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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1928
Page
10
Two masked men held up a downtown mail truck bound for the St. Louis airport, stealing drafts and securities valued around 1.9 million dollars. The heist, the region’s first air mail robbery, left most nonnegotiable documents and little cash. Officials pledge new mail-safety measures citing the land air transfer point as a weakness.
Chicago reports two killings spurred a drive to overthrow the politico crime alliance. A saloon owned by a state representative hosted law officers and a detective was shot by a bartender. The new state's attorney sworn in Monday signals a broad police shakeup targeting vice and bootlegging networks. The federal agent change aims to break big conspiracies, not only small offenders.
Herbert Reiser, 21, was shot twice while walking home from the Allen A Hosiery plant in Kenosha Wisconsin. He lies in critical condition as police chief John T Sullivan leads efforts to catch the assailant who fired from a speeding car. The incident caps a three week period of unrest surrounding the plant labor dispute with 21 bombings and shootings reported.
New York stock prices fell sharply in the last hour of trading with Montgomery Ward down 14.50 to 420 and Sears Roebuck off nearly 7. Packard General Motors and Cerro de Pasco closed lower by 81 to 4. International Nickel posted a 3.50 gain. Sears Roebuck reports November sales of 36,171,914 versus 29,874,420 last year, up 21.1 percent. year to date sales total 304,539,742, up 17.8 percent from 258,441,674.
Commander Richard E. Byrd prepared to depart for the south polar expedition from Wellington New Zealand with both ships ready to sail. The City of New York will be towed toward the Antarctic edge by the Eleanor Bolling to conserve fuel as the Larsen expects to assist near the ice 1,000 miles south of New Zealand.
Osceola Iowa December 1 George Myrtle charged with selling a cream separator tied to an unpaid chattel mortgage was jailed after deputies traced forged Swift and Co checks to him and Ted Bolling. Myrtle faces further charges of swindling Des Moines and Osceola firms while Bolling is held on issuing worthless checks.
Des Moines reports November revenue increased by 100,379.95 dollars from cigarette stamp sales and 64,160.03 dollars from inheritance tax collections. October cigarette stamp sales were 107,131.60 dollars and inheritance tax receipts 111,641.75 dollars, State Treasurer Ray B. Johnson announced.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. If through error of the carrier boy or other cause you fail to receive your paper by that time, please phone 5100 and a copy of the paper will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p m.
Waterloo group Good Fellows brings Christmas cheer to the needy with clothing, food, candy, toys, and oranges. Mrs. W. P. Kearns announces assistants and duties for organizing donations to Courer office for final pre Christmas distribution at Courierhall.
President Coolidge hunted quail on A. R. Moorehead’s estate near Swannanoa Country Club Va. despite poor weather. He and Mrs. Coolidge joined photographers on the trap range and toured the area after departing the executive mansion.
Washington reports that Ambassador Alanson B. Houghton may enter the Hoover cabinet after March 4, possibly as secretary of state. Speculation follows his defeat in the November senate race, with reports noting planned residence in a 22 room apartment on Massachusetts Avenue where Mellon also lives.
Gordon Eckholdt a 15 year old son of Mainert Eckholdt Manning Indiana was wounded yesterday when a revolver in his hip pocket discharged as he jumped a creek during a hunt. He is in critical condition in a local hospital.
British aviatrix Lady Mary Heath announced she would attempt to break her own women’s altitude record of 24 900 feet this afternoon at Curtiss field using an American Gypsy Moth aircraft.
Washington December 1 1923 Hoover expected to ease the long simmering clash between the state and commerce departments over foreign trade promotion. The issue centers on commercial attaches versus consular officers with a history of overlapping duties and shifting status within embassies and legations abroad.
In Washington on December 1, Chairman Smoot of the senate finance committee announced support for a general tariff revision at an extra session of Congress next spring. The statement came after word of a House Ways and Means Committee meeting to decide when hearings on a new tariff bill will begin.
A Chilean earthquake at night left numerous dead and injured in Talca and Chillan with severe damage. Martial law was declared in Talca as soldiers patrolled streets. General Bartolome Blanche, war minister, flew to Talca. Rengo and San Vicente also suffered. communications with the area were disrupted.
Clarence Darrow, famed Chicago attorney, was invited to defend Jake Bird, the African American suspect in hatchet murders. H J Pinkett, Omaha NAACP representative, made the request amid an investigation into a gambler’s alleged attempt to frame Bird after recent assaults on Harold and Mrs Stribling in Council Bluffs Iowa.
Cedar Rapids Dec 1. About 300 to 500 chiropractors from Iowa are expected for the first annual meeting of the Iowa United Chiropractors Society. Dr Carl Loeb will address the gathering along with Dr F G Margetts of Chicago and Dr H E Hayden and Dr L L Dolson of Cedar Rapids who lead the state society.
At Zagreb during the tenth anniversary celebration of the Serbs Croats and Slovenes union one person was killed and a police officer seriously injured as violent scenes erupted. The Belgrade event was reported by the Associated Press.
The Al Smith Democratic club advocates supporting Alfred E. Smith for the 1932 nomination and aims to foster a nationwide movement to promote his candidacy and discuss his death.
Chicago police intensified liquor sale probes after a pint of moonshine was sold to a seven year old boy. Four high school boys were arrested for delivering liquor to customers of a beer flat owner. John Bellis was seized following the child’s purchase for his father under police surveillance.
Dr. L. C. Hemsworth and family from 415 Columbia circle traveled to Des Moines by car to attend the Passion Play at the Shrine auditorium. He noted the colorful scenes and lighting, with about 4,000 seats filled, and a surprisingly high number of men in the audience. On the return trip conditions were poor with a slippery highway and frost on the windshield, and he saw six or seven cars in ditches.
London reports the king's fever increased and public anxiety rose after two days of partial optimism. The Duke and Duchess of York postponed a Belvoir Castle weekend visit, the Prince of Wales began return from Africa aboard Enterprise, likely reaching London in about ten days. He returned to Dar Es Salaam on Azania after meeting the Sultan of Zanzibar.
In New York City at Yankee Stadium on December 1, Stanford faced Army before an estimated 86,000 spectators. A clear weather day helped a showcase eastern versus western showdown. the field was protected after yesterday’s rain as Stanford rolled to a 26 zero victory.
A Puget Sound gale near Everett and Mukilteo caused heavy damage and possible loss of life. The Tacoma tug Day Island reportedly sank with its crew clinging to wreckage while scows broke free, logs and lumber scattered, and at least one scow sank in Everett. A rescue tug was requested.
Des Moines on December 1 Gladys Criffin pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of using the mails to defraud. She is alleged to have accepted transportation of money to positions she did not accept.
Des Moines December 1. October gasoline tax revenue totaled 869,984.93 dollars, a drop of 8,000 from September, according to state treasurer R. E. Johnson. The report details the month’s tax intake and highlights the ongoing decrease in fuel levies.
Washington faces a tight schedule as the Seventieth Congress reconvenes to push farm relief and tariff revision. Hoover allies press for quick action on a new farm marketing bill, a federal farm board, and timely appropriations to run the government. Disputes over timing linger between calls for an extra session and immediate actions next spring.
Des Moines reports a three story downtown business building in Des Moines was donated to Town Wesleyan College at Mount Pleasant by Mr and Mrs Ti E Blackledge of Keosauqua. The property is valued at nearly 200000 dollars.
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