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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1911
Page
2
South Will Save Protection in 1913 Tariff Debate
The South urges a tariff for its own products to preserve protection and deny free trade, arguing southern manufacturers fear idleness from free trade and that Democratic control could secure a lasting tariff. The Courier backs railways, urging timely depots and better passenger stations for Waterloo, criticizing delays and advocating decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
South
Single Tax plan stirs rails and reform debate
A broad discussion outlines Manhattan Single Tax Club proposals to tax land value only, replacing taxes on improvements. The plan promises simpler government, less officials, and national revenue from land values, while critics warn of upheaval and inequities for buyers and the poor. It also endorses employee ownership of railroads, urging workers to embrace profit sharing, saving, and stock plans as a path to prosperity amidst industrial reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Single Tax Club
New York
Iinols Central shopmen strike threat held in check
The passage notes that despite demands by Iinols Central shopmen, haste and passion are restrained and a strike will not be called while there is any prospect of peace without full submission. It highlights disciplined conduct amid labor tensions and the preference for negotiated resolution over abrupt action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iinols
A Mother's Sacrifice Examined in Home Companion Feature
A widow mother discusses allowing daughters to become self supporting and finds misery in their independence. She notes the desire to be needed drives her happiness while many mothers sacrifice for their children’s success. The piece praises maternal selflessness and duty as a social ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Tribune
Ti Fk
Praise as power in shaping action and character
The piece argues praise drives achievement from children to adults. It cites a nominating committee chairwoman who elevates a nominee with praise, noting the winner's performance improved to meet the ideal. It urges applying the same principle to grown ups, suggesting praise should be sincere and slightly veiled, not manipulative.
Electricity 10 Kill Fruit Pests Demonstration In Orchards
Spokane, Sept. 5. An electric pest control method using six candlepower bulbs wired through copper tin coated nets killed second brood moths and green aphis in minutes. W. M. Frost and J. C. Lawrence staged the world’s first demonstration in a six year old orchard. A single battery may service an acre, cutting spraying costs. Several thousand acres in the region will be wired and extended to reach more orchard tracts by next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Spokane Valley
W. M. Frost
Opportunity
J. C. Lawrence
Frost
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Widow Mrs Henry Baker Dies In Rain Barrel Tragedy
Clear Lake Iowa September 5 Mrs Henry Baker a well known local woman is dead in a suspected suicide. She arose in the morning in good spirits and later entered a rain barrel behind the house employing a wood from the pile to reach it. The barrel was two thirds full of water and her body was found beneath the surface. The husband found no note or reason for the act and the coroner has not yet held an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Henry Baker
Police Chief 18 Held Up in Oskaloosa
Chief Arthur Wall of Oskaloosa was relieved of his weapon by two men he was attempting to arrest while off duty in a citizen attire. The assailants, matching descriptions linked to robbery suspects in Des Moines Grinnell and Martinsburg, calmly fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa. In
Arthur Wall
Oskaloosa
Wall
Des Moines
Grinnell
Martinsburg
Kenyon Praises Organized Labor at Labor Day Event
Senator Kenyon spoke at the Labor day celebration in Boone praising organized labor. A heavy rain reduced the crowd. He departed on the 3 o clock car for Fort Dodge.
Williams to Hold Meetings in Independence
Williams of Galesburg former horseman and owner of Allerton and Ax tell will visit Independence on Sunday to conduct all day religious services. He is expected to preach at the Congregational church in the morning hold a men’s meeting in the afternoon and lead a union service in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence. In
C W. Williams
Galesburg
Allerton and Axtell
Independence
Congregational Church
Deafness Cure Claim From Constitutional Remedies
The article asserts deafness cannot be cured except by constitutional remedies. It explains the cause as an inflamed condition of the auditory tube and mucous surfaces. Readers are offered a remedy claim and a price, with drugstore sales pitches for Hall’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall
Drageiets
Waterloo to Attend 40th Iowa Equal Suffrage Convention
The Iowa Equal Suffrage association calls its fortieth annual state convention for October 10 to 12, 1911 in Perry Dallas County. Local groups like Waterloo’s suffrage society and the WCTU plan to send delegates, with three slots for every ten members and ex officio officers. Delegates should report yearly work and aim to advance suffrage before the next general assembly. Perry is reachable from Des Moines by steam or interurban cars hourly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Harriet Belver Evans
Corydon
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Waterloo
Suffrage Society
8. J. Line
Bine
W. F. Brockway
Dallas County
Iowa
State Association
Friends of Equal Suffrage
Wis
General Assembly of
Laws
Des Moines
Unusual Liquor Suit Is Started in Iowa City
Iowa City September 5. A new phase of the liquor problem and mulct law will be argued in district court as the Civic league challenges J M Webb over the Webb saloon license. Webb bought Kenner Company’s place and license amid alleged prior violations, with the league seeking an injunction to close the saloon. The case hinges on possession of the license and mulct-law compliance, a first in local courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa City
District Court
Iowa City
Civic League
J. M. Webb
John N. Bothell
Webb
Kenner & Company
Keeléyites
Wyant Family Reunion Picnic At Hill Crest
The Wyant family gathered for a reunion at Hill Crest to honor J B Wyant of Arapaho Colo visiting Waterloo. The 81 year old uncle joined relatives from Cedar Falls Shellsburg Janesville Floyd Minneapolis Chicago Waterloo and more. Four generations were present with about fifty relatives sharing a picnic dinner at the summer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyant
C. M. Wyant
Hill Crest
J. B. Wyant
Arapaho
Colo
Waterloo
J. E. Wyant
Shellsburg
W. A
John Simpson
Cedar Falls
Day Seeks Divorce Over Knees Shape as Society Sensation
Norristown reports Mrs. Jesse Gould Day, daughter of Harriet S. Grant of Merion, seeks divorce from her husband on cruelty grounds. The 1905 Philadelphia elopement is cited, with one allegation claiming the husband disliked the shape of her knees and other testimony considered by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Jesse Gould Day
Harriet S. Grant
Merion
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Shep Grant Married Day at Hotel Astor
The ceremony took place in New York on January 14, 1905, with Rev H M War Ten officiating. Mrs Grant, then about 21, later lived in Springfield Missouri where she testified of his gambling, drunkenness, threats, and alleged neglect of business. She described confrontations over fidelity and his harsh reactions to her appearance and attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Elizabeth Sheppard Grant
Day
Hotel Astor
New York
H. M. War- Ten
Springfield
Mays
La Follette May Take Western Trip
Senator La Follette may tour the west this fall to promote his presidential bid. If he proceeds he would visit Iowa Illinois Nebraska the Dakotas and other midwest and northwest states. The move is under serious consideration as he stands as the only open candidate against Taft and could provide a chance to gauge support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
la Follette
Iowa
Ilinois
Nebraska
Dakotas
Middle West
Northwest
Taft
Motherhood and the need for preparation for childbirth
An article urges women to prepare for childbirth to avoid nervous strain and health shocks, praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring normal health. It invites women to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts for confidential advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Stewart leases foundry at Gibson plant Red Cedar
James Stewart, former Cement Tile Machinery Co. foreman, resigns and leases the foundry portion of the Gibson Manufacturing Co. plant in Red Cedar addition. An experienced foundry man, Stewart promises first class product for his patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stewart
Cement Tile Machinery Co
Gibson Mfg. Co
Red Cedar Addition
Stewart
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