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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1914
Page
11
Parisians focus on air raid threat after yesterday’s bombs from airships kill three and injure fourteen. General Hirschauer appointed to direct aerial defense with squadrons placed at cardinal points ready to pursue marauding enemy aircraft.
Paris reports on German air raids over the capital with three killed and fourteen wounded as officials tighten aerial defenses. General Luritarieres appointed to command aerial defense and deputies push measures to secure Paris from future bombardment. The note mentions the Antwerp situation and Russian Austro conflicts alongside global war notes and a Vatican reaction to damage near Notre Dame.
Berlin reports Antwerp surrender after a strong defense, with retreating Belgian and British units interned or taken prisoner. Paris dispatch cites continued fighting around Arras and Soissons, with German gains on the Aisne and in the Vosges, and a naval telegram notes French cavalry routs near Lille and Hazebrouck.
Chicago story: Frank Plackridge served 30 days in jail after a contempt charge by Judge Kenesaw M. Landis. Blacklidge, tied to a bankruptcy case, claims health impairment, loss of position and 2400 dollars in damages. If pursued, it would mark the first U S judge sued for damages from a court decision.
Reported border incident near Naea Arizona involved American patrol troopers and Mexican soldiers. President Wilson characterized the matter as a local difficulty with no bearing on broader events in Mexico and showed little inclination to attach significance.
The Dairy Castle Congress fifth annual exposition began in rain with free grounds admission for children today. Careful grooming of nearly a thousand cattle and rapid crowd growth forecast a stronger turnout tomorrow as milking routines and milk production highlight the event.
Captain Henry L Williams, long time Waterloo resident and Civil War veteran, died at his Jefferson Street home after a sudden collapse at about 4:40 AM. Born April 24 1886 in Rocky Hill Connecticut, he served as a lieutenant and captain in the Sixteenth Iowa Infantry and later engaged in business ventures in Waterloo and Muscatine before settling as a city resident. He had a storied career from grocery trade to sewing machine work and hotel ownership with Chapin and Williams.
Reads like a fragmented roster with names Moran Martphy Evers Connolly Collins Whitted Raker Schmidt Melands Theat Walsh Martuville Cowiy Schang Taylor tush and others. The garbled OCR fragment hints at a tennis or team lineup and positions with multiple player initials and ends abruptly.
Philadelphia leads Boston in a tense series as Tyler and Bush duel on the mound. The narrative follows scattered hits, fielding miscues, and close plays with Maranville and Schmidt keying several late innings.
In ideal weather at Fenway Park Boston fans packed the stands as the Braves took a third straight win over the American League champion Athletics. The seventh to tenth innings featured sharp fielding, key hits, and late scoring as Boston extended its series lead.
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