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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1928
Page
10
Reports from today note King George remains in critical condition with a steady pulse and renewed sleep. Ten doctors now in consultation mark a high level of vigilance as Britain weighs optimism against anxiety amid the ongoing medical conference and public briefing.
London reports two new physicians joined Dr Howett and Dr Wood in Buckingham Palace consultations as King George lies weak in the room where his father died. A morning bulletin praised sleep, steady pulse, and no exhaustion increase. The Prince of Wales assumes duties alongside the Duke of York with cabinet and diplomats shifting to his oversight.
Lugano reports show Briand and Stresemann clashing in the League council over German minority rights in Polish Silesia. Zaleski accuses German associations of agitation while Stresemann denounces Polish refusals to admit German children to minority schools. Briand pledges minority protection amid tense exchange.
In Solon Iowa an 88 year old woman Mrs Joseph Uleh collapsed and died from a cerebral hemorrhage on her son’s farm. Report states hogs consumed her body on the hog rot area. Police or authorities not listed.
In Des Moines on December 15 a mother saved her baby daughter from a burning room after leaving briefly to call a neighbor. Barbara Thompson, child of Mr and Mrs Thomas Thompson, was carried to safety as the home caught fire from a stove that overheated or exploded. Firemen said the blaze started from the stove and spread through the house.
Waterloo Good Fellows appeal for Christmas aid to help more sick and needy children. Donations from Fowler company Margadan Brothers Peter Marvelis Wilson Drug Langfeldt Marty Krensky support treats and gifts. Distribution will be to homes. funds are below previous years.
New York December 15. A $116,000,000 merger between the Radio Corporation of America and the Victor Talking Machine company was reported after nine months of negotiations. The plan envisions a full merger of properties, not a holding company. Details not yet complete, but stock exchanges indicate radio stock for Victor stock. Both stocks rose on the news as Wall Street anticipated the deal. RCA already controls NBC, RKO Photophone, and is allied with Radio-Keith-Orpheum.
Indianapolis Indiana December fifteenth Dr Edward S Shumaker Indiana Antisaloon League superintendent refused to apologize to the state supreme court to avoid a sixty day sentence at the state penal farm for contempt The league attorney Etham A Miles filed a final brief noting a hint from Attorney General Gilliam that prosecution might halt if Shumaker apologized for alleged contemptuous remarks
Des Moines reports Joe Morris president of District 13 United Workers of America concedes defeat for re election and for all Town district officers. He cites miner dissatisf action over a lower wage scale as the cause. New officers named include J D Smith Des Moines president Thomas McCully Des Moines vice president Alf Hjort Melcher secretary treasurer Diel Cook Des Moines international board member. They assume office April 1.
Dr. Edward E. Derr a 65 year old Des Moines physician died at the University of Iowa hospital in Iowa City after a stroke and fall pneumonia. He began practice in Des Moines, retired in 1920, and had been treated in Iowa City since last summer following a hip fracture. He came to Des Moines as an infant with his parents and studied at the University of Town and at Vienna University.
In Iowa City on December 15 an ice jam on the Iowa River threatens to flood the town. If the ice floes cannot be broken up soon dynamite will be used to clear the channel and prevent the river from overtopping its banks and endangering the Coralville dam three miles north.
A. H. Williford cites a letter from A. H. Wieters, chief engineer of Iowa Health, urging a model stream pollution law. He says the Iowa legislature should adopt tougher sanitary laws to protect beauty spots. The Izaak Walton league seeks cooperation from conservationists, municipalities, industries, and farmers to clean the Cedar River and continue the campaign.
Weather for week December 17 to 22 shows temperatures mostly above normal in the upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central great plains. Colder turn possible toward week's end with one or two periods of precipitation.
Washington reports a Bolivian minister received a call from a woman offering to buy border territory. The League of Nations sent a second note urging a peaceful settlement and delegated Aristide Briand to monitor the case, with potential special sessions if needed. Bolivia says Paraguay has massed troops in the Chaco, risking further clashes after a Dec. 6 skirmish that left 24 Bolivian soldiers dead.
David T. Nelson Luther college English professor and former relief commissioner in Belgium under Herbert Hoover has been invited to the inaugural ceremonies in Washington on March 4. The invitation follows a plan to reunite men who served in relief work under the president-elect.
Charles S. Taylor, accused of murdering his wife in Memphis twelve days earlier, was captured in Shreveport, Louisiana, and confessed. The body of his 45 year old wife was found a week ago hacked and hidden in a trunk inside Taylor's abandoned barber shop. Advertisement mentions cigars as a Christmas suggestion.
The Courier will be delivered before 5 30. If you do not receive it by then due to carrier error contact 5100. A copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Frances Kirkwood, 33, was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of her husband Dr Glenn Kirkwood at their Sunnyside home. The defendant, exhausted by cross examination, fainted as the verdict was read. Prosecution contended she stabbed him with a bread knife after discovering his infidelities. defense argued the husband self inflicted the wound during a failed attempt to save his life.
President elect Hoover and Secretary Kellogg exchanged telegraph messages between Washington and Buenos Aires over thousands of miles. Hoover described his South American visit and Latin goodwill, while Kellogg dictated words to an operator for rapid delivery via the Argentine telegraph service.
Chicago dispatch reports the will of James A. Patten the wheat king on file in probate court. The widow Amanda Louisa Patten will receive life income, then upon her death half the estate goes to their son John L. Patten and daughter Mrs Angel Patten Wilder or their heirs, with the other half to seven charities sharing equally ten million dollars. Charity recipients include Evanston hospital association Presbyterian home Evanston United Charities of Chicago Old People's home Chicago Visiting Nurses' association Chicago Glenwood Manuel Training school and the Chicago council of Boy Scouts. Immediate cash bequests to secretaries family servants and others range from two thousand to ten thousand dollars.
Norval Matthes was bound over to the grand jury under $1,500 bonds on a charge of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. A large crowd packed the police court hearing, forcing the trial to be held in the city council room.
Richard James a 17 year old from Flushing L I completed the first transcontinental flight by a minor landing at Curtiss Field L I at 10 30 a m. today to win a $1000 prize. He was met by parents and Flushing high school students and greeted by Mayor Walker in New York City. He will receive the prize at a luncheon next week. His journey began in San Francisco weeks ago with stages and two forced landings in North Platte Mercer Pa and near Bellefonte Pa causing minor injuries and damage to his plane.
Ackley high school defeated the alumni team 30 to 3 in a game held at the high school gymnasium last evening in Ackley Iowa.
Congress Today reports United Press that the Senate debates a prison labor bill while the Rules committee plans reconstructions of the Senate chamber. The House weighs an agriculture appropriation bill amid a hearing on amending the Packers and Stockyards Act.
Des Moines delegates in a Iowa cooperative meeting endorsed selling hogs directly to packers rather than terminal markets. The vote cited potential higher returns. Ole J. Kalsem of Huxley was re elected president with Knute Espe Des Moines as secretary A. E. Hursh Marengo as vice president and J. C. Williamson Chariton as treasurer.
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