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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1912
Page
2
The Waterloo Courier circulation details and mailing offices are listed alongside foreign postings in Europe. The page also includes lengthy commentary on international trade, tariffs, and the prospect of a future league of nations reducing war incentives, plus reflections on human effort and national spirit.
To the Republican Electors of Black Hawk County Iowa a delegates convention will be held at the courthouse in Waterloo on March 30 1912 at 2 pm for selecting delegates to the Third District convention in Waterloo April 4 and the State Convention in Cedar Rapids April 24. Precinct caucus calls urged for March 18 with delegate apportionment by precinct and vote totals from 1908. W M Haw chairman J C Wartman secretary Waterloo March 2 1912.
The article argues arbitration treaties are dead or weakened by amendments and U S senate power. It questions universal peace prospects and warns that premature limits may incite war, urging slower but persistent international measures.
The report notes Miss S. P. Cheek is in Durango Mexico and quips about her identity. It echoes criticism of Taft for reciprocity pact and arbitration treaties, claiming both were discarded and that Theodore Roosevelt can say I told you so.
With river ice lingering and temperatures below freezing locals expect a late thaw. Weather prophets and ice dealers anticipate demonstrations at their Waterloo convention while past records show freeing dates ranging from March to April. A few days of warm weather could drive the ice over the dam in the annual spectacle watched by many, though several weeks remain possible.
Des Moines March 11 Thirty nine counties show preference for the Republican nomination. Twenty four back solid Taft delegations while eight favor Cummins. One county stands for Roosevelt and two more split Roosevelt among delegates. Delegates to the state convention total 1481 with 741 votes needed for a delegate at large. Cummins forces claim control of all four at large delegates and expect six of seven districts to go Cummins with Roosevelt possible in one district. John Briar aids Senator Cummins in managing the campaign.
A collage of editorials and notes from Iowa papers debating Prof Holden as a gubernatorial candidate and his alleged plans. It cites opinions from Cedar Rapids Gazette and Council Bluffs Nonpareil on firing actions, and praises Cummins as a strong contender. Also includes a brief ad for Chamberlain's Liniment.
Ruth Cambridge presents Molly a diligent stenographer who brings home small acts of care. Each lunch hour she seeks a magazine, candy, or a fresh tidbit of news to brighten her mother’s day, facing modest pay with patient enterprise and home devotion.
Edgewood la March 11 Special A new bank the Farmers savings bank of Edgewood is organized with capital of 15000 and more than fifty local farmers and business men as stockholders each holding five shares of ten dollars officers include President L S Fisher Vice President Anton Funk and temporary cashier H W Putz The move aims to keep funds local and support regional prosperity.
At the Waterloo council No. 249 United Commercial Travelers annual meeting the forewing officers were elected for the senior council. H Moore Tanier euimeclor L Ferris Jr counselor S Buell treasurer Frank Knee Candyctor J KE Briggs Page A W McFarlane Sentinel C L Whitman Chaplain Lee Green Seri 1 K Ferris Jr Exertinard Paul A Keller Shannon Kato and George E Isan. The convention this year will be held at Burlington May 30-31 and June 1 5 with Dinker serving the members and the dining hall. Music by the Metvaya orchestra accompanied the evening.
The report notes Cummins strong Roosevelt sentiment within his ranks and the claim that his supporters will dominate the convention. He remains confident about securing the nomination as his camp mobilizes for the process.
John C. Busby, weather prophet and astronomer, denounces Mr. Hoar of Waterloo for sending a post card by mail and Courier to damage his reputation. Busby says he will travel to Waterloo to confront Hoar and demands proof of his claims.
Ottumwa Illinois reports a prolonged fight after the saloon consent petition failed. The Citizens' Temperance League has mounted a crackdown on bootleggers, lodging arrests against ten individuals in ten days, though none convicted yet.
Two draymen were arrested and three cages of beer seized while in transit from the freight house to the Eagles' hall, booked to three club members. Judge Hendershott ruled state officers lacked jurisdiction under interstate commerce law, with the case appealed to the district court for settlement.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a dependable root and herb remedy from Lynn Massachusetts. It claims nearly forty years of success in aiding women with female illnesses and urges women to try it for justice to themselves.
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