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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1923
Page
6
Old bulletin boards decayed by years remain in courthouses and town squares. Sheriff notices and school election postings persist despite modern newspapers, with Waterloo posting at the feed store and courthouse bulletin stand as relics of past public notices.
The body of Meriwether Lewis lies in a lonely spot in Tennessee woods several miles from Hohenwald. A monument near the site records his life as an explorer, officer, and organizer of the Oregon expedition. The Tennessee historical commission seeks $1000 for monument repair and fencing and a possible relocation to Hohenwald with a new monument.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, sought by federal authorities for draft dodging, is said to be in northern Lower California between Ensenada and Tia Juana and was brought to Los Angeles today by private individuals.
About 3,000 people, mostly women, were taken to emergency hospitals during the wedding procession of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Tiedite and his bride, now Princess Elizabeth, were moving in Surrey today.
Hot Springs Arkansas April 27. The library of tomorrow should act as a vast distributing and service hub visited daily by large crowds, not a dusty mausoleum. Architect Joseph L Wheeler warns that many big city libraries sit far from traffic, raising costs, while future designs will feature accessible entrances, open interiors, and subject based collections with fewer partitions.
Sweden plans to spend 270000 Kronor to buy paintings and sculptures from needy artists. The funds, raised via lottery, will be used for works placed in schools, sanatoriums, and other institutions to publicize art and aid artists. A committee led by Prince Eugene will oversee purchases and ensure high quality without favoring any school or modern art tendency.
A small group of Shanghai yachtsmen set off from Shanghai in a 37 ton yacht named The Shang ir hat bearing the Siangha Yacht club burgee. Capt. A. Kjaer and five others, veterans from the Store Nordiske cable ship, plan a ten month voyage via Amoy Manila the Philippines Borneo Batavia Java Sunda Strait Indian Ocean Kokus Rodriguez Islands Mauritius Madagascar Cape Town to Denmark.
Washington April 27 The appointment of Miss Alicea Robertson former congresswoman from Oklahoma as a welfare worker in the veterans bureau at Muskogee was approved today by Director Hines.
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