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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
7
Duluth records a June 28 chill with 42 to 45 degree readings and fog from a Lake Superior wind. pedestrians wear last year’s overcoats. In Salt Lake City rain and snow persist with 53 degrees and 29 degrees below normal, higher elevations reporting snow and freezing temps.
Chicago endures a record heat wave with temperatures near 88 85 and rising as tens of thousands flee to summer resorts. Heat prostrations and deaths mount while charities distribute ice and beaches fill. nationwide warnings note no quick relief and midsummer heat persists into July.
Attorney General McReynolds sent to Congress all correspondence about postponement in the Diggs Caminetti white slave cases and Western Fuel indictments tied to San Francisco U S Attorney McNab resignation. The House Judiciary Committee recessed to review the papers, aiming to exclude materials that could prejudice trials.
The special arbitration treaties of the United States with Japan Sweden and Portugal were extended by protocols signed today by Secretary Bryan the Japanese ambassador and the Swedish and Portuguese ministers.
John Chandler aged 20 and James Chandler aged 30, both residents of Keokuk, were drowned last night while fishing from the wall below the government locks on the Mississippi River.
Harrisburg pa june 28 in the closing hours of the 1913 session the legislature adjourned and lowered the appropriation for Pennsylvania's participation in the Panama Pacific exposition from four hundred sixty thousand dollars to three hundred thousand dollars.
Washington June 28 Lively discussions in the senate caucus centered on tariffs for wool manufactures. Free list advocates urged removing duties on woolen goods for general use including cloth and stockings. Senator Ashurst pushed to free blankets cloth readymade clothing and similar items but his amendment was defeated with no record vote.
Waterloo friends of Miss Edith Lichty and Otis Ray Brundage have invitations to a wedding July 8 in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be at 5 30 p m in the Church Federation parlors on South Hill street. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Saumer Lichty formerly of Orange Township. They plan to reside in Waterloo after September 1.
Washington reporters say party leaders have a gentleman's agreement that no business will be transacted for two weeks without unanimous consent. The House will adjourn in three day blocks from today to next Wednesday while members return to districts and attend the Gettysburg celebration. The banking and currency committee plans to report on July 14.
The Missouri supreme court overruled a demurrer by fire insurance companies planning to stop writing business and issued a temporary restraining order. The decision is a victory for the attorney general and keeps policies active in Teffernon City.
Dubuque Iowa reports the death of Louis H Severance Cleveland industrialist and Standard Oil founder. He supported the Dubuque German college and seminary and funded a $70000 Severance hall dormitory dedicated last December. City Attorney James I Kanyon and wife return from honeymoon to reside at Gates cottage Chautauqua Park for the summer.
San Diego announces the betrothal of Ulysses 8. Grant son of a Civil War hero, to Mrs. A. Tl. Will of Marshalltown, Se. The wedding is set for mid July in San Diego. Mrs. Will is 35 and Mr. Grant is over 60.
The death device once shown in the national museum is recalled for use in Havana jail after inspection found the warden lacked an official instrument of death. Ex-president Gomez had placed the garrote in the museum while commuting death sentences.
Sao Paulo Brazil June 28 Dr Manuel Verraz de Campos Salles former president of Brazil 1898 to 1902 died at 73 He helped rebuild the republic after unrest and later served as governor of Sao Paulo Known as the Brazilian Gambetta he also led justice reform before his presidency.
Divers were summoned to search the Mohawk wreck in the hold for bodies after an explosion on the Standard Oil tank steamer. Early reports indicate no more than four crewmen dead and about six injured with only one seriously hurt. Fire boats kept vigil over the burning vessel until after 2 AM.
Frederick B. Sharon was appointed postmaster at Davenport Iowa in Washington June 28. The move accompanied Pepper’s recommendation of Fred Rischer of Davenport for collector of internal revenue in the southern district. Sharon, a young Democrat, is brother to attorney A Emmet Sharon and is connected with the Davenport Messenger.
The Twin City Ministerial Association will meet Monday at Chautauqua park with a social hour from 11 to 12 followed by luncheon in the dining hall. Immediately after, Rev. Walter Russell will deliver an address.
Panama June 28 large Gatun lower gates are put to full pressure test as Atlantic waters flow in gradually. Engineers report gates firm and watertight with water at the 50 foot stage reaching the sea level yesterday afternoon.
