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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1910

Page

3

Pastor Change at St Joseph's Parish Not Proceeding

Rev Michael Barry will not come to St Joseph's to assume duties. He is appointed pastor of St Columbkille's in Dubuque, replacing the late Rev John Fogarty. A concursus will select a St Joseph's pastor from ten-year veterans in Dubuque. Father Mulcahy has managed St Joseph's since Father Cooney's death, earning parishioners' praise.

Michael Barry M. Coaney St Joseph's Church St. Columbin’s Church Utuque Dubuque St. Joseph's Father Cooney Father Mulcahy D. L. Mulcahy Barry St. Columbkin's M. Barry Archbishop Keane S J. Columbill’s John BR. Fogarty Father Barry Father Garry St. Columbil's Waterloo St. Columbin’s Region Dubuquers

Gray Witch Engine Smashes Wagon Near Tabernacle

Bert Puffer of Colby- Parker Transfer was injured when a Great Western switch engine struck the wagon he was driving in front of the Evangelistic Tabernacle. He suffered sprained ankles and bruises, taken to his Jefferson Street home. wagon and freight were damaged. Fellow rider Fred Carleton escaped unharmed.

Bert Puffer Colby- Parker Transfer Company Great Western Tabernacle Puffer Jefferson Street Fred Carleton

Pathetic tale from Iowa woman on lost husband and guide

Alta Crleary reports Mrs F X N Summer, formerly of Spirit Lake Iowa, returning from Grooked Lake north of Prince Albert with a tale of her husband and his guide missing for eighteen days. They had gone to fetch supplies and did not return, leaving clues from an overturned canoe found during the search.

Crleary Alta F. XN. Summer Spirit Lake Iowa Grooked Lake Prince Albert White

Kentuckians Aim to Unseat Powers in Congress

Louisville reporters state Caleb Powers, elected representative from Kentucky’s Eleventh District, faces a strenuous contest before taking his seat. Both Republicans and Democrats in the state say moves will be made in Washington to challenge his seating, intensifying the battle over his election.

Louisville Caleb Powers Kentucky Congress Powers Washington

Waterloo Bowling Team to Meet Dubuque Crack Bowlers

Waterloo's bowling team travels to Dubuque for two contests tomorrow. Morning action on Paul’s alleys and afternoon on Witvgerald’s. The Waterloo squad includes Clarence Mariahl, Herman Paul, Charley Jackman, J. Vandrill, and Bill Stolte.

Waterloo Dubuque Paul Witvgerald Clarence Mariahl Herman Paul Charley Jackman J. Vandrill Bill” Stolte

Roosevelt Views Own Specimens At National Museum

President Roosevelt visited the national museum in Washington on November 19 and examined the game specimens he and his companions collected during the African expedition.

Teddy Washington Roosevelt National Museum

London Theaters Prices and Programs Compared

London theaters charge from sixpence to a penny for programs with matching information across prices. The author notes program quality declines with price and adverts appear, while theater quality overall rivals New York. Music halls seat 3,000 to 5,000, drawing the great middle class, per the London Letter in the New York Sun.

London Tn New York New York London Letter New York Sun

Tender Hearted Maid Dies Young

A historical verse tale recalls a gentle maid of tender manners who weeps at the sight of rain touching a window blind. She pleads with her maiden aunt to spare the kitchen tasks and laments all acts of time keeping. Her sensitive soul knits for bare trees and dies young, a widow notes.

Sailor Dies After Blijfacket Battle Off Cherbourg

Cherbourg France Nov 19 A sailor Patrick Z Fitasimimons from the Tonisiana battleship died this afternoon after a night dispute between white and colored bluejackets from the American fleet. Benjamin Prin of Kansas who was wounded is improving.

Cherbourg France Patrick Z. Fitasimimons Benjamin Prin

Married couple receive odd wedding gifts across tales

A Chicago World-Herald item recounts bizarre wedding gifts. An English hunter received fake teeth glass eyes and false minds from an anonymous donor with a note hoping such substitutes aid future misadventures. A rival author was gifted a heavily annotated clipping book and an artist a course in self instruction. An undertaker sent two coffins to an elderly west merchant and his spinster wife while an Ohio octogenarian got a brass birdcage for his much younger spouse.

