Vote in City History Sets Record Amid Poll Delays
The election, described as the hardest contested in years, draws numerous voters as lines form at polling places and voting machines face continuous strain. Vehicles bring crowds to polls while manufacturers meet to discuss policy. Park faces a challenging race against the field.
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Waterloo
Good Government
L. E. Park
W. R. French
J. W. Rath
Rath Packing Co
Law
Major
H. L. Litchfield
Titchfield Manufacturing Co
Mr. Park
Polla
French
Yoles
Thompson
Pari
Park
J. E. Park
Good Tovernment League
Business Men's Temperance Asso
Waterloo Mayor Race Draws Heavy Voter Turnout
Waterloo residents packed the streets as polls opened at 7 am for a three way mayoral race among R. C. Thompson W. B. French and L. E. Park. Voters queued at machines while factory leaders eyed early returns and campaigns intensified.
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Ciation
Thompson
French
Law
Christensen
Mr. Park
Policy Committee of Miners Delays Coal Action
New York report says the Policy Committee of the United Mine Workers of America postpones decisions as talks with bituminous and anthracite operators continue in Cleveland. Unofficial word hints hard coal demands may be tied to wage increases, which operators fear would raise coal prices. The UMWA executive board agrees to wait for tomorrow’s resumed conference between operators and miners.
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New York
Cleveland
Mine Workers of America
Policy Committee
United Mine Workers of America
Miners Strike Strains UK Economy and Life
London reports say the national coal strike worsens grim conditions across industries with tens of thousands suffering privations. Rail and steam services shrink as Easter plans collapse while experts estimate losses near 50 million pounds weekly. ministers press talks between mine owners and miners under Premier Asquith and cabinet members.
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London
South Wales
Costa
H. dJevens
United Kingdom
Asquith
Hanna Seeks Re election In Des Moines Outcome
Des Moines and Burlington report mayoral races under the commission form. Hanna leads in Des Moines while Burlington voters weigh Frank C. Norton against socialist candidate J. F. Schuirmann amid high turnout and a 1,700 registration. Sioux City also holds a mayoral contest A A Smith versus Jonathan W. Brown as four council seats are decided. Weather is fair and cool.
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Burlington
Frank C. Norton
J. F. Schuirmann
Hanna
Des Moines
James R. Hanna
Thomas Duhigg
Sioux City
Commission
A. A. Smith
Jonathan W. Brown
Deneen Calls Assembly For Primary Law
Springfield March 24 Governor Deneen proposed a special session of the legislature to act on a presidential preference primary bill. If two thirds approve, the law would take effect in June for the April 9 primaries on an emergency basis.
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Springfield
Deneen
Penalty of Initials at a Coed College
A pretty girl notes a funny difficulty at a mixed college as shaving soap is sent to students registered by initials. Manufacturers request testimonials claiming the soap is the best, and both boys and girls receive samples impartially in this humorous remark from Smoke Martin's Standard, Se cigar.
Women Pray as Men Go to Polls in Waterloo
Waterloo women from the WCTU held prayer meetings across the day to urge voters to elect only clean, capable men. The campaign aimed to banish saloons and dry the town, with meetings at First Baptist, Grace Episcopal, and several homes.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
A. J. Edwards
John Wright
J. M. McStay
S. D. Mitchell
Mary D. Warner
Grace M. E. Church
Waterloo
Still Purgle Allen Gang Still Purgle Allen Gang
Hillsville Virginia March 25 detectives resume pursuit of the Allen gang amid rain and mountain tramps. Claude Allen son of Floyd Allen possibly eluded pursuers. Sidna Allen Wesley Edwards and Friel Allen remain cornered near Blue Ridge. Edwards jailed in Roanoke admits passing a pistol to Floyd but says he did not fire.
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Hillsville
Allens
Claude Allen
Floyd Allen
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Friel Allen
Blue Ridge
Sidna Edwards
Roanoke
Felts
Edwards
Railroads Refuse Wage Increase for Locomotive Engineers
Fifty eastern railroads from New York to Chicago and north of the Norfolk and Western deny an about nineteen percent annual raise demanded by locomotive engineers. They cite financial inability and warn the cost would total 7.92 dollars per year per engineer, impairing funds for safety improvements and service efficiency.
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New York
Chicago
Norfolk and Western
Sox Recruits Turned Back by Chicago Americans
Chicago on March 24 reports that first baseman Tex Jones and outfielder Kelly were sent back to the St. Joseph Western League, and catcher Clemons was released to Wichita. Whence he came, the news from Waco training camp today states.
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Chicago
Tex” Jones
Kelly
Chicaro Americans
St. Joseph
Poinh
Clemons
Wichita
Waco
Packers Case Proceeds as Bucklin Reappears in Court
Chicago on March 24 Bucklin, believed recovered from pleurisy, returns to court as the government closes its case in the Packers trial before Judge Carpenter. Attorney Pierce Butler of St Paul to deliver closing plea. jury likely to take the case by afternoon adjournment.
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Chicago
Durer
Bucklin
Ton Ment
Carpenter
Pierce Butler
St. Paul
Taft Leader in Indiana Fight
In Indianapolis Indiana four district conventions will meet this afternoon and a state convention will be held tomorrow to decide the contest between Taft and Roosevelt factions for Indiana's 30 delegates to the national Republican convention. Taft is projected to win a majority in the state convention and carry about eight of thirteen districts, though results remain tight and Roosevelt supporters claim eight districts plus the state convention.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Taft
Roosevelt
Indiana
Carroll to Leave Policy Roles as Editor Post Term
Des Moines March 25 Governor B F Carroll will retire from active politics at the end of his present term January 1 1913 to take editorship of an agricultural publication This announcement was made here today.
