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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
10
Card if Wales October 14 reports more than 400 miners perished in a blast at Universal Colliery near Gardiff. Rescue teams retrieved over 500 people, including survivors, as the day shift of 931 men descended the shaft shortly before the explosion.
Detroit October 14 The Chamber of Commerce of the United States and local boards of trade have endorsed the Owen Grass currency bill. The referendum showed 303 for and 17 against. The report urges nine board members, a new council, regional banks, and notes reforms. The chamber seeks hearings before the Senate committee.
Albany October 14 indications showed the high court of impeachment trying Governor Sulzer might not reach a verdict until tomorrow or later. Long morning arguments focused on whether Peck Ryan and Morgenthau testimony should be part of article 4 or mere corroboration and whether to amend the articles. After this the court would address counsel constitutional objections to the articles. The main contest centered on articles 1 2 and 6 as the core of the managers case. No verdict expected today. Mrs Pedersen is visiting friends in Chicago.
From Saint Brieuc to St Nazaire balloons report landings in the James Gordon Bennett cup event. Honeymoon reached Langueux at 9:15 p.m. Ploveroch Roma Ba Tieardie also landed in France with times noted.
Debna 4 Jay Lockhart, arrested on a highway robbery charge in Marshalltown, confessed to aiding in three Cedar Rapids hold ups this month. His accomplice Chester Duns remains jailed in Marshalltown after learning police pursued him.
Davenport report from Supt. Frank L. Smart shows current generation of school children is larger yet younger than earlier generations. Desks and seats used previously are too small, necessitating larger furnishings in the same grades despite a lower average age.
The prince of Monaco, with a hunting party, ends weeks in Wyoming and will travel to Chicago, arriving Thursday, per a telegram from L W Wakeley. The prince reports good hunting success. In another item, William Butterfield pleaded guilty to operating a gambling house and was fined $100 plus costs by Judge Mullan in district court.
Plymouth Mass October 14 Mrs Jennie May Eaton stands trial charged with murdering her husband Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton. The defense argues self administered poison and notes the government tests claim no poison was added via meals. Courtroom overflow filled by over fifty talisman summons. Chief Justice Aiken presiding and Albert F Barker prosecuting. Mrs Eaton wrote an autobiography during confinement detailing her marriage in 1808 and keeps fit in jail.
The record notes nocturnal temperature of 12 and a day with a minimum 49 and maximum 51. It compares to a year ago when the low was 45 and the high reached 64, with markings attributed to Buchanan Optical Co. on ground floor Syndicate block.
Despondent 80 year old war veteran Thomas Carroll of Winfield Henry county attempted suicide at his home in Marshalltown Iowa. In declining health he cut his life short with a self inflicted act on the night of the 14th. Carroll had been a member of the soldiers home from Winfield.
Mexico City reports a firm Mexican reply to Washington’s note on American concerns over the arrest of Mexican deputies. Foreign Minister Moheno calls the note imperate while the cabinet weighs terms and delivery to Nelson O'Shaughnessy. President Wilson and his cabinet discuss naval policy and a three ship plan.
Albert J. Jewell, 27, of Hempstead Long Island, disappeared after leaving Hempstead Plains toward Staten Island to join an aerial derby. Search by sea and land was under way as speculation blamed a strong northwest wind for blowing him out to sea. he had a pilot’s license six months ago.
La Touraine, a French liner, reaches Havre with forty two rescued crew and passengers aboard after the Volturno disaster.
The report covers Volturno disaster survivors arriving in Liverpool aboard the La Touraine and Devonian, with eight rescued children and forty-two aboard overall. It notes clothing provided, funds given, and a Paris arrival, then details the dairy show in Havre including attendance, cattle judging, and exhibit preparations with emphasis on Brown Swiss and Ayrshire stock.
M Tour nier of Cedar Heights explains apple farming viability saying he will earn about 500 dollars per acre from a 3 acre crop totaling 1400 bushels at around 1 dollar per bushel. He lists varieties Wealthies Duchess Greenings Ben Davis Yellow Transparent Red Astrachan and urges careful spraying and cultivation to prevent frost damage and maximize yield.
The text describes a claim of rich milk supply and pricing, urging customers to bring their own receptacle and pay per quart. It mentions cows, calves, and a referenced event or place called Waterloo, with unclear context and many garbled phrases.
Cedar Rapids Chubs announces that Belden Hill received a letter from Jack Herbert confirming Hill’s acceptance of a managerial position with the Cedar Rapids club. The correspondence also names Herbert as chief of the Bunnee ball training staff.
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