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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1925
Page
11
In Parqia near YTueson Arizona Yaqui Indians begin dawn dances for Easter. Sacred rites run from Friday dawn through Sunday in an ancient Yaqui custom likened to a passion play. The piece notes white visitors and the continuity of indigenous traditions.
Des Moines April 10 statehouse recall seemed likely to correct a miscalculation in the appropriation bill for Fort Madison and Anamosa prison salaries. A. G. Gustafson was authorized to recorrect after conflicting views from the attorney general and leaders. The issue leaves only enrollments and three unsigned bills as Gov Hammill’s term nears end.
Between 50 and 60 cases of whisky washed ashore on the Ocean City beach at Atlantic City New Jersey last night. Citizens rushed to seize the containers while state police noted empty crates when they arrived.
Des Moines reports Chief James Cavender denounces drinkers as worse than bootleggers during an intensified crackdown on liquor vending. The police campaign targets local illicit sales amid prohibition era concerns.
Paris report says Premier Herriot announced his resignation following a 156 to 132 Senate vote against the government financial program. The Chamber had earlier backed the ministry 291 to 242, with ongoing battles over France’s fiscal measures and capital flight amid a sharp financial crisis.
Telegraph briefs report an estimated four million dollar loss from a blaze that destroyed the Igoe Brothers wire nail plant in Newark New Jersey. Other items note President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge attending a Washington vaudeville show, a Rome decree on foreign exchange, rioting in Damascus with casualties, the missing ship Arieturus near the Galapagos, and the Moscow appointment to head the Russian Orthodox Church after the death of the late Patriarch Tikhon.
An unidentified man died and another was injured when a fire partially destroyed the O'Brien hotel in Ironton Ohio. The fatality occurred as the man leaped from a second story window, his head striking the pavement. Fire crews searched the ruins for others believed trapped on the second floor.
Drake University will host today representatives from 20 institutions for the Iowa College Press Association convention in Des Moines. Dean Harry F. Blarrington of Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism will be the principal speaker at tonight’s banquet and W Earl Hall of the Moon City Globe-Gazette will preside as toastmaster.
Members of the Iowa Bankers association will hold 10 group meetings in Iowa cities. Secretary Frank Warner released the schedule listing Davenport May 4 Ottumwa May 5 Des Moines May Chariton May Red Oak May 3 Cherokee May 18 Fort Dodge May 19 Hampton May 20 Vinton May 25 and Lansing May 22.
Detroit to Chicago will launch regular air express service next week led by Philip G. Kemp of the Municipal Aero Commission. Henry Ford supports the venture with guaranteed 2000 pound loads per flight and plans three weekly flights, expanding later to daily service and extending routes to St Louis Omaha St Paul Minneapolis and more. Passenger service is planned behind the freight operation.
In Cheyenne Wyo April 10 the government gained five additional days to file its brief in the Teapot Dome lease annulment case. Judge WMS P Kennedy extended the filing period from 10 to April 15 and raised the defense brief deadline to 20 days after the government filing period.
Mrs Stella Magan of Mason City Iowa says she gave 9090 to a man posing as a ship purser who claimed passengers could not keep funds in staterooms. The swindler vanished and police have found no trace of him.
Notice to subscribers that the Courier will be delivered to homes before 3 30 oclock. 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.
In Berlin reports, Field Marshal von Hindenburg declares he would not trigger a monarchy revival even if elected president. He prioritizes peace, law, and unity within Germany, and rejects claims of plans to reinstate the monarchy. He names J. Col. van Feldman as campaign manager and denies telegraph rumors.
Bradt named receiver for the Knights of Flaming Sword, a fraternal order formed by Col. William Joseph Simmons after he gave up control of the Ku Klux Klan. Simmons’ personal property was placed in the receiver’s hands temporarily and the position involves five creditors.
Dorothy Ellingson a girl once described as a broken butterfly who murdered her mother disappeared from the Ilmelignr and became a probationary patient at the California state hospital for the insane in Napa. After 30 days hospital staff will judge her sanity and a possible return to San Francisco or further murder trial. She slept well after a heavy meal and was placed in the probationary ward.
New York with Miss Abby Rockefeller, daughter of John D. Rockefeller Jr., and lawyer David Milton Jr. gaining a license for a May 15 ceremony. The heiress, 21, and Milton, 7 a lawyer, faced clerks at the marriage bureau as details were logged.
Des Moines report states cartoonist J N Darling remains seriously ill but condition unchanged after less than three weeks. Also noted Wes Lover Hart, estranged wife of William S Hart, suffered a heart attack and was near death. Page County census work shows nine takers finished, county likely to lose population with only one township showing growth.
Springfield and Chicago reports say William D. Shepherd faces a second murder charge as the Illinois Supreme Court denies a habeas corpus writ. Mercury found in Mrs. Emma McClintock's body paves way for new inquiry amid push for an early trial in the Billy McClintock case.
Across Turkestan a powerful quake logged in Koula sent panicked populations from homes to open areas. The report also notes other brief items from Paris to Madrid including political arrests in Nakhitchevan and a train crash near Sartisa injuring about 100 passengers.
Pat Jennings of Trenton Ontario plans a 790 mile swim to celebrate 110 years of peace between the United States and Canada. He will travel from Toronto to New York via Lake Ontario the Erie canal and the Hudson river with no date set.
Washington April 10 Representative Haugen of Iowa who had been hospital bound for weeks underwent an operation today for bladder trouble. Physicians said the procedure was successful.
Yaqui group at Pasqua village dawn ritual performs annual Easter dance blending pagan customs with Christian passion. Dancers wear odd headdresses and rattles, with rattles on ankles and feathered batons. Participants include ribesmen Souawe and yeune braves from Mexico and various Arizona areas as observers from whites attend.
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