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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
2
A Thanksgiving message reflects on gratitude amid hardship and the divine, noting many in Iowa are blessed despite industrial lows. It compares state agricultural yields with Illinois and Minnesota, urging continued farming reform and soil improvement through scientific farming.
The Courier highlights a Hagerman area campaign by Piare and Galloway to build a temporary walkway along Black Hawk horus on Falla avenue. Dozens of working men and women traverse the unsafe path daily, risking injury as they commute.
Public disorder in Muscatine over a labor conflict escalates into violence after a policeman is murdered. The union disavows the act and calls for lawful action while authorities warn of possible further riots unless order is restored. Militia potential is discussed to curb chaos and restore calm.
The article argues the National Association of Manufacturers seeks improved business conditions as a prerequisite for reforming federal methods. It condemns democratic politics and popular movements as threats to business interests, labeling reform efforts as self-serving and detrimental to national progress.
Vague figures indicate production suffered a decrease from TS to TAIL. The report cites a rise in costs and a 40M ND per cent increase in a key metric, signaling weaker output and higher expenses.
The note suggests a lingering fire alarm cue and a lenient stance on Jifr’s absence, indicating ongoing tolerance or agreement with the delay or nonattendance. The fragmentary text implies a cautious or compliant tone toward the situation.
A scrambled excerpt references Spirit of the Iowa and a registered trade mark with factory owners urged to apply. The Des Moines Tribune mentions a long list of eminent men in the world who stay out of trouble and notes Champ Clark of Missouri being active.
An OCR fragment surveys political forecasts for Iowa battles and party loyalties, naming Henry Gussaway Davis and Hetty Green, with speculation on Senate nominations and presidential chances. It also cites a Teachers’ association push to remove school treasurers and reports a Monmouth derailment near Pennsylvanian steel car reforms.
A Chicago Tribune summary of a National Association of Manufacturers report based on 18,000 businessmen. It says 90 percent want a cessation of political agitation, blaming public unrest on politics and urging business leaders to focus on civic responsibility and practical reform rather than political campaigns. The piece criticizes the report’s naivete and argues for addressing underlying economic issues through citizen action.
Advertises a claimed catarrh cure saying it cures mucous membrane issues with a tonic and purification ingredients. Claims a physician in the country endorsed it for years and offers free testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and mentions Hall's Pills for constipation.
Fragmentary line discusses manufacturers being agitated until something is settled, urging them to turn in and help to the right. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context, speakers, or events to identify a definite news item or location.
A reflective plea urges giving daily thanks on Thanksgiving beyond God to loved ones and helpers. It invites thanking father for sacrifices, appreciating mother’s daily services, recognizing a spouse's patience, and praising a faithful servant for loyal work, ending with a call to neighbors. RUTIL CAMERUN.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports Roosevelt crafting a defense editorial while acknowledging he may not seek public office again. Friends describe his guarded stance on the Tennessee Coal and Iron deal and possible response to government claims against U S Steel.
Roosevelt says he fully consulted with Elihu Root and his attorney general Charley Bonaparte and that Taft showed no dissent at the cabinet table. He declares he will answer accusations of having been misled and notes Wall Street approval may follow his writings.
White House Secretary Hilles said a de Tessan interview, quoted as the president on foreign affairs, was unauthorized. Francois de Tessan, cousin of the French embassy military attache, met Taft briefly after being introduced by Ambassador Jesserand.
John Pickering, a Cedar Falls Soldiers' Home resident born in Belmont County Ohio in 1839, died suddenly at 6 am after years of heart disease and asthma. He lived most recently with a Waterloo widow, Ida M. Pickering, and is survived by stepdaughter Emma H. Edwards of LuMiesa, California. He served in the Fifteenth Ohio Infantry from 1861 to 1864 and entered the home in 1910.
S T B Walker a negro awaiting execution near Augusta escaped cuffed and rope tied from three officers at Barnett Ga Tuesday night Bloodhounds and a special train with a hundred armed men were sent to recapture him This is his second escape from death after a mob captured him earlier last month Walker killed Charles Hollens head a waste merchant about a month ago
The Waterloo East school board accepted Zook & Bentz bid for public drinking fountains and sanitary soap dispensers to be installed in all east side schools by January 1. It also authorized plans for an eight room brick building on Lafayette Street to address growing enrollment. Thanksgiving programs were held citywide with donations to Associated Charities and Salvation Army. Vacation continues through Monday.
5S D Orcutt of Polk township husked 176 bushels of corn on the Bert Fry farm in eight hours as part of a local husking contest. Howard Townsend also husked a notable amount in the same event.
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