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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1924
Page
9
Iowa farm products reach about 575 million dollars this year, up 11 percent, as corn yields fall to 28 bushels per acre while high prices lift value. Oats also up 45 percent. hogs face profit pressure with fewer corn supplies. Kenneth Whitson dies in an industrial accident at a factory elevator pit.
Massachusetts Has Position of Strategy Brought About by Circumstances and the West Dominates Key Senate Chairs. The piece analyzes senate committee chairmanships with seniority guiding promotions after Lodge Brandegee Colt deaths, noting four top posts now held by western senators and major committees like foreign relations, finance, and judiciary under western or Pacific leadership. It highlights the shift of power westward and lists chairmen names such as Borah, Johnson, Cummins, Curtis, and Norris, with implications for future policy balance.
Reports from New York detail rapid romantic turns and notable exits. Mrs. Raymond Belmont seeks divorce in Paris from Maj. August Velmoent's son. Mme. Johanna Gadski plans Germany surgery after a throat abscess. Augustin McHugh aimed to remain single but married after a swift court proceeding. Ruth Nugent, a New York actress, wed Alan Bunch amid a flurry of headlines.
London reports the retirement of Admiral Lord Jellicoe effective December 5. He commanded the British Grand Fleet at Jutland in 1916 and later served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff.
Telegraph briefs from New York report Len Dietrichstein, longtime American chess star, announcing retirement because of ill health. In York, Sir Esme Howard, British ambassador, urged adoption of the Geneva protocol to foster international security and gradual armament reduction.
Canton China December 10 Twenty more of the thirty eight Canton Christian college students and teachers captured by bandits Sunday escaped and returned to the city after a short clash between bandits and troops under Gen Li Fuh bin. Two earlier escapees were found near Whampoa. Eight remain in captors’ hands as one thousand soldiers push into bandit country.
Sacramento dispatch reports a constable at Klamath Falls connected W P Richards to the Woodland Bank of Italy robbery of 12142. Richards posing as a wealthy hotelsman was convicted by a jury with accomplice Joe Duncave Bro and received five years to life in San Quentin.
Sioux City IA district court ordered $2,047 claim by the city paid by Mans Wischer as receiver for the defunct American Savings Bank. The ruling held city claims have priority over private depositor claims against the bank and its sureties. The city deposited $2.00 with bond prior to appointment of the receiver.
Three men died and two were missing after a Navy seaplane crashed at the Santa Fe harbor entrance today. The wreckage was hauled ashore by an army tractor as crew bodies were recovered. Two others were seriously injured and may be rescued, with several crew members washed to sea.
New York. Wee, 141.-Brock prices broke sharply this afternoon as the call money rate was marked up to 4 percent, triggering profit taking and heavy selling. Net losses in popular issues ranged from 1 to 5 points, with the largest decline in industrial shares.
Kenneth V Whitson 40 died after a freight elevator collapsed sending a 200 pound truck onto him on the first floor of the Royce furnace works where he was employed as machinist. He walked upstairs moments before collapsing claiming he would have escaped with minor injuries if not for the accident. He was born June 21 1894 in Plainfield Illinois and leaves a widow and two children from a prior marriage along with his father three sisters and one brother. The body is at Petersen Bros Mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements.
Freikfurt December 16. The public prosecutor issued a warrant against Count Guenther Ternstorff former ambassador to the United States. The charge accuses the count of usury tied to a bank he organized during the war. Details on location and further actions are unclear.
Washington and Nevada data show varied price increases in several sections as the department releases figures for the week ending late in November. The cooperative reports note prices rising in some areas while others stay stable.
Mount Vernon dispatch reports a murder trial in which Lawrence M. Wight former pastor of Inn TL and Mrs Elsie Sweetin face charges of killing a husband. The day opened with notices read to spectators admitted to witness the proceedings. Pathologist Dr William McNally testified to traces of remains as the trial moved forward.
The Good Fellows plan a joyous Christmas for Waterloo children, delivering meals and gifts to many homes. They seek funds to cover clothing and warmth, asking supporters to donate and help ensure every child enjoys a merry holiday.
The article reports on War Claims canvassing in Waterlog Community Chest, noting totals from the first workers dinner and divisions, and details a British note on Germany war damage claims under the Dawes plan. It states the U.S. seeks equal treatment of its claims, expects Dawes plan proceeds, and cites congressional and treaty support for U.S. recovery.
A Chicago Herald report notes a $6,000 reward for clues leading to the arrest and conviction of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb for the murder of Bobby Franks. Reporters split $3,000 with Lt. Goldstein and other tipsters receiving amounts between $200 and $1,500 for information aiding the case.
Baron von Maltzan aged 47 and a Mecklenberg native was appointed German ambassador to the United States to succeed Dr Otto Wolffeldt. He has served in the foreign office since 1906 and held posts in Copenhagen Christiania St Petersburg and Pekin before the current war.
In Des Moines the Iowa Fair Managers association decided to extend officer terms to two years. At their final meeting yesterday officers were re-elected: M. E. Bacon of Davenport as president, Norton Bloom of Nashua as vice president, Charles J. Barber of Mason City as treasurer, and F. E. Williams of Manchester as secretary.
Paris reports Premier Herriot, worn by a nation wide crusade against communists and foreign agitators, ordered to bed today amid slippe and themmatism. Doctors stay with him though condition not serious. The Chamber of Deputies backed his internal policy with a strong vote of confidence, while he defended drastic measures to prevent bloodshed.
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30. If the carrier boy or other cause results in late delivery, please phone 5100 for a duplicate copy. Phone calls should reach the office before 6 20 p m.
Washington and Chicago dispatches describe a Senate battle over the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power project. Insurgent senators and allies push to curb Underwood provisions granting wartime secretary War lease powers, favoring government operation studies and a 10 year test period. Filed with broader resolutions on finance and labor and a separate Davenport accident report.
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