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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
8
Washington dispatch analyzes President Coolidge’s disciplined leadership style amid the coal strike. It contrasts his Boston police strike handling with current limits on government power, noting public expectations and the different nature of the coal dispute.
The Courier should be delivered to your homes before 5:30. If you think there is a carrier error causing non delivery, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6:30 p.m.
Besiee Nebr Aug 23. Leo Werner local coal dealer advertises Charley Bryan coal priced at 8.25 per ton. He claims this grade sells for 9.25 at Lincoln municipal coal yard and asserts the price aligns with Nebraska governor approved terms.
New York reporting that Col. Purcel and officials Skinner Weiss Canter and Miller were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in a surplus property scheme valued at up to $1,000,000. Weiss and Canter, heads of Universal Trading, appeared with not guilty pleas and posted bonds. Indictments allege fictitious assignments, forged instruments, and collusive contract reductions with mosquite bars sold at far below value.
Shanghai dispatch reports China’s population at 436,094,953 per a rural post office tally. The number is a rough estimate from provincial reports, as China lacks a nationwide census outside foreign concessions. Sichuan holds the top provincial population with 49,782,810, followed by Chongqing province with over 30,000,000.
Georges Barbot, French aviator, set a record by flying 201 kilometers about 132.5 miles in a motorless airplane over an official circuit near Vauville France. He remained aloft for six hours four minutes and twenty seconds.
Reports from Washington indicate federal officials aimed to restrain a looming coal strike by seeking an injunction against the United Mine Workers. President Coolidge moved to ensure fuel supply, calling a August conference of governors to plan distribution of coal if a strike occurs. John L. Lewis pledged cooperation from bituminous miners, though details of any organized action remained unclear as talks continued.
In Chicago, a eugenics campaign proposes a national system to register births, marriages, and deaths via card index pedigrees. Judge Olson argues for parental education and age limits, citing heredity examples from 1720 and Jonathan Edwards to show wide disparities in descendants and outcomes.
Atlantic City reports a strange encounter as Lars Angel Firpa, a South American heavy wetsuit pugilist, rejects a palm reader. The palmist insists the future lies in his own hands and strength, while Firpa walks away amid the odd exchange.
The report from Oaminha Nebraska and Washington details Col Paul Henderson and Postmaster General New discussing air mail flights. They note night flying on land succeeds and aim to a 28 hour transcontinental mail service, with President Coolidge expressing gratification. They expect congress support to make night service permanent.
Mineola N Y Aug 23 A coast to coast air mail test proved fast as fresh ships began third day service. Mail left San Francisco 5 26 A M reached Waselhorse field 12 22 P M standard time 27 hours 6 minutes. The rush saw sacks moved to trucks before pilots could alight marking an epoch making journey.
Washington D C Aur Former President and Mrs Wilson were among early callers at the White House to leave cards for Mrs Coolidge the new mistress of the executive mansion. White House attendants did not take their cards.
R E Boller received the fastest air mail delivery to Waterloo today a postcard stamped via U S air mail left Cheyenne postoffice at 1 p m and arrived in Waterloo before noon. The card traveled via Rock Island and No 68 trains with transfers in West Liberty. Courier staffers Boller and Castle were the senders.
Several riders are hurt after a Seo Line train derailed west of Maple Plain last night. Four coaches left the rails, plowed through ties for about 300 feet, then rolled into a ditch. Among the seriously injured are Mrs B F Scraggin of Oakland Neb and Russell Horse of Sioux City. several others are slightly hurt including Mrs Lewis Hansen of Davenport and Mrs John Rohlf of Davenport. Fr W Kinet of Davenport and Elmer Kleder of McKainland also listed among injured. New Hampton High School Renovations Ahead of September Open.
Weather records fall as September begins with unusually chilly air sweeping from the Northwest to the Midwest and South. Temperatures drop to the forties and fifties, light frosts reported in northern Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota, and migratory birds signal early winter. No crop damage reported amid storms and record lows for August in 10 years.
Minneapolis Minnesota August meeting of the national conference on uniform state laws discusses a proposed uniform mortgage act for all states. A recommendation will be presented to the American Bar Association when it convenes August 28. An executive committee is named to study the act and report to the conference.
In New York on November 28 a broker named Charles Towainan was arrested after firing five shots from a revolver in his apartment in an apparent suicide attempt. He sustained three sudden wounds and was taken into custody on firearms violations. Bownie pleaded, Please let me go thru with it. I'm game.
New York August 23. A man identified as Samuel Stuber 45 a chauffeur plunged to death from the 24th floor of a municipal building. His body broke bones upon impact and passersby narrowly avoided being struck by the fall.
The Interior Department announced plans to open 42 700 acres of public lands in California and Colorado for homestead entry by former service members. The 28 060 acres lie in Imperial County near Westmoreland and Dixieland, with 4 700 acres in Montrose and Delta counties. Exact opening dates will be set by local land offices.
Waverly figure Turton BE Sweet announces he will seek the Republican nomination for United States senator in Iowa. He cites eight years in Congress and prior service in the Iowa assemblies. The veteran will run in the June 1924 primaries, with Smith W. Brookhart as a possible rival.
San Francisco authorities report a rum running attempt about 15 miles offshore as a ship, identified by prohibition officers as the Quantimore, loaded coal from local dealers for transfer beyond the three mile limit after federal officers advised no legal bar. Mariners, ship operators, and prohibition officers monitor the scene closely amid efforts to intercept the vessel.
New Haven Conn Aug 23 Lobster pots are used for liquor caches along Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound Officials report a seizure of 4000 dollars worth of alcohol on a truck near here last night believed gathered from lobster pots
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