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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1923
Page
8
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders, gathered for Harding's funeral, will wrestle with Coolidge's future role and whether to endorse his nomination, while debate over joining the world court entangles policy as 1930s politics pace forward.
The notice directs home delivery before 5 40 and asks readers to call 3100 if the paper is not received by then. It mentions sending a saber copy for missed delivery and requires calls reach the office before 6 80 p m.
Marion Ohio August 9 Warren Harding remembered by friends as editor bandsman banker printer neighbor and church member in a moving hometown tribute. Editors ministers and merchants recall his fairness generosity and gentle humor while praising his honesty loyalty and desire to help others.
At Montreal the forty first annual Knights of Columbus convention closes after a session at 3 pm elected the administration ticket and retained all officers. James A. Flaherty was re elected supreme knight for 14 years by a wide majority. Martin H. Carmody deputy supreme knight also re elected. Luke Hart re elected supreme advocate. David F. Supple war den. other officers and board members were returned by acclamation.
Des Moines police officers J. H. Dunagan L. I. Acklund W. R. Hiatt and W. J. Gregory faced charges filed by Boone county attorney Walter Kennedy. Warrants issued and suspension ordered as four Dayton Iowa girls allege officers insulted them near a park while they were breakfasting. Names listed include Violet Freeborn Sarah Ann Brown Elise Swenstrom Vivian Peterson and Mabel Kinney. Sheriff Findley investigated after notification from Polk County authorities.
Aug 9 reports say authorities halted a daring counterfeit scheme to flood Chicago with fake $50 notes. A man named William K Kokalas, a vegetable and fruit peddler, is in $3,000 bond awaiting federal grand jury action. Police allege he received about $45,000 in counterfeit currency from Anna Brandt, once a leader of a Chicago gang. So far $2,700 has been recovered, with $1,750 in Kokalas safety deposit box and $840 found in his garage.
In Santa Barbara on Burton's Mound investigators from the Smithsonian led by J R Harrington unearthed the prow of a soapstone canoe in an ancient grave. The find, described as unique in American archaeology, suggests that stone boats were used by the district's ancient aboriginals.
Coast Ship Concern takes control of the City of Los Angeles from the United States Shipping Board in the Los Angeles Honolulu service. The announced purchase price is slightly under 1,000,060 dollars.
Warsaw reports Poland lowers flags countrywide to honor the late President Warren G Harding as national mourning and tributes unfold. A promotional joke ad line interrupts with references to Premier Salad Dresemwe Now try Premier Coffee, appearing as advertising clutter.
National government officials trudge through sorrow as President Coolidge endures strain while the funeral train carries Harding’s body from Washington toward Marion. Cabinet members, including Attorney General Daugherty, display pale furrows of sorrow as the capital bids farewell under hot, tense conditions.
Dr. F. B. Hayden, retiring president, told the National Association of Chiropodists that feminine beauty lies in the feet rather than facial features. He urged suitors to request photographs of a woman's arches, claiming it would improve marriages. Hayden said he examined 300 university coeds and found only two perfect pairs, one of them Chinese.
Objections by Mason City and Clear Lake electric line to Red Ball Transportation extending its bus line to Clear Lake were heard yesterday before the state railroad commission. Red Ball operates buses from Charles City to Mason City and seeks charter on basis its line was in operation before April 34, with preexisting bus routes automatically certified under the new regulation.
The Waterloo Evening Courier will close its office for a memorial service in Lincoln tomorrow. The general edition will be delivered later than usual to Waterlog homes.
Topeka Aug 9 Sen Copper accuses government propaganda of harming farmers by delaying wheat sales. He writes to R A Cooper at the federal farm board in Washington stating public propaganda misleads farmers and worsens economic conditions, undermining living standards.
President Coolidge plans to summon state governors to the White House for an early next month conference on prohibition enforcement. Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania urged following the Harding plan, endorsed by administration leaders. Prohibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes said there would be no resignation or change in enforcement policy.
Milwaukee readers learn a coroner's jury found Dr. L G Eddington of Fairfield Iowa intoxicated when slain near Goodman Wisconsin on the Soo line. A five dollar bit found in his pocket is cited as the notable clue in the unresolved mystery surrounding the physician's death.
In Scotts Bluff Nebraska on August 9 snow capped two weeks of cold rain. Workers tunneling for the Fort Laramie irrigation canal reported five minutes of snowfall. In Chicago a fire at the Advance Malt company caused about 160000 in damages and took six hours to control.
Walter Enright of Davenport, 37, came to police in Davenport claiming murder after a wreck on a river island road left a woman uninjured. Officers learned the woman survived, charges were reckless driving, and Enright collapsed after the call. He had wandered days in the woods and survived on corn.
London reports that Germany plans to press on with passive resistance while Britain and France reexamine options. Premier Baldwin faces pressure as German resolve strains Allied negotiations on Ruhr reparations and new memorandum to Paris prompts cautious cabinet posture.
In Reilwood City California a tame brown bear at Thomas Pennington’s Belmont area home ran wild after striking restraints. The bear, once calm and friendly, broke free, seized chains and roamed the living room for about an hour before Pennington shot and killed it to protect his family and bystanders.
News wires will pause in tribute when President Harding is laid to rest. Wires from WL, UPI, and others will be silent for several minutes in New York, Chicago, and across the nation as Marion vault ceremonies begin. The interval honors the late president and marks a nationwide moment of pause.
Chisago records report Charles J. Moota a grain broker sought a warrant for the arrest of golfer Chick Eyans for issuing a 7500 dollar worthless check to cover grain losses. Evans denies the accusation. judge O Sennell set open court questioning while Evans is out of town. Also notes the death of novelist Randall Parrish at Kewanee I a.
Police learn the dead man in a New Hampton boxcar is Roy Pasold of Blue River Wisconsin. His father Albert Pasold and grandfather took the body to Wisconsin for burial. Cause of death not yet established. postmortem inconclusive as chemist analysis awaited.
Cordova votes to suspend business all day tomorrow in honor of President Harding's burial in Marion Ohio. A memorial service is planned for Friday at 11 o'clock. Local officials issued the proclamation prompting merchants to close and residents to observe the day.
Funeral trains bring President Harding’s body to Marion Ohio. Crowds line routes as 3 000 Ohio guards patrol. private funeral planned at the governor’s home with only relatives and intimate friends present before entombment at the cemetery. Continuous coverage notes Coolidge arrival on a separate train and the cancellation of a larger public march by Ohio publishers.
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