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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1925
Page
11
Waterloo features reflect on the cornerstone ceremony for a new temple in Waterlo, urges moral reflection from Masonic ideals and Christ teaching. Crime cleanup touted with sunlight and health messaging. includes quirky notes on cross word puzzles and recheck vote developments in Iowa politics.
An analysis by Mark Sullivan charts the White House press conferences scheme under Coolidge, detailing how a fixed twice weekly briefing operates, the nonquoting rule, and indirect reporting style. It traces origins to Cleveland and Roosevelt, noting mixed partisan reception and continuity into Harding era.
Episcopal students at the University of Illinois have raised funds to build a porch and door, hoping church members will complete a chapel behind it. Brewster Stickugy, a senior and promoter, stated the plan aims to honor Bishop Sherwood Endy of Springfield.
Iowa Falls April 25 A 11 year old son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Snyder drowned in a river when a raft overturned just above the Washington avenue bridge He could not swim and the body lay in water about 15 minutes before recovery Rescue attempts lasted two hours but were unsuccessful.
Los Angeles April 25 Charles M Hatfield a wainmarker will travel to Louisiana tomorrow to accept a contract from sugarcrowers to produce two inches of rain during May Hatfield is well known in California for his rain making experiments and is the central figure in this contract news
The Merchants' Association stated that more clocks will be set forward to daylight saving time tomorrow at 2:00 AM than in any year since World War I, signaling the stronger adoption of the change in New York.
An unconfirmed report from Halama island says enemy ships were seen near Oahu as defense preparations rush to complete. The Blue fleet surrounds the Hawaiian group, with air reconnaissance keeping constant patrols above the sea around the islands.
Waterloo on Monday April 27 hosts grand lodge officers from Iowa and other lodges for cornerstone laying of the new Masonic temple. Ernest Moore will officiate. Charles Pickett to deliver principal address. parade planned with sir knights escort. cornerstone items listed and temple designed by John G. Ralston. old temple cornerstone laid in 1898 by Waterloo lodge 105.
On Hansontayn street farm of Henry Gesmo, six piglets were born. five normal, one with a hog body and true elephant head including trunk and flappy ears. Nearby, T. O. Rye's hogs reportedly reach 2 pounds with three strands of tail.
President Coolidge signals support for government aid to sustain a sufficient merchant marine but has no plan to push such a proposal. In Washington attorney Seneca Sargent urged constitutional fidelity in his first cabinet address. George A. Sanderson, longtime U S Senate secretary, died of a heart attack in Chicago. In Cairo, Prince Sahet Bey Mohammed, who married then divorced an American woman, faces arrest on swindling charges. In Pittsfield, Arthur N. Cooley estate assets valued at 106000 were bought by F L E Dixon of Philadelphia.
Weather outlook for the week in Washington D C and the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Occasional showers over the south portion and fair at the start with local showers middle or latter part over the north portion. Temperatures near normal at the start and normal or below later.
United States secret service agents hold a Tulsa small business man as a suspect in a threatening letter to President Coolidge. The letter dated March 25, 1925, claimed the president would not finish his term unless tactics were changed and was signed by "A Broken Oil Man."
Chicago based Rock Island Railway reports 1924 25 earnings of 4.36 a share on common stock with net income 6.835 million after fixed charges and 3.567 million in dividends. Operating revenues rise to 130.85 million while expenses fall 3.36 million. surplus funds funded property improvements and new equipment. Labor gains, track expansions, and 1925 plans outlined. Pinchot vetoes daylight saving clock bill in Pennsylvania.
The Courier will be delivered at your home before 3 30 o clock. If you do not receive your paper by that time due to an error by the carrier or other cause, call 3100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls should reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Reports from Brussels Paris Lisbon and Rome cover political moves aviation milestones and cultural plans. Albert presses Van devyvere to form a cabinet while declining suggests a Catholic party leader. a hearse flight carries Pilot George Powell to burial. a Paris to Toulouse to Dakar air service is announced for May 1 over 4500 kilometers. Polish feuds lead to death sentences. Toscanini to conduct an American tour. Gomez refuses resignation but is praised by Congress. British press urge cleansing Bolsheviks amid cathedral bombing fears. Mussolini calls a fascist grand council to discuss government office criteria.
Edna Popofsky of Oskaloosa Iowa withdrew her $25,000 breach of promise suit against Brooklyn accountant Harry A. Finkelstein after a judge ruled marriage agreements signed only by parents are not binding. The jury was directed to verdict in favor of Popofsky’s father Solomon Popofsky, while Finkelstein must return $8,500 to the Popofskys under a rabbinical agreement that would have linked the couple in marriage in February 1923.
Berlin wires report Marx and Hindenburg in a tight race for seven year presidency amid rioting and a communist candidate Ernest Thaelmann. Foreign offices note international concern while observers predict early returns within hours of polling.
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