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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1913
Page
7
Washington officials see policy vindicated as Mexico’s chaotic polls unfold and Huerta appears to hold power. Vera Cruz reports show Huerta winning a large plurality while Diaz resigns from the army and refuses to accompany officials to Mexico City. England awaits U S moves before any Mexico policy steps. London says no front in co ordinated European talks yet.
President Wilson told the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile that the United States will govern its relations with Latin American nations by morality, not expediency, and will not seek more territory by conquest. He framed a critique of financial interests shaping foreign policy and urged emancipation from such influences, hinting at concerns over Huerta Mexico without naming it directly.
Chicago on October 27, Professor H A Harding of the University of Illinois told the opening session of the International Milk Dealers association that producers who try to meet all health officials requirements will go bankrupt. He blamed rising labor and feed costs that do not match higher milk prices.
A winter front swept the region with heavy snow in Rolla and nearby areas, causing downed trees and blocked streets. Amarillo reports a 22 degree freeze harming immature feed crops while Texas plains feel the cold wave. Bartleville records three inches of snow, a rapid drop from 80 to 29 degrees, wrecking late forage crops. An inch of snow and strong winds affected western Oklahoma. Dr Claude B Burns dies in an automobile accident in Decatur due to rain and crash with head injury.
Berlin dispatches report the protected cruiser Nuremberg leaving Yokohama for Hazarlan d on the Pacific coast of Mexico to stay during disturbances there. The Berlin will soon reach Vera Cruz to relieve the Hertha, enhancing German naval presence in the region.
A group of Oregon crew veterans request readmission to another voyage through the Panama Canal on the battleship Oregon in 1915. They seek enlistment terms and funding to support dependents if limited service is approved, citing past service from 1898 and roles in defeat of Cevera’s fleet.
Coal dealers in Sparra Wisconsin resist a new city ordinance requiring all coal weighed on city scales. Yards in Core received at the three main yards were rejected and buyers notified operations could not proceed under the rule. One small yard remains unable to meet demand as temperatures dropped below freezing.
In New York on October 27 customs inspectors seized aigrette plumes valued at 600 from Edna McLaughlin daughter of a former police inspector. The total feather value reached 8000 as the wearer had declared them, but enforcement ordered seizure of all such feathers under the new regulations. The plumes will be sent to appraisers and then to the furnace in public stores.
Hundreds of men are expected this week to fill copper mine positions at Calumet and Hecla and Superior. A special train carried workers to Ignace and protection plans are in place as night arrivals are discouraged to prevent attacks. A carload reached the Quincy mine, while a Finnish strikers vote on returning to work failed amid strong opposition. Peaceful parades occurred and the picketing injunction was obeyed.
Plymouth Mass October 27 Mrs Jennie May Eaton resumed cross examination in her murder trial of Rear Admiral Haton as principal witness for defense she denied poisoning him and said his drug use and drinking taxed her patience while noting his condition Dr Gilman T Osgood medical examiner observed proceedings and kept notes in view.
London OK Militant suffragists burn Tilhouse, a residence of T. McKenna, brother of the home secretary, with a placard claiming the arson was for forcible feeding of imprisoned suffragists. Reginald McKinna linked to the incident as authorities warn. The ALO lodge marks its 45th anniversary with entertainment and refreshments for members and families. The lodge has existed 33 years and nears 600 members.
Rev John Howland of Guadalajara told the American board of foreign missions that Huerta precluded candidacy by accepting the provisional presidency and that his government was accepted before Madero's death. He criticized the idea that Huerta seized power, urged Mexico be left to manage its own affairs, and noted economic strains from Madero's fall.
Rome reports confirm the government gains a large chamber majority. The radical Borghesa loses, Leoneida Bissola and Bergamabehicie win by slim margins, and Tenotare tat heads to a second ballot. Republicans and Catholic leaders are reelected, maintaining party balance with a slightly more conservative tilt. Manzo Nasi cited amid past misappropriation verdicts.
An explosion at a saloon near West Point military academy caused structural damage to over a dozen buildings and scattered occupants from their beds. No serious injuries were reported as witnesses described a powerful blast and debris across the street.
A young girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Seaia, died after her head became lodged between gate bars. Her body hung until rescue personnel removed it, the accident occurring near a residence in Bloomington Florida. Police and officials investigate the freak mishap as family mourns the loss of their infant sibling.
Milwaukee fire on East Water Street leaves seven dead and a half million dollars in damage. The list includes John J. Doyle and Joan Fenske of Engine Company No. 4 plus six others. three remain critical and seventeen injured. The block is called Milwaukee Death Block due to past fatal fires.
In the aftermath of the mine collapse, workers pulled dozens of corpses from the wreckage but none of the identified. Authorities expect most of the remaining one hundred bodies to be unidentifiable, complicating the relief effort as rescue teams race to clear the site.
Washington Oct 2. The Senate Banking Committee opened executive session amid dispute over currency policy and a central bank. Three tentative bills were before the panel, including Vanderlip backed and Jenks drafted measures proposing government supervised banks.
Harry Thaw requests a two week delay to meet the indictment in the New York exile case. His New York lawyers oppose the move as Thaw withdraws from admission to practice in New York. The issue delays Governor Balderson’s hearing at his home on extradition in Rochester.
Grain markets closed firm with minor changes as drought and weather notes influenced demand. Reports mention wheat prices easing slightly and soybeans seeing uncertain movement amid regional conditions and logistic factors.
The filing details a divorce case in which the husband demands substantial alimony from his wife. It references the parties involved, including Jennie J. Gileo, and cites connections to political and professional entities, with scattered mentions of candidates and platforms.
Chicago, Oct 2. To sex Daw e apy apart oof o the regular carrhetii of Chicnko's bight schools was incen trated today View dive lectures on the subject were delivered active ast stations. Physicians have been appointed to deliver the lectures. Boys and girls were addressed at segregated meetings. The subjects of disease and of the mating instinct were handled in simple tic wins takable terms.
Former Content Iowa Granite Co. president Si A Boggs testified in the Farmers Savings Bank of Morrison suit against W. R. Jameson over a letter of credit. Boggs said Morrison bank gave discounts on loans to him as high as 80 percent, with most at 15 to 20 percent. He described assets and debts of the granite business, noting solvency doubts in 1910 and that the firm ceased operations in January 1912.
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