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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
8
Crowds mark Memorial Day at Water loo cemeteries with floral tributes for soldiers and loved ones. Residents recall duties while placing carnations roses and variegated blooms on graves. A widow and others pause by headstones as patriotic symbols and memorials are observed along shaded paths.
Waterloo motorists, usually calm and polite, grew irate after vandals damaged cars left in front of West High School. Ransacked interiors, missing parts, and deflated tires pointed to a juvenile gang not tied to the city schools, blamed for their long running summer escapades.
A bizarre appeal circulated by candidates Ven and Yenney urges Republicans not to vote, urging abstention in a distant supervisor race. The text cites other candidates Virden, Yenney, Blough, Tiffany, and McKinney, notes affidavits filed, and suggests the plea aimed to bolster a temperance view while candidates struggle with withdrawal.
The Trade Committee of the Tawny Owners Club endorses Dufford Thorne Republican and W B Martin Democrat for Railway Commissioner. Both men lead current commissions and understand shippers needs. The club urges voters to consider their qualifications regardless of party affiliation.
Bishop Quayle spoke at Grave M E church last evening drawing hundreds. He presented his famed address on Jean Valjean, weaving humor with a strong moral theme. Proceeds will fund a parsonage for Linden Methodist church as Mix accompanied with a half hour organ recital by Ralph Mason Mix.
New York May 30 Theodore Roosevelt sailing on the Olympic with Philip Roosevelt and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth to Madrid for the June wedding of his son Kermit to Belle Willard daughter of the American ambassador. The colonel plans to publish a political statement tomorrow and spend time abroad drafting a South American travels account. He met Progressive leaders including George W Perkins Alexander P Moore Medill McCormick aboard the Col. Roosevelt.
Captain John H Wildebrand of Company 1 died after a severe attack of typhoid fever while in camp. His grave today bears a wreath and flowers following Decoration Day ceremonies a year ago. He was a Spanish-American War veteran and a prominent attorney active in religious and civic movements.
More than 400 people gathered in Oak township for a school picnic in Dunkerton Ia on May 30. The morning featured a program from pu ite students and an address by Rev J W Reed. Dinner, races, athletic contests, and a school ball game followed with ice cream and lemonade supplied by directors Lewis Cobb and others.
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