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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1911
Page
6
A telegram from Alfred Rabrez Domin guez to Francisco Madero reports Vice President Corral has tendered his resignation. The move is seen as paving the way for President Diaz to resign tomorrow, with Madero and his allies planning to travel to Mexico City for a political reorganization with De la Barra. The exodus of political refugees continues and Juarez remains quiet.
Washington May 23 Members of house are leading the committee on foreign relations with resolutions providing for neutrality and the ultimate independence of the Philippines. While no action by congress is expected this session a determined effort will be made in the regular session to sever the island from United States possession. One resolution urges the president to take measures for delivering control and possession of the Philippines to authorities representing people of the island and to negotiate for a treaty of neutrality.
Davenport Iowa May 23 county supervisors cancel the assessment of a Davenport national bank after an attorney general opinion questions bank tax methods in Iowa. The Iowa State Liquor Dealers Association opens its annual convention with about 200 attendees to discuss liquor laws and trade conditions.
Burlington May 23 A 22 year old Newark resident John Wargart deck hand on the steamer Helen Blair fell overboard about a mile south of Oquawka Tennessee and was drowned this morning.
In Kansas City on May 23 a bomb under a boardwalk near the home of W. E. Griffin, principal of the Booker T. Washington school, exploded wrecking windows and damaging the ground. It was the second such attack in five months and part of several dynamite attempts to force Griffin from the neighborhood.
Columbus May 23 Representative George B. Nye of Pike county faces trial before Judge Kinkaid on charges of soliciting a $500 bribe from State Printer Edward A. Crawford to vote for the Kimball bill reapportioning the common pleas judicial district. Forty witnesses have been summoned.
Washington May 22 with statehood for Arizona and New Mexico set for passage tonight debate shifts to opposition to the judiciary recall in the Arizona constitution Representative Houston of Tennessee opens the defense and Representative Littleton of New York accuses the plan of bringing trial by tumult and stripping judges of dignity amid partisan passions
The 13th annual Iowa Retail Merchants Association convention opens in Cedar Rapids with over 1,000 visitors. Welcome addresses and reports from Des Moines clubs frame the three day event and a concurrent fruit exposition is featured. Funeral Directors Meet in Des Moines Also opens its 29th annual session with about 400 attending. President McBride condemns unethical solicitation by undertakers. Burlington figures as the strongest candidate for next year’s meet.
Judge Smith McPherson in federal court hears arguments today on whether three judges shall hear the injunction cases filed by express and railroad companies to block the state railroad commission from lowering freight and express rates. P Guernsey represents complainants while Cosson and Byers represent the state. Osteopaths Meet in Des Moines with Dr G Sul of Kirkaville Mo son of the Still College founder slated to speak. convention lasts over two days.
Thomas Porter was arrested in Waterloo at the Drop Forge factory after a telegram from Sheriff C. F. Sweet of Mankato Kansas directed his arrest. Porter, 26, resisted only briefly and was jailed. he requested an attorney and potential requisition papers for Kansas.
Herman Schroeder of Tripoli and Harry A. Brown of Waterloo have filed bankruptcy petitions with liabilities of 1700 and 900 respectively. Referee F S Merrian set hearings for May 26 and May 31. The river rose several inches to its highest spring level. Memorial Day observance aid approved by city council with a $50 grant. Mrs. J Kahn returned from St Louis visit with her mother.
In Tahlequah Oklahoma a gun wielding farmer FL Rollins forced his wife and Harold Morgan to surrender 12500 of their elopement funds. Morgan admitted the remaining cash and handed over one dollar before Rollins took the money and dismissed them. The trio had traveled from Streator Illinois to Chicago and across multiple towns before the confrontation.
Paris dispatch reports monarchists prepared for a serious uprising in Portugal with private letters hinting the revolt could start before May 28 elections. Northern Portugal shows anti republican sentiment with strikes in Oporto while Lisbon experiences rising disorder and requests for foreign protection.
Cedar Falls Iowa May 23 Aged resident W Bremer aged 79 died at his Washington street home at 1 A M heart trouble He had lived in the county forty years and in Cedar Falls twenty three years Survived by his wife Med and three children John Mathua William and Sarah Funeral services will be held at his house Thursday at 1 P M conducted by Rev Lang Evangelical church
Harrisburg May 23. The state supreme court affirmed the lower court regarding the appeal of Joseph Houston of Philadelphia architect of the new state capitol building. He was sentenced to not less than six months nor more than two years for conspiring with state officials to defraud the state in capitol construction and furnishing.
London May 23 The imperial conference now acts as the empire grand council opening its third quadrennial series under Premier Asquith at the foreign office. The Anglo American relationship and imperial defense are expected topics.
A two foot alligator fell from the sky during a heavy rain yesterday and landed on Mrs Wiram Winch’s front porch. She killed the reptile with a bedslat after it crawled inside the door.
New York May 23 Henry J Devine and Benjamin Devine international art dealer today appeared in the U S district court and pleaded guilty to an indictment charging undervaluation of imports. Court postponed sentence until tomorrow.
