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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
2
A chaotic artifact notes the Waterloo and Tri-Weekly Courier publications with ads and staff names. It references travel offices in Europe and discusses local sewerage, a parole case, and political chatter about Waterloo’s bars and a national convention scene.
Citizens urge a river seawall from Park Avenue to Commercial Street to shield Waterloo from spring floods. Local property owners recall past damage and note Rock Island railroad officials form a cooperative plan to share building costs during low water periods.
Sanitation and public health groups gain fiscal value across the nation as municipal wealth management grows. Delegates to a regional conference in Keokuk discuss public health, wealth administration, and sanitation defense.
A collage of clippings shows voices from the Spirit of the Iowa press on Cummins campaigns and national figures, plus notes on fictitious land prices, Taft rhetoric, and court moves. Other items urge education material distribution and a weathered view of constitutional durability.
Ruth Cameron recounts a child named Marjorie who distracts her mother to delay bedtimes. The piece highlights how children use misdirection to avoid commands, noting Marjorie’s piano recital ploy and the hope for diplomacy as a future path.
Marshalltown Times-Republican reports Waterloo is shocked by juvenile court cases involving many youths from socially prominent families. The piece argues suppression of names hides class privilege, notes theft gambling drinking and vice, and questions parental responsibility and public sympathy for the involved youths and their parents.
Coverage of day one at the Chicago convention highlights speeches by Governor Hadley Hiram Johnson and Francis J. Heney on the Roosevelt square deal and graft. Taft Root supporters are contrasted with Teddy’s backers as nerves flare and hunger disrupts proceedings.
A column argues that public attention and juvenile court involvement reflect shifting parental responsibility from home. It urges prominence within the family over public notice and ends with an unrelated drug advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets.
Washington June 19 Up to now 1054 delegates to the Baltimore Democratic convention have been chosen. The total is 1068 without Philippines representation and 724 to nominate a president under the two thirds rule. Fourteen Vermont and six Hawai‘i delegates remain to be selected. Clark leads with 412 votes, Wilson 280, Underwood 207 uncommitted, Harmon 31, Marshall 30, Baldwin 14, Burke 10. Clark forces will not make a final commitment yet.
An advertising notice touts Make-Man Tablets as a cure for nervousness and weak strength. It promises fast, dramatic improvements in muscle, nerve force, and blood, urging readers to test a free full-size box with a coupon. The ad cites various distributors and locations for purchase.
Senator Stone of Missouri said any man worthy of temporary chairman will satisfy Clark supporters. He spoke after a conference in Baltimore with National Committee Chairman Mack, outlining how Clark backers will lead the floor struggle.
A report notes Clark people aim to install Ollie James of Kentucky as temporary chairman and threaten to press the issue on the convention floor if needed. The item ends with an advertisement for Chamberlain's Tablets promoting digestion and bowel regularity for middle aged and older readers.
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