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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1912
Page
7
A fierce March blizzard blanketed the city affecting all precincts. Voters saw strong support for Mayor candidate Thompson with party lines blurred by the storm. New officials take office April first as Rector relinquishes control and Leighton may become police chief.
Yesterday's vote delivered R. C. Thompson and the Conservative slate a decisive citywide win over L. Park’s Good Government ticket. New officers include R. C. Thompson as mayor and J. H. Meyers as police judge, with DeGon and Kascht among welcomed appointees.
In a Commons speech Premier Asquith conceded the governments failure to end the coal strike. Miners vow to organize relief for distressed families unless settlement occurs in days. Owners hint at concessions on minimum rates with wage in part payments. Across the nation thousands live on soup and bread. Tees iron works close, 25 000 added to unemployment. 5 000 railway clerks ordered to quit.
Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Winds operators declare no wage increase offer beyond extending the current two year wage agreement. Spokesman J C Kolsen says miners must not yield or more than 45000 workers may quit when wage scales expire. Supreme Court decision looms next week on the government antitrust case against railroads and coal firms in Pennsylvania’s anthracite region.
Engineer Temple was killed and Fireman Freman Rainey injured when Burlington No. 14 Denver to Kansas City overturned two miles west of Bostwick on the Superior Red Cloud line. The engine baggage and mail cars toppled after the track and ballast gave way on an embankment. two chair cars derailed while sleepers remained on track.
County Auditor James J Rainbow announced the appointment of George C Welker as deputy auditor to replace Russell J NeGon. Welker, an accountant, accepted the post and will begin duties April 1.
Waterloo selects Ren C. Thompson as mayor after a city election. Thompson, a native of Waterloo born 39 years ago, began as a printer and served as city clerk and first city auditor. His administration introduced a new records system praised by the state auditor.
The readable lines show candidate names and plurality figures for several offices including Assessor, Treasurer, Park Commissioner, and River Creek, with partial vote tallies such as Kaseht and McDermott leading in their races. Some figures are garbled and unreadable.
In New Orleans on March 26 the presiding judge announced a mistrial in the trial of Annie Crawford charged with ordering her sister Elza. In Santa Fe New Mexico on March 6 the seventh ballot for U.S. senators failed to break a deadlock.
President Taft transmitted the Taft board's cotton schedule report urging tariff revision to reduce duties. The findings show cotton yarn duties exceed production cost differences and finishing costs, boosting US consumer prices relative to abroad. He seeks $60,000 to extend board work into spring and expand probes into metal leather chemical and sugar schedules.
Chicago juries return a not guilty verdict after a nineteen hour deliberation in the government’s Sherman anti trust case against ten Chicago packers led by Armour Swift Morris and National Packing. Defendants smile as the verdict shocks observers and triggers market advances in beef prices and stock quotations.
Fifty locomotive engineers led by Warren S. Stone vote to submit to a strike referendum the wage increase and standardization demands rejected by eastern railroads. Ballots go to engineers and an April 10 deadline is set for public results in New York City. No strike talk officials say.
Maryville Mo March 26 Trez Rasco murderer of the Hubbell family of four was hanged in the county jail yard this morning. Rasco denied ignition and recited the twenty third psalm. State motive cites Rasco’s attempt to recover money won in a poker game. A note to Rev Miller believed to be a confession thanks his spiritual adviser and warns young men to abstain from gambling and liquor.
In Rock Island a dead man was found in a hallway after last night's Looney demonstration. Rioters beat him with clubs following a public meeting where Mayor Shriver was condemned for assaulting John J Hooney editor of a weekly. Police failed to stop the mob, fire crews were used, and the militia may be called as another demonstration is planned.
An explosion at Jed Coal & Coke mine in Jed West Virginia trapped 79 workers. Ten escaped, one dead, 68 believed alive. Rescue car No. 7 from St Paul and car No. 6 from Irwin dispatched with expert teams to aid recovery.
LondonMarch 26 One hundred twenty six suffragists were tried at a special London sessions sitting for window smashing raids on March 1 and 4. Judge Robert Wallace handed down sentences from four to six months imprisonment. Some defendants were bound over to return for judgment if called upon.
Federal forces led by Generals Urbina and Aubert attacked Hacienda Dolores four miles west of Himinex. They faced 1000 federal troops with three rapid fire guns and two field pieces. Rebel commander in chief Orozco arrived en route from Chihuahua and assumed command, boosting morale as skirmishing intensified with long range firing and maneuvers for position.
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