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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1927
Page
12
A jumble of notes reports Ban Johnson’s return from a near fatal illness and temporary leave. It also mentions a rumored Landis limousine crash, de Pinedo’s hydroplane fire, and new television likeness transmission. Other items cover Izaak Walton league lies, Broadway cleanup laws, and debate ticket prices.
Des Moines April 8 The Iowa Senate rejected a bank depositors guaranty bill by 15 to 34 as House work wraps up on $5.1 million state university appropriation and $1.26 million for the State Teachers College while the Town State College bill stands at $35.33 million in the Senate and $4.83 million in the House.
April 8 report that Rita De Costa Lydig once famed as a millionaire art collector and former fiancée of Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant has filed for bankruptcy for 94382. She cannot pay debts including a 327 milk bill and 1000 in servants wages. Her millions, tied to divorces from W K D Stokes and Maj Philip Lydig, have vanished.
Two wrecks on the Missouri Kansas and Texas lines near St Paul Kansas result in two deaths and about twenty injuries. The southbound Texas flyer to Oklahoma City rerouted after the first wreck, leaving the rails near St Paul three hours later. The engineer and fireman of the Sooner were killed.
Unconfirmed reports say the Mississippi floodwaters breached a levee at McClure Illinois and flooded a wide area. In Clinton Kentucky volunteers work with Columbus residents to sandbag and reinforce weak dike points as water nears the levee top. officials warn the business district could flood if the levee fails.
Mexican customs authorities will refuse admission to issues of the Saturday Evening Post from now on. Dispatches from Mexico City report President Calles dislikes the tone of the weekly’s articles on Mexico, prompting the action.
Indications given by Mrs Minnie Kennedy, mother of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson founder of Angelus Temple, that the two may part ways and that McPherson might leave Los Angeles permanently. April date noted in Los Angeles California report.
Mount Morris Til April 8 Mrs Mary McCoy aged 70 was burned to death in a house fire that destroyed the residence last night. The item notes other names in an advertisement style listing including San Felice Henry George Tholita Martin Havana Ribbon Schigars.
The Courier informs readers delivery should arrive at the home before 5 30. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
In federal court the Ford Sapiro libel suit heard first direct evidence of alleged exploitation of farmers. Sapiro admitted obtaining a $4,000 loan for a Idaho baby potato cooperative from Weyl & Zuckerman of Los Angeles, with notes made out to Sapiro but discounted by the firm. He said the Idaho group needed funds to organize, and that the loan was offered as a good risk.
Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt II arrived from New York on the Majestic denying a French court divorce action. Records show a conciliation hearing may be next week in Seine Tribunal, while she plans Seville holy weeks with her son and secretary. Vanderbilt's statements and religious scruples surround the case as reports link a potential remarriage to Rosamond Warburton.
Seward Alaska April 8 Musers and dog teams race over bleak wastes between Nome and Candle to find four men feared crashed in the Arctic circle Pilot R H Merrill and his mechanic Alonzo Cope plus two passengers Hillery Robinson and Edgar Broadway departed Nome to Candle when a mercy flight to save David Senilla ill on St Lawrence Island was interrupted Merrill hoped to reach Candle but latest advices say he had not arrived The four fliers fate is shadowed by a fierce blizzard raging at Point Barrow.
Mrs Tony Pet of Clinton Georgia, 27, mother of two, died last night by self inflicted throat wound with a butcher knife. She had been ill with influenza and was believed to be insane. Husband found the body this morning upon returning from work.
In Chicago on April 8, relatives and followers gathered beside the ornate casket of Vincent Drucei to mourn a gangland chief slain by a policeman. Drucei, who followed Dion O Banjon and Earl Wells as leader after gang gunfire felled them, dies at her husband’s funeral with her blood red rose heart inscription. The widow protests the shooting as murder of a defenseless unarmed man.
Charles Berger a Des Moines structural steel worker for Theodore Stark Construction was badly injured at 1:25 a.m. when a derrick boom cracked its casting and collapsed while unloading steel for the Venetian theatre. He received head wounds, was rushed to Allen Memorial hospital, and several stitches were used to close a scalp wound. The boom had previously carried five tons and the site’s concrete walls were damaged as the derrick settled near the Holland Candy building. Two cars remained to be unloaded from three on Illinois Central tracks when the accident occurred.
Bucharest April 18 report says King Ferdinand’s health worsened after a brief rally. Prince Carol, former heir, telegraphed the king’s sister for full details as officials failed to inform him. the prince is in Paris.
Nevada to adopt a new national bank under federal laws with $40,000 capital and $10,000 surplus, ready to open by May 1. This adds to Nevada’s limited banking landscape since Two earlier banks closed around Jan 5 and Jan 6.
Roberta Jane Pratt remains a ward of the juvenile court in Des Moines, with ongoing cruelty charges against her foster mother Mrs Everett. Vincent Pisarra of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children states the girl will be sent back after local court cases are resolved. Mrs Pratt, at Hotel Pennsylvania, plans to respond to accusations she burned her with a curling iron in a west side court tomorrow.
Chief of Police Charles Mohlis announced Waterloo motorists must obey traffic laws. Officers will tag violators as part of new enforcement rules, urging drivers not to pass red signals or ignore signs.
Five automobiles were stolen here last evening and later found stripped and abandoned. Police reported the cars were looted and left in a nearby lot, with no occupants found at the scene.
Waterloo residents are invited to submit a short slogan not exceeding six words for the city wide Clean Up campaign. The prize is $5 for the best or most appropriate slogan sent to Clean Up Editor care of Courier before Monday noon April 11.
Stimson may join the cabinet as a potential successor to Secretary Kellogg if he resigns this summer. He previously served as secretary of war in the Taft cabinet and has been Coolidge's confidential adviser on foreign policy matters including Latin America and Nicaragua.
Mr and Mrs M C Reddin of 428 Conger street Sears escape with slight bruises after their car is struck by a switch engine at Mullan avenue yards crossing Bluff street. The impact pushes the engine 50 feet and tears the car apart. occupants scramble clear as witnesses marvel at their survival.
San Francisco dispatch reports the freighter Necanicum with 18 men aboard sinking off Coos Bay Oregon after ripping its rudder on a bar. Local marine agencies received the wireless messages today. Three vessels are standing by. crew life not endangered according to the reports.
Owen B. Sullivan, 28, a San Francisco importer and former Stanford basketball captain, was released on $20,000 bail as federal officials charged him and two bank employees with defrauding the Anglo and London Yaris bank of $400,000 in San Francisco California.
Kenneth Goodrich of Cedar Rapids and Miss May Randolph of Tioga, both Carthage College students, secretly married in Peoria last Saturday and were expelled yesterday after the marriage was learned. Students protested the expulsion.
Washington reports riots worsening as authorities fail to curb unrest. American Marines in transit to China will land at San Diego by April 12 after 1 500 troops complete their voyage. Reports from Shanghai and Peking describe raids, protests, and diplomatic notes among Japan Britain France and the Soviet Union as tension rises over national incidents and embassy affairs.
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