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Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Devendorf Recalls Offer for Wilkesbarre YMCA Role
F M Devendorf secretary of the Y M C A was summoned to Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania for a possible secretaryship there. He will not decide until he discusses the matter further with Mrs Devendorf and close friends in Waterloo.
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F. M. Devendorf
Wilkesbarre
Waterloo
Devendorf
Funeral for Mrs. C. W. Francis Held Tuesday
The funeral for Mrs. C. W. Francis formerly Mrs. Roy Derrick, who died in Spokane Washington, will be Tuesday at 2 30 p m at 1016 Lafayette Street the Rev Effie McCollum Jones of the Universalist church will conduct the services. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery beside her first husband.
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C. W. Francis
Roy Derrick
Spokane
Wash
Margaret Derrick
Lafayette Street
Effie McCollum Jones
The
Universalist Church
Pairview Cemetery
Trallewell returns from triple funeral in Rockford
A G Trallewell came home from Rockford ML after attending the funeral of his second cousin Clifford Powell who died of typhoid pneumonia contracted while caring for his wife who also died. The two year old child was sent to the maternal grandmother. Funeral services were notably moving. Two more Taft delegates chosen in Ishpeming for the Chicago convention.
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A. G. Trallewell
Rockford
Clifford Powell
Fialle
Pioneer of 184 Ends Life Work in Cedar Falls
Mrs Lucy A Janes widow of Hirey L Janes and a pioneer of Union township dies at 11 today after pneumonia. Aged past 70, she wed Feb 3 1856 and lived in Union township since 1854. Her husband died eighteen months ago. Survived by three sisters in Waterloo and Union township.
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Cedar Falls
Lucy A. Janes
Hirey L. Janes
Union Township
Rebels Win on Fourth Day Near Corralnes
Fighting resumes near Corralnes as insurrectos surround government troops. After four days of battle both sides are exhausted with scarce water and food under a harsh sun. A train load of reinforcements arrived for the insurrectos just before night.
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Jimines
Mex
Corralnes
Auto Bandits Strike Repeatedly Across France
A four-man gang in an automobile ambushed a chauffeur on a public road near Ville Neuve-St. George, fatally shooting him and wounding a passenger, then fled with the car. They later robbed a Paris bank in Chantilly, killing the cashier and a second employee, wounding a third, and escaping with 8,000 dollars in notes. Police report fake fingerprints sent to deter pursuit.
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Parns
France
Ville Neuve-St. George
Paris
Chantilly
Roosevelt ditching pajamas in Boston tale of pluck
Boston March 25 Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Boston late and left his pajamas in the berth of the train. A porter sent the missing item to Progressive HQ but most helped the colonel reach Portland. Jerry Desmond sent a bundled note and Roosevelt replied I have done without them before T R.
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Boston
Theodore Roosevelt
Portland
The
Progressives
Jerry” Desmond
Jerry
Roosevelt
Jerry Desmond
T. TR
Fortune From Father-in-Law’s Death Sparks German Couple
A German and his wife inherit a sizable fortune after the elderly father of the wife dies after a long illness. A neighbor, attempting sympathy, is cut off with the remark that the old man suffered but the couple are better off, underscoring a stark moral about fortune and gratitude.
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Kark
Ice Banks 80 Feet High Stop Keokuk Flood Threat
Ice banks along the Des Moines river reach 30 feet north of Gregory Mo. at Keokuk. Coffer dam repairs hold water back as Mississippi rises 15 feet and trains suspend service. Flood fears grow for Illinois and Missouri basins with rising levels and new levee concerns. Kansas City notes snow thaw and rivers falling after heavy snowfall.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Kansas
Ilinos
Illinois
Missouri
Fulton
Omaha
Point Pleasant
New Mads and
County
Mississippi
Glasgow
Hermann
Booneville
Keokuk
Des Moines
Gregory
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Coffer
Mississippi Power Company
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Topeka
St. Joseph
Investigation of Car Weighing Systems Begins Nationwide
Chicago March 25 General investigation into the weighing systems for railroad cars was set to begin today in the federal building before Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman A Prouty. The inquiry follows a complaint by the Grand Rapids lumbermen association and is endorsed by twenty other lumber groups along with the National Hay Association and coal dealer associations in Illinois Wisconsin and the Northwest.
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Chicago
United States
Federal
A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lumbermen’s Association of
Grand Rapids, Mich
National Hay, Association
Ilinois and
Wisconsin Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
W Northwetern Coal Dealers’ Associciation
Railroad officers inspect property in Waterlog city
F. J. Easley, general superintendent of the Rock Island lines, and W. H. Given, division superintendent based in Cedar Rapids, are in Waterlog today for a general inspection trip. They casually examined the union depot, likely seeking steps toward a new Waterlog depot.
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F. J. Easley
Rock Island
W. H. Given
Cedar Rapids
Mada
Union
Real Battle Over Stephenson Seat in Senate Chase
Washington reports a Senate clash over Wisconsin Senator Stephenson. Aimed at the seat dispute, a program of speeches began today, with a possible final vote delayed until midweek. The chamber, under a special order, now faces procedural hurdles that may stretch the debate days longer.
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Washington
Senate
Stephenson
Wisconsin
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