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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1911
Page
6
A vintage notice touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds and grippe. It claims three years of research cost over fifty thousand dollars, contains no quinine, and promises relief after the first dose with a 25 cent package available worldwide.
Jesup reports Earl Parker and spouse as proud parents of twin boys born Tuesday November 7. Local social notes recount Mrs J B Trumbauer at Water loo, Mrs David Blossom visiting from Omaha, and several townsfolk enjoying a sociable at Clark Nvalker home. Various residents, including L D McLand of Waterloo, Rae Snow, Dr Buckmaster, Agent Rodgers, and others, are noted in visits and travel between Jesup Waterloo Independence and Grenville.
In Quincy on November 14, Mrs. Mary Schulte, 41, stepped from a second floor porch railing, fell 25 feet to the cement walk, her head crushed. She died at midnight without regaining consciousness.
Washington November 14 In the majority opinion of the commerce court the long and short haul provision of the interstate commerce act is declared constitutional Judge Archibald concurs on a temporary injunction against Interstate Commerce Commission orders but dissents on the provision's validity. Kansas City November 14 A federal court grants a temporary injunction against Missouri railroad and warehouse commission rate reductions on iron and steel transport within the state. Judges Hook Smith Wephersen and Van Valkenbur e preside.
Rescue at Peacock Spit near North Head ends with the schooner Washington towed to Astoria, Oregon. 47 aboard and crew saved as Columbia bar tug Tatoosh under Captain Charles T. Bailey breached the gale to slip a line aboard. Spectators cheered the dramatic rescue as the vessel was steadied off the rocks and towed in.
Life notes a brisk exchange as a speaker asks Billy to reveal how a name turned out, implying surprise or amusement at the result. The fragment hints at a casual, conversational moment captured in a newspaper item.
Local brief covers diverse items: A. J. Busby travels to Quincy on business. Mrs E Ream of Omaha visits Waterloo. ON Stevens searches Cedar Falls for a stolen fur coat with Mar rere Enlow assistance. Mrs Henry Austin reports a sleet storm in Minneapolis injuring horses. Frank Wisner returns from Alberti location. thermometer shows 22 below zero. Rev G E Albright to speak at Logan Avenue Church revival. Boulder Colo residents Mr and Mrs Martin Blim welcome a baby boy born Nov 10. Mrs T Blim of Waterloo grandmother. Twin City Brick Co sues William Snyder for 376 dollars. Nantel Sloan of Chicago speaks at Waterloo Business College. final line invites readers to Majestic for doubt resolution.
Northwood Iowa November 14 Arguments wrap up in the Etta Larson case charged with attempted poisoning of her father Douglas Rhodenbaugh. Defense says she was whipped from age 14 to 17 by her father and blames family discord on a stepmother. Christian Larson corroborates his wife’s account, denying knowledge of a poison chest or poison plot. Rebuttal by the Rhodenbaugh family closes the record as attorneys prepare final arguments.
The council approved an amendment to tax wiring removals and to require wiring upgrades per national fire underwriters, with outdoor cut outs on buildings. Hammond Avenue between South and Ninth streets was vacated after lengthy debate, and an alley question arose. J B Shanewise agreed to pay $1,004 for vacated street portions. A plan to raise police and fire rank is discussed, and residents seek gates at railroad crossings. paving extensions granted for Bryant McBaughtin and sidewalks ordered in multiple additions. A 12 inch sewer line is approved for drainage near the Iowa Dairy Co. and Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. Gates and signals are planned for railroad crossings by C G W and at city crossings.
Dubuque Iowa November 14 Special federal action seized one hundred fifty barrels of vinegar bought by John T Hancock Grocery Co from Spellman Bros Chicago A federal court proceeding seeks condemnation and destruction of the product with claims the label misrepresented contents as cider vinegar while the product may be distilled vinegar or acetic acid with deleterious ingredients Spellman Co would bear the loss if a warrant is issued Hancock Co asserts innocence and good faith purchase
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and former Senator Aldrich led the opening session of the twenty second Trans Misssissippi Commercial Congress in Kansas City Missouri on November 14 Delegates heard Stimson discuss War Department affairs and Aldrich present currency legislation ideas Arthur Trumbo of Muskogee chaired the executive committee and urged congressmen to bind themselves to the conclusions. Governor Hadley and Senator Williams welcomed the gathering as Col Fred W Fielming of Kansas City reviewed the congress’s work since its start
In Chicago on November 14, six hundred county jail inmates panicked when a fire opposite the building sparked a general alarm. Prisoners in upper cells rattled bars and cried for release after hearing engines approach, though guards eventually quieted them. Suspected murderers Mrs. Supulse Vermulya and Mrs. Quinn were in adjoining cells and remained calm.
Des Moines, Nov. 14. The supreme court of the state convened today for the third period of the September term. It was announced that cases would be called from districts 18, 14, 15 and 16.
Duluth reports no trace of the steam yacht Albina missing since departure. Thomas W. Cole of Duluth owns the vessel and inquiries have not located her as of today.
John F. Dowding, janitor of the county courthouse, has waged a long campaign against insects in the county building. This morning he finally cornered a stubborn wood borerspeech in a door casing from the auditor’s room to the board of supervisors quarters. After removing the casing he flooded the area with insecticide tipping off a tense chase between man and pest. Dowding notes that borers threaten costly damage if allowed to propagate, as they weaken wood and threaten structural integrity.
Des Moines November 14 Judge Lawrence De Graff set a record in the local divorce docket by granting a decree to Mrs Marian Ellis wife of a prominent clubman and former Hyperion club president in under five minutes She testified her husband assaulted her twice breaking her nose and she was sent to the hospital the decree followed quickly as she left the courtroom rejoicing
The minimum temperature yesterday rose to 9 degrees above zero, recorded at 6 a.m. Markings supplied by Buchanan Optical Company and Syndicate Block appear in the supplied data.
Washington reports Taft will address high living costs in a special message to Congress upon transmitting the tariff board’s investigation of sweet and cotton schedules. The findings reportedly place much blame on middlemen rather than tariffs, and the president is expected to renew his parcels post recommendation.
Sioux City Iowa reports C E B Wendell jailed after being accused of kidnapping Mrs W R Guile and her two young children for three days. They are en route to Lewiston Montana. Lewiston sheriff wired to detain Wendell for transport to Lewiston. A Dublin magistrate named Porter sentenced an Irish man to two months for drunkenness and assault, remarking to Pat that he would curse whisky and porter too.
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