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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1912
Page
7
Belgrade reports Monastir surrenders to Serbian forces as Bulgarian attacks on Tchatalja fail. Descriptions from Tageblatt recount cholera and battlefield horrors near Tehatalja with thousands dead or dying. British and American forces land in Constantinople amid ongoing siege actions and guard duties.
Elbert Hubbard revises his remark that civilized females are a punk outfit after observing Michigan coeds at the university gym. He says his daughter’s class and the campus gymnasts prove women here are superior and he supports the university. Temperature readings follow.
The State conference of charities and corrections convened in Cedar Rapids for a three day session. Nearly two charity workers state officials and others interested in social problems attend the opening. An advertisement for El Verso Havana cigars appears in the text.
The sultan sent telegrams expressing felicitations to the Turkish army at Tehatalja for yesterday's victory over Bulgaria. Nazim Pasha received the salutation, and the commander-in-chief said the message encouraged the troops who offered prayers for the sultan. Mrs. Russell Sage donated 5000 dollars for Turkish wounded relief.
President elect Wilson and his family arrived in Hamilton aboard the Bermudian. Alderman Black invited the party to the city where a welcome address will be given amid crowds and decorated buildings. Hurstholme was offered as a winter residence for Mrs Harriman during the stay. Weather was charming.
Twenty five men circulate petitions of consent for Waterloo saloon keepers as temperance forces fight the move. Arguments for a rehearing in Des Moines conclude with potential saloon closures if the ruling goes against the wets. If denied, Waterloo could remain dry for ninety days as canvassing spans days and petitions await board action.
Mrs. Edna Schafer of 3450 Indiana Avenue identified the murdered downtown hotel victim as Mrs. Renner of Mt Clemens Michigan and Detroit. Schafer met George Renner, son of the Michigan woman, who said they traveled from Detroit to Chicago en route to the Pacific coast and that he borrowed 26 cents from her for food.
Through his attorney Jack Johnson asks the United States Supreme Court to advance his case for hearing to January when four other cases questioning the constitutionality of the Mann white slave law will be argued. Since his appeal last Monday asking release on bail Johnson has secured his freedom but his attorney seeks to test the law's constitutionality.
In Wooster Ohio on November 18 Adam Utzler and William Grayhill were smothered by quicksand during a cave-in at the bottom of a sixty foot shaft in the Werta coal mine at Dalton. Five other miners had just quit the shaft.
Washington D C November 18 The government won its case in the Supreme Court on the so called bathtub trust suit The court ruled the license agreement of enameled ware manufacturers violated the Sherman anti trust law The government had charged fifty defendants including sixteen corporations with restraining interstate trade in sanitary enameled iron ware and monopolizing that trade The decision upheld the government claim that patent laws could not shield Sherman act violations and sustained the lower court ruling against the main defendants
William Larrabee's funeral in Clermont Iowa featured simple services at his home and a 1 pm ceremony conducted by Ir Tr Watson Cooper of Limper Iowa University. Hon W J Ainsworth of West Union gave a brief address as villagers closed businesses in tribute.
In New York on November 18 the jury heard Charles G. F. Wahle plead for four men charged with killing gambler Herman Rosenthal. The defense attacked state informers Nose Vallon Webber and Schepps as the trial proceeds toward closing arguments and a possible jury verdict.
Judge Hough approves the amended bill of sale for the bankrupt United States Motor Company's property in New York. Bids for the entire property or any part are scheduled to be opened January 8.
Professor J. B. Carthun a prominent German editor from Denison Iowa aged 60 dropped dead on a Council Bluffs street on November 18 while returning from a friend's funeral.
Nov 18 St Petersburg reporting from Constantinople says Zakie, youngest daughter of Mohammed V, set herself on fire in the Abusheir palace garden after despair over Turkey's disasters. Her husband Nouruddin Taah, Nazim Pasha aide, and courtiers witnessed the tragedy.
Richmond Virginia November 18 A new trial was today refused Floyd Allen and his son Claude Swanson Allen by the supreme court of Virginia. They are condemned to die in the electric chair next Friday for the murder of Carroll county officials at Hillsville March 14. Floyd Allen was convicted for killing Commonwealth Attorney Wm M Foster. Sidna Allen’s trial is under way at Wytheville as the Hillsville case continues to draw attention.
Police Chief B. A. Leighton ordered detectives to remove all slot machines and hoards of chance from stores. Some replacements used improvised prize devices while others failed to yield prizes. The confiscated items were discarded along with the revolving machines.
Atlanta observers gathered at the Second Baptist church as Joseph Terrell former governor and U S senator lay in state. Funeral services were planned for this afternoon and the body to be sent to Greenville his former home for interment after death yesterday.
In New York the Jefferson Monticello Memorial Association seeks to place Monticello under government control. Petitions call for turning the Monticello estate into a national park with the mansion as a museum, preserving grounds near Charlotteville and opening the area to visitors like Mount Vernon.
In Los Angeles County, a mandamus case before the district court of appeals contests Roosevelt electors from 35 precincts. Democrats argue sealed envelopes were opened and tally sheets altered before the official canvass, seeking to throw out the plurality. Officials deny law violation, claiming returns were not tampered with.
In Louis, Nov. 18, the jury in B. G. Lewis’s federal case reported no verdict on most counts after 89 hours deliberation. They acquitted on three counts relating to 7 percent notes and could not agree on the remaining charges. Lewis, mayor of University City, faced four propositions alleging investor deceit via mail publications.
A New York report states Andrew Carnegie faced a personal property tax assessment of 8.4 million dollars after disputes over valuation. The controversy centers on the assessor’s figures and Carnegie’s sworn statements denying higher values.
Arturo Giovannitti the last of the Ettor Giovannitti Caragoloni defendants to testify in the Lawrence textile strike case says he studied in Theological schools and foreign missions before joining the socialist movement. He declares Christ's teachings not antagonistic to socialism and explains leaving a Presbyterian church over the issue. The testimony covers his early life in Italy and the move to New York and Lawrence.
Vilhjalmr Stefansson, discoverer of the blond Eskimo, will deliver an illustrated lecture at the University of Iowa on January 10 about his expedition to the land of these people. His companion R. M. Anderson and university alumni are expected to attend. Anderson plans a December stop in Forest City on his way to New York from San Francisco.
Alva Bartlett, a Burlington railroad shop helper, shot his wife and then killed himself in Crestey Iowa as a long simmering domestic dispute ended in tragedy. Their young daughter Iva witnessed the scene and found her father dead. Mrs Bartlett had recently returned from a Kansas City sanitarium and the family was well known in the area.
A fragmented OCR style passage hints at a political campaign, mentioning a candidate for an important office and a note about postage cost. The garbled text references style, binding, and a specific postage amount, but lacks clear names, dates, or places to anchor facts.
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