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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1910
Page
8
In Black Hawk County Judge Charles Fr. Ransier wraps a six to seven week run with eight jury trials and no motions for new trials, a notable record. He plans to resume in Buchanan County next week, while Judge Platt covers Independence and Manchester duties.
Twenty friends and relatives gathered at 1603 Clay Street Cedar Falls to honor Mrs John Peterson on her fifty sixth birthday. The Petersons, longtime Cedar Falls residents with three children, were wished many years of happiness and prosperity. Mr and Mrs Thomas W Philpot and family moved to Albany Oregon where they plan to settle permanently after buying a home there and Philpot taking a foreman position.
In Des Moines on November 18 Governor Carroll and Claude R. Porter each filed sworn expense statements showing they spent under 300 dollars for the gubernatorial race. Carroll listed 287.09 and Porter 299.87. The report also lists expenditures by congressional candidates and state party committees with various district totals and receipts.
Ayer Massachusetts November 19 Thomas W Silliker of Maiden was hurled into a tree when an automobile exploded between Harvard and West Acton. He hung there all Thursday night with a dislocated shoulder a beaten chest and internal injuries. A milk wagon boy found him at 6 am yesterday unconscious and he probably will recover.
North Waterloo and Railroads plan to back the Waterloo Cubs at Olwein tomorrow as they face a team from that city. The Cubs expect to win with Sam Brumerot and R H Ellis likely to resign for Pittsburgh Missouri.
In Zanesville Ohio on November 19 a 38 year old son misread a package and ate fourteen pink headache tablets thinking they were candy. He died today in convulsions at his home of Mr and Mrs Samuel C Taylor.
New York news recounts Walter Winans, born in St Petersburg over fifty years ago to American parents, visiting the United States for a week to showcase horses. He is famed in Europe as a hunter and sculptor and plans a longer U S tour after this brief visit before returning to England to organize his affairs.
Washington in November reports Republican congressional leaders plan to study next campaign policy after losing the house. They may wait for Democrat missteps on tariff or rules, anticipate district gerrymandering, and count on stay-at-home voters returning. Headquarters will stay open with literature distribution.
Swift company buyers led by Harold Swift compete in the Northwestern Live Stock association show in St Paul. Prize steers planned for Christmas beef, with dealers aiming to purchase top animals for Chicago International show opening next Saturday.
Sixty workers from James Maines & Sons laid off after a plank fell from the seventh story, killing Floyd Meggison, age eleven. The firm paused operations in memory of the boy as saloons closed from two to four in the afternoon.
Henry H. Rogers, son of a late financier, returning from Europe, warns Japan will provoke a war with the United States before the Panama Canal opens. He cites European military opinion on U S readiness, urges universal military service and a larger standing army, and criticizes current tactics and armaments while expressing optimism about the election and the nation’s finances.
Nathan Good, a 2 claim holder from Bismarck, recounts being mistaken for a deer by a hunter while stock-rouding. Sixteen shots were fired. Good dodged, charged, and beat the hunter, then seized the rifle and slammed it to the icy ground.
The Elks Hall hosts a full week of events labeled the Kirmesse with daily evenings from 6 to 8 featuring large booths and fashionable meals. A Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner runs from 2 to 6 in the dining rooms served by the Ladies of St. Mary’s Parish. Grand Ball planned for the closing night.
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