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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
An article by William A. Tratfersd discusses economical house design, stair layout, and heating systems. It compares hot air furnaces and hot water heating, estimating costs from 135 to 600 dollars for a mid sized two story dwelling, and notes both systems’ efficiency differences and the impact of radiator choices.
An article describes improvements in home heating with hot air and steam systems, promising energy savings and better comfort. It covers a church banquet for 200 attendees, speeches by Dr. John Balcom Shaw on Bible verse focus, and plans for teacher training with a large Sunday school class graduation. It also highlights home design features like improved stairs, upper balconies, and easier rug cleaning.
Parade forms at the convention church corner Fourth and Savin, marching south to Fifth, then Lafayette, back to Fourth, across the bridge, and to Fourth again. After review by ladies there will be a mass at First Church. Speakers include W A Brown and others. TaRne's band to lead the procession with a drum corps and bands in aisles.
Dr Charles Dana of Cornell urges focus on occupational nervous and mental illnesses at a conference with the American Federation for Labor Legislation and AMA. He classifies causes by occupation, exposure, and poor living conditions, noting lead and arsenic as key factors and stressing need for real play and rest to prevent mental strain.
Mary Wood leases a 26 by 39 foot tract on South Green Street for a dry cleaning plant. Higgins pays $2 monthly for two years then $4 per month for the remaining three years. Renewal terms up to five years, taxes for improvements are charged to the lessee, and ownership of the lease hangs on renewal.
The Men’s Booster Club of the Iowa State Sunday School Association held a noon meeting at First M. E. Church electing a new slate: President F. G. Oliver Onawa. Vice President K. J. Howrey Water 100. Secretary Rev. C. H. Stauffacher Zearing. Treasurer George A. Boody Des Moines. Over 140 men attended as Dr. J. B. tones Cedar Falls presided and toasts were given by notable clergy and members.
Des Moines Iowa June 6 Waterloo will host the next annual convention of the Retail Harness Makers Association. G M Schurz of Cincinnati secretary of the National Association spoke at today’s session in the Great Western hall. Iowa members gave talks and officer elections are underway with the convention to close tomorrow afternoon.
I. E. Munger secretary of the Y M C A at Houston Texas was guest of honor at a noon lunch today at the First M E church, concurrent with the Men's Booster club meeting. Paul Davis hosted. attendees included W H Howrey C J Munger Fred S Pettit F M Trapagen Austin Burt C M Berkley H T Fisher E J Starr A W Hartquist W R R Jameson A J Edwards of Waterloo and Charles R Lee of Oskaloosa. Informal talks followed the meal and Munger valued the visit with the former Waterloo resident.
The resolutions committee of the state Sunday school convention thanks local people who assisted in making the convention a success. It also thanks the speakers the two churches used for meetings the city newspapers and the Waterloo public. The report was unanimously adopted.
Pageral services for Mrs Al Ta Sehmolt will be held tomorrow morning at Moyvedowk for burial beside her parents in Charles City. Mr Mueller in charge. Remains to be transported to Charles City for burial.
Charles Shade of Rock Rapids elected to Presidency as the State Bankers Association met in Cedar Rapids. Dubuque was a leading rival. officers chosen include Charles Rhode as President, F. B. Veter and Charles R. Hannan as vice president and treasurer. A five member committee led by C. H. MacNider was named to foster banker agricultural cooperation. The group endorsed currency revision and sought banks loaning on property in adjoining states. Jim Adam Bede of Minnesota spoke at the session.
Chief Counselor Rogers for the defense in Clarence Darrow’s bribery case put Assistant District Attorney W. J. Ford on the stand in a quick questioning session. The tactic aimed to show cooperation between federal and state authorities in the prosecution. In other items, Harl Westcott’s injuries from a streetcar collision showed no improvement and relief was unlikely.
The New York stock market closed with prices shown for several companies including Canadian Pacific Reading Rock Island Atchison American Smelter Union Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Southern Pacific Brooklyn Rapid Transit United States Steel Amalgamated Copper Northern Pacific St Paul Missouri Pacific New York Central Anaconda and American Sugar.
The funeral for Mrs. A. L. Schmolt will be held Friday morning at the family home 629 Ninth Street West. Rev H Mueller of First Lutheran Church will conduct the service and burial will be in Charles City after departure on the Illinois Central. The item also recounts a historical note on Scotland's temperance movement and the so called Drunken Parliament with references to Charles II and Archbishop Middleton.
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