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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1914
Page
2
An essay discusses why people follow habits for reasons they cannot justify. It cites Professor Ross and Chinese practices such as eye painted junks and doorway screens to illustrate rejecting constant imitation. The piece asks why society imitates others and why individual choices often resist rational purpose.
Fitch argues that while war rages in Europe the United States leads global commerce yet American newspapers mock the dead and celebrate trade gains. He contends such gloating harms U S credibility and urges quiet, respectful trade practices to avoid deepening enmity abroad.
The piece argues the Colorado coal strike exposes vast coal company influence over politics and courts, aided by a church critique of Rockefeller wealth. It cites militia control, jailed strikers, and leadership by judges and sheriffs aligned with miners' opponents, plus ongoing battles over antitrust law.
A critical note on President Wilson advising writers to counsel the president to consult the senate in executive matters. The piece questions his shift from author to political leader and his actions in relation to his own published guidance.
The piece questions the Monday evacuation of troops from Vera Cruz as Mexico lacks peace and stable government. It argues the move may prevent entanglement in future troubles yet notes inconsistency and lingering risk. It ends with a pointed aside about misguided violence and a crude image from song lyrics.
In Collier's, E Ashmead-Bart Jett recounts a Belgian battery moving toward the front near Dixmude when a German howitzer shell exploded on the road. Six horses were killed, the gun crew killed or scattered, and supplies like biscuits and coffee spread among the wreckage as the column halted. The party stood stranded between Oudecapelle and Dixmude, hoping further shells would not strike.
A talky piece on honesty and courage in speaking up about friends' faults. Characters nudge each other toward saying sharp things, then admit opportunities to voice truth often slip by. A reflective close notes how duty to a neighbor can be framed as making them happy. The piece ends with an Open ad for the Evening paper.
Fortythree years ago the city’s liquor licenses rose to 300 dollars boosting revenue to about 2500 dollars yet the new law may cut income by half while not reducing drunkenness. The mercury stood six above zero and Wright-Stickley case continues. Thanksgiving preview notes bountiful crops and prices with gifts to the needy. Local witnesses summoned to Dubuque federal court. Capt Edgar Pickett to attend congress as senate assistant doorkeeper. Orange township teachers form association with program includes Snyder Hunter Weller Jobb Saylor Hill. Begs 29 cents butter 25 wheat 63 potatoes 60 flour 2.76.
The Waterloo item notes a 1894 wedding of John G Miller and Emma Goughnour and lists county board members. It reports plans to conduct a state census in 1835, tuberculosis testing in East Waterloo Township, and praise for trustees. It mentions the Illinois Central pay car distributing about 35000 to employees, with engineers receiving 220 and firemen up to 50. Builders anticipate a boom next season as the Waterloo outlook brightens.
Iowa freight interests won a temporary victory before Special Examiner Kelley of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Chicago. Walt H. Butler, a prominent Democrat, has disappeared from Oelwein after closing his school early and taking the C G W train south Des Moines on November 25.
The article argues the Iowa legislature, convening in January, must address amending game and fish laws. It decries spring shooting of wild fowl and calls for stricter limits to protect fish and birds, citing liberal harvests, economic waste, and the need to align with federal migratory bird protections. It warns of rapid wildlife decline if current laws persist.
Rate experts from Iowa cities opposed a proposed proportional tariff on traffic from Michigan and Indiana into Iowa. The plan would increase advances from 5 to 40 percent. Railroads, supported by five attorneys and 12 experts, paused the hearing and announced a new tariff will be issued later.
Dennis Hession of Emmetsburg near Humboldt died after long cancer treatment. He traveled to Rochester and Baltimore for five operations without lasting relief. His wife and daughter had died earlier, leaving him as the family’s last member amid financial reverses.
The early life of the benefactor grew from modest beginnings to wealth and includes a will allocating 106,500 for a Humboldt memorial church a Catholic church a parochial residence and school maintenance among other gifts. Similar bequests were made for St Thomas parish at Emmetsburg. Father Costello serves Humboldt and Livermore. Also notes 1912 China trade totals with imports at 434,734,355 and exports at 746,744,236.
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