President Taft departed Washington for New York with Senator Bacon Secretary Hills and Major Butt to deliver an address at the New York Public Library dedication this afternoon.
The article details forming a Black Hawk County Dairy Improvement Association modeled on the Northern Town as a countywide effort to boost dairy herd quality and profitability. Cremeries would fund an expert to test butter fat, advise on feed, and visit herds to raise output from 2,187,890 pounds to at least a 25 percent increase.
John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association told the Senate Finance Committee that only adoption of the paper clause of the reciprocity agreement with Canada can keep cheap paper and the U.S. paper print industry. He said Canadian provinces control raw material and aim to force U.S. mills to move across the border, starving American papermakers. Norris noted the Mann committee proposed duty of 2,000 tons, which Canada would no longer accept.
Leavenworth Kansas May 22 F I Steinman of Mt Pleasant Pa formerly vice president of the Farmers and Drovers bank of that city arrived at the federal prison to join the bankers colony for a five year sentence. He was convicted on the charge of making expensive loans with inefficient security.
In Saxony on May 22 a woman driven temporarily insane by an accusation of theft killed her five children and then committed suicide, according to reports from Brambaza.
Samuel Phort, an employee of the Kankakee Gas and Electric Light Co., was electrocuted last night while working on a pole. He fell across a heavily charged wire.
Residents along Allen Street at the First Street crossing urge water trustees to remove the obsolete stand pipe. The tall iron conduit, once a landmark, blocks views and drainage and poses collapse risk after rain. Workers once fell from it during construction. locals seek its removal for safety and aesthetics.
Packers seek rehearing in their dispute with the government after the Standard Oil ruling. Judge Carpenter orders a brief due tomorrow morning and extends the attorney’s deadline to May 23 as the tobacco trust case decision looms next Monday.
Nashville May 22 A Sumner County judge, David F. Barry, was shot dead at his home while breaking up a quarrel between his cook and a Negro named Sweat. Sweat killed the cook and then fired on Barry. A posse pursued Sweat and captured him after he fired from a window, wounding Constable Karnes. A mob threatened to lynch Sweat as he was taken from his barricade.
May 24 in CWeaga the Grand Army of the Republic claims victory over work horse parade promoters. Memorial day belongs to the G A R with veterans to march May 30 along the boulevard while spectators watch from curbs. The Work Horse Parade Association votes to postpone their 1911 parade to the Saturday after Memorial day.
Chicago May 23 Normaly W Harris president of the artis Trust and Savings bank and member of the international committee of the UMC L A contributed 50000 toward a cheap modern sanitary hotel for men. The total aims to raise 500100 within a year as Huallas Rogenwald II joined in the pledge. The U C L A plans to erect and control the hotel and completed an investigation of lodging houses showing the need for the proposed institution and providing data for construction.
A Springfield paper links Manager Boyle to snickering over Senator third baseman McGuire. The rumor centers on a proposed spring deal that would have brought McGuire to the city, which never advanced beyond talk as Wall’s strong form emerged.
The Courier teases a secret behind the question button who has the button, urging readers to watch columns and doorstep for the reveal. The note claims the mystery is nearing an explosion, inviting both big and small readers to stay alert for the answer.
Angouleme France Mar 33 An animated crowd watched the Parisian prize of 320 090 inaugurated here this morning The first stage of the Might Icon test began Sunday An accident at the opening of the race killed the minister of war and wounded Premier Monis Many contestants did not start Premier Monis escaped death and passed a good night
Washington May 23 The Lorimer controversy expands with a third resolution calling for an Illinois bribery inquiry into Lorimer’s Senate seat The plan targets the jackpot fund in the Illinois legislature and its ties to Lorimer La Follette presses floor time with new evidence on Lorimer’s right to his seat Kenyon expected on committee alongside Dillingham Sutherland Kern Loup in party skirmishes Arizona New Mexico statehood vote looms in the House with final passage anticipated tonight
The Senate adopted a resolution asking what steps had been taken to criminally prosecute Standard Oil officers following the recent Supreme Court decision. Named targets include John D. Rockefeller William Rockefeller Henry H. Rogers Henry M. Flagler John B Archbold Oliver H Payne and Charles M Trapp.
Dr. Josh Shoemaker, convicted of performing a criminal operation and sentenced to up to five years, was denied a new trial by Judge Bradshaw in Des Moines. The attorney immediately appealed to the state supreme court.
Bishop James Davis of Davenport and J Jarrigan of Sioux City joined Keene of Cheyenne and Richard Scannell of Omaha at the Bishop's residence to recommend Archbishop Keena's Dubuque successor to the pope. No conclusion announced. The second item notes French forces under Gen Moine r entering Faz in Tangiers with no opposition. Europeans are safe.
Sioux City dispatch reports Walter E. Durres a former millionaire who died in New Jersey leaving more than 1.08 million dollars to his nurse Peregrins. The beneficiary cared for him for 139 years or since his early crippling accident, per the will.
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