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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1911
Page
3
Mixed activity in Chicago markets with weak Liverpool wheat tones. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts expected. new cash wheat quotes posted for No 2 red and No 2 hard winter. Bradstreet notes cautious spring trading amid slower retail uptake and higher credit losses. Weather outlook favors warmer northwest and unsettled south.
Major J C Whipple aged 54 of Vinton Iowa a longtime Iowa National Guard officer was struck with paralysis at the state house and found unconscious on the floor. He was taken to Methodist hospital and relatives notified. Whipple a prominent guardsman and veteran of the Spanish American War has served in public posts including city clerk and county recorder. He has been working in the Secretary of State W C Hayward's office since the start of the year and is married with a son Blaine.
Co P Guenther sues Hageman and Miller for 3204.55 claiming un divided half of grains hay potatoes livestock and other year product proceeds from a farm rented to Mr and Mrs Hageman. Miller is included as he acted as clerk at the public sale where farm products were sold.
On March 4 Broughton Brandenburg magazine writer was found guilty of forging a $49 check and sentenced yesterday to Sing Sing prison for two to four and a half years. He nearly collapsed when the sentence was announced.
This afternoon at 2 20 Mrs B G Matthews of 1220 Washington street died after an operation. Born Kate M Blake in Lester township April 16 1873 she married BE G Matthews December 23 1898. Survived by husband four children Ruth Ella Elbert Wayne three sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements pending.
A vintage advertisement touts Pensoda as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims one to three tablets after meals relieve discomfort, improve digestion, and freshen breath. The copy emphasizes natural pepsin and soda, pricing thirty six tablets for 25 cents, urging readers to buy at drug stores.
A Cedar Falls case involving a $47 burglary at the J. E. Wescott home on February 24 ends with 19 year old Earl Wescott’s confession. He admitted stealing the cash from a plant case in Riggins’ room at 2:30 pm, giving $49 to Riggins, and $7 to cover debts. Riggins refused to prosecute and was released.
Washington scenes unfold as Senate considers a 25000 reimbursement for Senator Lorimer's defense of his seat. Lorimer requests striking the item, praised by galleries as a sacrifice. Hale interrupts the drama, ending the melodrama with a curt intercession.
Waterloo alumni favor John G. Bowman for ISU presidency citing his broad educational background. At 35 he is praised for youth as a strength, with experience at Town University, Columbia, and Carnegie Foundation. Some alumni in Iowa towns object to his age, yet others view board judgment as decisive.
Fesse Seaver a 20 year old former theological student was arrested in Lima Ohio and pleaded guilty in Richmond Indiana to passing a forged check on Harsham College. He was sentenced to the state reformatory for two to fourteen years after admitting he forged checks to fund religious studies and had obtained about $600 from several colleges in recent months.
Washington reports three additional candidates sought to bridge a dispute between Honduras peace representative Davila and revolutionary General Bonilla. Suggested names include Dr. Luis Lazo Honduras minister to the United States Ariaga Lazo a New York attorney and Judge Ucles Honduran representative to the Central American Peace court at Cartago.
Washington reports reward for Lorimer supporters as Carter Gallinger and Smith receive appointments to commissions with generous salaries. Taliaferro and Burrows also shift to continued pay roles, with Aldrich Hale and Boutell among others staying on. In Rhode Island a resolution condemns Wetmore’s Lorimer seating action and cites Aldrich’s absence.
The Chicago Great Western adjusts southbound and northbound times to extend shopping time for Waterloo visitors and baseball fans. Through train No. 4 to St Paul will depart Kansas City at dawn and reach St Paul by seven, with a reduced layover at Oslwein. No. 3 southbound arrives later, and No. 64 northbound moves to 8:58 p.m. west side and 9:05 p.m. east side.
Mrs. C. M. Woods president of the Y W C A led a delegation to Cedar Rapids to inspect the association rooms and compare with local needs. The group included Mrs. W. W. Lytle chair of the lunch room committee Mrs. Grace Friend chair of the house furnishing committee and Miss Nettie Trimble organizing secretary from Minneapolis.
A Centra Texas blaze shortly after midnight killed six people and seriously injured many others, with at least two more fatalities reported among the injured. The blaze caused extensive damage to nearby structures and prompted emergency responders to rush victims to local hospitals.
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