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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1911
Page
2
The piece praises American nerve training and calm under pressure as seen in wrestling champ Gotch and criticizes European tendencies. It questions trust prosecutions, lampoons markets, jokes about Musquakie dog soup, and ends with quips on transit, aviation and city rankings, suggesting a satirical front.
The article argues President Taft will not notice Waterloo’s current Illinois Central depot and that the city must build a larger, sanitarily adequate station to improve first impressions for visiting officials and national press. It cites past visitors like Kenyon Bryan Granssaulus Emerson Hough and Champ Clark and frames the depot issue as discriminatory against Waterton.
An article notes the significance of keeping championship titles for physical strength and skill on this side of the Atlantic. It discusses prize wrestling and related contests as a matter of national pride and rivalry.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette hints at Charlie Miller of Waverly as a governor candidate on the Democratic ticket. Other papers note shifting political vibes with references to Taft vetoes, tariff boards, and upcoming Strenuous times in Iowa politics.
The Davenport Times notes Reverend Washington Gladden’s resignation from the Columbus Congregational church citing declining attendance and his own reputation as justification. The Creston Gazette comments on Champ Clark’s presidential boom in Iowa and potential nomination. The St Sac City Sun weighs La Follette's national appeal and the challenge of winning eastern states for any nominee.
The dispute centers on a suit against Nichols described as an insignificant country editor and a claim for fifty thousand dollars in aggravated damages. The district court case, set for next Monday with Judge R. M. Wright in Fort Dodge, could draw statewide attention due to a million-dollar estate on one side and Nichols’s modest, hard‑knocked livelihood on the other. If Nichols loses, a large verdict could erase years of work.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes Omaha and Houston chambers adopting resolutions backing Harriman lines on recognizing the railroad shop men federation. It urges the public to receive full information and weigh arguments calmly to avoid strikes, lockouts, and dislocation, preferring arbitration if needed.
Hardin County Citizen editor Ira A. Nichols faces a libel suit raised from 50 000 to 79 000 by the Wisner estate of Eldora. Attorneys for the estate argue the editor added insult by comments in his paper about the case. The action centers on the Wisner estate claim and the newspaper coverage.
The piece presents a male author defending himself against criticism of his views on women. He argues he can critique his sex without bias, compares fidelity, vanity, and justice between genders, and notes women’s alleged pettiness and lack of business sense while claiming to be fair to both sides.
Joseph Whoski and Andrew Relda, both about 28, argued over wrestling champions in Philadelphia after a Chicago encounter. They fought, Whoski was fatally injured, and Relda was arrested but later released.
An ad extols preconception prep for expectant mothers, claiming preparation with Mother's Friend supports natural pre natal work, eases ligament strain, prevents numbness, soothes breast inflammation, and speeds recovery. It promotes a free book for guidance and lists drug store availability.
Des Moines police charge huckster W. Walker with using a short measure to defraud customers at the municipal market. State food inspector S. O. Van De Bogart filed information after seizing a dented measure used for potatoes and apples. A warrant is out for Walker’s arraignment as Market Master Pouchot boosts vigilance. a dairy department will open Thursday and some prices at the market are noted.
Packages containing dynamite caps gunpowder and fuse were found before the homes of Rev J H Senseney and Rev J James De Pree in Denison Iowa whisky bottles beside them. Congregation leaders formed a three member committee to gather evidence after church officials met to address the threat.
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