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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1912
Page
10
Readable note promotes a sale of ginghams described as the best 25 cent gingham, advertised as tomorrow. The line hints at a specific fabric type and a price point but provides limited factual details beyond the promotional claim.
London reports a full British Foreign Office denial of an arbitration demand over the Panama Canal tolls dispute. Washington notes three possible avenues including U S court action, legislative remedies, and arbitration, with Taft suggesting a court test and Congress wary of altering the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
A busy slate of social visits and travels across Waterloo includes Buchanan and Mrs. D. R. Weaver returning from Des Moines, Mrs. Fannie B. Shelton visiting Kansas City kin, and many local residents like Miss Nellie M. Green heading east for two months. A suit for $1,857.44 is filed by F Gertrude Eddy against Louis Fessler and wife. The Waterloo Business College opens its fall term with strong enrollment expectations while the Y M C A plans improvements. The Cedar River baths, theaters, and Labor Day events draw large crowds as postal and banking figures move toward Detroit and beyond.
Carlton T. Garretson editor of Judge died in New York from injuries after a May 10 horse fall. He had been paralyzed since the accident but dictated material for his publication from his bed. Previously he worked for Leslie's Weekly and New York Evening Globe and ran small Pacific coast papers.
John Wesley Loomis and Amy C. Baker, both of Vinton, married last evening at 7:30 by Rev. R. E. Graves at his Allen Street home. Bride wore white silk and pale pink roses. Groom foreman of Rock Island bridge construction, couple to honeymoon in New York City before returning to Vinton.
R P Morris was elected Superintendent of the Sunday school replacing J C Davis who resigned. The church began as a traveling mission and now has over 100 members with steady growth.
Washington reports that tare allowances on cotton exported from the United States create a false weight standard in European markets. Luther Conant Jr. cites abuses and fraud by cotton merchants, noting that European tare rules undermine American sales and profits.
A critic praises Harold Bell Wright for presenting his own thoughts in the tender tale Their Yesterdays. The love story blends sentiment realism and wholesome charm, likening Wright to acclaimed writers and noting the author’s stance on characters’ views while delivering engaging, lifetime-scale reading.
The article argues Theodore Roosevelt is the progressive choice while criticizing Taft and a new third party. It defends Iowa’s primary system, urges loyalty to state nominees, and warns against splitting the Republican vote that could hinder reform efforts.
Five farms in Black Hawk and Grundy counties totaling 320 acres near Reinbeck go on the market on Thursday Potato Day. Properties include the Colburn 320 acres, McManus 80 acres, Mike Dorley 200 acres, Joe McManus 100 acres, and Hallia 86 acres. Terms 5 to 15 years at 5 to 5 1/2 percent. auctioneer WM Holt Ant Waterloo. War pictures advertised in Waterloo Evening Courier.
The department of agriculture reported on September 3 that the condition of the growing cotton crop on August 26 stood at 74.8 percent of normal.
Iowa fair tonight and Wednesday with warmer in the northeast. Chicago market notes weak wheat demand from commission houses and selling pressure, mixed oats and corn movement, pork and lard prices in decline. Bullish crop weather aids corn. St Louis reports steady cattle and hog receipts, with hogs trading around 8.10 and veal and dairy prices mixed. Market close comparisons show slight declines in wheat and steady dairy.
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