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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
10
Wateroo officials face a funding decision as Prof. H A La Rue, band director for four years, contemplates leaving. He has served at little pay and warns Waterloo must raise funds to maintain concerts this season.
A long running Waterloo band, built by LaRue and funded by small business donations, faces disruption as he resigns from fundraising. The group, over thirty pieces strong and highly regarded in the state, may cease after four years unless citizens step up with financial backing. Other cities seek LaRue to lead their bands.
Chicago June 26 The officers and directors of the Independent Harvester company of Plano Illinois resigned amid a government probe and a federal suit by 27000 stockholders. In a Plano meeting the stockholders elected seven new directors and chose William Deering Steward to succeed W C Thompson as president. Steward is a former Plano mayor and was a candidate for controller of the cur
An ad describes Acne treatment claiming 5 S and S&B purify blood and stimulate skin tissue to renew cells. It urges readers to buy from drug stores and to consult the Swift & Company Medical Dept in Atlanta for blood condition concerns.
New directors include William Deering Steward Plano and G H StewardPlano with F G Hanchett and Jeter Plano plus Judge F L Martin Hutchinson Kan and Grant Grinnell Kankakee. They promise a profitable basis to manufacture harvester machinery rather than a stock selling scheme and will appoint a committee to plan reorganization and collect outstanding stock.
The piece surveys how Dayton Detroit Rochester New York Pittsburgh and Baltimore project civic pride. It highlights Baltimore’s snowy white steps public markets strong streetcar service liquor limits and aporchless urban landscape amid parks and wealth centers.
University of Iowa statistics show women ahead of men in overall good or excellent grades at year end. In the highest mark class 29.3 percent were women to 19.1 percent men, with women also leading in fair or average and failing categories, though men show greater self support and heavier course loads.
Voters in Waterloo's sewer district No 2 will vote Monday July 14 on a bond issue to fund a Dry Run sewer extension estimated at 28860 dollars. A 1.5 mill tax for ten years starting 1914 would repay bonds. project aims to avoid future bridge building and improve access to the Washington Irving school. Some private property rights will be donated to secure the right of way.
Figures released cover August 23, 1912 to June 15, detailing 1,787,568 ounces of gold bullion coined, wastage $182 against $17,958 legal, 1,432,996 ounces of silver valued at $1,979,045 with wastage 4.64 ounces, legal $831. For the year ending June 20, gold $19,678,227 silver $1,936,199 nickel $2,186,368 and bronze cents $957,483, totals $24,758,279 from 161,453,871 coins. Also $42,845 in Costa Rican five and ten centimos. Mint notes the smallest losses in its history.
Seven Minnesota railroads signed a joint pact with the state railroad commission to comply with rate laws and begin refunds by about July 10. The Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Soo, Milwaukee, North Western, Omaha, and Burlington signed. Minneapolis & St. Louis and Great Western did not. Rock Island to follow Supreme Court ruling. rebates to past business total 375,000 with possible up to 200,000 from Great Western.
By late June Mars Venus Saturn and Jupiter appear as mor ning stars but Moleys Homey and Tar Compound is advertised as the star medicine for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. The copy warns a cold immune could lead to bronchitis or pneumonia unless Poleys Honey and Par Come pound is taken. For sale bypass drug gist.
A blotchy social column notes visits by Lisle, Dr. Ingram, Dr. Kirkland, John Dowding, George Kahler, H. J. Blanchaine, Mrs. N. D. Kahtor, E L R Ashley, and Mr. and Mrs. V. Younes to La Porte City and Waterloo. Dodge travels to Boyden and Lansing for business. a group takes a river trip including a motorboat ride to De Soto Wisconsin and a Mississippi fishing outing. An advertisement for Foley Kidney Pills accompanies the piece.
The Waverly Democrat laments that reducing saloons raised license fees to 2000 dollars while seven licenses yielded 5600 dollars a year and profits rose for saloonkeepers. It notes straw berry oversupply, Waterloo dealers buying berries, and local merchants unable to move crops late in the week.
Waterloo youths favor playgrounds but the Waterloo schools superintendent notes many teens seek summer work. He cites Western Union, newspapers and local businesses offering odd jobs, while Cedar Falls lacks such demand in a college town setting. The plan hinges on industrial interests not blocking openings.
In Town Falls Louisiana on June 26 a test case begins to decide drivers’ rights when metal tags are unavailable. Kit C. Curtis, police chief, has enforced tag rules against pasteboard tags. C. Stubbs, a traveling man, was jailed after buying a car in Des Moines Alabama for lacking a metal plate. He says Iowa officials advised operating without a tag due to no plates available. The case aims to define rights of untagged autos in Iowa.
In St. Petersburg on June 26 a military report notes rapid aerial armament growth in Russia. The army staff chief cites the Prussian ministry seeking broader power, while the government reportedly doubles dirigible numbers and acquires aerial dreadnought airships.
The fragment mentions machine guns and dirigibles associated with military action. It references German aviation and Russian forces, hinting at air power and bombardment threats during wartime without clear dates or events. The text is garbled, limiting precise details or outcomes.
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