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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
8
Mediation efforts gain momentum as Mexican and American delegates travel toward the Niágara Falls conference. Reports from Washington mention Consul Silliman’s uncertain status and continued U S interest in the Veracruz and Vera Cruz incidents.
The sixty sixth annual convention of the Episcopal church of Iowa adjourned after electing delegates to the provincial council and selecting Des Moines as next year’s meeting place. The report notes adjournment occurred in Council Bluffs Iowa on May 19.
Wabash Indiana May 19 Police Judge Wilson offered John Yeater a choice between eleven days in jail or fifty two Sundays in church after pleading guilty to public intoxication. Yeater chose church with Wesleyan Methodist at pastor William Burns to report any absence to the court.
In Tarrytown New York John D Rockefeller uses a bedside button to trigger red white and blue lights around his mansion. Guards respond via external buttons with signals recorded in his room. Increased intruder fears after I W W demonstrations lead to more guards and a locked wall surrounding the residence.
News from New York reports Col. Theodore Roosevelt aboard the steamship Aidan near port with greatly improved health. A National Geographic Society talk in Washington is planned after quarantine. villagers delay a welcome parade to avoid disrupting his quiet return to Sagamore Hill and a possible brief address.
Edward a laborer on a nearby farm became $150 richer after buying a four cent tobacco package. He chewed the plug, found a hard object, and extracted a diamond valued at about $150, after having it appraised by a jeweler in Sussex, New Jersey, May 19.
A Waterloo deputy sheriff arrests P H Landy for contempt after a liquor seizure. Landy says he is unfairly targeted while the East Dubuque Supply Co. bottles liquor in Waterloo. County Attorney vows to prosecute all violators once evidence is secured and hearings will probe bills of lading and shipments.
Des Moines Iowa May 19 The twenty second annual convention of the Towa grand chapter of the PLE QO sisterhood opens tonight with about 300 delegates expected from across the state. Mrs Walter McHenry of Des Moines state president will preside at sessions continuing until Friday at El Tovar.
John V. Standling former cashier of the First State Bank at Corwith Iowa appeared in district court after seven years to plead guilty to 15 indictments for forgery. He faces an 18 year term and will head to Ft Madison penitentiary. His appearance caused a local sensation as he was accompanied by his brother and attorney Jona Bennett. Depositors lost about 75000 when he disappeared.
Dr Aureliano Urrutia Huerta’s former interior minister arrives among refugees in Vera Cruz seeking American protection after escaping Huerta’s reach. He describes dire capital conditions and says Huerta will not resign, while rumors of demolitions surround the national palace.
Two children of Mrs Tiertha Kellig perished in a house fire in Garner Iowa last night as the grandmother tried to rescue them. the mother was away from home.
The notice explains the paper may not arrive by 8 o clock due to wartime delays or other causes. Readers are asked to phone Shan to report issues and a copy will be sent. Complaints should be directed to the night line at 2960 Blue or No. 2 after 5 p.m.
Judge Ben B Lindsey of Denver and five Colorado women warned President Wilson that replacing federal troops with militiamen could trigger civil war. The delegation, including Mrs. Lee Champion, passed through Chicago en route to Washington to protest troop withdrawal from the strike zone near Ludlow.
Juarez Mexico May 19 9 The constitutionalist troops under General Alberto Garrera Torres have gained a position in the outskirts of San Luis Potosi and have dealt the federal garrison a severe blow according to a message received at the constitutionalist information bureau from Spinosa Minerlos private secretary to Gen Carrangi.
A bus touring car driven by H E Kiester collided with a car driven by Mrs C Siebert at Fifth and Sycamore streets. Both drivers and Mrs Phillips escaped injury though Siebert’s vehicle suffered a sprung axle and damaged radiator. The second item notes the consolidation of the Minot Daily Optic and the Daily Reporter under Minot Daily Optic Reporter.
Joby Ward is jailed after a street assault on a sister-in-law and wife near Lafayette Street opposite a warehouse. Turd arrested for striking wife and sister-in-law. arraignment set. Grover Hedrick to face Poulit Court for alleged assault tied to a strike at the ToC shops. Witnesses say the clash stems from the ongoing unit strike.
A New York stock exchange seat sold yesterday for forty five thousand dollars, down five thousand from the prior sale and ten thousand below the year's high.
New York May 29 The defense for Charles Becker argues in court today that Rosenthal was murdered by other gunmen and that Becker was a stool pigeon framed by witnesses. Martin Manton contends Rosenthal’s killers acted to hide a larger fear or crime. A reporter testifies that Becker was contacted from Times Square soon after the killing.
Americans show renewed hope at the British Amateur Championship as 66 matches proceed. Harold Weber defeats John Steiner at Birkdale while Francis Quimet and Charles Wooford Jr. spark optimism after Travers’ earlier defeat. Arthur G. V. Ockwood wins second round, and Charles Evans Jr. advances to the next round. Carr upsets Palmer after Travers’ earlier sensational win.
Washington May 2 federal troops still control Panuco about 80 miles inland from Tampico as reported yesterday to Admiral Maya by American Consul Miller. An entire prison camp that evacuated Tampico when the constitutionalists took the city has ceased flight at Panuco where extensive oil wells are located and a con flict over this property is noted.
London May 19 Memorial services for the late Consul General John J Griffiths who died Sunday will be held at St Anns church Knightsbridge on May 22 with American and Anglo American societies represented Mrs Griffiths will escort the body May 23 to New York aboard the Carmania and the burial will be in Brooklyn The Waterloo Courier notes its telephone procedures and a playful warning about prank calls to the three line.
Charles S. Mellen former president of the New Haven system testifies before the Interstate Commerce Commission. He vows to reveal precise dates figures and names of promoters in stock manipulations that cost New Haven investors millions. Spectators, including many women, crowd the hearing as Morgan’s influence is recalled and Mellen describes his role as “Morgan's man.”
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