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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1912
Page
4
Chicago market notes show early wheat strength fading under large northwest and southwest receipts. May wheat shifts, corn steadies, and oats firm on short covering. Hog prices slip with mixed bids, while cattle and sheep trade opens modestly lower in Chicago.
Charles Nige of Maquoketa, famed for a Tagalog English dictionary used in Philippine schools, wagers Woodrow Wilson’s 450 electoral votes then drags a lightweight pneumatic wheelbarrow southward to Davenport and on to California selling pamphlets and postcard views as illustrated lectures. He aims to reach the Pacific coast next summer with no strict time limit.
A Zion North Dakota reader letter notes winter weather since early month blanketing fields. Unharvested threshing piles and ice covered flax threaten crops. Grain wetness and spoilage hinge on a mild open winter with occasional fine spells.
Rev Solon C Bronson of Northwestern University biblical department and former Waterloo M E pastor created a sensation reporting deplorable moral conditions among Evanston youths. He alleged girls under fifteen were on the streets with boys late at night and urged a mass meeting of influential citizens to address the issue.
The local lodge to hold a regular session this Wednesday evening in the hall on Mulberry street. Thirty candidates will receive the work of the order. The lodge again holds the state prize banner for three months for most new members. A new military drill team of men and women progresses with plans for new uniforms.
The Weather Bureau forecasts no immediate winter, noting mild days and warm sunshine. A storm with rain or snow may occur midweek but will not bring winter, followed by fair, moderate weather nationwide. Today was clear and warm with a southerly wind.
Bible study classes for eight districts will be held Tuesday evening at the Pauls Church locations. District 1 led by Mrs. Dewey, District 2 and 4 by Mr. Woodring, District 6 by Mr. C Shiplet, and Districts 6 9 and 10 by Emil Tanbon. The Apworth Seaman class will meet in the church.
Washington reports the Controller of the Currency released a record summary of bank resources, showing total assets rising from 19.583 billion to 24.986 billion by June 1912, an increase of about 5.1 billion. Deposits, loans, and capital all surged, with national banks leading in deposits and cash holdings while maintaining similar loan ratios to other banks.
Gustavus Forsman of Bovey Minnesota undertakes an extended fast for Bright's disease with asthma and dropsy. After 66 days on water he began light nourishment with grape juice and enters the 39th day of the second stage, claiming the ailment has largely faded though full results await refeeding.
A wounded man weakened by illness or injury has lost his swelled appearance and plans to go back to Bovey once he regains strength, indicating a temporary health setback and pending travel.
In Berlin on November 18 Riots accompanied the first sale of Russian meat amid price drops of over 50 percent. Only 21 of 128 butchers fulfilled promises, leading to clashes in six market halls. The mob mainly of women damaged stands and stole meat while officials compelled sale. Prices for soup meat, beef tenderloin, pork chops, lamb, and sirloin all fell sharply as competition spread and sellers undercut each other. The agrarian party expresses great satisfaction.
The passage notes politicians striving to turn events to political advantage while resisting meat and cattle tariff reductions or easier imports. They claim livestock traders pay fair prices and blame high retail prices on butchers seeking excessive profits.
This morning the new ward Lafayette school at Lafayette and Colorado streets opened with Mary McDermott as principal and Edna Sterrett Ida Wentland and Emma Priebe as assistants. Four grades began at nine o clock in ready rooms on the first floor. the second floor will open as needed.
Two hundred Kansas teachers answered the question who is the greatest woman in history. The judges awarded the prize to a farmer’s wife of modest means who cooks, cleans, sews, raises children, and finds time for intellectual improvement.
President Taft arrived in New Haven at 10 35 AM accompanied by Messrs. Kelsey Hannard and Charles Hopkins Mark, university fellows, to attend Yale corporation proceedings.
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