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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1928
Page
9
In a grim early report two youngsters perished as flames engulfed their home. The blast of news sits alongside market turmoil and royal health chatter as readers digest a day of shocks from finance to crime and weather.
Washington dispatch details cabinet prospect for Adolph Miller, a California based Federal Reserve board member and professor, seen as a likely choice for secretary of the treasury. The report notes Miller’s long service, financial expertise, and possible White House influence after March 4 next.
Milwaukee police hold a suspect identified by Chief Charles Mohlis as the man who two years ago kidnapped and robbed Jay Hileman a Waterloo automobile salesman on a lonely road near Denver Indiana. Becker is also wanted in Bremer county on additional robbery charges. Arrest in Milwaukee was for speeding. history investigated before release.
Sioux City Iowa December report shows thirteen jail orphans awaiting their mother’s return from Danbury after a bad check arrest. Ten other children celebrate as their mother, charged with shoplifting, gets a suspended sentence and goes home. Mrs Earl Heisler 43 faces the bad check case, while Mrs George Vanderhazel from LeMars receives the suspended sentence and agrees to avoid Sioux City stores.
An 18 month old child Harold Germantine Quimby of Cherokee Iowa died after falling into a hot water filled pail. Authorities report the accidental drowning scalding incident occurred today.
The Courier advises home delivery before 6 30 o clock. If you do not receive the paper by that time due to carrier error or other cause, call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls should reach the office before 6 30 pm.
Edward L. Leidner, 60, cashier of Carpenter Ice Cream, says he fired a shot to scare his son Walter, 35, at their University City home. Wife Charlotte and Edith Behrman Leidner corroborate. Walter reportedly drank and quarrelsome, struck them. Edward was arrested after the fatal shot caused Walter to moan, Dad, I know you didn't intend to do it.
New York December 8 The $2 million narcotics seized in two black trunks at the Commodore hotel are under heavy guard in the federal building. U S Attorney Charles H Tuttle says new evidence ties the slain gambler to financing the nation’s largest drug ring and hints at motives behind the murder. The haul includes opium cocaine morphine and heroin marking the city’s biggest narcotics seizure to date. The trunks were checked at the Commodore for shipment to Chicago.
Indianapolis detectives report two bandits killed in a gun battle during an attempted robbery of a dry goods and hardware store. Six policemen exchanged fire, two officers wounded slightly, while a third bandit accomplice was captured. the dead were Carl Kittrell and Otto Price, both 35.
In Chicago a man armed with a knife killed another with a crowbar after a quarrel. The slayer is 40 year old Peter Pappadakis who is held for the death of Peter Yokes.
Des Moines Iowa December 8 Governor Hammill announced a plan to create terminal elevators at Mississippi river ports to store grain as loan collateral under farm relief legislation. The program would use federal funds and the Inland Waterways Corporation to build operate and rediscount paper, with storage acceptable at Federal Reserve banks.
Federal authorities move to prosecute two gang leaders and over 100 alcohol ring operators in Chicago Heights following Chief Leroy Gilbert murder and city violence. Deportation plans target ring members not naturalized citizens as Daniel Anderson outlines network and arrests. Assistant DA says two chiefs direct a $5 million operation with stills, trucks, and distributors.
A man hunt is under way in Eaton for the burglar who shot Dr. H. W. Silver and his wife in their home. Mrs. Silver was killed instantly. the husband was wounded but is expected to recover. A flashlight shone in their faces as they lay in bed, prompting the attack.
The Good Fellows club asks Waterloo residents to donate money toys and food to reach Christmas relief for less fortunate local families. Noting past distributions the article urges continued support and states donations are being received at the Courier.
Chicago dispatch reports one man killed when his home caught fire from an overheated stove. In a separate blaze the John Eisener Cooperage Co two story building burned, causing about $30,000 in losses. James Bland, 34, died from burns in the incident.
Weather forecast for Dec 10 to 15 covers Washington DC and nearby regions. Above normal temperatures likely early to midweek with colder trend toward the end. Precipitation expected later in the period, with wetter conditions noted and a possible pause in the first part of the week.
A. H. Ede of East Waterloo township reports unprecedented fall flooding in Iowa with saturated ground, water in basements, and cellar wetness. He notes unusually poor road conditions after the snowfall, citing rough highways and difficult travel that worsened as frosted surfaces formed.
New York December eight reports a dramatic third straight stock crash on the New York Stock Exchange with Radio Corporation of America slipping to 296 a share, down 72 from yesterday’s close. Major declines hit Wrights Acre 26, Montgomery Ward 24, Case Threshing 23, and overall volume around 3.745 million shares, a Saturday record.
President-elect Herbert Hoover arrived aboard the U S S Maryland in Antofagasta Chile for a goodwill tour. Bolivian Acting Foreign Minister Alberto Palacios led a Bolivian delegation aboard with a Chilean group in attendance. Hoover planned talks with Bolivian officials but could not visit La Paz due to time. Crowds lined the breakwater though he stayed aboard during a short harbor stop.
James A. Patten, once the wheat king and a famed Chicago financier, died in Chicago at 76 from pneumonia. Surrounded by family, the veteran grain speculator who once "cornered the market" and amassed vast wealth faded after a long illness. He was renowned for deep knowledge of grain markets and influence on Chicago and New York trading, now retired from active trading.
A blaze in Glory Iowa early today killed Ellen Schugg five and George Schugg four who slept in a five room home owned by Mr and Mrs Albert Watts. Mrs Watts suffered burns and both parents tried to save the children before flames trapped them. Coroner S D Smith ruled death by burns and no inquest was held. The house was uninsured and the Brandon Red Cross chapter sent fifty dollars.
Oakland records show Louise McPherridge Thaden, 22, of San Francisco, claimed a new women’s altitude record after a 1 hour 35 minute flight at Oakland airport. Flying a 180 horsepower biplane, she reported climbs above 23 300 feet, surpassing Lady Heath’s prior mark. Two altimeters read 23 100 and 25 400 feet respectively.
Doris Neal of Ankeny remained in serious condition after being struck by a truck driven by WN Kesterton of Clio Ia. The child was walking home from school when the skidding vehicle left the road.
Burlington officers planned further questioning of Ed Loose, detained on suspicion in his wife’s death. He returned from Rock Island and offered no knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the homicide.
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