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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
6
London witnessed a grand ceremony as George V was crowned king, the scene filled with dazzling decorations and a continuous ovation. The city rejoiced amid sunshine breaking through clouds as the modern coronation pageant unfolded with transendent splendor and public enthusiasm.
King George V and Queen Mary were crowned in Westminster Abbey in a service steeped in historic rites. A vast public celebration followed as the royal procession returned to Buckingham Palace amid an immense, cheering crowd across Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square.
Mrs. Cora Glasgow drank about fifteen grains of strychnine dissolved in water and sat to comb her hair as she prepared to die. Doctors believed she would recover after the convulsive period, with her husband and child's whereabouts in California noted as possible mental stress factors.
The article chronicles a royal entrance with trumpets and a hush of expectancy as the king and queen arrive. The Prince of Wales sits beside the throne in garter robes while Princess Mary and the younger princesses wear distinctive attire. Yeomen in scarlet guard the approach, clergy and dignitaries follow, and the regalia and jewels are borne to the throne.
Washington June 22 Inter Ocean editor George T. Hinman testified before the senate committee investigating Senator Lorimer’s election. He denied receiving money for Lorimer’s campaign and said he believed a jackpot fund existed in Illinois legislatures for years. He described a corruption fund concept and referenced prior experiences in New York.
Washington reports the senate finance committee moved the wool revision and farmer’s free list bills into the open for debate, tying them to Canadian reciprocity. The panel refused detailed reporting and said a coalition of Democrats and insurgent Republicans must push Senate action.
Mrs Giles Leversee, long-time Mt Vernon township resident, died this morning following an intestinal obstruction. Aged about 81, she had lived in Black Hawk county fifty years and is survived by her husband, three sons, and two daughters. Funeral likely Sunday.
Mary Baker Eddy founder of the Christian Science church had her will admitted to probate in the county probate court in Boston. Attorney General James Swift of Massachusetts appealed immediately to the supreme court on the issue of domicile.
A legislative poll shows the administration waterway bill will pass by a narrow margin with 78 in favor 69 against 6 doubtful or absent and a total of 153 in the legislature.
Washington June 22 The Senate set wool tariff action for July 1 after a 39 to 18 vote directing the finance committee to report the wool bill. The move, backed by progressive Republicans and Democrats, signals action on Canadian reciprocity and revision of wool and cotton schedules.
Mrs. Winner, held on forgery charges, fainted in city Jalil around noon but recovered. A bank official reported the case. awaiting potential plea before Justice Kuhns around 2 pm for uttering a forged instrument. Full confession and money linked to the case.
Bank clearings for Waterloo week ending June 22 1911 totaled 940029 28 dollars with daily amounts for Friday Saturday and Monday listed as 21381260 21887906 and 27527 32 respectively. The document notes it is supplied by the Black Hawk County Abstract Company.
A rapid sequence of events at Security Savings Bank details a forged check case ending with the arrest of Mrs Mildred R Winner. Chief W T Dinneen is credited for a swift investigation and a clean confession within hours.
Miss Beatrice Farnham and John Otto wed in Monument National Park near Grand Junction Colorado after a ceremony on a narrow ledge 100 feet above the ground. The bride cooked the feast over a camp fire before exchanging gowns for climbing attire and scaling Independence Mountain’s pinnacle with a minister present.
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