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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
2
A satirical riff imagines sudden wealth from ten dollar gold pieces. The narrator muses on how daily life would change if pockets yielded wealth, touching on lavish status, public attention, and a comical rise to prominence before ending with a wakeup call to start daily chores.
Dust results from continual earth wear driven by heat frost rain wind and civilization. Man’s speed and vehicles accelerate erosion turning the earth into dust that could form a chestnut sized ball in a millennium. Dust invades homes, affects real estate, and even signals status among the affluent as a daily nuisance and gauge of housekeeping.
The Iowa GOP shows unusual unity with factional battles receding before the November election. Senator Cummins defeats his rival with minimal campaigning. Clarke runs a conciliatory race, while Thorne secures strong railroad commissioner support. Burton Sweet, once aligned with the regulars, now promotes progressive policy and gains cross county backing. The results signal a rebirth tempered by past Bull Moose and Prohibition tensions.
Maurice Connolly led the radical wing in the senatorial race while Meredith entered unbranded. He promised harmony to unite factions and urged both sides to vote for Meredith. Virgin candidacies often falter when voters demand visible colors, as Meredith reevaluated after barating Holden against Clarke. The mounting evidence shifts perceptions after Monday's primary.
An Iowa primaries reflection argues for individual voter influence and public support for woman suffrage. It notes British militants, city demonstrations, and a Waterloo protest on the twenty sixth as part of mobilizing the electorate. Public psychology is cited as key to enfranchisement.
A Des Moines Capital report discusses the Iowa primary law and the office of state auditor, noting voters face issues with new voting machines and the idea of a short ballot. It cites a Chicago Tribune excerpt and mentions concerns about nominations, conventions, and voter awareness amid calls for reform.
In Topeles Kansas ministers and congregations along the Burr Oak branch of the Missouri Pacific railway won a battle to block Sunday passenger service. The Kansas public utilities commission refused the application after ministers wrote letters opposing trains seen as a lure away from church. Missouri Pacific argued losses, but hearings were postponed as pressure mounted.
A digest of editorials from several papers debating Huerta Carranza and U S mediation in Mexico. Carranza resists interference while Huerta defends actions as the U S ponders a two party settlement. analysts flag the unresolved balance of power and potential military moves in northern Mexico.
In a brief update, Meredith suffers a setback noted as a feather in the cap for Luis Murphs, the quaint editor at the local paper, signaling a favorable turn for Murphs amid editorial contention.
Read across Cedar Falls to Sioux City papers the Monday primary coverage praising Clarke’s renomination and detailing Cummins Meredith and Connolly dynamics. Comments highlight Clarke’s bold stance on issues, Meredith’s potential strength, and the divided Republican mood amid tariff and cost of living debates.
In Iowa the primary results tilt toward Maurice Connolly for US senator with Cummins, Basher and party lines shifting. The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald lauds Connolly and warns Republicans to back Wilson’s program, while praising Connolly’s vigor, public service, and leadership as the party consolidates.
Alma Wisconsin June 4 Convicted of murder in the second degree Rainh lark 20 son of a druggist at Gilman was sentenced to twenty five years in the Waupun prison while his companion Ralph Schultz 19 son of a farmer in Lincoln Buffalo counts was given twenty years in Judea Thompson court at Alma Tuesday The boys were found guilty having slain Ole Kiorns a hermit who lived in Gilmanton The crime was committed last New Year's day
Governor Clarke voiced gratitude for Republican support in Iowa after the primary, praising newspapers and voters for an open campaign. He said he spoke honestly to the people, would meet them face to face on any proposition, and would uphold the common good in the November election.
A mosaic of jokes and wry quips from various US newspapers. The Louisville Courier Journal spoofs disability and social norms with a line about a woman with a handicap and a playful jab at fishing parties. The Cincinnati Enquirer adds a brief pun about a parrot and honesty. The Washington Star and Youth's Companion close with light humor about shopping and a Scottish ferry tale.
A long account traces the return to the United States of the last known fragment of Thomas Paine's body, including two locks of hair and a wax face, shipped from England to New Rochelle's Paine museum. The tale covers Cobbett’s extraction efforts, the travels of the coffin, and the dispersal of Paine's remains through Britain, ending with the parcel post delivery to America.
After 1860 death of Tilly in Bethnal Green England, Mrs Gloo sold bones found in Tilly's room to a rag and bone collector. Rev George Reynolds bought items, including Paine brain remnant later sent to Moncure D Conway and the Paine National Historical Association in America. Hair locks and facial mass reached New York by parcel post.
Ironton Ohio report from a local user who after a year on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound could sit up and work again. She praises the tonic and notes her daughter also improved sleep and health. The letter invites others to seek advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts and reassures confidential handling by women.
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