The estate includes city houses to be sold and Knapp will return to Apalachin after settlements.
A neighborhood headline recalls a May 1 game on the La Porte City diamond vs Cedar Rapids. The tied score lingered 1 1 after nine, a second home run in the tenth gave La Porte City a 2 1 win while others note Deroration day visits, graduation plans, and local family movements.
Philadelphia report recalls Mrs. Rosa Muller of 1313 Snyder Ave describing a spreading facial eruption eased by Resinol Soap and Ointment. She states two weeks of use cleared her skin. Advertised price points and free trial offer follow from Resinol's Baltimore office.
The obituary notes a man born about 1860 who served in the Civil War era in New York and Wright County, later settling four miles northwest of Waterloo, then moving to Dunkerton. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the Post Office and was widely known in the county. his widow lives in Dion City, Denver, Colorado.
Guy Burbank who serves as treasurer for the Waterloo theatre has left for a six week visit to California with his brother F. H. Burbank of South Pasadena. An advertisement urges men to shop Wang & Millers for special prices on work shoes.
Waterloo friends were informed of the death of Henry L Hazel, a longtime Black Hawk county resident, who died in Zion City Illinois last Thursday. Funeral services and interment were held there Saturday. Hazel came to Waterloo in 1866 and had served throughout his life.
A Liberal Offer. The undersigned druggist, authorized by the American Drug & Press Association, guarantees Merital Hair Tonic to give satisfaction or the purchase price will be refunded. Red Cross Drug Co. Henderson Drug Co. Local Agency.
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