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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1914
Page
11
Washington October 27 sixty million dollars is at stake in the Supreme Court as the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway seeks damages claiming a contract to grant land for a railway was broken. The government argues the land never joined public lands and remained Indian land.
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts seeks a November hearing before the House Tube Committee on reform to create a commission. He pledges many witnesses and long sessions with army and navy officers to address what he calls the United States defense failures. An advertisement blocks the page offering a piano sale at 24 West 45th Street with a cash saving claim.
The Constellation, now in Baltimore after Newport, will stop at Annapolis and Washington on its return to Newport. The navy department announced the old ship will spend about a week at the navy yard early next month. It will be used in training naval apprentices at Newport.
A noisy jumble of ads lists seven room houses for sale at 4350 dollars with easy terms, rental cottages, modern apartments, farm tracts, and assorted goods. Also mentions furniture bargains and a large furniture sale with prices, addresses, and contact phone numbers.
Mayor R. C. Thompson proclaims a three day visit by Iowa and nearby state laundrymen. The proclamation promises relentless warfare on soiled collars with officers ready to collar wearers not passing inspection. Local organizers include Phil Shaw H O Bernbrook C R Spensley A J Cornwall PH Wilson and G M Fox.
Coal merchants report prices dropping with cool weather. Soft coal goes from 4 to 6 dollars per ton, hard furnace coal 10 dollars, store coal 10.25 dollars. Dealers hold ample supplies and expect no shortage unless railroad strikes or extreme weather disrupts shipments.
Eight hundred regular army engineers and cavalrymen are resting around Washington after several days in the field. General Leonard Wood and Secretary of War Garrison visited the camp on the Potomac. Engineers built bridges over ravines dug trenches and threw up breastworks while cavalrymen searched for the enemy.
Erratum notes that N Wagner 14 was mistaken for N Webber in a Saturday report about an automobile accident. Webber is declared entirely innocent. Also advertisement for ST Marys Bazaar at Armory all week with suppers 25 cents from 5 to 7 30 and dancing and other amusements.
Washington author says ordinary quinine doses may delay malaria but not prevent it. Naval surgeons report that infected individuals may show no symptoms while on quinine, then suffer acute attacks after stopping. Prolonged use can create drug tolerance, hindering later cures. short campaigns might suppress malaria temporarily with five to ten grains daily.
Citizens face new levies as the war tax bill expands stamps on tickets telegraphs deeds stocks and insurance. Prouty notes gasoline escapes tax but overall revenue from the measure reaches about 90 million dollars yearly to cover liberal congressional appropriations and wartime needs.
An old ad promises Mi-o-Na tablets quickly end indigestion and dyspepsia with safe, inexpensive relief. It touts symptoms like sour taste, gas, and pain, claiming better digestion restores strength and cheerfulness, urging readers to buy from Wangler Bros. Co.
A historical treatise notes new stamp tax schedules to begin November 1 with most taxes effective after presidential signing. It also mentions tobacco taxes and internal revenue administration. In a separate farming vignette a cow with bright eyes and large nostrils is preferred for better air and health, while a prime cow has short smooth legs.
Democratic chairman J. C. Beem plans an elaborate reception for Secretary of State William J. Bryan in Oelwein on Thursday. Beem expects a large crowd at the Hotel Russell to hear Bryan and believes his visit will boost Democratic prospects in the November election.
In November Ord, a speaker reflects on meeting voters in town and rural areas. He notes candidates crowd public and business spaces, and recounts an incident with a stranger who questioned why he spoke to no one. He asks supporters to remember him as a longtime figure and vote.
Clark Griffith of the Washington American League club decided against training in Havana Cuba to avoid distractions from 1915 pennant work. He prefers a quiet location to condition his players. Also mentioned is W L Pierce of Bloomington visiting relatives in the city for the Iowa Laundryers meeting.
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