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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1924
Page
7
Washington reports Davis will press a sharp anti Republican indictment amid expectations of a vigorous campaign. Democrats hope to showcase Davis’s presence to contrast with Coolidge and may push for joint appearances to test party unity in the West.
The notice states delivery should occur before 12:30. If the paper is late due to carrier error, call 100 and a copy will be sent. Calls to the office must arrive by 6:30 p.m. for service and corrections.
In Washington D C a crackdown on liquor spurs 100 arrests as 15 citizens face trial bonds for alleged Florida liquor imports. Police and detectives, now acting as United States deputies, raid fashionable venues and private apartments targeting drinkers rather than bootleggers amid protests from the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.
The American Scouts at the international Jamboree staged Indian dances led by William Hubert in the King's deer park. Newspapers call it among the most impressive sights of the Jamboree. Tonight Prof. John D. Prince will host a camp dinner and broadcast a multilingual address to Boy Scouts worldwide.
In east Cleveland a mob attacked seven dayage officers after a liquor raid. Dry officer John Conners was beaten unconscious and hurled from an automobile, then thrown from the car as the mob assaulted the agents who had confiscated 25 gallons of liquor from an east Cleveland garage. Conners’ injuries were not serious. Police sought members of the mob overnight.
Grand Army of the Republic delegates met in Boston for the fifty eighth annual encampment session. Rain failed to deter the parade as units marched in blue uniforms and many planning visits to the navy yards on Navy Day.
Mrs Isaac Lea Hillis of Des Moines Iowa a noted civic leader and national figure in the Parents and Teachers association and the Congress of Mothers died in a car crash near St Cloud Minnesota yesterday Her son Cyrus suffered a broken collarbone The tragedy ends a career that included organizing the Iowa Child Welfare association helping establish a child welfare station at the University of Iowa and helping found the Des Moines Young Women's club where she served 12 years born in Bloomfield Iowa she later lived in New Orleans
Des Moines reports on August 1 1924 forecasted corn output about 75 million bushels below 1923. July conditions improved and Iowa oats stood at 44 percent of normal with an expected 40.2 bushels per acre. Winter wheat yielded 20.4 and spring wheat 16 bushels per acre.
Mrs. Admiral Janet Bacon of Galesburg aged 103 died after aiding Joseph Smith’s escape attempt during the Mormon war in Nauvoo She witnessed the mob burning the Mormon temple and the start of the Mormon trek to Utah She migrated west in 1889 in an oxen drawn wagon
Long Beach California August 12 Roy Jackman a railroad engineer from Cedar Rapids Iowa was held by authorities pending investigation of his claim that he was kidnapped in Sioux City Iowa last January by six men who robbed a bank and ended a cross country trip with loot from Seattle according to his conversations during the division of the take
Geneva dispatch notes a rosy report presented to the League of Nations opium commission claiming China produces 14 000 tons annually while the world needs only 2 000 tons. The commission harshly criticizes the report as not reflecting factual conditions.
Moscow reports that official relations between Mexico and Soviet Russia have been restored after Berlin negotiations. M. Pestkosky is named the Russian envoy to Mexico City. Des Moines reports two runaway girls from Pella Iowa, Ruth Tenhagen 16 and Tillie Dekoning 17, were found and will be returned home.
The Courier launches a six week presidential poll with Iowa papers and Iowa Magazine to gauge how Iowa will vote in November. Coolidge La Follette and Davis are options as the state may decide the national outcome.
In Los Angeles Judge Valentine dismissed the breach of contract suit brought by Amn inther for $100,000 against mining magnate Jack White. The judge urged both sides to proceed on the evidence already presented, calling the conduct described the most dissolute violation he had seen and indicating the facts may support Mannock charges against White.
Shanghai reports indicate extremely heavy loss of life in north China with death toll possibly up to 50000. Millions homeless as dikes break in Kalgan and two thousand villages submerged in Tianjin region. Authorities fear pestilence and famine while relief work begins.
Sioux City attorney Bevington, his sanity again affirmed by the county commission after a two day hearing. This marks a second sane ruling in six weeks amid insanity charges filed by his wife Marie B Bevington following a divorce suit and an $80 000 alimony request. Judge Miles WoNewby had earlier denied the decree.
Sofia August 13 The mixed commission investigating the alleged massacre of 19 Bulgarians in Macedonia reports Bulgarian officials claim Bulgarians were bound and then shot by Greek troops.
British warships Marlborough Weymouth and Clematis head toward Alexandria and Port Sudan to deter rebels in the Sudan amid growing unrest. An Egyptian railway battalion reputedly incited Atbara disturbances, with the government recalling units and a court of inquiry ordered.
Republican leaders from across the country assembled in Washington to hear the official notification speech for President Republican nomination. They expect the address to outline campaign principles, prepared before Democratic nominee John W. Davis spoke in Clarksburg, and note preparations allow time for final drafting.
Colum by Ohio August 13 former governor Harry W. Davis was nominated for re election on the Remul Urn ticket after a statewide primary. A. Victor Donahey was chosen to oppose him on the Democratic ticket. Davis led eight candidates with about 37 000 votes over Joseph B Lieber the Ku Klux Klan allure candidate.
Nearly 200 men from numerous professions gathered in Des Moines for the opening of the first annual Professional Men's clubs convention. Omaha architect and national president Thon as R. Kimball delivered the opening address, with Sioux City’s Dr. William Jepson replying to Des Moines host J. B. Wraver.
London reports that on August 13 the Swiss government announced via the Soviet delegation that Swiss citizens are forbidden to enter the Russian Soviet republic.
Chancellor Marx told correspondents the Aug. 13 meeting was the most critical stage in Franco German Belgian talks over Ruhr evacuation and related treaties. He praised Premier Herriot and said he hopes the conference will succeed, with evacuation linked to export plans and a Franco German commercial treaty.
AL Nolan of Chelsea California appeals to radio framieasters to aid in locating his missing wooden leg he says he left in an Oakland hotel as security for a debt of fourteen dollars though the leg is valued at one hundred ninety dollars. He believes his former landlady sold out and cannot be found.
Two Chicago girls sustained acid burns severe enough to scar for life after separate attacks. One was struck by a robber who demanded money when returning from a reunion. he beat her, stole her wristwatch, and dragged her to a vacant lot where acid was thrown. The other, Miss Mary Lewis, was doused by a woman believed to be the wife of a man she was involved with.
Los Angeles August 13 Officials believe up to fifty nameless workers were trapped in a hay warehouse fire that burned for hours after a discarded match touched smoldering material. Only two bodies have been recovered so far as investigators assess the disaster at River Farms company.
Lieut. James H. Doolittle and observer Eadward Plant flew from Lowry Field toward San Antonio in an Army De Havilland plane. They stopped at Grand Junction and Denver, arriving after a 10 hour flight. They are believed to be making aerial photographs for the War Department.
Reports say a fairly severe quake struck western Hando and Shikehu this morning, with shocks reaching Kobe Osaka and Nagoya. Nagoya water mains broke and flooded streets while residents rushed from homes. no casualties or material damage reported. Authorities caution residents as tremors alarm the region.
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