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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
11
The piece surveys April weather with notes on Des Moines temperatures and a long winter memory. It then critiques press agents before reporting Des Moines city council news on a Sunday circus and profiles Chauncey Depew, railroad consolidation talks, wrestling championship dispute, and a French airman record.
Great Falls Montana April 23 The trial of Senator Burton K Wheeler was paused as the defense ran out of witnesses and the government refused to stipulate on terminating evidence. Wheeler testified on his Europe trip and denied meeting George P Hayes who claimed Wheeler asked him to appear before the interior department.
World heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey fell ill at a New York hotel after arriving with his wife Estelle Taylor on the twentieth century limited. A physician said Dempsey was suffering from poisoning from maing.
Washington April 28 The consent decree ending Packers’ unrelated business lines was ordered indefinitely suspended today by Justice Bailey of the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Chicago April 22 3 The Shepherd murder trial of William D Shepherd in the McClintock case is expected to start mid May.
Federal agents from Minneapolis under Morris Silverman conducted raids in Sioux City on Wednesday night. Seven persons were arrested after weeks of undercover work with more arrests expected today.
Alan B. Roughton newly appointed American ambassador to Great Britain arrived in Plymouth on the steamship George Washington. He was welcomed by the Plymouth mayor and Lord Astor. Reporters pressed questions on armament limits and European debt funding, but he refused to discuss controversial topics.
Floyd Collins body was brought to the surface from Sand Cave after three months. The corpse, preserved by cold conditions, will lie in state at Cave City before burial per the Collins family. Miners removed the body from a 100-pound rock at the shaft bottom, freeing it from a vise-like boulder trap.
Washington April 23 Diplomatic circles shaken by the arrest of Senor Bon Jorge Blacud Jofre attache of the Bolivian embassy after a fight with Policeman W. J. Middleton at a restaurant. Jofre overpowered and taken to the police station claiming diplomatic immunity before being released.
April heat waves sweep the Midwest with Waterloo reaching 95 degrees as Des Moines records a near record, Cedar Rapids 94, and other cities reporting 88 to 92 degrees. Montana snowstorms prompt forecasts of continued heat in Iowa. storms lash Nebraska with damage and rain.
A muttered quarrel over rifle handling led to the execution sentence for Private William Johnson. He was convicted of murdering Private William Willondiby after a dispute while handling a rifle. Henry Grapes and others are noted in the posting alongside a local advertisement for San Folios.
The Courier should be delivered to your home before 5 20. If you fail to receive by then, call 5100 and copy the paper will be rent. Phone calls must reach offices before 6 30 p.m.
New York April 28 Chauncey al Depew chairman of the NY Central railroad and former senator planned to celebrate his ninety first birthday by working and hosting old cronies at dinner He says he once smoked 30 cigars daily drank a pint of champagne and ate red meat but has given up these habits He now spends ten minutes on his daily dozen as his only exercise
Adison Gumbert, 69, Allegheny county commissioner, dies in West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh of a brain tumor. In youth he was a pro baseball pitcher for Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn teams and held the record for longest unfinished game, pitching 26 innings for Chicago against Cincinnati in 1892.
In Fort Dodge on April 23 James W. Scott a clerk at the Emmetsburg post office was bound over to the federal grand jury on charges of tampering with mails. He posted bond of 1600 and was released. postal inspectors reported multiple thefts from mail passing along the Emmetsburg line. A Centerville drive on traffic laws also notes 28 motorists fined for tail light, speed, or stop sign violations with penalties ranging from 1 to 14 dollars.
A senate resolution proposes a 2.75 deer legality referendum at the next general election. The measure, filed by Senator Palakowski of Milwaukee, would amend the Gettelman memorial to modify the Volstead act toward allowing wine and beer. The vote to adopt the resolution was 16 to 24 with assembly action expected next week.
The government sent 44 Cincinnati police and federal agents to the Atlanta penitentiary for sentences ranging from one year and a day to 18 months with fines up to 1000 dollars. The 59 officers, all tried together, confessed taking bribes from bootleggers with sums up to 17000 dollars. U S Judge Smith Hickelooper declined mercy and imposed strict penalties. S. B. Mau, U S attorney, has hired 14 investigators to build more graft cases for the April grand jury.
In Burlington on April 23 bakers petition for higher wages and day work in a new contract. Current contracts expire in May and the union has submitted the case to the national organization to seek sanction to cease work if demands are not met. Bakers seek about $4 more per week, but employers say the rise is unworkable.
Des Moines April 23 fiery crosses burned in city including state capital grounds. Alarmed residents feared embers carried by high winds would cause damage. One man named Onenegro arrested as police say the Ku Klux Klan sought to drum up membership.
Emmett Sehloen, 24, confessed to Sheriff Findley that he shot his mother, Anna Schoen, at her farm near Grimes. She was reported near death at a local hospital. officials say the shooting was accidental.
Cherokee April 23. Wayman former city council member pleads guilty to indictment charging financial interest in cane tracts for cement sidewalks curbs and crossings he oversaw as councilman Wayman defeated for re election in November.
The National Suffrage Association, formed before the Civil War to secure women’s vote, met in Washington to disband. Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Stone Blackwell were among the principal speakers at the session.
Managua Nicaragua April 23 4 it is reported that La Ceiba a minor port 66 miles west of Tru jilo has been captured by Honduran revolutionists. A confidential agent of the Elenduran government says the revolutionists are losing ground throughout the republic.
British investigators report Bulgarian prisons overflowing and house to house raids as they condemn executions and mass arrests linked to the cathedral bombing. They describe medieval conditions in Sofia, with requests for humane treatment and protests by diplomats.
Jesup Georgia April 23. Mrs Eliza Caldwell 84 fell backward from the porch striking her head on the cement sidewalk at 10 pm. Still unconscious with little hope of recovery. believed to have suffered a dizzy spell. Longtime resident of the commune living with her son Ruben Caldwell for over 40 years.
Washington April 23 A reception at the White House by President and Mrs Cassidge was included on today's program of the Daughters of the American Revolution annual congress. Two general sessions were set aside for submission of further committee reports and a wide range of activities.
Cedar Falls April 3 George Wyth buys the Weeley residence at 363 Franklin street for 12000 in the largest local realty deal in a long time. The transaction marks a notable sale in the town's property market with buyers and sellers exchanging ownership on the day.
Chinago April 23 More than a million bushels of corn and oats owned by the Grain Marketing corporation were destroyed in a fire that started shortly before midnight. Two old wooden elevators burned and an industrial area was threatened before the blaze was subdued. Loss estimated at 2 250 000 with 1 500 000 of grain and 750 000 of structures. Insurance coverage affirmed by Emanuel F Rosenbaum president Rosenbaum Grain corporation.
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