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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
7
A night air mail takeoff ended in a crash into a tree top and fall into the Susquehanna river. The pilot suffered a fractured skull and other injuries but is expected to recover. The piece notes the hazardous nature of night air mail and likens fliers to historical adventurers.
Washington dispatch argues railroad consolidation can lower farm freights by tying grantor lines to industrial ones, preserving livelihoods and small branches. It notes five years of farm distress, fears new commissions, and urges averaging freight rates via merged systems to protect farmers and sustain rural service. The piece hints at tariff debates and possible government farm purchases.
Mrs Coolidge undertakes instruction in an Australian crawl style at Swampscout Mass as Mary Ferman of West Medford summering on the north shore demonstrates the stroke. The First Lady has not yet shown speed in the water.
lL B Marek former city plumbing inspector feels a pulse of better times in small home improvements across Waterloo. He notes heating plant overhauls and new furnaces, eight percent rise in last month’s business from 1924, and more houses built this year. Prosperity appears, loans available, and repairs rising as households spend.
Davenport Aug 6. Ernest R. Collins a 40 year old traveling salesman for Brandon Manufacturing Chicago burned his head with a jet of a gas stove in the kitchen in an apparent suicide. Despondency over finances from bad investments was given as the cause. His wife a physical instructor at the Linden Hand club is veiled on her return from Europe where she spent the summer studying.
Cohasset, Massachusetts August 6. Chief of Police William H. MacArthur who had disappeared and wandered in the woods near Hasten is at home in serious condition. Doctors say the chief who fought rum smugglers probably suffered an aphasia attack from overwork.
In the Amman valley strike region during a night of rioting, six police and about 100 anthracite miners were wounded. Reports from Cardiff say 700 striking miners attacked the Amman Ford colliery, overpowering a small police detachment until reinforcements arrived and dispersed the attackers with batons.
Senator Pat Harrison urged formal approval of the world court and demanded France pay its war debt to the United States. He rejected any proposal to change existing senate titles during a talk in Creston Iowa, as part of his chautauqua tour in August.
The Shenandoah dirigible is ordered armed with ten machine guns, with battery installation at Lakswurst New Jersey starting this week and gun crew training to follow. Navy plans a September departure for a Midwest tour visiting Detroit Minneapolis St Paul Des Moines for the state fair, route restored from Ohio.
AP reports from Arlington Heights on Zenith Radio interview with Lieut Com Eugene F McDonald, president of the S S Peary, about polar flight plans and two way radio with three planes near Etah Greenland. Questions cover radio reach to New Zealand London and cities, missionary use, and Eskimo reception.
Chicago August 6 The state concluded its effort to prove Russell Scott sane Dr William O Krohn the last prosecution alienist testified Scott was sane Five alienists for the state testified to his sanity while five for the defense argued the opposite O Brien led defense closing and attacked the expert testimony saying the 15 minute jail examination was unfair Scott’s wife mother and father attended the final closing arguments.
Cedar Rapids program notes the state convention of county officials will be dry with no intoxicants allowed. Glenn C. Willes, former auditor, discusses roads policy while C W Dutisman, chairman of the board, presides sessions.
American held by Manchurian bandits in Peking area is alive and well, consular report says. Sokobin from Amerit in Harbin, 25 miles from bandit camp, negotiates Howard’s release. earlier death of William Morgan Palmer confirmed.
Gertrude Ederle aims to swim the English Channel this Friday at five p.m. announced by her trainer Omarraw and captain Jabez Walle. Argentine swimmer Mr Allin Warrison plans to begin at the same time, with details from Allin Warrison.
Fragmentary report from Des Moines mentions a person named Willtiz P surrendering to county jail on Aug 6, with unclear links to a confession about blowing a pipe or whistle and details about a brother. The text is badly garbled.
The notice instructs readers to have their Me Courier delivered to their home before 4 30 p m each week. If a carrier or other cause delays the paper, call 100 to receive a replacement copy. Calls must reach the offices before 6 30 p m.
James Reilley, freed from Morrison jail after six months for Illinois dry laws violations, will be arraigned in Freeport this afternoon on federal charges tied to a large bootleg operation near Fulton, Illinois. Co-defendants include E. W. Voespel and Lyman V. Voespel of Clinton, also implicated in liquor cases in Chicago.
Allen P. Puryear, 32, cashier of East Moline Land Company, was held to the grand jury on charges of embezzling about $2,000 from weekly land fund collections. He allegedly pocketed funds and made false entries, with bank clearing lotteries purchased using stolen money. A nap of the lottery game is expected following his arrest.
Airmail pilot Harry Chandler washed into the Susquehanna River in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania near midnight. He was found pinned under debris and hospital authorities report a fractured skull. Rescuers struggled to reach him as he fought to lift his head above water.
Bids for the new STAWNOG dormitory building to be erected at The state hospital for epileptics at Woodward have been called for the state Board of control. Building were recently completed by TH Liebble, architect for design. The new dormitory will be equipped to house 280 patients. The Woodward hospital is about patients, J S Butler chair of the board of control said.
New York Aug 6 Commissioner of Public Welfare urged Queens district attorney to probe the adoption of Mary Louise Spas by Edward W Browning a 50 year old millionaire claiming a "highly demoralizing transaction" may involve money to the girl's immigrant parents Browning said he gave $500 to each parent to defray medical and family expenses and insisted he acted with a clear conscience. The case says Browning previously adopted Dorothy Sunshine Browning and Mary Louise walked to his office to appeal in person.
Ex service men from Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin gathered in Sterling for the Tri- State reunion of the American Legion. The thirteenth district convention opened at the Hlini theatre with Mayor Fred W Honeng turning over the city key to the legionnaires as Harold Ward of the association of commerce and Commander Ben F Kreider of the Sterling American Legion post welcomed the visitors.
Andrew Ford, 17, of Lone Tree, was brought to the university psychopathic hospital for observation after threatening to kill his mother and sister. He had a hearing before a justice of the peace at Lone Tree, was bound over to the grand jury, and placed in jail until his family requested a sanity examination.
In recount results from 37 Iowa counties, Brookhart leads Steck with 142,061 to 140,907 in uncontested votes. Steck has challenged 2,268 Brookhart ballots while Brookhart challenges total 665, as recounts cover about half of counties using paper ballots.
Federal grand jury probes liquor ring in Chelsea indicts 44 persons led by Boston Mayor Lawrence F. Quiley and brother Thomas Quiley a police inspector two sergeants among those named in the list chronicle of the case filed August 6 by AP reporting from Boston confirms indictments against prominent city officials and lawmen in a widening probe
Sheldon Iowa August 6 August Schiller 70 drowned while drawing water on his son in law Simon Stoll farm seven miles southeast of Sheldon. He is believed to have become dizzy and toppled into a four foot deep well.
Miners in Halifax vote by a large majority to accept government terms ending a strike that has lasted sixteen months. Directors of the operation meet in Montreal to disclose the peace proposal and future steps.
Officials said today a crackdown would deploy armed guards using motor cars to curb liquor narcotics and livestock smuggling across the Canada United States border between Inter Point and Pembina North Dakota. Deputy customs chief N A Linder noted the border trade rises with new duties on grain, and farmers in the Dominion profit from crossing grain into the U S via road and rail trips.
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