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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1910

Page

5

Noon Meeting Well Attended by Local Business Girls

Mrs Rae Muirhead led the noon meeting for business girls and women in the M M A parlor. She used the potter and pitcher metaphor to urge usable lives under God and urged kindness, soul winning, and spiritual recreation as the group plans a social next Tuesday and a march to the Tabernacle. Nearly 900 girls in New Castle joined similar efforts, with Catholic girls invited to attend.

Rae Muirhead Ave Chris Ormamennt Muirhead Bac Busines W. Co. A

Suffrage Meet Concludes Second Day in Corydon

Corydon Iowa November 17 The Ennal Suffrage convention closed its second day with committee reports and new appointments read in the morning. Afternoon talks included The New York Shirt Waist Makers Strike The Ladies Battle and The Brothers Need of the Ballet. Dr Frank Fristol of Washington delivered the evening address. Officers were elected in a close vote with Mrs N K Evans wife of the district judge chosen president.

Corydon New York Flora. Dunlap Des Moines Martha A. Peck Otumwa

Federation of Labor faces aero plane makers union request

St Louis November 17 The Federation of Labor was petitioned by the carriage makers union to broaden the charter to include aero manes and automobile workers. A resolution urged a thirty dollar monthly old age pension. The electrical workers dispute was sent to a special committee.

St. Louis, Mo Federation of Labor Today Carriage Maker's Union

Prices of fur pelts lowered in Waterloo market this season

Unprecedented numbers of trappers in the woods this fall push fur prices down across species. Muskrat, skunk, mink and fox pelts vary in price from a few cents to several dollars as dealers in Waterloo and northeast Iowa accumulate stock while buyers pace cautious.

Bhewk Hawk Adjining Waterloo Towa Waterian Commercial Street Charles City Iowa

Enthusiasm in Bible Classes Attracts Large Gatherings

Miss Miller leads a Bible class in the tabernacle with a study on How to Become a Christian and What God Does to Make One a Christian. The lesson emphasizes surrender of will, rebirth through water and spirit, and the need for faith plus reception of the Holy Spirit to attain salvation.

Miss Miller Tabernacle God Jesus Christ Christ

Preacher Urges Ten Cent Dances in Public Schools

In St Paul on November 17 Reverend David Morgan urged Saturday evening dances in public schools and Sunday entertainments at one cent to counteract dance halls. He praised Milwaukee and Rochester for using schools as cheap amusements and called for gymnasiums, smoking rooms, and free or low cost lectures in school auditoriums to keep youths from streets and saloons.

St. Paul Minn Auditorum David Morgan YW. C. A St. Paul Institute Milwaukee Jtochester N. Y Rochester Hethel

Supreme court upholds liquor sales ban by women pharmacists

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a registered woman pharmacist cannot sell intoxicating liquor, even with a pharmacist license. The decision, following an appeal from Floyd county, states that only qualified electors may sell liquor and rejects claims of gender-based discrimination as against public policy.

Aes Algings Towa Supreme Court Occa Floyd County Marye & Carragher High Court

Electric street car line dedicates service in Iowa City

The first electric street railway in Iowa City's history was formally dedicated here today. The silver spike fastening the last rail was driven by J O Schulze, president of the road, with addresses by Rath Oita, mayor of Town City, and other prominent figures.

Iowa City Town’ City Evening Press J. O. Schulze Rath Oita Town City

Correction listing union prayer meeting leaders

A correction to tomorrow’s union prayer meetings fixes leaders. Rev W A Sunday now leads at the F J Kickelberg home, Rev H W Reherd at the Lutheran church, and Mr Rodehaver at the Union Congregational.

Union W. A F. J. Kickelberg H.W. Reherd Lutheran Church Mr. Rodehaver Union Congregational

American Jacks Engage French Seamen in Paris Visit

American bluejackets from the battleship Georgia arrived in Brest and were filmed by Paris papers as they entered Paris. Commuters at the station greeted them with cheers. In Cherbourg the visiting sailors fraternized with French seamen as the city readied a municipal theater festival for their entertainment.