A dissolution plan has been reached and will proceed to circuit court immediately. The scheme is set to move forward without delay, with court action to follow promptly.
A tattered flag from Commodore Perry s Lawrence will be hoisted during a Lake Michigan cruise for Illinois officials. Meanwhile the Union Pacific and Harriman merger faces dissolution with plans to swap Southern Pacific stock for Baltimore & Ohio and a pending Sherman Act civil suit.
Eugene J. Sullivan of San Francisco, president of Sierra Blue Lakes Water and Power, telegraphed the house public lands committee denying water shortages in the city and accusing officials of deception. The committee kept hearings open until July 7 for his testimony after protests from city officials and California representatives.
F B Lamb superintendent of the foundry at Hari Parr company in Charles City Iowa hanged himself in his room at the M C A building amid despondency over a ill family illness. Lamb had been badly burned in the foundry weeks earlier and had come from Davenport.
Atlanta, June 28. Eleven jurors will determine the guilt or innocence of J. M. Bateman, an Atlanta lawyer, on trial for swindling Nebraskan stockman Frank Rothleutner out of $9,000 via an alleged wire tapping scheme. Juror J. W. Hughes was permitted leave for urgent personal business at Cedartown.
In Glenwood on June 28 the prosecution announced it would complete the introduction of testimony in the murder trial of Francisco Guidice. Yesterday witnesses testified Guidice threatened Howard Jones. the bloody razor linked to the killing is identified as Guidice's.
Six persons from one family perished when a house burned in Lexington Washington during the night. The bodies were found in the ruins this morning.
Hart faced a preliminary exam in an arson court on charges of attempting to assault Miss May Steward, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Steward. The hearing, held behind locked doors on a venue change, adjourned until Monday with four witnesses including Russell Shank testifying about the pursuit and the girl’s pleas.
London reports Princess Patricia daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught remains unmarried and not engaged. Despite rumors she and Prince Adolf Friederich heir to Mecklenburg Eirelitz have been linked, but she states she is not engaged.
Representative A Mitchell Palmer urged President Wilson to attend the Fiftieth anniversary of the Gettysburg battle. Wilson, golfing at the time, indicated a conference might be arranged later. He had avoided travel that would necessitate a speech during Congress.
In Guaymas near Ortiz Col Francisco Chiapa, longtime administration rebel, was executed by state troops after a insurgent court martial. He had led guerrilla actions in Chihuahua and Sonora for over three years. Venustiano Carranza protested to Secretary Bryan against arming Huerta forces via Laredo.
New York, June 28. Under the will of Mrs. Caroline F. Butterfield who died a year ago, her fortune about 1 947 112 goes to her granddaughter Dorothea Ballard Smith if she remains single or marries none of two specific suitors. If she marries either of the two Sedley sons the fortune is lost. The two men are sons of Eleanor Phelps McKeague widow of Henry Sedley. The heiress has not seen them since age seven.
Walter Hines Page the American ambassador to the court of St James will host his Fourth of July reception at a hotel as he has not secured a residence. Negotiations for a house were to close this week but the owner raised the price after learning the ambassador’s identity, leading to a missed purchase.
Report from Mexico City states Venustiano Carranza proposes a convention of all parties to name cabinet ministers and a presidential candidate, with Huerta resigning and returning as provisional president before the convention selects a successor. Separately General Ojeda’s federal army is defeated and retreating toward Sonora. In Eagle Pass officials deny Carranza proposed peace terms.
The Missouri Supreme Court declared a suspension of the ouster order against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The ruling allows the company to resume doing business in Missouri while complying with state laws, after evidence suggested it no longer holds a monopoly.
Hood River Ore June 28 Fire destroyed the 590000 saw mill of the Oregon Lumber company at Dee Ore and is threatening the town. If flames run unchecked the loss could exceed four million dollars.
San Francisco June 28 executive heads of the Panama Pacific exposition took Dr Lauro Muller Brazilian minister for foreign affairs to the country for a weekend stay after his long journey across the continent. Muller will return Monday prepared for a week of formalities and official functions in connection with the dedication of the site of the Brazilian building at the exposition.
A section of wall and scaffolding at the Euclid Square garage collapsed burying fifteen workmen in Cleveland. Rescued workers were rushed to hospital with serious injuries while others were pulled free from the rubble and treated for injuries.
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