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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1927
Page
9
A sprawling summary reports Gov. Fuller’s ruling affirming the Sacco and Vanzetti conviction, noting Madeiros faces the electric chair, while naval arms talks in Geneva fail and Dawes emerges as a potential candidate. Other items include liquor raids in Council Bluffs, baseball salaries sparks, and Levine and Drouhin courtship over the Columbia trip.
Washington reports indicate Republican leaders lean toward treating President Coolidge as out of the 1928 race. The accepted interpretation suggests he will not run, paving a path to choose a new candidate. Debate over cause and timing continues with limited certainty.
A Geneva dispatch to Reuters reports the tripartite conference plenary session ended amicably. British and Japanese delegation heads offered praises for Hugh S. Gibson, head of the American delegation, who gave thanks for the courtesy.
Aviator Henry A Mundale and attorney C M Parker appeared before U S Commissioner J E Dempster and posted 2000 bond to face federal grand jury Sept 5 in Danville Ill on charges they transported a stolen car from Illinois to Tennessee. Kane also posted bond earlier.
Twenty five people gathered on a bridge over the Contepre river near San Miguel when the structure gave way after a cloudburst. Bodies were swept away by the floodwaters and retrieval attempts failed. Crops in the area were destroyed by the storm.
A heavy earthquake struck Los Angeles and suburbs at 4 22 a m with a double shock lasting about ten seconds. Santa Monica Pasadena Hollywood and San Bernardino felt the tremor but no damage was reported in any location.
The Courier should arrive at your home before 5 30. If you do not receive it by then due to carrier error call 5100. A duplicate copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p.m.
The article explains why Calvin Coolidge chose the words do not choose to run to express his decision not to seek re election in 1928. It details the discussion with an assistant and the desire to convey he declined a great honor rather than simply not pursuing candidacy.
In Cedar Rapids William R. Robinson motorman on the Mount Vernon interurban car was held negligent by a coroner's jury after a collision that killed William Callan. The jury found he did not sound the whistle or apply brakes promptly. Robinson testified he did sound the whistle but did not see Callan in time to stop.
Detroit August 4 Henry Ford declares Herbert Hoover the logical choice to succeed Calvin Coolidge for the Republican presidential nomination. Ford says Hoover is sincere in his decision not to run.
Bernard McCabe, 37, owner of an automobile sales agency, fired three shots at his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself in Chicago. He died instantly. authorities reported the wife may die.
P J Merz 65 president of Lick Run Coal shot and killed near Nelsonville Ohio by son in law James McManaway president of Nelsonville miners union. McManaway surrendered claiming self defense amid open shop tensions at the mine. Merz found on railroad track after guarding the property with arms. Domestic dispute cited as motive.
Ex Governor Tom Campbell of Arizona has been tentatively chosen as the next American ambassador to Mexico, to succeed James R. Sheffield who resigned. The State Department declined to confirm or deny the reports.
Madge Kennedy, film star, learned on arrival in Los Angeles that her husband Harold Bolster had died after she raced by air from San Francisco to try to reach his bedside. The tragedy unfolded as she learned of the death after arrival.
Des Moines August 4 In a state treasury update Ray E Johnson treasurer of state today placed a duplicate two ton manganese steel safe in the strong room to hold securities bought with the 1 700 000 excess soldiers bonus funds a second safe mirrors the original in use
Harvey Dungy, Williamson county gangster who led remnants of the Birger gang after Charles Birger’s arrest, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Miller from 10 years to life on a guilty plea to robbery. Also mentions San Felice Henry George Idelita Martin Havana Ribbon Schigars as surrounding text.
A mysterious column titled The Lady Called Saturday appears with a dated note August 6. The snippet hints at serialized fiction or society notes and promises further installments in upcoming issues.
In Washington on August 4 two blasts at the post office caused about 2000 workers to flee under fear of Sacco Vanzetti linked bombing. The blasts came from a liquid glycerine gun aimed at a solicitor’s office target by a man planning to mail it. The device shook the building.
Highland Boulevard, three blocks long, splits into two sections around a central park. Access points lie along Alta Vista Prospect avenues, with entrances from Independence avenue and Prospect avenue, then the boulevard resumes to Vine street.
The Knights of Columbus Supreme Council in Portland adopts a conciliatory draft denouncing Mexico's Catholic policy. A special committee prepared the form to be submitted, aiming to ease the diplomatic tensions from last year's Philadelphia stand. Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rapids was elected supreme knight.
The Herald Examiner reports Vice President Charles G. Dawes would accept a Republican nomination if offered but will not campaign or announce himself. Friends say he will not block efforts to push his name before the 1932 Republican convention.
Paris dispatch reports Charles Evans Hughes told United Press he is not a 1928 presidential candidate. Located in Annecy Haute Savoie on vacation he said his attitude remains the same and would not comment further on President Coolidge’s decision.
Geneva reports said the tripartite naval conference of the United States Great Britain and Japan ended without agreement on cruisers destroyers and submarines. Ambassador Gibson said proposals aligned with the invitation but British needs created a stalemate. Post conference notes projected a possible U S cruiser building program to approach parity, while Britain would continue its 1921 Washington naval plan.
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