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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1927
Page
10
A jury finds George Romus not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of his wife in a Cincinnati park. If judged sane, he would face confinement. the case spanned weeks with emotional testimony and appeals before verdict.
The New York Herald Tribune reports former Mayor A Earl Gnagy dies as national leaders debate flood control funding. President Coolidge favors federal payment with complex cost allocation across Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Illinois and Missouri to be settled by Congress.
The Senate ends its first period and adjourns to January 4 for the holidays. The House also suspends business after a 35 minute session out of respect to late Senator Jones of New Mexico. Representative Morrow praised Jones' record during the adjournment.
Cedar Falls man John Mayland aged 80 died early today at his son James Mayland’s home 732 Bluff Street. The family recently moved to Cedar Falls from Janesville.
Claude W. Tiberghein and John R. McGrath, both Dubuque men, were found shot to death eight miles east of Galena Illinois along U S Highway 20 in what authorities believe was a gang killing tied to bootlegging. Tiberghein had recently been released from jail for liquor running and was linked to the Chapel road house near Dubuque. The double murder, with six bullets in each body, followed a tangled pattern of arrests and a suspected bootlegger double cross.
Congressman Griffin of New York condemned the Navy Department for not providing safety devices and recovery facilities for sunken submarines and Marines. He urged a House Naval Affairs Committee to investigate the S-4 disaster, proposing signal buoys grappling rings on marines and salvage vessels used by Germany Italy and France.
A Earl Gnagy 42 longtime Waterloo mayor and city clerk died at 4:55 am at St Francis hospital after an illness from October linked to carcinoma He served as mayor 1922 to 1926 and promoted open door access in City Hall Survived by his wife Janette Hoy and three children Robert Earl Donald Hoy and Margarette Luclla plus his parents two brothers and a sister The body remains at O Keefe Towner Mortuary with services pending relatives arrival awaited.
Cass County Farm bureau opposes the Iowa Farm Lands corporation a $5 000 000 real estate buyer sellers group asserting it would raise land values harming landowners and tenants and lead to peasantry among farmers. Fort Dodge plans fair and exposition next year with Reyburn L Rutledge elected president of the Hawkeye Fair board.
The Courier will arrive at your home before 6 30. If you do not receive by then due to error by the carrier or other cause, call 4160 for a replacement copy. Calls should reach the office before 8 36 p m.
Waterloo mourns the untimely death of public official A Earl Gragg. Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts and other close associates praised his service and citizenship, noting his strong booster spirit for the city.
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh and her party on a tri motor monoplane departed Tulsa at 7 45 this morning for Dallas following an uneventful 400 mile flight from St Louis. Pilot Brooks plans to reach Caliss then San Antonio for luncheon and proceed toward Brownsville.
Johnston City Illinois December reports say seven miners trapped by an explosion in the Cosgrove Mechan coal mine at Surita were found dead on the 250 foot level more than a mile underground. Victims include Almus Lavender Marion Illinois Dave Anderson Johnston City Charles Wyatt Marion William Jones Marion George Grubbs White Ash M Pred Eagle Scottshore Ti G Gazette Stiritz. Cause of the blast not officially determined though veterans suspect a spark from Lavender motor ignited gas. Bodies badly burned. all but Lavender were married and leave families.
Senator Andricus Jones of New Mexico, 65, dies in his Washington apartment at 14:15 after angina pectoris. His death shifts Senate balance toward Republicans by one seat. successor to be appointed by New Mexico’s Republican governor. Also notes 64 deaths in Europe’s severe cold wave reports.
Tornado S 4 submarine rescue efforts unfold as divers prepare to reach the torpedo room where six sailors are trapped. Navy officials report no life signs. attempts resume after weather delays with pontoons and salvage craft mobilized at Provincetown and nearby ports.
A radio appeal to Edward Hickman, sought for the murder of Marlon Parker in Los Angeles, will be broadcast tonight from a Kansas City station. The message, signed by Charles Edwards, former police chief and Hickman aide, urges the youth to surrender for his mother's sake.
Clifford R. Hallowell praises Henry Yordy in a Courier letter. He recalls Yordy as a nature lover and conservationist who helped birds and nests. Hallowell hopes for another Henry Yordy to inspire kindness and good will.
Oklahoma City district court made permanent an injunction restraining the insurgent Oklahoma Legislature from moving to impeach Gov. Henry S. Johnston. The legislature had violated a prior temporary injunction, but observers expected contempt proceedings would force compliance. Supporters hailed the ruling as Johnston’s victory while a Christmas armistice appeared to have been declared.
Washington December 21 Senator Reed of Missouri clears the way for his supporters seeking the Democratic presidential nomination by announcing he will not run again for the Senate. Samuel W Pardyce Missouri Democratic State committee chairman says Reed is not seeking the nomination though friends press for him. Forder confirms the statement after a conference with the senator and cites persistent rumors from metropolitan newspapers.
Omaha dispatch reports three men tied to a death and ransom plot, with a woman held. Wallace K Boardman, 19, arrested after matching parts of the suspect description. Hickman case broadens to multiple cities as police pursue sightings and a stolen blue Cadillac.
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