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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1925
Page
8
Rescue workers found Floyd Collings dead in Sand Cave after two weeks entombed in rock. An official medical examination will determine the cause, while the nation reflects on the dangerous, dramatic rescue effort and its toll.
Washington dispatch outlines how Democrats foresee a regrouping before adjournment, planning for next elections and assessing past missteps. It discusses La Follette insurgents, Wheeler's role, and the risk of third-party alignment hurting Democratic chances, with crossfire over past alliances and future strategy.
Fred W. Upham longtime treasurer of the Republican national committee died in Palm Beach Florida from a cerebral stroke at age 64 He arrived in Palm Beach last June after resigning the post on health grounds and his body will be sent to Chicago for burial.
Davis Dry Goods Co. opens in a fine new building at Fourth and Commercial streets after expeditious removal from the old quarters. Frank M Shores of Shore Co supervised the equipment move. The new store is set for a cafeteria opening Monday March 2 after staff organization and routine establishment.
Des Moines reports Harold Leighton the Booneville Savings bank bandit in critical condition at city hospital after a sinking spell. Doctors noted slight improvement this morning following last Tuesday morning shooting during escape attempt.
The steamer Ohio carries 186 pilgrims from Boston under Willian leadership for destinations across the United States and Canada. Cardinal O Connell of the Boston archdiocese sails late tonight, leading the national pilgrimage to Rome during the holy year.
A chaotic melee at the Coney Island ball led to the loss of about 400 garments valued at 25,000 dollars in the checkroom. Patron Michael Regan watched as attendees scattered, with many left hatless and coatless in the scramble.
A Chicago story recalls Horace Love, wounded in the Arconnec clash, saved by Bolivar the Red Cross dog who later led surgeons to him. After years apart, Love finds Bolivar again in Skokie Valley and vows life for the dog as authorities planned to shoot him. The canine reunion ends with no execution.
Washington Iowa February 16 Associated Press reports a petition in Washington alleging fraud in a bank settlement involving Senator Smith W Brookhart and State Senator J L Brookhart. Brookhart called the charge a political attack, noting a grand jury found no criminal liability and defending his actions as stockholder obligations. Depositors filed suit to overturn a 1922 bond settlement and compel a suit against bank directors led by J L Brookhart.
Dorothy Perkins, 17, sobbed in court denying she murdered Thomas Templeton War veteran and suitor killed after a Greenwich Village birthday party. Police say Templeton was found with another man involved after a cabaret dispute. Her father Rudolph Perkins described the family tensions and the clash between love and a jazz age nightlife.
The notice states home delivery before 5 40 with apologies for late delivery. If the courier errs or you do not receive the paper by that time, call 5100 to have a copy sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
A cold snap grips Minnesota, Dakota, and parts of Wisconsin with subzero readings. Prince Albert Saskatchewan reports 34 below, while Winnipeg hits 18 below and Duluth 14 below. The frost line shifts east tonight with temperatures remaining frigid across the region tomorrow.
Clinton Iowa Feb 16 federal agents seized Howard W Voelpel long seen as the king of the ring in local bootlegging circles his son Lyman Voelpel and three Peoria Illinois men Franklin A Howe Andrew Headley and James Clift. They arrived at Town Bottling Co works owned by Edward W Voelpel with a large still in three sections. All five face arraignment before United States Commissioner Bush in Davenport today.
Dr Sun Yat Sen, leader of the Kuomintang in South China, was steadily weakening in Peking as he lies seriously ill. An outbreak of smallpox near his headquarters prompted quarantine of his section, isolating anxious party leaders who wish to stay by his side during his illness.
Ottumwa Iowa February 16 twins Florence M Benson and Flossie M Benson married Freddie R McCoy and Harold D McCoy sons of J W Benson and J W McCay in a double ceremony conducted by Rev A A Heath using the single ring ritual.
Gloucester, Mass. Feb. 16 Captain Peter Dunsley and six crew members of the Gloucester fishing schooner Republic are believed lost after the vessel was cut down in fog near Nova Scotia. News of the sea tragedy reached Cape Sable and was wireless to the owners of the Republic.
Floyd Collins was found dead at 2 45 pm in the cave near Sand Cave in Cave City Kentucky after a 17 day entrapment. Medical teams prepared to enter the shaft but none could reach the victim. officials announced the death following collapse of the rescue effort.
After six weeks of inquiry the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee ordered a favorable report on William E. Humphrey of Seattle to join the Federal Trade Commission. The nomination will not be considered further by the committee.
Boston reports James Ralph, son of the mayor, has been ill at the hospital for four weeks in critical condition. Doctors cannot diagnose the strange malady and his temperature has hovered around 102 degrees. Local physicians describe the case as perplexing and ongoing.
Des Moines reports note the city will plan a new sewage disposal system at a cost over 32 million dollars to curb pollution from the London area. Britain states Cologne evacuation is not planned despite forthcoming notes from the military control commission and objections over German military preparations.
In Laurel Mississippi on February something, cousins Febis iugh and Lige Lendrum killed each other in a shotgun duel after a dispute over a dog attacking a sheep owned by Hugh. The event occurred in the Croftstown settlement.
London reports a heated debate over naval spending as Britain weighs tax cuts against a larger program to build cruisers and battleships. The International News Wire notes five naval powers in Washington have 589 ships under construction versus 226 for Britain, with France and others considering major upgrades. Floyd Collins’ rescue saga ends as his body is found in Sand Cave.
Everaty Maddox, a principal witness in the state military inquiry, recently left Sand Cave after illness and exposure. He asserts he will provide absolute proof of the confinement of Proydt Collins, speaking under oath about the cave scene and the rock vise incident as Floyd. He plans to return to Floyd onWednesday morning.
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