Mary Getap Ohio Chicago Wkecord-Herald

Pirates of Hongkong and the real old fashioned bloodthirsty kind

An extract from Harper's Magazine by W. J. Aylward describes pirates in Hongkong. It contrasts the brutal river pirates preying on cargo and passenger ships with petty waterfront thieves. The piece recalls piracy along the West or Pearl rivers, river steamer hijackings, and attacks on the Sikiang river.

Hongkong Pearl River J. Aylward Harper's Magazine

Death by Swallowing Gold Satirical Ledger

An authority from the Westminster Gazette recounts a traditional claim of death by swallowing gold. A solid gold lump, about half an ounce, supposedly sinks in the bowel, cannot pass, and after two or three days destroys life without suffering.

China Westminster Gazette

Unfortunate Response About Nearby Churches

An ironic reflection notes that rival churches in a village, opposite each other, sing in response to each other during hymns. The quip centers on the line Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown prompting No, Not One, No, Not One from the neighboring congregation. Such harmony in discord is considered fortunate.

Lippincott

All Right Table Said To Be First Rate Solid Oak

A prospective guest asks about a table where a returning man replies that the table is first rate, solid oak with heavy legs and a polished top, describing its quality in confident terms. The judge quotes the exchange as evidence of sturdy craftsmanship and dependable furniture.

A Question of Gifts and a Courier Want Ad

A brief item cites a Q and A exchange about gifts and friendship, noting a deliberate rift with Jinks over his upcoming marriage next month, drawn from Lippincott's. The piece suggests trying a Cour ier want ad as a literary prompt or test of social dynamics.

Jinks Lippincott’s

City in Brief Includes Local Notes and Updates

Waterloo items report a wide array of local updates. Individuals travel for business and visits, illness and medical issues are noted, and service changes plus a gas furnace fire are described along with transit timetable adjustments. Community mentions include school, church, and social visits, with several residents traveling or ill.

Courier Presents Sunday Bouquet to Rev William Sunday

The Courier marks Rev William Ashley Sunday s fortieth birthday with a large bouquet of American Beauty roses and white chrysanthemums. Employees from all departments chipped in, including 35 newsboys, to honor the evangelist and wish him long prosperity in his preaching work.

Courier William Ashley Corler Sunday

Parents mourn infant Dorothy Ar. Ant Breen death

Mr and Mrs Cornelius Breen of 302 Adams street mourn the death of their infant daughter Dorothy Ar Ant who died at 5 20 this morning from heart failure She was born in Waterloo on October 20 1910 and would have been one month old tomorrow Survived by parents three sisters Helen Mabel Emma and Grovert brother funeral Sunday at 2 30 from the home Rev H J Faust Calvary Evangelical church will conduct the service Interment in Fairview cemetery

Cornelius Breen Adams Street Dorothy Ar. Ant Waterloo Helen Mabel Emma Grovert Emma Joyner Mr. Breen Grovert Breen Grand Rapids Mich Tittle Floyd Meggison H. J. Faust Calvary Evangelical Church Fairview Cemetery

Wisconsin County Leads in Big Dairy Growth in State

Wisconsin earns fame as a dairy state through Jefferson and Waukesha counties. A town shipped 35 carloads of grade dairy stock last year and Jefferson County sold 700000 dollars worth of cows in 1909. Waukesha hosts two thriving breed associations, Guernsey and Holstein, with 1000 registered Guernseys and 75 members, born from cooperative effort led by Dr. David Roberts and pioneer breeders.

Wisconsin Jefferson County KH. EB. Colby Kimball Colby Waukesha County Jefferson Mr. Colby Guernsey David Roberts Guernsey Breeders’ Association Roberts

Metropolitan Dance Tonight at Rickley Hall

Attendance is urged for the Metropolitan Dance at Rickley Hall tonight with music and performances promised by local artists. Organizers expect a lively community event and invite residents to enjoy the evening.

First annual Guernsey Breeders sale draws 72 cattle

Seventy two head sold for a total of 17845 dollars with a top bid of 1180 dollars for a celebrated show cow. The event boosts local advertising value and highlights dairy progress in Waukesha county. Black Hawk county is urged to learn from these gains to become a Midwest dairy capital.

