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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
7
Universal sorrow fills the city after Miss Susie Racey dies at noon. Funeral services set for Thursday at 9 30 AM at St Josephs Catholic Church with Dr John Wolf of St Josephs College as celebrant and D Mulcahy deacon assisted by Fr Edward Slattery and Fr J J Hanley.
A detailed obituary and funeral notice recount Susie E. Racey of Was born February 26, 1889, in Dubuque later living in Waterloo. It notes her education at Our Lady of Victory Academy, employment as a stenographer and notary, church involvement, and family survivors. The coroner’s jury blamed the Lafayette street crossing accident on insufficient railway protection and noted the switch engine collision occurred during a storm.
Announcement states a major business meeting for the Brotherhood of American Yeoman on Friday evening September with refreshments served. Full attendance is desired.
Dragon's blood used for varnishes medicine and photo engraving is reportedly purchasable from grocers and drug stores throughout the district. Both true and false varieties are available in the market streets.
Buchanan optical service supplies skilled eye care. Mrs. Buckley returns to Dubuque after visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. Whitman spend week visiting relatives in Nashua and at the fair. County Recorder Plummer confined at Cedar Falls home. Ellen Mullarkey acting deputy. Naturalization examiner Becker visits Clerk Bentley’s office. Mrs. Buel and daughter depart for Temar Colorado. Casa family expected home from Seabright. Hastings resident Boland guests of Olds. Ascalon Commandery to meet Friday after summer rotation. Fred Malkepeace in Iowa City visiting cousins Boynton. Earl Vermere returns from Rock Island visit. Waterloo streets chief reports horse death by colic. horse cost $290. Mrs. Lovejoy recovering well from surgery. Paul Pitner visiting aunt before entering Cornell College prep. Vale family back from Canada trip. health improved. Mrs. Rey F. Gholson and baby Margaret arrive from Denver to visit Weis family. three weeks likely.
Chicago September 7. There will be no war in organized baseball. The American Association status will not be endangered. At a meeting of minor league magnates with President Chillington the petition to change their rating was withdrawn after the National Commission refused the demand. The action constituted a complete surrender by the association.
Enrollment figures for Waterloo West schools were released, with Emerson Lowell Whittier Central Westfield and other buildings totaling 2 330 at the high school and 1 753 at the lower grades. The report notes increased enrollment over the first day last year and expects continued growth as new enrollments arrive this morning.
The Witch at the Majestic presents a weekend program headlined by the Rinaldos with Dawn of Day in Flowerland. Contino and Lawrence appear as original upside down dancers, Xanon and Mignon perform songs and piano, Morris Jones offers a coon act, Shaw and Woexyman sing and dance, and Helen Van Buren adds songs.
A description notes scapetens paint uses scapacone powder applied as paist to protect sandstone and other crumble-prone structures in China, claiming preservation for hundreds of years.
General Alvarez, under watch by the president, is approached by a poet with a manuscript. The man’s verses are dismissed, but a hidden message in the lines leads Alvarez to join a revolution and become minister of war. The plan unfolds as rebels strike and Alvarez ascends, while the author becomes a cabinet aide.
The grip contains dress goods trousers shoes underclothing and a shirt suggesting the man took orders for his firm. A calico belt and a soldier document add to the mystery as footprints imply someone else deposited the grip. Authorities consider dementia or suicide as possible explanations while awaiting more messages.
A riot among Syrians in Chicago early today left one man fatally injured and several with cuts and bruises. Police dispersed the crowd using force, resulting in four arrests.
Waterloo readers learn that Mrs. R. W. Bell, formerly of this city and now residing in Chicago, is seriously ill with typhoid fever while on a pleasure trip to a northern Canadian lake. She was taken to hospital in Stratford after the boat halted for her transfer. Mrs. Bell, who visited Waterloo as Mrs. F. L. McCune, is married to the former master mechanic of the Western Central shops who moved to Chicago for a higher position.
A lawsuit seeks 10000 damages for injuries to a boy named Mo Maloney after a dynamite cap exploded in an adjoining city. The plaintiff alleges negligence by farmer Plines for leaving explosives where a curious child played. The boy lost part of his left arm and suffered head injuries with permanent disability expected.
Newark dispatch reports Justice Frederick Foren of Nelong New Jersey offered to marry Col John Jacob Astor and Miss Madeline Force after Rhode Island ministers declined. Foren, a distant relative of the bride, said he could issue a license and perform the ceremony if needed. Astor denied any set wedding date despite Newport reports.
The report notes that arrangements for the marriage were not yet scheduled, with the couple intending to postpone formal details for some time.
Lightning struck the Northey barn in Dewar on Wednesday burning it to the ground. About 14 tons of hay 1 500 bushels of oats and the colt were destroyed. The fire also consumed the chicken house and outbuildings with seven people inside unharmed. Nearby residents and visitors are noted including departures to Mitchell California and Waterloo contacts.
The Sultan of Morocco travels with a large harem, selecting two to three dozen wives to accompany him. Wives ride on mules, litters, or camels, with courtiers and guards forming a main camp center. A high canvas wall and strict rules surround the harem, housing the master and servants within a fenced compound.
On a sunlit beach a couple consults a card fortune to test feelings and plan a proposal. The reader charts lovers, rivals, and parental favors through the knave and queen cards, revealing past meetings and secret affections amid curious onlookers.
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