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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1910
Page
4
Leonard Teper, 45, was buried by three feet of earth while digging a sewer ditch in Burlington Iowa. He died despite rescue efforts after the collapse occurred on November 9, per the Evening Press.
Washington reports the president will depart this afternoon for Charleston where he will board the cruiser Tennessee for a two week tour of the Isthmus. He plans a thorough study to base recommendations to Congress at the upcoming session.
F W Paulger cashier of Security Savings Bank Cedar Falls is reported worse after being in Eureka Springs Arkansas since mid August His son Lea Paulger left for his bedside in response to a telegram He has long been a leading local businessman and many relatives reside in Cedar Falls and New Hartford.
Aaron B. Terril of Manchester aged 67 marries Nellie Ranson of Bellingham Washington aged 45. Hiram E. Davis of Garrison aged 40 weds Grace M. Tharp of Garrison aged 18. Howard Goak, dforrison, and Orpha Cooley of Morrison aged 15 are listed among licenses.
Wanted two or three nicely furnished rooms with board by three adults. Requires good location within walking distance of the business center. Address Box 395 City. Also rooms for light housekeeping, furnished or unfurnished, no children. 920 South St.
The turbulent marriage of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh is explored as a clash of genius and temperament. From courtship fears to bitter quarrels and rare tenderness, the pair’s stormy union endured decades until Miss Welsh’s sudden death in 1856 and Carlyle’s crushing grief.
Ensign John C. Douglas, head of the Waterloo Salvation Army, is promoted to adjutant and will transfer to Omaha on Wednesday November 16 where the commission becomes effective. He led the Waterloo branch for sixteen months increasing local followers and organizing effort. The army owns a building a brass band and other property in Omaha. A special service will be held next Monday night at the army hall on Fifth street east to honor Mr and Mrs Douglas. Ensign and Mrs Buikema of Oska loosa will succeed them in Waterloo.
Pekin reports an imperial edict announcing a parliament in three years, replacing Kwangsu era timing. The government council backed a popular assembly, with plans for a cabinet and constitutional laws creating upper and lower houses. Officials and people urged to qualify themselves.
Mrs. Sarah Almerson, age 61, died today in Burlington after her clothing caught fire from a stove while she worked in her kitchen. Neighbors and authorities provided aid but she succumbed to severe burns.
A census joke leads to an unexpected result as Fort Dodge appoints a constable. Anthony Tsenicka, former council member, is named in the announcement following the census joke. The item notes Forting Press and Washington Bureau reporting on local election quirks.
The 1900 census recorded 12,162 residents while 1905 shows 14,369. This implies either a census boost five years ago or a period of nearly stagnant growth in the city during the intervening years.
Washington November 9 President Taft arrived at 245 a m and stated he had no statement to offer regarding yesterday's election.
A reform candidate backed by friends secured the prohibition ticket as Republicans lacked a full slate and Democrats offered no candidate. He carried a ward with several hundred votes and is strongly anti prohibition. The Waterloo Evening Courier is praised for thorough news coverage and reading matter, offering value and favorable clubbing rates. Special terms available at the Courier office.
In Creston Iowa on a November day Leslie Fox was accidentally shot by Leland Lampson during a hunting outing. The ball passed through his body and doctors have not located the bullet yet the boy remains alive and no vital parts are believed damaged.
Boone Iowa November 9 ten prominent men and women were bitten by a mad dog causing a city wide scare. Many animals were also bitten and the dog was shot after a fierce fight. The ten people were rushed to Town City for treatment at the pasteur institute as police hunted dogs along the road. One woman suffered severe injuries when her clothes were torn by the beast.
A writer in the Yorkshire Post recalls a distressed drought era scene where an amateur agriculturist enters a shop to buy a barometer. The shopman offers standard guidance on readings when the buyer interrupts, asking how to set it to ruin.
An Atchison woman proud of her waiting patience says marriage taught her to endure delays. She waited nine years for a front porch and eleven years for her husband to offer a rocking chair, claiming she can wait longer and say less than any woman who ever lived.
The article notes India's religious landscape with Buddhists in the east and south, pagans in the north and northwest, Hindus predominating in the center, and Buddhists and Christians in the far south, highlighting a broad geographic spread of beliefs.
A Chicago Record-Herald note reports a humorous miracle as a resident retrieved a forgotten umbrella from a car after asking at a place where found items are turned in. The item’s return sparked lighthearted disbelief and amusement.
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