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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
8
The mayor and six council members parade in unison amid talks to revive a municipal stone quarry. Retrenchment remains the aim as finances tighten with the fiscal year end. Supporters cite using quarry rock to pave streets and employ city prisoners, while opponents urge caution before committing funds.
Barnum and Bailey’s circus will exhibit on Logan avenue ground after opting not to use Cedar River park Athletic field. City attorney Mullan ruled park commissioners cannot lease park ground for private use. The Cedar River park site was deemed more desirable, but officials chose Logan avenue to avoid legal trouble.
Des Moines reports a Weather Bureau forecast for the week starting June 2 1915 expecting generally fair skies. Local rains are possible in the northern portion Friday with temperatures rising above normal early in the period.
Classified items include a good safe horse for sale at a low price with cash offer of 100 dollars. Contact C-7, care Courier, by phone in area codes 3371 or 3616 Black. Also notes found and lost items with contact details and rewards appear.
Miss Elly Ashbrenner visits a Chicago sister since last Saturday. W C Kohl v Anya Baro trial on account. Mrs. Robert Reuter of Raymond returns from Rochester after surgery this week. W P Large leaves for Texas for three to four months. East High session moved to accommodate exams today and tomorrow. Miss Adela Bakewell, Ames domestic science student en route to Lansing, visits Ames. she will be a senior next year. William S. Peddicord, architect, awarded plans for new high school with future addition and steam heating plant. West High Spectator ed staff praised. dedication to S M Wallace. publication a success. Public library west entrances affected by Fourth Street grading. library west closed Sunday June 6.
The house passed a military growth program by 283 to 131, approving a two division rise in the standing army about 24 000 men. The budget including the naval program calls for three submarines and eight torpedo boat destroyers.
The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show On Earth arrives in Waterloo on Tuesday June 22 with fifty advertising men and four advertising cars leading a large campaign. The circus plans include 480 performers from around the world, a new spectacle Lalsa Rock with 1250 participants, 300 musicians, and acts from Milo Adgie and Madam Bradna. The traveling show spans 1500 onlookers and features 40 elephants and 110 cages in a mobile city of tents and workers.
The Supreme Court in Washington D C on June 1 ruled for an administrator under the 1910 amendment that pecuniary losses to an employee's estate and the pain and suffering of the deceased may be recovered. The decision marks the first under the amendment and clarifies damages in federal employer liability cases.
Gazelle McElhinney carves a new academic milestone at West High School for the class of 1915 by maintaining an unbroken A plus average across 96 subjects in four years. She excelled in athletics and served as associate editor of the Spectator while balancing Latin rhetoric German and science studies.
Washington June 1 The Supreme Court dismissed a suit challenging Nebraska’s rule banning nonresident aliens from inheriting agricultural land. English heirs of John Toop argued treaty guarantees. court found treaty did not exist until after Toop’s death and thus dismissed, leaving the law’s constitutionality undetermined.
Pan American delegates visiting Philadelphia for two days tour Independence Hall and the Betsy Ross House. Central and South American officials viewed historic sites tied to the nation’s founding and the first American flag.
West High seniors present The Dream Girl at the Majestic theatre this evening. Esthe Zariman predicts a strong performance after a successful final rehearsal. Dwight Strayer stars with a capable supporting cast. A separate note mentions Senator Kern discussing an extra session with President Wilson in October.
Waterloo Palace Theatre will close next Monday for ten days for renovations costing at least 2000 dollars. Carpenters decorators and electricians will overhaul the basement ventilators stage lighting and repaint the front while a new stage setting is installed. W L Myers manager plans a 10 day tour of exchanges and NYC visits to secure merit pictures and will unveil a publicity plan before major film concerns.
Paris June 1 Raymond Poincare the president of the French republic today announced that he would drink no spirituous liquors during or after the war. He replied to a request from the National Anti Alcoholic League via his secretary stating he would abstain not only for the war duration but afterward.
M B A No 1115 meets Wednesday in Pinkerton hall for regular business and initiation. Britannia lodge Sons of St George meets Thursday in A O U W hall with installation of new officers by Rev Dr Conybeure Cedar Rapids deputy grand president Illinois. Waterloo hive L O T M No 22 meets Thursday 8 pm in A O U W hall, social members to pay semi annual tax. second dollar to be given away.
After another large convention in Clinton this week Waterloo seeks to host the next Iowa Stationary Engineers session. Waterloo members and convention bureau secretary Charles Van Vleck will lead the bid event. The gathering draws about 200 delegates.
In New York on July 1 indications rise that Governor Whitman may heed graft revelations from former Lieutenant Becker to save himself from the electric chair. Becker, recovering from shock after the court of appeals upholding his conviction, vows to aid his wife in delaying execution beyond July 12. He plans to press the governor upon return from a western tour.
Washington June 1 Australian sold mines once among the world’s most productive show declining yields. Reports to the comptroller of the currency place 1914 output at 42.39 million dollars, the lowest since 1800, compared with 79.6 million in 1908. Victoria’s 1914 yield was the smallest since 1801.
Bishop Theodore Morrison reports renewed generosity within the Episcopalian church in Iowa as vestry members note rising alms and fully paid apportionments. For the first time in years the state board of missions shows paid bills and a small surplus, about four dollars, amid broader mercantile downturn.
New York dairy market figures show receipts and prices for creamery goods and cheese. Data include creamery extras at 9 per score and various counts for boxes and cases, with averages and percentages listed. poultry notes indicate a weak, dressed market.
American Minister in Lisbon cables that President Arriaga has resigned and that Theophile Braga is elected. The message notes the day of the joint session in Washington and signals a quiet capital as the event unfolds.
A patient recounts a long battle with psoriasis from age fourteen, suffering severe outbreaks, and claim of recovery after eighteen weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The notice invites free samples by mail from Cuticura Department T, Boston, with a world-wide sale claim.
Edmont Milka Meporis and Hadad Milter, with Dikwit, describe California’s chilly wet spell deterring Southern and Eastern visitors. Some sun returns lessen the gloom while 5,000 residents registered at the town building. A large crowd gathered on a peak day with a 100,000 attendance for a parody amusement showcase and French Italian exhibits of art and statuary.
Fragments list names and places including Denison Center Point and Waterlog with dates 2.216. The text appears to be a wedding notice fragment with several individuals named.
Vacation Bulletin advises careful planning to maximize value with low rates to New York and Boston on the East route, and favorable Exposition rates with liberal stopover options on the West. The Illinois Central Railroad offers information and passenger services at the station, with office staff handling inquiries.
Ackerman, convicted of perjury in a damage suit brought by Charles Scribner, is to serve up to ten years in the Anamosa reform school. Judge Boles granted a 30 day delay to propose terms. The case drew unusual attention as one of the town’s few perjury convictions.
An old advertisement urges women to smile despite age and menstrual pains. It touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a simple remedy grown from roots and herbs, claiming it has helped over forty years with troubled cycles and related discomforts.
The W. F. N. railway and the defendant filed for a new trial alleging perjury by Ackerman. County Attorney Wenner led the prosecution with A. B. Lovejoy mentioned, as jurors deliberated only hours. The Courier serves Waterloo readers who buy it and rely on Want Ade.
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