Political prophecy and farm relief in 1928 outlook
Washington editor Sy Mark Sullivan surveys New Year prophecies, noting how predictions miss and shift. He argues the 1928 campaign will hinge on farm relief amid falling crop prices, while identifying the difficulty of naming the era’s single most important issue and reflecting on past mispredictions.
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Sy Mark Sullivan
Washington
D. C
America
Ocrasion
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Galvin Croolidge
Republican Party
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Jess
Mississippi Valley
Repulicans
Waterloo 1927 Improvements Total 2 595 691 Lead Building List
Waterloo's 1927 progress shows $2,595,691 in improvements led by new public structures and industry. The year saw $724,815 for dwellings, $704,500 for schools and theatres, $547,300 in factory additions, and $421,981 for public service betterments, boosting deposits, clearings, and postal receipts. Population is estimated at 40,759.
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Waterloo
Short Interviews With Home Folks
William Edward Hickman, the kidnapper and killer of Marion Parker, is condemned to hang, according to J. Klingaman, a former Waterloo police chief now in Los Angeles. The article notes Waterloo’s 1927 progress with bank deposits, clearings, postal receipts, new corporations, highway improvements, Rath Packing sales, library books added, population estimates, new homes, garages, and notable buildings like the Riviera Theatre and Hawthorne school, plus expansions at John Deere and Silvers. Greater Waterloo growth is highlighted with surrounding communities’ projects and municipal improvements.
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William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
J. ¥. Klingaman
Waterloo
Los Angeles
Cal
Hickman
Rath Packing Company
Ind
St A Cosk
Riviera Theatre
Hawthorne
Trinity American Lutheran Church
Church of Christ Scientists
Rialto
Crystal
Cedar Falls
Cedar Heights
la Porte City
Catlic Congress
Castle Hill
Year in Review Gives Waterloo and 1927 Prosperity Tone
The Courier oversize 48 page issue surveys 1927 city and neighborhood progress. It notes prosperity, civic and religious achievements, and optimism for 1928, cautioning careful planning for lasting growth. Also reports on Hickmans case twists, a New York woman suing a doctor, New Year hotel party cancellations, a Belize Lindbergh landing, a Cisco bank holdup, and a fatal lamp accident in Kewanee.
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the Courier
Waterloo
Six Bandits Loot Ravenswood Bank in Daylight Heist
In Chicago on December 31 six bandits held teller George Anderson and his parents prisoner overnight. After the time lock released at 7:30 a.m. they forced the teller to open the vault and escaped with about 80 000 dollars in cash and negotiable securities. The getaway car carried the sextet away.
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First National Bank
Cisco
Tex
Woodrow Harris
Woodrow
Santa Claus
Santa Clauses
Chicago
Ravenswood National Bank
George Anderson
Algot Anderson
Anderson
Davenport Police Mop Up Toy Pistols
Davenport police visited hardware and toy shops to stop sale of toy pistols to minors for blank cartridge shooting amid complaints of holiday disturbances. Police cited a section of the Iowa code to back prosecutions if needed.
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Davenport
Inwa
Brain Tests Release in Waterloo Evening Courier
Brain tests demand quick thought and keen perception not stored knowledge. They can be solved by native intelligence. A charming diversion for the family circle, promoting friendly competition. Watch for first release Monday Jan 2 in the Waterloo Evening Courier.
Cold Wave Grips Midwest as Blizzard Roars East
A sweeping blizzard and brutal cold grip the nation from the Midwest to the South. Snowfalls of five inches in northeast Iowa and drifts up to seven feet in Kansas City cripple roads. Temperatures plunge to 40s below zero in some areas while Chicago reports near zero. Weather officials warn the cold will persist into the new year with ongoing storm warnings from Eastport Missouri to Jacksonville Florida.
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Midwest
Plains States
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Middlewest
Canadian Northwest
Rockies
Wisconsin
Texas
Montana
Des Moines
Iowa
Weoikuk
Charles 2. Reed
Towa
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
District Weather Bureau
Ohio River
C. A. Dunnell
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas
Chinago
Davie Maxwell Company
Arc Commantes
Canada
Dakotas
Ghicago Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Missouri
Puget
Public Improvements and Property Totals for 1927
A 1927 fiscal summary lists improvements by sector including governmental and public service corporations, schools, churches, theatres, and expos. factories. business buildings. residences and home improvements. Grand total expenditures reach $2,595,691 with detailed amounts: 704,500 for schools and public bodies, 647,300 for factories, 197,095 for business buildings, and 724,815 for residences and home improvements.
Woman seeks 500000 over alleged germ injections by doctor
Iowa City report states Mrs Mae Gibbson Brearton of New York sues the estate of late Dr E C Dewitt for 500000 claiming he injected disease germs into her body as a scientific experiment and promised 1000 monthly payments. Her life is said to be in jeopardy.
