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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1929
Page
10
Georgia and Carolinas tornado fatalities and injuries amass as rescue and disease threats loom. Eyewitnesses report sudden, nonstandard whirlwinds. many trapped in homes with scarce communications. Amid disaster, British golf triumphs over Americans in Ryder Cup singles as Le Diegel shines.
Washington April 26 A bitter tariff controversy looms as President Hoover calls to reorganize the tariff commission and raise salaries to attract top minds. The seven-member panel rests on 12-year terms split evenly between Republicans and Democrats, often deadlocked, with key figures Marvine Dennis Dixon Lowell Clark Brosard and a Senate scene featuring Shipstead sidelined by illness. Francis Sayre is floated as a possible Massachusetts Democratic candidate for Senate amid rival Pulfer, reflecting the era’s political maneuvering.
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The Daily Chronicle cites an unconfirmed Paris report claiming Russian troops in Siberia killed 2000 peasants in Tomsk district and additional large peasant deaths in Ukraine, with further deaths cited in Kiev region and across regions. The dispatch hints at political turmoil in Moscow with potential exile of three leaders and rising distress among peasants.
Chicago April 27 Three men were sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of 75 year old Martin French during a bank robbery. Firearms expert Maj Calvin H Goddard testified the fatal bullet came from a revolver belonging to one of the defendants Leon Brown Lafron Fisher and Leonard Young all Negroes were convicted and sentenced by Judge Robert B Gentzet.
Washington April 27 AP The forecast covers the week starting April 28 for the upper Mississippi Valley and the northern and central Great Plains. No extreme temperatures expected with one or two precipitation periods likely.
The Cedar River rose 23 inches overnight while Cedar Falls and other areas reported major flooding. In Sherwood Park residents faced rising water crossing private roads and forcing moves, with sandbags and a dike being prepared as river levels threaten further damage. The Waterloo Boat Club and Riverview also reported flooding and protective actions.
Emerson Jumes of Sioux City was captured with 100 gallons of alcohol near Waterloo. He pleaded guilty to illegal transportation of liquor and was sentenced to six months in Dubuque county jail plus a $500 fine. The case marks the first application of the federal Jones law penalties in the district.
Waterloo West High two mile relay team drew lane one in Drake Relays drawings. Coach Ralph Sarnt named Gnogy Brandhagen Schuck and Middleton with Middleton anchoring. Racing conditions were poor as rain fell at noon and a slippery track dampened record hopes.
Elizabeth Murray a lecturer and author and daughter of two Iowa state senators has been ordered removed to Fort Worth Texas on charges of using the mails to defraud. Post inspectors allege she obtained sums from prominent women by promoting a non existent women's organization. Murray detained in San Jose California denies the charges and claims she is the victim of a calculating woman.
British players win the Ryder Cup at Moortown in England by six matches to four with two halved after two days of play. Foursomes yesterday, singles today saw Britain win five of seven and secure the cup as Henry Cotton defeated Al Watron 4 and 4 to reach 61-2. Al Espinosa and Ernest Whitcombe halved the final match, not affecting the result.
Labor union agent Patsy King, brother-in-law of Frank Gusenberg of the Morgan gang, was arrested after a kidnapping and robbery at a drug store. Detected in an automobile with two revolvers and drugs valued at $1,000, the suspect was identified by detectives amid a broader violence wave in Chicago.
Chicago April 27. For facilities that have approved the plan the annual daylight saving period begins at 2 a m tomorrow. About one quarter of the US population will be affected as clocks and watches advance one hour remaining on the schedule until Sept 29. Chicago and eight other cities in Finland and several cities in Michigan and Indiana are affected as well as many parts of the east.
Washington observers report Senate Judiciary Committee debated whether Secretary Mellon, owning stock in major firms, violates law by holding the treasury post. Norris and Walsh will push a minority report declaring him ineligible, risking court action if upheld.
River reports from Murphyboro and Grand Tower reveal a Mississippi levee breach flooding 7000 acres. A second fissure south of Big Muddy risks 20000 more acres in Union County. Despite falling river stage, fears grow levees may fail as crews are cut off.
U SConsulate in Obregon Mexico was struck when Mexican government aircraft bombed the city as rebels retreated. Vice Consul Earl W Eaton reported no injuries but debris covered him after a bomb crashed through the roof and another exploded nearby. Doors were shattered and the consulate had recently been reopened amid appeals for aid.
Paris April 27 Dr Hjalmar Schacht chief German delegate to the second Dawes committee left for Berlin after a conference with Owen D Young American delegate and chairman. Headquarters minds inferred he intends a new effort to meet allies halfway to avert a conference breakup. He will attend the Reichsbank directors meeting in Berlin next Tuesday.
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