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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1925
Page
8
In a Broadway style update the prizefighter Jack Dempsey and actress Estelle Taylor are married and have left for a honeymoon. The piece races through rumors, press followings, and a wry note on celebrity life and public scrutiny surrounding the union.
Congress debates farm policy amid two rival camps. One seeks swift railroad rate cuts for farm goods, risking railroad instability. the other aims balanced reforms, protecting railroads and broader industry. Differences echo Coolidge commission proposals, with a long term program favored by newer farm leaders.
Brig. Gen. H. H. Deffhardt of the Kentucky National Guard took complete command of rescuers at Sand Cave near Mammoth Cave. He ordered a military court inquiry into rumors about preparations and training surrounding the rescue effort for Floyd Collins.
Statehouse Des Moines Feb 9 The complete report of HAL Hogue budget director outlines detailed appropriations for the biennium ending June 30 1997. It estimates that the tax levy would be 9.94 mills if all appropriations pass and adds 2 mills for independently made appropriations. Total expenditures by state departments are 28 272 203 retirement of Soldiers bonus obligations would add nearly 4 000 000. After deductions from non tax sources and tax reapplication to the bonus fund the levy would total 19 850 Ss and the taxable property value is 1 086 566 550.
Cedars Rapids February 9 The body of Fret G. Plummer Lincoln Neb who was found dead in a local hotel Sunday was on its way today to Lincoln for burial Coroner Vorphat found that Plummer had died from drinking denatured alcohol Plummer who was 54 years old was to have been married to a Des Moines girl according to his friends here today
Adam F. Dickey, director at First Church of Christ Scientist Boston and trustee under Mary Baker Eddy's will, died at his Crookline home. Born in Toronto in 1864 he was involved in manufacturing in Kansas City before his years of church service.
New York suffered three train crashes on foggy elevated lines as low visibility halted rail and street traffic. A motorman and a passenger died, at least nine hurt, when two subway trains and an elevated train collided on an elevated structure in the Bronx. Trains in other boroughs also collided in the fog shrouding the city.
Assets and deposits of the Black Hawk National bank will be transferred to Leavitt & Johnson First National and Commercial National banks. Depositors may choose cashier's checks payable at any of the three banks and will be directed to the Black Hawk building for collection. About 4,000 accounts will be settled, with full payment to depositors as soon as possible after a long period of conferences.
Police seek an intellectual poisoner in university pharmacy deaths at Ohio State University. Two students died and many fell ill from tainted remedies. Dr Wingart authored the prescriptions. Charles Huis among the deceased as investigation led by Dr W O Thompson. A new clue hints the strychnine deaths may be accidental as officers resume questioning students.
Doheny, returning from a three week trip to Tam aico and Alexieco City, expresses gratification at Mexico’s business climate. He notes his companies plan a four hundred thousand dollar expenditure in the southern republic as part of their 1925 development program.
A first thunder and lightning storm of the season occurred in Charles City Saturday night, accompanied by light rain. The area had thawed for five days, with the weather report noting improving conditions and brief showers amid mild temperatures and advertisements for nearby brands.
Delivery instructions request readers to receive the Courier before 5 50 p m. If the paper is late due to carrier error or other cause call 5100 for a copy to be sent. Phone lines must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Ray Gillan, 16, a Black youth, confessed to police how he clubbed 16 year old white peer Bawared Schmidt, a key witness in Gillan’s robbery cases, saying he feared Schmidt would testify against him and he would rather die than go to jail.
Paris observers react to a conciliatory British note on debt questions with cautious optimism. Commentators note misgivings about terms and foresee possible shifts in negotiations as French writers weigh the note against French parliament and government views.
A hunter named Charles O'Connor, 43, was wounded in the right leg by a .22 rifle shot fired by a boy companion near the base of the mountains east of Butte. He was rushed to the emergency hospital where the bullet was removed.
Mrs Myra Wood of Kern Street was struck by a car at 630 PM while crossing Miles Street in rain and darkness. She suffered head and arm bruises, non serious, was taken to Presbyterian Hospital by city ambulance. Driver Ralph Lobdler cited poor visibility due to rain. Miss Mabellise of Burt Street was shocked while seated in a parked car on Fourth Street East as another vehicle, driven by George McCreary of Cedar Falls, struck it. her car was damaged.
Washington D C bureau of labor statistics reports continued rise in retail food prices for the month ending Jan 15 in 20 of 22 cities. Maximum 4 percent increases seen in Cincinnati Kansas City and Savannah with 3 percent in several others including Hutte Mont Little Rock Ark Louise Ky Omaha and Peoria Ill Additional 1 percent gains noted at Atlanta Baltimore Boston Detroit Indianapolis JolI Portand Me and Springfield
Reported in Peking, Feb, red Russian troops support Sun Yat Sen against Chen Chiung Mive forces. The narrative describes a road battle toward an armored drain with a locomotive and two cars manned entirely by Red Russians.
A local chapter of the National Aeronautic association will be completed today under the aviation committee of the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. Mrs Francis Welker and her son Lindsay were found dead in their apartment, a tragedy noted in Washington dispatches. The widow, about fifty years old, was identified as Mary Walker.
The Interstate Commerce Commission today approved a passenger surcharge on Pullman accommodations. Railroads may keep the practice, with the surcharge set at about six percent of the Pullman charge. The commission investigated earnings and contract terms with railroads.
The daily report from a hospital in Southern China notes Sun Yat Sen remains confined after cancer surgery. Meantime Corporal William Crumsmeek died in an incident at Sehe guarding Fort Stambackh’s lane. The battleship Tosa was scuttled in line with Washington arms conference terms, leaving a mangled hull.
Collapse of rumors and a large police inquiry follow dramatic testing that confirms Floyd Collins is alive in Sand Cave. Brig Gen Denhardt orders a military court to probe rescue failures amid theories of publicity stunt, murder, or accidental entrapment as investigators gather evidence.
In Los Angeles a remarkable caesarean birth saved a baby while the mother, father, and 14 month old brother died in a crash. Sidney Kahn and another brother were killed, Mrs. Kahn died later. Pearl Oliver, driver of the other car, was arrested on manslaughter charges after the collision.
Independence prosecutor Allen Smith announced that fifteen witnesses will testify before the grand jury in the Ross Cremeens murder investigation. Cremeens faces murder charges for stabbing Lee Hardin in the state hospital corridor and is jailed without bond. He claims self defense and an indictment was anticipated by tomorrow morning.
In Nome Alaska officials report improving conditions as diphtheria outbreak wanes. Dr Welch notes slowly improving cases and fewer deaths. A planned air supply of antitoxins and a medical relief plane is nearly ready to deliver aid.
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