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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
6
Police report no trace of the four bandits who blew the Everybody's Laundry safe Thursday morning and later fought two officers near the Eleventh street bridge. Dynamite fuses and other items dropped are held at the station. Extra officers will patrol carnival grounds to maintain order tomorrow night.
Coroner Waterbury locates letters among the mangled remains found on the Rock Island track proving Legander was not a pauper. Letters from a sister in Christiana Norway reveal he received 25 monthly and was an heir in a settling estate. Undertakers hold the body pending sister contact.
Hon. D. T. Gibson an Iowa bar leader died at 11 o clock Wednesday night from embolism of the pulmonary artery. Born May 12 1848 in New York he was in his seventieth year and had lived in Waverly since the 1850s. Surviving: widow and daughter Mrs Charles Hine of Madison Wis. Funeral Saturday morning at home with Episcopal rector Rev John Cole officiating and Masonic graveside rites.
A lively carnival last night drew a large yet orderly crowd enjoying the baseball entertainment and festive attractions. Ticklers and pneumatic snakes drew curious glances, but the mood stayed upbeat as revelers anticipated two more nights of the festival.
A former cashier and aides of the Elgin National Bank face federal grand jury charges of embezzlement and misappropriation of bank funds. The accusations allege misused sums totaling one hundred thousand dollars. The case, tied to actions in California and Illinois, involves custody and ongoing investigations.
fragmented OCR list shows stocks and railways including American Smelter Union Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Southern Pacific United States Steel Amalgamated Copper Northern Pacific New York Central and other names. unclear dates or values but indicates market activity passages.
Town talk items from Waterloo report departures and visits by residents, a divorce granted to Mabel Whitenack, a Belle Plaine theft suspect sought, shooting match results at Prospect Park, and lokalevents including gun club attendance and book reprint. Also noted are railroad office preparations, church socials, and plumping examinations.
Harvard clinched the freshman race by two lengths in Rematta Course New London on June. The official freshman time listed Harvard Wieh2 Yale Worh4 12. Harvard also won the varsity four by ten lengths with an official time of 11:24. Vane and Wiah part of the Harvard crew.
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce plans extensive improvements along the Cedar river west bank to prevent flooding. An embankment three to four feet high will stretch from the Rock Island freight house to Miles street, with Rock Island railway company ready to share costs. The project aims to protect properties in the lowlands after years of spring freshets and floods.
After twenty four hour shifts for over two years government workers finished the Strawberry tunnel beneath the Wasatch mountains. The four mile bore will divert the Strawberry River from the Colorado drainage to Utah Valley, reclaiming 60000 acres for towns and orchards despite heavy snow and dangerous conditions. No lives were lost in the project.
The article promotes William A. Radford's home building advice and outlines two small suburban cottages designed for newly married workers. It describes costs from $400 to $1,500 with sewers, gas, and pavement varying by locale, plus layout details, ventilation, and potential resale. It also includes a humorous Europe anecdote involving Mr. Greenly and a student on a Heidelberg platform.
Fifty members of the Every Other Friday club from Waterloo and Jesup met at Mrs. William Robe’s Western avenue home for a three course Tepast served by local hosts. The event featured roses and informal needlework with plans for an evening at Mrs. H. Maine’s Franklin street home. Junior church officers were named at Central church picnic.
Washington June 21 The house judiciary committee voted unanimously to report articles of impeachment against Judge Robert W Archbald of the commerce court. He has faced investigation over alleged misbehavior in office linked to a calm bank transaction with the Erie railroad. The report will be made the week of July 3.
The married ladies of Sacred Heart church meet Saturday at 3 o'clock in the auditorium. Parents are urged to ensure their children view the Brady War Pictures text materials now being distributed in sixteen sections by the Waterloo Evening Courier with a coupon on page 3.
In Shady Grove Georgia on June 22 special news reports James R Pratt while trussin a cherry tree to deter birds became stuck with his foot in a forked limb and hung head down for moments until local resident BR Bunnell freed him. Pratt and wife from Holly Colorado are visiting daughter Mrs Bunnell. A white cloth fluttered as he tried to free himself. A small bet of seven dollars was placed on Taft’s nomination. War pictures accompany the Evening Courier text.
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt urges sustaining real friendship when living away from crowds. It warns against thinning bonds by neglect and urges nurturing thoughts, cheerful discourse, and broad outlooks. Trust and affection endure beyond distance, environment, or even death, as friendship remains the sweetest mortal touch.
In a breezy anecdote from the reminiscence book The Spice of Life by Thormenby a learned counsel faces a young Indy in cross examination. He asks the age of Tam and the girl retorts that he looks sixty but asks only sixteen in return. The quip exposes the judge’s questions as revealing.
The market was light with buyers active. Old potatoes declined to one dollar per bushel while the new crop sold for 55 cents per peck. Berry offerings were small but strawberries remained in demand with a large future berry shipment forecast. fruit men noted diminishing local strawberry supply. Also included: help wanted for general housework and an automobile for sale or exchange.
To obtain the up to date Courier pattern of accompanying design fill out the coupon and send to Fashion Department Waterlooo Evening Courier Waterloo inclusing 10 cents for each pattern These patterns allow for seams All orders filled as soon as possible but should reach you later days after sending in your order.
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