This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
6
Kirschbaum suits and overcoats priced at 15, 20, and 25 dollars promise thorough hand tailoring and a range of new models with quality fabric and finish. The ad guarantees maker and retailer backing with a money back guarantee if the clothes fail to perform as advertised.
John Leeper of Leeper and Leeper in Waterloo appears favored to become private secretary to Congressman Maurice Connolly in Washington. Several others seek the post, but Leeper is said to have first refusal. The Courier notes a job filing need and mentions time and money factors.
Outgoing Congressman Pickett defeated for a third term by Maurice Connolly of Dubuque. Returns show Connolly winning in Dubuque County Buchanan County and Butler County with substantial plurality. Connolly’s district lead expected near 1,500. Pickett greets defeat and plans to resume law practice in Waterloo.
The Boys' Department launches a group system under E J Starr with Lee planning a busy season for gymnasium classes. Volleyball teams for November listed with captains. senior class leaders named. attendance reports show membership and participation. Employed Boys division formalizes leadership, with monthly banner awards for top groups and records to be kept across physical religious and social departments.
Bee Buchanan sails to Majestic while EB A. Black leaves for northern Wisconsin and Minnesota on a hunting trip. Tonight Rowe and Paul open a skating rink at Commercial and Fifth with Prof Shellie Charles performing. A string of visits, travels, and local notices follows including Dr. Bodwell’s moose bear and caribou hunt in Canada and a jail release for Dr. Anna Longshore. Public library reopening and charity meeting scheduled. several residents travel to Dubuque and Wall Lake for short trips and events.
Rev. E P Kimball aged 93 in Black Hawk county holds one of the area's oldest voting records. He recalls casting his first presidential ballot in 1840 for William Henry Harrison and has voted in all but one election since then. He missed that year while at a eastern theological school.
In Benton county Iowa on November 7 twenty five of twenty eight precincts report Good L897 and Huber with a lead of about 300 votes. Henry the Republican is said to win a slim majority over White the Democrat for state representative and Benton county is expected to carry Wilson.
The piece notes a predicted 400 vote majority for Republicans on state and county tickets. It lists McKnee for treasurer Harper for clerk Runyon for auditor Graham for recorder Ferguson for sheriff as elected. It also mentions sale bills for farmers auction sales linked to the Courier’s advertising, from W. H. Hartman Company at Waterloo Evening Courier, 209-213 Park Avenue West.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.