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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
14
The article notes a split electorate across counties and townships with a one mill levy and a two mill levy proposed for the county farm addition. It lists detailed yes and no tallies by township ward and precinct, showing broad opposition in many districts and partial support in several areas.
Bank clearings for the week ending Thursday November 14 totaled 1 563 043 75 with daily receipts 270 884 54 on Friday 246 710 09 Saturday 289 065 44 Monday 234 849 52 Tuesday 279 465 73 Wednesday 232 078 43 The corresponding week last year was 1 274 261 10 Instruments recorded during the week ending Wednesday November 13 included deeds 49 700 mortgages 2 880 chattel mortgages 1 343 45 bills of sale 550 Total papers recorded to date 5 672 compared with 25 890 the previous year a decrease of 218
Advertiser notes Buchanan's Next Majestic as a source for optical service. Mrs. W. M. Robe visits daughters near Jesup. Mrs. J. M. Hamilton visits Abingdon Indiana parents. Dr. N. H. Hough to Iowa City for appendix operation. Tabernacle Chapter 62 R A M convenes at 7:30 with officers to be elected. Earl Cone couple heads to Los Angeles for potential relocation. Althouse family returns with son George W. Althouse’s body from St. Paul. funeral plans pending. Howard Sharp hosts a surprise party at Waterloo theatre with oyster dinner at Club cafe. Jackson McCoy, grandson of Joseph M. McCoy, visits A W Peterson. to study business in Waterloo after Dartmouth degree.
The Black Hawk County Automobile Good Roads club organized at a YMCA base meeting. Officers include President F A Ferguson Secretary J I Kenyon and Treasurer B W Schunemas. Membership aims for 100 plus with a $2 fee after reaching 100, to improve county roads and urge necessary legislation.
Sheriff F M Shores aims to buy a trained bloodhound to deter crime in the county. A Springfield trainer quoted 500 to 700 dollars for a well trained dog, with potential rewards for locating criminals quickly and avoiding long searches for manhunters.
In New York on November 14 Harry Horowitz known as Gyp the Blood testified that the Metropole Hotel shots were fired by Harry Wallon Bridgie Webber and a third unnamed man. He said he and companions learned of the murder seven hours after it happened and fled after hearing the shots. He admitted multiple larceny convictions but denied involvement in east side holdups.
Austin Burt and H B Maynard depart for Keokuk where the Town State Electrical association executive committee will arrange the April 23 24 Waterloo convention. Burt past president and Maynard executive committee member lead plans with H W Garner Oskaloosa M A Harrison Newton and H B Maynard Waterloo. Delegates will be entertained by Keokuk Power Company which controls the Mississippi dam.
About 20,000 teamsters chaiffeurs and helpers may strike as 3,000 members of Local 705 walk out over a wage raise. The dispute centers on a $1 weekly increase for single teams and $1.40 for double teams effective Nov 1, set by the international union. Ten contracting firms employ the workers. two accepted the hike while eight refused, and a general sympathetic strike is threatened.
Notice of rental offers including two good men to swap aweet carn at $1.25 per ten and a neatly furnished modern room for one or two gentlemen at 302 West 10th Street with water and gas and contact options at 400 Black or 7T16 Wellington Street.
Report cites police and Bankers' Protective Agency stakeout as they track three or more suspected yeggs who left a handcar near Waterloo. Dogs traced scent to the C. G. W. depot while officers pursue leads in Hudson Reinbeck and along Water street. Descriptions of the suspects emerge as investigators confirm a straw stack resting place before dispersal at dawn.
Miss Anderson left Saturday for New York to compete in the world typewriting contest and secured third place with seventy eight words a minute, surpassing last year’s winner by one word. A College of Commerce student, she is now regarded as the fastest Remington student operator in the world. Ruth Werfurth, last year’s second place winner, and the two world-breaking records by Smith Premier Waterloo are noted among these students.
Washington reports that grain shippers west of the Mississippi and in northwest of Chiaga territory face archaic and onerous transit rules. Commissioner McChord faults the system and urges railroads to create efficient transit bureaus to ease relief for shippers.
Dick Almes and his camping party seize Point Pleasant for a month. A wealthy painter Miss Ida Wellman and her aunt host a stranger who appears penniless but is revealed as a gentleman son of a wealthy family after a doctor confirms he is not a tramp. The story hints at romance between the man and Miss Wellman.
Washington Star notes a legal expert’s quip about a corporate president candidate. The exchange frames the choice as a test for cross examination in an upcoming investigation. The remark highlights concerns over knowledge of business operations and readiness for scrutiny.
The Mirat Brethren church young ladies hosted a dinner yesterday for the older members. Thirty guests averaged 72 years old, with J. J. Weller at 86 as the eldest. Held at 269 Ikonmiond avenue, the event featured pink and white decor, two-course menu, and an address by A. C. Hendrickson of Ashland College.
Earl Seniff admitted robbing a young man at a rooming house at 220 West Third Street and stealing $5.20. He was arrested by Officer Tom Morris after placing the cash in his father’s pocket. Police court held twelve arraignments with ten sentences in under five minutes. Seniff to await county action while others faced fines or short terms.
The Informal Dancing club held a party at the Pythian temple with Myers' orchestra playing a program of twenty dances for forty one couples. Lloyd Van Schoyck and Herman Kohl directed the event, the first in a ten dance series this winter. The next party is Dec 4 evening.
The new corn cure GETS-IT promises fast, safe relief without bandages or plasters. It claims to spare flesh from harm, applies in two seconds, and is guaranteed. Sold by KE Lawrence & Co Chicago and Waterloo stores including Haldon Floyd and Jadar & Son.
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