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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1910
Page
7
A tale of Eliza Skemp's scheme to save Kentucky from execution after a vigilante setup. She persuades officials, nights by the governor, and a jailbreak style exit, ending with Kentucky vanishing from the crowd as a habeas corpus claim blocks the hanging.
A survey of short, witty, and grim epitaphs compiled by Ernest Suffiin in Epitaphia. Highlights include Grimaldi’s quip Here Am I and a £100 prize notion from Thorpe’s Corpse, plus brisk anecdotes from Jerrold, Knight, and odd inscriptions on wives and missionaries.
A humorous anecdote shows Mark Twain crafting a hoax by swapping crow tail feathers with a rooster. The piece then shifts to a discussion of the Roman tribunate as an early form of a popular chamber, tracing the evolution of the commons from Roman times through the concept of a second chamber.
A mother questions Tommy about fighting while his sister stays peaceful. The boy replies that a square fight lets out anger rather than carrying it inside, reflecting a pro-fighting sentiment from a Chicago News feature.
A brief witty notice urging readers to TRY A COURIER WANT AD as quoted in Yonkera Statesman. The line highlights two personas fused in argument and suggests the courier service as a practical remedy for quarrels.
The testimony reveals Secretary Wilson denying orders to withhold information and recounts Pinchot seeking to send a letter to Senator Dolliver on departmental matters. Wilson says he did not recall instructing Pinchot to strike Dolliver references and defends his own authority over subordinates. The discussion touches on reactions to the President’s message and conservation topics amid the Ballinger affair.
G W Stilson announces candidacy for city treasurer pledging to place all city funds in local banks to earn current interest. He advocates proportional deposits by bank size to maximize revenue. filing on P J Martin ticket. Also noted is the funeral service for Mrs Charlies Klein deinst with home service and Lutheran church ceremony.
A compilation notes arrivals visits and moves in Waterloo and nearby towns. A. W. Burch of Burch Bros. arrived from New York and will stay a few days. F. J. Mulkern returned from Chicago. Mrs. Aaron Palmer of Marshalltown visiting her mother Mrs. Olive Humphrey. Mrs. A. T. Hakill ill but slightly improved. Miss Eunice Ewart left for Ft. Dodge to start work with Beason.
Waterloo dentists who are graduates of the College of Dentistry of Iowa State University plan the seventh annual alumni clinic to be held there on March 8. Demonstrations will be given by top professionals and extensive exhibits will be shown. Dr. J. G. Hildebrand of Waterloo serves as vice president and Dr. C. W. Bruner sits on ethics and membership committees. Several other Waterloo dentists will attend. Leo A. Connelly for carriage paint.
A marriage license is issued in Waterloo naming John E. Strayer Jr. as the groom and Nellie Anderson as the bride. The ceremony details are not provided in the fragment.
Andrew Thompson, father-in-law of 3. F. Simpson, slipped on the steps at 309 Fremont street yesterday morning and broke a rib. Despite advancing age he is recovering and was sitting up today. Thompson, an early Waterloo resident, has long enjoyed good health and kept up business through the winter.
An information filed before Police Judge Kepford by Dr Z A Jerger names Fred Newcomb conductor of Rock Island passenger No 32 as the subject of the suit regarding a blocked crossing incident.
A warrant is issued for the conductor after a train blocked the Fourth Street crossing for 28 minutes on February 24. The doctor claimed an urgent call and pressing need to clear the crossing. The incident was cited as a violation of city ordinance.
Washington March 2 A Rockefeller foundation is incorporated by a senate introduced bill to provide a method for John D Rockefeller to dispose of his wealth for mankind. The foundation would promote wellbeing civilization knowledge relief and prevention of suffering in the United States and possessions abroad.
Cleveland Ohio March 2 1909 floods leave about 1909 people homeless with many families living on second floors while traffic is impeded and business demoralized in numerous river valleys as high water recedes and danger remains in others
Des Moines March 2. It is unofficially announced that J. A. Gordon, superintendent of the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton road in Ohio, has been chosen to succeed L. M. Shipley as division superintendent of the St Joe division of the Chicago Great Western, who resigned.
Hugh A. Shannon of Buffalo New York was chosen as manager by Muscatine directors last night for the new Northern Association team. Construction of the new ball park will begin this month amid expansion plans and club activity.
A Westminster Gazette note details a bird with four feet once found in South America. The crested hoat zin is about peacock size when adult, while hatchlings possess reptilian front legs with strong claws that later shed as wings and normal legs develop.
A Chicago Post anecdote features a real estate man, a lawyer, and old man Jen kyns. He mistook a marriage certificate for a bill of sale, believing it gave him full tile to his wife. It proved only a lease, as she secured a divorce.
An assortment of brief excerpts on topics from a Brussels sun powered clock to humorous wordplay and literary aphorisms. Included are notes on a solar wind mechanism, a preacher’s quip, a child’s church joke, a comedian’s one liners, Goethe's reflection on vanity, and a query about powder needed for cannon projectiles.
The article explains that all planets and their satellites show phases similar to the moon, visible with a telescope. It describes how Mars and Venus display crescent and full phases, notes planetary eclipses, and recounts a demonstration using a globe and light to illustrate illumination. It also cites the discovery that Jupiter’s moons eclipse timing indicated light travels 186000 miles per second.
A seedy man complains he has no home or money while a passerby quips about no taxes rent coal bills and milk price worries. The exchange ends with the remark that the speaker is a “child of fortune” and a quick parting good day.
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