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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1912
Page
7
Election boards labored through the night to tally paper ballots, with precincts in the Third Ward and others nearing completion by noon. Some ballots were challenged for straight tickets, while others saw voters mix offices. inspectors faced fatigue as counts continued past curfew.
Fifteen thousand aboard Pacific liners receive returns by wireless as Wilson secures enough electoral votes. Nile in Honolulu harbor relays to Mongolia, which passes to Nippon Maru. coastwise and Honolulu steamers also get bulletins. Mare Island naval station disseminates to vessels at Corinto and at sea.
Election tallies from the Fourth ward show Roosevelt 118, Wilson 7, Taft 3 percent. Dunn 93, Clarke 67, Stevens 70 for governor. Plummer led for recorder with 122 votes, Sheriff Shores 171, Rainbow 112, Grout 126, Pickett 103, Pettit 102, Hoxie 109. County results list Rainbow 112, Rasmussen 59, Webb 44, Bentley 118, Wilson 69, Pettit 102, Bowen 32, Shores 21, Brown 59, Keane 54, Hildebrand 43, Myers Davis 108, Van Dyke 69.
Spokane November 6 Justice S G Hyde marries two couples totaling 264 years, averaging 66 per person. William Young 73 weds Annie Gibbs 71. Hans Williamson 47 weds Ingeborge Pearson 73. Williamson asks for blessing from his future father figure and the license is issued.
The groom born in Norway and bride in Sweden wed in a quiet ceremony with neighbors E. B. Borg and A. Johnson as witnesses. A second ceremony featured Mr. Young aged 73 born in New York and his 71 year old Pennsylvania born bride. Coun ty Treasurer Zach Stewart helped secure the license and admitted the groom’s bashfulness led to a late introduction to the bride.
At 2 30 this afternoon Sheriff Shores and County Attorney Hoxie held a slim plurality based on returns from about half the county s 2 precincts Water loo strong republican areas could swing the lead to Brown Democrat Henderson appears not a serious contender Connolly s county congressman plurality expected near 5500 as editor notes but detailed results incomplete at 2 30.
Donnelly of 7221 South Street Waterloo recalls casting his first vote for Franklin Pierce in 1862. He is an aging retiree, Irish by birth, who hopes to continue supporting the Democratic cause as long as he can travel to the polls. Mrs Hartman and her husband depart for New York City for two weeks to attend the Clinical Congress of the Surgeons of North America.
Miss La Bouisse launches a bureau of social requirements backed by prominent matrons in Washington. The unit will provide chaperons, plan entertainments, advise on precedence at semi official functions, aid wardrobes, coach society small talk, and perform duties of an exclusive social secretary.
The Lehighton Advocate notes a shortage of game blamed on firearm improvements, with critics pointing to greedy hunters who kill beyond need and capacity to use.
A renowned Chicago singing organization will perform at the Waterloo theatre, described as a red letter day for the Waterloo musical colony. Citizens are urged to attend, with affordable prices and a goal of a full house for Iowa’s musical talent.
Yopeka Kansas November 4 One of the busiest men in Kansas is Joseph N Dolley bank commissioner He is the father of the blue sky law to prevent fraud in selling worthless stock It requires all out of state corporations to obtain licenses before selling securities and licenses are granted after a full investigation If no license is issued the selling agent faces legal action and potential jail time.
The Equitable Life figures show Americans dying before 40 more than peers in England and Germany. The piece blames industrial pressure and accidents for early mortality, calling for disease reduction and healthier work conditions to avert a lower average life span.
A reflection on home life highlights that most happiness comes from family and domestic peace after the day’s work. The passage celebrates the quiet harbor of home as the place to rest in peace with loved ones.
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