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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
16
A shop promotes its wide jewelry selection with careful, sentiment driven gifts for women. It highlights artistic designs, reputable makers, and a specialty in fine watch and jewelry repairing. The business touts rapid growth and public confidence.
Registrations surge at the laymen's missionary movement headquarters 305 Syndicate building for the October 20 to 22 convention. Deputations will visit Vinton Waterloo Traer Gladbrook Shell Rock Cedar Rapids as organizers urge early sign up to plan meals and sleeping arrangements. Mrs Childs of Fort Dodge died of heart failure. body to be shipped there with relatives.
Influential citizens urge rapid, cooperative settlement of the river front dispute among the river front improvement commission park commission city council and property owners. They favor a small river park with a street from Bridge to Fourth, proposing compensation or relinquishment to avoid lengthy court battles.
East High to visit Waverly as Coach Brink and Coach McClain report progress. West High plays Mason City at West High Athletic Park in Waterloo at 2 45 with new line changes and officials supplied by the State Teachers College.
St. Paul Minnesota October 11 William Jennings Bryan is touring Minnesota today after leaving Grand Forks this morning. He plans multiple platform talks en route to the Twin Cities speaking in Minneapolis at 7 15 tonight and expected to reach St Paul about 9 15 to address the St Paul auditorium. He will depart around midnight for Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
Mrs. D. Davis of 1410 Commercial Street suffered slight burns while attempting to open a hot kitchen range door. She used her dress to shield her hand as flames spread to bed clothing. neighbors and a fire crew arrived, but flames were already out and loss to property will be small. Davis endured shock but no serious injuries.
Sickness drives early charity calls in Waterloo as J F Klingaman of Associated Charities notes rising requests for clothing shoes and stoves. Visiting nurses stay busy while he urges residents to donate old garments and supplies to help the needy before winter bites again.
The text notes that as cold weather arrives the number of assistance calls will grow, since many families delay seeking aid until it becomes absolutely necessary.
Green Bay Wis Oct 11 Lonia Kirschner drowned Miss Neils Marthart fatally injured and Miss Clarice Meek lightly hurt when an automobile left the street and plunged into the East river. The others aboard were uninjured. Local authorities investigated the crash and identified the victims.
Yesterday the maximum temperature was 67 degrees at 6 p.m. One year ago today the minimum temperature was 49 degrees and the maximum was 67 degrees.
The Waterloo Evening Courier advertises sale bills for farmers as a specialty, noting their use in ads. The W. H. Hartman Company publishes the Waterloo Evening Courier at 209-213 Park Avenue West.
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