Guernsey Breeders’ Association Waukesha County Black Hawk County Middle West

Meat Trust Buys Argentine Interests

Washington reports show American packers have acquired large Argentine plants and entered agreements to stifle competition. Consular notes say American firms dominate Argentina's meat industry, affecting supply and prices as duties shift. Australia remains the only other potential supplier in world markets.

Washington Department of Commerce and Labor Argentine Republic Australia

Moore & Moore Move to New Illinois Central Site

Moore & Moore begin demolishing the Water street lumber yard fence as they relocate to the Illinois Central right of way at East Fourth and Sumner streets. New site will host a lumber shed 200 by width, a warehouse 130 by 24, and an office of 45 by 20 feet, with plans for a modern Masonic temple at the former site.

Water Street Moore & Moore Illinois Central East Fourth Sumner Streets Masonic Temple

Pioneer Bridge Builder Here

George E. King of Des Moines and his sister Mrs. James Conklin of Heaverton N Y visited their niece Mrs A J Fairburn He is a pioneer bridge builder active in Iowa for thirty five years and owner of the George E King Bridge company for twenty years He built the Gilbertville bridge the first Waverly bridge and the Ft Dodge bridge Also linked to Iowa Drug company presidency The visitors plan travels to Janesville tomorrow and will stay in the area for several days East high lost at Cedar Falls 33 to 0

George E. King Des Moines James Conklin Heaverton N. Y A. J. Fairburn King Iowa Gilbertville Waverly Ft. Dodge Tes Moines Iowa Drug Company

Missionaries return home after Indian wealth discovery

Dr Charles Myers and his wife, sent six years ago as missionaries by the First Presbyterian church of Kansas City, have resigned and returned from Ketchikan Alaska. They found the Indians wealthy and progressive, competing with white men in business. Attend the Metropolitan Dance at Hickey hall tonight.

Kansas City, Mo Charles Myers Ketchikan Alaska First Presbyterian Church of Kansas City Kas

Foundation for Hospital Complete

The foundation for the new Fran cistan Sisters hospital has been completed workmen are now on the foundation for the Koller Toor laundry and workmen's home located 25 feet from the hospital. All foundation work will be finished by Dec 1. Materials include stone cement and brick. Contractors under James Register have done rapid work with excellent workmanship. Superstructure of the hospital will be erected next spring.

Francistan Sisters Koller Toor James Register

Metropolitan Rance Event At Bicktey Hall Tonight

The Metropolitan Rance takes place tonight at Bicktey Hall. Details on start time and guest appearances are available at the venue.

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T. Joseph St. Comphil’s Church Evangelistic Tabernacle Caleb. Powers Unaver Eh Buchanan Syndicate Deel I. I. Johnson Hummel W. J. French Coxas Jon Guy A. Feely S. Cole Lamont South Dakota WW. Cole Marie Mullarkey Ceduc Falls Katherine Winslow A. Winslow Miss Winslow Waterloo Business College John Kimbro Weet Sixth Street E. H. Peddicord Leonard Crowter Webster City Hummel Hotel Mabel Lettau Post Office Burlington D. W. Clapp BE. G. Clapp Davenport Bob Clapp City Margaret DuRand Independence Andra Goodman Iowa State University W. A. Goodman Texas Wright Black Hawk Bank Tom Carlos J. T. Knapp Drew ‘Woodruff South Street Myrtle Rugg Presbyterian Hospital M. Shores Miss Rugg S. H. Basher Oklahoma Mr. Basher Hot Springs Ark Roland Glenn Oelwein J. H. Ridenour Mrs. Glenn Mrs. Ridenour Twin Cities East Side Department G W. Harker Conger Street Lester Wilson Lafayette’street Charles F. Hepler Baby Wisconsin County Martin's Rickley Hall Meat Trust Buys Pioneer Bridge Builder East High Cedar Falls Metropolitan Bickiey Hall Washington St Randolph St Northern A. D Kepple Walnut California Central Savings Bank Auditor of State G. H. Chever Ralph Law H. H. Brenneck WM. Kurth Bicktey Hall
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