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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1912
Page
6
Local newspaper item from Cedar Falls Cedar Iowa area notes community happenings and brief notices. Includes names and dates typical of early 20th century regional reporting.
Cedar Falls May 13 report on a violent assault on Miss Carrie Peterson with community outrage and fear of the assailant. The draft notes a rape attempt and widespread concern in Cedar Falls as residents rally for protection.
Mr Middleton and family of Colorado plan Cedar Falls as their future home. He visits to seek a residence and the family will follow. Rev J J Middleton preaches for the Upper Town conference. The piece notes weather disrupting local athletic events and campaign activity including Flor Rat in contractor attention.
Mrs. F. M. Devendorf and four men plan to depart Waterloo for Des Moines to visit relatives before heading to Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Mr. Devendorf will assume duties as general secretary of a VoM organization around June 1, with the family joining him later.
Mrs Loring of New York and London scatters flowers from the Carmania bridge to honor her husband believed lost on the Titanic. Five hundred cabin passengers stand on doors as the scene unfolds near the Atlantic in mourning. The voyage follows delays in the recovery effort by Mackay Bennett and Minia.
Judge Platt heard a divorce case then quickly disposed of suits against D. C. Firman Development Co. by entering Default, Judgment as prayed in each case. Plaintiffs Arndt Barnes Finnegan Tolliday Warmuth and Weaver claimed misrepresentation in land purchases in Florida with injunctions sought. Court adjourned until tomorrow morning. Anna Thutier granted a divorce from Madison B. Tutler on grounds of desertion. They married in Granger, Ma., Oct. 32, 1888, and had three children, Ruth the only minor at age 10.
The Register and Leader notes Des Moines hosts the third Greater Des Moines Musical Festival with Victor Herbert leading May 15 and 16 at the Coliseum. Season tickets cost 8 dollars, with a 6 dollar option. a 6,000 dollar guaranty fund is pledged by the Greater Des Moines Committee and local businessmen. Waterloo residents Joseph Anderson Annie Wringit Thomas McMilhin and others are listed among supporters.
Between midnight and morning, unknown thieves robbed the John De Bennis company fruit store at 321 West Fourth Street, taking $119. Frank Cardman, described as an Italian friend of the proprietor, is arrested on suspicion and held at the police station. Doors were found open and the cash drawer emptied. language barriers hinder clues.
Waterloo Business Men's Temperance association prepares a banquet at the Pythian temple on Wednesday evening with over 440 guests expected. Speakers include Father Convery of Fdora, W. W. Tall of Perfection Manufacturing Cedar Rapids, Dr. Rosa Liebig of Marshalltown, and Rev. John Bunyan Smith returning from Cedar Falls. Reservations contact A. W. Hartquist at the Y M C A tonight or tomorrow morning.
At a men’s meeting of the M C A in Chenga missionary work, Teddy Toar Adams spoke yesterday. The service concluded with three conversions and about sixty men attended, each receiving a white carnation in honor of mothers day.
Flowers and carnations dominated Mother’s Day as residents wore white for absent mothers and colored blooms for those present. Florists reported about 10 000 carnations sold plus roses and other flowers. many people gathered wild blossoms. Churches were decorated with cut flowers and carnations marked graves of departed loved ones.
William Demetral, a wrestler, arrives in the city for a three day run at Majes theatre. He is slated to face Frank Ryzesko, a heavyweight, with Carl Clifford and Carl Brown in other bouts. Demetral offers $25 to any heavyweight who lasts two minutes without a fall and a prize for a wrestler under 125 pounds who remains standing or keeps his shoulders off the mat for 16 minutes.
The forty eighth annual Missouri Congregational conference opened in Wangas City Mo with emphasis on social reform. Dr Geo RL Wallace of Tal O will address tonight on Local Individualism, an Old Remedy for an Immediate Need.
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