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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
9
Amid hopeful bulletins from Buckingham Palace the recovery of King George II worsens with a serious relapse and weak food absorption. Five doctors met as daily bulletins resume after Christmas, with six weeks since the illness began and ongoing anxiety over the monarch’s condition.
Washington dispatch outlines a possible Hughes role as chief American representative on the German reparations commission. Hoover may oversee the process while allies press for a semi official US stance. Britain gains prestige by saluting Nanking, contrasting with U S China tensions.
An 11-year-old Yehudi Menuhin dazzled New York critics as soloist with the Philharmonic-Symphony at Carnegie Hall in his fourth violin debut. He played Tschaikovsky rising above any doubt, spoke little of the concert, and looked forward to an ice cream party afterwards.
In Dallas area near Gastonia North Carolina a farmer W Vanderburg his wife and three children were killed and burned. A 11 year old son of the couple is jailed suspected of the homicide and setting the fire to hide the crime. Police say the boy acted after midnight following a bout of anger. An inquest will be held today in Gastonia.
Three men die amid a night of crime on Chicago's south side as Henry Cassel, an ex convict, is shot by Joseph Adler during a botched drug store hold up. Earlier the gang tried to rob Samuel Salvatore's restaurant. Salvatore and Pasquale Regina resisted, Regina is killed and Salvatore wounded. Linus Nelson, 31, a carpenter, is found stabbed to death in an alley.
Tromsoe, Norway report says a bottle washed ashore in Finmarken carried a note signed by Roald Amundsen claiming the French naval seaplane disaster killed him Capt Rene Guilbaud and four others while en route to save No bile survivors. Authorities investigate authenticity.
Eight thousand miners, about half of Loire coal region workers, walked out in St Etienne on December 28 demanding raises of roughly 25 cents per day. Special measures to curb disruption were taken, with many miners remaining at work. no demonstrations reported.
Oren P. Harwood, manager of Chapman Field for Mid-West Airways, Inc., predicts 1929 will boost aviation in the region. He cites advances in airplane motor design to prevent failures and says public confidence in aerial transportation will rise as new air routes are opened early next year.
Geneva Dec 28 The preparatory commission for a disarmament conference has convoked a meeting in Geneva on April 15 after confirming no objections from participating nations including the United States. The Russian plan for universal partial disarmament is to be discussed, with naval experts expected to seek a cruiser and submarine reduction. Count von Bernstorff of Germany, heading a treaty on arms manufacture, summoned experts for March 11 in Geneva.
Sapelo Island Ga Dec 28 AP President Coolidge enjoyed his first Georgia hunting experience and requested a second trip to stay on with host Howard E Coffin. He seeks quail on Sapelo while having bagged pheasants and wild turkey on nearby Little Sapelo. Mrs Coolidge plans to join and observe or shoot.
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London bulletin from royal physicians notes King George III had a restful day and slight improvement in the lung region, but overall strength remains weak. Five specialists held a lengthy consultation and considered new measures to support convalescence while nourishment improves. An earlier 11:45 a.m. bulletin said there was less nourishment difficulty and some local improvement, but the general condition still lags.
John Zerés, linked to a Maple Plain Minnesota bank robbery, took part in a Waterloo hotel party and a Dubuque taxi ride to Iowa before a White City Wisconsin arrest. He confessed, had over 1300 dollars on him, and was sentenced to five to 40 years in Stillwater penitentiary along with Frank Coleman and F J Monroe alias Joseph Spott. His father is a Dubuque businessman. Zerés claimed alimony payments forced the crime.
John Guglielmetti and Charles Rocheville launched from Imperial airport at 6:57 a m in an attempt to break the world endurance record aboard a single motored Albatross. The aircraft carries 650 gallons of gasoline and 23 gallons of oil and must remain aloft for 66 hours 26 minutes to surpass the existing mark.
Des Moines report states a broken axle on a forward car caused the wreck near Berwick on Wednesday, demolishing 14 freight cars. An official investigation by A. L. Haldeman of Cedar Rapids will be released in several days.
Wanda Spencer twelve years old drowned when ice on Wall Lake in Lake View Iowa broke beneath her as she walked with three other girls yesterday. After clinging to jagged ice for about twenty minutes the other girls were rescued. Wanda’s body was recovered three hours later. New Year’s suggestion a box of Martin San Felice Dutch Master cigars.
The Northeastern Iowa Teachers' association will hold its annual convention at Waterloo West High School on October 10 and 11. The executive committee decided this afternoon, noting the event is among Waterloo's largest gatherings with about 1,000 delegates and visitors in past years.
Washington December 28 Four United Press indications from Justice Department officials that the ordinary liquor purchaser will not be held as a conspirator when delivery is part of the deal. M D Keefer says conspiracy charges require instructions on transportation. Commissioner James M Doran calls the ruling a forward step toward more conspiracy prosecutions of liquor buyers.
Rock Rapids December 28 Charles Sellers son of a Des Moines judge was bound over to the January grand jury under ten thousand dollars bond in connection with a recent bank robbery reported in the town.
Des Moines on December 28 reports 82 men and women formed a health cult claiming 90 percent of Americans are physically defective and 50 percent mentally affected. They advocate elimination of "poisons" in foods, correct eating and thinking, singing, and specific exercises as remedies.
The Royal Rapid corporation of Chicago seeks a franchise to operate a bus line along Grant highway between Dubuque and Waterloo, linking with the Greyhound route. Service would pick up at Waterloo Jesup Independence Winthrop Masonville Manchester Earlville Epworth Dyersville Farley and Dubuque, with connections to the Illinois Central. A hearing is set for 9 am Tuesday Jan 29 in the courthouse. The Illinois Central may object and route the matter to Chicago offices for handling.
London December 28 Leading British brewers and distillers are insuring against prohibition fears. Lloyds underwriters now offer policies for large sums at five shillings per 100 pounds with odds about 400 to one.
Charles Pirro, a Des Moines pool hall operator, died at a local hospital after being shot Wednesday night by Sam Rappo of Chicago. Police plan murder charges against Rappo, who allegedly came to kill Pirro over a bootlegger quarrel or for revenge. A well groomed Italian helper who fled to Knoxville by taxi is being sought as an accomplice. Rappo was arrested in Knoxville and jailed in Des Moines. he claims self defense.
In La Paz Gen Jose Quiroz denied Bolivian troops advanced into Paraguay and said Fort Vanguardia was reoccupied after the Dec 6 assault. Paraguay reports claim Bolivians moved 12 miles farther, heightening fear of renewed fighting and disrupting Washington Pan-American mediation efforts.
Ann Arbor report states Prof. J. L. Mott of the University of Iowa was elected president of the Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism at the final session today.
A 34 year old farmer Paul Myrhman of Niobe was fatally struck by an automobile in Rock Island Illinois last night. The driver fled the scene and did not stop.
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