Paris Georgia Brest Cherbourg France

Wolverine steamer foundered on Lake Winnipeg tragedy

Selkirk Manitoba November 17 The marine department dispatched a relief party to search for the steamer Wolverine missing for over three weeks with fourteen crew and sixty six passengers aboard A small chance exists that some escaped and are marooned on an island awaiting rescue by dog sled as the lake is frozen The vessel plied various ports on the lake north of Winnipeg and was named after the city There has been anxiety over its disappearance due to the rugged and sparsely populated region and limited communication avenues

Selkirk Manitoba Marine Department Man Lake Winnipeg Winnipeg

Fake fall artist pleads guilty in New York fraud case

Anna A Strula, a New Zealand born performer known for staged falls, admitted defrauding several railroads of about 50000 by posing as a victim of accidental injuries. She collected payments from the New York Central, Reading, Erie, Pennsylvania, and other lines after creating prearranged falls with banana skins. Judge Rosalsky will pass sentence next Tuesday.

New York New York Central Anna A. Strola Hinblet N. Z One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street Central Railroad of New Jersey Reading Erie Pennsylvania Boston Elevated Lehigh Valley Alliance For the Prevention Rosalsky

Discovery Clears Mystery Of Austrian Expedition Fate

Victoria B C November 17. A fourteen year mystery over the Albatross expedition in the Solomon islands ends with discovery of remains on Tatuye island. Dr Northeast Deck of the South Sea Evangelical mission uncovered evidence of a massacre and natives tell how Baron von Norbeck and nine sailors were slain by a group of savages after a failed defense and a small camp escape.

Victoria B. C Albatross Solomon Islands Northeast Deck South Sea Evangelical Mission Zelandia Australia Baron von Norbeck Budick de Beaufort Dr. Deck Tatuye Island Deck

Fingerprint duplication key in Pudd'nhead Wilson case

Chicago nov 17 thomas jennings faces death for the killing of clarence hiller. prosection claims fingerprints were exact duplicates of jennings. william m evans leads inquiry after finding ungg prints. judge kavangh doubts any man’s prints can be duplicated and asks for public prints to test the theory. jennings awaits execution in the first week of december.

Chicago Thomas Jennings Pudd'nhead Wilson Clarence Hiller Jennings Hiller Rock Island Railroad Unger Evand Kavanagh

Three-I League Moves Up In Class Changes

Chicago, Nov. 17. Several baseball leagues outgrew their present status and will be advanced one class. The Three-I league retains its classification. others such as the Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin-Illinois and Wisconsin-Minnesota leagues are set to move up from lower classes. A board member noted Western association would drop back a class, with further arbitration and commission input anticipated.

Chicago National Board of Arbitration al Tearney National Commission Association Sexton Texas League Pennsylvania Wisconsin-Illinois Board of Arbitration Western Association

Envoy Explains Trouble In Mexico Texas Lynching Disputes

New York November 17 Senor Don Francisco de la Barra Mexican ambassador to the United States outlined his government position on the Rodriguez lynching in Texas and the protests against Americans in Mexico. He said modern policy makes war unlikely as publics shape destinies and praised immediate action to quell disorders on both sides of the border. The American government was not provided in full.

New York Don Francisco de la Barra United States Rodriguez Texas Mexico Quill Club

Collision Between Auto and Street Car at Dane and Iowa

The auto owned by C. A. Smith and carrying C. S. Bickley collided with a street car at the Dane and Iowa streets corner shortly after dinner. Both drivers braked, fenders bent, Bickley briefly pinned but unharmed. The auto’s motor kept running. no serious injuries occurred.

Suto C. A. Smith C. S. Bickley Dane Iowa Seon

South to Control Congress Next

Washington reports a shift in power as New England loses its long dominance in Congress. The upcoming House and Senate will feature Southern and Midwestern influence, with Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri and Virginia likely to chair key committees in a new legislative balance. The article traces historical regional control and predicts a resulting policy tilt toward southern priorities.

Washington New England House of Representatives Senate Congress Republic Thair Missouri Champ Clark Joseph G. Cannon Mason and Dixon Alabama Georgia Florida Tennessee South Carolina Virginia South Middle West

Success Is Organized by Consecreted Common Sense

Quote by F. E. Willard on success framed as organized preemption and capture of common sense.

F. E. Willard

For Sale Hotel Equipment Metropole Listing

Auction notice lists items including one hotel range, steam table, coffee urn, milk and cream cooler, six church square tables plus three oak round tables, cooking utensils, meat block and scale, large idea box, for Metropole Hotel sale.

Ching Metropole Hotel

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