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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1916
Page
6
Rev D Stearns reflects on Paul’s voyage to Rome from Jerusalem, the sea trials, and divine guidance through an angelic message. He links endurance to faith, cites Aristarchus, and compares Paul’s trust with Abraham’s. A personal travel memory to Crete and a closing ad note follow.
Registration today showed a slight fall from yesterday’s noon total but a steady stream at registration places. Officials predicted more than 1060 men will cast ballots on November 7. Totals by precincts list 2674 registered overall as First ward totals reach 253 248 84 and other wards show similar counts.
Local items include M. 5. Williamson's trip to Chicago on business, Mrs. M. L. Baldwin visiting Excelsior Springs, and Bertha Finghes heading to Minneapolis for a week of business. Movements cover J. S. Tuthill to Des Moines for a Baptist convention, residence changes on Indiana Street, and Joliet Joliet Joliet visits. A foreclosure suit seeks 6000 dollars against John F. Boddy.
A story hour is set for 4 p m Saturday at Galloway station with tales The Husband Who Was to Mind the House Cap O Rushes and King of the Cats. New books circulate Saturday at 9 a m with titles including New EBuilding Estimator Arthur reference The American Boys Bank of Bugs Butterflies and Beetles The Acam Coe College annual The Romance of the Beaver Orange and Black annual First Aid in Emergencies etc. German titles supplied by Mrs Simon are at library west including Lessungs Leben Verloren Europaesches Sklaventeben Dramatis che Werke.
Cedar Falls reports the Cedar Falls Weekly Gazette suspended publication today due to high print paper costs. The paper, founded in 1860 by George D. Perkins and H. A. Perkins, remains a historic local title once led by the Sioux City Journal founders.
Berlin via London October 27 A Reichstag committee rejected the Socialist Democrat minority petition to suspend proceedings against Dr Karl Liebknecht during the session. Liebknecht was sentenced for military treason and while his appeal was pending a court martial began action alleging he incited Thorn garrison soldiery to rebellion.
A speaker urges the United States to act as a mediator and contributor in future conflicts. He argues America must lend money for mankind’s benefit, avoid aggression, and prevent unjust wars. He emphasizes neutrality invalid when right and wrong are clear and defines Americanism as devotion to peace and mutual aid.
Toledo, Oct. 27. The entrance of Turkey into the great war has produced disastrous results for mission work in the Constantinople region. The war has stripped communities of young men, forced closures of sister missions, and compelled workers to leave. School buildings are Turkish-occupied, ships, pastors, and preachers deported, and publication efforts hindered by censorship and costs. Yet new access via Red Cross relief and Moslem student readers offer faint hope for future gospel outreach among Armenians and Gregorian clergy express gratitude for aid.
Iowa City hosts the Iowa Mothers Congress and the Parent Teachers Association annual convention with a banquet. Officers elected include President Mrs Allen O Ruste of Charles City and vice presidents from Council Bluffs Algona and Iowa City. Delegates to the national convention named are Mrs Gardner Cowles Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis and Mrs A W Brett Des Moines plus others from Fayette Iowa City and Audubon. It is noted Ames may host the 1917 convention.
Senator H. I. Fosdick of Shenandoah was elected president of the Iowa Baptist convention in Des Moines. Other officers chosen include John G. Farmer of Cedar Rapids as first vice president, F. R. Sage of Washington as second vice president, Rev. R. R. Saga of Pelta as recording secretary, and John E H Cocbrane of Des Moines as treasurer.
Wheat prices surged to new highs in Chicago on October 27 as the market absorbed reports that Argentina’s drought remained unbroken and that exporters and foreign governments held large Decambar wheat options, prompting expectations of delivery against contracts. Flour prices rose, with best grades gaining about 20 cents a barrel before close, with fancy patents around 10.20 and first clears at 8.40.
Off San Juan Puerto Rico on Oct 27 the crew of the four masted schooner George Grant bound from Baltimore to Spain with coal spent four days in an open boat after the vessel sprang a leak and sank. Eleven men and one woman aboard were rescued near the Bahamas by the steamer Seward. Captain Norburg reported the journey began Sept 30 and that they endured heavy seas, little water, and no sleep before being picked up exhausted on Oct 7 and brought toward New York.
Cleveland readers recall Newton D. Baker's defense of war service and Civil War veterans while he criticizes veterans preference in civil service. The piece cites his 1913 mayoral actions on city charter language and notes public mockery of his stance as War Secretary. It also references an American Magazine item on three common fears.
A New York telegraph from Mexico City dated October 27 quotes President-elect Carranza denying Villa siege threats and claiming military success in skirmishes. Separately, on the Texas border officials say they have no knowledge of a Mexican revolutionary raid on U.S. soil, though preparations have been in place for months.
National Republican Chairman Willcox attacked Baker in a controversial statement from York on October 27. He demanded treason prosecutions if war department information confirms an American Willista raid, ridiculing Baker and accusing the Democrats of another failed political drive on the border issue.
Gold totaling 16 million dollars from Canada was deposited at the New York assay office by J. P. Morgan & Company as fiscal and commercial agents of Britain. This brings the year’s total gold imports to about 450 million dollars, largely for British and allied interests. Officials expect the forthcoming 300 million dollar British loan to slow further gold inflows, aligning with conservative banking views against inflation risks.
Misc ads list furnishings and items for sale including stove refrigerator oak table sanitary couch eight foot show case shelving and more. Contacts given with phone numbers and locations such as 803 BrankNn Street Bor Snie-Gar Stove and 409 Wort Fourth. Notices warn of bicycle theft request return by Saturday morning and inquiries about trades and rentals. Numerous entries mention real estate, pets like ferrets and a mange stove for sale.
On October 12 an Italian airship piloted by Capt. A. Ercole, with Capt. Corbell and Capt. Elbing as observers, was attacked at 16,000 feet off the Albanian coast by an Austrian plane. The dirigible’s crew repelled the attack but landed within enemy territory. Capt. Ercole was wounded, and the dirigible later landed and was destroyed. the crew endured two days of cold and hunger before reaching Italian lines. King Victor Emmanuel awarded medals for valor to Capt. Ercole and to Capt. Corbell and Elbing.
A quirky city page recounts a late streetcar ride where a parrot disrupts the seating, then shifts to a blue Monday office scene. A caller asks a reporter to witness what she sees, noting a man washing while his wife directs. The piece ends remarking on a state that rejected suffrage.
James Wilson former secretary of agriculture denounces a Democratic tariff stance in Frederick Maryland urging farmers to resist what he calls a policy that would equalize foreign and American industry. He argues the plan harms both workers and farmers and would undercut prosperity.
Dr Adolphus Knopf, professor at New York Postgraduate Medical School, argued that birth control is race preservation not a subcide and urged repeal of information prohibitions. He called for free city or state funded clinics run by reputable physicians to provide birth control guidance to those in need. At meeting with the American Public Health Association he shared clergy, jurist, sociologist and economist responses.
Dr Khopt explains that bigger families crowd quarters and worsen sanitation leading to malnutrition and disease. He notes that as family size grows, income often lags, increasing tuberculosis risk for children, with fifty thousand U.S. child deaths annually from the illness, heavily affecting the poor.
An old ad touts Danderine as eliminating dandruff after one or two uses. It promises a clear scalp with no itching and stops hair from falling after several applications, recommending a 26 cent bottle from any drug store.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a cure for indigestion acidity and dyspepsia. It claims a single dose digests all meals, prevents fermentation and gas, and offers relief within five minutes for stomach disorders.
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