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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
6
Novelist reports from Peking to Hankow detail Manchu retreat and loss of Fu-chow while Canton declares independence. Rebels seize cities, fires devastate Hankow, and foreign missions evacuate as imperial forces clash with revolutionaries.
Norway and Sweden, through their diplomatic representatives, asked the United States to grant under the favored nation clause the same duty free access as Canada for wood pulp and print paper under reciprocity. The request cites Canada’s favorable treatment and seeks parity in tariff exemptions.
Des Moines reports that Miss Elizabeth Jordan Drake University dean of women forbids feminine shouts and rah rah at football games. Co eds must attend unescorted by male companions and avoid gathering bands before departures. The policy emphasizes dignity and requires girls to part from male escorts at stadium gates.
In Boone Iowa on November 9, Mrs Harriet L Marshall and her son Gene were brought before a court on insanity charges. Gene was too ill to appear and his proceeding was postponed. Guardian S I Moore was appointed for both, with the family reportedly worth 40000 to 60000 dollars.
An explosion of the St. Louis and San Francisco line No. 109 locomotive south of Fort Scott Kansas killed engineer John F Detrost and a crew member. Both bodies were hurled 100 feet from the track. No other passengers or crew hurt. A year earlier a similar blast killed the engineer and fireman of the same train.
New York reports an emphatic market reaction to the court approval of American Tobacco's reorganization plan. Traders rushed to buy as prices surged with American Tobacco preferred up 11 2, common shares up 4, 6 per cent bonds up 13 4 and 4 per cent bonds gaining a point.
Chicago reports coroner Hoffman prepared to exhume Charles Vermilya, second husband of Louise Vermilya, at Crystal Lake to strengthen evidence against Mrs. Vermilya charged with Arthur Bisonette’s murder. Documentation shows undertaker Housen hired by Vermilya and named beneficiary of an insurance policy.
In Des Moines masons of the Scottish Rite are conferring degrees from nineteenth to thirtieth with Francis ay Korns leading the work assisted by forty one officers. Similar degree sessions occur at Clinton Sioux City and Davenport as Cedar Rapids prepares for a November thirty third degree ceremony for candidates elected in October.
Washington November 3 One of the most notable cases under the Sherman antitrust act was argued today in the Supreme Court known as the cotton corner case. The indictment in New York charged James A. Patten Eugene G Seales Frank B Hayne and William P Brown with conspiracy to buy cotton on the New York exchange to control price and sell at arbitrary levels.
Des Moines officials cite a wave of petty crime as linked to unemployment. Charity groups report rising help costs, while 58 individuals appeared in police court yesterday. Local boosters deny large unemployed influx, noting few jobless residents.
President Johnson of the American League arrived for a National Baseball Commission meeting in Cincinnati. Also present were Thomas Lynch, president of the National League, and other leading baseball figures to discuss ticket speculation and related matters.
H. B. Lee physical director of the YMCA conducts a series of first aid to the injured lectures for Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company employees at the Miles and Commercial streets foundry. Today’s talk drew 30 men who expressed interest and appreciation for the program. For gentlemen: fan Felice, 50 cigars.
Thousands attend as granite Lincoln memorial is dedicated on the site of the birth cabin in Hodgenville Kentucky. President Taft accepts the memorial and farm for the nation with tributes from Governor Wilson Senator Borah and General Black.
Deputy Sheriff Leighton arrested John P. Hogan and Albert Callies on a charge of killing chickens belonging to Louis Warneka after neighbors spotted boys targeting fowl. Hogan received ten days in jail. Callies' case referred to juvenile court. Warneka reports 160 head now down to about 60 with raids spreading across the neighborhood.
Sioux City Iowa Nov 9 Mrs John Davis 26 wife of a farmer near here their three months old baby and Miss Lacy Hodger 62 an aunt were burned to death when their farm home burned after an oil can exploded in a fire today.
Lord Sholto Douglas in Seattle confirms he is perfectly well after a New York coroner identified a body as his own death by own action. He has run a small cigar business in Seattle under his name and seeks to avoid notoriety.
The Misses Flbn Nelson Nan Lundell and Roce Keerhti from Arlington Indiana arrived near Chicago after walking from Burlington starting last Tuesday. They ignored trains and walked to reach the Chicago Tribune office this morning. All three are in good health in khaki outfits and high shoes, drawing notable attention.
Marean Rhodenbaugh, 16, the defendant’s sister, testifies she did not know paris green was deadly. Defense questions her account as cross examination resumes in Northwood Iowa. The prosecution seeks to prove guilt with ten signed letters.
In Cedar Rapids the newly formed Federation of Retail Merchants of Town elected J. K. Dysart Ottumwa as president David Murphy Dubuque as secretary and Paul Davis Waterloo as treasurer. The group aims to oppose parcels post promote Iowa made goods and counter legislation harming retail interests with a publicity campaign.
Bank clearings totaled 1 206 299 71 for the week ending Thursday November 9 1911 with daily figures listed and a year ago comparison of 1 033 540 88. Instruments recorded show 53 deeds 31 mortgages 256 chattel mortgages and 2 bills of sale with totals and date counts, noting a cumulative instrument total of 5 823 and a drop from the prior year by 156. Local ads list Mrs Swope dressmaking and Martin's Standard cigars.
Des Moines reports show the Iowa State Teachers Association convened with thousands of teachers present. Resolution critiques target the state board of educational examiners, urging a broader board role and a name change. Leaders press for female officer selection and reforms to the superintendent's election and tenure.
Nelilia Roberts, four, was shot in the head and likely fatally wounded by her five year old sister with a revolver while the children played at their home in Oskaloosa Iowa. The accident occurred as the older girl pulled the trigger.
Fire at the Adrian mine of Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal and Fron company at Punxsutawney Pa. rescued six miners and left six missing possibly overcome by gas. Origin of the flames could not be located. Charles J Leland and Miss Margaret Hanson from Waterloo married in Justice J E Dempster office yesterday afternoon.
Des Moines IA Nov 9 The funeral of Abraham Peterson 60 a mysterious local figure took place today. Peterson lived in the city nearly five decades and died in a local hospital after a long illness. He rarely left home and built a small hut after a failed love affair, residing at the town’s edge for years. He came from a well regarded family and left a small estate after his mother’s death.
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