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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1912
Page
5
William A Radford discusses the revival of domestic country architecture and the advantages of country sites. He describes a garden-friendly, shielded, ranch-like garden roof design with a broad porch, central hall, living room, dining room, and kitchen, noting four bedrooms, a bathroom, linen room, ample closets, and an estimated cost of $3500.
An ape in a blue coat rides with a fashionably dressed woman on an omnibus in London. The animal suddenly bites another female passenger on the arm and is dragged away by the conductor before both disappear into the crowd. The injured woman wears long gloves and sustains only minor injuries.
Leavitt Johnson National bank foresees record crops and firm prices with August bank clearings higher than ever. Rail freight improvements and a million added freight cars aim to boost efficiency. Wheat 719 million bushels, corn 3050, tobacco near one billion pounds, cotton 13995 bales, hay 72 million tons. Business remains strong across Great Lakes to Pacific coast with regional variation.
Horace Knapp a Butler County pioneer dies at his Clarksville home at 11 am after months of illness. Born in Rock Island in 1832 he moved to Butler County in 1855 and married Isabel Schiel in 1861. Seven children survive Henry Waverly Mrs Skinner Mrs Wansley North Dakota Rose Smith Isabel Hurd Frank and Horace Jr all present at his bedside except Mrs Hurd. Funeral plans not yet set.
Arthur Bush of Bush and Pilson saved a baby yesterday afternoon on La Fayette street after a cab rolled into the street without a brake. He stepped in to stop an advancing auto and pulled the child to safety as the danger neared. The mother and two other children were nearby as the incident occurred. Thomas Lynch of Waucoma Iowa is visiting daughter Mrs. R. Rust and friends in the city.
Chicago Great Western adopts gasoline motor cars for section foremen to inspect track thrice daily in under one hour, speeding up inspections ahead of trains. Electric block signals every quarter mile reduce collision risk. over 150 miles doubled, improving safety on the Minneapolis to Chicago line.
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