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New York
Tuna Gliy
Iowa City
Mae Gibbson
Brearton
Town City
E. C. Dewitt
Sam Gibtson
Dewitt
Remus Gould Could Be Freed By Spring
Lima Ohio December 31 Possibility that George Rents will be released from the state asylum after only a few months was voiced by Dr W TH Vorbau superintendent. He said Remus has been ordered confined by Probate Judge William Lueders Cincinnati with three months to a year needed for observation before dismissal as sane. Remus attorney has appealed the probate decision and seeks a writ of habeas corpus. unlikely to be brought here for several days even if appeals fail.
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Lima
George Rents
W. TH. Vorbau
Remus
William Lueders
Cincinnati
Verbau
Fromt
Fireman Killed in $140000 Blaze at Cedar Rapids Yard
Cedar Rapids Iowa Dec 31 Mantel G Vinch 35 a city fireman died early today from injuries from a fire that last night destroyed the Hatch Brookman Lumber company office causing about 140000 in damage Origins of the fire not yet determined The blaze started after 9 pm in the office Then winds drove flames to the lumber yard where a wall toppled Vinch was struck by falling debris The yard had burned before five years ago when owned by Linn County Lumber company
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Cedar Rapids
Mantel G. Vinch
Hatch-Brookman Lumber Company
Vlach
Linn County Lumber Company
Father and Son Die In High Tension Wire Accident
Indianapolis report states Lorenzedow Stevens and his son Frank Stevens were electrocuted when the elder touched a derrick near a high tension line. The son perished while trying to help, and two other workers were burned while attempting rescue.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lorenzedow
Frank Stevens
Stevens
Woman Accused of Forgery Here Taken in Chicago
Mrs. Jean Goetz alias Mrs. Jean Brooks alias Mrs. J. D. Brown, 45, sought for forging checks on Waterloo firms, held on $6,000 bond in Waterloo. Police report says she is under similar charges in Chicago and St. Paul, with forged payments to Tom Mackin indorsed on the backs.
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Jean Goetz
Jean Brooks
J. D. Brown
Waterloo
Chicago
H. T. Wagner
Cook County
Goetz
Tom Mackin
Stackburger
Independence
F. W. Edwards
St. Paul
Goetz-Brooks-Brown
Stillwater
Minn
Cgivetz
Asquith
A. T
Edelson
Landsman’s
Murfin Hearing Now Set Jan 4
Olin Murfin, cashier at Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank in Lancaster, Mo, is charged with embezzling 40000 dollars. Preliminary hearing was continued and now set for January 4. Murfin was captured in a Walton hotel with Mrs Gladys Young.
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Paver Spe SesPiry
Lancaster
Olin Murfin
Farmers& Merchants Savings Bank
Hearloy
Murcfin
Walering
Gladys Young
Lindbergh Flight Plan From St Louis To Detroit Delayed
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh aims to resume her airplane flight from St Louis to Detroit at 2 PM today if visibility allows. Snow and wind sweep the central region as William B Stont, a member of her party, confirms the plan to United Press.
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St. Louis
Ore
Evangeline Lindbroek
Detroit
William B. Stont
United Press Today
Accuses Navy of Crucifying Son in S-4 Sinking
The parents of Commander Roy E. Jones accuse the navy department of having crucified their son and comrades and of showing cruel indifference to the crew of the sunken S-4. They sent a joint letter to Representative McClintic as he calls for a congressional inquiry into the disaster.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Roy E. Jones
John M. Jones
McClintic
Oklahoma
House Naval Committee
Congress
23 Injured In Triple Train Collision In Chicago
A three train crash on the Chicago Alton line in Chicago injures twenty three and halts No. 10 The Hummer after colliding with No. 8 and No. 78 in the West Thirty seventh Street yards. One man reported killed while debris is noted, later denied by railroad offices. Many injured are in sleepers aboard the leading Alton train. Fireman Estill Beatty is named among the injured.
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Chicago
Dre
Todiay
Chicago Alton Railroad
Allen
St. Louis
Kansas City
Estill BE. Beatty
Bloomington
Alton
Courier delivery by 5:30 PM read aloud notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 oclock If the carrier errs and you do not receive your paper by that time phone 5100 and a copy will be sent Phone calls must reach this office before 6 38 PM
Clerk Offers License To First Leap Year Bride
Clinton Ia Dec 31 Clerk Harold Grumstrup of Clinton county district court extended aid to the 1924 leap year Cupid by offering a free marriage license to the first couple married as a result of the bride wooing.
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Clinton
Harold Grumstrup
Clinton County District Court
Weather for Week in Washington and Regions
Weather forecast lists cold spell for the week starting January across upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Forecast expects generally fair conditions early week, with a likely shift to precipitation later, according to regional readings from Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Missouri
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