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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1911
Page
2
The piece condemns the Triangle Waist Company disaster and the Iroquois Theatre fire, noting a single fire escape for hundreds and urging accountability. It argues proprietors valued profits over human life and calls for inspection blame to be resolved.
The piece argues for stronger safety measures in Waterloo public buildings and stores after fatal incidents. It criticizes lax enforcement, calls for formal inspections, and condemns neglect that endangers lives. It contrasts civic duty with private responsibility and laments safety neglect amid broader debates on drink and society.
A Chicago talk by W. C. Brown notes the cycle from farmer’s boy to banker to railroad president and back to farmer. He says the satisfied man is defined by what he has already been, not what he might become, and that a former railroad president can return home in triumph.
Sioux City Tribune notes a wild time ahead in Washington as Congress meets in special session to tackle tariffs. The Des Moines lawmakers vote a $450 salary raise while Des Moines voters seek leadership examples. Waterloo wins its baseball game in a decisive victory. Lodge parties discuss party shifts and Judge Kenyon in the senate race as standpatters consider crossing over for relief.
A reflective piece compares daffodils turning to the sun with human resilience after loss. The author recalls a neighbor grieving a baby's death and notes life’s dark corners, yet urges turning toward sunshine through love, work, religion, and friendships.
Consumer health note advises proper care to end a cold that lingers. Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective treatment. Sold by all dealers.
Sioux City News notes US wagon roads total 2 151570 miles with 176 429 miles improved. Yearly freight totals 265 million tons costing 432 million dollars. Fully improving mud roads would cost 3 billion dollars. 200 million yearly for 15 years could settle it. The piece contrasts wealth with poor road quality in Europa.
The Minneapolis Journal notes that Taft's rise in the presidency is expected by those who know his administrative methods, while a broad public initially viewed him as a blunderer. His approach favors action before extensive discussion and avoids overlong preliminaries.
Preliminary census for Cedar Rapids 1909 details broad increases over 1904 in establishments 153 a 14 percent rise and value of products 24.8 million a 52 percent rise. Capital 11.48 million up 42 percent and miscellaneous expenses 2.0 million up 117 percent.
The piece notes Taft’s quiet mobilization along the Mexican border and possible diplomatic moves with Britain and France aimed at universal peace. It cites Mr Sickelsmith of Greensboro Pa praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for his children.
Reports from Washburn owners Charles and George Hemmer say the recently released Elungarian partridges in Black Hawk County are thriving. The birds stay near the liberation thicket on their farm and appear at home in the area.
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes the state senate passed the tax on moneys and credits to 3 mills and urges the house to follow. Ottumwa Courier cites business associations pushing for a strong publicity department with funds to boost campaigns, calling a modest appropriation a start.
A highly satisfactory test of Thomas A Edison s storage battery electric street car was conducted in Philadelphia with a load for thirty five passengers. The car completed a round trip on a long route with stops starts and reverses. A second trial is planned with Mayor Berham and company officers aboard today.
The notice records a marriage license in Texas for Claude M. Evans of College Station and Mae Vesy of Hopkinton.
To clean brushes without damage have two basins ready one with boiling water and one with cold water. Dissolve a teaspoon Gold Dust powder in the hot water and work bristles in solution until clean then rinse in cold water and dry away from heat. Do not wet the back of the brush. Proper care extends brush life.
Charles Wood reports partridges in his farmland drawing near a flock of quails he released. Residents note evening calls resemble an euigen hen’s notes. The Courier invites reports from other localities on the sighting.
Des Moines authorities arrested Water Company manager Charles Denman after charges that the firm sold impure water on three occasions in violation of the January impure water ordinance. Councilman Zell G. Roe of the public safety department led the action.
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