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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1915
Page
3
Washington society shows strong support for woman suffrage as many Cabinet members wives and congressional spouses embrace the cause. President Wilson’s daughters and relatives voice favor while officials’ families rally, signaling broad endorsement in the nation’s capital.
Des Moines November rally for equal suffrage grows among society women clubwomen college students and workers. Des Moines federated clubs plan suffrage speakers and resolutions at conventions while districts report active campaigning including lectures decorations and county organization across Iowa.
R W Campbell of the Silionis Stech company urged enfranchisement of women as the greatest aid to the safety first movement at the National Safety council convention in Philadelphia. Frank P Walch urged labor to support women’s enfranchisement in every state, citing strong responses to suffrage in surveys. The Survey reported overwhelming support for votes for women among 634 subscribers, with 616 in favor. The Pennsylvania Federation of Women’s Clubs endorsed equal suffrage in Wilkes-Barre. Many state federations have endorsed the cause. New Jersey saw about 67,000 more men vote for full suffrage than for school suffrage in 1897, though both failed.
Des Moines reports Flora Dunlap, president of the Iowa Woman Suffrage association, says eastern defeats won t curb Iowa next June. She notes Iowa will win suffrage, praises eastern activists, and recalls the hostile polls atmosphere and a citizen recount in a post office ballot description quoted from the New York Tribune.
Mrs Russell Sage contributes 2500 to the suffrage movement in New York along with a letter pledging support and voting power for women. The donation brings her total to 7500 to aid suffrage efforts as supporters urge inevitability of victory despite setbacks. Washington notes report Mrs Winston Churchill named chair of Washington women for NAWSA convention plans.
Des Moines reports four suffrage trails planned across Iowa to promote the amendment. Led by Mrs. W. G. Harvison and Dr. Carrie Harvison Dickey, the explorers will drive routes along River-to-River, White Pole, and Lincoln highways posting metal Vote Yes signs. Dr. Dickey previously toured the Lincoln highway for a honeymoon journey and now resumes suffrage work.
New York suffrage leaders at Cooper Union raised 100000 in cash and pledges to push the ballot. The meeting signaled the start of the 1916 campaign with over 50 raised in cash and about 95500 pledged, as Mrs James Lees Laidlaw and Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt vowed to cover the rest. The piece also notes NZ and Australia birth, marriage rates rising after women gained the vote, arguing it does not deter marriage or threaten births.
Library notes urge patrons to follow daily paper book lists due to space limits and printing costs. The piece lists titles on display and discusses fern care guidance, including light, moisture, and occasional bathtub baths, ending noting the Evening Courier’s daily circulation of over 6,500 copies in Waterloo.
Princess May confronts her sister Ona and the enchanted bear in a royal plot to seize the throne. A fairy reveals the bear is Prince Charming under a curse. he resumes his human form as May’s husband while Ona is transformed into a white bear. The king blesses their union and the fairy departs.
A provocative analysis argues that if women united for labor and social demands they could reshape wage, schooling, and public policy. It cites women’s large shares in domestic and factory work, outlines potential economic and political impact, and urges coordinated action to advance temperance, suffrage, and child welfare.
A fragmented excerpt discusses women workers and potential reform, warning that if a strong female workforce rises, men may become dependent and weak. The piece notes domestic and workplace tensions and hints at strikes, urging attention to women on the job. Dated Port Mudlaon with a brief dialogue fragment ends the excerpt.
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