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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1912
Page
2
American travelers can read about Waterloo’s Mason car and the dairy show in this issue. The city touts national prominence with events including a Republican and Democratic day and mentions figures like Senator Kenyon and Champ Clark, with a possible Roosevelt visit.
The piece surveys La Follette’s critique of Roosevelt, arguing it aims to expose character rather than debunk the progressive platform. It cites 1910 insurgent gains, Roosevelts’ Africa trip, and the Chicago convention, and notes the core question of voters choosing leaders by personality or policy. It also adds a light column on Waterloo racing and a Babylonian anecdote about cost of living.
Waterloo does not own the Wau warosa race track but preserves or partly comprises the factory that built the swiftest machines on the course.
The piece notes campaign managers will soon testify before a senate committee for scrutiny. It also mentions a telegraph editor’s satisfaction with Turkey's withdrawal from the Italian scrap and urges British authorities to curb incendiary suffragettes facing hunger.
A distorted passage laments prison terms and militant leaders choices. The speaker urges the mayor to cooperate with the governor and call out National Guard units amid anticipated unrest at a Pythian temple gathering Monday night.
A compilation of editorial excerpts from Des Moines Capital Cedar Rapids Sioux City papers including Chicago anti vice jibe comments and government as business themes. It notes Pinchot as interior secretary prospect Roosevelt taft college politics on loyalty and a Davenport piece on William Flinn. Also mentions a stomach aid ad for children’s ailments and Chamberlain’s Tablets as a mild remedy.
Chicago workers cashing weekly checks at saloons face drinking temptations and headaches as employers use saloonkeepers as money changers. The piece urges cash wages to curb saloon visits and notes past protests by women workers against check-only pay. It also includes a brief ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy via Dayton, Ohio.
Dr J O Stevenson argues a progressive spirit drives political reform beyond two old parties. He links modern progress in transport and industry to a new progressive party seeking direct elections, limited trusts, and revised political machinery ahead of national and local votes. Roosevelt stands as the candidate of this era.
Ruth Cameron discusses a young woman choosing a successful businessman over a handsome suitor with lesser wealth. She argues admiration for achievement, power, and character behind success, not mere money, and questions public judgment of her motives. The piece elevates personality and ambition over wealth as true appeal.
Editor Courier declares after the Chicago progressive convention that support will go to Col Roosevelt for the presidency for the same reasons as Senator Cummins. They oppose progressive party nominees for county and state offices, citing a violation of the square deal plank and urging Republicans to back those already nominated.
The excerpt discusses wealth as a social magnet and the aura of force behind riches. It argues that admiration may target the person or their forebears rather than wealth itself, and questions whether such deference is one should feel.
A Waterloo letter argues Senator Kenyon deserves continued support for his honor and independence. The writer praises Kenyon for backing Taft early, predicting his integrity in office, and urges Republicans to vote for Kenyon and other regular ticket candidates in the county and state. October 4, Waterloo.
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