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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
1
A brief item reports a meeting or discussion led by Tarife that is scheduled for tonight in Milwaukee. The notice notes the event will influence local matters and invites attendees.
President Taft and party arrived in Milwaukee for four hours of events including the Auditorium reception and a review of schoolchildren. He spoke at the state fair grounds on postal savings banks and tariff policy, urging support for a republican program. The trip also covered La Crosse Winona and Minneapolis with stops at Marquette University and the Soldiers Home. Police testimony in the McCann case described actions against alleged prostitution rings and institutional resistance to the case.
George E Lichty and FP Fowler returned from Chicago where they met Illinois Central officials as Waterloo citizens. The committee and the two railroads will study the matter and aim for a compromise. No definite statements can be made at this time about the outcome.
The Eagles meet in Omaha on September 17 and elect trustees T. A. Bell of Napa California TR. J. Lea of Seattle O. Kane of Cleveland and W. P. Garr yland of Boston to the chapter's leadership.
Frank Judson Deal, recently freed from the city jail, wed Vera Church with a large blue coat witness nearby. A teenage girl threatened a charge unless he married, and after brief officer input he consented. Deal had four and a half days for drunkenness earlier that week and has one day left to serve.
R. N. Cowin appeared before Justice A. B. Switzer and pleaded guilty to operating an automobile without a number. He was fined five dollars plus costs, total nine dollars and twenty-five cents. Cowin explained the plate detached and lost while driving. Ed Corton, son of Mr and Mrs Corson, will depart tonight for Seattle and western points.
In Pittsburg on September 17 the second strike at the Pressed Steel Car company plant ended abruptly as about 2,000 American workers led a march toward the mill. They were joined by 2,000 Cretans and Italians, while 1,000 Slavs Russians and Poles initially warned of trouble but then entered the works as the crowd showed resolve to return to work.
In Washington on Sept 17 Dr George Tully Vaughan rejected Surgeon Raymond Spear’s view that Lieut James N Sutton Marine Corps died by his own hand. Vaughan said the head wound was clean and weapon discharge at close range was unlikely. Vaughan’s autopsy report is with Mrs Sutton’s counsel Henry E Davis who plans a statement today.
Rochester Minn September 17 Governor Johnson’s condition today is much more hopeful. Doctors report a very satisfactory night and there is promise of a speedy recovery despite remaining risks from the operation and possible complications.
Nairobi reports Theodore Roosevelt who hunted in Moyora district killed a bull elephant with fine tusks. Kermit Roosevelt hunted Guaso Nyiro rivers, bagging five lions and three buffaloes, now starting elephant pursuit. Theodore plans to join his son after skin is prepared and says he has had capital fun with the party in good health.
The bodies of Mrs. Jos W. Polley and her infant were found a mile and a half from Bloomington. The mother hung from a tree and the baby lay at her feet. Authorities say the woman appeared mentally unbalanced. In Washington, Treasurer Charles H. Treat resigns effective October. No successor named yet as his private business concerns demand attention.
In Cranston Rhode Island on September 17 a 14 year old freshman and son of Rev Zachariah Harrison was ambushed by upperclassmen dragged to the school furnace air box and shoved inside He crawled through a dark tunnel to the furnace grate and was rescued by hazers He suffers a broken leg a damaged kneecap severe burns and fear of gangrene. Police seek confession and several classmates are named in the hazing with threats of expulsion for those involved.
Washington reports claim laborers in the capital eat meat three times daily and enjoy better living than Queen Elizabeth, as Secretary Wilson cites Western farmers' wealth, high wages, and rising meat prices. He notes farmers are debt free, invest in luxuries, and face labor shortages, urging agricultural education to balance progress.
A Department of Prisons and Prisoners report to the attorney general outlines dire conditions at the western penitentiary in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. It notes 1,301 inmates, overcrowded cells, tuberculosis among 300+ prisoners, vermin, and widespread food complaints including an incident of prisoners hurling food at an inspector.
Tod Miller of Henderson was struck by a Great Western freight near the old Chisage depot while walking along the track. He suffered multiple fractures and injuries to the left hand and body, was treated, and sent home after police reported he appeared intoxicated. the freight was eastbound at speed and narrowly avoided dragging him.
Washington reports European harvests exceed expectations with wheat rising by 185,000,600 to 270,000,090 bushels, corn up about 263,900,000, oats surging by 857,000,000, while Roumania records declines from drought. The United States sees bumper crops as well.
Washington reports Peru and Bolivia have agreed on key boundary issues. The American minister in Lapaz Bolivia sent word that the protocol will be signed today or tomorrow, ending a period of near confrontation over the dispute.
Three men dynamited the Neosho Falls State Bank early today and fled with 3060 dollars in cash. The bank building and fixtures were wrecked as the robbers exchanged shots with the city marshal during their escape.
A three story brick building at north Sawyer and Milwaukee avenues collapsed today in Chicago. Two men were killed and twenty seriously injured in the disaster.
In East Side Park a drunken scheme to intoxicate a young woman led to police court actions. David Robbin pleaded guilty to vagrancy and common drunkenness and received a year in county jail or release by the court. Elmer Wilson, disabled with both legs amputated, pleaded guilty to drunkenness and attempting to intoxicate the woman and drew ten days in the city jail on bread and water. Both were intoxicated. the woman had been given blackberry brandy. The court urged Wilson to guard his reputation and restrained him from fines.
Raoul Oliver of the Belgian Antarctic expedition says Belgian scientists trust Cook’s account over Peary’s. He notes Peary’s 25 mile daily claim is unlikely and that Cook’s temperature observations align with prior data. Oliver urges judging by evidence and cites Professor Oberhummer’s cautious stance awaiting proof.
In Taft Oklahoma during September a violent ultimatum posted by Black residents warned three white men to leave the town. Last night the white merchants refused to depart and a store owned by one white man was dynamited, partially demolishing the building. Further trouble is anticipated.
London reports King Edward remembered President Taft's birthday on September 15. The king sent Arthur Walsh to convey sincere congratulations to the president. Taft replied and his message was forwarded to the king while His Majesty was shooting in Scotland.
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