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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1913
Page
2
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The expose links many prominent figures to political bribery tied to the National Association of Manufacturers. It names former Congressmen, senators, ambassadors, and others accused of taking payments while highlighting failures to seize key targets. The piece notes ongoing congressional investigations and the civic fallout as the public weighs the alleged corruption.
A Hemet Cal piece argues white laborers mobilize against Koreans and other foreigners. It warns of racial conflict and potential war with Japan if foreigners prevail, framing labor and immigration as national threats and urging white sustenance and protection.
The fly is a nuisance to the author, blamed for three flaws. It rises early, intrudes uninvited, and neglects cleanliness. It has no real purpose yet disrupts daily life with persistent, even comic, annoyance.
A fragmenting column notes hot weather the focus of leisure and a mix of satirical and editorial clippings. It references readers attending Chautauqua, a Des Moines Capital note on Mrs Pankhurst, a warning on currency silver, and local reports from Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Oelwein and Vinton about crime, dog regulation, and mission money.
A collage of humorous quotes and a medical ad extracted from multiple old newspapers. It includes snippets about yelling for a fee at a baseball game, a disjointed editor’s exchange, a congressman asking for literature, a jape on land sales, and an advertisement for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The text mixes light verse, dialog fragments, and a product promo.
In June 20, Mason City officers under the Webb Kenyon law seized a wagon load of beer delivered by a local express company. A Minnesota shipped carload of beer in the Great Western yards was sealed pending disposal. Officials say this marks the start of a series of raids and seizures.
Des Moines June 30 A long list of new measures take effect this week or soon including daylight saving adjustments for bars starting at 7 am and extended closing by 8 pm. Other statutes address tax assessments county records health board reorganization state exams and road rules. The widowed mothers pension law is discussed and the state sky law and sanitation rules are noted as upcoming. The compensation act excludes benefits this year while arbitration provisions under industrial disputes act begin but have limited scope.
The 28 year old railroader from Dubuque Iowa famed as the world’s champion stowaway has appeared in New York City. Reports note his travels from Texas and Mexico where he learned Spanish to stowing aboard ships and trekking across the Andes to Valparaiso before sailing to Rotterdam aboard the Procyon.
A damaged segment reports Butler found in the Celtic forepeak after the ship left Queenstown. The voyage from Liverpool to New York saw the bos'n and crew member enter the forepeak to locate the man, who was later freed by immigration officials as an American citizen.
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