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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1912
Page
9
Foreign embassies guarded as Saloniki capitulates and 25,000 Turks surrender. Other defenses expected to fall as battlefields remain littered with corpses. The Sultan plans to await death in his palace.
European powers split into two camps as peace talks loom, while Balkan front lines shift. Bulgarian forces siege Adrianople as Turks suffer heavy casualties and appeals for holy war arise. British ships head to the Near East. Serbians press toward Monastir with heavy losses reported.
London reports Britain plans a new dreadnought to launch within five months of keel plates and be in service within a year. The vessel will introduce oil fuel and enhanced air defense, aiming to surpass the original dreadnought’s records. Nearby Potsmouth sparked excitement as keel plates for the follow-up ship were set to be laid next Monday.
Following an inquiry into the removal of seven convicts from Jackson prison, Burns detectives uncovered an extensive plot to dynamite the prison and the warden’s house and to free all inmates. The conspirators planned to strike on election day with a wall breach and outside help, but the plan collapsed as detectives embedded themselves inside the facility and seized seven prisoners. Warden Simpson aided in the quiet transfer to Detroit as guards were unaware of the operation.
President Taft announces he will return to practicing law in Cincinnati after Wilson’s inauguration and won’t seek further political office. He says he wants just enough money to maintain his home and has no ambitions beyond resuming his legal career. He cites Benjamin Harrison as a precedent for leaving the presidency and returning to private life.
Assistant Surgeon Paul Preble of the Public Health Service was directed to investigate the prevalence of tuberculosis, trachoma, smallpox and other contagious diseases among the Indians of North and South Dakota. The scope includes the Standing Rock, Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations.
Complete Iowa county returns show E. W. Clarke winning the governorship with 184 007 votes to Dunn 181 256. Final, verified counts by Des Moines newspapers and the Associated Press confirm Clarke’s victory and set the stage for a full statewide tally of other Republican candidates.
President-Elect Woodrow Wilson commented on editorials and public statements urging or opposing a new congressional tariff revision session. He said newspapers assist his listening policy and mocked the idea that lack of a popular vote majority blocks tariff reform. He noted Democratic gains in state legislatures and Congress influence. Wilson planned to attend a football game this afternoon. Temperatures noted with yesterday's high 64, lows 40, and max 48.
Fire broke out in the Cataract Mill owned by Barber Milling Co in the willing district of Minneapolis. A general alarm was sent to nearby stations as crews fought the blaze in what is described as one of the city’s oldest mills.
Drake football with limited backfield meets Missouri in Des Moines, a Missouri Valley title determinant. Michigan and Pennsylvania move toward midseason showdowns as Yale and Harvard tilt with notable college results surface. a Sioux City steer incident ends with five aboard unharmed. Postal savings deposits rise to about 28.9 million across 20,000 individuals in 123 post offices and 7,847 banks.
Two men attempted to blow open a bank at Alburnety this morning. The duo planted nitroglycerine charges and fired on bystanders after shocking the town with explosions that demolished the bank interior. Citizens pursued toward the railroad as a gasoline speeder vanished. no arrests reported by noon.
The article notes Waterloo and Cedar Rapids as top sprinters in a local race with Waterloo ahead by about 90 votes. Cedar Rapids shows a population segment and a veteran tally, while Waterloo records a similar total, reflecting a close contest in the late election results.
Orta B McManigal testified in a nine teen month old trial as a government witness accusing Herbert S Hockin of pressuring him to detonate bombs for the union. He described four years of nonunion explosions and efforts to protect bystanders on initial Detroit job.
Corydon Indiana reports the will of A Walden longtime bank president providing 100000 for city utilities 35000 for a public park and 30000 for an orphans home. A brother Jamie Walden and sister Anna Fischser of Queen City Mo were not named. The family contest sees the brother and sister heading to court to challenge the will. Also noted Cedar Rapids mourns death of local capitalist and pioneer John Thomas at age 60.
In Sullivan Wisconsin a coffin occupant Michael Scofield revived in a hearse on the way to the cemetery after two days in a coffin. A train frightened the horses causing a runaway. Undertaker Morgan, badly injured, remained bedridden as Scofield jumped free, stopped the horses, and aided the driver back to town.
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